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Andy Tillison announces 'fan-only' To Follow Polaris companion album

The Tangent's Andy Tillison is reworking early Parallel Or 90 Degrees material for the new project

Louder

Spotify prices are going up again – but I think we should be paying more

The streaming model still seems like an outrageously good deal to me – but the sums don’t add up for artists.

What Hi-Fi?

Can James Blake really fix the music industry? Artist teases "solution" to issues addressed in viral tweets: "The brainwashing worked and now people think that music is free"

The British artist says an announcement will be made on March 20th

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Ihlo to premiere live at ProgPower Europe performance

Scottish prog metal quintet Ihlo to premiere last year's ProgPower show via Bandcamp and YouTube

Louder

Japanese ambient musician Michiru Aoyama has woken at 5am to record a new album every day since 2021 – he's now earning $3,000 a month from his music on Spotify and Bandcamp

The Kyoto-based artist writes, records and releases a new eight-track album every single day

MusicRadar

“It covers my utilities bill”: German electronic musician Hainbach reveals how much his 1 million Spotify streams earned him in 2023

“Bandcamp or coming to a live show is still the best way to support me and other artists,” he confirms

MusicRadar

The PTV Playlist: Here Are The Best New Albums To Get Immediately Around Your Ear Holes

Welcome to our first PTV Playlist, where we'll be slinging you some of our favourite albums from each month that you should give a go.

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The music site Bandcamp is beloved and unique. I shudder at its corporate takeover

The prospect of something so valuable becoming just another strip-mined corporate wreck inspires genuine grief

The Guardian - US

Bandcamp lays off half its staff after buyout by Songtradr

New job offers only made to 50% of staff of indie music champion, as $300m music licensing company Songtradr looks to cut costs

The Guardian - UK

Jaimie Branch: Fly Or Die Fly Or Die Fly Or Die ((world war)) review – last post from a psychedelic warrior

The punk-jazz trumpeter died last year without star recognition but this posthumous album is testament to her inventiveness and commitment to ‘make music into the void’

The Guardian - UK

‘I had to compose myself when I first heard her’: the astonishing musical versatility of the late Charlotte Greig

From rap mixtapes to music journalism and ghostly drum machine-led folk, the late British artist had few boundaries. Her husband and fans remember her tough, inspiring life

The Guardian - UK

New Steve Hogarth and Richard Barbieri EP to be released

Steve Hogarth and Richard Barbieri will release their new Waiting To Be Born EP this week

Louder

I plunged into the depths of Elder Scrolls metal bands and found the ones worth listening to

Killer beats to dungeon crawl to.

PC Gamer

Brilliant new bands you need to hear right now

Black metal covers of Justin Bieber, gothic post-punk revival and Linkin Park style nu metal from the former guitarist of letlive. - make sure you check out these brilliant new bands this month

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I Am The Manic Whale announce Bumper Book Of Mystery Stories and 2023 tour

I Am The Manic Whale team up with Ryo Okumoto and Sally Minear on new album, due for release this summer

PC Gamer

Tiny Troopers: Global Ops publisher is campaigning to help Ukraine

Wired Productions is using the game to promote its charity efforts and donations to those affected by war.

The Guardian - UK

Henry Rollins: ‘I wouldn’t go back on stage with a band for anything’

The writer, actor and legendary punk musician answers your questions on working with William Shatner and Al Pacino, the joy of lifting weights and Leeds’ best onion bhajis

Evening Standard

Phoebe Bridgers re-releases Iris cover featuring Maggie Rogers in aid of abortion care charity

The Goo Goo Dolls cover is only available to download for 24 hours

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Bill Callahan’s listening diary: ‘My daughter makes me listen to Harry Styles 20 times in a row’

The US songwriter guides us through a few days in sounds, from his son’s love of the Hamster Dance to Texas’s local Mexican radio stations and Traxman

The Guardian - UK

‘There’s endless choice, but you’re not listening’: fans quitting Spotify to save their love of music

Former streaming service subscribers on why they have ditched mod cons for MP3s, CDs and other DIY music formats

The Guardian - US

‘We didn’t even know they were there’: the little-known bands finding fans years later

Surprise fame has found bands decades after they recorded music, including a group who originally made an album when they were just 11 years old

Bristol Post

The story behind a modern Bristol Rovers anthem: How Ben Gunstone wrote Tote End Boys

The singer-songwriter and loyal Gashead opens up on the song's creation, its history and legacy as it approaches its 20th anniversary

ABC News

Music and live gigs are coming to the metaverse — but probably not in the way you expect

Concerts, gigs and live performances in the metaverse could change how you experience music — but probably not in the way that you expect.

Tribune News Service

Battle over Bandcamp: In Epic Games v. Google, Epic achieves conditional app store win

RALEIGH, N.C. — Cary-based Epic Games and Google have reached a temporary armistice in their ongoing legal battle over Bandcamp — a digital music store known for its eclectic selection and direct-to-artist payment system.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philly-led rock album that's raising money for Ukraine

PHILADELPHIA — Janis Chakars is a Philadelphia punk-rock guitar player and college professor who was visiting Latvia in 2019 when he took a trip to the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv.

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