Alex Ross on What Is Lost in the Digital Livestream Experience

Hosted by Paul Holdengräber, The Quarantine Tapes chronicles shifting paradigms in the age of social distancing. Each day, Paul calls a guest for a brief discussion about how they are experiencing the global pandemic.

Today on episode 46 of The Quarantine Tapes, Paul Holdengräber speaks with Alex Ross, New Yorker music critic. They discuss the powerful relationship between music and the listener, explore the impact that the pandemic is having on musicians of all kinds, and what it means to support this facet of culture going forward.

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