Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Post-Hiatus Label of the Day, 06/02/09


LABEL NAME: Fan Death Records

HONCHO(S): Sean Gray and Chris Berry

LOCATION: scenic College Park, MD

FIRST RELEASE/DATE: Clockcleaner - Ready To Fight 12", January 09

MOST RECENT RELEASE: Ringo Deathstarr s/t 12"

UPCOMING RELEASES: Golden Error 7", Taco Leg 7"

WEBSITE: www.fandeathrecords.com

SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES: www.myspace.com/fandeathrecords

WHAT RECORD FROM THE PAST DO YOU WISH YOU HAD RELEASED?

Sean: any prank call LP from Longmont Postion Castle, Kurt Vile- Constant Hitmaker, Skrewdriver - Boots and Braces, Yes - Going for the One

Chris: Herb Alpert - Whipped Cream and Other Delights



FAVORITE SHOW OF THE PAST YEAR?

Sean: Neil Young (December 08, Philadelphia, PA), Orioles vs. White Sox (April 09 Baltimore, MD)

Chris: Boredoms/Black Pus (April 08, 9:30 Club, Washington DC); the Double Dagger set at Whartscape where Denny threw his snare drum and hit a dude in the head (July 08, a parking lot in Baltimore); My Bloody Valentine (September 08, NYC); Homostupids/Drunkdriver + Mattin/Twin Stumps/Pink Reason (January, Silent Barn, NYC); Mayyors @ WFMU/Aquarius SXSW showcase (March, somewhere in Austin); Mi Ami @ SXSW...

FAVORITE LABELS (OTHER THAN YOUR OWN)?

Sean: Drug Money Records

Chris: Hit-Dat

WHERE CAN PEOPLE BUY YOUR RELEASES? everywhere, anywhere

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Label of the Day, 05/06/09: Florida's Dying Records


LABEL NAME: Floridas Dying

Honcho: Rich Evans

Location: The City Beautiful

FIRST RELEASE / DATE: Buttercups/ Creteens 7" / summer of 2004

MOST RECENT RELEASE: FDR-25 TeePee- Heal 7"

UPCOMING RELEASES : Yussuf Jerusalem- Heart Full Of Sorrow LP
(repress), Pink Reason/ Hue Blanc's Joyless Ones 12" (repress),
Electric Bunnies LP. Jacuzzi Boys LP, Hibachi Stranglers LP, Yussuf
Jerusalem LP, DAnce Platter Party Comp LP, Ghost Hospitla record,
Melted Sunglasses record

WEBSITE: www.floridasdying.com

SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES: www.ashleymadison.com

RECORD I WISHED I HAD RELEASED: Wipers- Is This Real, Alice Cooper- Easy Action

FAVORITE SHOW OF THE PAST YEAR: Pink Reason being backed by Electric
Bunnies, Electric Bunnies and Dead Luke at Sound on Sound during SXSW

FAVORITE LABELS: Sweet Rot, Mississippi, Woodsist

WHERE CAN PEOPLE BUY YOUR RELEASES: Floridasdying.com,
rocketreducer.com, tictactotally.com, goner-records.com, Vinyl
Richie's Wiggly World of Records 2436 E Robinson St Orlando, FL 32803

Buy Florida's Dying releases at Rocket Reducer

Monday, May 4, 2009

Label of the Day, 05/04/09: Douchemaster Records


LABEL NAME: Douchemaster

HONCHO(S): Bryan Rackley

LOCATION: Atlanta

FIRST RELEASE/DATE: Carbonas - Frothing at the Mouth 7" / Oct 14, 2004

MOST RECENT RELEASE: GG KIng and Happy Burger 45's

UPCOMING RELEASES: Singles from Davila 666, Bobby Ubangi, Barerracudas, and Stolen Hearts. LPs from Hex Dispensers, Bad Sports, and Predator.

WEBSITE: douchemasterrecords,com

SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES:

WHAT RECORD FROM THE PAST DO YOU WISH YOU HAD RELEASED? Michael Jackson - Thriller. I'd be looking at a beach instead of this fucking computer.

FAVORITE SHOW OF THE PAST YEAR? Nobunny

FAVORITE LABELS (OTHER THAN YOUR OWN)? Rob's House, Goner, In the Red, and I'm diggin what the Woodsist label is doing too.

WHERE CAN PEOPLE BUY YOUR RELEASES?Stickfigure, Goner, Floridas Dying, Matador, Midheaven, Get Hip. If your local record store doesn't carry our stuff, tell them to get on it. It's a business and they want to keep you happy spending money in their stores.

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Label of the Day, 04/28/09: AVANT! Records


LABEL NAME: AVANT!

