Today is the latest Bandcamp day of the pandemic, when the site waives its share of revenue to try and help out artists. But this one also comes with a whole bunch of artists donating that revenue to causes that are important right now as people around the country are protesting in a fight for […]
Caroline Says – “So Hot (Wash Away All Of My Tears)” (Spacemen 3 Cover)
Bandcamp is once again waiving their share of revenue from purchases today in an effort to help musicians. Once again, many musicians are releasing covers and odds and ends to take advantage of the opportunity. And given recent events, many of them are also donating the proceeds from today’s sales to anti-racist causes. Austin-via-Alabama folk-pop […]
End Release Debut Album 'Splinters From An Ever-Changing Face': Stream
The New Jersey-based band metallic hardcore End make some truly ugly music. A few years ago, Counterparts frontman Brendan Murphy got together with Fit For An Autopsy guitarist Will Putney, as well as current and former members of bands like Dillinger Escape Plan, Blacklisted, Shai Hulud, and Misery Signals to form End. All of those […]
Labels Donate Bandcamp Profits to Black Lives Matter
Bandcamp is going to be waiving its revenue share once again today (June 5). And while the campaign was initially meant to help artists through their financial hardship during the global pandemic, many labels have committed to donating the proceeds from their sales to Black Lives Matter initiatives, anti-racism organizations and local bail funds. Bandcamp […]
Soul Asylum Cover Dead Kennedys in Support for George Floyd
Soul Asylum has seen the actions of the Minneapolis police firsthand. Hailing from the city, the band previously released “Black and Blue” on their 1984 debut, but Soul Asylum is making the song available for as a free download today. Additionally, the band has covered Dead Kennedys’ “Nazi Punks Fuck Off.” In a statement on their […]
Meek Mill – “Otherside Of America”
Ever since he got out of prison on a bullshit probation-violation charge in 2018, Meek Mill has been a vocal advocate for criminal justice reform. The events of the past few weeks have shown just how broken the entire system of policing is in America. Today, Meek Mill has come out with a strident, purposeful […]
Soul Asylum – "Nazi Punks Fuck Off" (Dead Kennedys Cover)
All week, we’ve started to see new songs from artists responding to the murder of George Floyd and the resulting nationwide protests against police brutality. Today, Soul Asylum have joined their ranks. The band — who are from Minneapolis — shared free downloads of two songs. One is “Black And Blue,” a song about police […]
Tomberlin – “Natural Light” (Casiotone For The Painfully Alone Cover)
Breonna Taylor, the young black EMT who was shot by police in her own apartment in March, would have turned 27 today. Bandcamp is waiving their share of the revenue from purchases on the site today. And so Sarah Beth Tomberlin, the singer-songwriter who records beautifully sad music under her last name, is sharing a […]
Meek Mill Shares New Protest Song 'Other Side of America'
As the protests continue to go on throughout America and the world, a number of artists have released new material reflecting the times we’re living in. The latest comes from Meek Mill, who is very familiar with the perils of injustice and racism, to put it mildly. Today (June 5), the rapper shared “Other Side […]
Stream Strand Of Oaks' New 'Ambient For Change' EP
There have already been a couple days during the pandemic when Bandcamp have waived their share of any revenue in an effort to help musicians who are struggling without being able to tour. Today is the latest of those days, but it’s also a bit different. Many musicians have pledged to donate any money made […]