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First Floor #269 – Following the Conversation

Music Discourse Has Migrated to Instagram

First Floor #268 – Someone Has to Ask the Hard Questions

Music Journalism Desperately Needs More Muckrakers

First Floor #267 – A Bright Spot Among the Bad Vibes

With Sónar and Superstruct Still Spinning Half-Truths, a Headliner Has Pulled Out and Palestinians Have Called for an Official Boycott

First Floor #266 – Exploring Parallel Worlds

Aria Aber Was Born to a Refugee Family and (Partially) Raised in the Club. Both Shaped Her Debut Novel.

First Floor #265 – It Doesn't Have to Be This Way

The Cowardice of Sónar

First Floor #264 – Money Talks

The Business of Dance Music Is Booming. The Culture? That's Another Story.

First Floor #263 – The Pluses and Minuses of Perpetual Recycling

Carré Knows All the Stereotypes About LA Dubstep—and She's Defying Them

First Floor #262 – What Happens When the Lights Go Out

What Is Carrier All About?

First Floor #261 – Context Desperately Needed

The Trouble with "Tribal"

First Floor #260 – Which Tier Will You Pick?

The Fracturing of the Music Internet

First Floor #259 – That Explains It

Brands Have Been Wedging Their Way into Dance Music for Decades. Andy Crysell Wrote a Book About It.

First Floor #258 – That Was Unexpected

Ploy Took an Unexpected Left Turn into House Music

First Floor #257 – The Messenger Matters

Bands Might Be the Future of Electronic Music

First Floor #256 – More Reading, Less Reacting

Dance Music Is Still Losing Its Pioneers

First Floor #255 – Smoke and Mirrors in the DJ Booth

The Puzzling Prevalence of Ryanair DJs

First Floor #254 – This Is Fine

The Music Business Is Broken, and Everybody Knows It

First Floor #253 – Embracing the Jam

In a Volatile World, Barker Is Trying New Things—And Loving It

First Floor #252 – The Allure of the Past

30 Tracks Celebrating 40 Years of Dance Mania, Part 2

30 Tracks Celebrating 40 Years of Dance Mania, Part 1

First Floor #251 – The Worst Wellness Product

First Floor Ventures into the Real World

First Floor #250 – How Can Something So Important Sound So Bad?

Big Beat Was Worse Than You Remember

First Floor #249 – Looking for Bright Spots

Voice Actor Shares Some of Her Secrets

First Floor #248 – Another One Bites the Dust

XLR8R Closed Up Shop, and Nobody Really Noticed

First Floor #247 – New Year, Same Old Streaming Problems

Liz Pelly Wrote a Book About Spotify and the "Systemic Grift" of Streaming