Shows
New Books in Politics and PolemicsLiz Pelly, "Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist" (Atria, 2025)Liz Pelly has been closely following the evolution of Spotify and other music streaming services and the effect they have had on the music sector and musicians themselves for several years. Her book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist (Atria, 2025), paints a depressing picture of how the company has exploited the popularity of playlists to grab a larger share of the money we spend on recorded music. Along with the record companies, Spotify has done this at the expense of musicians themselves and especially those is less popular areas like jazz and cla...2025-05-091h 29
New Books in EconomicsLiz Pelly, "Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist" (Atria, 2025)Liz Pelly has been closely following the evolution of Spotify and other music streaming services and the effect they have had on the music sector and musicians themselves for several years. Her book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist (Atria, 2025), paints a depressing picture of how the company has exploited the popularity of playlists to grab a larger share of the money we spend on recorded music. Along with the record companies, Spotify has done this at the expense of musicians themselves and especially those is less popular areas like jazz and cla...2025-05-071h 29
NBN Book of the DayLiz Pelly, "Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist" (Atria, 2025)Liz Pelly has been closely following the evolution of Spotify and other music streaming services and the effect they have had on the music sector and musicians themselves for several years. Her book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist (Atria, 2025), paints a depressing picture of how the company has exploited the popularity of playlists to grab a larger share of the money we spend on recorded music. Along with the record companies, Spotify has done this at the expense of musicians themselves and especially those is less popular areas like jazz and cla...2025-05-051h 29
New Books in Performing ArtsLiz Pelly, "Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist" (Atria, 2025)Liz Pelly has been closely following the evolution of Spotify and other music streaming services and the effect they have had on the music sector and musicians themselves for several years. Her book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist (Atria, 2025), paints a depressing picture of how the company has exploited the popularity of playlists to grab a larger share of the money we spend on recorded music. Along with the record companies, Spotify has done this at the expense of musicians themselves and especially those is less popular areas like jazz and cla...2025-05-051h 29
New Books in MusicLiz Pelly, "Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist" (Atria, 2025)Liz Pelly has been closely following the evolution of Spotify and other music streaming services and the effect they have had on the music sector and musicians themselves for several years. Her book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist (Atria, 2025), paints a depressing picture of how the company has exploited the popularity of playlists to grab a larger share of the money we spend on recorded music. Along with the record companies, Spotify has done this at the expense of musicians themselves and especially those is less popular areas like jazz and cla...2025-05-051h 29
KVMR NewsKVMR News Special: "Play It Again, Spotify: How Streaming Has Changed The Economics Of Music And How We Listen To It"KVMR public affairs correspondent April Glaser sits down to interview Liz Pelly, author of a new book and hard-hitting investigation into Spotify entitled Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify & The Cost of the Perfect Playlist. Joining the conversation as well is local composer Alexis Alrich.Spotify pays artists fractions of pennies per stream. But Liz Pelly's book goes even deeper to reveal how Spotify has quietly worked to remove bands and artists from its most popular playlists and replaced them with fake or ghost content commissioned for cheaper than paying actual artists. What happens when we...2025-04-2629 min
Policy PromptPerfect Fit Content (from elevator music to your AI DJ with Liz Pelly)How do you discover music? College radio, word of mouth, serendipity — or your very own AI DJ? In 2006, Spotify’s founders discovered music as “a traffic source” for an advertising model, and have since transformed the music industry. But what are their goals or values when it comes to music and culture beyond the pursuit of profit, and what does it mean for musicians and music lovers? And why aren’t policy makers more concerned about this mega platform?In this episode of Policy Prompt, hosts Vass and Paul welcome Liz Pelly, music and media critic, and the author...2025-04-2250 min
The Sam Sanders ShowThe Dark Side Of The Perfect PlaylistFor millions of people, the soundtrack of their lives is curated by Spotify. The streaming giant has made it easier than ever to listen to music, but journalist Liz Pelly argues that it’s also devalued music in our culture and the artists who make it. Her new book is called Mood Machine: The Rise Of Spotify And The Costs Of The Perfect Playlist. Liz breaks down how the streaming service changed the music industry. Then, KCRW DJ and host Novena Carmel shares how she thinks about music in a world dominated by algorithms.
Catch Novena’s sets...2025-04-0451 min
Techtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMULiz Pelly, author, "Mood Machine" from Mar 24, 2025
Discussing Spotify with Liz Pelly, author of "Mood Machine"
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Intelligence SquaredThe Rise of Spotify, with Liz PellyMusic has become increasingly playlisted, personalized, and autoplayed. But how did we get here, and what does it mean for artists, listeners, and the music industry as a whole?In today’s episode, journalist Liz Pelly unpacks the origins of Spotify, its meteoric rise, and its transformative impact on the way we create and experience music. Whilst researching for her new book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, Pelly conducted over one hundred interviews with industry insiders, former Spotify employees, and musicians.Li...2025-03-2446 min
Nialler9I was duped by an AI musicianWould you identify an AI song if you pressed play on one? Colm Cahalane and Niall explore what's happening in AI and music now, with an example drawn from the Irish music scene in recent months.
Echoing the early Wild Wild West streaming era that we discussed last week with Liz Pelly that gave rise to Spotify's dominance, our chat this week with Colm Cahalane of Irish music Substack blog Fourth Best / Cork label Hausu finds parallels with what's happening with AI and music right now. AI is breaking new ground, and creating new problems and moral...2025-03-211h 12
Nialler9Mood Machine - A conversation with Liz Pelly about SpotifyThe music and cultural critic Liz Pelly's new book Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Cost of the Perfect Playlist is a deep dive into Spotify's often contentious position in music today.
Liz has been a philosophising on issues brought about by the streaming era's cultural impact for about 10 years now so the book collates a lot of work, thoughts, research and investigative reporting on Spotify and the way it operates.
