We're revisiting one of the strangest, most exhilarating products of the post-Nevermind alternative rock boom, the 1994 record by D.C. hardcore alchemists Shudder to Think Read @philipsherburne.bsky.social's Sunday Review ⬇️
"It was the only time in my life I saw her care about anything happening on a television. Sometimes, I even caught her humming the beat to herself while she fried johnnycakes on the stove" Alphonse remembers his grandmother and her obsession with Fat Joe and Terror Squad’s biggest hit. Read more ⬇️
A shoegaze star born on TikTok scales up her sound with a full-length debut that’s beautiful on the surface but uninterested in challenging the genre’s priors
Together’s cast and special effects department alone could make for a substantive horror classic, but the script is freighted with distracting cliches and errant plot developments
On his debut album, the Detroit rapper wrestles with his home scene’s growing influence on mainstream rap. He offers a portrait of his city that’s both loving and critical, grounded in stories that couldn’t have come from anywhere else
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Hypeddit is a music marketing service that primarily provides artists with Release links. It reminds me a lot of commoditized products on Amazon. You see multiple sellers pushing the same product, where the only thing that sets them apart is the price. Avoiding a race to the bottom requires sweeteners, but adding extras can drive up expenses.…
🧩 Bio Links ❌ NoToneden doesn’t support standalone bio link pages. It’s mostly campaign-focused. 🔐 Pre-saves ✅ Yes – Full DataPre-saves come with full access to fan data (when opted in). On paper, it’s great. 🕓 Future Save ❌ NoNot supported. No loss here. 🌍 Release Auto-Route ❌ NoNo ability to redirect users to country-specific platform URLs. 🎁 Contests ✅ YesYou can build contests with “unlock” actions.…
🧩 Bio Links ✅ YesCreate rich landing pages linking to all your destinations — music, merch, podcast, and social. Works well, clean layout, fully customizable. 🔐 Pre-saves 🟡 Yes – Limited DataYou can get some data, but Spotify restricts access unless fans opt in. Linkfire doesn’t give you everything Feature.fm does. 🕓 Future Save ❌ NoNot supported. Not a huge loss, but still missing compared to others.…
Product Review: Feature.fm In this review, we’ll go over everything a Smart Link provider can do based on what’s available in the market, and see where Feature.fm stands. Let’s get into it. 🧩 Bio Links ✅ YesLink to everything — music, merch, podcast, YouTube, even a charity. Feature.fm lets you create multiple bio links to separate your artist identity from your business persona.…
I know why you're here. You’re here to find out which Smart Link platform is worth your time (and money) as a music artist or manager. Whether you’re trying to get fans to pre-save your next drop, push streams through paid ads, or just stop throwing away traffic without tracking it, this breakdown covers it all. We compared the top four: Feature.fm, Linkfire, Toneden, and Hypeddit. Here's what we found.…
Most music artists operate in a B2C (business-to-consumer) model: promote the music, drive streams, sell merch or concert tickets, and hopefully turn a profit. But what if there’s a smarter way? The Jay-Z Samsung Deal: A Lesson in B2B In 2013, Jay-Z made $20 million before a single fan streamed or bought his album.Samsung paid for a million downloads of Magna Carta Holy Grail, bundling it with their Galaxy phones. That wasn’t B2C.…