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Episode 27: We Read the Spotify Earnings Call Transcript So You…
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Sharp takes on music technology and culture industry hell from journalist Liz Pelly and musician/educator Max Alper. On each episode, Liz and Max take on the contemporary music and culture industries, with deep dives into the hellscape of contemporary music biz headlines and long form interviews with fellow writers, musicians and more. Support the show, get early access to episodes and exclusive content at patreon.com/criticallistening
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- Episode 27: We Read the Spotify Earnings Call Transcript So You Don't Have To (October 2026 Headlines) (PATREON PREVIEW) · 3 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 27To hear this episode in full, as well as all of our monthly Headlines episodes and more, become a member on Patreon for $5/month, but if the price is an obstacle just drop us a…
- Episode 26: Live From Warszawa · 1 ώ. 29 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 26We're back from Warsaw, Poland, where we recorded this episode live at the 24th edition of Unsound Festival. Our guests are the Polish composer Piotr Kurek, visual artist Wilhelm…
- Episode 25: September 2026 Headlines (PATREON PREVIEW) · 6 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 25Earlier this month, Suno unveiled its new "v6" model, advertising it as the first product created with material licensed from Warner, BMG and Believe. But it also says the model…
- Episode 24: Sweeping Promises · 57 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 24Welcome back to another episode of Critical Listening, DIY Lifers edition. For our third installment of Listening Habits, our series where we talk to musicians about how they…
- Episode 23: August Headlines (PATREON PREVIEW) · 5 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 23As usual, this Headlines episode is for paid subscribers only. Head to Patreon.com/criticallistening to access all of our monthly Headlines episodes, as well as our Discord…
- Episode 22: L'Rain · 54 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 22For Episode 22, we spoke with songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and curator Taja Cheek, on the brink of her group L’Rain’s fourth record, fata morgana, out today on…
- Episode 21: July 2026 Headlines (PATREON PREVIEW) · 3 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 21The CEO of SoundCloud recently revealed that he regularly seeks advice from what he calls his “AI board”—a model he trained on the interviews and writings of top pop musicians…
- Episode 20: Why Panda Bear & Sonic Boom's New Record is Not Streaming · 1 ώ. 1 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 20Why did Panda Bear and Sonic Boom decide to not put their new record, A ? of WHEN, on any streaming services? And how did they get their label, Domino Recording Co, on board? For…
- Episode 19: June 2026 Headlines (PATREON PREVIEW) · 4 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 19For this month's installment of our monthly headlines show, we're digging into two stories around the increasingly entwined worlds of generative AI and music streaming. First, a…
- Episode 18: May 2026 Headlines (PATREON PREVIEW) · 5 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 18We're back for another Headlines episode for the month of May 2026. As with all Headlines episodes this season, this episode is a subscriber exclusive. You can listen to it in…
- Episode 17: Maine Music Alliance · 1 ώ. 1 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 17Welcome back! This month we are joined by Peter McLaughlin and Scott Mohler of the Maine Music Alliance. They explain how local musicians in Portland, Maine successfully stopped…
- Episode 16: April 2026 Headlines (PATREON PREVIEW) · 4 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 16We’re back with another Headlines episode, and this month it’s our first time spending the whole episode on one story. You probably already know which one it is. For this month…
- Episode 15: Wendy Eisenberg · 1 ώ. 44 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 15For today's episode of Critical Listening we are joined by guitarist, songwriter and improviser Wendy Eisenberg to launch a new segment, "Listening Habits." Wendy joined us a few…
- Episode 13: Following the Money with Henk Willem Smits · 42 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 13What happens when a private equity company takes over a music festival? For this Critical Listening live taping at the ESNS Conference in Groningen, we spoke with Dutch…
- Episode 14: March 2026 Headlines (PATREON PREVIEW) · 3 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 14Hey all, we're back with another headlines episode. This month we start by digging into UMG CEO Lucian Grainge's recent appearance on stage at a NVIDIA-hosted conference…
- Episode 12: February 2026 Headlines · 54 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 12Welcome back to another episode of Critical Listening. For this month’s Headlines, we’re joined by Hearing Things co-founder and longtime music critic Jill Mapes to discuss her…
- Episode 11: Live from Groningen · 51 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 11WE’RE BACK. Today we start the year with a dispatch from what some may call the front lines: a bunch of AI-related panels at a European music biz trade conference. It’s also our…
- Episode 10: Season Finale w/ Anthony Fantano (The Needle Drop) · 1 ώ. 21 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 10As 2025 comes to a close, so does the first season of Critical Listening. And with us to send off the year, we have none other than the internet's busiest music nerd himself…
- Episode 9: November 2025 Headlines LIVE at Purchase College · 55 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 9We are back for our penultimate episode of Season 1 of Critical Listening! Recorded on November 13th at the coveted Stood at Purchase College, we're discussing the latest…
- Episode 8: Amirtha Kidambi · 1 ώ. 37 λεπ. · Επεισόδιο 8For Episode 8 we have composer, educator, curator, and activist Amirtha Kidambi stopping by. We discuss Amirtha's various musical outputs, including her Elder Ones ensemble and…
