Cory and Noah are joined by Will from Maggie Mae Fish to discuss their fascination with noise music, as well as the broader concept of noise in music, and it only took us one try to record this episode. 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.nebula.tv https://nebula.app/12tone https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Polyphonic https://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic https://nebula.app/polyphonic https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonic https://www.patreon.com/polyphonic Will's stuff: https://bsky.app/profile/megathem.bsky.social https://www.youtube.com/@MaggieMaeFish See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cory and Noah discuss what makes a guitar solo and what makes the guitar so perfect as a solo instrument in the first place. Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes 12tone https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv https://nebula.app/12tone https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Polyphonic https://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic https://nebula.app/polyphonic https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonic https://www.patreon.com/polyphonic See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes 12tone https://bsky.app/profile/12tone.nebula.tv https://nebula.app/12tone https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Polyphonic https://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic https://nebula.app/polyphonic https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonic https://www.patreon.com/polyphonic See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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.nebula.tv https://nebula.app/12tone https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Polyphonic https://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic https://nebula.app/polyphonic https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonic https://www.patreon.com/polyphonic It's Boundo https://www.youtube.com/@itsboundo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cory and Noah explore the surprisingly rich history of music videos made before the MTV era and ask what a music video even is. Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes 12tone https://twitter.com/12tonevideos https://nebula.app/12tone https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Polyphonic https://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic https://nebula.app/polyphonic https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonic https://www.patreon.com/polyphonic See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes 12tone https://twitter.com/12tonevideos https://nebula.app/12tone https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Polyphonic https://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic https://nebula.app/polyphonic https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonic https://www.patreon.com/polyphonic See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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!) Check out Ghost Notes on Nebula, where you can hear the new episodes a month early: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes 12tone https://twitter.com/12tonevideos https://nebula.app/12tone https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Polyphonic https://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic https://nebula.app/polyphonic https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonic https://www.patreon.com/polyphonic Her Music Academia: https://www.hermusicacademia.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes 12tone https://twitter.com/12tonevideos https://nebula.app/12tone https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Polyphonic https://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic https://nebula.app/polyphonic https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonic https://www.patreon.com/polyphonic See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes 12tone https://twitter.com/12tonevideos https://nebula.app/12tone https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Polyphonic https://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic https://nebula.app/polyphonic https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonic https://www.patreon.com/polyphonic See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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! Check out Ghost Notes on Nebula, where you can hear the new episodes a month early: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes 12tone https://twitter.com/12tonevideos https://nebula.app/12tone https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Polyphonic https://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic https://nebula.app/polyphonic https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonic https://www.patreon.com/polyphonic Jessie Gender: https://www.youtube.com/@JessieGender1 https://nebula.tv/jessiegender See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes 12tone https://twitter.com/12tonevideos https://nebula.app/12tone https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Polyphonic https://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic https://nebula.app/polyphonic https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonic https://www.patreon.com/polyphonic See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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. Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes 12tone https://twitter.com/12tonevideos https://nebula.app/12tone https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Polyphonic https://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic https://nebula.app/polyphonic https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonic https://www.patreon.com/polyphonic See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cory and Noah are joined by a mysterious author to announce a new and exciting book project about the history of American popular music. Check out Ghost Notes on Nebula, where you can hear the new episodes a month early: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes 12tone https://twitter.com/12tonevideos https://nebula.app/12tone https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Polyphonic https://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic https://nebula.app/polyphonic https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonic https://www.patreon.com/polyphonic Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/century-of-song-noah-lefevre/1145020557?ean=9798890031235 Blackwells: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9798890031235 Indie Bound: https://bookshop.org/p/books/century-of-song-the-most-important-music-of-the-last-100-years-noah-lefevre/20973989?ean=9798890031235 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Century-Song-Songs-Shaped-American/dp/B0CLTPTXZL/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.GmfMOtSbXGWZg9SVsfLt4w.mdFf7ZOxmRWExprIn8biaM4Pj4BmcAyDtR1V0nBlcS8&qid=1710179613&sr=1-1 Amazon CA: https://www.amazon.ca/Century-Song-Important-Music-Years/dp/B0CLTPTXZL/ref=sr_1_1?crid=32LY5YN8H5PR7&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.GmfMOtSbXGWZg9SVsfLt4w.ihn6fa-9IspGp5P71tClne1x_LJeD_WveU6zKCxXlOs&dib_tag=se&keywords=9798890031235&qid=1710179600&sprefix=9798890031235%2Caps%2C56&sr=8-1 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Century-Song-Songs-Shaped-American/dp/B0CLTPTXZL/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.GmfMOtSbXGWZg9SVsfLt4w.pUOO5G50oh-LnjBzcYZrMZ0V50y9HjwdLbxb8ALKmjY&qid=1710179587&sr=8-1 Books-A-Million: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/Century-Song/Noah-LeFevre/9798890031235?id=9047423686035 Books Inc.: https://www.booksinc.net/book/9798890031235 Chapters: https://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/century-of-song-the-most-important-music-of-the-last-100-years/9798890031235.html?searchType=products&searchTerm=noah%20lefev&relatedTerms=noah%20lefevre See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cory and Noah explore the impact of our unprecedented access to music through filesharing and streaming services, and as whether having so much music available all the time might actually be a bad thing? Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes 12tone https://twitter.com/12tonevideos https://nebula.app/12tone https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Polyphonic https://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic https://nebula.app/polyphonic https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonic https://www.patreon.com/polyphonic See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cory and Noah discuss the practice of musical standards, what makes a standard different from a cover, why we don't see many new standards anymore, and why we probably should. Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes 12tone https://twitter.com/12tonevideos https://nebula.app/12tone https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Polyphonic https://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic https://nebula.app/polyphonic https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonic https://www.patreon.com/polyphonic See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cory and Noah are joined by Tristan Johnson of Step Back to talk about the genre of Dungeon Synth, the value of microgenres, and the music's complicated origins. Check out Ghost Notes on Nebula, where you can hear the new episodes a month early: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes 12tone https://twitter.com/12tonevideos https://nebula.app/12tone https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Polyphonic https://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic https://nebula.app/polyphonic https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonic https://www.patreon.com/polyphonic Step Back: https://www.youtube.com/@StepBackHistory https://nebula.tv/stepback https://nebula.tv/probablynotaliens See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cory and Noah discuss Spotify Wrapped and the growing trend of datafication in music listening. Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes 12tone https://twitter.com/12tonevideos https://nebula.app/12tone https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Polyphonic https://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic https://nebula.app/polyphonic https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonic https://www.patreon.com/polyphonic See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cory and Noah discuss the idea of the greatest song ever, and the cultural significance of even asking that question in the first place. Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes 12tone https://twitter.com/12tonevideos https://nebula.app/12tone https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Polyphonic https://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic https://nebula.app/polyphonic https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonic https://www.patreon.com/polyphonic See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cory and Noah are joined by Mike Wuerth to discuss the cultures, stigmas, and opportunities surrounding modern recording technology. Check out Ghost Notes on Nebula, where you can hear the new episodes a month early: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes 12tone https://twitter.com/12tonevideos https://nebula.app/12tone https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Polyphonic https://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic https://nebula.app/polyphonic https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonic https://www.patreon.com/polyphonic Mike Wuerth: https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelWuerth https://nebula.tv/michaelwuerth See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cory and Noah discuss tuning theory, just intonation, equal temperament, and what exactly makes different notes sound good or bad to different listeners. Hear new episodes a month early on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/ghost-notes 12tone https://twitter.com/12tonevideos https://nebula.app/12tone https://www.youtube.com/c/12tonevideos https://www.patreon.com/12tonevideos Polyphonic https://twitter.com/WatchPolyphonic https://nebula.app/polyphonic https://www.youtube.com/c/Polyphonic https://www.patreon.com/polyphonic See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.