Sharp takes on music technology and culture industry hell from journalist Liz Pelly and musician/educator Max Alper. On each episode, Liz and Max take on the contemporary music and culture industries, with deep dives into the hellscape of contemporary music biz headlines and long form interviews with fellow writers, musicians and more. Support the show, get early access to episodes and exclusive content at patreon.com/criticallistening
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Sharp takes on music technology and culture industry hell from journalist Liz Pelly and musician/educator Max Alper. On each episode, Liz and Max take on the contemporary music and culture industries, with deep dives into the hellscape of contemporary music biz headlines and long form interviews with fellow writers, musicians and more. Support the show, get early access to episodes and exclusive content at patreon.com/criticallistening
How are musicians building collective power in a freelance economy that still worships the grind? In recent years the Union of Musicians and Allied Workers have made headlines for its work around streaming, through both the Justice at Spotify campaign and the Living Wage for Musicians Act, which the group co-authored with Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib. Since these are likely to be recurring topics of conversation on Critical Listening, we wanted to go broader for this early chat. We spoke with steering committee members Joey La Neve Defrancesco and Spencer Peppet for a bit of UMAW 101: What is UMAW? Why does it exist? What are effective strategies for organizing musicians? Also covered: building power, escalation tactics, boycotts, and winning.
Tracklist:
Downtown Boys - Wave of History
The Ophelias - Open Sky
The Ophelias - Spring Grove
Downtown Boys - L'Internationale
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Critical Listening
Sharp takes on music technology and culture industry hell from journalist Liz Pelly and musician/educator Max Alper. On each episode, Liz and Max take on the contemporary music and culture industries, with deep dives into the hellscape of contemporary music biz headlines and long form interviews with fellow writers, musicians and more. Support the show, get early access to episodes and exclusive content at patreon.com/criticallistening
