D.C. Rock Icon Ian Svenonius To Appear On ‘Kojo Nnamdi Show’
Update, June 5: Here’s a list of the many, many cultural references Svenonius made on the show. Update, June 4:…
Category: Music News
Digital Underground
There is a wealth of music, along with music-related artifacts and conversation, on the Internet, but the companies that control these vast resources don’t always prioritize permanence.
D.C. Rapper Fatz Da Big Fella Won’t Be A Big Fella Much Longer
Fatz Da Big Fella calls himself a “new generation Biggie.” Like the late Notorious B.I.G., the D.C. rapper can be…
Streaming Utopia: Imagining Digital Music’s Perfect World
We asked everyone we could think of, from fans to musicians to label owners what the ideal streaming service should look like. Turns out the new world, even in our fantasies, is a work in progress.
How Streaming Is Changing Music
Over the next week, in a series called Streaming At The Tipping Point, we’ll look at how streaming music services are reshaping the way we find, hear and experience music.
D.C. Bands Rock For Casa Ruby On A New Compilation
If you followed NPR’s Morning Edition this week, you might have heard Pam Fessler’s piece on Ruby Corado, the 45-year-old…
This Week On Metro Connection: A Close Listen To D.C. Music
Update, May 22: The show is now streaming on metroconnection.org. Friday and Saturday, Bandwidth is pairing up with WAMU’s weekly…
B.B. King, Legendary Blues Guitarist, Dies At 89
The great bluesman was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and toured relentlessly his whole life, wringing peerless emotion out of every note he played.
After 10 Years, D.C. Punk Book ‘Banned In DC’ Is Coming Back Into Print
Right up there with Mark Andersen and Mark Jenkins’ Dance Of Days, Banned In DC is one of the most vivid documents of…
Join Bandwidth For NPR Music’s ‘Songs We Love’ Live
NPR Music is putting its “Songs We Love” series in front of a live audience. On May 21 at NPR’s Studio 1,…
Share Your D.C. Music Scene Stories With Us
For the May 22 edition of WAMU’s Metro Connection, WAMU is looking for your most compelling memories of the D.C. music scene. We’re particularly interested in your…
Tiny Music Royalties Add Up, Unexpectedly
The Internet is full of music, but not all of it generates income for composers and songwriters. Services that specialize in “micro-licensing” are helping to fix that.
It’s Friday! Take Bandwidth’s Music News Quiz!
This week’s edition of The Bounce — Bandwidth’s Friday music news quiz — has questions about drugs, Mariah Carey and…
How The Smithsonian Is Building Its New, Sweeping Collection Of Black American Music
The boombox arrived late one night at a hotel in Atlanta, and it came from Chuck D. Purchased in New…
Junkyard Band Bassist, Passenger Die In Motorcycle Crash
Update, 11:40 a.m.: At the request of “House” Colquitt’s friends and family, organizers of the Funk Parade are asking for…
The Bounce: Take Bandwidth’s Music News Quiz
Last week Bandwidth rolled out its first quiz edition of The Bounce, previously our Friday music news roundup. Most folks…
The Bounce: Take Bandwidth’s Music News Quiz
Traditionally, The Bounce is Bandwidth’s Friday news roundup. But that wasn’t much fun. So WAMU Online Managing Editor Joe Warminsky…
Empire, The Springfield Music Venue Formerly Called Jaxx, Is Closing
Springfield, Virginia, music venue Empire — formerly Jaxx — is closing on May 5, according to a Facebook post from co-owner Jason Malhoyt. “Today,…
Seven New, Weird D.C. Bands Are About To Debut At St. Stephen’s — For A Cause
This Saturday, seven new D.C. bands with names like King Donut and the Road Sodas, IRL Stine and Jerkhole will…
Come To A Screening of ‘Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90)’
The documentary traces the rise of the hardcore punk scene in the nation’s capital, and all the DIY energy, rage and creativity that came with it.