Good people of the Internet,
Hello again from Comedy Minus One, an independent record label. Just because we haven’t been in touch for six months doesn’t mean we haven’t been thinking about you.
cmo013 Obits “I Can’t Lose” b/w “Military Madness” digital download
OUT TODAY!
Stint Records #ST-72, Obits’ generous offering for Record Store Day: “I Can’t Lose” b/w “Military Madness.” Two songs for future children to sing. Children will be conceived just to give a voice to these tunes. If you were too poor or too high to buy Obits’ genius first single, here’s your chance. Don’t blow it. This band even makes Graham Nash sound like he’s waving our flag. There’s a reason they call some drugs “recreational.” Now get with it.
– Lonnie Manx, Stint Records
You heard the man! If you missed out on Obits’ limited edition Sub Pop single back in April, starting today you can own a digital copy.
Preview the a-side on either the Comedy Minus One MySpace or Facebook pages.
Download via iTunes and/or eMusic.
See Obits live:
thursday july 23 – horseshoe tavern – toronto, ontario
friday july 24 – the pike room – pontiac, mi
saturday july 25 – empty bottle – chicago, il with red eyed legends
sunday july 26 – turf club – st. paul, mn with the dynamiters
monday, july 27 – off
tuesday, july 28 – vollrath tavern – indianapolis, in with disappears
wednesday, july 29 – brillobox – pittsburgh, pa with disappears
thursday, july 30 – johnny brenda’s – philadelphia, pa with polvo
friday, july 31 – south street seaport – new york city, pa with polvo (free show!)
A fond, bittersweet farewell to the boyz in Oxford Collapse, who called it a day last weekend – but not before a final show that saw a rotating collection of bass players past and present, two hours of greatest hits and a giant dogpile on stage to end the night.
We’re proud to have released “The Hann-Byrd Ep” for Oxford Collapse last year. Five exclusive songs, including an OMD cover and a superfluous remix!
“The Hann-Byrd Ep” continued Oxford Collapse’s dedication to providing consistently creative and interesting quality pop music at slightly better-than-average prices. Visit the Comedy Minus One site for a free mp3 of the song “Amongst Friends.” You can order a copy at the Comedy Minus One on-line store. A handful of copies remain.
Comedy Minus One has a MySpace presence and a Facebook page for those of you who dig such things. More frequent bursts of news can be found there or on the Comedy Minus One blog.
Members of the press and music bloggers are encouraged to get in touch for promotional copies of these releases or if you want to write about what we’re up to.
Stores and distributors are welcome to contact us about stocking these titles. Comedy Minus One is distributed directly through Carrot Top, Matador Direct and Revolver. Canadians can try F.A.B. or Scratch.
Hope to have a full update next month with details on our next physical release (cmo014), a remix record by the phenomenal Rebecca Gates.
Jon Solomon
Comedy Minus One
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