Minneapolis & ICE

We have roots in Minneapolis, and felt we couldn't have just a regular episode given the murder of Renee Good in Minneapolis at the hands of ICE agents. What can musicians do in times like this? We read Renee Good's wife's statement in its entirety, as a way of honoring her memory and life's work. Next: Spotify has said they're no longer running ICE ads but it's not because of a moral stance. We talk about how independent journalism is a form of resistance, and what lessons we can learn as musicians from the fracturing news media landscape—and what they could learn from us. In news, we look at one company (Bose) making some pro-consumer moves, discuss Elon's lawsuit against music publishers (how much money is enough for this guy?), and finally look at a class action lawsuit claiming that Ticketmaster is surveilling its customers illegally. This week's Take It Or Leave It advice has to do with how to set up your vocal chain when recording.

Note, we recorded this episode January 12, 2025 and the situation is rapidly unfolding in Minneapolis.

Links

• Becca Good, Wife of Renee, Releases Statement: "We Had Whistles. They Had Guns" by Samantha Riedel for Them 
• Spotify won’t say it’s done with ICE by Casey Epstein-Gross for Paste 
• How independent journalism is a form of resistance: ‘I’m not answering to anyone’ by Mallory Carra for The Guardian 
• Bose is open-sourcing its old smart speakers instead of bricking them by Stevie Bonifield for The Verge 
• Elon Musk's X sues music publishers, alleges industry 'collusion'
   by Tim Ingham for Music Business Worldwide 
• Ticketmaster faces lawsuit over allged website tracking and 'surveillance' tools  by Mandy Dalugdug for Music Business Worldwide 

Recorded live at Secret Spot DTLA http://secretspotdtla.com

Cameron Ljungkull https://www.cameronljungkull.com

Augustus Watkins https://augustuswatkins.com

Cocaine Opera - Music PR https://cocaineopera.com/