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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 Recent ReviewsRecent NewsStrike Anywhere (Europe / Japan / US) Richmond's Strike Anywhere, fresh off off their west coast shows with Hot Water Music, have a European tour on deck. The band will hit the the UK, Ireland and Portugal to play shows with bands like All Idols Fall, The Cut Ups, and Four Letter Word. Following those shows the band will hit Japan for a set of dates with H2O and Blacklisted. Of course the band, like most it seems, has the Fest waiting for them and they'll pair up with Festmates the Bouncing Souls afterward for a few shows. make their way there with the Bouncing Souls. Click below for the…Fat to release new Dead To Me EP in October Fat Wreck Chords has posted some detail on Dead To Me's upcoming EP. The 5 song collection will be titled Little Brother and will be available on October 28th as a CD and 12” EP. You can check out the cover art here. A track listing…Swingin' Utters plan rarities compilation for October Fat has announced that they will be releasing the long-awaited b-sides/rarities compilation from the Swingin’ Utters. The record is titled Hatest Grits: B-Sides and Other Bullshit and is due out October 26, 2008. It will feature out of print singles & B-sides, rare compilation tracks, previously unreleased album outtakes, and early band demos. The band released their previous studio album, Dead Flowers, Bottles, Bluegrass, and Bones, in 2003…The Real McKenzies (Canada) The Real McKenzies will be touring across Canada (and back) in support of their new full length, Off the Leash.…Dillinger Four set release date, for reals Fat has posted a release date and artwork for the highly anticipated new album for Dillinger Four. If any of you doubted that the album would be released this calendar year, banish those doubts now (and confirm for yourself here.) The record is due out…NOFX to play "Punk in Drublic" at Democratic National Convention NOFX fans may want to start packing now, as the long-running punk band is headed to Denver next week to play the entirety of their fan favorite album, Punk In Drublic, during the Democratic National Convention. The band adds: To celebrate Barack “Punk Rock” Obama’s nomination, NOFX will perform Punk…Mad Caddies talk touring, releases Mad Caddies have posted an update on their plans for the next little while: We have confirmed one tour date in Arizona which will also most likely include a week or two of US shows. Nothing confirmed yet but its in the works. Also in the works are a couple of other tours (US, Canada and Australia). Once again nothing is confirmed but its being worked on. We get the question all the time about a new album. Nothing set in stone yet but hopefully we will have a new album done by [Spring] 2009. What you may see is an EP (5 song CD) or a…Lagwagon: "Memoirs and Landmines" Lagwagon has posted a new song online titled "Memoirs and Landmines." The track is featured on their EP I Think My Older Brother Used to Listen to Lagwagon, due out August 19. You can check out the song on…The Real McKenzies: "Chip" Vancouver, BC's The Real McKenzies have released the second song from their upcoming album Off the Leash, due out August 05, 2008. The track, titled "Chop" is available to download from download from Fat Wreck Chords' website along with the previously released "The Lads Who Fought & Won." Off The Leash is the follow-up to 10,000 Shots which was released in 2005.…The Loved Ones lose a couple wheels, keep their heads The Loved Ones has a bit of an automotive mishap on their ongoing tour with the Hold Steady. Dave Hause revealed the story: Here's the story: We played an amazing show with The Hold Steady in Minneapolis, got up and left Eric D4's house where we had slept and were driving towards Fargo for the next show of the tour. And then 2 of our 6 wheels fell off. That's right, like at 70 miles an hour. The 2 rear passenger dual wheels FELL OFF.… |
