This week on Music Not Diving we decouple from the Youtube feed and get into the ongoing debate around AI. Sceptics like Ed Zitron have come to prominence with their doubts about the viability of business models of the big AI firms, but in music Suno is busily destroying artistry and the effect of the general LLMs has upended other bits of the industry too.
So what does this all mean?
And we also learn about the ceiling of the Rolls Royce Phantom and what that might mean for vintage mix consoles.
Bob Lefsetz piece on the Indie Alliance: lefsetz.com/wordpress/2026/03/31/the-indie-alliance/
Shawn's referenced piece: firstfloor.substack.com/p/the-majors-are-ushering-in-an-era
Ted Gioia referenced piece: www.honest-broker.com/p/four-steps-to-hell
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00:00 Intro
02:00 Future of the pod
06:50 The Indie Alliance
12:30 Major labels and AI
15:00 AI scepticism
20:17 New Suno model
29:20 Rolls Royce and music
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