I was recently looking for another crate for my records when I found this Vinyl Factory article: Why it’s Criminal to Store Records in Milkcrates...
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From the Wall Street Journal, Genius has accused Google of stealing its lyrics. Peep the Genius-made video below...
This article from Wired opened my eyes to a whole sub-culture I had no idea existed: DJs of the Future Don't Spin Records–They Write Code. There are plenty of rabbit holes to follow in this article, including...
This is a fascinating dive from the NY Times into the writer credits on Travis Scott’s Sicko Mode: How Dozens of People Own a Slice of a Hit...
Are We Having Fun Yet? On Pop’s Morose New Normal. This article from Pitchfork pulls together examples, numbers, and insight about what I've been feeling about popular music lately. It's a great read on what has changed, why it may have changed, and...
You Don’t Have to Listen to Abusive Rappers.
This article from The Ringer goes into the power of the playlist in 2017, especially when compared to a weaker year of big name album releases: How the Playlist Finally Usurped the Album...
This is a beautiful piece of coding and journalism from ESPN. I love the layout of the timeline, especially the embedded videos: The Making of Lavar. It's extermely effective at communicating Lavar's "rise". Whether you read each event or you fly...
This article from The Economist is a great read on using Hip Hop as a vehicle for teaching students about technology: Spitting Lines - How hip-hop is introducing children to coding and technology. It talks about classrooms in New York, Spotify and...