The Honest Broker
Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Archive
About
New
Top
Discussion
50 Essential African Albums (Part 3 of 3)
Here's the final installment of my survey of African music—which covers the period from 1999 to the present day.
Ted Gioia
Jun 24
11
5
Share this post
50 Essential African Albums (Part 3 of 3)
tedgioia.substack.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
Where Did the Long Tail Go?
'The Long Tail' was supposed to boost alternative voices in music, movies, and books—but the exact opposite happened. What went wrong?
Ted Gioia
Jun 21
227
90
Share this post
Where Did the Long Tail Go?
tedgioia.substack.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
A Motley Assortment of Observations, Links, Songs, Images, and Idle Amusements
Please step inside my emporium. I have some rare curios for your inspection—a few items might be edifying or at least amusing.
Ted Gioia
Jun 18
54
15
Share this post
A Motley Assortment of Observations, Links, Songs, Images, and Idle Amusements
tedgioia.substack.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
New Songs for Enhanced Interrogation of Your Frontal Cortex
Strange New Music Hasn’t Disappeared—It’s Just Hiding Out on My Genre-Busting Playlist
Ted Gioia
Jun 16
42
15
Share this post
New Songs for Enhanced Interrogation of Your Frontal Cortex
tedgioia.substack.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
The Day the Police Came to Arrest Me at Stan Getz’s House
And a guide to the magic word you must NEVER ignore
Ted Gioia
Jun 14
177
36
Share this post
The Day the Police Came to Arrest Me at Stan Getz’s House
tedgioia.substack.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
These 20 Startups Want to Control the Future of Music
These companies are ambitious and moving fast. At least some of them will change the landscape of music in the next decade. If you earn your livelihood…
Ted Gioia
Jun 12
51
21
Share this post
These 20 Startups Want to Control the Future of Music
tedgioia.substack.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
Advice to Musicians from Martin Heidegger
They don't teach existentialist philosophy at music school, but if they did. . .
Ted Gioia
Jun 9
219
55
Share this post
Advice to Musicians from Martin Heidegger
tedgioia.substack.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
When They Had a Contest to Rename Jazz
In 1949, Down Beat magazine invited fans to pick a new name for jazz. The results were ridiculous—but also revealing.
Ted Gioia
Jun 7
183
67
Share this post
When They Had a Contest to Rename Jazz
tedgioia.substack.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
Music in Heaven
The Honest Broker rushes in where others fear to tread. But our notions about music in heaven also impact how we hear songs in the here-and-now.
Ted Gioia
Jun 4
129
33
Share this post
Music in Heaven
tedgioia.substack.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
Record Labels Dig Their Own Grave. And the Shovel is Called TikTok.
It's not just the music biz—legacy media outlets everywhere are playing the same dangerous game. Here's how it will play out.
Ted Gioia
Jun 2
283
69
Share this post
Record Labels Dig Their Own Grave. And the Shovel is Called TikTok.
tedgioia.substack.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
50 Essential African Albums (Part 2 of 3)
A special feature for paid subscribers to The Honest Broker
Ted Gioia
May 31
22
17
Share this post
50 Essential African Albums (Part 2 of 3)
tedgioia.substack.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
14 Warning Signs That You Are Living in a Society Without a Counterculture
A sad story told entirely in tweets
Ted Gioia
May 28
264
187
Share this post
14 Warning Signs That You Are Living in a Society Without a Counterculture
tedgioia.substack.com
Copy link
Twitter
Facebook
Email
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts