#music
Jorge Drexler - Eco
theinterpretersofmelodies.substack.com
Anti algorithm music discovery
It was their biggest album. But did ‘Synchronicity’ kill the Police?
washingtonpost.com
The poptimist ideology succeeded because it made compelling points about why it was unfair to castigate selling out:
- Artists deserve to make a livelihood : With music sales down after Napster, musicians needed to supplement their income with commercial sponsorship
- Artists from marginalized communities tend to work in commercially-oriented genres: I
Culture: An Owner's Manual • The Age of the Double Sell-Out
How Billie Eilish and FINNEAS Created Oscar-Winning 'What Was I Made For' | Vanity Fair
youtube.comFinneas
Genuinely charmed by people trying to "out" me regarding stuff that had print runs in the tens of thousands, bands that toured the world, stuff that was already reported on by Pitchfork... whatever. I am not afforded the luxury of secret shame, guys. Knock yourselves out.
regular steve albinitwitter.com