We talk to Liz about the Swedish streaming giant's outsized influence on the music industry, its gatekeeper effect on trends in music, a...2025-03-131h 04
Pick Please!Odcinek #85 - Najważniejsza książka o muzyce w XXI wieku? - rozmowa o Spotify i “Duchach w Maszynie”Send us a textTo może być jedna z najważniejszych książek XXI wieku o przemyśle muzycznym. A już na pewno o sposobie funkcjonowania najbardziej popularnego serwisu streamingowego dzisiejszych czasów, któremu zarzuca się wręcz szokujące praktyki. Działania, które całkowicie marginalizują znaczenie muzyki, artystów. Które zakładają tworzenie….fikcyjnych wykonawców! O tym właśnie, jak i o wynikach wnikliwego śledztwa dziennikarskiego jest książka Liz Pelly, której tytuł brzmi w oryginale “Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist”. W środowis...2025-03-1143 min
עושים טכנולוגיהאני אדם ללא טעם [עושים טכנולוגיה]עד לפני עשור או שניים לאנשים שחשפו אותנו בפני טעמים חדשים היה מעמד תרבותי משמעותי. ליואב קוטנר היתה השפעה אדירה על דור שלם של חובבי מוזיקה ומבקרי הקולנוע היו חצי אלוהים: הטעם שלהם, ההעדפות שלהם, ההמלצות שלהם חרצו גורלות של סרטים, רוממו קריירות של בימאים ושחקנים או ריסקו אותם.אבל בהדרגה האנשים האלו פינו את מקומם לטובת משהו אחר: אלגוריתמים מדרגים, אלגוריתמים ממליצים. האלגוריתמים האלו, שפועמים בליבם של שירותים כמו פייסבוק, אמזון, ספוטיפיי או נטפליקס, משפיעים על התכנים, המוצרים, השירים והסרטים שמיליארדי בני אדם נחשפים אליהם.אז מה קרה מהרגע שהחלפנו את הממליץ? מה קרה מהרגע שהאלגוריתמים האלו, שאותם אני מכנה בשם "האלגוריתמים התפלים" שמנווטים אותנו, את כולנו, לתכנים מסוימים, השתלטו על התרבות?התשובה לכך היא מוזרה, מצחיקה אבל בעיקר מטרידה.קישורים:צפייה מזדמנתhttps://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/essays/casual-viewingרוח הרפאים שבמכונהhttps://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/סטיב ג'ובס: למיקרוסופט אין טעםhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lahX_ARGTqAᐧ2025-03-0343 min
The Guitar JournalEP 9: Trevor Gordon Hall on Structured Spontaneity, Collaboration, & AI's Creative RoleJoin us for a chat with Trevor Gordon Hall, a guitarist and composer who's taken acoustic guitar into uncharted territory. Trevor breaks down his unique "structured spontaneity" practice approach, opens up about his recent trio work with Andy McKee and Callum Graham, and shares some real talk about making music in a digital world. We dig into the nuts and bolts of his reverb stacking experiments, his thoughts on AI in music, and what it takes to keep the creative fire burning.If you've ever wondered how to keep your practice sessions meaningful or how to embrace...2025-02-221h 13
Labor Radio-Podcast WeeklyPower at Work; Work Week Radio; Fire Up Plumbers; Words and Work; Art and LaborOn this week’s Labor Radio Podcast Weekly: National Treasury Employees Union President Doreen Greenwald, on the Power at Work podcast, talks about the attack on the rights of federal workers by the Trump administration and NTEU's strategies in defending its members; Tesla Fremont Assembly worker Branton Philipps, after working for years at the plant -- which has over 20,000 workers -- talked with Work Week Radio about why he quit in protest this week after opposing the union busting, racism and health and safety dangers at the plant, caused by owner Elon Musk; On Fire Up: Plumbers, from Melbourne, Au...2025-02-2130 min
No Tags40: All the things Spotify didn't want you to know but Liz Pelly found outNo journalist has contributed more to our understanding of the streaming era than Liz Pelly.A contributing editor at The Baffler and a lifelong DIY scene participant, she’s been investigating the inner workings of Spotify since 2016, writing a series of increasingly alarming stories that exposed the streaming giant’s black box of profit-seeking operations: mood-based playlists filled with mysterious fake artists, lean-back listening, algorithmic curation and ‘streambait pop’.Her journalism has provided us with an arsenal of terms to better understand Daniel Ek’s dismal vision of context-free listening. And now she’s expanded her work int...2025-02-201h 18
Audio Unleashed“Make Quad Great Again!”We’re on Patreon! Find us at https://www.patreon.com/AudioUnleashed
This week, Dennis wonders why a writer for The Atlantic is wondering why his cheap Bluetooth speaker can’t generate the feeling of community he got at a Beyoncé concert, while Brent wonders why Dennis was reading The Atlantic. Then they dig into a recent article on acoustics by one of audio’s most popular personalities to learn what’s better: a lousy speaker in a good room or a good speaker in a lousy room. They conclude with a deep dive into—surprise!—an article about...2025-02-191h 15
Money 4 NothingSpotify Culture (Featuring Liz Pelly + David Turner)This week? Heavy Hitters. As you may (or may not) have heard, journalist/Daniel Ek tormenter/friend-of-the-pod Liz Pelly is making waves with her wonderful new book “Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist.” It’s easily the best thing yet written about the company at the center of modern music, insightfully reconstructing how Spotify’s shifting interests and policies have remade how we listen, who we listen to, and what they get paid.
To get a deeper perspective on both the book and the histories it emerges from, we also called up...2025-02-191h 28
ClipMood Machine, il saggio Liz Pelly è diventato un caso editoriale nel settore della musicaIl libro "Mood Machine" uscito qualche settimana fa è diventato un vero caso editoriale nel settore della musica. Nel saggio Liz Pelly, giornalista musicale newyorkese di testate come il Guardian o NPR e insegnante associata alla NYU Tisch, affronta l'evoluzione della musica con le piattaforme e con l'intelligenza artificiale, sia generativa che profilativa.
Oggi a Jack Matteo Villaci ha avuto la possibilità di confrontarsi con Liz Pelly, l'autrice dell'opera, proprio su questi argomenti che stanno diventando centrali nell'ambiente musicale.
L'articolo sull'intervista completo uscirà venerdì sul nostro sito, intanto ecco un piccolo estratto di quanto emerso dalla chiacchierata.2025-02-1903 min
JackJack di mercoledì 19/02/2025Nella prima parte ospitiamo una lunga intervista a Liz Pelly, giornalista statunitense autrice del caso editoriale su Ai e piattaforme musicali "Mood Machine", Nella seconda mezz'ora ospitiamo Nervi per intervista e Mini Live2025-02-1956 min
Art and Labor216 – Music Ecology vs the Mood Machine w/ Liz Pelly LIVEThis is the Liz Pelly interview for the real heads!! We have a (perhaps brutally) honest discussion about the state of DIY and our extractive relationship with big tech. How do we untangle? Since Silent Barn times we’ve been researching, organizing, and building alternatives. We outline some of them in a fruitful discussion of Liz’s … Continue reading "216 – Music Ecology vs the Mood Machine w/ Liz Pelly LIVE"2025-02-141h 03
It Says HereIt Says Here - Episode 011This week, Robert speaks to Liz Pelly about her damning new book Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, and U.K. singer-songwriter Vashti Bunyan whose comeback album Lookaftering was just re-released for its 20th anniversary.
