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minus-squareKMAMURI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·23 hours agoBandcamp is owned by union busters. Fuck bandcamp.
minus-squaredudesss@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·20 hours agoI agree, fuck Bandcamp, so I only buy on Bandcamp Fridays.
minus-squarespizzat2@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-218 hours agoSo… What’s a good alternative?
minus-squareKMAMURI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-219 hours agoDirect purchase, like the old days and fuck corporate greed so torrents.
minus-squaremrdown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 hours agoHow many artists still offer direct purchases?
minus-squareKMAMURI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 hours agoEvery single one I have ever contacted and asked. If they’re on a label and it’s controlled by a company it’s high seas time.
minus-squaredudesss@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·18 hours agoI wish this was simpler. I never see direct purchases on band websites unless I’m buying physical goods.
minus-squareKMAMURI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-217 hours agoGotta start asking for it. If the bands you enjoy know that people would buy physical or digital copies from the artist again they would begin making them. It only benefits the entertainers.
Bandcamp is owned by union busters. Fuck bandcamp.
I agree, fuck Bandcamp, so I only buy on Bandcamp Fridays.
So… What’s a good alternative?
Direct purchase, like the old days and fuck corporate greed so torrents.
How many artists still offer direct purchases?
Every single one I have ever contacted and asked. If they’re on a label and it’s controlled by a company it’s high seas time.
I wish this was simpler. I never see direct purchases on band websites unless I’m buying physical goods.
Gotta start asking for it. If the bands you enjoy know that people would buy physical or digital copies from the artist again they would begin making them. It only benefits the entertainers.