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Right on time for Christmas shopping!
The Independent Label Market will take place in London this month.
Taking place on the 30th November, at London’s Coal Drops Yard in Kings Cross, the...
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The funding of independent radio stations is always precarious, but the current cost-of-living and energy crises threaten their survival. Following the shuttering of Worldwide FM and Bristol’s SWU FM, we look at the challenges facing these beloved cultural lifelines
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Matter of Fact employs carbon-neutral shipping and FSC-certified sleeves
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The programme will host daytime music-based events for "underserved communities and those living in areas of low arts engagement"
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The platform launched in October 2020 and all shows so far have been recorded remotely
A new independent radio station based in Leeds, alto radio, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for a studio site.
To date, all...
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The shipping container space will be used for live performances, record fairs, and more
Liverpool-based independent radio station Melodic Distraction has launched a new venue, Melodic Bar.
The opening is the result of a Kickstarter campaign launched after the...
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The Tottenham venue opened in 2018 to raise money for Mental Health charities
London's DIY venue The Cause will close its doors in January next year.
The club, which originally had a year-long contract and was due to...
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The stores, all based in the US, have taken aim at Sony, Universal and Warner
40 independent record shops in the US have joined up to co-sign an open letter against major label tactics that have seen them neglect physical...
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84 labels will be at the massive marketplace on Saturday in King’s Cross...
The Independent Label Market (ILM) returns to London this Saturday, 13th July.
The first ILM took place in London in 2011 and has since hosted...
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The beta service will end this month...
Spotify have cancelled plans to become a distributor.
In September last year, Spotify announced a new Spotify For Artists beta service which allowed independent artists to...
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60 vinyl shops are included from across the UK capital...
A new book takes readers inside London’s independent record stores.
Logically entitled 'Vinyl London: A Guide to Independent Record Shops', the publication has been written...
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Fear of failure, loneliness and financial instability were major contributors...
73% of independent musicians suffer from mental illness, a new study by distribution company Record Union has found.
The online survey was conducted between 21st...
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Aire Libre promises DJ sets of all persuasions alongside live acts, talks show and the broadcasting of external events...
Launched last week, Aire Libre is a new FM radio station broadcasting from Mexico City, the capital of Mexico.
Broadcasting on 105.3 FM, Aire Libre...
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Independent record labels are thriving by adapting to new models and branching out into management, distribution, publishing and clothing. DJ Mag finds out more...
If there’s any sector in dance music that has had to be genuinely run ‘for the love’ and ferociously adapt to survive the music industry’s...
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