How can musicians make money in 2014? That’s the question facing a lot of up and coming bands and artists. Should they expect music to pay their mortgage or is it time to accept that sustainable artistic growth requires a different mindset? More »
Podcast #28: Owen Ashworth (Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Advance Base)
January 1, 2014 By
Alex and Owen Ashworth talk about head colds, Travelodges, foreign toilets, the weight of Casio keyboards, how Suzuki are missing an obvious revenue stream, and why Casiotone for the Painfully Alone became Advance Base. More »
Except For Viewers In Scotland…it’s The Clipshow
December 31, 2013 By
Mashup Time! Listen to Future Library Podcast Highlights from 2013, the one referred to as The Clipshow. Contains snippets of things yet to come. More »
In No Particular Order Of Irrelevance
December 30, 2013 By
Picking up the bass and playing Mclusky’s THAT MAN WILL NOT HANG has become my waiting for the kettle to boil theme tune. Before getting out of my seat to fill the kettle I likely saw a list being plugged on Facebook or Twitter and thought, ‘why…?‘ Aside from linkbait, do they matter anymore? More »
How Future Library Surprised Us In 2013
December 27, 2013 By
The joke was we had two listeners per episode. By the end of 2013 each episode averaged over 2,000 streams on petpiranha.com excluding iTunes and YouTube. Whether we featured U.S. indie bands like Sixteen Deluxe or Scottish underground scene artists like The Strangers Almanac, some of you liked it enough to stick around. More »
Podcast #27: Lyle Christine
December 23, 2013 By
In a bumper Christmas edition of the show, Alex and Glasgow based musician Lyle Christine talk about internet trolling, virtual personas, production techniques, and a whole lot of other things. More »
Idea Meet Talent
December 19, 2013 By
Kat, wife of podcast host Alex, is going into hospital this month. Given the financial strain this is likely to cause, I’m joining Alex to invite anyone interested in either buying his music or commissioning artwork to get in touch. You’ve no excuse now for boring band merch designs. More »
Podcast #26: Laraaji
December 17, 2013 By
Alex talks to sometime stand up comedian, actor, meditation guider, Brian Eno collaborator and musician Laraaji in a conversation that takes in laughter, cosmic vibrations, and what the perfect society might look like. More »
The Birthday Suit: Third Album on PledgeMusic
December 12, 2013 By
In 2013 it is now socially acceptable to camp outside the Glasgow ABC for Hanson. It’s now also OK to ask your fans to pre-order your next record through pledging. But only if your band isn’t rubbish. Otherwise you can rely on The Internet to point and laugh in the form of photoshopped gifs. More »
Podcast #25: The Strangers Almanac
December 11, 2013 By
Alex speaks to Gord Matheson of The Strangers Almanac about the Dundee music scene, reviews causing hurt feelings, and playing gigs in living rooms. More »
