Hey, it's Alan, and I just wanted to let you know that you can now listen to the ongoing

history of new music early and ad-free on Amazon music, included with Prime.

One thing before we start the show.

I want to let you know about a special interview you'll hear at the end of this episode.

It's with a host of a brand-new podcast called ArtCatex, the Architects of Art.

The cool thing is this show is hosted by Director X and Tadj Critchlow, two of the biggest music video directors on the planet. These guys are

responsible for game-changing videos from artists like Drake and Coldplay and Kendrick Lamar and so many

more. Hope you enjoyed the discussion. I sure did. That's coming up at the end of this episode. All right, let's get on with things. One of the byproducts of doing a show like this for as long as I've been doing it is that it's really hard to shut off your brain. I'm always thinking about topic ideas, ways to link facts and trivia together, reading a lot of books, talking to lots of people, and otherwise trying to

come up with a constant stream of things that we can talk about. The result of all this

researching and thinking and writing are some ideas and perspective on music, music history,

how music is made, how it's consumed, how it's distributed, and how seemingly small things

have led to big changes. So that's one thing.

Another is the opinions formed by observing the opinions of others. You know, why do people like some

things and hate others? And another is a list of ideas that aren't quite fully formed yet.

It seems like I've almost grasped a concept, but it doesn't quite feel right

yet. I feel that there's a germ of truth in there somewhere, but it's just, you know, not there yet.

I've also learned that when you're not sure about something, source the crowd. You might not like

the answers, but it's better than living in your own head. So let me bounce a few of these things off you.

And you can tell me if I'm onto something or if I'm off base or if I've completely lost the plot.

I call this episode theories, thoughts, and half-baked ideas.

This is the ongoing history of new music podcast with Alan Croix.

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