We know these are strange and tough times for almost everyone. Over the past eight years, Razorcake has slowly building, putting time and energy into making us internally strong. DIY means doing a lot of very hidden things that aren’t cool or sexy (and require math and paperwork). They’re barely worth writing about because they’re pretty boring. But, we’re here, we’re strong, we’re excited, and we’re continuing to continue to cover the best independent punk rock on the planet thanks to the support of people such as yourself.
Some new developments:
We’ve figured out a podcast glitch, so be sure to visit us every Friday for a new one. That shit’s fun.
The second edition of the Sister Series is officially in production. No, we won’t tell you who they are. No, we won’t reserve you a limited edition vinyl. Yes, if you’re on this list, you’ll be the first to know. A secret: it’s fuckin’ awesome.
We’ve also been busy otters, collecting a small house of new and re-stocked distro. Also below is a list of items we, literally, have one left. So, if you’ve been thinking, “I should get that,” you should get that.
Thanks for the support and take care,
-Todd / Razorcake
Issue #48 is now available.
Features interviews with: Shang-A-Lang, The God Damn Doo Wop Band, It’s Casual, Horsebites, and an extensive article on Otis Redding by Todd Taylor.
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Razorcake Tattoo = Lifetime Sub offer being extended. Get a Razorcake tattoo, get a lifetime sub. The offer is being extended to January 1st, 2010. Just keep on sending your picks in. No fakes. It’s obvious, so don’t even try.
7 Random Back Issues for $10 offer good for one more week.
For a limited time we’re going to offer 7 random back issues of Razorcake for an even $10 (in the USA, sorry intl readers) sent Priority Mail to you. If you have any issues that you really don’t want, we’ll try and comply, but we can’t make any guarantees. Offer will end February 10th 2009.
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KILLER DREAMER Zombie Action Punk Pack is back in stock! For $14 you get their newest 12”EP+CD, their first 12”, and the Survival Guns 7”. Best damn deal in the universe.
http://www.razorcake.org/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=457
We got some old shirts in some new colors. A little more friendly to those people who just feel kinda weird wearing pink and black.
I HEART DRINKING BEER AND LISTENING TO RECORDS, YELLOW ON BLUE
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LIGHTNING HEART RAZORCAKE DESIGN, BLACK ON RED
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NEW DISTRO
AUDACITY: Power Drowning LP
Once again a gem of an album has crept out of the ultra-suburban, cultural wasteland of Orange County. Audacity play the kind of rock’n’roll that makes you wanna punch a cop and kiss a puppy. Musically they can be found somewhere between contemporaries of theirs- Thee Makeout Party and Pterodacdudes. This shit rips so hard it includes a Dicks cover. (Burger/Recess)
http://www.razorcake.org/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=490
DMC: A HARDCORE COMPILATION 7”
This 7” contains 5 of Sweden’s best. Musically ranging from melodic hardcore punk via Svartenbrandt (interviewed in issue #44) and Thurneman to the pummeling aggressive attack of Instangd. Not many of these comps are available in the US so get ‘em while you can. Blue vinyl. Swedish Import (Den Magiska Cirkeln Records)
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THE DOMPAMINES / TILL PLAINS: split 7”
The Dopamines continue to splash around in the Midwestern pop punk pool party (accompanied by the Copyrights, Teenage Bottlerocket, and the rest) but also show they’re not afraid to mix it up with a little folkyness. Till Plains show they aren’t afraid to completely switch it up, playing an At The Drive-In by way of Delay sound that feels most natural being played live in a living room filled with scrappy kids. The DIY cranked up to 11. (It’s Alive/Soapy Hands)
http://www.razorcake.org/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=480
FULL OF FANCY / SCREAMING FEMALES: split 7”
Featured in Razorcake #47, Full Of Fancy play poppy punk with the a good amount of distortion and crunch to really make you feel like you’re listening to something interesting. Features Miranda of Hunchback and Erg’s back-up vocals. Screaming Females: imagine if that dude from the Flaming Lips hijacked your favorite riot grrrl band and the result was something awesome. SFs are monsters of sound, and these two songs are epic tales of the destruction that they harness. (Let’s Pretend)
http://www.razorcake.org/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=484
HOT NEW MEXICANS: Well…Um…Er…Uh… 7”
