Ethan Hein
@ethanhein.bsky.social
I teach music and write about it http://www.ethanhein.com/
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Harder Better Faster Stronger Remixes, by Ethan Hein
8 track album
ethanhein.bandcamp.com
My Advanced Pop Transcription class at NYU is creating new instrumental backing for the acapella to "Harder Better Faster Stronger" by Daft Punk. To inspire them, I thought I would make a version or two myself. But once I got started, I couldn't stop. ethanhein.bandcamp.com/album/harder...
Same goes for musicians. I understand how it seems embarrassing to admit you have a job or rich parents or a gainfully employed spouse but the kids coming up need a sense of reality about how things work.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Same goes for musicians. I understand how it seems embarrassing to admit you have a job or rich parents or a gainfully employed spouse but the kids coming up need a sense of reality about how things work.
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The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
I went to look up "Rock and Roll" by the Boswell Sisters to hear how it sounds without @andrewhickey.500songs.com on top of it and the YouTube comments are killing me www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b5o...
Rock and Roll - the Boswell Sisters
YouTube video by Cure Shroomy
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I went to look up "Rock and Roll" by the Boswell Sisters to hear how it sounds without @andrewhickey.500songs.com on top of it and the YouTube comments are killing me www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b5o...
"Choosing" my "career" "path" makes a lot of assumptions
November 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
"Choosing" my "career" "path" makes a lot of assumptions
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Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
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My friend just fuckin showed up with a corncob pipe & that’s when it hit me that we are all in our 40s which means we get one new accessory slot
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
My friend just fuckin showed up with a corncob pipe & that’s when it hit me that we are all in our 40s which means we get one new accessory slot
My niece is having a karaoke party for her bday and all these white and Latinx fifth graders are rapping in Korean, it's very cyberpunk
November 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM
My niece is having a karaoke party for her bday and all these white and Latinx fifth graders are rapping in Korean, it's very cyberpunk
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To simplify: the thing that made American higher-ed unique was the institutional organization around education as a PUBLIC GOOD, rather than as an elite training ground, or job training.
This aspect is nearly dead, killed by a thousand budget cuts.
This aspect is nearly dead, killed by a thousand budget cuts.
Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.
One of the bragging rights that the US ed system had in the 20th century is that we didn't have education tracks. Essentially, any kid could go to a CC or state school & major in whatever they wanted to (obviously an oversimplification). I fear this aspect of the American dream is dying.
November 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
To simplify: the thing that made American higher-ed unique was the institutional organization around education as a PUBLIC GOOD, rather than as an elite training ground, or job training.
This aspect is nearly dead, killed by a thousand budget cuts.
This aspect is nearly dead, killed by a thousand budget cuts.
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Worth it, it's far better than every cinematic Star War made since 1980
www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
Disney Spent More On ‘Andor’ Than Any Of Its ‘Star Wars’ Movies
Disney has revealed it spent $60.5 million on Star Wars streaming series Andor in 2024, giving the show a total cost of $705.5 million - far higher than the spending on any of the movies in the saga.
www.forbes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Worth it, it's far better than every cinematic Star War made since 1980
www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
www.forbes.com/sites/caroli...
Did Game of Thrones soften the ground for Trump by being so based
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Did Game of Thrones soften the ground for Trump by being so based
I got a plugin that removes mouth clicks, so if you were holding off on listening to my podcast due to my poor voiceover technique, you can now go listen unbothered! As if anyone but me cares. ethanhein.substack.com/podcast
Ethan Teaches You Music Podcast | Dr. Ethan Hein | Substack
Ethan teaches you music
ethanhein.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I got a plugin that removes mouth clicks, so if you were holding off on listening to my podcast due to my poor voiceover technique, you can now go listen unbothered! As if anyone but me cares. ethanhein.substack.com/podcast
If you want me to find your song irresistible, make sure it has rising chromatic voice leading and vocoder
November 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
If you want me to find your song irresistible, make sure it has rising chromatic voice leading and vocoder
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Imagine being one of those CEOs or school presidents who bowed down to this weird old man, then realizing he doesn’t like you as much as he likes this guy who didn’t bow at all
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Imagine being one of those CEOs or school presidents who bowed down to this weird old man, then realizing he doesn’t like you as much as he likes this guy who didn’t bow at all
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This is correct. Any pleasantly jangly harpsichord and/or Celtic harp music will suffice
When I worked at a bookstore, I quickly learned that people cannot tell the difference between Xmas music and any Baroque or Elizabethan music album that doesn't get too organ-ish. I used this to my advantage.
