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Mike "Bruce Lee" Park of San Francisco ska band Skankin' Pickle has been releasing records since 1991, officially launching Asian Man in May of 96. Run out of Park's parents' garage with two employees and minimal overhead, Asian Man's made their mark with anti-racist action and strong DIY ideals. Asian Man's released noteworthy albums from bands like Alkaline Trio, The Chinkees, King Apparatus / Chris Murray, The Lawrence Arms and MU330.
Artists with releases on this label:
The Broadways, MU330, Chris Murray, Alkaline Trio, Slapstick, Tuesday, The Honor System, The Chinkees, Less Than Jake, Nicotine, Slow Gherkin, The Lawrence Arms, Ee, Dan Potthast, Colossal, Polysics, Just A Fire, Mike Park, Duvall, Toys That Kill, Bagheera, Link 80, Good For Cows, Short Round, Big D And The Kids Table, Screeching Weasel, Coquettish, Satori, Pama International, The Bruce Lee Band, Shinobu, Akiakane, The Queers, No Torso, Buck-O-Nine, Bomb the Music Industry!, Lemuria, Andrew Jackson Jihad Recent ReviewsRecent NewsKepi Ghoulie: "American Gothic" & " Hanging Out" Today we've got two albums worth of brand new music for you. Asian Man gave us copies of both new albums from Kepi Ghoulie, formerly of pop-punk outfit Groovie Ghoulies. You can find both of his new records, American Gothic and Hanging…Kevin Seconds: "Rise Up, Insomniacs!" Today we've got a full stream of the brand new full length from Kevin Seconds released this week on Asian Man Records. The project is a new group led by Kevin and backed up by his band Ghetto Moments. The record is titled Rise Up, Insomniacs! and was released on…Asian Man Records Tour: tickets, stuff, CD's, vinyl and Twitter Let's face it, everyone loves Asian Man Records. Whether it's the diverse roster, the great music, the charitable doings or the giant man who runs the label it's rare that anyone has anything bad to say about them. We're adding another reason to the list with a giveaway this week. Mr. Park has donated tickets, CDs, vinyl and posters from The Queers, Kepi Ghoulie,…Lemuria: "Race the Germ" Lemuria have posted an outtake from their sessions recording Get Better. You can check out "Race the Germ" on their myspace…Mike Park Mike Park has a few tour dates scattered around coming up. Mr. Park will be taking his guitar and DVD player and heading to the Southwest for a few shows with young labelmates O Pioneers!!! and Andrew Jackson Jihad. He'll wrap it up with a June 27th show at the Blue Lagoon with fellow grizzled punk veteran Chuck Ragan. Check the dates…Mike Park hosting memorial concert for Lynette Knackstedt, breaking out Skankin' Pickle tunes Mike Park has organized a memorial concert for his late bandmate Lynette Knackstedt. The two were both integral members of Skankin' Pickle. Mr. Park will be performing acoustically as well as a 7 song set of Skankin' Pickle songs backed by San Jose's Monkey. The show will take place on April 19th at 924 Gilman and all proceeds will go to the Ohloff Recovery Programs in San Francisco, for drug…Lemuria: "Hours" Lemuria have posted a live video for the song "Hours" on their MySpace page. The song is from their first collection of songs, appropriately titled The First Collection. The Buffalo band most recently released Get Better on Asian Man…The Queers / Lemuria / Bomb The Music Industry! / Andrew Jackson Jihad / Kepi Ghoulie The first block of dates for the Asian Man Records tour has been announced. Subtitled the "Making Punk Fun Again" tour, the bill will include The Queers, Lemuria, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Bomb the Music Industry! and Kepi Ghoulie of Groovie…Kepi, former Groovie Ghoulie, announces new albums Eoin from Silver Sprocket recently sat down with Kepi, former front-man of The Groovie Ghoulies, to discuss his first new musical projects since the Ghoulies called it quits. In the works are two full-length albums for Asian Man Records, an acoustic solo-record and an electric rock record with full band. I'm making two records that come out May 6th on Asian Man. A full rock record that's completely done, and a solo record with acoustic songs recorded all over town with (guest musicians) Kevin Seconds, Anton…Lemuria annouces Puerto Rico tour dates Buffalo, New York's Lemuria will be headin' on down to Puerto Rico for some shows. The band will be playing on the island in April, gearing up for the Asian Man Records Tour. The band released their debut full length Get Better earlier this year on Asian Man Records.… |
