Ginger Wildheart has become a bit of a master when it comes to crowdfunding in the last few years. Releasing a whole host of fantastic albums via Pledge Music and firmly establishing himself as one of the best songwriters in the world at this moment in time. Earlier this year he took that one step further with the launch of G.A.S.S., the Ginger Associated Secret Society. This site essentially took the crowdfunding model to the next level and melded with the old fashioned idea of a fan club. Fans were able to choose one of three tiers of membership that gives them access to a collection of music, diary entries and all sorts of things to keep even the most die hard fan happy. If you hadn’t guessed, I quickly signed up to said site but decided to hang off on writing about it until a few months down the line, in order to give an honest opinion of it.
The Wildhearts w/ The Von Hertzen Brother and Hey! Hello! at O2 ABC Glasgow
So I went to see The Wildhearts in Glasgow on Sunday night and wrote a review for WOW 24/7 which you can check out at the link below. Enjoy.
http://www.wow247.co.uk/blog/2014/04/16/the-wildhearts-live-review/
Weekly Playlist 4/4/2014
For those of you that missed it, shame on you, here is the playlist from today’s episode of Stuart’s Alternative Hour.
The only non Spotify track was Dead Beyond Buried – Dripping Black Bile
Ginger Wildheart – Albion
Seven albums in two years, all funded by his fans. Is Ginger Wildheart an example of the future of the music industry? I don’t know, but I’m definitely not complaining about it. Those of us who are on the wagon have already got our hands on the most recent Pledge funded Ginger album, Albion, which see’s him returning to the studio with the band he has been touring with for the last few years.
Ramblings About Wrestling 