'European touring made Radiohead what we are. Brexit must not destroy it', Colin Greenwood theguardian.com/music/2021/feb…

It’s shocking that the music community is still fully committed to embracing an app built for posting photos, which also doesn’t allow posting of URLs as the best vessel for success in music.

Do yourself a favour and take a listen to this! #NewMusic #independentmusic #https://ditto.fm/meet-me-1032

Looks promising...... djmag.com/news/soundclou…

Unfortunately a very frequent example of how even established artists can be treated by their labels

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There’ll be no tears in heaven or on earth for this covidiot #covidiot

Essential viewing - can you imagine a world without live performance?? #COVID19 #supportheartists #letthemusicplay

Things remain for touring europe

The sunflower, Ukraine’s national flower, is becoming a global symbol of solidarity wapo.st/3hD4J8V

Coca Cola putting profits before lives. Hit them where it hurts: the wallet. Boycott all Coca Cola brands and Costa and Schweppes. #BoycottCocaCola

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It’s getting harder to survive in the working class across all types of labor, and music is no exception. How is it that musicians can either be “starving artists” or Top 40 pop stars doing arena tours, with almost no viable options for being a middle class, working musician?

Even bands and artists who can sell out tours and pack venues are losing money, and it’s not sustainable. What happens if the only people who can sustainably tour are the people already at the top of the charts?

Sick lineup 🤘 link in bio to tell your reps to sign on to UMAW and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib’s resolution for a new streaming royalty! #JusticeAtSpotify

The proposed rate increases for touring visas are astronomical and unacceptable. This would create a financial barrier for musicians that means only those who have MINIMUM $1650 (with expedited visas up to $2500) can even come to the US on tour. The state of touring is in crisis!

Artists are being forced to strip back shows or even cancel due to the rising cost of touring. At the weekend FAC, CEO, David Martin spoke to The Observer - “There’s an assumption that if you’re the person on stage, you’re financially safe." Read more: bit.ly/46CkW6U

The FAC The Observer ELKKA The Guardian @AFO_Festivals UK Indie Touring Paul Smith It's a complete joke. We ALL relied on the arts during the pandemic & nothing beats the live experience. Something has to change.

Those Mötley Crüe viral pictures highlight severe flaws in live music - it's an over-saturated marketplace struggling to cope... Laugh if you must, but your favourite band could be next. clashmusic.com/features/those…

Wow. If only we had more entrepreneurs like Richer Sounds Julian Richer He’s sent an email to 1.2 million customers saying this “I am just hoping that whoever runs the country has integrity, is good at balancing the books and has a genuine social conscience - someone who