Music Culture

Sitting in a room with other people and playing a record front to back turned out to be more durable than a trend.

When the room goes, the scene does not automatically follow. What matters is whether anyone organises the next thing.

For a lot of listeners, the only physical music they buy now is bought directly from the artist who made it.

Setlists, session details and out-of-print releases are being catalogued by volunteers with more rigour than most official efforts.