RIP Brooklyn Vegan (And Online Music Media), Plus: We Answer Listener Emails (Finally!)
About this episode
Steven and Ian discuss the layoffs at Brooklyn Vegan, new music releases, and answer listener questions.
Steven and Ian open with a conversation about Brooklyn Vegan, the long-running music site that faced heavy layoffs this week, and what that says about the rapidly evolving state of online media (:50). Then they talk about the week's new releases, including albums by Ceremony, Citizen, and the Mountain Goats. (24:45). Then they (finally) open up the mailbag, and discuss listener questions about musical revisionism, yay or nay (33:43) and whether it's a good idea to check the setlist online before a show (46:48). In Recommendation Corner, Ian recommends Now It's Overhead and Steven recommends Kiwi Jr. (53:10). See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Hosts: Steven, Ian
Topics covered
- Brooklyn Vegan
- online music media
- new music releases
- listener questions
- musical revisionism
- setlist checking
- recommendations
Keywords
- Brooklyn Vegan
- music media
- new releases
- listener emails
- musical revisionism
- setlist
- recommendations
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Brooklyn Vegan
Books & works: Ceremony, Citizen, the Mountain Goats, Now It's Overhead, Kiwi Jr.
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