How the balance of genres are changing at music festivals
August 8th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Secondary ticket seller VividSeats took a look at how the mix of music is changing at some of the big
Browsing the "Genres" Tag
How does Spotify keep track of all the new musical genres?
June 12th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Since the birth of rock’n’roll in the 1950s, music has evolved, separated, stratified, and segmented into so many different streams.
What genre is that song? New artificial intelligence program classifies music by style
May 24th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
In order to make sense of the universe, human beings have always needed to put things we encounter into neat
Has rock benefited from the rise of streaming? (Spoiler: No.)
April 6th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Streaming is changing everything about the way music is distributed and consumed. I find this new psychology of music fans
Tuesday Timesuck: A Way to Explore Every Genre of Music Ever Created
October 17th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
In the Olden Days, it was easy to place popular music into nice, neat piles: pop, rock, country, R&B, jazz,
The Guy Who Classifies Every Single Spotify Song into an Ultra-Specific Genre
June 5th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
How’s this for a cool gig: “Data Alchemist” for Spotify. It’s Glen McDonald’s job to classify all the songs on
40 Years of Musical Trends and Genre Burnouts
May 12th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
To everything there is a season. When something new comes along, we jump on it, beat it do death and
The End of Musical Tribes
March 21st, 2016 | by Alan Cross
When you were growing up, what did you do to signal to the rest of the world who you were?
Want to Argue About the Various Genres of Metal?
November 5th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Metal is one of those genres that can be sliced and diced in a ton of different ways. But what’s
Who’s More Open-Minded About Music: Indie Fans or Pop Fans? Who are the Bigger Snobs?
August 21st, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Fans of indie music are often portrayed as snobbish hipsters, people who believe that their tastes in music are more
What Genre is Responsible for the Most Releases in Canada So Far This Year
August 18th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Canadian Music Blog did some analysis of all the albums Canadian artists have released so far in 2015 and come
Tuesday Fun: Genre Masher
August 18th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
Humans by nature feel a need to classify things. We make sense of the world by putting things into neat
So Which Genre Sold the Most Albums in Canada Last Year?
January 14th, 2015 | by Alan Cross
The other day I posted about how rock sold more than any other genre in the US. Of all the
How the Our Urge to Classify Music into Genres Has Changed Music Culture
February 15th, 2014 | by Alan Cross
In an effect to make sense of things in a complicated universe, humans like to put things into neat little
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