Tag: California
April 24, 2011
BYO Records
Label
1-877-BYO-PUNK
BYO started in ’79 as a reaction against police violence, outside exploitation & a general negative outlook held against the punk/alternative music scene in Los Angeles, CA. At the time it was just ideas from a bunch of idealistic kids, but after running a big house called “Skinhead Manor” in Hollywood during the summer of ’80, a place where kids from all over Southern California met and exchanged ideas, the group was able to run a rather large nightclub called Godzilla’s for about three months during late fall/winter in ’81/’82. This gave them the incentive and the capital to promote shows at larger venues such as the Hollywood Palladium, Florentine Gardens, and various other halls around Southern California. From the success of promoting shows, BYO released its first LP, “Someone Got Their Head Kicked In”, a compilation featuring some of the best bands from Southern California. Among those included Social Distortion, Bad Religion, Adolescents and Youth Brigade, and to this day that album is still considered one of the best representations of Southern California’s early 80′s punk explosion… fast forward to today, and BYO has had the great fortune of working with some of the greatest punk bands on the planet. With a current roster of Throw Rag, The Briefs, Leatherface, Nothington, Filthy Thieving Bastards, Wednesday Night Heroes, and of course, Youth Brigade to name a few, we strive to keep it real and of course, keep it punk!!!
March 19, 2011
Basement Records
Label
PO Box 511, La Habra, CA 90633-0511, USA
Recent releases from The Reticents, Fiction Reform and The Nipples.
March 19, 2011
Asian Man Records
Label / Distro
(408)395-0662
PO Box 35585, Monte Sereno, CA 95030, USA
Asian Man Records is run out of my parents garage in Northern California. I have one full time employee (Skylar) and my mom helps out by picking up the mail at the post office. I began putting out records in 1991 and officially started Asian Man in May of 1996. Asian Man is a VERY SMALL LABEL!!! Recent releases from The Wild, Slow Gherkin and Spraynard.
March 19, 2011
Alternative Tentacles
Label / Distro
510-596-8981
PO Box 419092, San Francisco, CA 94141-9092, USA
Alternative Tentacles Records was established in June of 1979 and is most likely the longest lasting (and still active) underground record label around. Although it is perceived by many as a “punk” label, having released records by Dead Kennedys and others, it is actually best known for its impact on the world of underground culture. Recent releases from Citizen Fish, Articles of Faith and Slim Cessna’s Auto Club
