pop, in service of the good

The algorithm is terrible, and many outlets end up covering the exact same releases from a given week, based on factors that have little to do with having listened to the releases at issue.

A number of years ago, when I was beginning to write my own songs, a fellow songwriter confronted me very seriously about my writing, telling me that I should have a go at writing more “traditional” songs.

I think part of the difficulty with political songwriting these days is that musicians rely heavily on an audience that they have become interconnected to through the algorithm, and so the result of political songwriting is oftentimes what I will call “red

There are many issues with the idea of “content creation.”

At least in the indie music genre, people are advised to make music videos in order to fulfill a requirement of publicity.

I had wanted to write a record about work for some time, but centered around more modern work/labor issues.

One nagging trend that has continued on in discussions of aspiring musicians is the notion of “career”, with much literature and marketing implicitly suggesting that “success” means having a “career” where having a “career” in turn means being financially…

I begin with the caveat that I am not literally giving an analysis of the birth of imposter syndrome.

Traditionally, independent musicians think of self-sufficiency as being a milestone on their way to greater recognition.

I was talking to a music journalist the other day who suggested that music reviews don’t matter, because nobody reads music reviews.