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The Cost of Creation

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  A few days ago, Daniel Ek, the CEO of Spotify, made some comments on Twitter. This has caused quite a bit backlash and controversy, and rightfully so. It demonstrates a disturbing attitude and ignorance of what the creation of art involves. This isn't surprising coming from a man whose company seems determined to find any means possible to avoid actually paying the artists whose music is featured on their platform (mine isn't; I'm not letting them steal from me).  So, immediately after becoming aware of this statement, I went on Bluesky and write a lengthy, spur of the moment series of posts about how dreadfully this man misunderstands what the creation of art entails. A lot of people seemed to agree with what I wrote, so I've decided to consolidate those posts here into one piece. First, this is what Daniel Ek said: “Today, with the cost of creating content being close to zero, people can share an incredible amount of content. This has sparked my curiosity about th...
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Album Review: "A Place to Go When You Need to Hide" by Rose Alaimo

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      Today, I had my third listen to Rose Alaimo’s new album, “A Place to Go When You Need to Hide,” and, having listened three times to the whole thing (and I’ve listened to a few of the songs more than that), I can say with certainty that the wait between her last record, “Grow,” and this one was worth it. She’s knocked it out of the park again with an album that maintains enough of the style of the previous one to appeal to fans of that great collection of songs, while also adding new elements that make it different in many ways. I’m impressed, yet again, just as I was with “Grow,” and with the single, “Orchid,” which continues to be one of my favorite songs ever. Yes, I said ever !                   So, clearly, I’m no stranger to Rose’s work, and this new album matches the level of quality I’ve come to expect and fits right into what is a wonderful catalog of music. This is also Rose...
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