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The book We Are The Clash: Reagan, Thatcher, And The Last Stand Of A Band That Mattered has a release date. The latest news posted at the Kickstarter site for Continue reading “We Are The Clash” book set for release
Here’s a quick roundup of a few compilations that are available online for free this year. Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, has a comp called Burned in the Oven: Volume Continue reading Compilations for free download, 2018 edition
If you ever feel a hankering for music with a green edge, there’s a few lists to help you find the right one. Last year, Lucy Jones wrote the piece “12 Continue reading Listen to environmental-themed music using helpful lists
“Sending rappers to jail for song lyrics and outlawing political satire demonstrates how narrow the boundaries of acceptable online speech have become in Spain,” Director of Amnesty International Spain says in Continue reading Amnesty International: Spanish rappers La Insurgencia sentenced
Over at the Washington Post, Derek Hawkins reports that CDs and vinyl are outselling digital downloads, according to a report by RIAA. Revenue from digital downloads is way down, and Continue reading New trends in the music industry: digital and physical
Over at Bandcamp Daily, MacDara Conroy writes with affection in “New Directions in Grindcore” about nine bands from the genre, including several that we’re fans of here at D.U., like Cloud Continue reading Grindcore highlighted on Bandcamp
There’s a crop of younger death metal bands in the Washington D.C. Metro area that have at least some roots in grindcore and punk, and Perpetuated is one of those Continue reading Perpetuated live in DC: video
We asked Corrupt Moral Altar if they’d describe their latest album, Eunoia, as a “crusty grind record with introspective and political lyrics.” Speaking over email, drummer Tom Drink replied, “We’ve Continue reading Corrupt Moral Altar LP release: interview
Genocide Pact played a record release show in Washington DC, and with that, Order Of Torment is out on Relapse: CD and vinyl as well as digital. The death metal Continue reading Genocide Pact returns with “Order Of Torment”: out now
We didn’t know this, but for years, scientists have been taking their data and making music with it. Over at Eos, Kimberly Cartier has collected several examples of this work: Continue reading Music makers using scientific data