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05: The Evolving Landscape of Music Culture with Shawn Reynaldo (First Floor)

Episode Summary

Join host Mark Redito and veteran music journalist Shawn Reynaldo of First Floor in this engaging episode that delves into the evolving landscape of music culture. Together, they discuss topics like the current state of music journalism, intergenerational tensions, the future of underground music, algorithmic curation, and the impact of emerging technologies on art and music. Tune in now to gain insights into what's ahead in the ever-changing music landscape, and don't forget to subscribe and share with fellow music enthusiasts to be part of this fascinating discussion!

Episode Notes

Punk, indie, emo, hip-hop, jazz, electronic music… pretty much every modern genre has gone through through these kinds of growing pains, and pretty much every dedicated music fan over the age of 25 has seen a genre they loved morph into something they no longer recognize or fully identify with. These shifts are normal and natural, and yet people’s primary response to them is usually one of anger and dismissal, an endless parade of eye rolls and “these kids have no idea what they’re talking about.” - Shawn Reynaldo, Who’s in charge of Culture?

Join host Mark Redito as he sits down with veteran music journalist and music aficionado Shawn Reynaldo, the mind behind First Floor, a publication dedicated to electronic music culture and the industry surrounding it. In this engaging episode, we discuss:

Embark on this wide-ranging conversation with Shawn Reynaldo, exploring the evolving landscape of music culture and the uncertain direction it's heading towards.

Tune in now to gain insights into what's ahead in the ever-changing music landscape!

Don't forget to subscribe to our podcast and share it with your fellow music enthusiasts, so they too can be part of this fascinating discussion!

Shawn Reynaldo:

https://twitter.com/ShawnReynaldo

https://velocitypress.uk/product/first-floor-volume-1/

https://firstfloor.substack.com/

 

Shawn Recommends:

https://whyisthisinteresting.substack.com/

https://timgoodman.substack.com/

https://martyn3024.substack.com/

Skee Mask - https://scntstlab.bandcamp.com/album/b

Doc Sleep - https://docsleep.bandcamp.com/

Simo Cell - https://simocell.bandcamp.com/

Last Night a DJ saved my life - https://a.co/d/5OAlfTW

Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk - https://a.co/d/1UxybYm

Girl in a band - https://a.co/d/dStuWbu

 

Songcamp:

https://twitter.com/songcamp_

songcamp.band

https://twitter.com/markredito

 

Music Credits:

00:00 - “Nodes” - Mark Redito

55:40 - “Echoes of a future” - cc0lab (dontmesswithjuan, Conor Dalton)

https://cc0lab.songcamp.band/mixtape

https://beta.catalog.works/cc0lab/echoes-of-a-future