Research

The Record Glut

An Unusually Busy Season is a Healthy Sign For Canadian Indies

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2005

It used to be that Santa wouldn't appear until after Halloween, but for the music industry, Christmas has always come early — most major la...

Child's Play

Next Generation Rockers Get a Head Start

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

It used to be that parents and rock music were natural enemies. Lately though, kids who wanna rock out are more likely to be aided and abet...

Balkan Beats

Eastern European Fusions Burn Up the Dance Floor

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2005

"There is a continental European phenomenon. When the Berlin Wall came down, such a big cultural influence came to Western Europe. When you...

Some Party

How the Fantabulous World of Three Gut Records Created a National Hum

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

That an indie record label is calling it a day after six years is not news. But when that label is Three Gut Records, it's worth examining...

Warped Vs. Warped

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

"Warped Tour is the land of the misfit toys. We're kind of like that extended, dysfunctional family you have to get together with once a ye...

An Oral History of Three Gut Records

Lisa Moran, LABEL MANAGER

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

When did you decide that this would be the time? I've known for a long time, and I've been in the process of letting the artists know and t...

An Oral History of Three Gut Records

Bry Webb, THE CONSTANTINES

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

Thoughts on the end? It's hard to see it end, but it's been gradually ending for a while. I have an "all things must pass" way of looking a...

An Oral History of Three Gut Records

Gentleman Reg Vermue

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2005

Thoughts on the end? It's been happening slowly over the last year. Definitely since Tyler left, the label has changed. It's totally sad, a...