NEW TESTIMONY 4.5 ZINE! A 12 page zine made up of text messages between Ryan Avery and their brother George about the movie Heretic, missionary work and the traumatic things that come with "serving" one.  For those of you unfamiliar with the TESTIMONY zine series, there have been 4 issues so far. All of them feature wonderful mix of artists, sharing their experiences and expressions related to the religion or faiths or spirituality they grew up with. There is a fair amount of trauma related stuff (which is to be expected) but also a good mix of humor and enlightenment. I honestly feel like there is something for everyone in these collections and I am excited to finally be working on a fifth issue after over 2 years since the volume 4 was released! Previous issues have featured work from: Michael Patterson, Dorian Wood, Elle Murtagh, Tyler Jacobs, Wayne Michael Reich, Jonathan Lees, Cia Lord, Emily Spetrino, Alex Halaszyn, Destiny Rhinehart, Ronda Hampton, Sara Avery, Peter Kulikowski, Nic Jacobsen, Emma Bush, Connor Descheemaker, Shamika L. Moore, Mark Amura, Dustin Gardy, Joseph Tepperman, Lonna Kelley, Drew Danburry, Vishinna Crowsmith, Bentley Monet and Ryan Avery Please help spread the word and/or contribute something yourself. The deadline is Sunday, December 7th. I am hoping to have these finished by the first month of the new year! QUINTRON & MISS PUSSYCAT "CHRYSTAL CRUNCHY" LP New LP from QUINTRON & MISS PUSSYCAT "Chrystal Crunchy" is now available in the online store. We only have a handful of copies though as well as only a handful of copies of "Spellcaster II: Death In Space" and "Goblin Alert" NEW STICKERS!4 new sticker designs with messages meant to stir your emotions. All stickers are sold at cost.
INSTANT COFFEE 2ND PRESSING! The first pressing of the new album by DIMITRIAM & THE BUG CLUB "Instant Coffee" sold out months before it's release date! So we had to make more! 100 more copies are available now and they are shipping out this Monday. All tapes come with a free download code, but if you prefer to order through Bandcamp, today is the day to do it because it is Bandcamp Friday! NEW ITEMS ADDED TO THE DISTRO!
I just added copies of POTSHOT’s album “Dance to the Potshot Record” and copies of I VOTED FOR KODOS “Not Penis Cream” LPs to the online store. Both of these albums are very important to a very specific era of early 2000s skapunk fans. When the rest of the music industry was shitting on the genre and declaring it “dead” these artists kept going hard. I think it is very cool and bizarre that these records are now available on vinyl.
I also got some new variants of the BRIDGE CITY SINNERS "self titled" LP and finally restocked some copies of Knowledge “A Gift Before I Go”  All thanks to my longtime friends and supporters at TOXIC TOAST RECORDS who put all of these records out. IF YOU ARE IN AZ... I'm going to be vending at PHX ZINE FEST on Sunday October 26th at Rocket Space Gallery in Tempe, AZ - 37 W Southern Ave, Tempe, AZ 85282 - it's free, it's all ages and it is a mask required event.
I'll have stuff from the label, some distro stuff, new zines, old zines, buttons, enamel pins, heat is murder shirts and 4 new sticker designs. NEW COMPILATION!There is a new compilation that came out yesterday called "Recherché" - it includes 16-22 unreleased (and soon to be released) recordings from artists in the Related Records Family. It is available on limited edition cassettes (and might come out on CD later down the line) and all copies come with a free download code of all 22 tracks.
ZINES ADDED TO THE ONLINE STORE!I listed a bunch of zines that I recently took out of my personal collection at the prices I paid for them (or less). Below are just a handful, but you can see all of them here. LET'S WELCOME DIMITRIAM & THE BUG CLUB TO THE RELATED RECORDS FAMILY!
