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Thursday, August 30, 2007

A Pro Hockey Player, a Noise Label, a Dream Realized Boyd Devereaux grows tired of the usual Nickelback and Bon Jovi pre-game pump up jams and begins surreptitious nightly excursions into the underground psych and noise scenes, which will lead him to found his own record label.

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I always thought pro athletes were good candidates for modern day patrons of the arts. I guess a first step for them is to realize their own art isn't worth much. And man, what better music to get you in the mood for a hockey game than a 15-minute sludgefest by Sunn O)))?

Anson Carter has his own label too. It too is a bit divergent from the arena rock genre, no?

qbert, that JV track was god awful!!! I had no idea. blech :p

Carter's Big Up looks like more than a label. According to the About page, their mission is "to become the most recognized and respected portfolio of urban lifestyle brands." A bit too marketese/FUBUesque for my taste, but I'm happy to learn about more pro athletes involved in culture.

Carter's Big Up looks like more than a label. Actually, it looks like a punchline. The propogation of wannabe entrepreneurs is staggering. I blame Jay Z. Hova - stop hurtin' 'em so bad.

If you're looking for something a little different and are into really dissonant noise/metal check out this label. It currently puts out the Melvins new stuff (and some back catalog stuff) and is co-founded by my most favoritist singer ever, Mike Patton.

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