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:
The origins of First Floor and its focus on electronic music culture
Assessing the current state of music journalism and media
Intergenerational tensions: old fans vs. new fans
Is there still a place for underground or indie music in today's landscape?
Algorithmic curation and the influence of the "big green machine"
Raving as a form of folk art
Delving into the impact of nascent technologies like Web3 and AI on the future of art and music
The Skrillex-Green Day connection
Shawn's vision of 21st-century creativity
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!
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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/markredito
Music Credits:
00:00 - “Nodes” - Mark Redito
55:40 - “Echoes of a future” - cc0lab (dontmesswithjuan, Conor Dalton)
05: The Evolving Landscape of Music Culture with Shawn Reynaldo (First Floor)