The ancient Greek word for all of this is Techné. It's a very classical view of art where art is a matter of knowledge, skill. In A versus B mashing the end is to ridicule social divisions. This way of looking at art sees art as craftsmanship. The most common theme is that music used to be so good but today it's just terrible.
Two records from 1983 achieved minor novelty fame, and then faded away, only to emerge 20 years later as the originators of a curious genre of pop music in the age of social media. This peculiar genre raises questions about how we should think about genre, musical aesthetics, and artistry in the time of industrially-produced music and digital reproduction. Guest voices include Jordan Roseman, aka DJ Earworm, Steve Stein, aka Steinski, philosopher Chris Bartel, and musicologist Christine Boone.
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