Do double albums still have a place in a world where the music industry is driven by singles, streams, playlists, and shuffles? Surely there's room for this glorious artform in 2025 and beyond? We discuss this very topic in this weeks episode of The Inner Sleeve Podcast...
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We hope you're enjoying the podcast, please do hit subscribe and tell your friends if you do! You can follow the hosts on Bluesky @mike1infive @gozergoodspeed and @grim17. We're also on TikTok @lightsandlines and Instagram @lightsandlineslabel.
Head over to www.headlightsandwhitelines.com to find out more about Lights And Lines, your favourite independent record label.
This week we continue the conversation about The Anatomy of a Song touching on the simplistic beauty of songwriting, and when not to use a loop pedal (amongst other things!).
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We hope you're enjoying the podcast, please do hit subscribe and tell your friends if you do! You can follow the hosts on Bluesky @mike1infive @gozergoodspeed and @grim17. We're also on TikTok @lightsandlines and Instagram @lightsandlineslabel.
Head over to www.headlightsandwhitelines.com to find out more about Lights And Lines, your favourite independent record label.
From initial thought to final release... How do we write songs What makes a song good - or bad? When is a song finished? Can it ever be perfect? Do we even care? And so on... As you can imagine we had a REALLY long conversation on this one that wandered into all sorts of other areas - so it’s a 2 parter! Look out for Part 2 coming soon.
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We hope you're enjoying the podcast, please do hit subscribe and tell your friends if you do! You can follow the hosts on Bluesky @mike1infive @gozergoodspeed and @grim17. We're also on TikTok @lightsandlines and Instagram @lightsandlineslabel.
Head over to www.headlightsandwhitelines.com to find out more about Lights And Lines, your favourite independent record label.
I suspect not many people had taking part in a global pandemic on their 2020 bingo card, yet we all did it! On this weeks episode of The Inner Sleeve we talk about how Covid affected, and is still affecting, the music industry.
The world changed quickly and in a dramatic way for many of us. But amongst the angst, the sadness, the frustration, and the incompetence of politicians, there was also some great creative output. We explore all of this and more in this weeks episode.
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We hope you're enjoying the podcast, please do hit subscribe and tell your friends if you do! You can follow the hosts on Bluesky @mike1infive @gozergoodspeed and @grim17. We're also on TikTok @lightsandlines and Instagram @lightsandlineslabel.
Head over to www.headlightsandwhitelines.com to find out more about Lights And Lines, your favourite independent record label.
Sometimes an album just lands at EXACTLY the right time in your life. Maybe you didn’t know you needed it, but you REALLY did. Perhaps you knew you needed something, and there it was.
There are perfect albums, and then there are albums that are perfect for particular moments. We discuss all of this and more in this weeks episode of The Inner Sleeve podcast, by Lights And Lines.
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We hope you're enjoying the podcast, please do hit subscribe and tell your friends if you do! You can follow the hosts on Bluesky @mike1infive @gozergoodspeed and @grim17. We're also on TikTok @lightsandlines and Instagram @lightsandlineslabel.
Head over to www.headlightsandwhitelines.com to find out more about Lights And Lines, your favourite independent record label.
Not every recording session stays completely on topic. In fact our good friend and co-host GRIM17 spends quite a bit of time editing hours of recordings down into manageable 20-30 minute chunks for you to indulge in. Every now and then we save some of the offcuts that are interesting, funny, or entertaining and puts a little bonus episode together. Bag with no handles is exactly that, although in this instance it's all outtakes from last weeks Spotify episode! It's semi-related, but tangents a bit. Anyway, we hope you enjoy it!
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We hope you're enjoying the podcast, please do hit subscribe and tell your friends if you do! You can follow the hosts on Bluesky @mike1infive @gozergoodspeed and @grim17. We're also on TikTok @lightsandlines and Instagram @lightsandlineslabel.
Head over to www.headlightsandwhitelines.com to find out more about Lights And Lines, your favourite independent record label.
With recent news that Spotify owner Daniel Ek has invested some of his vast personal fortune into the weapons industry we thought it was time to discuss Spotify.
How can independent musicians balance making an ethical and moral stance against this behaviour - by say boycotting the platform - with getting their voices heard - voices that could be put to use raising awareness of exactly these kinds of issues.
