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Dec 31, 2024

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The Riff

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The World’s Greatest Jam Band

Frell yeah — BaBa ZuLa

Dec 12, 2024

The World’s Greatest Jam Band

Dec 12, 2024

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The Riff

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Douglas Giles, PhD

Music Has Lost Something

An old song remembers a bygone era

Jun 24, 2024

Music Has Lost Something

Jun 24, 2024

Douglas Giles, PhD

The Curious Case of Taylor Swift

What’s going on underneath the hype?

Dec 11, 2023

The Curious Case of Taylor Swift

Dec 11, 2023

Douglas Giles, PhD

Four Albums that Changed My Life

Some music expands one’s horizons, some music transcends them

Sep 21, 2023

Four Albums that Changed My Life

Sep 21, 2023

Douglas Giles, PhD

I Am a Nobody Doing Something in the Music Industry

I am more than just a pretty philosopher.

Feb 9, 2023

I Am a Nobody Doing Something in the Music Industry

Feb 9, 2023

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Douglas Giles, PhD

The World’s Greatest Jam Band?

Frell yeah — BaBa ZuLa

May 26, 2021

The World’s Greatest Jam Band?

May 26, 2021

Douglas Giles, PhD

The Corporate Music Industry Is Still Trying to Kill Independent Internet Radio

Not a conspiracy, simply corporatism in action

Aug 18, 2021

The Corporate Music Industry Is Still Trying to Kill Independent Internet Radio

Aug 18, 2021

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DataDrivenInvestor

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The Question Behind Taylor Swift’s Battle

Today, I watched with interest a BBC news story. It was about the ownership of Taylor Swift’s song recordings being sold by some guy named…

Nov 27, 2020

Nov 27, 2020

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Inserting Philosophy

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Wittgenstein and Music

An interesting triage of musical quality by one of the most famous philosophers.

Mar 11, 2020

Wittgenstein and Music

Mar 11, 2020

Douglas Giles, PhD

Dear Ignorant DJ: Stop Playing “Sweet Home Alabama”

My wife and I were at a recent street festival in Prague, Czech Republic. A DJ was playing standard mainstream music for the masses when…

Sep 20, 2019

Sep 20, 2019

Douglas Giles, PhD

Discovering New Music: Altain Orgil and Hanggai

The only thing better than music is discovering new music.

Mar 1, 2019

Discovering New Music: Altain Orgil and Hanggai

Mar 1, 2019

Douglas Giles, PhD

The Catalog of One of the Most Important Labels in Music History is Now Online

Revolutions are not televised. Revolutions are not covered by newspapers. But revolutions leave their mark and leave a legacy.

Oct 5, 2018

The Catalog of One of the Most Important Labels in Music History is Now Online

Oct 5, 2018

Douglas Giles, PhD

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Philosopher by trade & temperament, professor for 21 years, bringing philosophy out of its ivory tower and into everyday life. https://dgilesauthor.com/

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