Project-based non-profit ex-label
Manchester, UK
Joined August 2009
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Four years after the band split up the @BedlamSix are back (in socially distanced form) releasing new song “Be Brave” to raise money for @musicvenuetrust Crisis Fund. youtube.com/watch?feature=yo…
Debt Records retweeted
First music video in four years... and I'm wearing my dressing gown. All money from this single goes to @musicvenuetrust's GMV Crisis Fund. youtu.be/ru2ky59FtfU
Musicians’ Union sets up £1M fund for @WeAreTheMU members with genuine and pressing hardship. musiciansunion.org.uk/Hardsh…
Short article from @WeAreTheMU about COVID-19 containing info about contractual obligations, force majeure clauses and insurance. musiciansunion.org.uk/Home/N…
UK consumers switch to online streaming en masse. Retailers suffer as DVD, CD and video games sales plunge by up to a fifth. theguardian.com/business/201…
Back in 2012 Debt's own @BeccaWilliams02 joined @DannyMahon for a duet. The industry threw its usual problems into what seemed like a pretty straight forward plan and the song never surfaced. Now Danny has released the unfinished video. Have a look: youtube.com/watch?v=97Pnxy5I…
Debt Records retweeted
SOS! This is The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band speaking! We have had our name
taken against our will and need YOUR help to get it back! Please visit
crowdjustice.com/bonzodogban… NOW and pledge what you can!! Tell
your friends! #savethebonzos
Vote @a_deplume for best album!
Yes that's my 4th album The Corner of a Sphere you can vote for in @worldwidefm Awards 2019 'Best Album' (unless you're a robot) gillespetersonworldwide.com/…
1 wk left @LostMap
Quick, while there are still a few CD players left in the world...
All CDs on my bandcamp are now half price. My deepest and most sincere gratitude to everyone who bought them full price, your support was utterly essential in keeping my body and soul together during my wandering years. louisbarabbas.bandcamp.com
ALT Three CDs by Louis Barabbas: "Jocasta", "Gentle Songs Of Ceaseless Horror" and "Bedlam Solo"
Taking the phrase “Fake it to make it” to new levels: metalsucks.net/2018/11/09/l-…
Farewell Ruby Lounge, lots of great Debt events happened here over the years. manchestereveningnews.co.uk/…
"The moments that happen in the lawless territories between doing terrible “exposure” gigs and finally achieving a balance between art/business, these are the ones that stick in your mind, the ones that bring warmth to the frosty later years when it all seems so distant..."
My latest blog is about an accidental discovery I made whilst writing my book about the independent music industries. Rather fashionably it's all to do with memory. louisbarabbas.com/mining-the…
ALT Bedlam Six performing on a stage, crowd with arms aloft, Louis jumping on the spot. Looks like it could be quite fun.
Happy Birthday @unconvention!
Louis looking overly earnest as usual. Lighten up man, music is supposed to be fun.
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If you ever wondered why @louisbarabbas gave up gigging, you’re going to wish you hadn’t. louisbarabbas.com/why-i-gave…
Debt Records retweeted
Just uploaded a new lyric video for 'Liquor Mountain' : - )
Filmed in the beautiful surroundings of #snowdonia - youtu.be/YG8vJNE8RZg
“A mess of performers throwing their money away, not looking after themselves properly, crying out for an audience in the most oversaturated performance space in the world. It’s basically a microcosm of the creative industries.” @louisbarabbas on #EdFringe louisbarabbas.com/forged-in-…
Ticketmaster to close secondary ticketing sites Seatwave and GET ME IN, replacing them with fan-to-fan ticket exchange. bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment…
Louis' dog is scared of his guitar: "When I pick it up she cowers, when I strum a chord she bolts. In that respect she’s not dissimilar to many of the audiences I’ve encountered over the years."
Self-motivation exercise masquerading as a study of procrastination, hidden inside a dog blog.
Woah... INCEPTION. louisbarabbas.com/the-black-…
ALT Dog paws at rest