Episode 22: L'Rain
For Episode 22, we spoke with songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and curator Taja Cheek, on the brink of her group L’Rain’s fourth record, fata morgana, out today on Mexican Summer. Taja is ...
14 Aug 53min
Episode 21: July 2026 Headlines (PATREON PREVIEW)
The CEO of SoundCloud recently revealed that he regularly seeks advice from what he calls his “AI board”—a model he trained on the interviews and writings of top pop musicians and record industry exec...
31 Juli 2min
Episode 20: Why Panda Bear & Sonic Boom's New Record is Not Streaming
Why did Panda Bear and Sonic Boom decide to not put their new record, A ? of WHEN, on any streaming services? And how did they get their label, Domino Recording Co, on board? For episode 20 we're join...
24 Juli 1h 1min
Episode 19: June 2026 Headlines (PATREON PREVIEW)
For this month's installment of our monthly headlines show, we're digging into two stories around the increasingly entwined worlds of generative AI and music streaming. First, a look into a new tool c...
29 Juni 4min
Episode 17: Maine Music Alliance
Welcome back! This month we are joined by Peter McLaughlin and Scott Mohler of the Maine Music Alliance. They explain how local musicians in Portland, Maine successfully stopped Live Nation from openi...
15 Maj 1h 1min
Episode 16: April 2026 Headlines (PATREON PREVIEW)
We’re back with another Headlines episode, and this month it’s our first time spending the whole episode on one story. You probably already know which one it is. For this month we are begrudgingly wad...
1 Maj 4min
Episode 15: Wendy Eisenberg
For today's episode of Critical Listening we are joined by guitarist, songwriter and improviser Wendy Eisenberg to launch a new segment, "Listening Habits." Wendy joined us a few weeks before the rele...
17 Apr 1h 44min
