Mood Machine: The rise of spotify and the cost of the perfect playlist - book cover by Liz Pelly showing Spotify-style thumbnails on a black background.

Mood Machine, Liz Pelly’s book on Spotify, will be a must-read

Peter Kirn - December 2, 2024

Tim Exile’s cancer recovery project is a generative, morphing groovebox

Peter Kirn - November 26, 2024

Artists and labels unite in Resiliencia following Valencia flooding

Peter Kirn - November 25, 2024

Jumping ship to Bluesky? Here’s where to start for music and tech

Peter Kirn - November 21, 2024

A fantasy combo of Chicago footwork and Polish folk rhythmic asymmetry

Peter Kirn - November 21, 2024

Zoe McPherson track Thumb Governance loaded in Bandcamp with Bandcamp Tempo Adjust plugin controls available - CDJ-style bpm detection, range toggles, and master tempo toggle visible.

Bandcamp and Discogs Tempo Adjust has a new UI, Master Tempo

Peter Kirn - November 20, 2024

Sounds from Ukraine after 1000 days

Peter Kirn - November 19, 2024

Take fifteen minutes and watch the sun come up with hazy ambient music

Peter Kirn - November 15, 2024

Journey to the forests of the Amazon and Poland with blind artist Izabela Dłużyk

Peter Kirn - November 12, 2024

Utrecht’s Le Guess Who? festival chronicles a broken visa system

Peter Kirn - November 7, 2024