Knowhere Records Newsletter September/October 2009
Where I live the leaves are starting to fall and turn to those great autumn colors. The air is cool and lets me think back on a very busy summer we had. The “Goin Knowhere” Fest was a success! IT was 2 days of great music and great people. A big thanks to all the bands that participated, made the extremely long drives, took off from work, and sacrificed so much to be there—I think it was a great party had by all. Thanks to all the peeps that made the fest too! It was great meeting new faces and seeing old friends.
As for the rest of 2009—Knowhere has a few special things happening.
We will be releasing the newest effort from Ohio’s own playboys—JOHNIE 3—The title will be “Sex Bomb” and has 13 tracks that see the band breaking new ground but still holding true to the things that made you love them in the first place. Mixed and Mastered by Justin Perkins it’s 25 minutes of awesome punk rock! The boys will be hosting a CD Release Party in Youngstown on October 24, 2009 BE THERE>. J3 will also be back out on the road in Europe starting November 7, 2009 in Belgium with the Hitchcocks and the Dickson Batteries.
If you didn’t pick up a limited copy of The NEW 45’s debut S/T CD this summer you will have another chance. We re-Mastered the entire CD with J.Powell @ Steinhaus and are going to give it the right treatment this go round with new art and liner notes and a repress in December 2009. The band will be on the road in the Northern US starting November 23, 2009. The band is def worth checking out live as they most certainly swept me off my feet when I saw them.
“Clambake” the great summertime split CD featuring new tunes from NJ’s biggest dopes THE SHECKIES and Philly’s only surf punx THE SLOTCARS is still available, but not for long—they are going fast! So fast in fact we will be repressing it in DEC-JAN for all the kids who didn’t get one. The CD was recorded at The Electric Cave in Portsmouth NH by the fab Jim Tierney and Joe Queer. Joe even did some vocals and guitar licks on a few tracks. Wimpy dropped by to add a little something to the SLOTCARS half of the split. All this greatness and even mastered by Johnny Love of LVEAM. Artwork by Justin Melkman. Get yours now!
Also released this summer was “Punk Sounds” the latest effort from the legendary HUNTINGTONS. With this CD you get a bunch of older, unreleased songs, a few new ones and even a cover of Darlington’s “Judy Jetson” all wrapped up in a nice little package just for you. So far it’s been selling well and the great thing about this record is that the profits are going to a good cause. To assist the Pierce family (original Huntingtons drummer) in paying medical expenses for Mikee’s wife who has stage 3 brain cancer. The family has been hit pretty hard over the last few years with things that families should never have to go through so the boys in the band thought this was a good way to help out. Jeanie Pierce, from which the tune “Jeanie hates the Ramones” was penned, is the reason behind all this coming together and finding a way to help. If you can remember all the times you rocked out to that song and how much joy it brought you, you won’t have any problems helping out. You can pick up the CD in our web store or you can donate money to the family through PayPal at mikeehuntington@msn.com. Any and all help is appreciated.
Last but not least for 2009 was the release of “Take Over” by Chicago based melodic punk rawk band MAGNAFUX. These guys have been at it for a very long time. The band is comprised mostly from the ashes of the infamous SLUDGEWORTH, a Chicago Punk staple that if you don’t know was way ahead of the times when they were active. MAGNAFUX shows no signs of the former band except for the amount of talent that goes into their songs. Unapologetic and crass the band delivers a razor’s edge form of punk rock that will have you pissed off and dancing. The vocals are offensive and fresh and might just scare the shit right out of ya! No plans for touring as of yet but they will be playing a few shows this October in Chicago. So, make the trek to the other side of the tracks and get your mind blown.
Okay, on to 2010!
