Category: concerts
Todd Rundgren is about to launch a geofenced virtual tour
The idea of a virtual concert tour might seem tailor-made for the pandemic, but musician Todd Rundgren said he’s actually been thinking about something like this for years. Rundgren told me that he’d become frustrated with our “collapsing” air travel system — exacerbated by hurricanes and climate change — that…
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Bandcamp finally gets in on livestreaming music
Look, the pandemic has ruined a lot of things. Few of those things are more near and dear to my heart though, than live music. But as much as I miss live music, the musicians who actually play live music, miss it even more. If you make your living as……
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‘Roblox’ is hosting a Lil Nas X concert this Saturday
Lil Nas X is coming to take your kids to an old town road. On Tuesday, the rapper and singer announced that he will host a virtual concert inside of Roblox. He’ll be the first artist to perform within the hit kids game, and developer Roblox Corporati… Source
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Every musician is basically a YouTuber now
Huddled inside a cluttered garage in Los Angeles, Grouplove tries to be itself. Keyboardist Hannah Hooper grins wide as she sings toward the smartphone, attempting to maintain some of the buoyant alt-rock band’s typical electricity, even as she’s squ… Source
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Recommended Reading: Facebook’s new content oversight board
We are a new board overseeing Facebook. Here’s what we’ll decide.Catalina Botero-Marino, Jamal Greene, Michael W. McConnell and Helle Thorning-Schmidt, The New York TimesFacebook announced the first members of its content oversight board this week, a… Source
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Recommended Reading: The life of a dropshipper
‘It’s bullshit’: Inside the weird, get-rich-quick world of dropshippingSirin Kale, WiredIn Bali, co-working spaces are filled with remote workers looking to make big bucks — and to do so quickly. Through a process called dropshipping, sellers are abl… Source
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