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On music, media, and the way platforms shape content

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Noah Brier
Oct 08, 2019
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Colin here. I’m fascinated by how the prevalent platforms of our time shape creativity and culture. In the Economist this week, friend of WITI Justin Kalifowitz talks about how the streaming services are altering songwriting: 

“WHERE THE streets have no name”, the first song on U2’s blockbuster 1987 album, “Joshua Tree”, begins with 40 seconds of ambient…

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