INDUSTRY
Trax & Wax Explain Their Dance-Specific Vinyl Subscription Service
New service offers underground records on a monthly basis.
Here's How to Whip Your Record Label Into Shape
We chatted to the guys behind Label Worx and got the low down on making sure your imprint is a lean, mean selling machine in 2016.
A Month-by-Month Break Down of Music Industry Misogyny in 2015
2015 was a banner year for music industry-related sexism and misogyny. Here's a breakdown of some of the most egregious examples.
This is My Reality as a Woman Music Journalist
Looking back, I realize that I’ve accepted inappropriate behavior from male subjects and disregard from male editors because I was just grateful to be there in the first place.
We Joined Britain's Last Deep Pit Coal Miners for Their Final Shift
"Everybody knows we've got to decarbonize and go green, we know that. But we're not ready for it."
China Has an Insatiable Appetite For Spain's Beloved Ibérico Ham
While you can score some mapo doufu with ground pork on the cheap throughout China, Chinese consumers are willing to pay top dollar for pricier, higher-quality Ibérico ham.
There Is Some Shady Shit Going Down at the University of Calgary
The administration, tied heavily to Enbridge, is trying to take control of a student run building, which would financially cripple the school's students' union. And that's just the start of the weirdness.
Why Doesn’t Anyone Produce Cocaine in Australia?
With an average gram costing $200, it's not like there's a lack of demand.
Amazon Just Opened Its First IRL Bookstore
After helping drive brick-and-mortar bookshops out of business, the tech giant launched its first physical store in Seattle.
Planning Viral Wedding Proposals Is an Actual Job
When down-on-one-knee isn't enough, a new industry is offering to organize lavish excursions, flash mobs, and speedboats filled with macaroons for men who want to pop the question in an Instagram-worthy way.
We Asked a Female Sheep Shearer About Sexism and Hard Work
It's an old Australian industry with an even older gender divide.
Don’t Call it a Technical Recession, I’ve Been There for Years
If you are in your 20s or from a manufacturing city, it's been a recession all your life.