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I know the Spotify algorithm is a mind-reading serpent, but I also know that it knows me better than most of my family members. Every time I explore the “song radio” of a song I love on Spotify, I learn so much. This is also a great way to explore genres as a DJ, while the rabid hunger of New Yorkers ready to dance gets more fervent by the day.
Dec 29, 2022
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I know it's algo-based, but I find it truly shines when you find an under-the-radar song or artist you love and create a radio station. There's a random DJ I love and the songs that Pandora plays when I make his radio is something I could never have done on my own and I found so many sub genres and music from that alone! I find their algorithm is much better for music discovery than Spotify (which now plays a lot of what you already like vs finding new things).
Apr 17, 2024
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the algorithm knows me a bit too well
Nov 6, 2024
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I’m sick of letting algorithms decide what music I listen to.
Listen to random peoples playlists every once in a while. You’ll find something you didn’t know you liked
Nov 8, 2024
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This is my #1 absolute all time favorite activity. If you have approximately 2 hours (ideally in early fall or early spring) with nothing in particular to do, take a walk around the city with no destination in mind and see what happens. Maybe you’ll make eye contact for a moment with an attractive person in the crosswalk on 17th and 3rd and see your entire lifetime together flash before your eyes. Or you could catch a glimpse of yourself in the reflection of a Chase bank and remember that you are indeed a person who is alive and on planet earth. Maybe you get an overpriced coffee for some human interaction, drink 2 sips and throw it out while feeling bad about yourself. However you choose to spend that time, it’s yours to waste, and a way to experience the city without the errands and dramas one usually faces in New York. And it’s a great way to hyperfixate on a guilty pleasure song. Recommended tracks for this activity: “Bittersweet Symphony” by the Verve or “I Had a Dream That You Were Mine” by Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam.
Dec 29, 2022
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In the past year I have developed an extreme love for amphibious and mollusk-esque creatures. I don’t know where this comes from, but I have seriously considered purchasing a tank for either a pet frog or a giant snail. If it wasn’t for my touring schedule and the fact that my amphibious tank would inherently become someone else’s problem, I would already be a frog mom by now.
Dec 29, 2022
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I love chaotic evenings full of loud music, ill fitting shoes, and drinks that are too strong. Need I say more? The time of over intellectualizing and prophesying is over. The time of partying, loving, experiencing, and forgetting is upon us. No more thoughts.
Dec 29, 2022