Remind me Often


The lack of specialized knowledge amongst the mainstream audience encourages cultural producers to create and distribute cultural works with minimum changes to pre-existing artistic conventions. The industry perceives mainstream individuals as conservative: They “like what they like ” and prefer not to be confronted with radical change.
Culture: An Owner's Manual • Culture Is an Ecosystem: A Manifesto Towards a New Cultural Criticism
The A&R person is the first person to make contact with the band, and as such is the first person to promise them the moon. Who better to promise them the moon than an idealistic young turk who expects to be calling the shots in a few years, and who has had no previous experience with a big record company. Hell, he’s as naive as the band he’s d... See more
The Problem with Music
I forget how big LA is!
“A blog post is a very long and complex search query to find fascinating people and make them route interesting stuff to your inbox.”
Jihad Esmail • Believe in Something

Loved this talk - the sheer humanity of it!