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december 2001
Bandaloop Records 2001 Year in Review
Coinmonster song "Body of Binky" appeared in episodes of the HBO series Six Feet Under and UPN's Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Go Robot Go! had two songs on the short-lived MTV series The Undergrads.
We put out new records by Manifold Splendour (6 weeks on CMJ Top 200, peaking at #130) and Go Robot, Go! (also 6 weeks on CMJ Top 200 peaking at #105).
We also released Coinmonster's "Work Sweat and Pain Among Friends" for the first time on CD and brought back the long lost Coinmonster original cassette "2 more weeks" for a limited run.
We also signed Philadelphia based Brother Eye, who will be releasing a CD in early 2002.
Coinmonster traveled to Los Angeles in April for a major label showcase while Silo the Huskie performed at SXSW and Comfest.
Go Robot, Go! was selected to perform showcases for CMJ (New York City), Philadelphia Music Conference, 2NMC Music Conference (Nashville), as well as showcasing for Maverick Records. GRG also headlined the Robot Ball and opened for David Byrne in Columbus and Indianapolis.
RSTA contributed the hit track "Mudpit" to the WXDX compilation and performed at the South Side Street Spectacular, as well as the Resurgence Festival at Starlake Ampitheatre with Sevendust, Saliva, Flickerstick and others.
november 2001
Bandaloop Records president Bill Hutchison and his wife and Bandaloop Records webmaster Beth Kowalczyk are the proud parents of a 5 pound, 13 ounce baby boy named William Matthew, born September 9. He is already part of the Bandaloop Records team -- as our newest talent scout! Any indie band whose demo can soothe him to sleep will receive special attention from the label......
Yes, that was Coinmonster's "Body of Binky" you heard on Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Halloween episode. Hats off to all of you with the good ears who recognized the song and emailed us!
Fan
participation! Coinmonster has decided to do a CD of all cover songs
and they would like feedback from their fans as to which songs to record.
Cast your votes by contacting us, and then look
for daily updates at www.coinmonster.com
to see which songs are the frontrunners.
Bandaloop Records is putting together a series of compilation CDs. Interested bands should contact us and we will send you information about how to participate.
Go Robot, Go! performed a showcase for Maverick Records September 30 at Little Brothers in Columbus, Ohio.
Recording
Updates:
Brother Eye -- record is complete and will be released in early
2002
Ritual Space Travel Agency -- national release date is January 29,
2002
september 2001
Due to the postponement of the CMJ Music Marathon, Go Robot, Go! will not be performing at the Knitting Factory in NYC. However, they will be performing September 15 in Columbus, Ohio, at the Newport Theater, and September 17 in Indianapolis, opening for David Byrne. Go Robot, Go! has also been selected to showcase at the Nashville Music Conference (2NMC) scheduled for October 10-13.
Ritual Space Travel Agency will be performing at the Resurgence Festival at Star Lake Ampitheatre/Post-Gazette Pavilion on September 22. Other acts scheduled to perform include Seven Dust, Saliva and Saves the Day.
Coinmonster's Annual Halloween Bash will be held at Nyabinghi in Youngstown, Ohio on Friday, October 26.
august 2001
Go Robot, Go! has once again been invited to showcase at this year's CMJ Music Marathon in New York City September 13-16. Venue and date will be announced shortly. Go Robot, Go! will also be headlining the Robot Ball this Saturday, July 28 at Mad Lab in Columbus, Ohio. Details are available at www.robotball.com and www.madlab.net
Brother Eye has completed mixing and mastering of their new CD, "All the Pretty Girls Get the Triangle". The record was produced by Dave Fridmann who was recently listed as one of the top 100 sonic visionaries of all time in MOJO. He is known for his work with Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, and many others. The official release date for the Brother Eye disc will be announced soon.
Bandaloop Records and Coinmonster would like to congratulate bass player Rick Stoner, and Christina, on the birth of their baby boy, Perry Belfiore Stoner, born July 8.
Silo the Huskie is busy finishing their second CD for Cargo/Headhunter Records due out the first of the year.
Ritual Space Travel Agency is also in the final stages of recording their follow up to their 1999 debut "Volume 1".
Manifold Splendour has been released from the label.
Bandaloop Records CDs are available for secure online ordering at www.bandalooprecords.com/buycds.htm.
july 2001
Coinmonster's song "Body of Binky" from the CD The Schematic was included in a recent episode of the HBO series Six Feet Under.
In other film and TV placement news, MTV will be including two Go Robot, Go! songs in the new series Undergrads. The songs are "Dojo" from Wait 3 Days...Then Attack!, and "Sun City Suicide" from the Super Vacation CD. We have no word yet on the actual air dates for this one.
