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Catching up: Ghostly/Adult Swim project

Going through the list of things I’m behind on, here’s one I wanted to be sure to mention: Independent record label Ghostly International‘s collaboration with Adult Swim on a 19-track collection called Ghostly Swim. You can download the whole thing for free here — and see Ghostly “mascots” BoyCatBird in a video titled “City Suckers.” […]

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This post was written by Rob Walker on April 26, 2008 Comments Off

Ghostly International: The Q&A

I’ve been wanting to do a Q&A with an entrepreneurial type in the wild and woolly underground music business, and I think we have a good one here: Mr. Sam Valenti IV, of the independent avant-pop/electronic record label Ghostly International (Matthew Dear, Tadd Mullinix (aka James T. Cotton, Dabrye), Mobius Band, etc.). My Q’s and […]

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This post was written by Rob Walker on August 21, 2007 Comments (2)

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Private Equity Loves Orphan Brands: Mentions the “new” Linens N Things, which I’ve been keeping an eye on. Ukuleles have gone viral: Caims L.A. Times. Ghostly International Pop Up Store: Ghostly again! Temporary space “in front of Berlin’s Rotation record store.” Interesting… Popsicle-stick construction | Significant Objects: “They looked like fluorescent jaundice on a stick, […]

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This post was written by Rob Walker on July 27, 2009 Comments Off

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Ghostly Discovery iPhone Application: Coolhunting: “Ever ahead of the music industry curve, Ghostly International today released its first (100% free) iPhone application, Ghostly Discovery, a slick listening app that uses mood-based tagging to generate playlists from the Ghostly International and Spectral Sound (its dancefloor-oriented arm) catalogues.” Archival Murketing Q&A with Ghostly founder here. Numberizing Walter […]

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This post was written by Rob Walker on July 23, 2009 Comments Off

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Soul Motivation: “The problem that I see with crafters who are overly concerned with making an income is that they have shifted their reason for making things.” Via Craftypod. Weather Channel: no more smooth jazz: “The Weather Channel will no longer have a “smooth jazz” soundtrack behind its “Local On the 8s” segments. Instead, they […]

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This post was written by Rob Walker on July 5, 2009 Comments Off

Cyberoptix update

Got a note the other day — okay, the other month, it’s been busy — from Detroit-based artist/musician/DIY creator Bethany Shorb at early Murketing Q&A subject Cyberoptix. I’d asked for updates, and she said: “We’re growing like mad and things are good.” Aside from lots of new designs in the Tie Lab — including a […]

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This post was written by Rob Walker on February 2, 2007 Comments Off