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Stop Watching Videos without Headphones
I'm begging you
Apr 24
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Chris Dalla Riva
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I'm All Lost in the Supermarket
I can no longer shop happily
Mar 13
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Chris Dalla Riva
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What's the Point of a Concert?
Why the worst concert I've ever seen might be the best
Feb 20
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Chris Dalla Riva
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My Book is Getting Published
Let me tell you why it took 7 years to make it happen
Jan 16
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Chris Dalla Riva
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A Music Lover's Gift Guide
Everyone needs a good book under the Christmas tree
Dec 15, 2024
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Chris Dalla Riva
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You Should Leave Your Home
Sometimes you gotta go out into the cruel, cruel world
Dec 12, 2024
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Chris Dalla Riva
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The Best Music Books of the 21st Century
We asked. You answered.
Nov 17, 2024
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Chris Dalla Riva
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The Ever-Changing Unchangingness of Live Music
We head back to 1916 to understand how concerts have evolved in the last century
Oct 10, 2024
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Chris Dalla Riva
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Needles in Haystacks: The Lostwave Story
In one internet subculture, people desperately try to find the origins of songs without attribution. Sometimes they strike gold. Sometimes they get lost…
Oct 3, 2024
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Chris Dalla Riva
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The Great Generational Snob Shift
The omnivores have won for now
Sep 19, 2024
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Chris Dalla Riva
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Did Frank Sinatra Really Perform at My Grandma's High School?
Because sometimes you have to fact-check your grandmother
Sep 5, 2024
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Chris Dalla Riva
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We Are Never Getting Back Together
Unless one of us is going broke and you'll pay us a ton of money
Aug 29, 2024
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Chris Dalla Riva
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The Rise of the Disappointing Duet
If you're going to collaborate, please do it right.
Jul 18, 2024
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Chris Dalla Riva
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The Proper Way to Listen
Don't tell me what I should do!
Jul 11, 2024
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Chris Dalla Riva
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The Day I Met The Boss
I swear I wasn't that far from highway nine
May 30, 2024
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Chris Dalla Riva
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Decorating Time
“Art is how we decorate space; music is how we decorate time.”
May 16, 2024
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Chris Dalla Riva
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What I Learned Going to 100s of Concerts - Part V
Recounting my trips to see Taylor Swift, The Rolling Stones, Vampire Weekend, and so many more.
May 12, 2024
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Chris Dalla Riva
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What I Learned Going to 100s of Concerts - Part V
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What I Learned Going to 100s of Concerts - Part IV
Recalling my trips to see The Lumineers, The 1975, Paramore, Paul McCartney, and so many more.
Apr 21, 2024
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Chris Dalla Riva
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Let Me Be a Sellout
For decades, the worst sin a band could commit was selling out. Now, it's not even possible.
Apr 11, 2024
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Chris Dalla Riva
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Recorded Music is a Hoax
I've got bad news. If you enjoyed a musical recording in the last 100 years, you've been deceived.
Mar 14, 2024
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Chris Dalla Riva
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What I Learned Going to 100s of Concerts - Part III
Recalling my trips to see Foo Fighters, Kanye West, Harry Styles, and Lil Wayne.
Mar 10, 2024
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Chris Dalla Riva
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What I Learned Going to 100s of Concerts - Part III
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What I Learned Going to 100s of Concerts - Part II
Recalling my trips to see Bruce Springsteen, Dick Dale, Elton John, Ed Sheeran and so many more.
Feb 11, 2024
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Chris Dalla Riva
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You Don't Really Miss Blockbuster
There's a strange Blockbuster-nostalgia trend percolating online. I don't think it makes much sense.
Feb 1, 2024
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Chris Dalla Riva
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What I Learned Going to 100s of Concerts - Part I
I spent the last few weeks tracking down every concert that I've ever attended. Here's what I remembered ... and forgot.
Jan 18, 2024
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Chris Dalla Riva
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