Ethan Hein
@ethanhein.bsky.social
I teach music and write about it http://www.ethanhein.com/
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Uncharted Territory, The Number Ones, 500 Songs, and a different 500 songs
How should we tell the story of pop music?
ethanhein.substack.com
I compare four efforts to systematically study Anglo-American pop: Uncharted Territory by Chris Dalla Riva, The Number Ones by Tom Breihan, A History of Rock in 500 Songs by @andrewhickey.500songs.com, and a corpus analysis of rock by a bunch of musicologists ethanhein.substack.com/p/uncharted-...
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Speaking of unexpected things I learned about in this newsletter issue, this chamber arrangement of the Goldberg Variations by the ensemble Nevermind is gorgeous
November 11, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Speaking of unexpected things I learned about in this newsletter issue, this chamber arrangement of the Goldberg Variations by the ensemble Nevermind is gorgeous
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People heard him say this and then decided to give him a trillion dollar compensation package
in a long life filled with saying stupid shit this is may be the stupidest shit he's ever said
November 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
People heard him say this and then decided to give him a trillion dollar compensation package
These trucks are gender-affirming care
Really hard to imagine what a city dweller would do with a truck this big. The bed of the truck is fully over the hood of my vehicle. I drive a Highlander by the way. Not exactly small.
November 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
These trucks are gender-affirming care
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Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You
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new data from DoorDash??
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
new data from DoorDash??
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Joyce Carol Oates should say he can't do backflips off the roof next
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Joyce Carol Oates should say he can't do backflips off the roof next
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
WhoSampled thinks this is the first appearance of an Amen break sample - just the crash, pitched way down. Do we believe that's what it is? Might there be an even earlier example? www.whosampled.com/sample/54624...
www.whosampled.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
WhoSampled thinks this is the first appearance of an Amen break sample - just the crash, pitched way down. Do we believe that's what it is? Might there be an even earlier example? www.whosampled.com/sample/54624...
Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is very good but every time someone calls him "Frankenstein", it takes me out of it. "Wait, your name is *Frankenstein*?" Maybe they should just rename the character at this point.
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is very good but every time someone calls him "Frankenstein", it takes me out of it. "Wait, your name is *Frankenstein*?" Maybe they should just rename the character at this point.
A student introduced me to a microgenre called tearout and while I find it extremely stressful to listen to, I am extremely amused by the sample source soundcloud.com/euphee/xoxo
U GOT A FRIEND IN ME XOXO [free download]
FREE DOWNLOAD: https://hypeddit.com/euphee/ugotafriendinmexoxo
socials & stuff: https://linktr.ee/euphee
what started as a dumb thing i made for a cure audio production contest became one of my fav t
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November 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A student introduced me to a microgenre called tearout and while I find it extremely stressful to listen to, I am extremely amused by the sample source soundcloud.com/euphee/xoxo
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The reason for the season. Happy Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day to all who observe.
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The reason for the season. Happy Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day to all who observe.
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want to feel old?
the dvd (1986) is now as old as Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (731) was when the dvd was invented
the dvd (1986) is now as old as Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (731) was when the dvd was invented
November 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
want to feel old?
the dvd (1986) is now as old as Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (731) was when the dvd was invented
the dvd (1986) is now as old as Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum (731) was when the dvd was invented
I think it would be good if we retired the words "natural" and "artificial", because the distinction is, um, artificial. The most important thing to learn from Darwin is that humans are part of nature, so everything we do must also be part of nature.
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I think it would be good if we retired the words "natural" and "artificial", because the distinction is, um, artificial. The most important thing to learn from Darwin is that humans are part of nature, so everything we do must also be part of nature.
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if i were part of a dying publishing industry i would simply not discourage people from reading in public
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
if i were part of a dying publishing industry i would simply not discourage people from reading in public
Shame
GOP seeks to revoke NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani’s citizenship; experts say they must prove false claims in his application.
Republicans push to strip Zohran Mamdani of US citizenship. Is it possible?
GOP seeks to revoke NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani’s citizenship; experts say they must prove false claims in his application.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Shame
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To be clear, folks who grew up in nature definitely get on a mystical nature kick but it sounds totally different. A forest isn't a place they associate with peaceful serenity, it is a place where life and death weave an invisible dance connecting everything past and present; powerful but dangerous.