Silo the Huskie performed at the main stage at Columbus' Community Festival. The three day festival highlights the best in Columbus music each year.
Ritual
Space Travel Agency will be performing at Pittsburgh's Southside Street
Spectacular on Friday, July 13, at 7:30 p.m.
may 2001
Go Robot, Go! has been selected to perform at this year's Philadelphia Music Conference. They will be showcasing at Rockers on Thursday June 14. This comes hot off the heals of a 6 week stint on the CMJ Top 200 where the new CD "Wait 3 Days...Then Attack!" peaked at #105. The CD is currently being pushed to commercial radio stations nationwide and has already been garnering airplay on stations in Ohio (WWCD, WOXY), Pennsylvania (WQXA), New York (WDST, WEDG), Indiana (WEJE, WRZX), Texas (KXCS), Massachusetts (WFNX), and Vermont (WEQX).
Manifold Splendour has selected Bill Merante as their new guitarist. Bill was formerly the singer and guitarist for the band Irwin.
First
time on CD! - We still have some Limited Edition copies of Coinmonster's
1994 Work, Sweat and Pain available. There are five different
collectible CD covers. Go to Buy CDs to order
your CDs today. For more info please contact
us.
In other Coinmonster news, the band is currently taking a few weeks
off to write new material. They are back in the clubs beginning May 25.
Go Robot, Go! will once again be headlining this year's Robot Ball. This time around the event will be held at Mad Lab in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday July 28. The band, along with the organizers, are staging a video contest to coincide with the event. Here are the details: Two months - Two minutes! That's right, folks, time to get moving. You've got two months to make a two minute video. (no longer than 3 minutes). The theme is "ROBOTS"... Absolutely ANYTHING about robots will do (and please, nothing rated worse than PG-13). Use your imagination! All proceeds go to charity (Oxfam. www.oxfam.org). Entry fee $5 U.S. Grand Prize $100 and a FABULOUS Robot Ball Prize Package including: A Robot T-shirt!, a Go Robot, Go CD, tickets to the Robot Ball, and YOUR video posted at the Official Robot Ball website (www.robotball.com) Please submit entries on standard VHS tape. Entry fee checks or money orders should be made payable to: Go Robot, Go! PO Box 1521 Columbus, OH 43212. Entries must be postmarked by Monday July 2, 2001. Questions can be addressed at robot@gorobotgo.com. Good luck!
april 2001
Bandaloop Records is excited to announce that Coinmonster's 1994 cassette only release "Work Sweat and Pain Among Friends" is now available for the first time ever on CD. The disc has been remastered and is being offered as a limited edition of 500 units. Jon Reider has personally designed the artwork and in the tradition of "Work Sweat and Pain...", five different album covers will be available, making them truly collectable. CD's are available now for online ordering by credit card or you can order by check or money order to the following address: Bandaloop Records attn: Bill Hutchison 565 Garden Road Columbus, OH 43214. If sending check or money order, CD's are $12 plus $3 shipping and handling for one, or $5 shipping and handling for 2-5 copies. Please make checks payable to Bill Hutchison. Due to the limited pressing of this release, we can not guarantee any particular album cover, but if you are ordering more than 1 copy we will be sure to send different artwork for each copy ordered. And obviously, if you want all 5, we can do that for you as well. Don't delay! When they're gone, they're gone.
Go
Robot, Go!'s Columbus CD release show for the new CD Wait Three
Days...Then Attack! was Friday March 30 at Little Brothers, with special
guests Silo the Huskie and the Vincents. The show was also broadcast live
on the Internet at www.digitalclubnetwork.com
Go Robot, Go!'s CD Wait Three Days...Then Attack! is currently in
its 6th week on the CMJ Top 200, peaking so far at #105. For reviews of
the new CD, go to Columbus
Alive, Aiding
and Abetting Online Music Resource, and Cincinnati
Citybeat
Coinmonster will be in Los Angeles on Thursday April 12 performing
a label showcase at The Gig on Melrose. Please help spread the word
to anyone you know in the L.A. area. For more info e-mail
Bandaloop Records.
Manifold Splendour performed their last show with guitarist Alex Brenner
Saturday March 31 at the 31st Street Pub. The band is currently deciding whether
to continue as a four piece or to add a new guitar player. Any interested
candidates can e-mail Bandaloop
Records.
march 2001
The new Go Robot, Go! CD, "Wait 3 Days...Then Attack", was released nationally last month. The CD also made its debut on CMJ with an impressive #111 on the top 200. A song from the new CD, "Kelly Affair," can be downloaded at bandalooprecords.com. The song is also featured on the Abercrombie and Fitch website for the next 4 weeks, www.abercrombie.com . The CD can be ordered on line through www.amazon.com or www.CDnow.com . Also, the CD is on sale at all Ohio Best Buy locations. So what are you waiting for? Go buy the CD already.
