Before The Algorithm
The Day The Music Video Killed The Radio Star
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Before algorithms tracked your skip rate or heat-mapped your attention span, a three-minute tape of visual chaos shattered the traditional recording industry forever.
In this instalment of Before the Algorithm, our host Liv tracks the sonic and visual demolition of traditional twentieth-century radio dominance. We hit rewind on the exact cultural pivot point—August 1, 1981—where raw vocal…