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2025-02-1448 min
Power User with Taylor LorenzHow Spotify is Ruining Music: ‘It’s About How Power Works’No platform has had more of impact on what we listen to over the past decade than Spotify. This week, Taylor is joined by journalist Liz Pelly, to discuss her new book "Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist."They discuss the profound impact Spotify has had on the music industry, culture, and the way we consume sound.Pelly reveals the truth about so-called "ghost artists" and other tactics the company has employed to squeeze artists and upend the content ecosystem.They also dig into how Spotify's...2025-02-1331 min
The Cultural Content Consumption Appraisal HourS00E14 ALI SPECIAL: Is it a band or a stag do?I Love You So F***ing Much by Glass Animals: Reviewed! Hey shownotes fans! We so appreciate you not getting a life and keeping plugged in to your weekly dose of SHOW NOTES (*the crowd goes wild)! It just gets better and better doesn’t it? Every week. It’s like how the Grammys just goes from strength to strength every year! Well, I don’t know, allegedly … don’t mean to spoil the season 5 debut episode coming to your feeds next week. Now let’s talk about the sound quality quickly. Heads up. In parts …...2025-02-131h 07
Triple ClickWhat's The Deal With: Civilization Games?Civilization VII is out this week, and it's time to break down Sid Meier's iconic series. Kirk, Jason, and Maddy talk about their favorite games in the franchise, what "4X" actually means, and why Civ games are so appealing to so many people.One More Thing:Kirk: “The Ghosts in the Machine” an excerpt from Mood Machine by Liz PellyMaddy: ‘Dragon Age: The Veilguard Just Went From A Good RPG To One Of BioWare’s Most Important Games’ by Ken Shepard [Spoilers]Jason: AvowedLINKS:“Casual Viewing: Why...2025-02-131h 00
The New Music Business with Ari HerstandSpotify Commissioned Cheap "Fake Artists" And She's Got the ProofThis week Ari sits down with Liz Pelly, a prominent music journalist and author of the new book Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist. Liz’s journalism has appeared in NPR, The Guardian, and Pitchfork among other prestigious publications. Preceded by an exposé in Harper’s Magazine, Pelly’s latest work, Mood Machine, pulls back the curtain on Spotify’s exploitative practices and uncovers how those practices impact artists and listeners. In this episode, Liz gives the low down on research she conducted for the book and explains how Spotify ha...2025-02-121h 22
café snakecomplainte de la playlist dropshippéeOn explore le monde des plateformes de streaming musical, leurs rôles et leurs impacts sur le monde de la musique. On discute aussi du nouvel essor du nationalisme consumériste et le piège du dropshipping.Kanye crashout, Jack Schlossberg, Onijah au Pakistan +++Patreon: patreon.com/cafesnakeMusique:Nettspend - Growing UpRaccoon - Passenger PrinceRaccoon- PerrasLa SQ débarque sur TikTokLa Presse, Daphné B.https://www.lapresse.ca/societe/chroniques/2025-02-0...2025-02-1159 min
Hard ForkThe Musketeers Take Washington + Spotify's Ghost Music + Tool TimeThis week, we’re joined by the Times reporter Jonathan Swan to discuss Elon Musk’s tech takeover of Washington, D.C. Then, Liz Pelly, author of a new book about Spotify, stops by to discuss “ghost musicians” and how Spotify’s algorithms are reshaping music culture. And finally — it’s Tool Time! We’ll tell you all about the new A.I. tools we’re using, plus the one that we wish existed.Guests: Jonathan Swan, a White House reporter for The New York TimesLiz Pelly, author of “Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perf...2025-02-071h 22
The Nation PodcastsHow Spotify Remade the Music Industry w/ Liz Pelly | Tech Won't Save UsOn this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, we're joined by Liz Pelly to discuss how Spotify changes how we listen to music and the broader impacts it has on the wider music industry. Liz Pelly is a music journalist and the author of Mood Machine.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy2025-02-061h 05
Tech Won't Save UsHow Spotify Remade the Music Industry w/ Liz PellyParis Marx is joined by Liz Pelly to discuss how Spotify changes how we listen to music and the broader impacts it has on the wider music industry.Liz Pelly is a music journalist and the author of Mood Machine.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Eric Wickham.Also mentioned in...2025-02-061h 05
PromptAgenter, euro-apps og falske Spotify-artisterEr du træt af at være afhængig af amerikansk tech? Vi afprøver et par af Europas bedste pendanter til sociale medier, browsere, chatbots osv. - og diskuterer, hvorfor Europa er så bagud på brugerrettet tech.
Vi møder også forfatteren Liz Pelly, der i en ny bog mener at afsløre, hvordan Spotify fylder sine playlister med billige, falske artister for at spare penge på royalties.
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Værter: Marcel Mirzaei-Fard, vært og tech-analytiker, og Henrik Molt...2025-02-0656 minAudio Unleashed“It’s Like Jan Brady!”We’re on Patreon! Find us at https://www.patreon.com/AudioUnleashed
This week, Dennis and Brent discuss Danny Ritchie’s diagnosis of the legendary Wilson WATT/Puppy; can he find the cure for questionable engineering? Then they ponder whether Spotify is truly evil, and what malice might lurk in the hearts of other streaming services. And they wrap up with speculation about why a stupid article on vinyl seems to have been memory-holed entirely off the internet—and why a vinyl guru’s attempt to demo over YouTube says much about the psychology of crowds and nothing...2025-02-051h 01
Switched on PopLiz Pelly's Mood Machine says the playlist isn't the product — you areBehind Spotify's promise of infinite music lies a carefully engineered system that shapes not just what we hear, but how music itself gets made. Journalist Liz Pelly's explosive new book "Mood Machine" rips away the curtain on streaming's biggest player, revealing how its algorithms and backroom deals dictate the soundtrack to our lives. With major labels controlling 70% of streams and Spotify commanding over 600 million users, the stakes couldn't be higher. As artists like Björk decry streaming as "the worst thing that's happened to musicians," Pelly uncovers the true cost of our perfect playlists - and what we're really s...2025-02-0452 min
Switched on PopLiz Pelly's Mood Machine says the playlist isn't the product — you areBehind Spotify's promise of infinite music lies a carefully engineered system that shapes not just what we hear, but how music itself gets made. Journalist Liz Pelly's explosive new book "Mood Machine" rips away the curtain on streaming's biggest player, revealing how its algorithms and backroom deals dictate the soundtrack to our lives. With major labels controlling 70% of streams and Spotify commanding over 600 million users, the stakes couldn't be higher. As artists like Björk decry streaming as "the worst thing that's happened to musicians," Pelly uncovers the true cost of our perfect playlists - and what we're really s...2025-02-0453 min
UNLIMITED SUPPLY with Digital Music NewsGrammy cognitive diss-onance, you'd think we could all get along, and, we called it!Kendrick put the diss in Cognitive Dissonance.
Names In Today's Pod:
Tim Ingham
Glenn Peoples
Liz Pelly
Daniel Ek
Steve albini
Keatly Haldeman
Tres Williams
Liz Pelly
LINKS:
DMN Grammy Recap
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/02/02/grammy-awards-winners-losers-snubs/
Young republican deja Vu
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/inauguration-trump-supporters-conservative-movement-post-maga.html
Congrats to The Rights
https://musically.com/2025/01/23/soundstripe-deepens-its-sync-focus-with-the-rights-acquisition/
Artists angry about Spotify
https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-led-music-business-growth-why-artists-angry/
The MLC is not done
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/31/the-mlc-might-appeal-spotify-court-victory/
RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com
Hangout.fm
Https://hangout.fm
LA fire resources
Running list
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/09/los-angeles-fire-relief-musicares/
https://musicares.org/donations
https://docs...2025-02-0306 min
My Little UndergroundLiz Pelly Talks Mood MachineMusic Journalist Liz Pelly is on My Little Underground to discusses her motivation for writing her book, Mood Machine - The Rise of Spotify and The Costs of The Perfect Playlist. She also talks the importance of supporting local music scenes, the wild Wild West of post-piracy, pre streaming music period, the status of human curation of music in the age of streaming, and more!
