So, we are going to own nothing. Who cares!? If giving up my right to hold on to a CD or vinyl or cassette means I get access to the celestial jukebox and the infinite volumes floating inside, what’s the big deal? “Sounds like a fair trade for something as “trivial” as music,” you may say. Well, we at METALOMICS don’t think music is trivial at all. In fact, we believe quite the opposite. But if we had one retort to this straw man argument, it would be this: When it comes to owning nothing, just how much nothing are we willing to own? Join us on today’s episode as we extend our analysis beyond subscription music and conclude this 3-part series by examining the true costs and benefits of serving the newest generation of feudal lords.

Economics is Metal!

Music: The Stygian Complex - Misery Sequence

Follow the Band: The Stygian Complex

Hosts: Josh Goddard & David Ingram

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If we will indeed own nothing, just how much nothing will we own? We’re going to follow the numbers to find out how deep the rabbit hole goes. And we will use some standard economic tools as our guide along the way. On this episode of METALOMICS, we apply basic economic theories to the subscription music economy. We ask, what kind of market is this? Monopoly? Competitive? Where do we find elasticity at play? How productive is this market? In part two of this 3-part series, we get straight to the heart to see what economic beats are bumping inside the subscription music economy.

Economics is Metal!

Music: ⁠⁠⁠ Ghostframe - Astral Spiders Of Our Infinite Consciousness

Follow the Band: Ghostframe

Hosts: Josh Goddard & David Ingram

Producer: David Ingram

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Are you a subscriber? What do you subscribe to? Magazines? Newspapers? Milk? These dated references make one thing clear: The subscription model has been around for awhile. On this episode of The Metalomics Podcast, we zoom in on the music subscription economy to broaden our understanding of the underlying structures, operations, and technical aspects that put music in minds and profits in pockets. This is the first leg of a 3-part journey. So grab your stuff, climb aboard, and let’s see if by the time we’ve reached our destination we know what it means to eventually own nothing.

Economics is Metal!

Music: ⁠ Grafted - With Blood Shot Eyes

Follow the Band: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Grafted

Hosts: Josh Goddard & David Ingram

Producer: David Ingram

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