You can always tell when folks who didn't grow up in nature are getting into a mystical nature kick because they talk about forests like they're these serene, perfect, peaceful places. No friend, nature is scary and tense as fuck and you're looking at a place where things live and die BY THE MINUTE.
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
To be clear, folks who grew up in nature definitely get on a mystical nature kick but it sounds totally different. A forest isn't a place they associate with peaceful serenity, it is a place where life and death weave an invisible dance connecting everything past and present; powerful but dangerous.
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Mamdani created vision that shamed this cowardice: by having standards, and then showing everyone what his standards are, and then proving that he truly held those standards by standing for something without shame. This tapped into something powerful.
www.the-reframe.com/the-extraord...
www.the-reframe.com/the-extraord...
The Extraordinary Power of Standing For Something
Winning by creating vision in the positive space of shared standards, and expertly negotiating the negative space of shame.
www.the-reframe.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Mamdani created vision that shamed this cowardice: by having standards, and then showing everyone what his standards are, and then proving that he truly held those standards by standing for something without shame. This tapped into something powerful.
www.the-reframe.com/the-extraord...
www.the-reframe.com/the-extraord...
I compare four efforts to systematically study Anglo-American pop: Uncharted Territory by Chris Dalla Riva, The Number Ones by Tom Breihan, A History of Rock in 500 Songs by @andrewhickey.500songs.com, and a corpus analysis of rock by a bunch of musicologists ethanhein.substack.com/p/uncharted-...
Uncharted Territory, The Number Ones, 500 Songs, and a different 500 songs
How should we tell the story of pop music?
ethanhein.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I compare four efforts to systematically study Anglo-American pop: Uncharted Territory by Chris Dalla Riva, The Number Ones by Tom Breihan, A History of Rock in 500 Songs by @andrewhickey.500songs.com, and a corpus analysis of rock by a bunch of musicologists ethanhein.substack.com/p/uncharted-...
NYU changed their login system so instead it it requiring six or seven mouse clicks it now only requires fifteen or eighteen
November 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NYU changed their login system so instead it it requiring six or seven mouse clicks it now only requires fifteen or eighteen
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I know we've all got a lot on our minds and the gusher of news doesn't stop for anybody, but....
Did you see where the President of Iran announced that the drought there is so bad that if they don't get any rain in the next two months they'll run out of water and *evacuate Tehran*?
Did you see where the President of Iran announced that the drought there is so bad that if they don't get any rain in the next two months they'll run out of water and *evacuate Tehran*?
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I know we've all got a lot on our minds and the gusher of news doesn't stop for anybody, but....
Did you see where the President of Iran announced that the drought there is so bad that if they don't get any rain in the next two months they'll run out of water and *evacuate Tehran*?
Did you see where the President of Iran announced that the drought there is so bad that if they don't get any rain in the next two months they'll run out of water and *evacuate Tehran*?
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Restaurateurs in Seattle threatened to shut down or never open new ones when a large minimum wage hike was mooted in Seattle. ALL OF THEM STAYED OR EXPANDED. More income meant more spending meant better restaurant bottom lines.
Big Apple billionaire John Catsimatidis planned to move his business to New Jersey if Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor. Now he’s reconsidering.
Supermarket Billionaire Reacts To Mamdani’s Win
Big Apple billionaire John Catsimatidis planned to move his business to New Jersey if Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor. Now he’s reconsidering.
www.forbes.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Restaurateurs in Seattle threatened to shut down or never open new ones when a large minimum wage hike was mooted in Seattle. ALL OF THEM STAYED OR EXPANDED. More income meant more spending meant better restaurant bottom lines.
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40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
How to fix Google search
The 'Web' tab and this once-and-for-all fix still work, too, although for how much longer is anyone's guess: tenbluelinks.org
How to Turn Off Google AI Overview and Set "Web" as Default
tenbluelinks.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
How to fix Google search
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It's actually not swindling to tell people what they want to hear if you actually intend on doing those things. Swindling would be something like, just for example, announcing a fake Hyperloop system solely to kill California's high speed rail initiative.
November 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
It's actually not swindling to tell people what they want to hear if you actually intend on doing those things. Swindling would be something like, just for example, announcing a fake Hyperloop system solely to kill California's high speed rail initiative.
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A LOT of industry folks need to take "I think there's a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit" to HEART.
November 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
A LOT of industry folks need to take "I think there's a very high possibility that this is all a bunch of horseshit" to HEART.