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Devon Price likes his guitars loud and his lyrics worth paying attention to. He's never understood why a little distortion, a missed note, or an awkward vocal take should automatically count against a record. Sometimes that's the best part.
Punk, grunge, indie, and alternative rock are his usual territory, although his playlists have a habit of wandering into places that would surprise anyone judging him by his record collection. He's a sucker for a well-written chorus, regardless of genre, and has a habit of defending albums that everyone else seems to have dismissed.
His opinions can be stubborn, but they're rarely permanent. Devon enjoys returning to records he once disliked to see whether time has changed his mind. Sometimes it does. Other times, he remembers exactly why he stopped listening in the first place.
Death Cab for Cutie are extending the I Built You a Tower era into 2027 with a new North American tour, adding a spring run that includes two nights each in Atlanta and Boston and an April stop at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. The newly announced dates begin…
For independent musicians and audio creators navigating the modern studio workflow, the line separating song production from audio mixing frequently becomes blurred. In today’s digital landscape, where home recording setups rival commercial setups and digital audio workstations (DAWs) grant access to unlimited tracks, creators often wear multiple hats simultaneously. It…
My Block Records, the independent label founded by producer Warryn Campbell and associated with gospel singer Erica Campbell, has sued former distributor SRG/ILS Group over royalty accounting tied to more than 113 million streams. The breach-of-contract lawsuit was filed September 17th in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District…
Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music and dozens of affiliated publishers have sued Anthropic over material allegedly used to build Claude, accusing the AI company of illegally obtaining and copying copyrighted lyrics, sheet music and musical compositions for training. The lawsuit was filed August 28th in the U.S. District Court…