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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 Recent ReviewsRecent NewsNOFX / Smoke or Fire NOFX has announced the rest of their forthcoming 2009 West Coast tour. The jaunt will be supported on all dates by Smoke Or Fire and shows will include Mad Caddies, Pour Habit, Killroy, The Kegels, Hold Onto Sound, VW Trainwreck, Youth Brigade, Roll the Tanks, The Singularity, The Impossible Ones and…Bill Stevenson working on new NOFX record According to a bulletin from Descendents on their current status, drummer and producer Bill Stevenson is working on the next full length from NOFX. The bulletin doesn't give too much in the way of details but NOFX has been touring extensively in the past few years since the release of 2006's Wolves in Wolves’ Clothing. Stevenson was also behind the boards for that album. Other plans for 2009 include US shows in January and February and a UK tour for next spring.…Dead To Me - "Little Brother" Dead To Me, those street-pop-punker sweethearts have just released their new EP, Little Brother via Fat Wreck Chords. To celebrate; the band is giving away some CD's and schwag to a couple a lucky Punknews readers. One grand prize winner will get a…Lawrence Arms plan New Year's Eve show with Copyrights, Methadones The Lawrence Arms have announced that they will be hosting a New Year's Eve show at Reggie's Rock Club on the south side of Chicago. Along with the Arms, the bill will include The Methadones and The Copyrights. The band is also hoping to rope in The Arrivals though this is not yet confirmed. You can buy tickets…Propagandhi (almost) completes new record; we (almost) post about it Propagandhi have posted an update indicating that they are very nearly wrapped on their forthcoming full length: In two days we will be finished our new record completely! It is a killer! Watch out! I can't wait for everybody to hear what we've been up to!! The band released Potemkin City Limits in 2005.…Fat releases Good Riddance "Remain in Memory" limited vinyl Fat has issued a double-vinyl LP of the Good Riddance posthumous live album, Remain in Memory: The Final Show. According to the label, only 1100 copies were pressed and each record is colored vinyl with hand-numbered gatefold jackets, including an full color, 56 page Good Riddance photo history book. The album is a live recording of Good Riddance's final show in their hometown of Santa Cruz, California on May 27th, 2007. You can click Read More for a…Strung Out set title, release date for upcoming rarities compilation Strung Out have set a title and release date for their forthcoming rarities collection. The record is titled Prototypes and Painkillers and is due out February 3, 2009. The album will be the second such compilation from the band who previously compiled material on The Skinny Years: Before We Got Fat in 1998. The band released their last studio album, Blackhawks Over Los Angeles, in…NOFX (Southwest USA, UK) NOFX have announced a tour of the Southwestern United States with shows in Nevada, Arizona and California as well as shows in the UK and Ireland. The tour kicks off at the end of January 2009 and the UK tour begins in April…Loved Ones EP and Strung Out rarities due in 2009 Fat Wreck Chords has announced two new releases scheduled for February 2009. First, the label is planning a new rarities (B-Sides) album from Strung Out. The album will be the second such compilation from the band who previously compiled material on The Skinny Years: Before We Got…Patrick Costello (Dillinger Four) It's almost time for The Fest, but we still have room to sneak in a few more interviews with some of the 250+ bands who will be playing this weekend in Gainesville. Today we are pleased to present an interview between Punknews' Michael Dauphin and Patrick Costello, better known as Paddy, of Dillinger Four.… |
