Posted by Elise Yablon on June 4, 2020
In light of the recent killing of George Floyd and the subsequent protests, music sales platform Bandcamp has announced that they will be donating 100% of their profits to the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund on June 19, also known as Juneteenth. Juneteenth is the yearly commemoration of the end of slavery. June 19 marks […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on April 29, 2020
Many industries have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The music industry is one of them as companies, bands, and artists have been coming together to find creative ways to survive this time of uncertainty, financially. Bandcamp is one of these platforms. Last month, Bandcamp waived their revenue share on Friday, March 20th, as […]
Posted by Elise Yablon on March 19, 2020
With the coronavirus outbreak reeking havoc on the live music industry, artists are being hit hard by the income lost on show and tour cancelations. No ticket sales means that source of income is no longer viable to making a living, leaving album sales their only outlet of making money at the moment. Bandcamp, for […]
Posted by Bram Teitelman on January 31, 2017
If you’re reading this in the United States and you’re not a Native America, congratulations, you’re an immigrant. And whether you’re for or against President Donald Trump’s suddenly-enacted executive order suspending immigrants, even those with green cards from entering the country, it’s certain that it was enacted without all that much thought. Ten years ago, Heavy Metal […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on May 29, 2012
Relapse Records have been one of the few well known metal labels to actively use Bandcamp. Now Relapse has become an even bigger supporter of the “name your price” online platform, having just uploaded their entire catalog on their page. Relapse’s Bandcamp page now features music from 122 bands, including Baroness, Dying Fetus, Pig Destroyer, […]
Posted by Zach Shaw on March 14, 2012
Bandcamp has been providing bands (both signed and unsigned) and labels with a “name your price” platform for a while now. The service easily allows you to sell digital or physical copies of music, stream select songs or full albums online, and even offers an integration with Facebook. And though the platform does take a […]
Posted by Bill Shouldis on July 8, 2010
As part of winning the No Label Needed Contest and Series, Iron Thrones received a new website that they can easily manage. The site was built using the Sons of Nero artwork and WordPress content management system (CMS) as that is one of the easiest to update and manage. The Syndicate’s Bill Shouldis explains how any […]
