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| Fat Wreck Chords Official Website: http://www.fatwreck.com/ About:
Started in 1990 by "Fat" Mike, bassist of NOFX to put out a seven inch by his band, it slowly grew to become one of the larger and best known labels in punk rock. Though it began by releasing mostly Californian bands, it quickly grew to encompass bands from all over the world, notably, Canada's Propagandhi and Japan's Hi-Standard. Today, it has an impressive roster, including the Descendents, Against Me! and of course, Fat Mike's own NOFX who returned to the label after nearly a decade on Epitaph.
Artists with releases on this label:
NOFX, Bracket, Mad Caddies, Lagwagon, Less Than Jake, Strung Out, Frenzal Rhomb, Consumed, Hi-Standard, No Use For A Name, Snuff, Zero Down, Anti-Flag, Me First and The Gimme Gimmes, Rise Against, Sick of it All, Good Riddance, Nerf Herder, MxPx, Avail, Face to Face, Tilt, Screw 32, Swingin' Utters, The Lawrence Arms, Armchair Martian, Propagandhi, Limp, Dillinger Four, Wizo, Subhumans, The Fight, None More Black, Against Me!, Screeching Weasel, Descendents, Only Crime, Smoke Or Fire, Chixdiggit!, Epoxies, The Soviettes, The Real McKenzies, Western Addiction, Randy, The Loved Ones, Love Equals Death, The Sainte Catherines, Dead to Me, Strike Anywhere, Bad Astronaut, The Flatliners, American Steel, Star Fucking Hipsters, Bullet Treatment, Paint It Black, Banner Pilot, Teenage Bottlerocket Recent ReviewsRecent NewsNOFX: "Cokie the Clown EP" NOFX has posted a stream of their EP Cokie the Clown, due out November 24, 2009. Check it out on their MySpace page.…Chuck Robertson (Mad Caddies) Fans of Mad Caddies know that their music defies categorization. Their unique blend of punk, ska, reggae, and jazz, has been pleasing ears for the last 15 years. The band recently began a several week U.S./Canada tour that promises to deliver set-lists filled with many of the Mad Caddies’ staple songs, as well as some new ones from…NOFX: Cokie the Clown NOFX has posted the video for "Cokie the Clown" from their 7-inch of the same name due out November 24, 2009. It features "inadvertent" cameos from Matt Skiba, Tim McIlrath of Rise Against and Brendan Kelly of The Lawrence Arms among others.…National Underground posts Fest 8 videos featuring Flatliners, Dead To Me Our friends at National Underground have begun posting their own videos from The Fest 8. The initial batch features recordings from Fat Wreck labelmates The Flatliners and Dead To Me; the former performing "Mastering the World's Smallest Violin" from their 2007 full-length The Great Awake, which can be seen…The Flatliners: "Filthy Habits" Toronto's The Flatliners have posted a new song from their freshly released 7, Cynics. Check out "Filthy Habits" at the band's MySpace…Dead To Me: "African Elephants" Our stream today comes from Dead To Me. We're streaming their new full length, African Elephants.You can check it out on their Punknews.org…No Fun At All / The Flatliners No Fun At All and The Flatliners have announced a March 2010 trip to…Mad Caddies building "Best Of" record from votes Mad Caddies have decided to enlist the assistance of fans to choose the songs for their forthcoming Best Of record. The group explained: Mad Caddies Greatest hits album is in the works but we need some info from you the fans. So we are giving you the fan the power to vote your favorite songs in. You have two weeks to make your vote count. This will be followed by a new Mad Caddies album coming in 2010. You can vote here.…Wizo reunites, plans new albums and shows Fat Wreck Chords' German import, Wizo has announced their reunion after splitting up in 2005. The band posted on their site in their native German: Wizo is coming back! Festivals in May, a new album in the summer, info soon! You can check out some music on their MySpace page.…Smoke or Fire recording new album Smoke Or Fire are recording a new album. The band is looking at a tentative mid-2010 release for their third full-length under the Smoke or Fire moniker, and first since 2007's This Sinking Ship on Fat… |
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