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25
Jun
2009
video: Mike Hale and Ninja Gun interviewed for Exclaim
Mike Hale in Toronto from Ben Conoley on Vimeo.
Two of my favorite people on the planet, Mike Hale and Coody from Ninja Gun, gets interviewed while on tour in Toronto for Exclaim magazine. Check it out, the video is pretty short and you get some nice insight from both Mike and Coody.
18
Jun
2009
STEREOTYPERIDER’S last show in Denver this Friday, June 19th / Review
This Friday, June 19th, Stereotyperider are playing their final show EVER in Denver. When the band originally announced their final show ever, I pushed them hard to play a final Denver date and luckily, they agreed. The show will be epic as not only are Stereotyperider playing, but 3 great locals will round out the bill (Only Thunder, Taun Taun, and Mustangs and Madras). The show will be bittersweet, but at least we will have the opportunity to see an incredible band play one more show. If you are anywhere near Denver, I urge you to see this show.
When: Friday, June 19th
Where: Larimer Lounge
Who: Stereotyperider’s last Denver show w/ Taun Taun, Only Thunder, and Mustangs and Madras
What: A nice sendoff for one of Phoenix’s finest rock bands
I feel as though Stereotyperider released their most incredible album of their career with “Songs in the Keys of F and U”. As I was riding my bike home yesterday rocking the album, it made me think about all of the great bands out there who just never got their due. I like to say that Stereotyperider should have been received in a much bigger way, but the same could be said of so many other bands. My personal connection to the band and their music obviously makes me biased. I also wonder if our heavy involvement with alt-country/roots music may have hurt the possibility for this record to get heard. THIS IS A ROCK RECORD through and through; listen to the stream below and share it if you dig it. I think that if No Idea or Second Nature had released this record, the band could have connected with more fans. Take a listen and let us know what you think:
By the way, here is what Rock Sound said of the album in a recent review, “That they managed to produce a rather fine album full of energy and vigour speaks volumes about their love for hard grafters such as Jawbreaker and Alkaline Trio, their sound taking its cues from the earlier period of both band’s careers. Fans of driving guitar lines, fuzzy bass and strained, off-kilter vocal cries will not be diappointed in the slightest. FOR FANS OF : Jawbreaker, Hot Water Music, Alkaline Trio, Small Brown Bike” (Rocksound issue #123, 8/10)
18
Jun
2009
Follow Us on Twitter, be our 1,500th follower
By now, everyone and their mom is on Twitter. Hell, your Mom and Dad probably heard about Twitter on the Today show and know about your late night drunken ramblings. Are you following our Twitter account? Why not? With Twitter, you get all of our Vinyl Collective and Suburban Home news and occasionally, you get random thoughts by me and sometimes, I get nice and drunk and think it is a great idea to post a tweet. I am sure some of you have a love/hate relationship with Twitter, but it really is a great tool for finding out the latest from labels, bands, and friends.
Suburban Home/Vinyl Collective Twitter
Not sure what yet, but we are gonna give something sweet to our 1,500th follower. We are at 1,205 so far. I don’t know about you, but I don’t like using the term followers, it makes it seem as though we are royalty.
Also, if you have a twitter account and already follow our feed, you can always give us a big hand by retweeting our posts. Thanks.
18
Jun
2009
Mike Hale’s For Those Still Standing: Episode 11 posted on Punknews
Mike Hale is in Europe on tour with Austin Lucas and Josh Small. From the few emails I have received, he is having an amazing time. Punknews just published a post about his thoughts so far of Europe. Can’t wait to have you back in the states Mike. Read his latest column on Punknews:
17
Jun
2009
Suburban Home and Friends Mixtape/Playlist on LaLa
During a bout of insomnia last night, I decided to fart around on Lala.com and figured out I can make a playlist. I am not yet sure if you have to have an account with Lala to listen to it (I hope you don’t have to have an account). I put together what I think is a pretty kickass 40 song mixtape. I put mostly alt-country, singer-songwriter, more rootsy tracks together and of the 40 tracks, there are a lot of Suburban Home artists. I listened to it this morning and I got to say, it rocks. Take a listen. Shit, make your own mixtape and send me a link, it is fun to share these types of things.
IF YOU CLICK THE PLAY ALL BUTTON IN THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER, YOU CAN LISTEN TO THIS MIX WITHOUT HAVING A LALA ACCOUNT!
4
Jun
2009
Inspired by “I’m a Craft Brewer” Video
I Am A Craft Brewer from I Am A Craft Brewer on Vimeo.
This video gave me goosebumps. It might be due to the fact that I saw this video after drinking 2 Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stouts (13% alcohol) and the fact that my passion for craft breweries runs a close 2nd to my love of independent music. I love the community that surrounds craft breweries and I can’t help but compare it to that of independent music. Much like the small brewer, small, indie labels are slowly closing the gap on the mega conglomerates that force feed whatever they think they can sell. Indie labels put out music they are passionate about. That love and attention isn’t lost on music fans. Here are a few quotes from the video that I want to share:
“(mega conglomerates) are only focused on how much they’re selling instead of what they’re selling”
“If you want lowest common denominator beer, that is up to you, I won’t have any part of it.”
“We must educate those who seek to understand”
“We must honor and hold true to our integrity”
I can go on and on, but if this video doesn’t inspire you, you shouldn’t be following this site. I found myself getting emotional watching this video and thinking about how we as independent music labels need to band together, reinforce our strengths, and spread our message to those who are receptive. Independent music inspired me to take the path I have taken. Corporate music just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I know that times are tough attempting to sell a product most people get for free, but I sincerely believe in what we as independent record labels are attempting to do. I don’t believe in a higher power, but there are times that I feel as though I was brought into this crazy world to spread the idea that independent music is relevant and powerful. I will never stop spreading my love of independent music doing all I can do to spread the word of my artists and like minded labels around the world. Who’s with me? Let’s grab a craft beer and cheers each other for our love of independent music!