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Buy Mood Machine:
https://lizpelly.info/book
Follow @lizpelly on Instagram!
Follow My Little Underground:
https://www.i...2025-01-3149 min
The Music Maven: The Latest in Music News and ReviewsNew Sounds, Rising Stars: A 2025 Music RoundupIn the vibrant landscape of music, January 2025 has been a month of exciting releases, noteworthy announcements, and insightful reflections on the industry's trajectory.### New Album ReleasesThe Weeknd kicked off the year with his highly anticipated album, *Hurry Up Tomorrow*, released on January 24. This album blends his signature sound with new experimental elements, featuring tracks like “Dancing in the Flames,” “Timeless” with Playboi Carti, and “São Paulo” with Anitta. The Weeknd is set to embark on a tour and will also make his film debut in May[2].Lil Baby started the year strong with his new...2025-01-3003 min
Your Morning Coffee PodcastYMC Special Episode - A Conversation With Liz PellyOn this very special edition of the YMC podcast, your host Jay Gilbert has an in-depth conversation with author Liz Pelly on her recently released book entitled Mood Machine - The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist. Subscribe to the newsletter! YourMorning.Coffee 2025-01-2945 min
KQED's ForumLiz Pelly on Spotify and the ‘Cost of the Perfect Playlist’Spotify was originally marketed as a democratic, anti-establishment music streaming platform. But according to journalist Liz Pelly, it has become a system favoring major labels and its own algorithmic playlists featuring “ghost artists,” all while underpaying independent artists. Pelly draws on interviews with former employees, music industry veterans and artists to pull back the curtain on the music streaming giant in her new book, “Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Cost of the Perfect Playlist.”Guests:Liz Pelly, writer; contributing editor to The Baffler2025-01-2857 min
The Culture JournalistThe great Spotify swindle, with Liz PellyLet’s take a step back in time to the halcyon days of late 2011, back when a little Swedish music app called Spotify landed in our app stores.Its arrival, alongside the rise of early smartphones and “public square” platforms like Twitter, seemed to herald the utopian ideals of a democratizing tech future just on the horizon. Here was an app that professed to level the playing field for music fans and artists alike via what Spotify imagined to be a “data-driven democracy”: For fans, it put pretty much any music you wanted at your fingertips, anytime. On the art...2025-01-241h 20
UNLIMITED SUPPLY with Digital Music NewsThe Spotify pile-on continues, a feel good upbeat mix, and I'll be your Mr. Beast.
Live by the algo, die by the algo...
Names in the pod today:
The Economist
Daniel Ek
Liz Pelly
Chad Blackwell
Paul Resnikoff
Music AI
Frank McCOurt
Kevin O'Leary
Mr. Beast
Jim Turner
LINKS:
The Economist joins the pile-on
https://econ.st/4jxaMuv
Publishing dropoff at SPOT
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/23/spotify-mechanical-royalties-drop-jan-2025/
Ek Cashes out more
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/daniel-ek-sells-another-29m-in-spotify-stock-as-total-cash-out-nears-600m/
Chad Blackwell is upbeat
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/great-time-to-be-an-independent-music-company-just-ask-investors/
Music Tech Startups 2020-23
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/pro/weekly-music-funding-crashes-2020/
Music AI. raises .4 Rods
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/22/music-ai-raises-40-million-in-series-a-funding/
Google pours another Queener into Anthropic
https://www.digita...2025-01-2407 min
The IntellectualSpotify's Plot Against Musicians / Liz Pelly Podcast: This Is Hell! (LS 56 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: Spotify's Plot Against Musicians / Liz PellyPub date: 2025-01-15Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationLiz Pelly joins This Is Hell! to discuss her Harper's cover article titled "The Ghosts in the Machine: Spotify's Plot Against Musicians," excerpted from her new book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist (One Signal Publishers).
Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www...2025-01-2246 min
Commotion with Elamin AbdelmahmoudIs Spotify good for music? And the Australian Open serves animated tennisElamin Abdelmahmoud chats with Liz Pelly, author of '‘Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Cost of The Perfect Playlist’ and music critic Ian Kamau about how Spotify became the dominant power in music streaming. And CBC Sports correspondent Morgan Campbell talks about the Australian Open’s decision to livestream its matches on YouTube using Nintendo-like digital avatars to depict the action. 2025-01-2225 min
Endless ScrollEscape from The Mood Machine (feat. Liz Pelly)Today we have very special guest Liz Pelly on to talk about her great new book Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist. We get into playlist payola, the new age of muzak, questioning the role of corporate power in our lives, and much more. Enjoy! Buy Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Mood-Machine/Liz-Pelly/9781668083505 2025-01-131h 01
This Is Hell!Spotify's Plot Against Musicians / Liz PellyLiz Pelly joins This Is Hell! to discuss her Harper's cover article titled "The Ghosts in the Machine: Spotify's Plot Against Musicians," excerpted from her new book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist (One Signal Publishers). An all-new Moment of Truth with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview.
Check out Liz's article: https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/
And her book: https://lizpelly.info/book
Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell2025-01-131h 42This Is Hell!Spotify's Plot Against Musicians / Liz PellyLiz Pelly joins This Is Hell! to discuss her Harper's cover article titled "The Ghosts in the Machine: Spotify's Plot Against Musicians," excerpted from her new book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist (One Signal Publishers). An all-new Moment of Truth with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview.
Check out Liz's article: https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/
And her book: https://lizpelly.info/book
Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell2025-01-131h 42
Niptech Podcast466 - Morgenlandfahrt - CES, Robots, ResolutionsCES Here're 20 most impressive reveals of CES 2025 so far https://x.com/hasantoxr/status/1876730786944299008 New Creature of Embodied AI Unitree Go2 by Infinite Revolutio https://www.unitree.com/go2 Annecdotique mais amusant: https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/31/a-waymo-robotaxi-and-a-serve-delivery-robot-collided-in-los-angeles/Mystery drone sightings continue in New Jersey and across the US. Here’s what we know https://apnews.com/article/drones-new-jersey-what-to-know-e6f565f5d51d9d47ad140e7e7d131842 Spotify recommanderait du “filler content” qui lui coute moins cher dans ses playlists automatisées. Pas surprenant mais je ne suis pas sûr de savoir quoi en penser https://harp...2025-01-101h 03
The Music Book Podcast051 Liz Pelly on SpotifyOn this episode, Marc talks with Liz Pelly, author of “Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Cost of the Perfect Playlist,” published on January 7, 2025. by One Signal. It’s a deeply reported expose of the streaming service Spotify and how their decisions and manipulations have changed music both for artists and for listeners. Liz has been reporting on Spotify for almost a decade and her many published articles on the subject led her to this fascinating book, which will hopefully change the way people think about streaming and what it’s done to music.As she writ...2025-01-0754 minUNLIMITED SUPPLY with Digital Music NewsSlippery optimism, the year country music broke and TikToking down to FridayFranz Nicolay is pretty good at that other keyboard too.
