“Occupation Records is the record label of and by the 99%. The label was founded by occupiers from Occupy London and is a vehicle for artists and people in the music industry to support Occupy London, occupation in the UK and Ireland, and the global movement.
In the spirit of Occupy, digital album are released through a modified pay-what-you-can-model. Physical CD and vinyl releases will follow
The label is operated by the 45 Revolution Per Minute, an independent collective of occupiers. Each member of the collective is represented by a union and allthe decisions for the label are made through consensus. All profits go to support Occupy London, occupation in the UK and Ireland, and the global movement”
Their first release is Folk the Banks! Feauting Ani DiFranco, Tom Morello, Billy Bragg, San Duckworth (Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly) and many more.
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Whatever your opinion on the Occupy movement in general is (as well as the
fuckinghuman microphone i think this is a decent idea. Not sure how it will pan out though.
this is the epitome of my academic wet dream
(via thepeoplesrecord)
this is the epitome of my academic wet dream