We only have one project lined up for the next year and that is “Punk Rock Nights”, a subscription-only 7 inch series featuring 24 bands on 12 records. Hopefully to begin releasing in Feb. 2010. Ben Nuthink of the UK Punk band The GRISWALDS will be supplying the art for all the releases. Ben will be designing stencils for each release and we will screen-print the sleeves ourselves. Each release will have a different color theme and unique liner notes including band bios and artwork. We are trying to take this concept very GLOBALLY by pairing the bands One USA band and One EUROPEAN band for each release. In addition each release in the series will feature 2 labels for co-production. Hopefully in the end this will help the bands break into different markets that they would not be introduced to normally. We intend to have a finalized list of participating bands, labels and Subscription information by the end of the month of October. Below is a list of confirmed bands and the pairings for the split releases. These are not in any particular order.
1. King Kongs/
2. Apers/Johnie 3
3. Dee Cracks/Kobanes
4. Snooky's/Scutches
5. Dickson Batteries/New 45
6. Viernes 13/Le Volume Etait Au Maximum
7. Griswalds/Prozacs
8. Vigilantes/Chernobyl Babies
9. Sedations/McFlys
10. Types/Hellfish
11. Teenage Gluesniffers/
12. 20Belows/ Hollywood Nightmares
*For 12 month Subscribers there will be one bonus Split record *Only 12 month subscribers will know the bands.
If you are a label and would like to be involved in one or more of these releases email me at RyanRude@knowhererecords.com for all the details. The buy in price for the series is very reasonable and with your help we can make this a great series and promote some awesome bands.
Yes, our bands play LIVE, sometimes in a club or a bar or sometimes in your bedroom. Check the MySpace page for all the who’s / what’s / when’s and where’s www.myspace.com/knowhererecords
KNOWHERE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER SPECIALS, go to SPECIALS tab on website www.KnowhereRecords.com
1. Buy any 2 7inches for $7.00
2. Buy any 2 Full Length CD’s for $8.00
3. Buy any 2 CD/Ep’s for $5.00
4. Buy any 2 LP’s for $15.00
5. Orders over $15.00 will get free Knowhere Records T-Shirt
6. All orders ship with stickers, pins and posters.
Til we tell you all how it is again-----AHOY! Your Faithful Captain on the S.S. Knowhere----R.Rude
KRC001 V/A "1,2,3,4" 4 WAY SPLIT EP-OUT OF PRINT
KRC002 THE TERRIBLES "KICKED OUT OF THE PINK HOUSE" CD/EP-OUT OF PRINT
KRC003 THE HOTLINES "S/T" CD/EP-OUT OF PRINT
KRC004 THE HADDONFIELDS "GET A NIGHTLIFE" CD/EP-OUT OF PRINT
KRC005 V/A "ALL ROADS LEAD TO KNOWHERE" 4 WAY SPLIT CD
KRC006 LOS DIMAGGIOS/TEENAGE GLUESNIFFERS SPLIT 7INCH-MARBLED
KRC007 V/A "LET'S GO GHOULIE" GROOVIE GHOULIES TRIBUTE CD 27 BANDS
KRC008 LAWYER BEATERS "WAITED ENOUGH" CD
KRC009 THE RYDELLS "VOW TO DEFEND" CD
KRC010 DARLINGTON/TEENAGE BUBBLEGUMS SPLIT 7INCH-RED,BLACK
KRC011 THE GUTS/THE JIZZ KIDS SPLIT 7INCH-GOLD, BLUE
KRC012 THE PROZACS "PLAYING THE CHORDS WE LOVE" 12INCH-YELLOW,WHITE
KRC013 MEAT FOR DOGS "IL DARIO DI SHEENA" 12INCH-WHITE
KRC014 THE HUNTINGTONS "PUNK SOUNDS" CD
KRC015 THE SHECKIES/THE SLOTCARS "CLAMBAKE" SPLIT CD
KRC016 MAGNAFUX "TAKE OVER" CD
KRC017 JOHNIE 3 "SEX BOMB" CD
KRC018 THE FLOWERS "IT'S HARD TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN PUNK ROCK" 7INCH-BLACK
KRC019 THE NEW 45 "S/T" CD