Tag: music
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You can’t just be the most powerful observer in the world for two decades and not deeply warp what you are looking at.
It’s taken me all day to read this, but it’s worth it. In The Verge, Amanda Chicago Lewis does a deep dive into SEO – the scammers, honest brokers and how (whether?) Google has gotten mostly useless these days (hint: it’s less about AI than you may think.) I’ve run web design and dev teams…
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Your favorite artist could be taken down any day.
Chris Dalla Riva: Nothing is Forever on the Internet. Eventually, profits dry up. Costs must be cut. Some servers will be shut off and the recordings of your high school band will go with them, along with the photos of your grandparents and the video of your daughter walking for the first time. This morning,…
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Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm by Dan Charnas
I learned a bunch of interesting music theory, and it was a fascinating look at hip hop starting in the mid 90s.
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Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore by Dan Ozzi
Dan Ozzi’s profile of the late 90’s-early 2000’s punk scene is like catnip. I saw a lot of these bands live (some before they were cool!).