A week after promising to preserve many of the site's most beloved features, Bandcamp's new owner has gutted the company's staff. The writing team at Bandcamp Daily is reportedly down to just 3 people.

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Custodians of a dead medium want you to know how MAD! they are that the Ayoras of Radio Impacto 2 won't return their letters.

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Playing b2b with Jackmaster, Bill Patrick b2b with Hiroko Yamamura and Tres Mortimor on Friday November 3 at Serum at Prysm.

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Armond Williams, who once appeared in an MTV reality show hosted by LeBron James, has pled guilty to the March 2019 killing of Sound-Bar doorman Thurmond Bailey.

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Police issued a summary closure of Blum after a mass shooting on Sunday morning sent 8 people to the hospital, 4 in critical condition.

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Videos show Hamas attacking a psy-trance rave in the Negev desert. An estimated 260 attendees as the festival were killed, a number that is expected to climb.

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Another 10th anniversary edition strips the drums from Random Access Memories though I don't think the drums were what anyone disliked about it.

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The Chicago DJ and producer is undergoing dialysis in the hospital and will need support after discharge for outpatient treatment.

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Epic Games used, neglected and finally divested themselves of Bandcamp in barely more than a year. Intentions of Bandcamp's third owner since February 2022 are unknown.

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Teri Bristol, who held down residencies in Chicago for more than 30 years, including genuinely iconic nights at Medusa's and Crobar, passed away on September 25, 2023.

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