One customer caught on... AND THANKED ME
One customer caught on... AND THANKED ME
If we had to hear “Baby Shark” everywhere we went for two whole months out of the year we’d throw a fit, right?
And rightfully so.
So tell me, why do we put up with it when the song is “Frosty the Snowman”?
And rightfully so.
So tell me, why do we put up with it when the song is “Frosty the Snowman”?
November 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This is correct. Any pleasantly jangly harpsichord and/or Celtic harp music will suffice
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This is a production.
10/10 😭😭😭
THE LEAVES 🍂 🤣🤣🤣🤣
10/10 😭😭😭
THE LEAVES 🍂 🤣🤣🤣🤣
November 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This is a production.
10/10 😭😭😭
THE LEAVES 🍂 🤣🤣🤣🤣
10/10 😭😭😭
THE LEAVES 🍂 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Have we considered the possibility that the "67" meme is caused by Data sending information out of the time loop in an attempt to stop America from crashing into the USS Bozeman?
November 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Have we considered the possibility that the "67" meme is caused by Data sending information out of the time loop in an attempt to stop America from crashing into the USS Bozeman?
I feel like people aren't listening to enough late 70s Joni Mitchell
November 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I feel like people aren't listening to enough late 70s Joni Mitchell
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So, you know, there’s the means of production. And I said well, you should seize it. And he said, sir, we’re going to seize it right now. He was very nice, very kind, and you know the bourgeoisie are not good people. Very bad people.
Trump in a room with a very charismatic person results in like half a day of Trump agreeing with everything that person said, so this has the potential to be very, very funny.
Trump says he’s meeting with “communist” Mamdani at the White House on Friday
November 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
So, you know, there’s the means of production. And I said well, you should seize it. And he said, sir, we’re going to seize it right now. He was very nice, very kind, and you know the bourgeoisie are not good people. Very bad people.
What is going on
Reporter: Are you affirming that you think the president is a fascist?
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
Mamdani: I've spoken about --
Trump: Just say yes, it's easier than explaining.
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
What is going on
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this is like that scene in office space where the consultants end up loving peter
November 21, 2025 at 9:17 PM
this is like that scene in office space where the consultants end up loving peter
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i think trump said more good things about mamdani today than he's said about jd vance for 2 years
November 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
i think trump said more good things about mamdani today than he's said about jd vance for 2 years
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everyone get ready for our blissful 5-7 hours of Trump being a socialist before they get someone in there to deprogram him
President Trump praises NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, deviating from past criticism, signaling potential cooperation.
See Trump and Mamdani speak in Oval Office
President Trump praises NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, deviating from past criticism, signaling potential cooperation.
www.cnn.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
everyone get ready for our blissful 5-7 hours of Trump being a socialist before they get someone in there to deprogram him
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A reporter asks if Mamdani stands by calling Trump a fascist. Mamdani starts to give a delicate answer.
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
A reporter asks if Mamdani stands by calling Trump a fascist. Mamdani starts to give a delicate answer.
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
A problem with climate change politics is that people don't intuitively grasp exponential functions. It would be good to have some tools to help with that. Universal Paperclips is a good one, what else is there?
November 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A problem with climate change politics is that people don't intuitively grasp exponential functions. It would be good to have some tools to help with that. Universal Paperclips is a good one, what else is there?
Yes please
my most butlerian jihad coded belief is that we should probably make it illegal – and more importantly, we should work toward a cultural consensus that it is immoral – to design a computer program whose interface uses the first person
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Yes please