Paper + Plastick News

Welcome the GAMITS'

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Say hello to The Gamits', in honesty one of a favorites over here at the P+P HQ. We are proud to be co-releasing with Suburban Home. Read what Suburban Home has to say:

'...We are proud to announce that The Gamits� new album not only has a new title, �Parts�, it has a new partner. �Parts� will be co-released by Paper and Plastick, the label owned and operated by Vinnie Fiorello (of Less Than Jake). Our good friend Matt Yonker (of Teen Idols/Bullets to Broadway) reminded us that Vinnie was a big fan of the Gamits and he originally suggested the possiblity of doing a split 7″ with Bullets to Broadway on Paper and Plastick. As the discussion continued, it was proposed that Paper and Plastick be involved with the release of The Gamits� new album.

Vinnie said of the Gamits, �.. Antidote came out and it caused a tidal wave in my music collection. It eclipsed every other cd in its way � I fell in love with the band all over again � it took all the hooks from their previous records and mixed it with tension and depression- all the things mixing in my head at the time. The Gamits always have been a gem among the music i own and when I had the chance to help out with the new record, how could I not jump at the chance to work with a band that has been my soundtrack��

We are honored to be able to work with Vinnie and Paper and Plastick. �Parts� is going to blow you away.

The Gamits have finished recording their new album and we expect to have it out in October. The Gamits will be playing their first show in over 5 years on Friday, August 6th and the Bluebird Theater with Only Thunder (one of their last shows) ...."

P+P and Riot Fest 2010

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

The Dopamines and Have Nots have been added to this years incredible Riot Fest lineup. Headliners include Bad Religion, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Bouncing Souls, Less than Jake, and many more! The Chicago, IL festival takes place over a 5-day span, and you can visit riotfest.org for additional lineup info as it's announced. A day-to-day schedule has already been posted, with time slots to be announced shortly. Don't miss out on individual tickets and 3-5 day passes, and we hope to see you there!

A Loss For Words Announce UK Tour

Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

A Loss For Words will be heading back to the UK this September with support from Not Advised and LYU. They also have a few upcoming shows in August, which can be seen from the P+P tour page. AL4W recently released their P+P debut, a cover album titled Motown Classics, featuring 10 classic songs from the likes of the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, and Jackson 5. Rumor has it that more tour dates will be announced soon, so keep checking back!

September UK dates are as follows:

15th - The Croft - Bristol
16th - The Marquee - Norwich
18th - The Macbeth - London (p-rock clubnight)
19th - iBar - Bournemouth
20th - Sound Bar - Birmingham
21st - The Cockpit - Leeds (Slam Dunk Clubnight)
22nd - Trillians - Newcastle
25th - The Pint - Dublin (1pm start)
26th - Origin - Aberdeen
27th - Classic Grand- Glasgow
28th - Soundhouse - Northampton
29th - Retro Bar - Manchester
30th - The Forum - Tunbridge Wells

Tons of P+P artists on tour!

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Despite the summer heat, we've got a lot of artists on tour this summer! Come out to a show and support some of the hardest working bands out there right now. Check out some dates from BLACKLIST ROYALS, MAKE DO AND MEND, WE ARE THE UNION (touring with Strung Out, Rufio, and Mute!), THE DOPAMINES, HAVE NOTS, plus a few from our Summer 7" Series + MORE!

Also, make plans to attend RIOT FEST in Chicago (October 6-10), and the FEST in Gainesville (Halloween weekend), as more from our roster will be making appearances.

HAVE NOTS "Poisoned Antidote" video

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Check out the HAVE NOTS video for "Poisoned Antidote" below! The song comes from their album "Serf City," which was released in 2009, and is now available on vinyl. The band is currently on an east-coast tour after finishing up some dates with Dropkick Murphys. Peep the dates, and enjoy the video!

