Stories By Ryan J
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Astronaut Husband Takes You to New Worlds
January 7, 2019Music has the ability to take you to a whole new world. Some do it through fancy, layered electronic beats or absurd, complex lyrics. However, sometimes it is the stripped back music ...
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Artist to Watch
ATW: Welshly Arms
January 5, 2019Welshly Arms is an American blues rock band out of Cleveland, Ohio, where they produce, write, and record all of their own music. Their name comes from a Saturday Night Live sketch. You ...
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Review
My 2018 Top Albums
December 31, 2018It’s that time again. 2018 is wrapping up and we’re all reflecting on the bests and worsts of the last 365 days. As I reflect on my last turn of the earth, ...
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Release
Twin Shadow Drops “Broken Horses”
December 28, 2018Twin Shadow has dropped a four-track EP consisting of remixes and instrumental versions of his new single, “Broken Horses.” With the Santo Domingo and Port Antonio Edits, Twin Shadow has given us ...
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News
iHeartMedia and Clear Channel are Getting a Divorce
December 26, 2018iHeartMedia is back on the up-and-up after filing for Chapter 11 protection in March. When the company emerges from bankruptcy next year, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. will split from iHeart, each becoming ...
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News
The Independent Tag: An Open Letter
November 29, 2018Explicit music is always labeled, no matter where you stream it from. Why aren’t independent songs, albums, and artists highlighted in such a way? That’s the question behind Record Union’s lates push ...
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Michigander: The Voice of the Midwest
November 27, 2018As a native Ohioan with a family pride in Michigan, I naturally felt drawn to the music that I saw came from Michigander. This solo indie rock act stars Jason Singer at ...
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News
YouTube Paid The Music Industry $1.8B In Past Year
November 11, 2018From October 2017 to September 2018, YouTube has paid the music industry $1.8 Billion in advertising revenue. In total, the industry has seen over $6 Billion from YouTube ad revenue. The 2018 ...
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News
Idaho Rockfest Fails to Deliver
October 22, 2018Idaho rock fans expected to attend the first annual Idaho Rockfest on Aug. 24 and 25 only to see a notice of cancellation the day before. “Due to unforeseen circumstances, Idaho Rockfest ...
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News
Independent Artists Can Now Upload Music to Spotify
September 24, 2018Spotify announced a new beta feature allowing independent artists to upload their music to Spotify, via a blog post on Thursday. Working with independent artists and labels including Noname, Michael Brun, VIAA, ...
