Here’s our new episode, and many thanks to Party Damage Records co-founder Ben Hubbird for joining us on the show! You can listen above, or right-click HERE to download!
Topic:
- Record labels
- What is the purpose of a record label?
- What labels have become synonymous with a certain aesthetic, or a certain level of quality?
- How can a label nurture an artist, and push them forward as musicians?
- What are labels good for anymore, in an age when bands can self-release music?
Songs Used:
- Drake – “The Motion“
- Nick Lowe – “I Love My Label“
- Wild Ones – “Curse Over Me“
Bands Mentioned:
- Joe Haege
- Vin Blanc/White Wine
- Your Rival
- Hugh Masekela
- Larry Willis
- Dissy Gillespie
- Louie Armstrong
- Lovefoxxx / CSS
- !!!
- Courtney Taylor-Taylor / Dandy Warhols
- Pharmakon
- Swans
- Geoff Rickly / Thursday
- Natasha Kmeto
- Squarepusher
- Y La Bamba
- Grant-Lee Philips
- John Prine
- Drake
- Miguel
- Tegan & Sara
- Foster the People
- Fun
- John Cage
- Kanye West
- Lil’ Wayne
- RZA / Wu Tang Clan
- Marilyn Manson
- Omega
- Nina Simone
- TNGHT
- Nurse With Wound
- Nick Lowe
- The Wild Ones
- The Beatles
- Bruce Springsteen
- Wilco
- My Bloody Valentine
- Neil Young
- David Byrne / Talking Heads
- Eric Victorino / Strata
- Daft Punk
- Boards of Canada
- Aphex Twin
- Rodriguez
- Darondo
- The Bats
- Jesus & Mary Chain
- Superchunk
- Arcade Fire
- Macklemore
- Lumineers
- Mark Eitzel / American Music Club
- Levon Helm
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