It’s small fish in a big pond syndrome and we discuss it from a number of angles. And no, there isn’t a right answer on this one. Enjoy!
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We hope you're enjoying the podcast, please do hit subscribe and tell your friends if you do! You can follow the hosts on Bluesky @mike1infive @gozergoodspeed and @grim17. We're also on TikTok @lightsandlines and Instagram @lightsandlineslabel.
Head over to www.headlightsandwhitelines.com to find out more about Lights And Lines, your favourite independent record label.
Last week we spoke about Music in Film and TV. We actually spoke a LOT about it when we recorded the episode, and as it's quite a popular topic we thought we'd release some of the rest of the conversation as a bonus episode too. Topics range from biopics and Aladdin, to Wild Wild West and of course the South Park movie. Enjoy!
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We hope you're enjoying the podcast, please do hit subscribe and tell your friends if you do! You can follow the hosts on Bluesky @mike1infive @gozergoodspeed and @grim17. We're also on TikTok @lightsandlines and Instagram @lightsandlineslabel.
Head over to www.headlightsandwhitelines.com to find out more about Lights And Lines, your favourite independent record label.
This week on The Inner Sleeve Podcast we discuss Music in Films and TV. What soundtrack do you find inspiring, beautiful, and perfect? What needle drop moment makes or breaks a film or TV programme for you? We discuss all of this and more!
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We hope you're enjoying the podcast, please do hit subscribe and tell your friends if you do! You can follow the hosts on Bluesky @mike1infive @gozergoodspeed and @grim17. We're also on TikTok @lightsandlines and Instagram @lightsandlineslabel.
Head over to www.headlightsandwhitelines.com to find out more about Lights And Lines, your favourite independent record label.
In the wake of the very sad news that Ozzy Osbourne left us to join the great gig in the sky this week, we recorded a quick episode of The Inner Sleeve Podcast that talks about grief.
We explore the idea of collective mourning, how music and musicians are emotional anchors for us all, and the shattering realisation that legendary rock stars are in fact human too.
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We hope you're enjoying the podcast, please do hit subscribe and tell your friends if you do! You can follow the hosts on Bluesky @mike1infive @gozergoodspeed and @grim17. We're also on TikTok @lightsandlines and Instagram @lightsandlineslabel.
Head over to www.headlightsandwhitelines.com to find out more about Lights And Lines, your favourite independent record label.
This week The Inner Sleeve takes a slightly different form with Mike Five providing some well needed label updates!
Background music:
We Apologise for the Inconvenience (instrumental), Mike Five
Robotic Fantasy, Rebel Tramp
Escape Hatch Fever, Gozer Goodspeed
Sharks, GRIM17 ft Abby Oliviera
All music © Lights And Lines
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We hope you're enjoying the podcast, please do hit subscribe and tell your friends if you do! You can follow the hosts on Bluesky @mike1infive @gozergoodspeed and @grim17. We're also on TikTok @lightsandlines and Instagram @lightsandlineslabel.
Head over to www.headlightsandwhitelines.com to find out more about Lights And Lines, your favourite independent record label.
Does commodifying your art undermine your ethos? Or is merch an artistic extension of expressionism? And how else are you supposed to pay the rent!? Whether you think it's possible to fight the system and still run a Shopify page or not we delve into the big wide world of Merch for indie musicians...
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We hope you're enjoying the podcast, please do hit subscribe and tell your friends if you do! You can follow the hosts on Bluesky @mike1infive @gozergoodspeed and @grim17. We're also on TikTok @lightsandlines and Instagram @lightsandlineslabel.
Head over to www.headlightsandwhitelines.com to find out more about Lights And Lines, your favourite independent record label.
This week we discuss the myth of overnight success in the music industry. The idea that some unknown artist suddenly goes viral, signs a big deal, and becomes a household name is one of the most persistent and misleading myths in the music industry. With the exception of perhaps a handful of TV talent show types and the odd industry plant this 'if you build it they will come' fable usually misses out the years of hard work, constant rejection, and several initial failures that most successful artists actually have to endure...
Also GRIM17 goes off on one so listen out for an unusual ending!
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We hope you're enjoying the podcast, please do hit subscribe and tell your friends if you do! You can follow the hosts on Bluesky @mike1infive @gozergoodspeed and @grim17. We're also on TikTok @lightsandlines and Instagram @lightsandlineslabel.
