Kansas City Hipsters Share Spotify Research

TKC loves considerations of tech and how it shapes & changes culture . . . Accordingly, this upcoming talk might be worth it for smarter local online denizens who want to think beyond the algorithm. 

Check-it . . .

On Tuesday, May 13, Mid-Continent Public Library will host journalist and author Liz Pelly to discuss her new book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist as part of their “Facing the Future” series. The following evening, Wednesday, May 14, she will speak at the Lawrence Public Library in a conversation entitled “Is Spotify Ruining Music?” presented by LAAND and the Lawrence Music Alliance.

Pelly’s book is an “unsparing investigation into Spotify’s origins and influence on music, weaving unprecedented reporting with incisive cultural criticism, illuminating how streaming is reshaping music for listeners and artists alike,” drawn from over 100 interviews with “industry insiders, former Spotify employees, and musicians.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Journalist Liz Pelly visits local libraries to deep-dive her book Mood Machine and the 'costs' of Spotify

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