{"id":780,"date":"2026-08-01T08:44:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T08:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.closertogod.net\/InformationTerrorist\/CovidTimeline\/?post_type=te_announcements&p=780"},"modified":"2026-08-01T08:44:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T08:44:47","slug":"even-before-covid-music-was-broken","status":"publish","type":"te_announcements","link":"https:\/\/www.closertogod.net\/InformationTerrorist\/CovidTimeline\/announcement\/even-before-covid-music-was-broken\/","title":{"rendered":"Even before Covid, music was broken"},"content":{"rendered":"

The entire world is in crisis, so you could be forgiven if your first thought is not for the welfare of professional musicians. The image of the pampered rock star sashaying around the grounds of their mansion clutching a bottle of vintage champagne isn\u2019t one that would elicit much sympathy.
\nBut that cliche, though true for a tiny few, disguises the reality of life for the vast majority. For years, so many musicians have had to have more than one job to pay their rent.<\/p>\n

Even before Covid, music was broken. Let’s use this moment to hit reset _ Music _ The Guardian<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-780","te_announcements","type-te_announcements","status-publish","hentry"],"announcement_date":"Announcement Date: February 5, 2021","announcement_image":{"iframe":false,"url":"http:\/\/www.closertogod.net\/InformationTerrorist\/CovidTimeline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/M-e1703976823897.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.closertogod.net\/InformationTerrorist\/CovidTimeline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/announcement\/780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.closertogod.net\/InformationTerrorist\/CovidTimeline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/announcement"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.closertogod.net\/InformationTerrorist\/CovidTimeline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/te_announcements"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.closertogod.net\/InformationTerrorist\/CovidTimeline\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}