Names In Today's Pod:
Brooke Gladstone
Micah Lowinger
Mark Henry Philips
Seth schachner
Julianna escobedo shepherd
Dan Solomon
Franz Nicolay
LINKS:
The Spotify Pie-on Continues
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/01/02/mood-machine-spotify-liz-pelly-review/
On the Media Covers Algorithms
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/articles/how-ai-and-algorithms-are-transforming-music
Country Music Broke in 2024 pt. 1
https://www.hearingthings.co/the-year-country-started-t/
Country Music Broke in 2024 pt. 2
https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/2024-year-country-music-broke/
A Unicorn lives another day
https://www.billboard.com/pro/waterloo-records-announces-new-ownership-and-relocation/
Never Mind Says Neil
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2025/01/03/scratch-that-neil-young-says-hes-playing-glastonbury-after-all/
Seth On TikTok
https://www.new...2025-01-0605 min
UNLIMITED SUPPLY with Digital Music NewsThe great Spotify pile on and two different freak outs.Last pod of 2024! Happy new year everyone!
Names in the Pod Today:
Virginie Berger
Hua Hsu
Glenn Peoples
Ted Gioia
Dylan Smith
LINKS:
The Great Spotify Freakout
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/12/30/mood-machine-liz-pelly-book-review
https://www.honest-broker.com/p/the-ugly-truth-about-spotify-is-finally
Year End Music Stocks
https://www.billboard.com/pro/music-stocks-continue-fall-last-week-2024/
Virginie's AI Forecast
https://www.forbes.com/sites/virginieberger/2024/12/30/ais-impact-on-music-in-2025-licensing-creativity-and-industry-survival/
Was Kingship ever Alive? No Matter, it's dead now...
https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2024/12/27/kingship-quits-december-2024/
RoyFi
Https://www.royfi.com
Hangout.fm
Https://hangout.fm2024-12-3107 min
The Next TrackEpisode #298: Fake MusicStreaming services - mostly, but not only, Spotify - are filling their playlists with fake music.
"If everyone is a content creator, who's left to be the audience?"
Help support The Next Track by making regular donations via Patreon. We're ad-free and self-sustaining so your support is what keeps us going. Thanks!
Show notes:
Take Control of Apple Media Apps
The Ghosts in the Machine, Liz Pelly
Max Richter: Sleep
Our next tracks:
Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band: Almost Acoustic
Pixies: The Night the Zombies Came
If you like the sh...2024-12-3130 min
Disintegrator[Superlecture]: Nobody Listens to Music Anymore (Marek)On finishing the project of music, on TikTokCore and SpotifyCore, on music as cosplay and the technicity of cultural imperialism, on the bureaucratic turn in the arts, on being dangerous. Lecture given for my beloved DMR at Columbia University at the beginning of December. Feeling a bit bolder than usual on this one, but it's cuz my toddler is sleeping good. 2024-12-3053 min
The AntifadaE275: Unwrapping Spotify w/ Liz PellyMusic journalist Liz Pelly joins us to discuss her new book The Mood Machine the Rise of Spotify and the Cost of the Perfect Playlist. How did the DIY culture of mixtapes and file sharing move towards massive streaming platforms? And with nearly every song freely accessible why are so many listening to elevator music instead? You can listen to this full episode gratis by signing up at our free membership tier over at patreon.com/theAntifadaLinks to Liz's work:https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/2024-12-3053 min
Nadgryzieni - Rozmowy (nie tylko) o techOgromny scam okradający YouTuberów na miliony dolarów, którego sami promowaliOstatni odcinek roku 2024 to prawdziwa mieszanka tematów, od technologii po kulturę i oszustwa internetowe. Na początku autorzy w sekcji follow-up omawiają mikrofony Holyland Lark M1 i JBL Quantum Stream Wireless, a następnie przechodzą do tematu użytkowników Google Pixel, iMaca M4, a Thomas opowiada o swoim nowym nabytku – Sony ZV-E10. Pojawiają się też takie aplikacje, jak App in the Air i Flighty, wspominany jest nowy monitor ASUS ProArt Display 6K PA32QCV oraz są plotki o powrocie routerów Apple, nowych funkcjach AirPods Pro 3 i HomePodzie z ekranem. Dalsza część odcinka to dyskusje na temat artykułu „The Ghos...2024-12-272h 07
UNLIMITED SUPPLY with Digital Music NewsViral Wednesday on Thursday. A Spotify ghost story. Ceechynaa turns the tables. RIP to a hitmaker.Spotify Ghost artists and Helloooo, Ceechyna!
Names in the pod today:
Liz Pelly
Dan Efram
Spotify
CeeChyna
Richard Perry
Links:
LIz Pelly's Ghosts in The SPotify Machine
https://web.archive.org/web/20241225021218/https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/
"Get on your knees and Grease my feet"
https://www.tiktok.com/tag/ceechynaa
RIP Richard Perry
https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-richard-perry-productions-billboard-list/
RoyFi
https://www.RoyFI.com
Hangout.fm
Https://hangout.fm
Lydia's V30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0tG6NjUzug2024-12-2606 min
The Colin McEnroe ShowHow algorithms shape our world, for better and for worseWe hear about algorithms all the time, but what is an algorithm exactly? This hour, we learn about how algorithms work, a bit about their history, and how they're impacting our culture. GUESTS: Ed Finn: Author of What Algorithms Want: Imagination in the Age of Computing, and founding director of the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University Bruce Gil: Reporter for Quartz Liz Pelly: Writer and editor, whose forthcoming book is Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist Join t...2024-11-0849 min
The Colin McEnroe ShowHow algorithms shape our world, for better and for worseWe hear about algorithms all the time, but what is an algorithm exactly? This hour, we learn about how algorithms work, a bit about their history, and how they're impacting our culture. GUESTS: Ed Finn: Author of What Algorithms Want: Imagination in the Age of Computing, and founding director of the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University Bruce Gil: Reporter for Quartz Liz Pelly: Writer and editor, whose forthcoming book is Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Subs...2024-05-2248 minTechtonic with Mark Hurst | WFMUGuest host Lily Wen interviews Liz Pelly from Mar 25, 2024
DJ PAYPAL - "Go Off!" - IRL
DJ PAYPAL - "Work" - Drake Edits Vol. 2
Music behind DJ:
[Guest host Lily Wen interviews NY-based journalist Liz Pelly about how surveillance changes listening habits.]
