The Honest Broker
All the growth in the music business now comes from old songs—with consumption of new music actually shrinking. How did we get here, and is there a way back?
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A remarkable blues musician emerged from obscurity in 1959, but something about him just didn’t seem right.
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We've lost one of our finest critics—but he was much more than that for me. Let me tell you how I met Terry.
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Michael Brecker was a legend among saxophonists, but 15 years after his death, the music media still undervalues his artistry.
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Yes, there’s music in Hell, but don’t expect angels with harps. A thread on Reddit discussing the matter got 6,000 responses—some quite surprising. But…
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I celebrate the life—and mourn the death—of philosopher Michael Inwood, who left us on the last day of 2021.
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In which the author expostulates on his odd notions about sports, music, and life
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These get stranger the farther you go down the list
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