S3E12 - "BUY NOW!"

S3E12 - "BUY NOW!"

From FutureSounds FM by Enzo Van Baelen

June 5, 2025 · 53 min · Season 3 · Episode 12

About this episode

Enzo talks to Michael Brown about his book 'Buy Now' and the context of Eyeliner's classic album.

FutureSounds FM is back for a third season... In this episode Enzo talks to author and curator, Michael Brown - author of 'Buy Now', a deep-dive into Eyeliner's classic album; part of Bloomsbury's prestigious '33 1/13' collection. Drawing on original interviews and the album's production archive, the book uses  BUY NOW 's story to investigate what it means to create, distribute, and consume independent music in an era of global networks and digital technology. It places the album in both the real-world and online contexts of Rowell's life and career, from early websites to the Spotify era, from Lower Hutt to the world. We also talk to Michael about Vaporwave more broadly, and the wider internet culture that gave birth to the genre we love! Useful Links: Buy the book (now): https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/eyeliners-buy-now-9781501397820/ Michael Brown: https://phanza.org.nz/historian/michael-brown/ Eyeliner/Disasteradio Bandcamp: https://disasteradio.bandcamp.com/music brb album physicals/downloads: https://mypetflamingo.bandcamp.com/album/brb TV2 Bandcamp: https://television2.bandcamp.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Enzo Van Baelen

Guest: Michael Brown

Topics covered

  • independent music
  • Eyeliner
  • Vaporwave
  • digital technology
  • music distribution

Keywords

  • Eyeliner
  • Buy Now
  • Michael Brown
  • Vaporwave
  • independent music
  • digital culture
  • music consumption

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bloomsbury, Eyeliner, Spotify, Acast

Books & works: Buy Now

Places: Lower Hutt

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