Out-of-print SPRING HEELED JACK albums available for digital download

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

P+P is proud to announce the digital release of SPRING HEELED JACK's out-of-print, third wave ska classic CDs Static World View (1995) and Songs From Suburbia (1998). Both albums are available for download through the Paper + Plastick webstore, as well as a FREE download of �East End Gangster,� the band's first brand new song written in over a decade, recorded live earlier this year.

�Back in the 90�s, Spring Heeled Jack was doing ska-punk right� mixing soul, punk, ska, and reggae together. I always thought they were ahead of the curve,� says Paper + Plastick�s Vinnie Fiorello. �As a fan, I wanted the albums to be available to other fans that may want to buy high quality MP3's. From a label perspective, the fact that I can provide a release for these albums that have been out-of-print for so long is fantastic.� Coming across CD copies of Static World View and Songs From Suburbia are so rare that Spring Heeled Jack saxophonist/vocalist JR Wasilewski says, �Some people claim they still find Songs From Suburbia in used bins at record stores out in California. I've sent messages to those people telling them I'll pay for every CD they send to me, but they never seem to send them.�

After being dormant for nearly a decade, the band played two reunion shows earlier this year in their hometown of New Haven, CT. "The reunion shows went better than we ever expected them to go,� says Wasilewski. �There were very few hiccups along the way in planning and when we announced the first show it sold 500 tickets the first week. We had wondered if people would remember and after we saw that number, we knew it would be something special.� The band recorded and filmed both nights, and will be releasing a live digital album later this year with two new songs through Paper + Plastick. Details regarding the video footage will be announced shortly.

Spring Heeled Jack was one of the most revered ska/punk bands from the 90's, and helped set the groundwork for contemporaries such as We Are The Union, The Flatliners, The Expendables, Big D And The Kids Table, and many more. After releasing their debut, Static World View, on legendary ska label Moon Ska Records, and announcing their hiatus in 2000, members of Spring Heeled Jack have gone on to perform with Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Reel Big Fish, Skavoovie and the Epitones, The Toasters, The Pilfers, and Less Than Jake, where Wasilewski currently holds down the brass section on saxophone.

Protagonist in the studio Part 3!

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Two great video versions of AWS "Australias"

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Check out the official video for 'Australias' below, and a really awesome live take filmed in Italy courtesy of Indie Star TV.

Australias

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The band continues their extensive touring in support of their recent Paper + Plastick EP release. Here are some upcoming dates:

Aug 14 2010 Red River Rampage Festival, Winnipeg, MB
Sep 2 2010 Now That's Class, Cleveland, OH
Sep 3 2010 Metal Frat, Ann Arbor, MI
Sep 4 2010 Reggie's Rock Club, Chicago, IL
Sep 5 2010 Triple Rock Club, Minneapolis, MN
Sep 7 2010 Railyard Ale House, Billings, MT
Sep 9 2010 Studio Seven, Seattle, WA
Sep 10 2010 Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, BC
Sep 11 2010 Habitat, Kelowna, BC
Sep 12 2010 Republik, Calgary, AB
Sep 13 2010 Starlite Room, Edmonton, AB
Sep 14 2010 The Exchange, Regina, SK
Sep 15 2010 Garrick Center, Winnipeg, MB
Sep 17 2010 Club 147, Timmins, ON
Sep 18 2010 Alder Hall, Sudbury, ON
Sep 19 2010 The Mansion, Barrie, ON
Sep 20 2010 Club Vinyl, Guelph, ON
Sep 21 2010 L3 Night club, St. Catharines, ON
Sep 22 2010 London Music Hall, London, ON
Sep 23 2010 Opera House, Toronto, ON
Sep 24 2010 Ritual, Ottawa, ON
Sep 25 2010 Le Studio, Montreal, QC
Sep 26 2010 Le Bunker, Jonquiere, QC
Sep 27 2010 Chez Dagobert, Quebec City, QC

'Broken Strings' streaming on AOL Spinner

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Still haven't picked up Let Me Run's new album 'Broken Strings'? You can stream the entire release over on AOL Spinner, then head to the Paper + Plastick webstore to pick it up in CD/digital formats. Punknews.org recently gave the EP a four star rating, and you can read all about it here.

