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Why Did the Beatles Get So Many Bad Reviews?
An inquiry into how critics stumble
Ted Gioia
Jan 30
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Every Prediction from My Teenage Years Turned Out Wrong
Or why I distrust the conventional wisdom
Ted Gioia
Jan 28
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The Most Important City in the History of Music Isn't What You Think It Is
We can learn from the Córdoba Miracle—and not just about music
Ted Gioia
Jan 26
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How a Single Person Changes a Culture
And what would happen if Miles Davis were a corporate CEO
Ted Gioia
Jan 24
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How to Make $100 Million Playing Clarinet
And other oddities, oracles & opinions from The Honest Broker
Ted Gioia
Jan 22
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Impersonating Famous Musicians: A Two Thousand Year History
From Orpheus to Elvis and beyond
Ted Gioia
Jan 20
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My 8 Best Techniques for Evaluating Character
These methods have helped me enormously—and can save you much heartache and anxiety
Ted Gioia
Jan 18
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Why Was King Tut Buried with a Trumpet?
"Whenever someone blows into it, a war occurs"
Ted Gioia
Jan 16
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Did the Music Business Just Kill the Vinyl Revival?
New data tells an ominous story
Ted Gioia
Jan 14
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The 50 Best Works of Non-Realist Fiction of the 21st Century (Part 4 of 5)
I share my favorite works of science fiction, fantasy, horror, magical realism, and alternate history since 2000
Ted Gioia
Jan 11
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How I Got an AI Theme Song for My Substack
Or why AI music in 2023 isn’t about innovation or creativity—it’s just a crude cost-cutting tool without a lot of heart.
Ted Gioia
Jan 9
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The Woman Who Abandoned a Successful Recording Career to Play Music for the Dying
I celebrate 50 years of end-of-life interventions by Therese Schroeder-Sheker. This is what a real music hero looks like.
Ted Gioia
Jan 6
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