I've written a bit about Dan Robinson lately, both about the Jukebox Musical album, his official soundtrack album for Tales of Illuminatus No. 2, and an overview of him and his band, the Headies. He wrote to me announce his new Danny and Darlings solo album, Goddamned Wonderful.
"Just released a new project as Danny and the Darlings. It’s something I had been working on for awhile, and wasn’t sure when I was going to release it. But with the recent escalation of fascist violence against those living in America, I thought the time was now. This is an anti-fascist punk rock opera. 40 minutes of protest music, all recorded in my bedroom.
"It’s a story about a regular dude who’s abducted by aliens and is imbued with god-like powers of unlimited love and all the perks therein. His message of hope catches on and he eventually gets the attention of the tyrannical right-wing power structure who aim to take out our hero, in the most biblical way possible."
See also Ted Gioia's recent "state of the culture" essay, which argues that Bandcamp is part of "the new counterculture."
"Substack, Patreon, and Bandcamp give artists around 90% of revenues and total creative control. And other indie channels are in development with similar plans to support creators," he wrote.
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