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"Brothers Shawn & Mark Stern, who, along with younger brother Adam made up the notorious band Youth Brigade, started the Better Youth Organization (BYO) 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 it's first LP, Someone Got Their Head Kicked In, a compilation featuring some of the best bands from Southern California. Among those included were 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." (excerpted from byorecords.com)
Artists with releases on this label:
Pezz, Leatherface, The Unseen, Bouncing Souls, Kosher, Manic Hispanic, Filthy Thieving Bastards, Sixer, Manifesto Jukebox, Youth Brigade, The Forgotten, One Man Army, Consumed, Pistol Grip, Throw Rag, The Business, Jackass, The Briefs, Clit 45, 7 Seconds, A Global Threat, Nothington, Last Target, The Wednesday Night Heroes, Clorox Girls Recent ReviewsRecent NewsBYO posts new "Let Them Know" trailer, Fest screening details The BYO Records documentary Let Them Know has announced a free screening set to take place at the Fest at Boca Fiesta in Gainesville, FL at 10pm on October 31st. Along with the film, the label will be bringing some of their artists including Youth Brigade, 7 Seconds, Nothington and Pezz to a show to coincide with the screening. The label has also posted another new trailer for the film, which you can check out…Youth Brigade expands "Let Them Know" tour Youth Brigade have added more dates to their busy touring schedule in support of the Let Them Know: The Story Of Youth Brigade and BYO Records book / DVD / LP set. Along with apperances at The Fest 8, Fun Fun Fun Fest and other upcoming shows, the band has announced a series of gigs supporting the Dropkick Murphys in California. Meanwhile the BYO Records documentary Let Them Know continues to screen…Nothington: "Roads, Bridges and Ruins" Today Nothington unveiled their sophomore LP Roads, Bridges and Ruins. Today is also the first day of their nationwide tour including a stop at the Fest. We also…Three new songs from Nothington Nothington have released three more songs from their upcoming album on BYO Records. Roads, Bridges, and Ruins is due out October 6, 2009. It's their first since All In in 2007. Check out "If You Say So" "Best for Me" "Meant to Lose" on their MySpace page.…Various: "Let Them Know: The Story Of Youth Brigade and BYO Records" A stream has been launched for the 31-song compilation, Let Them Know: The Story Of Youth Brigade and BYO Records. The album features bands like Pulley covering the Adolescents' "Wrecking Crew," Off With Their Heads playing the Bouncing Souls' "Headlights....ditch!," Leatherface performing Dillinger Four's classic "Doublewhiskeycokenoice," Blue Collar Special's version of…Nothington Born out of the breakup of Tsunami Bomb, Nothington has made quite a name for themselves out of the San Francisco bay area with their last record All In. Taylor Cocke spoke with Chris Matulich and Jay Northington about their upcoming record Roads Bridges and Ruins, touring and The…BYO unveils "Let Them Know" covers by Dropkick Murphys, American Steel, In The Red BYO Records keeps rolling out the band combinations for their upcoming Let Them Know boxed set via weekly e-cards. This week they're streaming Lower Class…Pennywise: "We're Gonna Fight (7 Seconds)" One of vocalist Jim Lindberg's last recordings with Pennywise has been posted online. The band recorded a cover of the 7 Seconds classic, "We're Gonna Fight," for the BYO Records documentary/box set Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records. The song, originally from 7 Seconds 1984 album, Walk Together, Rock Together is one of 31 BYO covers in the box set. The set is due out September 22nd. Check out the song…Trailer for "Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records" A trailer has been posted for Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO Records. The film looks at the history of BYO Records, Youth Brigade and the Stern family behind both. Check it out here.…BYO unveils "Let Them Know" covers by Leatherface, NOFX, Pulley, Off With Their Heads BYO Records continues to unveil the band combinations on their upcoming Let Them Know boxed set via weekly e-cards. This week they're streaming Pulley covering the… |
