Ep458: Keeping it Reel with Blag Dahlia of Dwarves

The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds - Podcast készítő Nate Goyer, Record Collector, Music Fan, Vinyl Maniac - Hétfők

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Blag Dahlia of Dwarves discusses band history, collectible records, the challenges of running a label and the balance of art and business, as well as new and reissued Dwarves vinyl. Topic Include: Dwarves should be a record collector’s goldmine Blag’s early memories of getting record collections Listening to rap, electronic, industrial – not much punk Dwarves records have an inherent collectability Making the various collectible Dwarves records Ralph Champagne album was a tough sell for Dwarves fans Why hasn’t there been a proper Dwarves concept album? Blag is an author – lending those skills to a narrative in music Who is closer to the real person: Blag Dhalia or Ralph Champagne? The Greedy record imprint for Dwarves material The Burger Records scandal missed the Dwarves Blag is very hands-on with creating records He doesn’t enjoy running the label – but good help is hard to find Being underwhelmed by publicists Blag would rather write and record and leave the rest to others Dwarves artwork – creating special covers, logos, etc Limited parody covers by John at PunkNews.org Record collectors love the parody covers Time is right for a Dwarves renaissance Hard to find a good booking agent Did any prior labels push back on the vision of Dwarves? Bad feelings about Sub-Pop Did Dwarves ever get approached by major labels in the early 90s Major labels missed aligning with a songwriter like Blag Marilyn Manson has a big budget and industry marketing A Dwarves rebirth would require a movie / documentary Blag controls majority of Dwarves materials Has there been serious discussion of a Dwarves movie? The most collectible Dwarves record Collectible Dwarves Sub-Pop variants Dwarves still do 7” records – not many bands still do Interview wrap up Get Dwarves records and merch Tix for upcoming Australian tour Extended, Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast is available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8

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