The Stones Throw producer’s VGM tape series gains a seventh and eighth installment. Knxwledge celebrated Bandcamp Friday with the release of two new beat tapes. Extending his most recent strain of tapes, the producer added two more volumes to the ongoing VGM series, dropping a seventh and eighth installment on Friday. As the name suggests, the … Read moreKnxwledge Drops Two More Volumes of Video Game Soundtrack Remixes
Bandcamp Friday just got a little sweeter. A new web-based app digs up Bandcamp purchase links for songs featured on any Spotify playlist. Launched by Hype Machine ahead of Bandcamp Friday, Merch Table is a simple and wildly useful tool to support artists on Bandcamp without having to manually search for individual tracks and albums. … Read moreNew Web Tool Lets You Buy Songs from Spotify Playlists on Bandcamp
A fresh haul of indie artists to explore and support on Bandcamp Friday. What was once a short-term campaign to supplement the incomes of working-class musicians is now a cornerstone policy at Bandcamp. Until further notice, the indie-friendly streamer is waiving its cut of sales every first Friday of the month, offering artists a reliable … Read more15 Independent Artists to Support on Bandcamp Friday (December 2020 Edition)
Bandcamp will waive site fees on tickets until March 2021 to support independent artists. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, independent music platform Bandcamp has raised the stakes for many displaced artists. On Tuesday, the platform announced Bandcamp Live, an integrated live streaming feature for the members. Until March 2021, the site has waived … Read moreBandcamp Announces On-Site Live Streaming Platform
Big tings this Mixtape Monday from Andrew Ashong x Kaidi Tatham, Seba Kaapstad, Ruru.432, Sango, Dougie Stu and more. Andrew Ashong and Kaidi Tatham deliver Sankofa Season, Seba Kaapstad returns with Konke, newcomer Ruru.432 drops Moon Loops, and Sango is back in the mix with SHANGO. Dougie Stu shares a Familiar Future, LAL warns … Read moreMixtape Monday: Andrew Ashong x Kaidi Tatham, Seba Kaapstad, Ruru.432, Sango, Dougie…
clipping., Malik Elijah, earoh, Ill Scholars, Fat Tony and more raise the bar this Mixtape Monday. clipping. is up first with Visions of Bodies Being Burned, Malik Elijah serves Free Lemonade, earoh drops JUCO, and Ill Scholars make the cut with their self-titled album. Fat Tony drops Exotica, Otis Junior & Dr. Dundiff are Rising … Read moreMixtape Monday: clipping, Malik Elijah, earoh, Ill Scholars, Fat Tony + More
This month’s Bandcamp Friday haul features dance floor fixes for the pandemic era, intricately-sculpted space rap epics, viral beatmakers leaping into a new phase, some post-Dilla r&b sorcery, gorgeously ghostly takes on traditionals, and so much more. What was once a short-term campaign to supplement the incomes of working-class musicians is now Bandcamp‘s cornerstone policy. Until … Read more20 Independent Artists to Support on Bandcamp Friday (October Edition)
This month’s list features analog obsessives, r&b misfits, virtuosic jazz heads, and leaders of the future-funk vanguard. What was once a short-term campaign to supplement the incomes of working-class musicians is now Bandcamp‘s cornerstone policy. Until further notice, the indie-friendly streamer is waiving its cut of sales every first Friday of the month, offering artists … Read more20 Independent Black Artists to Support on #BandcampFriday (August Edition)
Bandcamp users have purchased more than $75 million worth of music since March. In the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Bandcamp launched its Bandcamp Fridays campaign to support independent musicians. Initially, the promotion was to extend for the first Friday of May, June, and July. On Thursday Ethan Diamond, the company’s CEO announced the move will … Read moreBandcamp Extends ‘Bandcamp Fridays’ Campaign for the Rest of the Year
The beat tape assault continues. Never one to let up, Knxwledge has added a pair of new projects to his expansive Bandcamp catalog. Released Thursday night ahead of the streamer’s Juneteenth benefit, the new tapes, VGM’s.PRT_1 and Musiq PRT_2, arrived just six weeks after his last drop. On VGM, the producer presumably starts a new tape series with a … Read moreHear Knxwledge Flip Video Game Scores and Musiq Soulchild Sleepers on Two…