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minus-squareKMAMURI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·2 days agoBandcamp is owned by union busters. Fuck bandcamp.
minus-squaredudesss@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoI agree, fuck Bandcamp, so I only buy on Bandcamp Fridays.
minus-squarespizzat2@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoSo… What’s a good alternative?
minus-squareKMAMURI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-22 days agoDirect purchase, like the old days and fuck corporate greed so torrents.
minus-squaredudesss@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days 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-22 days 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.
minus-squaremrdown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoHow many artists still offer direct purchases?
minus-squareKMAMURI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days 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.
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.
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.
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.