The Wholesome Music Podcast
The DIY podcast about DIY music. Hosts Cameron Ljungkull and Augustus Watkins meet weekly to talk shop about indie music, the creative process, and the music industry.
Podcasting since 2025 • 32 episodes
The Wholesome Music Podcast
Latest Episodes
Activism at the 2026 GRAMMYs
Plus, how can you keep your venue safe from ICE? We have a checklist that will help you prepare. Also, Spotify and the major labels are suing activist and archive group Anna's Archive for 13 trillion dollars (that's "trillion" with a "T"). Then...
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Episode 32
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What's your 2026 music release strategy?
It's a new year and many of us are thinking about how to plan out our music drops. How should you plan your year? And what about your music video strategy? We look at how music videos remain relevant—and how they don't.Next, a major shi...
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Episode 31
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Bandcamp Bans AI Music
Bandcamp recently announced, "music and audio that is generated wholly or in substantial part by AI is not permitted on Bandcamp." But what does that mean, and how will they enforce it? We dive in. In good news, we share a fundraising effort by...
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Episode 30
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Minneapolis & ICE
We have roots in Minneapolis, and felt we couldn't have just a regular episode given the murder of Renee Good in Minneapolis at the hands of ICE agents. What can musicians do in times like this? We read Renee Good's wife's statement in its enti...
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Episode 29
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State of the GRAMMYs / Rap embraces art / YouTube vs Billboards / Spotify hacked
We're back for 2026 with a look at the Grammy's. Are they still relevant? What's it take to get nominated? Is being part of the Grammy's something indie artists should aspire to? Next we look at how rap is embracing the visual art world. YouTub...
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Episode 28
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