2026-06-07T14:11:47Z https://yabu.me elsemusic https://yabu.me/npub17d3tchjdzauawhwdmayk8a7s9rcd3whrskwj6eygcpfm5u6q3qhq049kdy https://cdn.masto.host/musiciansocial/accounts/avatars/111/138/503/891/487/556/original/d7f09b00b825d3f0.png https://cdn.masto.host/musiciansocial/accounts/avatars/111/138/503/891/487/556/original/d7f09b00b825d3f0.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw4thadek9j6fw2fkcupdhlmvjx8y2mnnnknk6rd0cvl22falg94czyrek90z7f5thn46aeh05jclh6q50pk96uwze6tty3rq98wnngzyzuepk6qq With the arrival of <a href="https://www.subvert.fm">https://www.subvert.fm</a> the list of artist-driven music platforms has become even longer. Managing a presence across all these platforms is, if not a full time job, at least a full-time distraction from actually creating music.<br/><br/>Perhaps what we need is to agree on an API that makes artist music data available across all these platforms and on personal sites? <br/><br/>[more ...] 2026-05-12T20:22:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqvyc9j7mjy2khr2pnjhc8hfaalz4xumy97q6nea8pnn304v3v5xszyrek90z7f5thn46aeh05jclh6q50pk96uwze6tty3rq98wnngzyzugutx3e I&#39;m not sure this is new, but Bandcamp has officially banned music created &#34;wholly or in substantial part&#34; with artificial intelligence.<br/><br/><a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/BandCamp/comments/1qbw8ba/ai_generated_music_on_bandcamp/">https://old.reddit.com/r/BandCamp/comments/1qbw8ba/ai_generated_music_on_bandcamp/</a><br/><br/>&#39;If you encounter music or audio that appears to be made entirely or with heavy reliance on generative AI, please use our reporting tools to flag the content for review by our team. We reserve the right to remove any music on suspicion of being AI generated.&#39; 2026-01-13T18:47:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf2538ltha9yjk7mv0fwac9k2hj26wya2z56kr8eu44gnhxupunaqzyrek90z7f5thn46aeh05jclh6q50pk96uwze6tty3rq98wnngzyzugqun7w Tama Lundon, keyboard player and co-creator of numerous local hit songs, has died.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/herbs-keyboard-player-tama-lundon-has-died">https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/herbs-keyboard-player-tama-lundon-has-died</a><br/><br/>&#39;Herbs collaborated with some big local names including Tim Finn (‘Parihaka’), Annie Crummer (‘See What Love Can Do’) and most successfully with Dave Dobbyn on the hit single ‘Slice of Heaven’, off the movie soundtrack Footrot Flats. It shot to no.1 in October 1986 and stayed there for eight weeks, AudioCulture reported.&#39; 2025-08-27T19:49:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxhxdw4vsfg5355ychn2xwp3u43rtal308kjzwetdg4qk7t70tlzszyrek90z7f5thn46aeh05jclh6q50pk96uwze6tty3rq98wnngzyzupm2j6m Cory Doctorow on how the movie made blues music and blues artists popular once again. A book review.<br/><br/><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/06/21/1060-west-addison#the-new-oldsmobiles-are-in-early-this-year">https://pluralistic.net/2025/06/21/1060-west-addison#the-new-oldsmobiles-are-in-early-this-year</a><br/><br/>&#34; it&#39;s a rich and engrossing tale of an extraordinary creative collaboration that found an unlikely foothold at just the right time and place. It&#39;s a sensitive, funny, and revealing account of Belushi, Aykroyd, and the comedians, impresarios and friends in their orbit ... you will find something surprising and delightful in these pages.&#34; 2025-06-21T20:26:56Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0tky46ja8xfj46v90amhpzhnjvzzzzywrrdej7wky8p7kscu62gczyrek90z7f5thn46aeh05jclh6q50pk96uwze6tty3rq98wnngzyzugx9ep2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9nt5tuht3qcfwujg02ejxjkhsfkkf5s4mmkn6vweeerlkrf3kjrgqufwa6'>nevent1q…fwa6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Amen to the latter. I was music director for a local choir of older women, none of whom had formal musical training, but all of whom had been in the choir long enough to develop a musical vocabulary we could work within. I don&#39;t find that anywhere else anymore. 