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The Future of Music Is Offline

Spotify and AI are replacing our living music with a dead one

Mar 19

The Future of Music Is Offline

Mar 19

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The Liquidation of History in the Age of Trump and DOGE

Napoleon’s Burden, Mad Max’s Wasteland, and the Rule of Algorithms

Mar 2

The Liquidation of History in the Age of Trump and DOGE

Mar 2

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No GPT-5 in 2025 and No AGI — Ever

The Triadic Nature of Meaning-Making and the Fallacy of AI’s Understanding

Jan 11

No GPT-5 in 2025 and No AGI — Ever

Jan 11

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In the Wake of Hendrix’s Hands

Jimi Hendrix, My First Memory, and the Quantum Ripple of a Musical Gift

Aug 31, 2024

In the Wake of Hendrix’s Hands

Aug 31, 2024

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I Asked Generative AI Music Platform Suno to Write a Podcast Theme…Things Got Weird

AI, Music, and Coherence: What Are We Trying To Accomplish?

Mar 27, 2024

I Asked Generative AI Music Platform Suno to Write a Podcast Theme…Things Got Weird

Mar 27, 2024

Stop Calling AI a Tool It’s Not a Tool

Generative AI doesn’t extend the artist, it replaces the conditions under which art is possible

5d ago

Stop Calling AI a Tool It’s Not a Tool

5d ago

Spotify’s New Royalty Rules Shift $47 Million From Indie Artists to Major Label Stars

Under Spotify’s new royalty model, only 13% of music is deemed economically worthy

Apr 19

Spotify’s New Royalty Rules Shift $47 Million From Indie Artists to Major Label Stars

Apr 19

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From Napster to Now — How We Lost the Thread

The rise of streaming, the false promise of democratization, and the quiet erasure of music’s meaning

Apr 14

From Napster to Now — How We Lost the Thread

Apr 14

You Can’t Fact-Check a Song: Inside Trumpism’s Sonic Reality

Reharmonizing Politics Through the Power of Modulation

Mar 17

You Can’t Fact-Check a Song: Inside Trumpism’s Sonic Reality

Mar 17

Can AI Measure Beauty? A Deep Dive into Meta’s Audio Aesthetics Model

A Critical Examination of Meta’s AI Aesthetic Evaluation Model

Feb 17

Can AI Measure Beauty? A Deep Dive into Meta’s Audio Aesthetics Model

Feb 17

Jeffrey Anthony

Jeffrey Anthony

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Writing on AI, technology, music, culture & aesthetics. Founder of Muse Foundry, an offline-only label and research project resisting algorithmic compliance.

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