Odds & Ends

Can I Save My 20-Year-Old iPod?

Some things are worth holding on to

Nov 20 •

Chris Dalla Riva

My Book is Finally Out

What sadness can do for you

Nov 13 •

Chris Dalla Riva

101 Things I Learned Listening to Every Number One Hit: Part 2

You pick up a few things when you listen to 1200 songs

Nov 6 •

Chris Dalla Riva

101 Things I Learned Listening to Every Number One Hit: Part 1

You pick up a few things when you listen to 1200 songs

Oct 30 •

Chris Dalla Riva

The Algorithm Giveth and The Algorithm Taketh Away

How a bunch of a little decisions add up to a billion streams

Oct 23 •

Chris Dalla Riva

Rick Beato and the Miracle of YouTube

Why is the world's biggest music label mad at one YouTuber?

Sep 11 •

Chris Dalla Riva

5 Hot Takes: The Beatles, Taylor Swift, Led Zeppelin, Poptimism, and Morgan Wallen

The point of this newsletter is to make you mad

Sep 4 •

Chris Dalla Riva

A bottle of Chris a bottle of Mike...

Diving into the new Billy Joel documentary with Mike Pesca

Aug 5 •

Chris Dalla Riva

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The 18 Best Podcast Episodes about Music

I listened to thousands of hours of podcasts, so you don't have to

Jun 26 •

Chris Dalla Riva

15 Works that Prove Great Art is Often Unfinished

You're not a perfectionist. You're just afraid.

May 29 •

Chris Dalla Riva

Stop Watching Videos without Headphones

I'm begging you

Apr 24 •

Chris Dalla Riva

I'm All Lost in the Supermarket

I can no longer shop happily

Mar 13 •

Chris Dalla Riva

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