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News from the Goolag Since 2006 ~ A survival guide to the creative apocalypse: We follow issues and opinion important to professional creators. Data is the new exposure.

Category: Spotify Meltdown

Written by Editor CharlieJanuary 17, 2023January 17, 2023

Guest Post: Making Fake Art: “1984”, The New Rembrandt, and The “Fake Artist”

In this 2017 post, guest writer Laura Kobylecky draws striking parallels from the fictional machine-made music in Orwell’s “1984” to Spotify’s fake artist scandal and “The Next Rembrandt” that was “art” created from human works by machine algorithm.

Written by Chris CastleOctober 22, 2022

The Curious Timing of “Spotify Untold” the Corporate Bio Book

[Update:  This post first posted on July 25, 2019 while the authors of “Spotify Untold” were on their US tour marketing their Swedish language book.  And then badaboom badabing, the book got optioned in August 2019 by Yellow Bird UK (which is a real production company, apparently home to the respected Swedish producer Berna Levin). […]

Written by Chris CastleJuly 27, 2022July 27, 2022

@KevinBrennanMP Asks the Right Question

Some nasty reasons why Netflix is more susceptible to churn than Spotify the monopolist.

Written by Chris CastleJune 23, 2022June 23, 2022

Must See Spoxit Documentary: The Way the Music Died: Why You Should #DitchSpotify — Artist Rights Watch

Great documentary about the streaming meltdown!

Written by Chris CastleMarch 8, 2022

Another One Bites the Dust: Bandcamp acquired by Tencent’s Epic Games and still no fairness for session musicians

Bandcamp’s sale means achieving escape velocity from the streaming tractor beam of death got a little harder.

Written by Chris CastleFebruary 21, 2022February 21, 2022

Spotify ESG fail: Governance

Because of Spotify’s monopoly power and voting stock, Daniel Ek and his partner control streaming music.

Written by Chris CastleFebruary 9, 2022February 10, 2022

Spotify’s ESG Fail: Social

Not only does Spotify fail the ESG test on environment, it’s a social dumpster fire.

Written by Chris CastleFebruary 3, 2022

Spotify’s ESG Problem: Environment Fail

Streaming is awful for the environment–uses vast quantities of energy requiring huge data centers. So how can any streamer pass the E test in ESG?

Written by Chris CastleDecember 6, 2021

A Comedy of Errors: Spotify Screws Up Again by Locking Out Comedians Who Dare to Talk Back

Spotify’s comedy of errors continues this time with added hubris.

Written by Chris CastleDecember 2, 2021December 2, 2021

Must See User Centric Explainer by Stevic MacKay of @TwelveFootNinja

Fantastic straight from the heart and blisteringly accurate critique of the “big pool” streaming model.

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