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Music, Music Feature May 30, 2013
Why mixtapes don't hit the charts

It's not because they aren’t a vital format or the fuel for a parallel music economy—it’s because Billboard and the RIAA ignore them.
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Music Feature, On the Charts, Billboard, music distribution, RIAA, record labels, music labels, music industry, music piracy, Recording Industry Association of America, mixtapes, Universal, Warner Music Group, WMG, charts, UMG, Vivendi, Bishop Nehru, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Warner Brothers, Alternative Distribution Alliance, Hot 100 charts, On-Demand Songs charts, online streaming, downloads, radio airplay, record sales, YouTube, Universal Music Group, radio, Taylor Swift, Mumford & Sons, Spotify, Baauer, rap mixtapes, hip-hop, rap, DatPiff.com, LiveMixtapes.com, mixtape distribution, Jermih, Charli XCX, Major Lazer, free downloads, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, A$AP Rocky, DatPiff, Le'Roy Benros, Noizy Crickets!!, Angel Haze

Blogs, Bleader Nov 7, 2011
Surachai's visually stunning, sonically gnarly album

The best avant-black-metal to come out of Chicago this year
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Surachai, Handshake Inc., free downloads, metal, black metal, Chicago

Blogs, Bleader Aug 12, 2011
Face Melt Chicago presents locally grown beats

A Chicago hip-hop mix tape that's better than free
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Free Shit, Swag, Face Melt Chicago, Chicago, the Darkroom, hip-hop, Rude One, Meaty Ogre, the Opus, free downloads

Blogs, Bleader Sep 28, 2010
The Bad News About GOOD Fridays

Being "Kanye West" and what that means for all the other musicians in the world
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Kanye West, GOOD Fridays, Nick Sylvester, thirteen.org, Riff City, music criticism, free downloads, Wu-Tang Clan

Blogs, Bleader Jun 1, 2010
The Cool Kids Drop Tacklebox

The retro-minded duo looks forward on a new mix tape.
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Free Shit, Swag, Cool Kids, hip-hop, Chicago, free downloads, T.I., Young Jeezy, Tacklebox

Blogs, Bleader May 27, 2010
To Do Tonight: Hot Smoke & Mini Skirts at Beauty Bar

Garage rock and funk for free at Beauty Bar
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Free Shit, Swag, DJ Drase, DJ ByLamplight, Beauty Bar, Chicago, garage rock, soul, DJs, free shit, servicey, free downloads

Blogs, Bleader Dec 24, 2009
"The Institutional Memory for Punk Rock"

Sharp Darts on the growing tape archive of Chunklet's Henry Owings
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Henry Owings, Chunklet, punk, indie rock, Sharp Darts, free downloads, cassette tapes, Nation of Ulysses, Cupid Car Club, Primal Scream

Blogs, Bleader Dec 16, 2009
Thank God for Cheap Hard Drives

Highly recommended set-length MP3s of Ron Hardy and Lungfish for free download
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Free Shit, Swag, house music, dance music, Chicago, Ron Hardy, Tommie Sunshine, Henry Owings, Chunklet, Lungfish, punk rock, free downloads, MP3s

Blogs, Bleader Oct 29, 2009
Mix Hell Is Mix Heavenly

Free download from the DJ project of Sepultura's Igor Calavera
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Crickets, Music, Mix Hell, Sepultura, dance music, metal, Mad Decent, free downloads, Igor Calavera, Laima Leyton

Blogs, Bleader Feb 13, 2009
Thanks, Raven Sings the Blues!

How did I forget about Bardo Pond?
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Music, Crickets, Blogs, Garage Rock, psych, Mudhoney, free downloads, The Internet, Bardo Pond, Hawkwind, Nobunny, Raven, Raven Sings the Blues

Blogs, Bleader Jan 19, 2009
Open Office

Office front man Scott Masson talks about leaving town and the band's future.
- By Miles Raymer
- Tags: Music, Crickets, Chicago, Indie Rock, Gapers Block, Office, free downloads, Scott Masson

Blogs, Bleader Sep 25, 2008
Wilco and Fleet Foxes free download

Get a free Wilco and Fleet Foxes download in return for your promise to vote.
- By Alison True
- Tags: News, Chicagoland, Wilco, Bob Dylan, Fleet Foxes, free downloads

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Why mixtapes don't hit the charts

It's not because they aren’t a vital format or the fuel for a parallel music economy—it’s because Billboard and the RIAA ignore them.

Surachai's visually stunning, sonically gnarly album

The best avant-black-metal to come out of Chicago this year

Face Melt Chicago presents locally grown beats

A Chicago hip-hop mix tape that's better than free

The Bad News About GOOD Fridays

Being "Kanye West" and what that means for all the other musicians in the world

The Cool Kids Drop Tacklebox

The retro-minded duo looks forward on a new mix tape.

To Do Tonight: Hot Smoke & Mini Skirts at Beauty Bar

Garage rock and funk for free at Beauty Bar

"The Institutional Memory for Punk Rock"

Sharp Darts on the growing tape archive of Chunklet's Henry Owings

Thank God for Cheap Hard Drives

Highly recommended set-length MP3s of Ron Hardy and Lungfish for free download

Mix Hell Is Mix Heavenly

Free download from the DJ project of Sepultura's Igor Calavera

Thanks, Raven Sings the Blues!

How did I forget about Bardo Pond?

Open Office

Office front man Scott Masson talks about leaving town and the band's future.

Wilco and Fleet Foxes free download

Get a free Wilco and Fleet Foxes download in return for your promise to vote.

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It's not because they aren’t a vital format or the fuel for a parallel music economy—it’s because Billboard and the RIAA ignore them.

The best avant-black-metal to come out of Chicago this year

A Chicago hip-hop mix tape that's better than free

Being "Kanye West" and what that means for all the other musicians in the world

The retro-minded duo looks forward on a new mix tape.

Garage rock and funk for free at Beauty Bar

Sharp Darts on the growing tape archive of Chunklet's Henry Owings

Highly recommended set-length MP3s of Ron Hardy and Lungfish for free download

Free download from the DJ project of Sepultura's Igor Calavera

How did I forget about Bardo Pond?

Office front man Scott Masson talks about leaving town and the band's future.

Get a free Wilco and Fleet Foxes download in return for your promise to vote.

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