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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 NewsWednesday Night Heroes' Graeme MacKinnon in Hockey Night theme challenge Graeme MacKinnon from Edmonton's The Wednesday Night Heroes is an entrant in the CBC's Hockey Night In Canada Anthem Challenge. The band commented: This is totally ridiculous, and I think pretty hilarious. Graeme MacKinnon, from the Wednesday Night Heroes, and Wilfred Kozub from Wilfred N and The Grown Men, have entered a song into the CBC's Hockey Night In Canada Anthem Challenge. The song is called "Our Night (Hockey Night)" and is an ode to bootboy stormers like Slade, Geordie and even a little Gary Glitter (pre-pedophile era)!!!!…Filthy Thieving Bastards Filthy Thieving Bastards have a set of Californian tour dates scheduled for September in support of their 2007 full length I’m a Son of a Gun. The Bastards of course feature Swingin Utters members Johnny Bonnel and Darius Koski with Me First and the Gimme Gimmes' Spike Slawson and drummer/producer Randy…Pinhead Circus announce reunion show Denver's Pinhead Circus will be returning on July 26th for a one night reunion show. Pinhead Circus was a long running staple of the Rocky Mountain punk scene, releasing numerous recordings, and many tours of the U.S., Canada and Japan. Enduring countless line-up changes, including Dave Barker (Drag the River/ Rocky Votoloto) , Brandon Barnes(Rise Against) and Chris Fogel (the Gamits), Pinhead called it quits after their last show on May 25th 2002. The band's last studio recording, The Black Power of Romance, came out a year earlier via BYO…Protagonist / Last Target Florida-based melodic punk outfit Protagonist have announced a run of dates in Japan later this month. The band will be supporting their new full length, Chronicle. The band will be sharing the stage with Osaka, Japan-based street punk outfit, Last Target.…Chris Brief exhibiting paintings in Seattle The Briefs' Chris Brief has an art show coming up in Seattle. The drummer will exhibit a series of paintings at the Lava Lounge at an event titled "Paranoid Times." The Briefs last released Steal Yer Heart in 2005, since then taking a break while the members pursue various side projects. Chris has spent time in Berlin since then, with other members of the band performing as Steve E. Nix and…Leatherface (USA) Legendary British punk act Leatherface have announced four live performances in May. The long-running band continues to support 2004's Dog Disco.…The Wednesday Night Heroes (west coast) The Wednesday Night Heroes have announced dates for a short a west coast run in April and May. The band is supporting last year's Guilty Pleasures…Nothington update: recording, left coast tours and staff updates The fine folks in Nothington have passed an update to us a bit early concerning staffing changes and their upcoming plans. An excerpt of the email tells the tale: We are now writing new stuff for the next record that we're really stoked on already, and anyone coming to west coast dates will probably hear some of it…BYO post documentary teaser, details BYO has posted a teaser clip and some additional details about their upcoming label DVD. Titled Let Them Know: The Story of Youth Brigade and BYO, the disc will accompany the label's upcoming box set that will include the full length dvd, a multi disc compilation, and hardcover book. The idea behind the compilation was to approach bands from the punk rock community to cover a tune from the extensive BYO catalog. All the tracks will be exclusive recordings and to name a few of the bands already on board . . . Bouncing Souls, Dropkick Murphy's,…Frankie Stubbs of Leatherface: "Doublewhiskeycokenoice" (Dillinger Four) Frankie Stubbs of Leatherface has posted a cover of Dillinger Four's "Doublewhiskeycokenoice." You can check the song out over at his MySpace page, just look for the track labeled "D4 boat." Leatherface last released Dog Disco in 2004, which means it's been way too damn long since a new record.… |
