Ghost Notes
It's a podcast about music? By the creators of 12tone and Polyphonic.
- Update frequency
- every 22 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 82
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Music Listening Technologies
Cory and Noah explore the benefits and drawbacks of different music listening technologies, from speakers systems to physical formats to streaming services.
01:08:08 |
Wed 15 Mar 2023
Ghost Notes and Friends: Lola Sebastian
Cory and Noah are joined by Lola Sebastian to discuss artist eras and the messy lenses we use to understand our favorite artists' lives.
01:30:30 |
Wed 01 Mar 2023
The Death of Key Changes
Cory and Noah discuss the latest controversy in music theory twitter, the recent finding that songs don't change keys nearly as much as they used to. What does it mean, and does it mean anything?
00:56:41 |
Wed 15 Feb 2023
AI Music
Cory and Noah discuss the potential, as well as the risks, of the coming wave of AI systems built to generate their own music.
01:10:31 |
Sun 15 Jan 2023
Ghost Notes and Friends: Medlife Crisis
Cory and Noah are joined by Dr. Rohin Francis to discuss the possible biological origins of rhythm and why humans may have developed music in the first place.
00:53:00 |
Sun 01 Jan 2023
Deep Cuts
Cory and Noah talk about the concept of deep cuts, the value of exploring an artist's whole discography, and how to share that experience with new fans.
01:00:54 |
Thu 15 Dec 2022
Music As Identity
Cory and Noah discuss the power of music to help people find and shape their identities, and how the process of finding yourself through music can be a great and meaningful experience but also one th…
00:57:15 |
Tue 15 Nov 2022
Ghost Notes and Friends: Aimee Nolte
Cory and Noah are joined by Aimee Nolte to discuss the difficulties of making and marketing music on a platform like YouTube, even as an established music analyst.
01:03:53 |
Tue 01 Nov 2022
2nd Anniversary Mailbag
Cory and Noah take some time to reflect on two years of making Ghost Notes and answer a bunch of audience questions about music and life.
01:15:14 |
Sat 15 Oct 2022
Music Notation
Cory and Noah discuss music notation, including questions about how it works, what it's for, and how various popular systems tend to come up short.
00:59:05 |
Thu 15 Sep 2022
Ghost Notes and Friends: Patrick H. Willems
Cory and Noah are joined by Patrick Willems to discuss the lost art of the blockbuster tie-in single, the legacy of Will Smith, and why you should watch the video for Batdance.
01:16:55 |
Thu 01 Sep 2022
Why We Care About Music
Cory and Noah explore the reasons they spend so much time thinking about music, how they got to this point in their lives, and why they believe that understanding music matters.
01:05:47 |
Mon 15 Aug 2022
Children's Music
Cory and Noah talk about children's music, the role it serves in musical cultures, and why there aren't very many critically acclaimed songs written for toddlers.
00:52:12 |
Fri 15 Jul 2022
Ghost Notes And Friends: Scott Greenberg
Cory and Noah are joined by comedy musician Scott Greenberg to discuss the difference between "art" and "content", and what that distinction can tell us about the things we make.
01:12:53 |
Fri 01 Jul 2022
Musicians As Activists
Cory and Noah discuss the complicated politics of musicians using their platforms for activism, as well as how artists and listeners can navigate those spaces successfully.
01:00:44 |
Wed 15 Jun 2022
Musical Metaphor
Cory and Noah discuss the ways we describe the music we love and what those descriptions tell us about the music itself.
01:03:46 |
Sun 15 May 2022
Ghost Notes And Friends: Foreign Man In A Foreign Land
Cory and Noah are joined by Foreign to discuss cultural appropriation, cultural conversation, and why those aren't the same thing.
01:08:05 |
Sun 01 May 2022
Can Music Be Bad?
Cory and Noah discuss whether there's such a thing as bad music, and what it would mean if there wasn't.
01:07:25 |
Fri 15 Apr 2022
Live Music
Cory and Noah talk about what makes a good live show, what makes a good live album, and how we're both too old to appreciate them anyway.
01:00:34 |
Tue 15 Mar 2022
Ghost Notes and Friends: Sounds Good
Cory and Noah are joined by Sarah Feldman to discuss authenticity, professional musicianship, and the craft of making music under capitalism.
00:59:57 |
Tue 01 Mar 2022
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