“This treatment of music as nothing but background sounds—as interchangeable tracks of generic, vibe-tagged playlist fodder—is at the heart of how music has been devalued in the streaming era. It is in the financial interest of streaming services to discourage a critical audio culture among users, to continue eroding connections between artists and listeners, so as to more easily slip discounted stock music through the cracks, improving their profit margins in the process.”-Liz Pelly

This month sees the release of Liz Pelly’s first book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist. Join us on this Tuesday evening at Scribble to celebrate the release of this absolutely essential read and participate in a panel discussion among local organizers. This panel will be focused around the conversation of Mood Machine’s final chapter, “The New Music Labor Movement.” Yes, there will be streaming economy critique, but for this occasion we’ve decided to champion some of the work that’s currently being done, that still needs doing, and speak on how we can each be involved in standing our ground against and outside of the onslaught of private equity and technocratic platform monopolies.More info coming & purchase Mood Machine.Donation-based & Doors open at 7p.