From Ratking to Rubble Kings: how DIY scenes and outside voices shaped pop culture in 2015. 2015 saw creativity’s declaration of independence.  More than 41% of artists we surveyed now say that direct-to-fan distribution — the freedom to share work without a label or a studio — is the single biggest change impacting the arts. It’s bigger…

The award-winning publication becomes the first to use BitTorrent Bundle as its primary digital distribution channel. Read up. Last October, we partnered with The FADER to release a landmark archive: a 100-issue collection spanning the magazine’s 16-year history as the definitive voice of new music and culture. More than 1 million readers downloaded The FADER 100. And today, starting…

Mobile Live Streaming App Demo’d at TV Tomorrow as OTT Vet Joins the Live Team The BitTorrent Live team brought on board it’s newest member this week, with Monica Piriz joining as Vice President of Programming and Acquisition. Monica joins the BitTorrent Live team from OTT specialist Piksel, where she served as Vice President of…

From Heidecker & Wood b-sides to Joywave’s secret mixtapes: your unofficial guide to November’s best releases. Read up. HEIDECKER & WOOD: GOOD AS IS (2007 – 2015) Comedian Tim Heidecker and composer Davin Wood’s project subverts and pays tribute to dadwave in equal measure. In Good As Is (2007 – 2015), the duo shares a 58-track collection of lost and…

30 days in 10 essential downloads from The FADER, Soulection, Fresh Moss, and more. Soulection: White Label Series 001 – 016 The influential beat collective shares a living digital archive for all things White Label, spanning 16 editions, including the latest from Monte Booker, and bonus tracks. Euro League: Continuum EP Volume 1 At 26,…