When Bandcamp announced a few weeks ago that it had been sold, it came as a deep shock to the wide audience of music fans who had come to appreciate its artist-supporting activities and (relatively) equitable financial policies. When they read that it had been sold to Epic Games, the multi-billion dollar creator of the Battle Royale mega-game Fortnite, the widespread reaction was...huh? To try to make sense of the sale, and to figure out what it might mean going forward, Saxon and Sam dig into the histories of the two companies, identifying some compelling similarities (and some equally worrisome-shared trends) that maybe are the first step towards a newly profitable musical future? But also….maybe a wasteland of shattered dreams and fan service.
Digital Dark Ages
Dub Economics: The Life and Times of Lee “Scratch” Perry
How MTV Changed the World
Oligopoly in the U.K. with David Turner of Penny Fractions
The Political Economy of The Grateful Dead with Jesse Jarnow
Ticketmaster Blues: The past (and future) of the Live Music Industry
BONUS: Morgan Parker talks Fugazi
Gangsta Rap and LA History with Felicia Angeja Viator
Can Fugazi help us imagine a better future for music?
Making the Mainstream: The History of Top 40 with Eric Weisbard
Twitch Trolls Metallica
Pulling Back the Veil on Posthumous Albums
Bootleggers, Hippies, and...Lawyers: How piracy remade music with Dr. Alex Sayf Cummings.
NF(t) DOOM or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Blockchain
BONUS Episode: Stephen Thomas Erlewine
“God is My Girlfriend”: Christian Rock and Niche Genres with Andrew Mall
Financialization Feeding Frenzy with Cherie Hu and David Turner
Liz Pelly on Alternative Platforms and Possible Futures
Consent Decrees
The Life and Death of The Greatest Hits Album
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