Goodbye
Ulrich Schnauss

There are feelings and emotions rooted in the deeper, darker heart of ourselves that can only be touched by diving below our surface. Music is a frequent guide to accessing this unexplored territory and helping us explore what we don’t have words to express.

Trying to take a lesson from my cat to search for the light, no matter how small.

But once you are given a tool that operates effortlessly — but only in a certain way — every choice that deviates from the standard represents a major cost.

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I recently blogged about my new music page and some really wonderful people stopped by to share their thoughts. It was really fun but it also made me wonder: Without that post, would anybody have ever found that page? Are blogs and social network streams the only tools we have left to discover content that isn’t selling something?

The robins have returned, right on cue. Their song is a welcome pronouncement of warmer weather.

As horrible as Spotify’s upcoming TikTok-inspired home screen is, at least being honest about why they’re burning down their house: “What we’re optimizing for right now is to get you to see and listen to more of these podcasts.”

Apple Music may be getting a new customer this year.