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Watch: PBS Webisode On Music Curation In The Digital Age

5:50 p.m. · January 16, 2012 · by David Padula

Do you feel as if you're consuming information without discretion? Are you interested in the hyperconnectivity the Internet allows? Are you at all intrigued by the fact that an unknown singer, songwriter or moviemaker can have his work find you from thousands of miles away, regardless of physical distance?

Well, PBS' Off Book series took a look at the evolution of music (its business and its art) online, and you'll find it fascinating if you answered 'yes' to any of the questions above. Technology has made it easier for artists to make themselves known. This episode of Off Book--which features Vimeo's VP of Creative Development, Blake Whitman, senior Pitchfork editor Ryan Dombal, Hype Machine founder Anthony Volodkin and FADER Label founder Jon Cohen--examines how music has evolved since the 1990s as well as where it's going. We're given a few lenses to view the situation through: the importance of curation (ie, blogs), the new era of music videos, and a segment called 'Curating the Curators,' which specifically looks at Hype Machine and its position as "the filter of the filter" of music blogs. Pretty cool stuff for anybody interested in the Internet, making new discoveries or contrasting what the individual likes versus the collective. You can check out the video below. [TheVerge]