<p>Wired editor Chris Anderson came up with the idea of "the long tail" in 2004, suggesting that older books, music, and other creative works would continue to sell in small amounts, making enough money over time for these creators to survive. He was wrong. Very wrong. </p>

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<li><a href="https://www.wired.com/2004/10/tail/" rel="nofollow noopener">Chris Anderson, The Long Tail</a> (Wired)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkktgOxDPJo" rel="nofollow noopener">Darkside at Coachella</a> (unfortunately, the full video is no longer available; here's one song that's on YouTube)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.uncertainfm.com/shows/vsc" rel="nofollow noopener">Very Seldom Casual, on uncertain.fm</a></li>
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Episode #307: AI Is Everywhere

Doug Adams and Kirk McElhearn discuss music and musicians, and how we listen to music, whether it be analog or digital, downloaded or streamed, audio, or video.