Chomsky, Katy Perry, and the Algorithm God (w/ Adam Neely)
from Uncertain Things Hosted by Uncertain Things
YouTube music educator Adam Neely joins us for an oh so welcome respite from politics (sorta). We talk about the importance of storytelling (and click-bait) in YouTube creation; music theory's relationship to white supremacy; the relationship between music, language, and culture; and the absurdity of copyright. And make sure to listen to the end, when Adam takes us along on a mini journey of music creation. If you haven’t already, please subscribe to Uncertain Things wherever you get your podcasts. Find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podcast Addict, and Stitcher. Follow @UncertainPod on your social media of choice. On the agenda: * Demystifying music — or what quantum theory and polyrhythms have in common [7:12] * On film scores and storytelling [13:00] * Live music lost [15:02] * Living the YouTube life (and serving the Algorithm God) [18:55] * “There’s always a patron” [32:22] * “Music Theory & White Supremacy,” the backlash, and the “critical mistake” [34:44] * Music as language, music as language-like — and a hat tip to Victor Wooten [47:14] * Chomsky chuntering [56:24] * The metaphor of pitch [58:13] * America’s obsession with copyright [1:08:50] * When labels attack [1:20:23] * Putting Adam on the spot [1:30:25] You can follow Adam on YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram. Uncertain Things is hosted and produced by Vanessa M. Quirk and Adaam James Levin-Areddy. For more doomsday thoughts, subscribe to uncertain.substack.com Get full access to Uncertain Things at uncertain.substack.com/subscribe
Embed this episode
No transcript yet.