A guide to the ten best releases of 2016. So far. WIKI: LIL ME DELUXE EDITION In December, Ratking’s Wiki released Lil Me: an 18-track collection that captures New York circa now — grime, decay and regeneration, the sound of a city that’s slipping away. Lil Me is a love/hate letter to a lost place, layered over terse,…

Currently in Beta, Project Maelstrom aims to help more of the Internet work the way BitTorrent works. In today’s post, team lead Rob Velasquez discusses one of the key components that makes BitTorrent work so efficiently. Project Maelstrom has a big mission: can we create a sustainable, neutral, people-powered, and content centric Internet? As our…

The NYC-based rapper releases an expanded edition of his acclaimed solo debut, featuring a new video, bonus track, lyric sheets, and more. In December, Ratking’s Wiki released Lil Me: an 18-track collection that captures New York circa now: grime, decay and regeneration, the sound of a city that’s slipping away. Lil Me is a love/hate letter to a…

From Ratking to Rubble Kings: how DIY scenes and outside voices shaped pop culture in 2015. 2015 saw creativity’s declaration of independence.  More than 41% of artists we surveyed now say that direct-to-fan distribution — the freedom to share work without a label or a studio — is the single biggest change impacting the arts. It’s bigger…

The award-winning publication becomes the first to use BitTorrent Bundle as its primary digital distribution channel. Read up. Last October, we partnered with The FADER to release a landmark archive: a 100-issue collection spanning the magazine’s 16-year history as the definitive voice of new music and culture. More than 1 million readers downloaded The FADER 100. And today, starting…