2025-03-27T19:43:00Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxm230myfxsk4lp4esnre5nneu4ket3ty6r7xqmdtd9gxcdjshmkszyrek90z7f5thn46aeh05jclh6q50pk96uwze6tty3rq98wnngzyzu0jjfcy How do you organise music for organic discovery?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/articles/2025-03-orbit-music-discovery-organise-analysis/">https://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/articles/2025-03-orbit-music-discovery-organise-analysis/</a><br/><br/>&#34;We reduced our 30+ descriptors to just eight ‘human’ ones: aggressive, danceable, electronic, happy, instrumental, party, relaxed, sad. Each track being rated from -1 (not at all) to 1 (very) on each of those. We tried various combinations until we could see some separation between opposed genres (e.g. classical vs dance) but see similarity between others (e.g.funk and hip-hop) ...&#34; 2025-03-25T18:53:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxpee6qc7zrjjzvm0wmfjaqpl4udtp6chg9q0rqahxxy8krg3m32czyrek90z7f5thn46aeh05jclh6q50pk96uwze6tty3rq98wnngzyzuzxej67 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf05genlaps4erma43v2mnkc29uj9hak82cqv4p52vlrmnm08qtqgq3g2u0'>nevent1q…g2u0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Upright Blues&#34;. Thirteen tracks by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qd4u95rc6ajwvxh30ekgsu644qpvrp7hfqtxzf6ufl9qjxzdvkyqdnu4cn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Stan Stewart aka muz4now</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qd4…u4cn</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/><a href="https://muz4now.bandcamp.com/album/upright-blues">https://muz4now.bandcamp.com/album/upright-blues</a><br/><br/>&#34;Here&#39;s the best way to listen to this album: muz4now.com/2021/upright-blues-improvising-on-practice-pianos/<br/><br/>Imagine wandering through the practice rooms at a large music school and playing each of the upright pianos that fill those spaces. On each one, I&#39;ll create a brief improvisation. Let&#39;s see what happens.&#34; 2025-03-23T03:41:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs936e0sq7f9pl9sux9vr0q4khpk0ycslxk09u84rgue4dagxfrtvczyrek90z7f5thn46aeh05jclh6q50pk96uwze6tty3rq98wnngzyzule547c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsghw8dj6hlwejqymmsga9dukudfvdqqd8faryxthznzvmtrdq7csccpyt7j'>nevent1q…yt7j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Great work!<br/><br/><a href="https://faircamp.meljoann.com/status/">https://faircamp.meljoann.com/status/</a> 2025-03-14T19:38:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstk9hkxwg442c59mum7ng9ayumanxk946mq7a7he3x6el7kkx26nqzyrek90z7f5thn46aeh05jclh6q50pk96uwze6tty3rq98wnngzyzu6n0mck Throughout their songwriting careers, the Gershwins rarely discussed their younger brother, Nathan, who played gutbucket.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thefarside.com/2025/02/25/0">https://www.thefarside.com/2025/02/25/0</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/musiciansocial/media_attachments/files/114/067/973/580/213/551/original/39fd73ac55d9b98f.png"> <br/> 2025-02-26T03:08:24Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfhlgaqkjm496flw9hlzzq0d3mvv7qx5ry525s2nhsh0q8ddh4zhqzyrek90z7f5thn46aeh05jclh6q50pk96uwze6tty3rq98wnngzyzukgc06r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdznhd5r2chnwylchy5xaat9tmtzpe59sdwuwa4e4qvuu4ndg3dcg5368ae'>nevent1q…68ae</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>&#34;Protection&#34; by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1qd4u95rc6ajwvxh30ekgsu644qpvrp7hfqtxzf6ufl9qjxzdvkyqdnu4cn" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Stan Stewart aka muz4now</span> (<span class="italic">npub1qd4…u4cn</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/><a href="https://mirlo.space/stan-stewart-muz4now/release/protection">https://mirlo.space/stan-stewart-muz4now/release/protection</a><br/><br/>&#34;We live in a hell of a time. There are so many who are vulnerable to the crazy political antics. May the good folk among us protect them when we are able. Here&#39;s the music video on PeerTube: <a href="https://v.basspistol.org/w/gDbHv48P7dZUQA3JN8BSzP&#34">https://v.basspistol.org/w/gDbHv48P7dZUQA3JN8BSzP&#34</a>; 2025-01-28T19:02:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0g5rmhk3t0nvd44kwal3gv09mj6ckcrnr35rdyc6w43jx4hjtfwqzyrek90z7f5thn46aeh05jclh6q50pk96uwze6tty3rq98wnngzyzul7pn2y Drawn by the pulsating sound of a rock thumping on a dead armadillo, two australopithecines stood at the forest edge. Instantly, Thag’s agent knew they had a crossover hit.