I have been a fan of Dimitri and the different bands/art projects he's been involved with since the early 2000's. Not only would I see him at any cool show I went to in Tucson for, but a lot of the times he was playing in the opening band! Most notably being SUGARBUSH (experimental funky, disco type punk band fronted by two very tall identical twins - super fun to dance to) and THE GALACTIC FEDERATION OF LOVE (like if the Beatles were really into conspiracy theories). Around 2004-2005 is when I first heard the band he is best known for GOLDEN BOOTS, which is an alt-country, indie pop and sometimes surfy type band with his friend Ryan. I've been a loyal fan ever since. In 2021 Dimitri shared this new solo thing he had been working on with me. The project was called DIMITRIAM and the album worth of songs he was recording at home was called "Bug Spring" - it was one of the funnest lofi pop albums I had ever heard. I was very stoked on it (in fact it is one of my most listened to albums on Bandcamp.) Dimitri asked me I was interested in putting it out, I remember saying something like "yes, cause I love it, but what are your plans with this project? Are you going to play shows? Are you going to tour?" he replied "I don't know yet, I might not, I will probably just sell some copies when I go on tour with Golden Boots" so I foolishly declined. DIMITRIAM & THE BUG CLUB wouldn't start playing shows or writing music as a 3-piece band for another couple years. But when I finally got to see them in 2023 at the MOONE RECORDS 10-year anniversary show, I was so stoked. The songs are so good, so fun, so catchy and just all around great!  This new album is made up of studio quality, full band recordings of all their best songs right now. The first pressing is limited to only 50 copies on this beautiful green/clear cassette shell. The j-cards are hand screen printed by the band and all copies come with download cards that are printed on pink craft paper. The album doesn't come out until October 10th, 2025. But all pre-orders will be mailed out during the last week of September. The band will be doing a mini southwest tour with HI MY NAME IS RYAN supporting them. More info on that when the tour dates are finalized. The tapes can be purchased on the bands bandcamp page or on the Related Records website here. NEW buttons added to the store!!NEW STICKERS ADDED TO THE STORE!IF YOU LIVE IN PHOENIX...You should come to this show tonight at WASTED INK ZINE DISTRO. It is FREE! starts at 6:00pmish and will end likely a little after 8:00pm I think
its hotter than hell in phoenix!
100% of the money from these shirts goes to unshelteredphx. Since right now is the hottest/most miserable time of the year for weather here in Phoenix, I wanted to do an extra push for these shirts to help those in the most need. fuck spotify forever!I removed all of the music I have made from Spotify last week, it can take up to 30 days for it to completely disappear so it still might be on there at the time of this email. But no more music from DRUNK & HORNY, FATHERS DAY, HI MY NAME IS RYAN, THE TERRIS or THE CULLENS on Spotify. There are just way too many things over the years, that they have done that do not sit well with me enough to keep my music with their service. I know my weird little music and art projects that have less than 1,000 streams per song are going to have much (if any) impact on the company but to know even a small percentage of my art is contributing to Military AI technology, or really anything that disgrace of humanity Daniel Ek does. I do not want to help them at all.
This is not to add or give shame to anyone who still uses Spotify, I understand the convenience of having access to millions of songs for $14 a month or whatever. But as artists, I really don't think we should be helping these guys, they don't need our help, I hope more artists remove their catalogs from Spotify as well.
I listed test presses of the two newest releases on Related Records. SWAN REAL "Growing" and THE SLUGS "A Song For Every Feeling" - There are test presses for a handful of other releases below for those of you that are into that sort of thing. IF YOU'RE IN ARIZONAYou should come out to this show on Monday, July 14th.  My friend DEREK ZANETTI (from THE HOMELESS GOSPEL CHOIR) is going on tour with his friend DANCE MYTH (from the band LISTENER) and they are playing in Mesa, AZ at The Nile Theater Coffee Shop with HI MY NAME IS RYAN (that's me!) and DINOSAUR LOVE who are both on Related Records!