DJ PAYPAL - "Whisper Zone" - IRL
DJ PAYPAL - "We Finally Made It (feat. DJ Earl)" - Sold Out
https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/shows/138198
2024-03-2600 min
The Sunday ShowAI and Harms to Artists and CreatorsOn November 15, the Open Markets Institute and the AI Now Institute hosted an event in Washington D.C. featuring discussion on how to understand the promise, threats, and practical regulatory challenges presented by artificial intelligence. Justin Hendrix moderated a discussion on harms to artists and creators, exploring questions around copyright and fair use, the ways in which AI is shaping the entire incentive structure for creative labor, and the economic impacts of the "junkification" of online content. The panelists included Liz Pelly, a freelance journalist specialized in the music industry; Ashley Irwin, President of the Society of...2023-11-1936 min
PodQueueAmbient Music Isn’t a Backdrop. It’s an Invitation to Suspend Time.Alessandro Cortini, who started out as a multi-instrumentalist for Nine Inch Nails, is also known for his ghostly, narrative-driven synth music. Visuals inspired by “Iniziare.”Critic’s NotebookIn the face of crisis, our critic turned to music that demanded that she relinquish control.Alessandro Cortini, who started out as a multi-instrumentalist for Nine Inch Nails, is also known for his ghostly, narrative-driven synth music. Visuals inspired by “Iniziare.”Credit...Send any friend a storyAs a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.Give this articleGive this articleGive this articleBy Isabelia HerreraVideos by Sofia Cres...2022-12-1613 minMoney 4 NothingPenny Fractions Live with Cherie Hu and Liz PellyOur good friend David Turner celebrated five years of Penny Fractions earlier this month with a live show at Nowadays. On stage, David was joined by our very own Sam Backer along side heavy-hitters Liz Pelly and Cherie Hu. Enjoy this live recording from the show as the crew run through everything you'd expect from a M4N discussion on the current state of the music industry: criticisms, hot takes, laughs, shade, shout-outs...oh and lollipops.
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Music Not Diving with Scuba#018 Melissa TaylorMusicians often view the public relations side of the industry with a degree of suspicion. Sometimes outright hostility. This is occasionally the result of misinformation, or perhaps just a poor level of understanding of what can be a crucial cog in the wheel of an artist's career. But like most things in music there can be a slightly unsavoury side to the construction of narrative and crafting of messages of the sort that PRs get up to which justifies a certain level of cynicism. Melissa Taylor, we can rest assured, is not one of the...2022-05-101h 36
Access Essential Full Audiobooks in History, WorldThis Woman's Work: Essays on Music by Kim Gordon, Sinead GleesonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546691to listen full audiobooks.
Title: This Woman's Work: Essays on Music
Author: Kim Gordon, Sinead Gleeson
Narrator: Sinead Gleeson, Nikki Massoud, Jeanette Illidge, Cindy Kay
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 8 hours 46 minutes
Release date: May 3, 2022
Genres: World
Publisher's Summary:
Edited by iconic musician Kim Gordon and esteemed writer Sinéad Gleeson, this powerful collection of award-winning female creators shares their writing about the female artists that matter most to them. This book is for and about the women who kicked in doors, as pioneers of their craft or making politics central to their sound: those w...2022-05-038h 46
Access Essential Full Audiobooks in History, WorldThis Woman's Work: Essays on Music by Kim Gordon, Sinead GleesonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546691 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Woman's Work: Essays on Music Author: Kim Gordon, Sinead Gleeson Narrator: Sinead Gleeson, Nikki Massoud, Jeanette Illidge, Cindy Kay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 46 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Genres: World Publisher's Summary: Edited by iconic musician Kim Gordon and esteemed writer Sinéad Gleeson, this powerful collection of award-winning female creators shares their writing about the female artists that matter most to them. This book is for and about the women who kicked in doors, as pioneers of their craft or making politics central to their sound: t...2022-05-0303 min
Access Must-Have Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Social ScienceThis Woman's Work: Essays on Music by Sinead Gleeson, Kim GordonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/546691 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Woman's Work: Essays on Music Author: Sinead Gleeson, Kim Gordon Narrator: Sinead Gleeson, Nikki Massoud, Jeanette Illidge, Cindy Kay Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 46 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Genres: Social Science Publisher's Summary: Edited by iconic musician Kim Gordon and esteemed writer Sinéad Gleeson, this powerful collection of award-winning female creators shares their writing about the female artists that matter most to them. This book is for and about the women who kicked in doors, as pioneers of their craft or making politics central to their s...2022-05-0303 min
Nialler9Is it time to quit Spotify?There's been a lot of talk in Andrea and Niall's circles this week about the ethics of having a Spotify account in the wake of the Joe Rogan / Neil Young flareup.So we thought we'd finally get one of our old pals, Liz Pelly, a NYC writer who has written extensively about Spotify and streaming issues in recent years on to discuss the ethics, morality of the issues that people are talking about while looking at alternative models and services for streaming and Spotify.Why did it take a celebrity podcaster paid by Spotify touting misinformation for this to happen? Wh...2022-02-031h 05
Notes From An ArtistA Conversation with Composer / Educator Ben Neill Pt 2Send us a textWhy are older music fans (and musicians) having a hard time grasping contemporary music? Among the many topics trumpeter / composer / recording artist / educator / producer / journalist Ben Neill discusses with hosts David C. Gross and Tom Semioli include the emerging role (and popularity) of timbre in modern pop compositions and recordings in comparison to the standard elements of melody, rhythm, and harmony (“the sound is the hook!”); the effects of technology on music composition and consumption, the evolution (or de-evolution) of song-form, and the future of “live” performances, among other riveting subjects.A Ben...2021-08-312h 04Notes From An ArtistA Conversation with Composer / Educator Ben Neill Pt. 1Send us a textWhy are older music fans (and musicians) having a hard time grasping contemporary music? Among the many topics trumpeter / composer / recording artist / educator / producer / journalist Ben Neill discusses with hosts David C. Gross and Tom Semioli include the emerging role (and popularity) of timbre in modern pop compositions and recordings in comparison to the standard elements of melody, rhythm, and harmony (“the sound is the hook!”); the effects of technology on music composition and consumption, the evolution (or de-evolution) of song-form, and the future of “live” performances, among other riveting subjects.A Ben...2021-08-2432 minMoney 4 NothingLiz Pelly on Alternative Platforms and Possible FuturesWe talk to writer and critic Liz Pelly who has long been one of the most astute critics of the modern musical economy. But while we all know that streaming is broken—what comes next? Liz has recently been exploring a set of new platforms that are seeking to create alternatives to existing industry structures. We dig into everything from public library-based programs that support local music to swing-for-the-fences proposals for government intervention in the streaming markets. Tomorrow’s ethical consumption—today!
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Protest Platforms: Music Streami...2021-02-081h 07
The Blood Zone#09 - We'll Be Middle Aged Children (But So What)go to 10:24 to skip my long-winded intro hi folks! it's 2021 now, i guess. and all the time i spent inside with anxiety over the past year has made me far more aware of how much i'm rapidly aging into irrelevance... perfect time for my 33 year old self to get back into the Cinderella story of a bunch of middle aged guys with families who hit the big time from the city of Dayton in my home state of Ohio.... Guided By Voices. specifically i focus on what i consider to be the strangest and most unique album...2021-01-241h 43
Interdependence GuestsStreaming Issues with Liz PellyIn this episode we speak with the writer Liz Pelly, who over the past 5 years has written a series of revelatory critical pieces about the streaming economy for The Baffler.
We discuss whether the distinction of Independence is all that useful in music at this point in history, take a look at the ways in which the streaming platforms flatter some kinds of music and have flattered to deceive for others, and question what the recent Spotify exclusivity deal with Joe Rogan might mean for musicians.