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thefarside.com/2024/12/20/2">https://www.thefarside.com/2024/12/20/2</a><br/> <img src="https://cdn.masto.host/musiciansocial/media_attachments/files/113/688/633/922/747/725/original/91d08d546cb9c9b2.png"> <br/> 2024-12-21T03:17:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9vedyg0r52ksaz0htwf94gwhre3xksafshvupr8s8plym6uhxqnszyrek90z7f5thn46aeh05jclh6q50pk96uwze6tty3rq98wnngzyzuwjdcxk On starting an ethical independent music label.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/27/i-set-up-my-own-indie-label-from-brexits-brutality-to-the-joy-of-diy-music-heres-what-i-learned">https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/27/i-set-up-my-own-indie-label-from-brexits-brutality-to-the-joy-of-diy-music-heres-what-i-learned</a><br/><br/>A good read, although it doesn&#39;t tell us anything we didn&#39;t already know. 2024-11-27T20:21:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszmme75zfkrwlmp4mfdkx98t6y0nlh28rk00vxtw9mhkzu4hfv9yqzyrek90z7f5thn46aeh05jclh6q50pk96uwze6tty3rq98wnngzyzuacn00m In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2jxmjv4uqhynylnulttg96q2n2t8ch339pyr2u4y909gta8lgm5gteagaa'>nevent1q…agaa</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Stan Stewart&#39;s &#34;Dream State: Awakening&#34;.<br/><br/><a href="https://muz4now.bandcamp.com/album/dreamstate-awakening">https://muz4now.bandcamp.com/album/dreamstate-awakening</a> 2024-11-15T12:50:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspjtt7j4sygmu338cupq2k923l65pj5v3q2ptkvdkm56sqdgzkh5gzyrek90z7f5thn46aeh05jclh6q50pk96uwze6tty3rq98wnngzyzurfmuu2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx7hfy259t0r69amwagxc20p4d3gen3uqyrjjx8r3e5a4pr8k2asc3hprdl'>nevent1q…prdl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Grief Suite.<br/><br/><a href="https://muz4now.bandcamp.com/album/grief-suite">https://muz4now.bandcamp.com/album/grief-suite</a> 2024-10-29T19:27:37Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2f6mscsfkm0dw7kd78pzpdlqn6js494n0r3cx4vzz6thxc4s32wgzyrek90z7f5thn46aeh05jclh6q50pk96uwze6tty3rq98wnngzyzueunal5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqcrk3tgqrv53s3z8kpcrqrr0pvdks3c4d6nz40gcmafqt8dxxvhczcget4'>nevent1q…get4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Nice!<br/><br/><a href="https://muz4now.bandcamp.com/album/healing-melodies">https://muz4now.bandcamp.com/album/healing-melodies</a> 2024-10-19T19:46:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszuwfmwu5m2ncgfz5r4u8neg7nngquk4tphnk3kmtx0z68agkcqkczyrek90z7f5thn46aeh05jclh6q50pk96uwze6tty3rq98wnngzyzuf5scaq Sound Lab is inspired by a classic analogue synthesiser, the WP-20, which was designed in around 1980 by Ray Wilson and Ron Romeo, and marketed by their company Waveform Processing. You can download all the information you need to build one yourself.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.technoblogy.com/show?4MGW">http://www.technoblogy.com/show?4MGW</a> 2024-10-14T19:48:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszgmzds2munygexcmdz2rg0fe4j5xezqv00e5a0rk0gsydnf5e4mszyrek90z7f5thn46aeh05jclh6q50pk96uwze6tty3rq98wnngzyzupfz30j Making music with all the stops pulled out can be =such= a joyful experience.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.masto.host/musiciansocial/media_attachments/files/113/257/669/335/041/341/original/9ace258e5eaea065.mp4"></video><br/> 2024-10-06T00:38:11Z