If you are reading this then I would like to thank you for checking out the new site. There are still a few kinks to work out but I’m digging the simplicity. It also isn’t so damn depressing on this.
We already have a stacked year with releases and I am really stoked about all of them. First up is Mike Bell & The Movies’ debut 7” “Stuck In a TV”. If you like Elvis Costello, Pavement, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, or just simply good tunes then do yourself a favor and pick this up. It also doesn’t hurt that his backing band, The Movies, are Joe Reinhart and Peter Helmis of Algernon Cadwallader. There I said it.
Next up is Charlotte, NC, powerhouse d-beat band, No Power’s 7”, “No Axis”. Its really raw. So raw that if you were to consume it you might get food poisoning, but it’s a record so your ear holes will get poisoned, in a good way though. We also are having the pleasure of splitting this release with Ink Blot Records, and we are stoked. Just in case you are asking, “who the fuck is No Power?” then here ya go. The band features member(s) of Meth Mtn., Obstruction, and most importantly, Grids. It also features some of the most solid punx in the queen city.
After that we have some other stuff in the pipelines if the cash doesn’t dry out. We are working with Bitter Melody Records on the Old Flings LP, then we are working with a new band, Late Bloomer, featuring members of Meth Mtn., Obstruction, Pullman Strike, Scout, Planet Piss and Horse Thief. From my ears it sounds like Husker Du, Dinosaur Jr., Jawbox and Mudhoney lumped into one. Into it, can’t wait to see where it goes.
Lastly, on the horizon we have a split CD featuring Matt Evans and Roz Rizkin of the Rice Cakes. Then if all is well we will have a split LP fromCalormen and One Another. Might be a little bit but it will be astounding whenever it rears its ugly head. There are also some mumblings of a 2nd LP from Pullman Strike. It seems like 8-10 new songs are already churned out, just tightening things up and looking for a studio.
It’s gonna be an amazing year, and by the way, issue 9 of the zine is now available in the webstore. Thanks for your support. My hands are tired.