The A.K.A.s "Get It Together"

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Check out the video, directed by Doug Sakmann. "Get It Together" comes from "Animal Summer," available in our webstore.

The A.K.A.s "Get It Together" from Backseat Conceptions on Vimeo.

Part 2 of the epic Spanish Gamble summer tour!

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Having been on the road since mid May, the band decided to document their adventures with some tour videos. You can check out the new installment of debauchery below:

Let us be the first to welcome Andrew Dost's "Wasted Miracle"

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Beulah, MI � Years in the making, Paper + Plastick Records is excited to announce it will release ANDREW DOST�s sophomore solo album, WASTED MIRACLE , later this year. Currently locked away in his home studio, the multi-instrumentalist is recording vocals and putting the final touches on the album, which will be his second album for Paper + Plastick. For updates on the album, visit Andrew Dost�s recently launched website:www.andrewdost.com.

"This album is full of the little snippets of melody I couldn't get out of my head," says Dost. With many of songs originating from ideas he had for his current band, fun., and some even dating back to his former band Anathallo, Dost admits �I liked them too much to abandon them.� More details regarding the album will be announced shortly.

Andrew Dost previously released his solo debut, Columbus, via Paper + Plastick in December 2008, which is available on CD, vinyl and digitally. Loosely based on the exploits of Christopher Columbus, Dost wrote, recorded, produced and played almost all of the instruments on the album, which features guest appearances from Michael Nau (of Page France and The Cotton Jones Basket Ride), Nate Ruess (of The Format), Joel Thiele (of Anathallo), and Chris Fafalios and Steve Soboslai (of Punchline). Since leaving Anathallo, Dost�s main project is the pop-rock outfit fun., which also released their debut Aim And Ignite (Nettwerk) on vinyl through Paper + Plastick and sold out quickly.

www.andrewdost.com
www.myspace.com/andrewdost
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Win a guitar signed by A Wilhelm Scream!

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

In conjunction with their vinyl EP release, A Wilhelm Scream has teamed up with Xaviere and Revolver Magazine for an insane guitar giveaway. By entering this exclusive contest, you could win a white XB-580 guitar, signed by the entire band. Head to the Revolver Mag website for details, and scope their interview with the magazine as well.

Welcome Make Do And Mend to the family.

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Welcome MAKE DO AND MEND to the family ! This will be our second Co-release with a label and we are stoked that it is with PANIC records, a label we respect. Here's the low down:

Hartford post-punkers MAKE DO AND MEND (MDAM) hit the studio last week to record their full-length debut, which will be released later this year via Paper + Plastick Records, in conjunction with the band�s long-standing label, Panic Records. With plans to be locked away until July 6th, the quartet will split time with co-producers Nick Bellmore (Hatebreed, Kingdom of Sorrow, Death Threat) at Dexter�s Lab in Milford, CT and Jason Maas (Bane, Verse, Title Fight) at Getaway Group studio in Wakefield, MA. With nearly a dozen songs ready to record that range in subject matter from isolation, to the trials and tribulations of playing in a touring band, vocalist/guitarist James Carroll confides �the sound is definitely more mature than anything from our previous EPs, but overall it definitely a MDAM record; very driving, heavy and filled with a lot of emotion.�

"It's been exciting to watch MDAM grow as a band. We've become very good friends and the band itself has been a big part of Panic Records growth,� says Panic Records owner Timm McIntosh. �Our main priority at Panic Records is to help the bands on the label, and so it's a logical step to team up with Paper + Plastick to help continue MDAM's growth. I can't wait for this record to drop� everything MDAM touches is gold." Paper + Plastick Records owner Vinnie Fiorello adds "This collaboration is an exciting one for me and P+P. I love and respect Panic as a label, and to be able to work with them on such an amazing project like MDAM is inspirational and lends itself to the fact that the music scene doesn't have to be cutthroat to survive and thrive.�

