Play to the fans or play to yourself?
Should artists play to their fans or play to themselves? If you build it, will they come? Does it matter?
We’re constantly fascinated by the creative process of artists and what...
Go Vote and Get PILO’s ‘Subsidium’ EP for Free
Today is a monumental day – Voting Day. I can’t tell you how important it is to exercise your right to vote. I’m sure you’ve seen plenty of people talking about it the past...
Should We Separate the Art from the Artist?
As social media and fan interaction with artists grow to unprecedented levels, so does the window into the lives of musicians. Tweets, political views, and actions past and present...
ZanZan & The Disciples of Love – A Short Story by Liz Nistico of HOLYCHILD
Warning: this story may contain sexual content and/or strong language.
To those remaining:
I want to first tell you why I did it. I had never felt a pleasure so real. I had never...
Sleeping on Planes – A Playlist by RAC, Goldroom, Spencer Ludwig, Gigamesh
Travel is so often glamorized on Instagram and in music documentaries as the ultimate perk of being a professional musician. The reality is often a little less exciting. After an inevitable...
Kuraci – Why We Built This
Welcome to Kuraci, a new media company co-founded by Grammy Award-winning artist RAC and the team at Ujo, a blockchain-based digital rights management platform. Ujo is backed by ConsenSys,...
DISCODUST – A Playlist by Goldroom
The alternative music scene in the late 2000's, fractured by pirating, hampered by slow-moving executives, had been left stuck in a MySpace-dominated, free-download-required limbo state....
The Internet vs. The Music Industry – by RAC
This isn’t about music. This isn’t about blockchain. This is about the future of art, creativity, livelihood, and everything in between.
But first, a little context. I was...