Craig Lyndall
@craig-lyndall.bsky.social
I podcast about music, occasionally write things, love Cleveland sports, and try to make friends.
www.albumofrecord.com
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50 in the first quarter is stupid. Stupid good.
February 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
50 in the first quarter is stupid. Stupid good.
Apple Music Is Extracting More Money from Musicians Than Spotify—And No One Seems to Care. I've written the whole thing up in hopes of pushing the conversation forward. I get why Spotify takes bullets. But I think Apple is skating by! www.albumofrecord.com/p/apple-musi...
Apple Music Is Extracting More Money from Musicians Than Spotify—And No One Seems to Care
For years, the conversation around streaming royalties has been stuck on "per-stream" payouts.
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January 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Apple Music Is Extracting More Money from Musicians Than Spotify—And No One Seems to Care. I've written the whole thing up in hopes of pushing the conversation forward. I get why Spotify takes bullets. But I think Apple is skating by! www.albumofrecord.com/p/apple-musi...
Everyone's obsessed with "per stream" figures, but I've read Apple only pays 52% of music revenue and Spotify pays 70%. Using publicly available data, I think this approximates the last four years. I'd love to know what I'm missing. Apple extracts more value from musicians than Spotify, I think.
January 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Everyone's obsessed with "per stream" figures, but I've read Apple only pays 52% of music revenue and Spotify pays 70%. Using publicly available data, I think this approximates the last four years. I'd love to know what I'm missing. Apple extracts more value from musicians than Spotify, I think.
Everyone focuses on the amount per stream but all research I’ve seen says that Spotify pays 70% of the revenue to rights holders. Apple Music? 52%
Spotify has a free tier but presumably they pay 70% of that ad revenue too. Apple should match Spotify’s 70%
Spotify has a free tier but presumably they pay 70% of that ad revenue too. Apple should match Spotify’s 70%
January 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Everyone focuses on the amount per stream but all research I’ve seen says that Spotify pays 70% of the revenue to rights holders. Apple Music? 52%
Spotify has a free tier but presumably they pay 70% of that ad revenue too. Apple should match Spotify’s 70%
Spotify has a free tier but presumably they pay 70% of that ad revenue too. Apple should match Spotify’s 70%
@reckless.bsky.social Look, do I think Suits is a good show? No, I don't. Did I enjoy watching it? Yes, I did. Do I think Suits LA is going to be good? No, I do not. But I do think I will enjoy it, and I think you should do a podcast after hate-watching every episode. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nqt...
Suits: LA - NBC - Promo
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January 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
@reckless.bsky.social Look, do I think Suits is a good show? No, I don't. Did I enjoy watching it? Yes, I did. Do I think Suits LA is going to be good? No, I do not. But I do think I will enjoy it, and I think you should do a podcast after hate-watching every episode. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nqt...
I'm sure this is someone's idea of an incredible festival. I'm happy for you, but other than Ryan Bingham, I don't really know any of these other than a song or two. The fragmentation of the music world continues. I heard that Shaboozey song in spin class too. lol
January 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I'm sure this is someone's idea of an incredible festival. I'm happy for you, but other than Ryan Bingham, I don't really know any of these other than a song or two. The fragmentation of the music world continues. I heard that Shaboozey song in spin class too. lol
This extension is low stakes, but I wish we could all agree across the spectrum that laws passed by congress, signed into law, and also affirmed constitutional by the Supreme Court couldn’t be overturned by executive order, even temporarily. This is bad no matter who is doing it. We have a system.
I'm sorry but "Trump illegally nationalizes TikTok" is one thousand percent the funniest possible outcome www.theverge.com/2025/1/19/24...
Trump says he’ll delay TikTok ban, but the platform must be sold
Will Trump bring back TikTok?
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January 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This extension is low stakes, but I wish we could all agree across the spectrum that laws passed by congress, signed into law, and also affirmed constitutional by the Supreme Court couldn’t be overturned by executive order, even temporarily. This is bad no matter who is doing it. We have a system.
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Gather round kids and let me tell you a story about a real technology ban...
January 16, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Gather round kids and let me tell you a story about a real technology ban...
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Uber driver: have a good flight
Me: you too, man
Me: you too, man
January 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Uber driver: have a good flight
Me: you too, man
Me: you too, man
I'm a gigantic Death Cab fan, but even I underappreciated Narrow Stairs when it first came out. I think it remains the most underrated DCFC album. Long Division is the most underrated song on the record.
December 27, 2024 at 4:19 PM
I'm a gigantic Death Cab fan, but even I underappreciated Narrow Stairs when it first came out. I think it remains the most underrated DCFC album. Long Division is the most underrated song on the record.
The last two episodes of Shrinking were as good as any television I've seen in the last 10 years. Jason Segal, Harrison Ford, Christa Miller, Lukita Maxwell, Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie... and on and on. Ensemble cast that makes each other better.
