RPGG Ep. 11 - Everything Old is New Again

This episode of Runka Punka Go Go Kevin Michael Grace describing starts off by slamming a trend in music journalism (or YouTubeism) towards exaggerated clickbait-y headlines and story lines, focusing on one YouTuber in particular. Then we discuss a June 3rd Wall Street Journal article about how most of the top songs on Spotify these days are technically “oldies.” We listen to some examples, but with more of a focus on new music in retro styles. Even microtonal music is retro and reactionary.
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RPGG Ep. 11 – Everything Old is New Again

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