Cheers to my British friends - you get an Independence Day this year galaxie500.bandcamp.com/track/fourth-o…

Live music is a social experiment dadadrummer.substack.com/p/anti-viral-m…

So proud of my United Musicians and Allied Workers comrades, love the statements they made for this article by Kristin Canning in Marie Claire. Musicians and music workers, join us! We had an open meeting last night introducing new members to the streaming committee’s work on the Living Wage for Musicians Act

Live music is a social experiment dadadrummer.substack.com/p/anti-viral-m…

I suppose now Ireland Spain and Norway won’t be allowed to graduate

Boston Calling sent this card to all residents within earshot. And yes I have questions and concerns about their unimaginative bookings

on Dada Drummer Almanach, impressions gleaned from recent live shows - with julia holter Caetano Veloso mitski dadadrummer.substack.com/p/anti-viral-m…

More details (gift link): nytimes.com/2024/05/20/us/…

The edge lord disrespect, unprofessionalism, strategic blundering typical of actual decision making in the AI industry speaks infinitely louder than all the voluntary safety pledges ever could.

In fact, those pledges serve mainly to highlight how far the walk is from the talk.

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Read the full story here: trib.al/0iD4km2

Marie Claire with the news!

Musicians, like all workers, deserve fair pay and fair working conditions. To get involved with UMAW, become a member! We need you! The only way to change the music industry is through solidarity and collective action 💪

Read the full article by Kristin Canning on Marie Claire

Spotify calls this strategy “two-sided marketplace,” charging artists for access to the fans we brought to the platform… music has been financialized and treated the same as chain restaurants big box stores or any other branded content stripped for value by investors

RIP 'SPIDER' JOHN KOERNER, who made folk music rock like crazy. he was a monster guitarist & singer, as well as a hell of a nice guy. i guess now koerner, ray & glover are reunited. and oh yeah, fuck frat boys.
youtube.com/watch?v=VMk7Lu…

Happy memories of the late Spider John Koerner playing “traditional songs in 60s barroom style” on his massive 12-string at the Plough and Stars in Cambridge

Spider John’s passing should be headlines everywhere but probably won’t be, fitting his low key genius

Oh no

Admin continuing to disappoint - students feel double crossed after giving up encampment in negotiation

Don't miss the bonus blast from the 90s included as a link at the end: 'Watching the three artists you moo about prostrate themselves before the altar of publicity these last 12 months has been a source of unrivaled hilarity here in the 'bullshit' camp.' chicagoreader.com/news-politics/…