December 26, 2024 at 6:57 PM
The last two episodes of Shrinking were as good as any television I've seen in the last 10 years. Jason Segal, Harrison Ford, Christa Miller, Lukita Maxwell, Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie... and on and on. Ensemble cast that makes each other better.
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My extended thoughts on the Naylor trade/Santana signing tomorrow on the Dery Brothers Guardians Cast. Short version: I love Carlos. One of my all time favorites. Coming off a solid season. Gold Glove. Cecconi is intriguing. But….are they better today than they were yesterday? Probably not.
December 22, 2024 at 12:33 AM
My extended thoughts on the Naylor trade/Santana signing tomorrow on the Dery Brothers Guardians Cast. Short version: I love Carlos. One of my all time favorites. Coming off a solid season. Gold Glove. Cecconi is intriguing. But….are they better today than they were yesterday? Probably not.
Buckeyes got away with pass interference on that last one. Up 21-0 and driving again.
December 22, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Buckeyes got away with pass interference on that last one. Up 21-0 and driving again.
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We talked about the Pearl Jam ticket price situation and some other random topics today, including that Business Insider report on musicians, including Alice in Chains taking millions from federal pandemic funds. youtu.be/XYAEjh3gy7o
Finn McKenty Quits, Pearl Jam Presale Problems, and Alice in Chains COVID Controversy
YouTube video by Album Of Record
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December 20, 2024 at 5:57 PM
We talked about the Pearl Jam ticket price situation and some other random topics today, including that Business Insider report on musicians, including Alice in Chains taking millions from federal pandemic funds. youtu.be/XYAEjh3gy7o
I’m biased because my friend wrote and produced this song. I also sang backups. This is for all my Christmas music fans who enjoy legal smoke. 😉
open.spotify.com/track/15LeoV...
open.spotify.com/track/15LeoV...
The Christmas Tree (feat. Jr Blessington, Milton Blake & Nate Jones)
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December 19, 2024 at 12:48 AM
I’m biased because my friend wrote and produced this song. I also sang backups. This is for all my Christmas music fans who enjoy legal smoke. 😉
open.spotify.com/track/15LeoV...
open.spotify.com/track/15LeoV...
The funniest music moment for me on the podcast this year was talking about my son realizing that I was listening to the new Mannequin Pussy record in my car. youtube.com/shorts/ctLV8...
Getting Caught by Your Kid Listening to Mannequin Pussy #shorts
YouTube video by Album Of Record
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December 18, 2024 at 7:02 PM
The funniest music moment for me on the podcast this year was talking about my son realizing that I was listening to the new Mannequin Pussy record in my car. youtube.com/shorts/ctLV8...
Last week we covered the best rock records of 2024. It was such a phenomenal year for music. Makes you wonder if this truly is the first official year of the 2020s. open.spotify.com/episode/0LJp...
The Best Rock Albums of 2024
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December 18, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Last week we covered the best rock records of 2024. It was such a phenomenal year for music. Makes you wonder if this truly is the first official year of the 2020s. open.spotify.com/episode/0LJp...
I liked this silly, fun action Christmas movie. It tried to be dark at times but the stakes felt low anyway. Good one.
December 18, 2024 at 12:27 PM
I liked this silly, fun action Christmas movie. It tried to be dark at times but the stakes felt low anyway. Good one.
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you know what's really interesting about the cleveland browns? yeah me neither
December 15, 2024 at 7:50 PM
you know what's really interesting about the cleveland browns? yeah me neither
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What's an opinion you have that would make a bunch of people angry?
Write it down in a notebook called, "Why would I want to make a bunch of people angry right now?" and then close that notebook and have some tea.
Write it down in a notebook called, "Why would I want to make a bunch of people angry right now?" and then close that notebook and have some tea.
December 15, 2024 at 7:29 PM
What's an opinion you have that would make a bunch of people angry?
Write it down in a notebook called, "Why would I want to make a bunch of people angry right now?" and then close that notebook and have some tea.
Write it down in a notebook called, "Why would I want to make a bunch of people angry right now?" and then close that notebook and have some tea.
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People with homes are so rarely cold at night that I just don’t think homes are necessary anymore.
December 14, 2024 at 7:49 PM
People with homes are so rarely cold at night that I just don’t think homes are necessary anymore.
I saw love actually for the first time last night. Just never got around to it. Loved it. Probably not a shocker.
December 14, 2024 at 7:43 PM
I saw love actually for the first time last night. Just never got around to it. Loved it. Probably not a shocker.
We've published our podcast with our favorite rock records from 2024. There's some hardcore, americana, old school grunge, avante garde art rock. Really a phenomenal and interesting year for music. Here is my personal top ten. youtu.be/wVsDi-ZuRcM
The Best Rock Albums of 2024
YouTube video by Album Of Record
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December 13, 2024 at 1:58 PM
We've published our podcast with our favorite rock records from 2024. There's some hardcore, americana, old school grunge, avante garde art rock. Really a phenomenal and interesting year for music. Here is my personal top ten. youtu.be/wVsDi-ZuRcM