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subvert.fm
We are building a collectively owned Bandcamp successor. Get involved as a Founding Member and co-owner. www.subvert.fm
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Last month, we previewed the Artist Page for member feedback. Today, we're previewing Release Pages and Checkout. Members can watch the video walkthrough and share feedback in our forum, actively shaping the platform. Want to become a co-owner? Join today and contribute your perspective and voice

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Shoutout @subvert.fm, a true inspiration and something we're dying to see IC catalogs jump into This post is brought to you by the recent layoffs at #Bandcamp

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Everyone who is an artist needs to look into subvert.fm NOW. We need to break free of corporate platforms, and this co-op provides an answer for musicians in the wake of a world where bandcamp was taken over and spotify is a pure dystopian nightmare. @subvert.fm

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

We need to rewild our imaginations. We need to challenge the boundaries of what’s possible, touching the very nerves of the system: ownership, value, and control.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Shared ownership Collective governance It’s time that own what already belongs to us

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

I know there are more pressing existential crises drawing your attention, but it’s important to stay the course on building a more resilient future. I’m an early adopter and firm believer in the model @subvert.fm is developing. Check it out and stay TUNED.

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

We own it

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Music media moved from an ownership model to an access model Now it's time for music platforms to move from an access model to an ownership model

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Ownership defines who has control over a system.

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We now have 3,500 co-op members. Each one a co-owner of Subvert.

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Hope is not a plan

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

International online solidarity structures An artist-owned Internet is possible An artist-owned Internet is inevitable

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Interested to see how this develops and if it becomes a viable alternative / addition to Bandcamp. I like Bandcamp, and it seems unchanged from my end since the takeover, but it's always a risk to rely on just one platform, to be at the whims of one ownership group, so Subvert may soon be an option.

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

Exciting to see the @subvert.fm Artist Page and find out more about new features coming up. It's going to solve a lot of problems for artists and listeners, as well as being a more ethical way to showcase and sell music. Join! #cooperatives

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

We recently shared designs with members, and received hundreds of pieces of feedback. So many great ideas that will be built into next iterations. This is collective wisdom at work.

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

with all of the conspicuous + shameless commercial greed in the world of late, @subvert.fm seems like it might be a decent alt music platform to early-adopt (before bandcamp goes the way of either myspace or s*****y). i've signed up there as a founding artist (for free)...maybe i'll see you there.

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

There is no alternative to platform capitalism without collective ownership and control.

submitted 25 days ago • 1 comment

We’ve shared our plan, now it’s time to begin sharing the platform — starting with the Artist Page. Members: check your inbox for more information and give feedback. If you are not a member yet, join today and follow the conversation in our members forum.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Artist-owned, not artist friendly

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Systems, not symptoms

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

A few weeks ago I spent $100 to become a member of @subvert.fm, which aims to be a cooperatively owned bandcamp-like platform. I got my Zine and member certificate in the mail. So cool.

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

In 3 days, Founding Members get to preview and provide feedback on Subvert's Artist Page & Audio Player. Join now to have a voice in early decisions and shape the platform with us. More upcoming feedback sessions: Feb 20: Album & Checkout Mar 13: Member Profiles & Collections Join → subvert.fm

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

Songownr

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Beware of streaming fatalism Critiques that tacitly accept the premise of the model

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Wrote this for those who wanna move out of Instagram and Spotify and are confused zoemcpherson.xyz/moving

submitted 31 days ago • 5 comments

Stand on business

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

“Organizing is a process; an organization is the result of that process.” — Elinor Ostrom

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

@subvert.fm just signed up as an artist with subvert. is this the future of music on the internet? can't wait to receive my zine! subvert.fm

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Proud member of @subvert.fm , artist/label-owned Bandcamp alternative, going live spring/summer '25 🛠️🤝🛠️ Time to get organized, people have the power!

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Companies are like IKEA furniture. Once they've changed ownership twice, they break and need to be replaced.

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

In October, we published a detailed breakdown of our initial startup costs on our website. Now you can see our Profit and Loss statement for Q4 2024. Good faith efforts at transparency aren't hard.

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

Good intentions aren't enough. Real change needs accountable systems, not well-meaning founders. "Trust me, it'll be different this time," is a naive dead end philosophy

submitted 40 days ago • 1 comment

IMDb Independent Music Database

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“If you want to understand the deepest malfunctions of systems, pay attention to the rules, and who has power over them.” - Donella Meadows

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Trust isn’t created from promises or virtue signaling. It comes from systems of co-ownership, codified accountability, and democratic governance.

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

“We’re not having a serious conversation about the future of music unless we’re talking about public funding, cooperatives, unions, and international solidarity.” - Liz Pelly

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

2025 is the year we build infrastructure we actually own together. A collectively owned Bandcamp successor is on the horizon.

submitted 50 days ago • 0 comments

Growing a new Internet in 2025 — one owned and controlled by us all.

submitted 51 days ago • 1 comment

Wrote about streaming and @subvert.fm

submitted 55 days ago • 1 comment

Happy to be a part of an artist community looking to disrupt the broken music industry model - excited to see where @subvert.fm goes 🌐

submitted 61 days ago • 0 comments

The @subvert.fm zine is here all the way to Singapore! It's always good to hold something physical - especially when it's something new and exciting for the future.

submitted 63 days ago • 0 comments

Subvert is a negotiation between the world we want and the the world we live in.

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

Our origin doesn’t start with a pitch deck. It starts with thousands of co-owners aligned towards a shared vision.

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