Having spent yesterday listening to people natter on about AI, and how wonderful it was this was a good counterpoint. Quite impressed with myself for reading in one go too! 
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Interesting take, I think I agree. I’ve known Joe over 25 years when he was a waiter and doctor’s receptionist, dreaming of becoming a writer. He hauled his way up through sheer grit and an endless pursuit of knowledge. In fact, I’m not sure I’ve met anyone more passionate about both music AND words. He is endlessly curious and has always been plugged in to shit I had no idea about (and frankly didn’t care about). Sub genres of sub genres. I think the piece above is as much a lament about the diminishing importance of music writing, as you say. My 17yo daughter listens to all sorts of music, all the time, has been creating play lists since she was 10. I’m certain she has never and will never read a word of music journalism. I felt old and a bit overwhelmed reading this piece. All this stuff passes me by, and that’s fine.
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For anyone without subscriptions I’ve been highlighting the first bit of text in an article, then copy and pasting into textedit on a mac. Works pretty much every time I’ve tried it so far. You do get a bit of guff but you can at least read anything you fancy.
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Tony Price about “user-generated content” and “narrative campaigns”
Great piece on Italo Disco. Looks like its going to be a series
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Remember reading this when it came out (HMV was excellent for all the music books). Excellent read though '97 was probably too early to fully make sense of things.
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Now on sale on Discogs
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hey TP people, i have recently started a weekly newsletter featuring writings from voices within the electronic underground. DJs, producers, bookers, label heads, record store people, club operators. So far it features texts by Whodamanny, Barbara Boeing, Franz Scala and more. Feel free to check it out and subscribe 
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The Atlantic have republished JD Vance’s original article about Trump from 10 years ago.
Apart from anything I’m surprised how well he can write. I shouldn’t be, since he’s published a well-regarded memoir but I guess Trump has inured me to the idea of illiteracy at the top.
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