Stories By Ryan J
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Block By Blockwest: The Minecraft Music Festival
April 23, 2020More than three dozen bands will boot up Minecraft on Saturday for their appearances at Block by Blockwest, an online music festival raising funds for the Coronavirus Emergency Response Fund. Names like ...
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NIGHTLY Inks Contract With BMG
April 20, 2020NIGHTLY took to the internet last week to share that they had signed a new record deal with BMG. Last year, the band hinted at “challenges and circumstances” they were enduring that ...
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Blog
Music Is Better Together
April 17, 2020Five years ago, I stood in the pit of an intimate concert venue, admiring an opening artist that was just beginning his set. While this was the first time I had seen ...
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News
Health Expert: “Live Concerts May Not Resume Until Fall 2021”
April 14, 2020It’s unrealistic to expect live concerts to return any time soon, one health expert told The New York Times Magazine. Bioethicist Zeke Emanuel, the vice provost for global initiatives and director of ...
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The Band CAMINO ‘Parts Ways’ With Bassist Graham Rowell
April 12, 2020CONTENT WARNING: The following article references allegations of sexual misconduct. If you or someone you know is having a hard time, resources are always available to you at thehotline.org or at 1-800-799-7233. UPDATE: ...
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Blog
badly: Climbing to the Charts, 15 Seconds at a Time
March 27, 2020Long gone are the days where new artists found their audience on Myspace. Equally dated is the expectation that artists cannot make it on their own. Marshall Hearne is inspired to do ...
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Jobs
Seeking Writers + Photographers
March 21, 2020downinthepit is looking for team members! we’re a growing project and we’re ready for some new faces to join the team! we’re looking for writers and photographers that are ready to discover, ...
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Bandcamp Waives Revenue Share for 24 Hours
March 19, 2020The platform plans to forgo all profit on March 20 in the interest of artists affected by the global pandemic
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Recording Academy and MusiCares Combatting the Effects of COVID-19
March 17, 2020Each organization has pledged $1 million, totaling $2 million in available aid
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Artist to Watch
Anson Seabra is Trying His Best, and It’s Working
February 24, 2020Shawn Mendes found his start on Vine. Is Anson Seabra Tiktok's version of the Vine story?
