2025 Mix 31: The A-pop series nears its conclusion, some hemming/hawing about platform unpleasantness, and great music from all over as always -- the whole point of this enterprise, y'know
FWIW my current guilt level on a 1-10 scale (where 10 means I actually stop doing the thing) is maybe 3 or 4 for Substack (wish not doing PR for Fascists was understood as compatible with and in fact necessary for free speech, but that U-boat has sailed) vs. 7 or 8 for Spotify (sadly my "worst streaming service, tied with all the others" doesn't seem true anymore. Maybe tied for third-worst with most of the others?)
Yeah, I'm closer to a 5 or 6 with Substack as time wears on and people actively avoid clicking links to it, have been a steady 6 with Spotify from way back (but for what I do for the newsletter specifically nothing comes close to Spotify)
i don't always find time to listen to the selected songs. really liked this bunch, especially the new tricky and flyte, thanks!
looking forward to thoughts on "enshittifiability" of various art mediums, insofar as the term can be applied to media directly and not to platforms. (spotify has certainly undergone what i would consider classic enshittification)
FWIW my current guilt level on a 1-10 scale (where 10 means I actually stop doing the thing) is maybe 3 or 4 for Substack (wish not doing PR for Fascists was understood as compatible with and in fact necessary for free speech, but that U-boat has sailed) vs. 7 or 8 for Spotify (sadly my "worst streaming service, tied with all the others" doesn't seem true anymore. Maybe tied for third-worst with most of the others?)
Yeah, I'm closer to a 5 or 6 with Substack as time wears on and people actively avoid clicking links to it, have been a steady 6 with Spotify from way back (but for what I do for the newsletter specifically nothing comes close to Spotify)
My latest "Radio Not Radio" show is up now: https://www.mixcloud.com/callinamagician/892025-radio-not-radio/. This one features Leila Hadda and pinponpanpon.
i don't always find time to listen to the selected songs. really liked this bunch, especially the new tricky and flyte, thanks!
looking forward to thoughts on "enshittifiability" of various art mediums, insofar as the term can be applied to media directly and not to platforms. (spotify has certainly undergone what i would consider classic enshittification)