This Must Be the Place, Shain Shapiro
This Must Be the Place, Shain Shapiro
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This Must Be the Place
How Music Can Make Your City Better

Author: Shain Shapiro

Narrator: Gary Bennett

Unabridged: 5 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/15/2025


Synopsis

This Must Be the Place explores how music can make cities better.

This Must Be the Place introduces and examines music's relationship to cities. Not the influence cities have on music, but the powerful impact music can have on how cities are developed, built, managed, and governed.

Told in an accessible way through personal stories from cities around the world—including London, Melbourne, Nashville, Austin, and Zurich—This Must Be the Place takes a truly global perspective on the ways music is integral to everyday life but neglected in public policy.

Arguing for the transformative role of artists and musicians in a post-pandemic world, This Must Be The Place not only examines the powerful impact music can have on our cities, but also serves as a how-to guide and toolkit for music-lovers, artists, and activists everywhere to begin the process of reinventing the communities they live in.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jona on August 06, 2024

A very interesting concept but honestly it said everything it needed to say in the first half. For me the second half was a slag and I genuinely considered dnf-ing it. Wouldn't have missed much if I did. If you're very interested in possible future policies that can be implemented locally it might b......more

Goodreads review by Nicola on November 23, 2024

An interesting delve into the importance of music policy and how it should work alongside urban planning, taking social inequities into consideration too. Really insightful for those working in these areas, but also for avid music fans. Was a bit repetitive at times, though it picked up at the end. I......more

Goodreads review by Emily on April 09, 2024

Really enjoyed this! It's a great start to a conversation that needs to continue-- that music is a crucial aspect of a thriving economic and cultural ecosystem. Feel like some ideas were half baked and relied on personal experience/feelings.......more

Goodreads review by Colin on December 09, 2023

Very interesting book but not enough of a page turner to keep me engaged.......more

Goodreads review by GnosticShockmaster on January 24, 2024

Started strong but got worse. Too much repetition. The epilogue felt like a parody.......more