HONCHO(S): Andrea

LOCATION: Bologna, Italy

FIRST RELEASE/DATE: December 28th 2007: His Electro Blue Voice / Nuit Noire split 7"

MOST RECENT RELEASE: Los Llamarada 7"EP(September 2008)

UPCOMING RELEASES:Movie Star Junkies 7track 12"EP (now, May 2009), Krysmopompas 7"(June 2009), The Feeling of Love 7" (June 2009)

WEBSITE: www.myspace.com/avantrecords

SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES: http://www.sceneboot.org/forum/index.php

WHAT RECORD FROM THE PAST DO YOU WISH YOU HAD RELEASED?

Live In The Red by Pussy Galore? Forgive Thee Cheater Slicks?? Many more of course ...

FAVORITE SHOW OF THE PAST YEAR?

Cant recall ... surely Movie Star Junkies are in my top

FAVORITE LABELS (OTHER THAN YOUR OWN)?

S.S., NotNotFun, Hauruck!, Steinklang, way too manys

WHERE CAN PEOPLE BUY YOUR RELEASES?
from Pato ReiZinger, from me aka from my Myspace page and from the distros listed there

Buy AVANT! Records release from Rocket Reducer

Monday, April 27, 2009

Label of the Day, 04/27/09: Hockey Dad Records


LABEL NAME: Hockey Dad Records

HONCHO(S): Ryan, Bruce, Adam

LOCATION: Vancouver, BC, Canada

FIRST RELEASE/DATE: Fun 100 - "Hit it & Quit" CD - October, 2005

MOST RECENT RELEASE: Defektors - "No to the Nite/Torn to Pieces" double A side 7" single

UPCOMING RELEASES: HDR-20 Hockey Dad Records "Farm Team" CD-R Comp (new Vancouver bands) + HDR-21 B-Lines 7"


WEBSITE: www.hockeydadrecords.com

SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES:www.myspace.com/hockeydadrecords , http://twitter.com/HockeyDadRecs

WHAT RECORD FROM THE PAST DO YOU WISH YOU HAD RELEASED? This one's a toughie... but the "Tally Ho!" single by the Clean would probably be my choice.

FAVORITE SHOW OF THE PAST YEAR? White Lung, Defektors, Vapid + B-Lines at the Emergency Room last summer.

FAVORITE LABELS (OTHER THAN YOUR OWN)? Nominal, Sweet Rot, Grotesque Moderne, Mississippi, Flying Nun, 80's SST + Discord, K, Buddah, In the Red, Woodsist, as well as Blue Note, Factory, Subway and early Sub Pop for solid, consistant graphic image.

WHERE CAN PEOPLE BUY YOUR RELEASES? Rocket Reducer, Scratch Records, Revolver, Green Noise, Vancouver record shops, my website...

Buy Hockey Dad Records releases at Rocket Reducer

Friday, April 24, 2009

Label of the Day, 04/24/09: Rob's House Records


LABEL NAME:

Rob's House Records

HONCHO(S):

Trey Lindsay
Travis Flagel

LOCATION:

Originally based out of Atlanta, GA. Now Trey's in New York, NY and Travis is in Chicago, IL.

FIRST RELEASE/DATE:

The Liverhearts / The Orphins - Split 7" - released in 2002. (Trey played bass in the Liverhearts).

MOST RECENT RELEASE:

Hunx & His Punx - You Don't Like Rock'N'Roll 7" (Repress)

UPCOMING RELEASES:

Bobby Ubangi LP
Customers 7"

WEBSITE:

www.robshouserecords.com

SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES:

what like terminal boredom and myspace?

WHAT RECORD FROM THE PAST DO YOU WISH YOU HAD RELEASED?

anything from nobunny or dutchess and the duke.

FAVORITE SHOW OF THE PAST YEAR?

Atlanta Mess-Around!!

FAVORITE LABELS (OTHER THAN YOUR OWN)?

Douchemaster. Radio Heartbeat. 1977.

WHERE CAN PEOPLE BUY YOUR RELEASES?

www.robshouserecords.com

Buy Rob's House Records releases from Rocket Reducer

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Label of the Day, 04/23/09: Randy Records


LABEL NAME: Randy Records

HONCHO(S): Randy Cunningham
LOCATION: Chicago, IL

FIRST RELEASE/DATE: "Introducing The Yolks" 7"/Summer '07

MOST RECENT RELEASE: Teenage Lovers 7"/Spring '08

UPCOMING RELEASES: The Yolks debut LP

WEBSITE: www.myspace.com/randyrecs

WHAT RECORD FROM THE PAST DO YOU WISH YOU HAD RELEASED?

The first Sonics record and the first Ramones record


FAVORITE SHOW OF THE PAST YEAR?

Nobunny, Okmoniks, and Elephant Walk in Milwaukee

FAVORITE LABELS (OTHER THAN YOUR OWN)?

Bachelor, Douchemaster, Rob's House, In The Red

WHERE CAN PEOPLE BUY YOUR RELEASES?
Rocket Reducer, Floridas Dying, Goner, Tic Tac Totally and at our website

Buy Randy Records releases at Rocket Reducer