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"The label began in 1989 when Chris Lombardi dragged the Austrian duo H.P. Zinker into Wharton Tiers’ Fun City studio to record OLE-001, ...and there was light. Run out of Chris’ New York apartment, Lombardi added artists such as the Dustdevils, Railroad Jerk and Superchunk to the initial roster. Joined by longtime Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy in 1990, Matador experienced its first taste of crazed media attention & big sales with the North American release of Teenage Fanclub’s debut long-player, A Catholic Education. Over the years, the label has moved from shoebox sized offices to larger and larger complexes, the staff has grown from 2 to 24, and the roster has simply exploded. As well as functioning as the North American home to Pavement, Liz Phair and The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Matador has helped artists such as Yo La Tengo, Cat Power, Cornelius, Solex, Pizzicato Five, Helium and the Arsonists reach audiences worldwide.
While Matador has often been characterized (not by the label itself) as an underground or “indie” rock label, over the years, the label’s musical direction has grown, to the point where many hip hop, electronic and experimental acts play as prominent a role in the label’s sound & future as any number of singer/songwriters and rock bands. Sometimes all of the above converge. Throughout the label’s history, Matador has been a champion of artistic freedom, diversity and innovation. The label’s catalog and release schedule reflect the tastes of the company’s owners, Lombardi and Cosloy, and their longstanding commitment to sharing the music they love with as many others as possible." excerpted from http://www.matadorrecords.com/matadorinfo/faq.html Artists with releases on this label:
Interpol, Mission Of Burma, Stephen Malkmus, Mogwai, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Cat Power, Yo La Tengo, Times New Viking, Dead Meadow, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks Recent ReviewsRecent NewsF*cked Up: "Twice Born" Toronto hardcore act Fucked Up have released a new track from their upcoming debut for Matador Records. You can stream or download "Twice Born" at the Matador Blog or…Jaguar Love premieres new video Jaguar Love, the band made up of Johnny Whitney and Cody Votolato of The Blood Brothers as well as J Clark of Pretty Girls Make Graves, have posted the video for their song "Highways of Gold" on Spinner. The group signed to Matador for their debut…F**ked Up: "No Epiphany" Fucked Up have released a new track from their upcoming debut for Matador. The record is titled The Chemistry Of Common Life and is due out October 07, 2008. The track itself will also be released as a 7-inch, and feature two alternate takes of the song. The song features backing vocals by Cassie Ramone, Frankie Rose and Kickball Katy. You can find "No Epiphany" right…F*cked Up announce "Year of The Pig" remixes, confirm signing to Matador After recently announcing the completion of their newest album, Toronto hardcore luminaries Fucked Up officially announced their partnership with Matador Records via their blog. Matador confirmed the deal by disclosing the band's first release on the label. Fucked Up's 18 minute long monster Year of The Pig EP will get a re-release/remix treatment on…Mogwai Mogwai have announced their summer touring plans. The shows come shortly after the deluxe reissue of their 1997 album, Young Team, and will be followed by the release of a new EP and full length in the Fall. The Batcat EP is due out September 08, 2008 and it will precede The Hawk is Howling on September 23,…Mogwai details "Young Team" reissue Mogwai has released details on the bonus materials and cover art for their expanded, remastered 10th anniversary edition of Young Team. The record is due out May 26, 2008 and will include the entirety of the original album, as well as nine bonus tracks. You can click Read More for…Promoters weigh in on chaos at Toronto Jay Reatard show Jay Reatard's recent ruckus in Toronto continues to cause a stir. Last week we posted Jay's version of the events as he blogged the day after the show. Reatard largely placed the blame on an out of control crowd and Craig Laskey of ATG Concerts. Since then our publicly funded pals at CBC Radio 3 posted a response from ATG owner Jeff Cohen, which you can check out…Jay Reatard comments on chaos in Toronto Acclaimed Memphis-based garage rocker Jay Reatard posted the following message regarding a recent Toronto performance. The Reatards and Lost Sounds member commented: Last night's show in Toronto got completely fucked up. The Silver Dollar holds 190 people but Craig Laskey the promoter let 350 people in there. That's cool if there's some sort of security or crowd control - we don't need people getting so wild they jump on stage and smash our gear - but that's exactly what happened. Right when we started playing someone pushed the monitors right on…A.C. Newman writing for new solo, New Pornographers records New Pornographers frontman Carl "A.C." Newman recently spoke to Billboard about the future of the supergroup. The band's next record is in the works and will take a different direction than their most recent. Newman commented With Challengers, we moved as far in this direction as we can go, unless we turn into M. Ward or something... The songs I find myself writing these days are a little bit more rock, but that's as far as I can say. The band plans to have demos ready by the end of the year, with a new album to be…Mogwai to reissue "Young Team" in May Scottish post-rock heroes Mogwai will be celebrating the 10th Anniversary of their debut full length, Young Team with a double disc reissue this May. Due out May 26, 2008 in the UK and May 27, 2008 in the US, the record will be remastered and feature eight bonus tracks as well as new liner notes. The band is also currently working on the follow up to 2006's Mr. Beast.… |
