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Posts published in “Music to my Ears”

The state of live music

Last week, I went to the Music Hall of Williamsburg, and it was the first indoor concert I’ve seen in three years that seemed post-pandemic.

“Can I still listen to Kanye?”

On October 3, 2022, Kanye West wore a “White Lives Matter” shirt to his Paris Fashion Week event, a phrase that the Anti-Defamation League categorizes as a hate statement.

For the ghouls

If there’s one thing I love more than Halloween, it’s Halloween music. There’s something about Halloween that gives people the creative freedom to just go wild.

Every noise at once: algorithms in the music industry and microgenre

The prevalence of streaming services and the internet have changed the landscape of music. TikTok acts as a powerful promotional tool—if your song can soundtrack a trend or get picked up by a dance challenge, that virality translates to more listens than could ever before be achieved by small and independent artists.