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Album, to 8-track, to Cassette, to CD — How the Collapse of CD Sales Crashed the Music Industry (w/ Jim Barber) Rick Beato

Published March 31, 2024 by Mic Hael

How the Collapse of CD Sales Crashed the Music Industry (w/ Jim Barber) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klxif5McurI See also https://soundquality.org/2024/01/how-corruption-and-greed-led-to-the-downfall-of-rock-music-rick-beato/ Title: The Digital Disruption: How Napster and Online Music Piracy Led to the Collapse of the Music Industry Introduction: The music industry has undergone a seismic shift in recent decades, largely due to the rise of digital … Read more

Ariana Grande, Eternal Sunshine

Published March 9, 2024 by Mic Hael

“Eternal Sunshine” is a song by Ariana Grande from her sixth studio album, “Positions,” released in 2020. The album explores themes of love, intimacy, and self-discovery, and “Eternal Sunshine” is one of its standout tracks. In “Eternal Sunshine,” Ariana Grande reflects on the fleeting nature of happiness and the impermanence of life’s joys. The song’s … Read more

We are made stupider by the shortening of songs — A Warning On the Future of Music: with Author Ted Gioia

Updated March 7, 2024 | Published May 27, 2022 by Mic Hael

Songs shrunken and dumbed-down — 3 minutes is far too short to allow your mindset to become altered. THE LENGTH MATTERS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM4sEl8avug “Really the most important people in music now are the CEO of Apple, the CEO of Google, the CEO of Spotify…none of them are from a music background…People [who] do not genuinely love … Read more

Alan Watt & Thomas Sheridan on the Music Industry & Culture Creation

Updated February 28, 2024 | Published April 7, 2021 by Mic Hael

The music industry is nothing like what is imagined (and pretended to) by the public. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS1BxV-lxUo Alan Watt and Thomas Sheridan are both authors and researchers who have explored the topics of culture, psychology, and the media industry, including the music industry. While their views may vary, they have both touched upon the influence … Read more

Alan Watt & Thomas Sheridan on the Music Industry & Culture Creation

Updated February 22, 2024 | Published April 9, 2021 by Mic Hael

The music industry is nothing like what is imagined (and pretended to) by the public. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS1BxV-lxUo Alan Watt and Thomas Sheridan are both authors and speakers known for their perspectives on topics related to culture, media, and psychology. While they have addressed the music industry and the concept of “culture creation” in their … Read more