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Diving into the new Billy Joel documentary with Mike Pesca
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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
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15 Works that Prove Great Art is Often Unfinished
You're not a perfectionist. You're just afraid.
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Stop Watching Videos without Headphones
I'm begging you
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I'm All Lost in the Supermarket
I can no longer shop happily
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What's the Point of a Concert?
Why the worst concert I've ever seen might be the best
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My Book is Getting Published
Let me tell you why it took 7 years to make it happen
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A Music Lover's Gift Guide
Everyone needs a good book under the Christmas tree
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You Should Leave Your Home
Sometimes you gotta go out into the cruel, cruel world
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The Best Music Books of the 21st Century
We asked. You answered.
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The Ever-Changing Unchangingness of Live Music
We head back to 1916 to understand how concerts have evolved in the last century
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Needles in Haystacks: The Lostwave Story
In one internet subculture, people desperately try to find the origins of songs without attribution. Sometimes they strike gold. Sometimes they get lost…
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The Great Generational Snob Shift
The omnivores have won for now
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Did Frank Sinatra Really Perform at My Grandma's High School?
Because sometimes you have to fact-check your grandmother
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We Are Never Getting Back Together
Unless one of us is going broke and you'll pay us a ton of money
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The Rise of the Disappointing Duet
If you're going to collaborate, please do it right.
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The Proper Way to Listen
Don't tell me what I should do!
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The Day I Met The Boss
I swear I wasn't that far from highway nine
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Decorating Time
“Art is how we decorate space; music is how we decorate time.”
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What I Learned Going to 100s of Concerts - Part V
Recounting my trips to see Taylor Swift, The Rolling Stones, Vampire Weekend, and so many more.
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What I Learned Going to 100s of Concerts - Part IV
Recalling my trips to see The Lumineers, The 1975, Paramore, Paul McCartney, and so many more.
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Let Me Be a Sellout
For decades, the worst sin a band could commit was selling out. Now, it's not even possible.
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Recorded Music is a Hoax
I've got bad news. If you enjoyed a musical recording in the last 100 years, you've been deceived.
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What I Learned Going to 100s of Concerts - Part III
Recalling my trips to see Foo Fighters, Kanye West, Harry Styles, and Lil Wayne.
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