''Funemployed'' is the name of both a book by Australian author, performer and musician
Justin Heazlewood
Justin Marcus Heazlewood, the Bedroom Philosopher, is an Australian author, songwriter and performer. He has released several albums of musical comedy, toured Australia extensively, been nominated for an ARIA Award and published books about hi ...
and an album by his alter-ego
The Bedroom Philosopher
Justin Marcus Heazlewood, the Bedroom Philosopher, is an Australian author, songwriter and performer. He has released several albums of musical comedy, toured Australia extensively, been nominated for an ARIA Award and published books about hi ...
. It was serialised on
ABC
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Radio National, and also made available as a
podcast
Summary
Described by its author as 'Part confessional and part rogue self-help book'
, ''Funemployed'' details financial, psychological and logistical challenges facing creative individuals in Australia. Drawing on Heazlewood's own experiences, the book features interviews with
Tony Martin,
Gotye,
John Safran,
Clare Bowditch,
Amanda Palmer
Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer (born April 30, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and performance artist who is the lead vocalist, pianist, and lyricist of the duo The Dresden Dolls. She performs as a solo artist and was also a ...
and many others.
Funemployed was launched with a complete live reading at Melbourne venue The Howler.
Album
Heazlewood released an eight-track soundtrack album Funemployed LP to accompany the book. It was initially released under his own name but later changed to The Bedroom Philosopher. It features spoken word pieces from interview subjects
Brian Ritchie
Brian Ritchie (born November 21, 1960) is the bass guitarist for the alternative rock band Violent Femmes. Ritchie was born and raised in the United States and is currently a dual citizen of the U.S. and Australia, with his full-time residence i ...
,
Tim Rogers and
Sam Simmons.
This followed the Funemployed EP which remained released under his own name and was distributed via a download code with the initial run of books.
References
External links
The Bedroom Philosopher official siteThe Bedroom Philosopher's Bandcamp page.
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2014 non-fiction books
2014 albums
Australian non-fiction books