Ghost Notes

Nov 15 2024 72 ep. 62 mins 503

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It's a podcast about music? By the creators of 12tone and Polyphonic.

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Revival Scenes

Nov 15 2024 61 mins

Cory and Noah discuss the complicated world of genre revival scenes, from the folk revival of the '60s to the swing revival of the '90s to... well, to whatever's coming next.

Ghost Notes and Friends: It's Boundo

Nov 01 2024 74 mins

Cory and Noah are joined by Boundo to discuss all the various ways that people discover new music, to consider the pros and cons of different approaches, and to ramble about why that's a good thing in the first place. Check out Ghost Notes on Nebula, where you can hear the new episodes a month early: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes 12tone https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebu

Early Music Videos

Oct 15 2024 58 mins

Cory and Noah explore the surprisingly rich history of music videos made before the MTV era and ask what a music video even is.

Classic Rock

Sep 15 2024 56 mins

Cory and Noah dive into one of their favorite topics, the genre of Classic Rock, and ask what it means for rock to count as "classic" in the first place.

Ghost Notes and Friends: Her Music Academia

Sep 01 2024 84 mins

Cory and Noah are joined by Lydia Bangura of Her Music Academia to talk all about the complicated world of music academia and the strengths and weaknesses of moving those discussions to more public platforms. (like this one!)

The Death of Genre

Aug 15 2024 70 mins

Cory and Noah finally resolve their bitter dispute about the death of genre by diving deep into the question of what genres are actually for.

New Album Drops

Jul 15 2024 56 mins

Cory and Noah discuss the cultural phenomenon of new album drops, the excitement of collectively experiencing a new work of art, and also get sidetracked about the new Billie Eilish album a bunch.

Ghost Notes and Friends: Jessie Gender

Jul 01 2024 72 mins

Cory and Noah are joined by Jessie Gender to talk about the complex process of scoring a film, drawing from Jessie's recent experience making her own directorial debut!

Album Artwork

Jun 15 2024 70 mins

Cory and Noah talk about the effect album artwork has on the music it represents, as well as the role of packaging in the experience of art. Plus they list a bunch of cool album covers, so that's fun.

Listening Games

May 15 2024 53 mins

Cory and Noah talk about playing games with your listening habits, including Cory's recent experiment with only listening to third albums, and what you can gain from adding restrictions to your musical experiences.