Derek and I have been internet friends for over 5 years and in the early months of the pandemic he played the first Hi My Name Is Ryan Digital European Tour show that I organized in May, 2020. We still haven't hung our in real life and so this is exciting for me! The Nile Theater still hasn't posted about the show anywhere online or even on their website outside of making an initial ticket link that still doesn't say who the local support is, which is very frustrating and a great reminder to me on why I really dislike booking and promoting shows outside of a house or DIY space. This show will be a special night for all who attend though and it is rare these days to see me perform because of my schedule of school and work...etc new stickers!I got some new stickers available for those of you that like decorating your belongings or public spaces with bits of information and wisdom. DIDDLEY SQUAT!I got some new releases from my friend Cher Strauberry to distro from her bedroom label Diddley Squat - 2 releases from her new band WIFEY and an audio-zine by Cher herself that features live recordings and interviews with all kinds of fun people like John Waters and AJJ! toxic toast!I got some re-stocks from my friend Andy at Toxic Toast records last week. Including new variants of the GOODWIN CLUB "Soda" LP. Check out the re-stocks below. DINOSAUR LOVE!I found a handful of copies of DINOSAUR LOVE's album "The Gospel" that have been out of stock for years. They were buried in my office closet because I was going to make more copies of the "book safe" edition with some old encyclopedias I have, but that shit was way too time consuming so I never did.  The album comes with a lyric + info zine and includes artwork by Andrew Goldfarb of THE SLOW POISONER fame! SWAN REAL 7"The new SWAN REAL 7" comes out officially on Sunday June 8th, but all the pre-orders are going out later this week! If you live in New York you should go to the 7" release show! Get your tickets here!  THE SLUGS!THE SLUGS LP'S MADE IT TO THE USA FINALLY! I mailed out all the pre-orders earlier this week, so you should be getting your copy soon, if you ordered one! The band also made the rest of their copies available to folks that want to order in the UK with cheaper shipping on their bandcamp page! Get one here!  Here is a photo of me holding it! My face full of pride and joy! Thanks again for all of your patience with this record. It's so good! My copy has been on repeat since Tuesday! I hope you all enjoy the extras I included for the long wait!
WELCOME SWAN REAL TO THE RELATED RECORDS FAMILY! Swan is an amazing singer/songwriter and musician who has been playing in all kinds of fun bands and music projects for the past couple of decades. We met each other back in 2006 ( I think?) when she was playing in the freak-folk band Little Teeth, I put out a split cassette for her old short lived band Basement and Human Behavior in 2015 and since then she has played in a bunch of other great groups including country singer Myra Byrne and the amazing ska punk band Kmoy. Then a couple years ago I see her posting these videos of her playing solo and singing these amazing songs, but it wasn't until I saw her singing this power-pop song "growing up" that I was like "oh shit, this rules! I need to put this out!" 7" EP for "Growing Up" is officially coming out on Sunday, June 8th but I should be getting it in the mail sometime next week. EP includes 4 songs on the record + 5 sings on the digital download.  HEAT IS MURDER SHIRT UPDATEShirt printing starts this Thursday so there is still a few days to pre-order the shirt you want in your preferred size before it sells out. The shirt printing with Metro Arts was delayed because of their Senior Art Showcase. SLUGS LP UPDATESomeone from Monotype got back to me a couple days after posting about their ridiculous delays saying they would be completing the order at the end of April and shipping out May 2nd. I let them know that it would be a lot better for The Slugs if they could get their records before then because their album release show is on May 2nd in London over 6 months ago! Thankfully, they wrote back apologizing and said they will get the records shipped out by April 25th so the records SHOULD be there in time for the album release show.  Which also means, I SHOULD be getting the LPS in my possession at some point in May, then I will be shipping out all the pre-orders (which will include bonus records for every month you had to wait + a Slugs button set.) If you place an order before the end of April you will be getting at least 1 extra vinyl release from Related Records as well.  Again, thank you for your patience through all of this. I really appreciate it and am so excited for everyone to finally get this record!
NEW HEAT IS MURDER SHIRTS!Here are some images with information about the new shirts. They are being printed next week by the printmaking students at Metro Arts and myself. If you have a business that is interested in wholesaling/distributing these shirts let me know as soon as possible, because I am only printing a handful of extras.
 UPDATE ON THE SLUGS LP!Alright so here is the timeline of what has been going on with me and the pressing plant since starting this order with them in August, 2024. Just to give you all full transparency on this album.
I heard through the grapevine that Monotype Pressing was acquired by another company in November, 2024 and if that is the case, it would explain why I lost my rep and why things slowed down significantly. This shit is out of my control, they usually do really great work and I (as well as sister label Gilgongo Records) have had a great experience with this pressing plant with good prices and average turnaround time being 5-6 weeks. But this is just so aggravating and I am so upset for everyone who has pre-ordered this LP and upset on behalf of THE SLUGS because they have album release shows booked in May and could've (and should've) had these records months ago now. So here is what I'm gonna do to try and make this up to everyone who has pre-ordered. I am going to add a Related Records LP (or 7") for every month you have waited since your order was placed. So if you placed your order in October, 2024 and I get the LPs by sometime in April, you will get 6 extra records (4 LPs + 2 7"s), if you placed your order in November you'll get 5 extra records (4 LPs + 1 7"), if you place your order before the end of March and I get the LPs before the end of April, you will get 1 extra record and so on. All pre-orders are also going to be getting a special SLUGS 1" button set. Again, I am so sorry this has taken so long and thank you for being so patient and understanding. new distro items
I have been adding more Trunk Space deadstock to the website over the past couple of weeks. Check it out if you are into DIY punk, indie rock, noise, folk, twee and experimental music from that early 2000's scene in Phoenix. A lot of deep cuts in here. RESTOCKSI restocked a handful of distro stuff last month. Check it out! Do any of you like 8-Tracks?I recently added a ton of 8-tracks to the Related Records Discogs store. Mostly country, easy listening and rock n' roll.
