Store News

New Releases from Other Labels

04.20.12

Over the last few weeks, we’ve picked up another batch of new records from other labels.
Here’s the list:

From Windian:
Spider Fever – Self-Titled LP
The Penetrators – Teenage Lifestyle
Testors – Together
Bizarros – Complete Collection 1976 – 1980

From Chapeau:
The John Francis – Voyage of the Daring Cornelia

From Magic Bullet:
Ancient VVisdom – A Godlike Inferno

From Grave Mistake:
Sectarian Violence – Self-Titled 7 Inch

From M’Lady Records:
Grass Widow/Nature – Split 7 Inch
Brute Heart – Fever 7 Inch
Julianna Barwick – Sanguine

Song Recommendations

04.16.12

Considering today’s date, I suppose some sort of song recommendations are in order ...
Side B of Shudder to Think’s Hit Liquor 7 inch comes to mind. Another great B-side from Dischord #61.5 features a song with a similar theme (but you’ll really have to do some digging to find that one). Then of course there’s the more obvious choice from Red Medicine (song #4) – a song I first heard at this show, which took place in a packed living room (seriously, if you have a tape or any photos from that show, do not hesitate to send a message to fugazilive@dischord.com).

Thanks to everyone who sent a birthday shout-out today. We’ll pass ‘em along.

If I’ve forgotten any obvious song recommendations, feel free to chime in down in the comments section.

-R.

The Old 9:30, Wilson Center, and Susie Horgan’s Punk Love

04.09.12

While flipping through Susie Horgan’s Punk Love today, I spotted a photo of a bunch of punks hanging out in the long hallway of the old 9:30. And even though the photo was taken prior to my entrance into DC’s punk scene (I was only 7 when the photo was taken), this particular shot stood out as a visceral memory for me. Between ‘88 and ‘95 I certainly had my share of frequent hangout time in that same hallway, and I was immediately flooded with memories from a slew of transformative shows I saw during my high school years: 7 Seconds, Marginal Man, Shudder to Think, All (whose set consisted of mostly Descendents songs), Soulside, Ulysses, The Grifters, Slant 6, KMD, Fugazi , Rocket from the Crypt, PJ Harvey on her first US tour, etc. This one photo also made me remember the smell of that club. For anyone who’s been there, you know the smell I’m talking about – it was a unique and pungent aroma that would kick you squarely in the nostrils as soon as the door opened on F Street; it would seep into every fiber of your clothes, burrow down into your pores, and remain present the following day while suffering through Geometry class. Everyone knew you went to a show the night before, partly because of the odor, but mainly because of the massive/blurred skeleton stamp draped across the back of your hand.

A few pages later, I was struck by another photo – an image of a similar gathering of punk kids hanging out on

Late ‘90s/Early 2000s

04.03.12

BCore (from Barcelona) released some top-quality 7 inches between 1998 and 2000 from the following bands: Fireside, Kepone, June of 44, The Capitol City Dusters & Aina (split), Bluetip & NRA (split), and The Dismemberment Plan & Juno (split).

A bit later, BCore made a CD collection of all 13 songs released from their 7 inch series. We just rediscovered a small stack of these CDs here in the office, and we’re selling them at a reduced price: 2 bucks each. This is a lot of good music for cheap.

Obviously, picking up songs from bands like June of 44 and Dismemberment Plan may be a particular draw, but do not overlook the others. One of my favorite songs from this collection is Kepone’s “Conjure Man” – clocking in at just a minute and a half.

Featured Release: Black Eyes – Self-Titled LP

03.29.12

While reorganizing the office the other day, Amy June and I stumbled across an old Black Eyes poster buried within a flat-file, used for their European tour back in 2004. The poster was printed in a slightly larger format and limited to just black & white, but the design is fantastic. It somehow perfectly captures the unruly and frantic energy from their live performances, shared by the both band and audience.
Seeing the poster made me miss Black Eyes.

Their live shows were incredible and unpredictable (I seem to recall a cymbal flying across the room at the Warehouse Nextdoor on 7th Street, crashing against the wall on the side of the stage). In order to get the full experience, you had to be up front, near the band. The show itself was up front. And the audience got involved, singing/shouting along with “Deformative”: I’m sixteen, driving south from Baltimore! These shows were events not to be missed.

After seeing Black Eyes live, I doubted that the

Sale on All Teen Beat Releases

03.28.12

Every Teen Beat release we have in stock is now on sale.
Each CD, 12 inch record, and 7 inch record is now priced somewhere between 1 and 4 dollars.

Teen Beat is (and always has been) one of our favorite independent labels, and they’ve released a ton of unsung, often overlooked, releases. If you’ve ever been curious about Teen Beat Records but had no idea where to start, now’s your chance to dip your toe in the water (more like a massive ocean) without breaking the bank.

While going through the list below, DO NOT OVERLOOK THE SAMPLER CDs. You can always find cool individual tracks on the comps, and maybe some of those songs will help steer you toward something else.

For a complete list of Teen Beat stock, click here.
For direct links to each of the Teen Beat CDs and a list of bands from each of the compilations, please read on …

Very Nearly Out of Stock

03.27.12

Daniel Higgs – Beyond & Between

This is just a quick shout to let you all know that we have remarkably few copies left of the most recent release from Daniel Higgs, Beyond & Between.

We’re down to just 8 more LPs.

The album was released by a label from Spain (La Castanya), which makes it slightly more difficult for us to keep in stock here in the US. There’s a chance that we may receive more in the future, but it may not be for a while (if at all).

The bottom line: strike now if you’re interested.