Indie Labels and What They Do

What "indie" means once the money is visible: Sub Pop, K, Merge, Matador, Wax Trax — pressing, promo, payroll and the label deal you actually sign.

Playlist by @college_radio_indie

24 tracks, shared on Audicious.

  1. What Does “Indie Music” Even Mean? — blustre
  2. THE PROBLEM WITH “INDIE MUSIC” — The Punk Rock MBA
  3. The Big Lie Behind 2000s “Indie” Rock — Zine To Screen
  4. BBC Music For Misfits: The Story Of Indie - The DIY movement — Joe Daniel
  5. SUB POP - "At Home With Sub Pop" - PBS Documentary - 1993 — Larry Schemel
  6. Sub Pop Records: An Independent Giant | Declarations of Independents — SoundExchange
  7. Nirvana & SUB POP: Bruce Pavitt FULL Interview — Daniel S
  8. Nirvana: Why Kurt Cobain Resented SubPop — AmericanSpyFox
  9. Sub Pop | Megan Jasper | Talks at Google — Talks at Google
  10. How Sub Pop Records Develops and Funds Artists — Ari's Take
  11. The Shield Around The K: The Story of K Records (2000) — Alan Smithee
  12. Merge Records: 25 Years in 24 Minutes — Merge Records on YouTube
  13. The Story of Wax Trax! Records | Julia Nash and Mark Skillicorn | Talks at Google — Talks at Google
  14. Guided By Voices - Watch Me Jumpstart (A Film By Banks Tarver, 1996) — Matador Records
  15. Guided By Voices - 'Beautiful Plastic' (Short film directed by Banks Tarver) — Matador Records
  16. Kurt Vile - Wakin On A Pretty Daze cover art documentary — Matador Records
  17. Be Your Own Record Label - (Guide for Indie Musicians) — Other Record Labels
  18. What does a RECORD LABEL Actually Do? — Other Record Labels
  19. How Indie Record Labels Work (In 3 Minutes) — Beat It AT TV
  20. The NEW Record Label Model... — Other Record Labels
  21. How do Indie Labels MAKE MONEY like the Majors? — Music Money Makeover Show
  22. Major and indie record labels - what works best for you? — BBC Music
  23. Why Do We Still Need Record Labels? — Liam Anthony
  24. EMI - The Inside Story (BBC4 documentary) with Pink Floyd, Queen, Beatles and more — Nipote PF