Recently wrapping a handful of dates supporting Set Your Goals and Comeback Kid, MDAM�s Do-It-Yourself ethos, sincerity and hardwork will be affirmed just hours after leaving the studio. The band recently announced the first leg of a summer tour that kicks off in Baltimore on July 6th, and spans the rest of the summer. The first round of dates (July 6 thru August 1) include shows with Hostage Calm, Heartsounds, This Is Hell, Teenage Bottlerocket, and Shook Ones, as well as sets at the Sound And Fury Festival in Santa Barbara, CA and Van Isle Hardcore Fest VI in Victoria, BC. �This summer tour is going to be 53 days long,� says MDAM vocalist/guitarist James Carroll, �so that will give us plenty of time to get some new songs in road shape.� More dates thru the end of August will be announced shortly.

MDAM exploded onto the scene with their sophomore EP, Bodies Of Water, which was offered to fans as a free download. The album was well received across the board and left ThePunksite to claim �[Bodies Of Water is] a cohesive piece of post-hardcore music that ebbs and flows with anticipation, passion and sincerity.� In anticipation of their full-length, MDAM is releasing a split 7� with Touch� Amor� later this Summer on Panic Records/6131 Records, which features the track �Hand Me Downs,� streaming on the band�s MySpace page.

TOUR DATES
Jul 6 @ Charm City Art Space w/ Hostage Calm - Baltimore, MD
Jul 7 @ The Tighthouse w/ Hostage Calm - Richmond, VA
Jul 8 @ Arts By Alexander w/ Hostage Calm - High Point, NC
Jul 9 @ The Hideaway w/ Hostage Calm - Johnson City, TN
Jul 10 @ Lunchbox Records w/ Hostage Calm - Charlotte, NC
Jul 11 @ The Summerville Legion w/ Hostage Calm - Charleston, SC
Jul 12 @ 124 Oak w/ Hostage Calm - Griffin, GA
Jul 13 @ The Firehouse w/ Hostage Calm - Birmingham, AL
Jul 14 @ Rocketown w/ Hostage Calm - Nashville, TN
Jul 15 @ Fubar w/ Hostage Calm+Heartsounds+This Is Hell - St. Louis, MO
Jul 16 @ The Conservatory w/ Heartsounds - Oklahoma City, OK
Jul 17 @ The Backroom w/ Heartsounds - Houston, TX
Jul 18 @ Red 7 w/ Heartsounds - Austin, TX
Jul 19 @ The Ten Eleven w/ Heartsounds - San Antonio, TX
Jul 20 @ The Hideaway Lounge w/ Heartsounds+Teenage Bottle Rocket+Banner Pilot - El Paso, TX
Jul 21 @ Skrappy�s w/ Heartsounds - Tucson, AZ
Jul 22 @ The Slurp w/ Heartsounds - Phoenix, AZ
Jul 23 @ Sound and Fury Festival - Santa Barbara, CA
Jul 24 @ Sound and Fury Festival - Santa Barbara, CA
Jul 25 @ Sound and Fury Festival - Santa Barbara, CA
Jul 27 @ CYC w/ Hostage Calm - Fresno, CA
Jul 29 @ Black Lake Grange w/ Hostage Calm - Olympia, WA
Jul 30 @ The AFU Hall w/ Hostage Calm - Bremerton, WA
Jul 31 @ Fusion Cafe w/ Hostage Calm+Shook Ones - Seattle, WA
Aug 1 @ Van Isle Hardcore Fest VI w/ Shook Ones - Victoria, BC

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2 awesome contests featuring The Riot Before

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700

We've teamed up with AP to give away 5 vinyl copies of The Riot Before's new album "Rebellion." Included in the prize pack is some awesome AP swag, (a track jacket!) and a 1 year subscription! Head to the AP site for rules and the entry form.

Check out all upcoming tour dates on the P+P tour page. Also, head over to Punknews.org and enter to win some stickers, buttons, a shirt, the new album and two tickets to the show of your choice.