Thanks to everyone in Dayton, who made the Go Robot, Go! CD release party so successful last weekend. Next up, Cincinnati this Friday 3/2, Cleveland 3/22, Columbus 3/30, and Akron 3/31. See tour dates for specific locations.
Manifold Splendour remains on the CMJ top 200 for the fifth straight week at #159. Check out recent reviews of the new CD at; www.indie-music.com/reviews/manifoldsplendour.htm and http:cent.com/abetting/212reviews.html. The band will be performing in Philadelphia as well as NYC in March. Please check the tour dates for specific venue information.
Coinmonster will be hitting Los Angeles in April to perform at a showcase for west coast industry types at The Gig on Melrose, 11:30 p.m. April 12. Advance tickets, at $5.00 each, are available through www.coinmonster.com or info@bandalooprecordscom.
Ritual Space Travel Agency will be performing a rare, acoustic set this Friday at the Club Cafe in Pittsburgh. Rumors about a possible live acoustic CD can not be confirmed or denied at this point. Check out the acoustic set for yourself and let us know what you think.
Silo the Huskie will be performing two showcases at the SXWS conference in Austin, TX in March. Check the tour dates section for specific venue and set time info.
february 2001
Manifold Splendour made their CMJ Top 200 debut this week, charting at #130. Thanks to WKPS, State College, PA, where Manifold is currently # 1! Don't forget Manifold will be doing the Pittsburgh TV show ON Q on February 15. Be sure to tune in if you live in the 'Burgh.
Brother Eye will have their song, "I like Drugs" included on a European compilation disc which will be available in April.
Go Robot, Go!'s new CD, "Wait 3 Days...Then Attack!" will be released on February 27. Pre-orders are being taken at www.cdnow.com and www.amazon.com The CD goes to radio on February 20. Check their tour dates for CD release concerts in your city.
Who's who at Bandaloop? I asked the staff at Bandaloop to write a few words about themselves so you could get to know them. Here's what they had to say in their own words:
Bryan Huber - Art Director/Graphic Designer. I get to handle one of the more challenging and exciting jobs at Bandaloop - graphic communications! With the needs of the label and wide variety of styles the bands on the roster, it keeps me on my toes creating a direction that the label, bands and fans are in tune with. From CD's and t-shirts to trade ads and one sheets, I create a cohesive look to carry throughout all forms of communication. When someone's in a record store or browsing through a magazine I want them to get a sense of what that band is all about. For a graphic designer these are the projects that are a labor of love. On top of that, I get to work with really cool people and have a great time doing it!
Rachel Manis - Publicity Director. A New York native, Rachel Manis helps book many artists through the NYC area. She also co-runs Brooklyn based indie label Dunket Records. She plays keyboards with instrumental rock band Brainstorm Sheen, as well as bass and drums in other groups. In a few months, she will be launching her own zine, Goindiemusic.com
Beth Kowalczyk - web mistress/dominatrix and technical support. Former XFL cheerleader and defender of the downtrodden, working to end hunger and poverty. Turn ons include record label executives and puppies; turn offs include fast food and Ford Mustangs.
january 2001
Bandaloop Records is pleased to announce that we have added Philadelphia's Brother Eye to the roster. They are currently in the studio recording with producer Dave Fridmann (Flaming Lips, Mercury Rev, Jane's Addiction). We're hoping to have the new CD available in late Spring.
Coinmonster will be spending much of the next few months writing new material for a CD that will hopefully be out by the end of 2001. They are hinting at a new direction for the new material. More info as they release it. They will continue touring regionally as they write.
Go Robot, Go! has completed their new full length CD. It is currently being mastered and is scheduled for a February release. This is easily their best CD to date. GRG also has a song included on the latest installment of Abercrombie & Fitch's AFTV. The video will be airing in all A&F retail stores through January.
The new Manifold Splendour CD, "My Night Time Career" is currently available and already doing well. The CD will be going to national radio on January 30. Team Clermont will once again be heading the promotional campaign. Big things are expected.
Ritual Space Travel Agency just returned from NYC where they quickly took over the Big Apple but then decided to give it back to the locals. RSTA is putting the finishing touches on their new disc, which everyone is anxiously awaiting.
Bandaloop Records has been brought on board to assist Cargo/Headhunter Recording Artists Silo the Huskie with national bookings.
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