If you are looking for fresh pop-punk songs, look no further than these artists in the genre who have recently released tracks or are putting them out soon.
Rolling Stone Bandcamp Friday, May 2021 Edition: Support Artists by Buying This Music
The music platform is waiving its revenue share for all purchases made on May 7th. Here are some recommendations from our staff to guide your browsing
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The statistics of Bandcamp Friday speak for themselves: In the year-plus since the launch of the campaign, during which the platform has waived its revenue share for music purchased on the first Friday of each month, fans have paid artists more than $50 million dollars. “Bandcamp is like my life source,” metal auteur Trevor William Church told
Rolling Stone in 2019, no doubt speaking for many creators in the age of meager streaming royalties. Bandcamp Friday continues on May 7th read on for a slew of recommendations from
1984, Greer is delivering exactly what the world needs: a guitar-laden wake-up call.
John Prine song. In an exclusive chat with Greer, she highlights how she crafted her music and visuals to go hand in hand with her advocacy and more.
You released the “Tyranny Of Either/Or” music video on International Transgender Day of Visibility. Your videos are quite thought-provoking. Did this video come together in similar ways to “Surveillance Capitalism”?
For “The Tyranny Of Either/Or,” I worked with Taina Asili and Gaetano Vaccaro, who are dear friends of mine. Taina produced my last record,
she/her/they/them, and she runs an Afro-Latin rock revolutionary social justice band out of Albany, New York, and they do video work together. They’ve produced a series of really amazing music video documentaries highlighting the stories and work of women artists of color.
Here s a look back at April s political news and the best new music that related to it, which tackles the wars on workers, women and minorities worldwide. You can also listen to a podcast of this column, including all the music, here.
1. BURNING FLAG - MATADOR
On April 5, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson - fresh from saying workers had had too many days off by working from home during the coronavirus pandemic - announced the country was opening back up. Days later, British feminist punks Burning Flag released their debut album, which samples Johnson vowing that his much-maligned Brexit will close the productivity gap , on the track Broken Britain . Over crunching, punishing guitars, singer Holly Searle then seethes: What democracy do we live in when voting for a broken Britain? What future do we face when voices can be swayed by hate? Don’t think they’ll ever change, funded by the upper classes. Only way to make a wave is to riot in our masses. Resist, organise, revo
Laura Jane Grace, rock music has been a place for those who are LGBTQIA+ to express themselves and their experiences.
Many artists use their songs as a platform to talk about LGBTQIA+ issues, relationships and experiences. Ultimately, those tracks empower others and make a statement, and they’re made by musicians who aren’t afraid to share their truth.
Historically, the LGBTQIA+ community has been forced to hide and pretend to be who they’re not due to social “rules,” bigoted laws and the like. That’s why GLSEN, an organization dedicated to creating and maintaining LGBTQ-inclusive K-12 learning environments, hosts the annual