{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Problem With Music","description":"In 1993, our late, lamented hero Steve Albini wrote this gross and profane takedown of the music industry, and we\u2019ve been thinking about it ever since. We try to follow the evolution of Albini\u2019s attitude about how music is distributed while also checking in on David Byrne, Marxist theory, and Tik Tok. Sources   https:\/\/thebaffler.com\/salvos\/the-problem-with-music    https:\/\/qz.com\/202194\/steve-albini-the-problem-with-music-has-been-solved-by-the-internet    https:\/\/boingboing.net\/2024\/05\/10\/read-steve-albinis-famous-essay-on-the-music-industrys-problems.html    https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/culture\/music\/the-new-problem-with-music-steve-albini-revisits-one-of-his-favourite-themes-1.2013006    https:\/\/stereogum.com\/1678835\/steve-albini-thinks-the-internet-solved-the-problem-with-music\/news    https:\/\/reason.com\/2014\/04\/30\/legendary-punk-producer-steve-albini-say\/    https:\/\/www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com\/revisiting-steve-albinis-problem-music-essay-problem-solved-internet\/    https:\/\/rocknerd.co.uk\/2015\/01\/11\/steve-albini-how-the-internet-solved-the-problem-with-music\/    https:\/\/www.spinmagazine.com\/2014\/04\/steve-albini-internet-problem-with-music-streaming-debate\/   https:\/\/www.simplemusiccontracts.com\/the-problem-with-music   https:\/\/louderthanwar.com\/steve-albini-streaming\/   2014 Face the Music Video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/Lz_CPzuwSk4?si=PDHcZV4kKZErnI7R   2014 Face the Music transcript:  https:\/\/genius.com\/Steve-albini-keynote-address-at-melbourne-australias-face-the-music-conference-2014-annotated    https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/music\/2013\/oct\/11\/david-byrne-internet-content-world    https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2013\/oct\/16\/why-david-byrne-wrong-spotify-thom-yorke   https:\/\/freepresshouston.com\/the-steve-albini-interview\/   &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Supercontext: an autopsy of media","author_url":"http:\/\/supercontextpodcast.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41455765\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/202391055"}