The Noise Years

In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.

The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.

Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.

There’s a lesson to be learned here.

That lesson is: FUCK THE USE OF AI TO SUPPLANT THE ARTS, and anyone who attempts to use it to replace human creativity should be mocked and ridiculed to the degree that no one would dare attempt to follow in their footsteps 🖤☠️

Sustainable band lineups include four cool people (Ramones), four dorks (Weezer), or two cool people and two dorks (Cheap Trick). Unsustainable band lineups include one cool person and three dorks (Pixies)

We can only hope

In discussion with a computer scientist from the University of Cambridge last night:

Me: "you've described some of the things that AI is good at. How would you describe the category of things it's not good at?

**pause**

Him: "Anything where it has to be right".

Haggis Pakora

Reminder: The existence of these in most Scottish supermarkets and corner shops is proof that anyone shilling for the notion that multiculturalism can't work on this island is a charlatan

is ChatGPT rotting your brain? get that to quit by trying this one weird trick!

stop fucking using it

“Calculus” didn’t exist in [year I was 6 years old]. This demented concept is from [year I was a junior and flunked out of pre-calc]

Reshare this post to scare the crap out of snoop dogg

Butterfly discovery meme but is the consequences of capitalism

it's crazy that being like "how do i explain gay couples to my kids?" isn't an unthinkably embarrassing to say in 2025. it's actually incredibly easy to explain, that should be like indignantly saying "how am I supposed to explain to my kids where the sun goes at night? did a bird steal it?!"

Did I offend you? Try seeing things from my perspective. Narrow-minded, misinformed, frightened.

Yes if we lived in a different world then who cares about some new computer thing, but we live in a world where like 5 companies are doing everything they can every day to fuck us constantly and they are the ones pushing the "we're going to fuck you" machine most enthusiastically. No thanks!

YouTube video by littlelentil The Sonics Jenny Jenny

#FirstNameInSong (7)

Jenny Jenny - The Sonics

#MusicChallenge 🎵

ChatGPT using a bespoke font in their generated nonsense - easier to reject lazily prompted punk flyers hallucinated three days before the gig itself

timothy_thelen 7h Follow Them - You can't throw sandwiches at ICE Agents. Grabs a hot dog. "I guess we'll finally answer the old question."

Experimental philosophy

a map of europe showing temperatures in the low 40s and high 30s

can you imagine trying to convince the average skepti-dude in the year 2010 that this is what summer europe will look like in 2025

The new single from Holly Golightly is brilliant, can't wait to hear the whole album
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Artists revolt against Spotify over CEO’s investment in AI warfare Several artists, including King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Deerhoof, and Xiu Xiu, are pulling their music from Spotify in protest of CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in an AI-powered military tech firm.

Several artists, including King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Deerhoof, and Xiu Xiu, are pulling their music from Spotify in protest of CEO Daniel Ek’s investment in an AI-powered military tech firm.

Another Band Drops from 'Punk In The Park' Over Owner’s Ties to Donald Trump Denver hardcore bands DESTINY BOND and TIME X HEIST have dropped off this year’s Punk In The Park over festival owner Cameron Collins’ ties to Donald Trump, citing solidarity with marginalized communi...

Another Band Drops from 'Punk In The Park' Over Owner’s Ties to Donald Trump

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Yesterday, someone in my office told his manager he asked ChatGPT about a scientific thing, and her immediate response was "Jesus fucking christ" and I just started laughing.

Now THAT's a cease and desist letter

Has there been a legal case yet to set legal precedent about whether companies are responsible for when their LLMs hallucinate dangerous lies yet? I would 100% sue if I were these guys

a cunt in 1970, a cunt in 2025.

It is with a heavy heart that we regret to inform that Douglas McCarthy passed away this morning of June 11th, 2025. We ask everyone to please be respectful of Douglas, his wife, and family in this difficult time. We appreciate your understanding and will share more information soon.

Lots of talk today about the demise of BlueSky. For whatever it's worth, it's been a boon to indie publishers like us. Twitter and Facebook have pretty much silenced us, so the engagement here has, and continues to be, wonderful.

"In an era where themes of identity and immigration have never been more prominent, indie rock outfit Deerhoof is set to blend their unique sound with social commentary in their upcoming album, Noble and Godlike in Ruin. As they prepare to release their 20th studio project on April 25, 2025, the band emphasizes their continued evolution while remaining steadfastly engaged with the complexities of contemporary issues. Their lead single, "Immigrant Songs," promises to challenge preconceived notions surrounding immigration, particularly resonating with listeners facing similar tribulations. With a background rooted in avant-garde and experimental music, Deerhoof’s latest venture appears poised to not only redefine their sonic landscape but also to contribute to wider dialogues about social justice and human experiences in today's world."

Seems pretty depressing that Vinyl Me, Please is publishing A.I. slop about Deerhoof, a band that consistently embodies whatever the opposite of A.I. slop is.