Hot New Mexicans sound almost straight-up like a band from the late ‘60s, early ‘70s who appreciated The Beatles as much as Credence Clearwater Revival, Tom Petty, and Elvis Costello. So while this has few outward trappings of punk-it’s celebratory, it’s made by and directed to the disenfranchised. Comes in hand-screened, die cut, covers. (Little Deputy/Fast Crowd)
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THEE MAKEOUT PARTY: Play Pretend LP
Take one cup Shoes, a half cup of Plimsouls, two tablespoons bubblegum pop (à la Ohio Express, et. al), stir gently, and then, um, pour some plastic junk into a circular shape! Plus, they don’t look like hipsters! They look like total dorks! (Recess)
http://www.razorcake.org/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=491
MARVELOUS DARLINGS: The Swords, The Streets 7”
Grit-laden glam rock that’s sick with hooks and cocky as hell, but isn’t driven by a transparent cockholeishness. A double dose of what-the-fuck-you-looking-at, I’ll-kill-you-in-mid-solo songs. (Wallride)
http://www.razorcake.org/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=489
SCREECHING WEASEL: My Brain Hurts LP
Re-issue from 1991, now on colored vinyl with full-color gatefold packaging and brand new artwork by the marvelous Miss Cristy Road. Snotty, pop punk about the dumber, more bitter-sweet things in life. This album is believed to be Screeching Weasel’s best, but pop punk’s not about beliefs now is it? (Recess)
http://www.razorcake.org/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=493
SHANG-A-LANG / TURKISH TECHNO: split 7”
Turkish Techno’s first appearance on vinyl and boy is it a great start. Like a drunken boy’s choir of Riverside, these 4 dudes belt out 2 songs of Leatherface/Stiff Little Fingers/Jawbreaker punk rock. Totally worth checking out. Shang-A-Lang, yeah they’re pretty good too. (Muy Autentico)
http://www.razorcake.org/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=494
SHARK PANTS: Porno Snakehead LP
If I were to have to prove to god himself that rock was more powerful than religion, I would recruit Shark Pants to do the bidding. When this co-ed trio plays live they treat their listeners like a punching bag and their the title holding champions of punk infused rock that’s so good it makes you just wanna quit attempting what ever it is you’re attempting to do. (Recess)
http://www.razorcake.org/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=492
SNEAKY PINKS: Loner w/a Boner 7”
The A side is a tribute to the legendary LA punk Black Randy, the B side is the theme song to their proposed children’s cartoon show entitled “The Punkles.” Do you wanna know more? This was originally released as a two song tour cassingle. More? This 7” rules. To call this brilliant would be the understatement of the millennia. Imported from Austria (February 7” of the month) (Bachelor)
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1 COPY LEFT
So being tired of just seeing a single copy of these records in our distro, we decided to make a list of records that we only have one more copy of. Please do yourself and us a favor and pick these records up. They rule so get them while you can.
The Bananas, Slippery Subject LP
The Bananas, Forbidden Fruit LP
Beer Proof Suit, BYOBOC LP
Blotto, Get on Bored LP
Brotherhood Of Electricity 7”
Canadian Rifle / American Cheeseburger 7”
Cloak/Dagger, Kamikazes 7”
Copyrights, Make Sound LP
Crossed Eyes, Rattled 7”
Dick Army, Decimate 7”
Divebomb Honey, Let’s Start Something 7”
Dory Tourette & the Skirtheads, Rock Immortal LP
Drunken Boat LP
FYP, 5 Year Plan LP
Hidden Spots, Important Transmissions 7”
Lemuria, Get Better LP
Manifesto Jukebox / Minority Blues Band 7”
Off With Their Heads, Hospitals 12” (Recess)
Regulations, Electric Guitar LP
Shotwell / Zero Fast 7”
Smut Peddlers, Ism CD
Songs For Moms, The Worse It Gets The Better LP
Tiltwheel, The Heavens Declare the Glory of the Bomb… 7”
Toyko Electron, Will Put a Charge in You 7”
RESTOCKS
Shorebirds, Its Gonna Get Ugly LP
Cheeky, Choke On a Cheeseburger 7”
The Arrivals, Marvels of Industry LP
Bloodbath & Beyond, Jihadcore 7”
The Bananas, New Animals LP
Sass Dragons / Party Garbage 7”
Shang-A-Lang, Summertime 7” (1st pressing w/ silk screened covers)
Toys That Kill, Shanked LP
Killer Dreamer, 1st 12”
Killer Dreamer, Survival Guns 7”
ZINES
GENETIC DISORDER #19 It’s finally arrived! The newest issue of Genetic Disorder features an interview with the band, The Trashies, plus tons of other editorial magic, and it comes with a Cuntifiers CD (Greg Petix motherfucker!). Pick it up NOW!
http://www.razorcake.org/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=485
NOTHING NICE TO SAY, by Mitch Clem
Mitch Clem is no stranger to these parts and we couldn’t be more stoked when his web-comic, Nothing Nice To Say, was picked up by Dark Horse to be released as a book. If “punk humor” wasn’t a genre before, it is now. This shit is fuckin’ funny! (Dark Horse)
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