Yes, there’s too much music. Here’s further proof.
In the Olden Days, even the biggest record store could stock no more than 100,000 titles without going broke maintaining that kind of inventory. But in the age of streaming, there are no
Read MoreIn the Olden Days, even the biggest record store could stock no more than 100,000 titles without going broke maintaining that kind of inventory. But in the age of streaming, there are no
Read MoreIn the old days of physical music formats — CDs, vinyl, tapes — a collection was considered big if you had more than 100 of anything. Completists and obsessives might have upwards of
Read MoreStreaming music technology is fantastic, almost magical. If, 20 years ago, someone suggested that we’d be able to instantly access virtually ever single song ever recorded, they’d be laughed out of the room
Read More[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Back in September at a music conference in Singapore, Sir Lucian Grainge, the CEO of Universal Music Group, stated that 100,000 new songs were being uploaded
Read MoreOnce upon a time not that long ago, the supply of music was limited. We relied on record labels to filter through everything and then record stores, radio stations, music magazines, and later,
Read MoreAnyone with an Internet connection can instantly access somewhere around 40 million songs from all eras of recorded music history. That’s a lot. Way too much for the average person as this article
Read MoreHow’s that for a headline? It’s part of a story in The Guardian on what they called “the iPod effect.” Choice is good. But unlimited choice is changing our appreciation of what it
Read MoreAn interesting opinion piece that appeared at Hypebot: Do we create too much content? Does the world need a filter? “Every 2 days, the world creates as much content as we did from the beginning of
Read MoreIf you’re of a certain age, you’ll remember when having a hundred albums or CDs in your music collection made you a Big Deal. That was plenty of music, enough to keep you
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