Music Writing For The Digital Age

Writing about music has always been about more than criticism — it’s a way of building community, amplifying artists, and keeping culture in conversation with itself. But the landscape for music and cultural journalism has never been more uncertain. Veteran music writers Ann Powers (NPR Music), Nate Chinen, and Grayson Currin join WNYC’s John Schaefer, host of New Sounds, to talk honestly about the evolving role of arts journalism — what’s been lost, what’s possible, and why it still matters.