It was the biggest disaster in the history of the music business — and almost nobody knew. This is the story of the 2008 Universal fire.
An Undying Love For A Burning World, by Neurosis
Open Music Event
A community event guide for music schedules, stages, artists, maps, and updates.
Universal Music Group: Decades of Masters Lost
Last year, I wrote an article detailing how record companies have a checkered past when it comes to properly archiving their master recordings. Among some of the revelations noted (thanks to a bril…
10,000 Chicago Concert Recordings Are Being Uploaded to the Internet Archive: Nirvana, Phish, Sonic Youth, They Might Be Giants & More
Perhaps you've had the experience of moving to a new city and immediately being told that you've missed its golden age of live music. To an extent, this has happened in more or less every period of the past fifty or sixty years.
Profiting from Hate Music
This report maps how the world's largest digital platforms and music streaming services host, amplify, monetize, and profit from a growing genre of Indian music that dehumanizes Muslims and Christians and incites violence against them.
United in Flames w/ Himera & Malibu 9th September 2020
Playing Shoegaze, Ambient, Drone. Malibu is a French electronic musician whose work sails between ambient and ethereal music. Forever inspired by soft reverbed vocals and melodious chord progressions, Malibu’s music is an immersive nostalgic journey in a sea of synthetic strings and choirs.
Our Changing Climate
Sad YouTube: The Lost Treasures Of The Internet's Greatest Cesspool
<b>"I would like to send you a memory."</b> Buried deep within the internet's most notorious comment section lies a treasure trove of personal stories that prove the power of pop music better than any video ever could.
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NYC experimental live music calendar • noise, improv, jazz, new music, avant-electronics, weirdos • performance against corporate interests!
We had the privilege of closing out the epic Into Design Systems conference on Friday. After all of that hard work, I needed to redirect some energy playing drums. I accidentally ended up playing the entirety of one of my favorite albums: Alive 2007 by Daft Punk. youtu.be/p0MV2QAASzQ?si=sNt0uI7W07Av_L…
Alive 2007 by @daftpunk - Cold Album Drum Cover
youtu.beDisaster preparedness in the US
Starting with some articles I saved during/after the January 2025 wildfires in Southern California
Cheat Sheet: These are the steps fire victims need to take to make an insurance claim
What to do — and not do — when you get home after a fire evacuation
High winds and fires mean power outages. Here's how to prep
Evacuation terms can be confusing. Here’s what they mean and how to sign up for alerts
Every day is now fire season. Let's get you ready for the next wildfire burning near you
Cheat sheet: A quick roundup of SoCal fire coverage and safety resources
