“All rivers lead to the same ocean”: UbuWeb, pirate shadow library, is back

Peter Kirn - February 6, 2025

Sinevibes’ YouTube account is terminated (updated: it’s back!)

Peter Kirn - February 3, 2025

Liz Pelly’s Spotify book reveals how company uses ghost content

Peter Kirn - December 19, 2024

Mood Machine: The rise of spotify and the cost of the perfect playlist - book cover by Liz Pelly showing Spotify-style thumbnails on a black background.

Mood Machine, Liz Pelly’s book on Spotify, will be a must-read

Peter Kirn - December 2, 2024

Play around with miniature, interactive Rooms – now with Actions

Peter Kirn - November 28, 2024

Jumping ship to Bluesky? Here’s where to start for music and tech

Peter Kirn - November 21, 2024

Zoe McPherson track Thumb Governance loaded in Bandcamp with Bandcamp Tempo Adjust plugin controls available - CDJ-style bpm detection, range toggles, and master tempo toggle visible.

Bandcamp and Discogs Tempo Adjust has a new UI, Master Tempo

Peter Kirn - November 20, 2024

SOPHIE is international Google Doodle today on her birthday

Peter Kirn - September 17, 2024

Aslice to close: an experiment in revenue sharing reveals sobering inequities

Peter Kirn - September 3, 2024

From Ancient Greek to Znameny Chant, a world beyond Western notation

Peter Kirn - August 28, 2024