The Rise and Fall of the MP3
The mp3 had a spectacular rise…the tech was everywhere…it brought music and the industry into the digital era. But like almost everything in this universe, it has a finite lifespan…it’s still with us and in many ways is still ubiquitous in some circles, but things have changed.
And yes, it did kill the music industry—at least the old one that insisted on selling fans their music on pieces of plastic
I’m going to try to tell the story of how mp3 technology came into our lives—and how it is slowly leaving it. It’s a story with all kinds of twists and turns…there are heroes and villains…there are casualties and survivors…and one thing is for sure: music has been forever changed in a billion different ways.
This is the rise and fall of the mp3.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Datum:
- Duur:
Gerelateerde podcastafleveringen
/https%3A//megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3df56f68-e283-11ec-85f4-6f2fa9aeccea/image/image.jpg%3Fixlib%3Drails-4.3.1%26max-w%3D3000%26max-h%3D3000%26fit%3Dcrop%26auto%3Dformat%2Ccompress)
Meer afleveringen van Ongoing History of New Music
-
The Surprising History of Glam Rock
At its best, rock is a transcendent experience, something that takes us somewhere away from the ordinary, the normal, and the safe…there’s a huge fantasy element to it…done right, rock removes us from this universe and transports us... -
The Rock Explainer 5
This is the fifth edition of an occasional series called “The Rock Explainer.” The idea is to explore the strange, unexplained, and traditional aspects of rock culture that don’t get enough attention and analysis… In many cases, we... -
The Rise and Fall of the MP3
The mp3 had a spectacular rise…the tech was everywhere…it brought music and the industry into the digital era. But like almost everything in this universe, it has a finite lifespan…it’s still with us and in many ways is still ubiquitous...