(Another) big week for music and AI. Every one of these tweets deserves its own topical deep dive. I write to understand and connect, so this is my own start to a personal exploration of how AI music has already shaped passive listening, what this means for traditional (human) artists and listeners, and what new opportunities might exist.

Take a second of the day To think about the things that we have done this year

If web3 is propelled by the power of meme, then Thomas Pynchon’s Crying of Lot 49 is an effective allegory of how a community builds, sustains, communicates and operates.