“I Am A Craft Brewer” is a collaborative video representing the camaraderie, character and integrity of the American Craft Brewing movement. Created by Greg Koch, CEO of the Stone Brewing Co. and Chris & Jared of Redtail Media…and more than 35 amazing craft brewers from all over the country. The video was shown to a packed audience of 1700 craft brewers and industry members at the 2009 Craft Brewers Conference as an introduction to Greg’s Keynote Speech entitled “Be Remarkable: Collaboration Ethics Camaraderie Passion.”
4
Jun
2009
June Suburban Home Buddy of the Month, Brett Cooper
I am excited to announce that Brett Cooper is our first ever Suburban Home Buddy of the Month. I first starting communicating with Brett when he and his fiance, Kristie, were planning on coming out to Colorado for the Drag the River “Reunion” shows in January of 2008. Both Brett and Kristie are both really nice folks from Arkansas and on that trip to Colorado, we got to know them well. In a van ride to the Ft Collins show, I learned that Brett had one of the biggest collection of Drag the River songs I had ever seen on his Ipod. He had tons of live recordings, demo recordings, 7″ tracks, b-sides, and albums. It struck me then and there that there were some people who truly loved Drag the River and as a label owner, that made me feel really good.
Since those shows in 2008, Brett and I have communicated off and on. He has been a big supporter of what we do and is genuinely excited about some of our releases. While talking about the Takers, a band that Brett has been super excited about, it hit me. Why not identify Suburban Home supporters, interview them, and feature them as our Suburban Home Buddy of the Month. Sometimes, I feel as though I neglect the Suburban Home site as there is always so much happening at Vinyl Collective. We have a Vinyl Collector of the Month, but until today, we never featured some of our greatest friends through music. The term Buddy is one meant out of love, a term I never used until Jon Snodgrass got me saying it. If you ever talk to him on the phone, he will great you with a “Hey Buddy”. I do it now, too.
Thanks Brett for the continued support and for taking the time to answer these questions. Please read on as Brett answers our questions about how he discovered Suburban Home, his favorite SH releases, a band we should sign, and a story relating to Suburban Home. It is a great interview.
1
Jun
2009
Help us Design A Shut the Fuck Up Card for Shows
Have you ever been up front for a show so excited to see someone playing and at some point during the set, a loud group of people start yapping away oblivious that a show is even going on? This happened to us on Friday night during Chuck Ragan’s set and the good folks around us were great about telling the group of loud, drunk ladies to Shut the Fuck Up. But this disruption was a bummer as we had all been looking forward to seeing every moment of Chuck’s set especially the new songs he played. Luckily, the ladies did not return for Lucero’s set. My buddy Zach and I were talking about it over the weekend and we decided that when this happens in the future, we need a little card that pretty much says, “Could you please be quiet, We are Trying to Enjoy the Show” or “Can you Please Shut the Fuck Up, We are Trying to Enjoy the Show. (note that we said Please)”. Brandon is going to design the cards that will be downloadable from our website. We plan to offer a number of cards with varying levels of rudeness.
Can you help us with the copy for these cards? Think of a nice way and a mean way to say “Please be Quiet, We are Trying to Enjoy the Show” and we will select our favorites to be posted on our site. Post your suggestions in the comments of this post or on our message board.
Feel free to share any stories of this type of occurrence happening to you.
28
May
2009
Andy,Caroline,Virgil featured in 9 News piece on local coffee shop
On most afternoons, some segment of our office walks to our neighborhood coffee shop, Studio 6 (on 9th and Santa Fe), to get our afternoon caffeine fix. They make great coffee at affordable prices and everyone there is nice. Little did we know that Mike, our barista, is also a coffee artist. He is one of those folks who can draw portraits in your latte. We went in yesterday to get our afternoon coffee and there was a film crew there filming him do what he does. Little did we know that we would end up on Channel 9 news in the segment. Brandon called me to tell me we were on there and this morning I caught it for myself. 9news.com also has the video streaming so I have it embedded here for your viewing pleasure. You can see Andy and Caroline at the very beginning, then at the end you see Caroline and myself walking out. My Lagrecia shirt got some good face time.
27
May
2009
Help us win the Odell brewing Tap Handle Design Contest!
Good evening to you All.
If it isn’t obvious Already, we At Vinyl Collective Are very fond of well mAde beer. In doing so we have become very fond of some of the local breweries in ColorAdo, and one of those breweries hAppens to be Odell brewing in Ft. Collins.
To mAke A long story short, over the pAst month Odell hAs been brewing A beer who’s every detAil wAs chosen by poll via twitter. One of us becAme a little obsessed over the outcome of the polling (BrAndon) And After deciding to brew a GermAn schwArzbier And nAming it “BlAckbird” it has come down the the finAl poll to decide the design of the tAp handle which will be unveiled At the BlAckbird releAse pArty on MAy 30th.
BrAndon submitted his design for the tAp hAndle, And would be honored if you could help mAke his life long dreAm of hAving a tAp hAndle he designed A reAlity by voting for the letter A. ThAt’s All it tAkes! You don’t hAve to sign up for Anything! Poll closes on the 29th! Tell All your friends!
LINK TO THE ODELL TAP HANDLE DESIGN POLL
Remember! Letter A!
cheers.
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