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Trampoline Team new LP + European Tour

SHIT-HOT second LP coming THIS SUMMER, and don’t miss ’em on tour in Europe in August:

Sun 8/11 Aarhus Denmark
Mon 8/12 Copenhagen @ Mayhem
Tue 8/13 Gothenburg
Wed 8/14 Stockholm @ Vielle Montagne
Thu 8/15 Malmo @ Massingshornet
Fri 8/16 Berlin @ Bei Ruth
Sat 8/17 Leipzig Germany
Sun 8/18 Prague Czech Republic
Mon 8/19 Vienna Austria
Tue 8/20 Zagreb Croatia @ Klub Mocvara
Wed 8/21 Venice Italy
Thu 8/22 Bergamo Italy
Fri 8/23 Bologna Italy @ Freak Show
Sat 8/24 Teramo Italy
Sun 8/25 Naples Italy
Mon 8/26 Mantova Italy
Tue 8/27 Kreuzlingen Switzerland @ Horst
Wed 8/28 Heidelberg Germany @ Schmitthelm
Thu 8/29 Hamburg Germany @ Hafenklang
Fri 8/30 Hamburg Germany
Sat 8/31 Hamburg Germany

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SHIPPING NOW: There Was A Light: The Cosmic History of Chris Bell and the Rise of BIG STAR – BOOK

After FIVE solid years of painstaking research and hard work, Rich Tupica’s epic tome on the deep end of the BIG STAR story is ready.

1st edition now SOLD OUT!
2nd edition shipping NOW!

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THERE WAS A LIGHT is an oral history containing new and archival interviews with those closest to Chris Bell and the Big Star circle: their friends, family, former bandmates—even some fans, exes, classmates and co-workers.

The varied cast of voices, many from the band’s hometown of Memphis, comprises all the members of Big Star, including: Chris Bell, the iconic Alex Chilton, Andy Hummel and Jody Stephens. In the following decades after its 1975 breakup, the obscure group somehow reached and inspired some of rock’s most important bands, including R.E.M., the Replacements, Yo La Tengo, Teenage Fanclub, Beck, and Wilco.

With Chris Bell at the center of the Big Star universe, this book carefully reveals the production of Big Star’s masterful 1972 debut LP, #1 Record, for Ardent/Stax Records. Despite stellar reviews in music magazines, the record saw abysmal sales. Soon after, toxic personality conflicts and turmoil tore Big Star apart while Bell battled drug abuse and clinical depression.

There Was A Light then delves into Big Star’s second and third albums, while recounting Bell’s second act as a struggling solo musician and devout born-again Christian. During several trips to Europe, he ambitiously recorded songs and pitched to record labels—even crossing paths with Paul McCartney. From this productive era arose Bell’s lone solo album, the posthumously released I Am the Cosmos LP—his swan song and masterpiece.

There Was A Light details the pop culture phenomenon that made Big Star legends and divulges how its staunch fanbase saved the band from obscurity.

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The Sueves European Tour 2018

The Sueves are coming to EUROPE with their new R.I.P. Clearance Event LP to make mincemeat out of you, and to carry their torch of bludgeoning rock’n roll right into your brains. See them at Get Lost Fest in Germany, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, FREAKENDER in England, Scotland, France, and Belgium, DO NOT MISS this crucial Midwest punk band!

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SHIPPING NOW: Spring 2018 4Pack!

THE SUEVES R.I.P. Clearance Event LP
RUBY KARINTO s/t debut LP
VELVETEEN RABBIT debut 7″
F.U.K. Road Kill / I Got A Head 7″ (1977 Archival)

ORDER 2018 4-Pack HERE
ORDER 2018 4-Pack HERE
ORDER 2018 4-Pack HERE

Check out the official video for “Fox’s Wedding” by RUBY KARINTO right here:

Check out the official video for “Never Been To The Beach” by THE SUEVES right here:

STREAM a track from the debut RUBY KARINTO LP Here:

STREAM a track from VELVETEEN RABBIT HERE:

STREAM a track from THE SUEVES HERE:

STREAM a track from F.U.K. HERE:

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SHIPPING NOW: The Cowboys, Razor Boys, Lowlife, & Surfbort

THE COWBOYS 3rd LP
RAZOR BOYS Atlanta 1978 LP
LOWLIFE Leaders 7″ EP
SURFBORT Bort To Death 7″ EP

Fall 2017 4-Pack is SHIPPING NOW! Fall 2017 4-Pack is SHIPPING NOW! Fall 2017 4-Pack is SHIPPING NOW! Fall 2017 4-Pack is SHIPPING NOW!

THE COWBOYS feature on Raven Sings the Blues

STREAM the RAZOR BOYS Atlanta 1978 LP on VictimofTime.com

LOWLIFE feature on Noisey

Check out videos from SURFBORT for “Hippie Vomit Inhaler” and “Back To Reaction”


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BACK IN STOCK: Four Strings – The Sal Maida BOOK 2nd Ed.

SAL MAIDA‘s incredible book FOUR STRINGS, PHONY PROOF, and 300 45s is on the way and coming in a couple weeks on HoZac Books. Unreal firsthand stories, rare unseen photos, and back cover blurb from the Shangri-Las Mary Weiss as well as a Forward by Lenny Kaye!

ORDER the 2nd edition HERE, SHIPPING NOW!

CHECK OUT AN EXCERPT from the book as featured on VICE/NOISEY right here