new york times

October 18, 2009

NYT Article : The Song Decoders at Pandora

The New York Times just posted a really insightful article exploring the algorithms employed by Pandora to customize listeners’ playlists. It also delves into the discussion of music taste based on social and cultural context rather than the music itself, which is one of my favorite thinking points (see: this post from about a month […]

August 24, 2009

New York Times + Radiohead + Yo La Tengo

Two of my favorite bands popped up in the NYT’s RSS feed today. The Radiohead article talks up the band’s prowess in navigating the current and future music markets, and the Yo La Tengo article is an interview with Georgia and Ira about their influences (and influencing other bands). Nice.