Head over to www.headlightsandwhitelines.com to find out more about Lights And Lines, your favourite independent record label.
What is genre? Is it still important? Does it help or hinder the creative process? Does it even exist anymore? We try to answer these questions and more on this weeks episode of The Inner Sleeve Podcast.
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We hope you're enjoying the podcast, please do hit subscribe and tell your friends if you do! You can follow the hosts on Bluesky @mike1infive @gozergoodspeed and @grim17. We're also on TikTok @lightsandlines and Instagram @lightsandlineslabel.
Head over to www.headlightsandwhitelines.com to find out more about Lights And Lines, your favourite independent record label.
The leading independent music review website Listen With Monger is - unbelievably - a one-man passion project. Roland Monger gets hundreds of submissions every week, he picks his favourites and writes about them. We dive into some of the Do's and Don'ts of submitting music to the press based on Roland's extensive experience. If you're an independent musician listening this this one you might wantto grab a notepad...
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We hope you're enjoying the podcast, please do hit subscribe and tell your friends if you do! You can follow the hosts on Bluesky @mike1infive @gozergoodspeed and @grim17. We're also on TikTok @lightsandlines and Instagram @lightsandlineslabel.
Head over to www.headlightsandwhitelines.com to find out more about Lights And Lines, your favourite independent record label.
Where did it all begin? Who are you? What are you doing here? WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING AT ME?
These are questions we're often asked so it's time to answer some of them as we explore the origins of Lights And Lines...
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We hope you're enjoying the podcast, please do hit subscribe and tell your friends if you do! You can follow the hosts on Bluesky @mike1infive @gozergoodspeed and @grim17. We're also on TikTok @lightsandlines and Instagram @lightsandlineslabel.
Head over to www.headlightsandwhitelines.com to find out more about Lights And Lines, your favourite independent record label.
In this episode, we dive into the world of AI and music and ask ourselves, is AI a creative tool, a threat to the industry (and humanity itself!), or just the latest tech toy? Is it in fact all and/or none of the above? And so on...
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We hope you're enjoying the podcast, please do hit subscribe and tell your friends if you do! You can follow the hosts on Bluesky @mike1infive @gozergoodspeed and @grim17. We're also on TikTok @lightsandlines and Instagram @lightsandlineslabel.
Head over to www.headlightsandwhitelines.com to find out more about Lights And Lines, your favourite independent record label.
Can an independent musician make it on their own? And if not who do they need around them? And how do they build a team? There's lots to unpick here as our first ever guest host Beth Sarah brings the topic of community to the pod.
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We hope you're enjoying the podcast, please do hit subscribe and tell your friends if you do! You can follow the hosts on Bluesky @mike1infive @gozergoodspeed and @grim17. We're also on TikTok @lightsandlines and Instagram @lightsandlineslabel.
Head over to www.headlightsandwhitelines.com to find out more about Lights And Lines, your favourite independent record label.
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Beth also talked about Help Musicians in the pod, check them out here https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/ and hopefully they can help you too!
What is it about a CD, or a record, or even a tape that just makes everything in the world feel that little bit better? We explore why physical media in music is a wonderful thing that should be preserved!
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We hope you're enjoying the podcast, please do hit subscribe and tell your friends if you do! You can follow the hosts on Bluesky @mike1infive @gozergoodspeed and @grim17. We're also on TikTok @lightsandlines and Instagram @lightsandlineslabel.
Head over to www.headlightsandwhitelines.com to find out more about Lights And Lines, your favourite independent record label.
This week on The Inner Sleeve Podcast we address the question on the tip of everyone's tongue... what's your favourite piece of musical gear? An episode for musicians, producers, and gear geeks everywhere, keen to find out about the tools that shape perfect sound. What is the secret behind the mysteriously ambiguous concept of tone? What delights should you add to your rig? And isn’t it all about how you play it anyway? As always, we’ve got some good stories to tell and lots to get into.
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We hope you're enjoying the podcast, please do hit subscribe and tell your friends if you do! You can follow the hosts on Bluesky @mike1infive @gozergoodspeed and @grim17. We're also on TikTok @lightsandlines and Instagram @lightsandlineslabel.
Head over to www.headlightsandwhitelines.com to find out more about Lights And Lines, your favourite independent record label.
