‘I can see a world where Spotify doesn’t exist’: will a new generation of music streaming companies succeed? Nimble, open-minded outfits such as Nina Protocol, Cantilever and Subvert are looking to bring more money to artists, and a richer experience for listeners

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...

Rewatching this on iPlayer (even though I own it on BluRay - shut up) and it is always funnier, darker and more abstract and ambitious than I remember. It’s not perfect but it’s partly the imperfections that make it beautiful and unique.

tiwns tra dw i'n gweithio

gwaith heddiw (a gweddill yr wsos!): trosi fy holl bîts MIDI i fewn i bîts sain

gwaith rili diflas, ond, ar ôl cwblhau'r joban 'ma, dw i am cychwyn recordio'r albwm

spinning in my discman today:

squarepusher - stereotype

out now on @warprecords.bsky.social, folks!

hey! we have the same hi-fi system!

PHOTOGRAPHERS!

can ye recommend me any vintage prime lenses i can stick onto the front of a nikon, full frame mirrorless body

nothing wider than 50mm, tah!

Bruce Loose brought his own unique blend of complexity and a menacing darkness to San Francisco punks Flipper | Stevie Chick The singer, who died from a heart attack on 5 September, ripped up the two-minute hardcore song blueprint and won over a legion of fans including Kurt Cobain and Jane’s Addiction

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

If have shown an interest in your music please get in touch.

yas! i just got their new CBGB's album through the post... will be spinning it later!

OpenAI will not disclose GPT-5’s energy use. It could be higher than past models Experts working to benchmark resource use of AI models say new version’s enhanced capabilities come at a steep cost

Friendly reminder that AI data centers are working overtime to help cook the planet. If the fires are scaring you— start using ‘-AI’ at the end of all Google searches to cut out any AI response to your query. Refusal is possible & responsible.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Godspeed You! Black Emperor Pull Music From Streaming Services Experimental rock fans who use Spotify have suffered yet another loss. Just a few weeks after Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu each announced their intent to remove their music from Spotify — citing Daniel Ek’s $...

Godspeed You! Black Emperor are the latest band to pull their music from streaming services. The Canadian post-rock group’s catalog will now be available digitally exclusively via Bandcamp.

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Galaxie500’s CBGB 12.13.88 album, with the vinyl extended out.

'That Galaxie 500 seemed to arrive fully formed is one of those small miracles of rock & roll. But it was a miracle brought into existence by their producer Kramer, who is to the Galaxie 500 story what Martin Hannett is to Joy Division’s'

#Galaxie500’s CBGB 12.13.88

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Back to back Swell Maps tiday. A huge an massive influence even to this day. The song titles are superb and surreal and just as inspiring. #SwellMaps

✏️ Ottomans’ Visual Poems; "The Art of Drawing Poems". Examples of how, in the Ottoman era, quatrains were written in various geometric shapes and presented with an aesthetic appearance: #Art #Poem #Poetry

damn, don't miss this!

Subtractive? FM? Granular? What sorcery is this? Find out what these and other popular (and less popular) forms of synthesis are, how they work & how they can add cool sounds to your music in my Types of Synthesis primer, part of my How to Synth guide.

www.etherdiver.com/how-to-synth...

#synth

anyone here ever released a CD packaged in some kind of all-card sleeve? if so, who printed them for you?

ta folks!

Coaxed A Storm: A Review Of New Albums From Jeanines And Lightheaded

Two of the best albums of the summer are here via @slumberlandrecords.com / @skepwax.bsky.social -- Jeanines & Lightheaded!
www.apessimistisneverdisappointed.com/2025/06/coax...

new Tortoise album on the horizon thrills me no end 🙌

Shwmae 👋

Newyddion dda...albwm newydd @gruffrhys.bsky.social yn ddod allan ym Mis Medi!

CD £10.99 💿
Ltd Orange LP £23.99 🟠
Black LP £22.99 ⚫️
Cassette £10.99 📼

Diolch to @rockactionrecords.scot + Gruff, we'll have SIGNED PRINTS to go w/ preorders while they last, act fast!

DUE 12/9/25

Photo of colourful painting of trees, with the word Archif in white text

A person dressed in a white skirt and a brown top standing in front of a river. They are holding a large blue and red painting.

Archif 🖌️

Prosiect gan Gwenno Till yn dathlu creadigrwydd artistiaid cyfoes yng Ngogledd Cymru, trwy greu cofnod byw o’u gwaith a’u storiau.

Dewch i gyfarfod artistiaid lleol sy'n gweithio o fewn amrywiaeth eang o gelfyddydau drwy ymweld â phroffil Archif ar Am:

www.ambobdim.cymru/discover/arc...

PREORDER: 'The John Peel Sessions' by Swell Maps

Peel Sessions compilation on Mute from the Solihull art punk legends.

www.normanrecords.com/records/2082...

Cool Band Alert - Lightheaded Grab your anorak

Bandcamp's Cool Band Alert for the week is... Lightheaded!
"Nonstop hits from start to finish, the record pairs sweet ‘60s touchstones like folk-rock and sunshine pop with neo-psychedelic guitars and punky energy straight out of ‘80s college rock."

bandcamp.substack.com/p/cool-band-...

This published while I was on vacation, so I am just now getting around to telling you it's a great read

Vinyl Justice - Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadler YouTube video by Bart Royle

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjA_...

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