Albums to Kill for from 2005

"WHAT?!?! You've got to be kidding me!"

Why YES, I am! So if you're not satisfied, please see my real list by clicking here.

2005 - The 25th Anniversary of the Greatest Music Label Ever Known

Pixies I Cocteau Twins I Bauhaus I GusGus I The Wolfgang Press
Throwing Muses I Mojave 3 I TV on the Radio I Dead Can Dance
This Mortal Coil I Thievery Corporation I His Name Is Alive
The Birthday Party I Celebration I Blonde Redhead I Tarnation
Insides I A.R. Kane I Scott Walker I Lisa Germano I Clan of Xymox
Belly I Air Miami I Colourbox I Mass I Unrest I Minotaur Shock
Ultra Vivid Scene I Modern English I The The I 50 Foot Wave
Red House Painters I Johan Johannsson I Wolf & Cub I Spirea X
Heidi Berry I Rema Rema I Scheer I Swallow I Kristin Hersh
Breeders I Lush I Magnetophone I Cuba I Dif Juz I M.A.R.R.S.
Pale Saints I Xmal Deutschland I The Hope Blister I Dance Chapter

"It’s a labour of love, even a calling, if you want to get really spiritual about it. This is why 4AD should be championed to this day. 4AD never sold out; it never bought the major label lie; it still releases records many would probably find wilfully obtuse or impenetrable; for all its high-end production values, it’s mesmeric and mood-altering artwork – courtesy of Vaughan Oliver – it’s not a slick operation. 4AD release records because they need to be heard, not because they need to be sold. A subtle point maybe, but its ramifications are powerful enough." - TuneTribe.com

Post Meridian Records Label Launch

a couple friends of mine have started a music label, and to celebrate, have a label launch show coming up. show up if you can. heres the info :

POST MERIDIAN RECORDS PRESENTS LABEL LAUNCH PARTY @ THE LIZARD LOUNGE FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY LOGAN 5 AND THE RUNNERS (SHELLY WINTERS PROJECT), JOSHE HENRY, THREE NOUNS (THE MODELES), MIDDLE DISTANCE RUNNER,DECEMBER 15

BOSTON, November 21, 2005 – Boston’s new Post Meridian Records presents its Label Launch Party at the Lizard Lounge, Thursday, December 15, at 9:00 pm. Performing will be Logan 5 and the Runners (featuring David Berndt of the Shelly Winters Project); Burlington, Vermont lo-fi cult songwriter Joshe Henry; Three Nouns (featuring Bill Hewett of the Modeles); and Middle Distance Runner (DC shoegazer). Tickets are $8.00 (available at the door).

Doors 9:00pm; 9:15 - Three Nouns; 10:15 - Logan 5 and The Runners; 11:15 - Middle Distance Runner; 12:15 - Joshe Henry. For more information, visit www.lizardloungeclub.com.

Who says record labels are becoming a thing of the past? Tell that to Post Meridian Records, a grassrootslabel started by two friends, Lesley Katzen and Lora Valante, who’re on a mission to pump a little life and diversity back into the Boston scene. Post Meridian Records is currently working with Joshe Henry, The Westward Trail, and Logan 5 and the Runners. Visit the label’s website www.postmeridianrecords.com.

Artist information:
70’s glam-rock meets 80’s synth-pop as Boston guitar maven David Berndt – formerly of Rick Berlin’s beloved Shelley Winters Project – unveils his new band, Logan 5 and the Runners.
Joshe Henry, who calls himself "lo-fi mono,” writes songs that are irreverent and endearingly juvenile yet insightful and side splittingly funny. A staple of the Burlington, Vermont music scene for the past decade, he's built a cult following by constant touring and self-releasing over nine albums.
Washington DC’s Middle Distance Runner specialized in sad music in 1998, when its members were all teenagers. In 2005, they’re making happy music as angst-free young adults. Go figure. Middle Distance Runner has a plan – no, a promise ­– to spiral out of control and implode by 2015.
Guitarist and vocalist Bill Hewett ­– formerly of the Modeles – opens the night with his newest venture Three Nouns, a thoughtful punk pop trio.

Contacts:
Lesley Katzen, Booking & Publicity
Lora Valante, Business Development & Operations
For Immediate Release
Contact: Lesley Katzen, 617-628-2191,
booking@postmeridianrecords.com