Hanna Sköld, whose first Creative Commons film reached 50,000+ people through alternate distribution channels like the PIrate Bay, is out to do it again!

tUnE-yArDs collaborated with the SF Rock Project in their "Big Country" video.

Now they're giving back by creating a library of instruments for students to play with.

At a time when arts education in public schools is being cut, this project gives us hope!

The Banana Stand is a secret venue / recording studio in Portland Oregon.

They aim to release and license their recordings in collaboration with the artists, and some can be found under Creative Commons licenses on the FMA to help spread the word!

A documentary on the emergence of skateboarding in Egypt.

The soundtrack is sourced from the FMA.

Funding will pay for production costs with a portion going directly to the musicians.

More here: http://bit.ly/JljdXl

Wondering why you hadn't heard the Chrome Cranks reunited, released a great LP, and are doing this kickstarter?

Maybe it's cuz they don't have a publicist. They're raising $4000 to hire one.

"Publicists are the gatekeepers to the music press." (Note: FMA ignores publicists)

Help musician and musicologist Ian Nagoski extend the reach of his project documenting the music of the Ottoman-American diaspora—a story that had previously gone unheard!

Love the personalized gifts up for grabs from each member of this Philadelphia dream pop group.

We're proud to host ASDIG's live performance from Primavera Sound and music from side-project King Kong Ding Dong!

Help them finish their next record, get yourself a copy & more!

Phill Niblock, Shelley Hirsch, Sudden Infant, Cheapmachines, Thomas Dimuzio, Telecult Powers, Mike Shiflet, and Grasshopper are just a few of the national and international artists who will perform at this year's experimental music & video art festival curated by Bob Bellerue

Support freeform radio in Asheville, North Carolina!

The burgeoning station is applying for an LPFM license in 2012, but even as an internet broadcaster, costs are high in terms of streaming royalties and studio equipment.

a new online video series from the creator of 'Everything is a Remix'

cool project from a key figure in Nashville's noise scene

CASH Music is building free, open source tools for artists and labels to connect directly with fans -- no middleman!

"The overarching goal of this project is to facilitate the sharing of creativity."

Kenneth Higney's Attic Demonstration was recently featured on the FMA, and we can't wait to hear it on vinyl!

thank you gifts include a phone call from a member of your choice from this multi-talented group.

Vocalist Eugene Robinson is also the host of "Knuckle Up" on Combat Music Radio

Providence RI genre-bender working on a new album

Frequent WFMU guests from the ZZK crew bring digital cumbia to the world through Club Zizek, ZZK releases/comps/mixtapes, tours, and now, ZZK TV!

for a taste of Rainbowdragoneyes, check out the live recording from Blip Festival NYC 2009

Also don't sleep on side project Magic Hammer!

With the motto "my words are your words," Karl Blau maintains a website of lyrics that are free to use (http://karlblau.com) and shares CC mp3s with the world via FMA (http://bit.ly/n86TSN)

KLAPS would result in 12 new albums from the prolific Pacific NW'er

8-bit fuzz!

Recordings from the Guča Trumpet Festival, as featured in the Brasslands documentary --
http://freemusicarchive.org/curator/WFMU/blog/Gua_Trumpet_Competition_2010

My Teenage Stride debut 5 new songs on the Free Music Archive

http://freemusicarchive.org/curator/WFMU/blog/5_New_Songs_from_My_Teenage_Stride

ATP is one of the world's most incredible and unique music festivals. The Free Music Archive hosts WFMU broadcasts from All Tomorrow's Parties NY

James Ilgenfritz is Artist-in-Residence at Issue Project Room, many of his performances are archived on FMA along with his 10khrs podcasts (http://freemusicarchive.org/member/10khrs)

R. Stevie Moore has been doing the "Direct-to-Fan" since way back before the Internet came along. So this feels like a natural step for the DIY icon to be going the crowd-funding route via Kickstarter.

via FMA, Feb 4 2011 (http://bit.ly/eyoGX4)

an Internet radio station grows out of a shipping container in Brooklyn

FMA contributor Peter Swimm (True Chip Til Death!) performs at the finale party this Sunday 10/16

Free Music Archive is home to mp3 archives from Blip Festival 2009

http://freemusicarchive.org/curator/blipfestival

Coolzey recored one song each week, made available to the public through the Free Music Archive: http://bit.ly/nDUhqx

Coolzey is part of Iowa / America-based netlabel/artist collective Public School Records -- http://freemusicarchive.org/label/psrecords/

Blue Sausage Infant at FMA:
http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Sausage_Infant/

BSI is part of the Zeromoon label/collective

http://freemusicarchive.org/label/zeromoon

Silent Barn's Party Lab hosts straight-to-cassette mixes of not just the live performances, but everything happening in and around the space at that moment in time

http://partylab.swillchildren.org