Neil Young just proved it – Spotify doesn’t care about music
Since its launch into the burgeoning streaming environment in 2006, Spotify has aggressively and creatively established itself as the world’s go-to music streaming platform by striking deals…
Music giants face investigation into ‘excessive power’ claims
Record labels and music streaming giants will be investigated by the competition watchdog to determine if they wield “excessive power”. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is…
How Joe Rogan became the world’s most popular podcaster
The Joe Rogan Experience is a curious affair, taking the form of long, discursive, often rambling conversations, in which the host sounds off about whatever seems to…
Neil Young never stood a chance against Joe Rogan
I never expected to see the words “Neil Young”, “fight” and “Joe Rogan” in the same sentence. Not least because Rogan is a trained MMA fighter and a…
What the arts should do more of – and less of – in 2022
Art Where to start? Enough with “blockbuster” shows that fail to shed fresh light on their subjects. Time, surely, to stop pretending the NFT (non-fungible token) “boom”…