“After giving this podcast 7 or 8 months to win me over, I just can't do it anymore. The hosts go beyond lacking knowledge, and often veer into bad knowledge. The subject matter is narrow on its best days which would lead you to believe they would at least know a lot about the thin slice of music they cover, yet they can't even handle their area of expertise (rappers named Lil and Soundcloud). The only episodes that are worth listening to are ones where other writers from the NYT music staff appear and that's not nearly enough. The episode about whether or not Soundcloud is a business or a community may have been the most ill-informed discussion happening outside of the Oval. That episode's subject had everything you could ask for to have an in-depth and informative conversation. They simply didn't know what they were talking about, and instead created a false narrative that serves no purpose towards understanding what went wrong and what needs to happen in order for SC to be a successful business model AND community. Time for a re-boot.”Read full review »
Bill from Fullerton via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/03/17
“I absolutely love the NYT Popcast. It’s the only place you can find this level of analysis of this broad a range of genres, covering so much of popular music from hip hop and pop to country and emo. I find Jon Caramanica a charming and charismatic host and the guests are a really good, often...”Read full review »
Bookblob via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
10/03/17
“The NYT music pop cast is a fantastic, well written digest about whats going on in pop music. I have discovered many great albums via the team at NYT music. Thank you!”