Music blog archive · 2009–2012
The MuSiK Box was founded in Cleveland by high school classmates Seamus Kelleher and Myles Snider and became In Audio We Trust in 2011. This archive brings together 360 surviving post records, recovered artwork, interviews, and the history of the site which rose in significance, traffic and value from 2009 until its eventual sale in 2012.
A partial recovery, August 2009–January 2012. Original snapshots remain linked throughout.
November 2009
Artist of the Week
The MuSiK Box was among the first blogs to publish J. Cole’s music in 2009. Its November 2009 Artist of the Week feature appeared nearly two years before his debut album, Cole World: The Sideline Story, arrived in September 2011.
Recovered photo · December 2009
2009
Early music and interviews
The MuSiK Box was widely credited with discovering Chiddy Bang while they were still Drexel students with only a MySpace account. The blog interviewed the duo and published their earliest work. In the months that followed, dozens of publications linked back to and credited The MuSiK Box as Chiddy Bang rose to prominence, bringing substantial attention to the blog.
Recovered photo · November 2009. Linked post · Bad Day, October 2010.
August 21, 2010
His first out-of-town show
The MuSiK Box booked the late Mac Miller’s first out-of-town headlining show at The Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights. The August 21, 2010 show took place eight days after the release of his breakthrough mixtape K.I.D.S. and nearly 15 months before his debut album, Blue Slide Park, arrived in November 2011.
Interview still · The Arroyo Show, October 2011
2009
Seamus Kelleher and Myles Snider launch the music blog in Cleveland.
2011
The site adopts a new name as its readership and contributor group grow.
January 2012
The surviving catalog ends in January 2012 when Seamus and Myles sold the site domains and associated assets.
9 recovered images, from early logos to artist photography. See the files and their archival sources.
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