Episode 64 – Lydia Loveless

Lydia Loveless was the subject of a documentary called Who is Lydia Loveless? in which filmmaker Gorman Bechard documents the making of Loveless’ next record, as well as following her on the road, and looking into what life is like for a band at her level in the music industry. “I also wanted to look at stuff we normally don’t see a lot of. What are the finances for a band like this? Where does the money go? Who gets the money? Is Spotify good? Is Spotify bad? How does piracy affect you? What about the fans? I really wanted to go into all of that for a band that can still sell out 200-250 seat venues and bars but is still all travelling in an old Ford van. A good night is when they have a couple of hotel rooms. No one is rolling in the dough so to speak. So what is it at that point when you have amazing critical success and acclaim but you’re not there yet?”

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