Bandcamp is expanding its aid for independent artists by waiving its revenue sharing once again. After dropping all fees for one day in March, the company has announced plans to repeat those actions on the first Friday of the next three months. “On March 20, 2020, we waived our revenue share in order to help […]
As pandemic-related business closures remain in affect across much of the country, the iconic indie record shop Amoeba Music has been forced to close one of its locations. The store on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood will not reopen even after retail is allowed to come back online at some point, with co-owner Jim Henderson say, […]
New York, NY – About one week before the COVID-19 pandemic exploded, beloved Hip Hop artist Black Thought sat down with comedian and former Daily Show correspondent Wyatt Cenac to not only talk about their respective new projects, but to bridge the conversational divide between filmmakers, musicians, and other creative types across various genres. For […]
Pop stans launching entire Twitter putsches over a new release from their chosen idols are nothing new. Hell hath no fury like a Barb scorned. BTS Army will take over any and all trending search terms. But /r/indieheads, and Fiona Apple fans, specifically (what do we call them? Idler Wheels?) are operating on a whole […]
Fiona Apple has swooped in to save the world, once again ā this time from the monotony of quarantine by releasing her long-awaited new album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, her first since 2012ās The Idler Wheel. The reclusive performer has built her career on her terms, telling Vultureās Rachel Handler, āAlthough itās not so important […]
New York, NY – There is no shortage of social media apps available in 2020, and it can be difficult, if not impossible, to keep up with them all. Today’s independent Hip Hop artists, however, know that social media is a key pipeline to success, as it’s a way to connect with both old friends […]
Pedro AlmodĆ³var has a score to settle (from the comfort of his Madrid apartment). The director used his latest āQuarantine Diary,ā translated and published by IndieWire, to let go of a weird interaction he and his Pain and Glory star Antonio Banderas had with Madonna back in 1990. The filmmaker recalled inviting Madonna to a […]
Rhymesayers Entertainment has announced new music from Aesop Rock is on the way. The Minneapolis-based imprint made the reveal Instagram on Tuesday (March 24). According to the post, the famously cryptic MC has crafted three fresh tracks called “Play Dead,” “Kowp” and “Drums On The Wheel,” which are featured in the Freedom Finger video game. […]
In these trying times, as we all turn to Cats for distraction, Andrew Lloyd Webber has popped up to do a little piano serenade on Twitter. Like many artists, and especially since his Cinderella musical has been pushed back, Webber is sitting at home in self-isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. So, like the social-media influencers […]
The coronavirus pandemic is hitting the entertainment industry hard, especially in regards to independent artists. Bandcamp is stepping up to help such indie acts, who are facing weeks or possibly months of being unable to tour and perform at live gigs. Bandcamp has announced it will waive its revenue share on all sales for one […]
With New York becoming the latest place to ban large gatherings (of more than 500, in the stateās case) and Live Nation and AEG ā the two biggest live entertainment companies ā pausing its international and domestic arena tours through at least March, concerts are looking to become significantly rarer in the coming days due […]
New York, NY – Vast Aire has revealed his mother and father are battling serious health issues ā and he’s reaching out for help. On Tuesday (March 10), the Cannibal OX MC shared an Instagram video to his IGTV account that read “BOTH MY PARENTS ARE DYING” in all caps. His mother, who is 62 […]
In a week, the ongoing contract dispute between Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion and 1501 Certified Entertainment, the Texas indie record label that signed her in 2018, has rapidly devolved into one of the most lurid rap-label tiffs in recent memory. On Sunday, Megan told fans that 1501 was attempting to block the release of […]
Pete Davidson is right about one thing. After his breakup with Ariana Grande, the world collectively rebounded with Thank U, Next. So, he figures, Grande got her double-album drop and now he gets his Netflix special, Alive From New York. In his set, sandwiched between the Dan Crenshaw controversy and 9/11 jokes, Davidson attempts to […]
The ongoing blending of the music and podcast worlds ā thanks to aggressive podcast investments from both Spotify and Sony Music Entertainment ā has led to an interesting new hybrid marketing tactic: artists, from all genres and at all career stages, are now creating podcasts to promote their albums. In June 2019, the Pixies launched […]
What it all comes down to is that singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette has both written and sung a new single for your listening enjoyment. āSmilingā will appear on her new album Such Pretty Forks in the Road, and it does that fun indie thing of having a name like āSmilingā and being in a very minor […]
Teens can make anything cool. Their social media superiority launched songs like āOld Town Roadā and āThe Boxā to No. 1 on the Billboard charts and, every day, pop songs like Dua Lipaās āDonāt Start Nowā become templates for teens to dance, lip-sync, or act to. But the creative geniuses on TikTok are also discovering […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – Queens, New York native Grafh has recruited several heavy hitters for his forthcoming album The Oracle III, including Conway The Machine who appears on the project’s second single “Pray.” Produced by DJ Analyze, the track is one of 15 new tracks on the upcoming album. āThe Oracle series that DJ Green Lantern […]
Andy Gill, founding member of post-punk band Gang of Four, has died. He was 64. Gillās passing was announced on Twitter by his bandmates on Saturday. āThis is so hard for us to write, but our great friend and Supreme Leader has died today,ā their statement reads. āAndyās final tour in November was the only […]
After nearly a decade of static, fans of the indie-rock group Bright Eyes have reason to rejoice. The Omaha-based band, fronted by widely revered singer-songwriter Conor Oberst, are back in business. Bright Eyes are set to release a new album with indie label Dead Oceans, their new home, and head on tour for a string […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – Canadian duo Dragon Fli Empire have rolled through with a new video for “Fli Beat Patrol,” the B-Side of a limited edition 7-inch 45 that includes the J-Live-assisted single āRecord Storeā on the flip. Dragon Fli Empire has opened for the likes of De La Soul, The Roots, Public Enemy and Mos […]
Less than a week after Lil’ Wayneās unreleased single āLets Rideā featuring Sean Kingston leaked online, fans of the New Orleans rapper have discovered almost an entire album worth of unreleased Weezy tracks on SoundCloud. On Saturday (January 11), a dozen unreleased Wayne records surfaced on SoundCloud. The leaked playlist is called Lil’ Wayne: Lost […]
Detroit, Mi – As fans of bubbling Detroit rapper Ty Farris will attest to, his No Cosign Just CocaineĀ series has undoubtedly become his calling card. Currently No. 1 on Bandcamp in the underground Hip Hop category, the third (and likely not final) installment of the series carries the torch with the same endurance as Rocky […]
One of the results of coming of age in the late-aughts or 2010s is that while Mumford-ian guitar indie was still in full (unfortunate) swing, YouTube existed to capture all of our terrible teenage attempts to emulate it. Whomst amongst us didnāt croon āLittle Talksā into a webcam in a shameful video, now buried somewhere […]