This year, Sub Pop Loser Scholarship Program is offering three scholarships of $6,000 each ($18,000 in total) to high school seniors.
I began to play music at my new cafe, and I noticed that the local kids here were really interested. We spent weeks hunting around in junk shops and markets for traditional musical instruments. We called our band 'Kome Anak Pahang.' It means; the sonโs of the forest. That is a significant name, because so much of what the traditional Malay people need comes from the jungle...
Almost 22 years ago to the date, CD Baby launched as one of the first online CD stores for independent artists, and now, as physical sales continue to plummet, it's announced that it will be shutting down the store at the end March. A true end of an era.
Chance the Rapper had a monumental year that was capped off perfectly by his massive wins at this years Grammys. Those wins, enabled by a recent rule modification spurred on by the success of Coloring Book, were not only wins for Chance himself, but all independent artists, streaming services, and even more added pressure to traditional labels already struggling to adapt to this ever evolving landscape. It was sweet sweet validation and just the beginning signal of what's to come.