Touch and Go Records' head Corey Rusk talks about the label's 25 years of independent rock. Steve Albini and Santiago Durango share their thoughts and feelings about Rusk as a friend and businessman.
Numero Group
Ken Shipley—Co-Founder, Co-Owner of Numero Group
We continue our series profiling local record labels with Numero Group, a Chicago-based indie that reissues overlooked treasures from obscure soul labels. Chicago Public Radio's Dan Bindert sits down with Ken Shipley.
Hefty Records
John Hughes—Owner, Hefty Records; Producer; Musician Originally broadcast May 2, 2006
Hefty Records founder, producer, and musician John Hughes III tells us about the “future roots music” of his label.
Barry Phipps
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Tight Ship Records
Barry Phipps—Owner, Tight Ship Records;
Co-Founder, North Branch Studios; Owner, Beep Media Originally broadcast April 25, 2006
Barry Phipps talks to Chicago Public Radio’s Joe DeCeault about the online-exclusive label, Tight Ship Records, and the digital dissemination of rock and roll.
Alligator Records Turns 35
Bruce Iglauer—President and Founder, Alligator Records Originally broadcast April 11, 2006
Steve Edwards talks one-on-one with Bruce Iglauer about the famous contemporary blues label Alligator Records. This is part of our continuing series profiling local independent record labels.
Alligator Records’s most recent release, Alligator Records: 35x35, is an anthology of artists on the label.
Bloodshot Records—A Decade of Sin Originally broadcast April 4, 2006
Bloodshot Records co-founders Nan Warshaw and Rob Miller join us to talk about the label's history. Their new compilation, For a Decade of Sin: 11 Years of Bloodshot Records, gives a nod to the future of the insurgent country label.
Featured Music
My Morning Jacket—“Behind That Locked Door”—A Decade of Sin: 11 Years of Bloodshot Records (Bloodshot, 2005)
Cordero—“Close Your House Down”—A Decade of Sin: 11 Years of Bloodshot Records (Bloodshot, 2005)
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99 Tales—“Tearin’ My Hair Out”—A Decade of Sin: 11 Years of Bloodshot Records (Bloodshot, 2005)
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