This is a nice and long conversation, and we had one or two connection...2020-12-241h 42
Les Mains dans la pop#113 - QDM de Poche - Année confinée ? Musique de qualité !NOUVEAU - Abonnez-vous à Nouvelles Écoutes + pour profiter du catalogue Nouvelles Écoutes en intégralité et en avant premières, sans publicité. Vous aurez accès à des enquêtes, documentaires, séries et fictions exclusives passionnantes, comme « Au Nom du fils », « Roulette russe à Béziers », ou encore « Oussama Le Magnifique ». 👉 https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-dLCvHKUz
Malgré la fermeture des clubs et l’annulation des concerts et des festivals, la musique a envahi nos espaces confinés, et maintenu un lien entre nous. Dans cet épisode court, Clémentine et Émeline reviennent sur une année où la musique s’est consommée digitale...2020-12-1325 min
Reimagining the Internet07 Reimagining Digital Music with Liz PellyCritic and music journalist Liz Pelly joins us for a fascinating interview about why the Spotify model is so bad for musicians and what that might mean for podcasters. Liz is a veteran of the DIY music community as a former member of the Silent Barn collective in Brooklyn, and a stalwart of independent journalism with her own publication The Media, and pieces published Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, and the New York Times.2020-12-0926 minTech Won't Save UsHow Spotify is Built On Artist Exploitation w/ Liz PellyParis Marx is joined by Liz Pelly to discuss how the Spotify model of streaming music continues a long trend of exploitation in the music industry and why musicians need to organize around a vision for a different world of music.Liz Pelly is a freelance writer and critic who has spent the past decade working with community arts spaces. She is also a contributing editor and columnist at The Baffler. Follow Liz on Twitter as @lizpelly.Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the go...2020-11-2643 min
InterdependenceInterdependence 5 - Liz PellyIn this episode we speak with the writer Liz Pelly, who over the past 5 years has written a series of revelatory critical pieces about the streaming economy for The Baffler.We discuss whether the distinction of Independence is all that useful in music at this point in history, take a look at the ways in which the streaming platforms flatter some kinds of music and have flattered to deceive for others, and question what the recent Spotify exclusivity deal with Joe Rogan might mean for musicians.This is a nice and long conversation, and we...2020-05-2950 min
The SolecastThe Impacts of Streaming w/ Don Giovani Records, Liz Pelly, & Daddy KevIn this super-long episode of the solecast I'm doing a deep dive into the impacts that streaming and corporate consolidation has had on the music industry. This is a very long episode, clocking in at almost 3 hours. Instead of splitting it up into a multi-part episode I wanted everything in once place, so people could treat this as a mini audio documentary, listen while you have time, pause it and return to it, there is a lot of information here that is important, if you care about music. Hopefully this Megasode format allows you to gain a nuanced and in d...2020-01-302h 46
SAY MORESOFAR SOUNDS, SPOTIFY, & HOW CAPITALISM RUINED MUSIC w/ LIZ PELLYOlivia & Melissa chat with writer, Liz Pelly, who dives deep into the exploitation of artists by streaming platforms, the appropriation of the "house show" through venues like SoFar Sounds, & how we can be more conscious music listeners.2019-11-1449 min
Water & MusicEpisode 8 (ft. Eugene Kan + Charis Poon): The case for greater creative and algorithmic accountability in the music industryINTRO/OUTRO MUSIC:Yung Skrrt & Jonah Baseball - "The Man" (feat. Houdinne & Lunarboy) (Instrumental)Spotify | SoundCloud | BandcampYung Skrrt: Twitter | InstagramCOVER ART:Arielle TrenkFEATURED GUESTS:Eugene Kan — co-founder, MAEKANCharis Poon — writer, editor and producer, MAEKANBoth Eugene and Charis co-host the weekly podcast Making It Up, and were two of five co-writers of the essay "The Modern Creator's Paradigm: Reasons for More Critique and Accountability."SHOW TIMESTAMPS:[2:50] Interview begins.[4:00] Are we as consumers sufficiently challenging the creative work that's out...2019-06-251h 15
Somerset House StudiosRecoding Music: Has the internet truly brought autonomy to musicians? | Feminist InternetHas the internet truly brought autonomy to musicians?
The Internet has changed the way we make, share and listen to music. Now, more than ever, female and non binary artists should have the opportunity to be heard on their own terms. But what are the effects of algorithm led streaming sites on artist autonomy, our listening habits and the value of music? In this episode we speak to those in and around the music industry who are challenging the way we make and consume music in the age of streaming.
Contributors
Liz Pelly
Liz Pelly writes abo...2019-05-2436 min
New ModelsEP 11: DOWNSTREAM (Liz Pelly)When Spotify was founded in 2006, it aimed to solve the problem of online music distribution, remunerating artists for plays. 13 years on, it is a massive data node that is having a profound effect on how artists and audiences connect. In this cast, New Models speaks with music journalist Liz Pelly, who has written extensively on Spotify, particularly its impact on independent music. She talks to us, here, about Spotify's structure, how it nudges artists to optimize their acts through metrics, and what it understands "music" (let alone "independent") culture to be. Liz also gives an update on community organizing in...2019-03-021h 21
The Art of Process with Aimee Mann and Ted LeoEp. 3 - Dan Wilson "In the Belly of the Rock"On this episode of The Art of Process, we talk to one of our favorite songwriters, Dan Wilson. From his start in the Twin Cities indie scene of the early 80s to his rise as a noted "song-whisperer," working with artists ranging from Adele, to the Dixie Chicks, to Pink, and many others among and between, he's displayed an integrity and a commitment to artistry that shows through in all of his work. Join us as we discuss everything from meeting in the slow bake of a hot tent with yogurt on the side (it's every bit as gross...2019-02-1144 min
The Future of WhatBest of 2018Episode #143: From streaming to the inner-workings of indie labels, hear our most popular interviews of 2018 as determined by you, our listeners:
- Liz Pelly on Spotify and “The Problem with Muzak”
- Rob Jones on sustaining Jealous Butcher Records
- Jen Cloher’s approach to the music business
- Justin Schmidt weighs in on whether artists need a record label
Produced by Will Watts and Anna McClain. Engineered by Brent Asbury at Beta Petrol.2019-01-0458 min
Words & GuitarsThe Importance of DIY Culture with Liz PellyFrom publications to venues, DIY culture is able to highlight and share voices that are unadulterated from the influence of corporate culture. Liz Pelly joins Michael & Zac to discuss the importance of artist-run outlets and the many challenges they face to stay afloat in a sea of big money and the appropriation of phrase […]2018-11-1500 minThe Next TrackEpisode #127 - The Changing Economics of the Music Recording IndustryWe all know that the recorded music industry has gone through many changes in recent decades, but it can be interesting to take a long view of the various ways that music has been sold.
Show notes:
Frank Denyer: Music for Shakuhachi
Visualizing 40 Years of Music Industry Sales (Visual Capitalist)
Ringtones Composed by Brian Eno for the Nokia 8800 Scirocco Phone
Creating the Windows 95 Startup Sound
48% of people who buy vinyl don't listen to the records
Episode #119 - Caoilfhionn Rose on Gigging, Busking, Recording, and Releasing Her First Album
Cassette Store Day
Episode #90 – Liz Pelly on Streaming Mu...2018-10-1933 minThe Next TrackEpisode #125 - How We Do ItHow is the sausage made? In this episode we present a making of episode; how we make our podcast.
