From Atari Teenage Riot to Thom Yorke: 20 essential downloads from 2014. Thom Yorke: Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes Yorke’s first solo album in eight years is also the first paygated Bundle. Eight sparse, haunting tracks that demand deep listening. Bishop Nehru and MF DOOM: NehruvianDOOM The prodigiously talented / crazy young MC Bishop Nehru is possibly…

Secure messaging client Bleep now allows for asynchronous chat. Communicating privately with your friends, coworkers and family isn’t easy as you may think. While sending a “private” message may seem secure, the reality is that message still lives on a server somewhere, remaining vulnerable to third-party infiltration. In the past year alone, we have seen…

The New Orleans guitarist drops his debut solo album via BitTorrent Bundle. In this edition of Friday Download: Since relocating to New Orleans, guitarist Andrew Block has shared the stage and studio with the likes of NOLA legends Dr. John, Dumpstaphunk and George Porter Jr. His work caught the ear of GRAMMY-nominated producer Pretty Lights,…

Net neutrality is the way to keep independent artists on a level playing field with corporate music. The most remarkable thing about music in 2014 is its diversity. To follow the Top 40 is to just barely scratch the surface of what it means to listen. As Steve Albini noted in his keynote speech at…

Time’s up on the Remix Lab. As of December 15th, more than 1,548 new tracks have been submitted to the “Chasing Time” Remix Lab. Big thank you to the 1.3 million fans who downloaded the stems, and collaborated with Azealia Banks to reimagine the song. The contest is now closed, but the winner will be…