October 2023 - The Bandcamp Beat + News & Events (Ep. 11)

Vaporwave News Network

Hello and Welcome to the Vaporwave News Network: a podcast about the contemporary Vaporwave Scene. We feature news, discussion and current trends as well as reporting on upcoming releases and events in the Vaporwave, Future Funk and adjacent communities.

This is Episode 11, covering October 2023! We’re getting hyped for Flamingo Fest this coming weekend and checking in on new releases from around the vaporsphere! Our main topic is called the Bandcamp Beat: it’s a deep dive into the recent updates on the acquisition of Bandcamp by Songtradr from Epic Games with regards to the recent layoffs and accusations of union busting.

Content Log:

0:00 - Intro

3:15 - Host Update and Recommendation

8:03 - News/Recap of The Week(s)

13:55 - Upcoming Events and Shows (URL & IRL)

18:14 - Recent Releases and Review

34:40 - Main Topic: The Bandcamp Beat

44:41 - This Week In Vaporwave History!

50:47 - Outro

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Featured Review:

⭆ Extravagance by Late Arcane: https://music.businesscasual.biz/album/extravagance

Bandcamp News:

⭆ SFGATE: https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/bandcamp-layoffs-oakland-songtradr-epic-18429463.php

⭆ 404 Media: https://www.404media.co/bandcamps-entire-union-bargaining-team-was-laid-off/

⭆ The Mary Sue: https://www.themarysue.com/what-will-happen-to-bandcamp-songtradr-bandcamp-layoffs-explained/

⭆ The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/29/23048059/epic-games-google-bandcamp-play-store

This Week In Vaporwave History: Far Side Virtual by James Ferraro

⭆ https://archive.org/details/farsidevirtual

⭆ https://liamhorr.me/writing/tag/far+side+virtual