Show notes:
Episode #124 - Deluxe Editions
Blue Yeti microphone
Rode NT1 microphone
Audio Hijack
Take Control of Audio Hijack
Episode #123 - John Cage's Silent Piece 4'33", with Kyle Gann
Episode #121 - Roie Avin on Modern Prog Rock Masterpieces
Episode #67 – The Grateful Dead’s Legendary 5/8/77 Cornell Concert, with Author Peter Conners
Episode #60 – Geoff Edgers on the Slow Death of the Electric Guitar
Episode #90 – Liz Pelly on Streaming Muzak and Playlists
Episode #89 – Too Much Music; James Jackson Toth’s Failed Exper...2018-10-0532 min
XXFILESSpotify and the Algorithmic Status Quo with Liz PellyInterview with NYC-based writer https://soundcloud.com/lizpelly
http://lizpelly.com/writing
https://twitter.com/lizpelly2018-07-1828 min
ffilesSpotify and the Algorithmic Status Quo with Liz PellyInterview with NYC-based writer https://soundcloud.com/lizpelly
http://lizpelly.com/writing
https://twitter.com/lizpelly2018-07-1828 minThe Next TrackEpisode #100 - How We Listen to Music TodayFor the 100th episode, Doug and Kirk discuss how they listen to music today, and how their music listening has changed in the two years they've been producing this podcast.
Show notes:
Episode #90 – Liz Pelly on Streaming Muzak and Playlists
Episode #85 – How Much Music Is Too Much?
Episode #89 – Too Much Music; James Jackson Toth’s Failed Experiment
Record Labels Splitting Long Tracks into Multiple Tracks to Maximize Streaming Income
Episode #69 – Brian Brandt of Mode Records on John Cage, Morton Feldman, and the Music Business
Episode #1 – Songs to Albums to Songs
Episode #2 – To Stream or to Own Music?
Our...2018-04-1332 min
Beyond the FilterBeyond The Filter 23 - The Problem With Music with Liz Pellyhey! for the very first time this show has a musical intro! enjoy! the name of the track is "Forgotten Valley" by Kota Hoshino from the Forever Kingdom OST. if you like this episode, please consider supporting me on Patreon at: http://www.patreon.com/ellaguro on this episode i'm joined by music writ....This item belongs to: audio/opensource_audio.This item has files of the following types: Archive BitTorrent, Columbia Peaks, Item Tile, Metadata, Ogg Vorbis, PNG, Spectrogram, VBR MP32018-03-3100 minThe Next TrackEpisode #90 – Liz Pelly on Streaming Muzak and PlaylistsJournalist Liz Pelly talks about streaming muzak, Spotify, playlists, and the future of streaming.
This week’s guest:
Liz Pelly
Liz Pelly’s newsletter
Show notes:
The Problem with Muzak
The Secret Lives of Playlists
Future of Music Coalition
Episode #89 – Too Much Music; James Jackson Toth’s Failed Experiment
U.S. Copyright Authorities to Make Subscription Music Services Increase Payout Rate to Publishers and Musicians
Topsify
Filtr
Digster
Hands On: iTunes 10’s Ping feature
Merlin
Music fans bought a lot of cassettes last year
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You stop hearing music at a certain point and you start hearing decisions.
This week’s guest:
James Jackson Toth, Wooden Wand
Show notes:
Too Much Music: A Failed Experiment In Dedicated Listening
Episode #85 – How Much Music Is Too Much?
Brian Eno: Nerve Net (Expanded Edition)
The Cure: Pornography
Jeffrey Lewis
Douglas Rushkoff: Pres...2018-01-2637 min
The Future of WhatCrosshair / Cherie Hu / Walt LillyEpisode #109: Playlists have been a huge driver in the growth of streaming music, and platforms like Spotify are pushing their curated playlists more than ever. Securing a coveted placement on one of the top playlists could mean millions of streams and new fans for an artist. These playlists drive discovery, chart performance, and sales, and the tastemakers creating them aren’t just kids compiling their favorite songs. From brands to professional curators, many are taking advantage of this new marketing opportunity. But could curation become a viable revenue stream? And how do artists get their music to these mysterious influencers? On...2018-01-1956 min
The Future of WhatLiz Pelly on "The Problem with Muzak" / ResonateEpisode #109: Writer Liz Pelly has spent the last year discussing how streaming services like Spotify and the rise of playlisting affect our the health of our music industry. She joins us on the show to break down her recent piece in The Baffler Magazine, "The Problem with Muzak." We'll also hear from Peter Harris, founder of Resonate, a cooperatively owned streaming service based on a stream-to-own model built with blockchain technology.
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Talk Music Talk with boiceTMT 155: Jenn PellyGrandly heralded bands with more praise than sales under their belt could do no worse than to have their work documented by music journalists like Jenn Pelly. With her beautifully-crafted debut book on The Raincoats' self-titled 1979 post-punk classic, Jenn guides us through both a history of the all-female band and the influential album's place in music history. Also Pitchfork's Associate Reviews Editor, the Brooklyn writer's book-length essay is the 126th volume of the 33 1/3 series on a single album. More on The Raincoats: https://333sound.com/2014/09/24/the-33-13-new-author-qa-jenn-pelly Jenn Pelly on Pitchfork: https://pitchfork.com/staff/jenn-pelly SUBSCRIBE ON SOUNDCLOUD: https...2017-11-1046 min
DiscologistEpisode 297: Gaming The Playlist - Spotify and YouIn a recent article on artist advocacy site CASH Music, journalist Liz Pelly investigated "The Secret Lives Of Playlists", and what she found out has sparked another cycle of controversy for the world's largest provider of streaming music, Spotify.Is payola running rampant in the world of playlists? Is that really a problem? Do streaming services have a "moral" obligation to artists or has the label system simply evolved, meet the new boss, same as the old boss? Casey Rae (The Priest They Called Him: William S. Burroughs & The Cult of Rock 'n' Roll) and Michael Kentoff (Th...2017-07-1042 min
ChunkyGlasses: The PodcastEpisode 297: Gaming The Playlist - Spotify and YouIn a recent article on artist advocacy site CASH Music, journalist Liz Pelly investigated "The Secret Lives Of Playlists", and what she found out has sparked another cycle of controversy for the world's largest provider of streaming music, Spotify.Is payola running rampant in the world of playlists? Is that really a problem? Do streaming services have a "moral" obligation to artists or has the label system simply evolved, meet the new boss, same as the old boss? Casey Rae (The Priest They Called Him: William S. Burroughs & The Cult of Rock 'n' Roll) and Michael Kentoff...2017-07-1042 min
Talk Fool RadioTalk Fool Radio EP.18 LIZ PELLYHey my non clowns!! I love all of you I hope all of your holidays were amazing incredible full of love and shit like that. Today's guest is a very awesome, smart, hard working, and important individual. Liz Pelly has her hands in many things including The Media and the team over at Silent Barn. Besides her writing she is also a very important part of the New York DIY scene. LIKE US, she values the spread of information over all.
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Michael Farsky
Bryan Proteau
Nate Burger
Mohammed Abbasi
Javon Kellogg
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