Christopher Bahn

Interview: Modern Radio’s 7 ways to make it as a record label

Peter Mielech and Tom Loftus It’s not easy to keep a labor of love alivethat’s certainly true for indie record labels, and even many successful ones have been wrecked by bad luck, bad decisions, or plain old burnout. But Minneapolis label Modern Radio has been happily plugging away for a decade thanks to both a passion for documenting the Twin Cities music scene and a pragmatism focused on long-term survival. “Ill be the first to say that Im not surprised that we made it to 10 years,” says founder Tom Loftus, “and I wont be surprised when we make it to 20.”