Lately, I’ve developed something of an obsession. Anyone who has found themselves stuck in a tailspin, watching an entire season of a television show in one sitting might be able to relate. You’ll understand, if you know what it’s like to compulsively push “play” as soon as one episode ends—that twinge of shame and guilt that comes with the conscious decision to sit there a little longer and watch another episode. (Graciously, Netflix has omitted that decision in recent months—giving you about thirteen seconds, as the closing credits roll, to get your life in order before auto-playing the next episode.) Read more…
What Idol Teaches Us
The music industry is struggling. It’s a recurring theme in this column; it’s a struggle that I see and experience almost every day. I’ve made no secret of my belief that the old model, upon which many legendary record labels have been built, has been rendered obsolete by technological advances.
The Great Record Industry Freak-Out became evident fifteen years ago, in the days of Napster, and it has never completely recovered. I won’t beat that dead horse too much this week. Instead, I want to address something that has been making the rounds on the social networks. It’s loosely related, and might play into that narrative a little, but examines the problem from a uniquely different angle. Read more…












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