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Bandcamp has gotten political before and today it’s doing it again: encouraging people to register to vote, and donating today’s proceeds to a group called the Voting Rights Project. All Continue reading Bandcamp supporting voting rights
D.U. used to interview musicians about their gear for Clrvynt.com a few years back, and lately has been linking to those pieces in the Disposable Underground Newsletter (and here’s the Continue reading Musicians talking gear
Terrorizer Magazine has pissed off a lot of people lately. It’s one of the publications that has been covering U.K. and international metal music for years (your editor used to Continue reading Terrorizer Magazine releases free digital issue and regular newsstand issue after long absence
Songwriters and bands have been trying to get politicians to stop playing their music at rallies and conventions for a long time. As Abby Schreiber listed the songwriters and politicians for Continue reading Musicians keep telling politicians to stop playing their songs
Pearl Jam pushes buttons, sometimes political ones, and has done so on and off for years. Most recently, bassist Jeff Ament co-designed a poster for the band’s August 13 show in Continue reading Pearl Jam back in the hot seat, this time from their concert poster
We’ve posted about PledgeMusic having vinyl offerings from various bands before, Voivod to name one, but in July the site announced it has a vinyl store. PledgeMusic says it’s carrying Continue reading Attention vinyl hounds: PledgeMusic has an online store
There was a stacked bill at Atlas Brew Works in August, when DeathgraVe, Secret Cutter, Noisem, Skullshitter, and Needle teamed up to entertain concert goers with mostly fast, all-loud music. Continue reading DeathgraVe and Secret Cutter playing in D.C.: video
D.U. has written briefly about music-related books in the past, but we took notice when Decibel announced a sale at its online store, and that the sale included books its Continue reading Never mind the magazine: Decibel has books
There might be more than one band called Brainpan out there, but we’re concerned with the one from D.C. that describes itself as playing “grind-influenced hardcore.” The band’s new album, Turn Continue reading Brainpan “Turn On, Tune In, Drop Dead”: the debut album
Over at pebblemag.com, based out of the U.K., Georgina Wilson-Powell lists “10 ways to have a plastic free festival.” A few of them might not be for the average death-metal-festival Continue reading Attend music festivals the eco-friendly way