Brad Barrish
Extended interview: André 3000 reveals if he would do another OutKast album and more
Whatever you think about André’s new album doesn’t matter. His interviews have been absolute 🔥. I love how he talks about creativity and artistry. Looking forward to running into him at Erewhon one of these days.
John Cage about silence
Maybe the best thing I watched this week. Someone responded on this intense discussion about music I started on Farcaster.
The Worst Product I've Ever Reviewed... For Now
This seems bad. Where do they even go from here.
Record Club
Social Ex Point Oh and Forever Obsessed
Niche or purpose-based social networks are the way forward. The smaller, the better. I don’t know anything about this, but Rubin sent it and I love the branding. Feels very Cream Magazine.
You see — if software is to have soul, it must feel more like the world around it. Which is the biggest clue of all that feeling is what’s missing from today’s software. Because the value of the tools, objects, and artworks that we as humans have surrounded ourselves with for thousands of years goes so far beyond their functionality. In many ways,
... See morefrom Optimizing for Feelings by browsercompany.substack.com
Old and New Dreams by Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden & Ed Blackwell
My friend Ian shared this gem of an album from 1977 today and I’ve been listening ever since.
I mean OF COURSE Laurie Anderson created a GPT of Lou Read. I love her discussion of it. I’m also aware that many (most?) would struggle with technology explicitly intended to “speak” to dead people. My guess is that, similar to pornography, people will dabble in private and speak very little, if anything, of it.
