<![CDATA[You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot.]]>You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. But don't fret, we have a new and better alternative now. It launched yesterday:

https://www.subvert.fm/

It is a , so it is not in the hands of big money but in the hands of us, the consumers and creators.

✊️

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/c542ebc8-2c15-4d60-af36-960d2b413d3a/you-all-know-that-bandcamp-is-owned-by-songtradr-who-gutted-it-a-lot.RSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 02:35:46 GMTTue, 12 May 2026 05:32:16 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. on Tue, 12 May 2026 14:45:51 GMT]]>@bitboxer there's also the excellent bandwagon.fm - which is part of the FWIW

Exciting to see new options for independent musicians!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://macaw.social/users/andypiper/statuses/116562142942034786https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://macaw.social/users/andypiper/statuses/116562142942034786Tue, 12 May 2026 14:45:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. on Tue, 12 May 2026 12:13:36 GMT]]>@kjv

I have one album out there on Bandwagon, and I can't sense any effect. Which doesn't mean there is none.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digitalcourage.social/users/nielso/statuses/116561544261091951https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digitalcourage.social/users/nielso/statuses/116561544261091951Tue, 12 May 2026 12:13:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. on Tue, 12 May 2026 11:52:29 GMT]]>@bitboxer The server is getting hammered, getting errors on new sign up. This is a good thing!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.coop/users/mikehaber/statuses/116561461215301691https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.coop/users/mikehaber/statuses/116561461215301691Tue, 12 May 2026 11:52:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. on Tue, 12 May 2026 11:44:52 GMT]]>@bitboxer Now that you've become a famous influencer i beg you not to forget your followers from your beginnings.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodontech.de/users/safri/statuses/116561431272106455https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodontech.de/users/safri/statuses/116561431272106455Tue, 12 May 2026 11:44:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. on Tue, 12 May 2026 11:22:46 GMT]]>@bitboxer Great stuff! I was looking at this and joining. We have not yet incorporated our label though, will have to make it an official business first. 🤔

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/gimulnautti/statuses/116561344342554085https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.green/users/gimulnautti/statuses/116561344342554085Tue, 12 May 2026 11:22:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. on Tue, 12 May 2026 10:50:50 GMT]]>@nielso yes, it is always hard to know where to spent your limited time/energy. I personally would say it all differs depending on your use case.

I would post my music at the bigger platforms AND on my private site/Instagram linktree I would have this as no 1 spot with a "buy my music, fairly paid, no money to big corps" message. But I can totally understand why you would choose a different path.

At the end it's a hen-and-egg situation. There is no change without us all advertising for it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bitboxer/statuses/116561218798509492https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bitboxer/statuses/116561218798509492Tue, 12 May 2026 10:50:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. on Tue, 12 May 2026 09:52:09 GMT]]>Since this goes viral:

Trans rights are human rights.

No human is illegal.

🌈

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bitboxer/statuses/116560988058806204https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bitboxer/statuses/116560988058806204Tue, 12 May 2026 09:52:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. on Tue, 12 May 2026 09:51:12 GMT]]>@nielso

Curious to know your thoughts on bandwagon. I've been using niche sites like this to find new artists to avoid AI slop

https://bandwagon.fm/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/kjv/statuses/116560984335190291https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/kjv/statuses/116560984335190291Tue, 12 May 2026 09:51:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. on Tue, 12 May 2026 09:38:42 GMT]]>@bitboxer So far so good. Is the official account still active? https://mastodon.social/@subvertworld

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Vorsos/statuses/116560935134380349https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Vorsos/statuses/116560935134380349Tue, 12 May 2026 09:38:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. on Tue, 12 May 2026 08:59:06 GMT]]>@nielso @bitboxer I agree. It's so hard to keep up as a musician, and toying up between putting music where most people can find versus supporting the right platforms. Can anyone explain to me if this one is federated like Bandwagon?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://theforkiverse.com/ap/users/116072724227781013/statuses/116560779456234542https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://theforkiverse.com/ap/users/116072724227781013/statuses/116560779456234542Tue, 12 May 2026 08:59:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. on Tue, 12 May 2026 08:03:34 GMT]]>@bitboxer

One problem is, also with Mirlo… most non-musician people I know don't even know Bandcamp. I am serious.

So putting my music on a bunch of even lesser-known platforms in the end will result in exactly… nothing. Except for me having more work. I made below 5€ so far this year from Bandcamp.

I'm not trying to say that I don't like the idea of a co-op alternative to Bandcamp. But it doesn't make things easier in everyday life.

Also, Bandcamp and all its larger alternatives are US-based and rely on US-based payment providers. Which might turn out as a problem for the rest of the world.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digitalcourage.social/users/nielso/statuses/116560561083469503https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://digitalcourage.social/users/nielso/statuses/116560561083469503Tue, 12 May 2026 08:03:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. on Tue, 12 May 2026 08:01:10 GMT]]>@mason When they bought Bandcamp, they removed half the staff. And the journalistic part is completely gone.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bitboxer/statuses/116560551652208029https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bitboxer/statuses/116560551652208029Tue, 12 May 2026 08:01:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. on Tue, 12 May 2026 07:03:55 GMT]]>@bitboxer I like Subvert's antislop policy:

https://www.subvert.fm/pages/ai-policy

Bandcamp is similar, out of fairness:

https://blog.bandcamp.com/2026/01/13/keeping-bandcamp-human/

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://partychickens.net/users/mason/statuses/116560326553409976https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://partychickens.net/users/mason/statuses/116560326553409976Tue, 12 May 2026 07:03:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. on Tue, 12 May 2026 06:56:25 GMT]]>@cort Thanks, looks promising!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mementomori.social/users/undefined_variable/statuses/116560297031216123https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mementomori.social/users/undefined_variable/statuses/116560297031216123Tue, 12 May 2026 06:56:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. on Tue, 12 May 2026 06:55:42 GMT]]>@undefined_variable https://www.subvert.fm/pages/ai-policy

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/cort/statuses/116560294235137252https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/cort/statuses/116560294235137252Tue, 12 May 2026 06:55:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. on Tue, 12 May 2026 06:54:18 GMT]]>@bitboxer I didn't know it had been gutted. What did they do? If there's reason to avoid it I'd like to know. I went to Bandcamp recently because an artist I follow was there, and it was a way to support them.

Thanks in advance for sharing the details of what changed and how it impacts artists there.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://partychickens.net/users/mason/statuses/116560288704213947https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://partychickens.net/users/mason/statuses/116560288704213947Tue, 12 May 2026 06:54:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. on Tue, 12 May 2026 06:51:26 GMT]]>@bitboxer What's your stance on AI-created music? Serious question, no snark intended.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mementomori.social/users/undefined_variable/statuses/116560277415245234https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mementomori.social/users/undefined_variable/statuses/116560277415245234Tue, 12 May 2026 06:51:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to You all know that Bandcamp is owned by Songtradr, who gutted it a lot. on Tue, 12 May 2026 06:24:07 GMT]]>@bitboxer Spannend!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.cologne/users/droidboy/statuses/116560170051728119https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.cologne/users/droidboy/statuses/116560170051728119Tue, 12 May 2026 06:24:07 GMT