The Cat Empire Launch “Lockdown Get Down” to Support Musicians During COVID-19 Pandemic
"This is our way to sing from the cyber balconies to the world in these difficult times," John Butler says of the new initiative from The Cat Empire.
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"This is our way to sing from the cyber balconies to the world in these difficult times," John Butler says of the new initiative from The Cat Empire.
"This will help them pay their rent and live and also encourage new works to be made, with a domino effect of creating and keeping jobs for recording engineers, graphic artists, managers etc."
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