THE SLUGS HAVE A NEW LP! In August, 2020 I put out their 2nd EP on vinyl titled "Don't Touch Me I'm Too Slimy!" and a few months later they said "we've begun working on a new full length album!" and I said "Hooray! I cannot wait to hear it and I hope you'll let me put it out!" then after years of little check-ins here and there, Lib and Phoebe sent me an email with everything finally finished! All the tracks, 90% of the artwork, title, center labels...etc just like - ready to go! and it rules! The album is called "A Song For Every Feeling" and it's because they wrote all of these songs while going through some very big life changes - which brought on a wide variety of feelings and I think it came out perfect! You can currently hear 2 songs from the album on their bandcamp page. But the full length comes out officially on Friday, December 6th. **FINGERS CROSSED** that I have the records by then! They are shipping from Poland, I was told they went into production last week and am hoping to get some tracking info this coming week! Pre-Orders will be sent out as soon as I get them! I FOUND SOME DEADSTOCK STICKERS!I was cleaning up my office (aka Related Records HQ) and found a handful of stickers that had been sold out for a while.
NEW REVIEW FOR AND OLD RELEASE!
MARY OCHER IS ON TOUR!This is exciting for a couple of reasons. 1. It's Mary Ochers first time playing in the USA in over 5 years! 2. Her new albums are so good! and are both getting a special limited edition cassette version released on Related Records specifically for this tour! (There won't be a pre-order available because 90% of the stock is going to Mary directly for this tour.)  01.16.25 - LA - 2220arts - tickets 01.17.25 - Long Beach - Vine 01.18.25 - San Diego - Soda Bar - tickets / RSVP 01.19.25 - Phoenix - MySpace - tickets // RSVP 01.21.25 - San Francisco - The Lab - tickets / RSVP 01.23.25 - Portland - The Fixin' To - tickets 01.25.25 - Seattle - Fremont Abbey Arts Center - tickets / RSVP 01.26.25 - Vancouver - The Cobalt 01.28.25 - Calgary - Palomino 04.02.25 - Belfast - Black Box Theatre 05.02.25 - Glasgow - Glad Cafe - tickets/RSVP 06.02.25 - Newcastle - Cobalt Studios 07.02.25 - Manchester - Eagle Inn 08.02.25 - Birmingham - Centrala - tickets 09.02.25 - London - Cafe Oto - tickets 10.02.25 - Hull - The New Adelphi - tickets / RSVP 12.02.25 - Brighton - The Rose Hill - tickets / RSVP IF YOU LIVE IN ARIZONA...You should come to these upcoming events that Related Records will be at.  Related Records will be set up at PHX FAT MARKET on Saturday December 7th. I will be sharing a tent with my favorite local jewelry maker LATER OPERATOR! We will each have a table set up with our goods PLUS we will have a big clothing rack filled with our clothes (sizes XL-6XL) that will be for sale.  Then on Sunday, January 19th I am booking the Mary Ocher Phoenix show! It has been over 10 years since she last played in Phoenix and every time has just been so cool/memorable. The local support is from 2 of my favorite local bands (both of which are pretty new bands, but not new to performing)
GOHNE - featuring Lonna Kelley (from Cherie Cherie, Giant Sand and frequent collaborator/featured guest with Treasure Mammal and almost every artist on Moone Records), Jay Hufman (from Gene Tripp, Cherie Cherie and frequent collaborator with Golden Boots), Wally Boudway (from Wooden Indian, Slow Moses, Califone and frequent collaborator with Yairms as well as like... every other super talented musician in Phoenix) - Here is an okay video of them playing inside an old train station for Moone Records Fest last year. Every time I have seen them play it has been haunting and beautiful. I AM MISS HAVISHAM - this band features 2 artists who I have been a fan of for years but still don't know all that well. Bailey (aka Kylo Gun) and Ava Fox have both been playing in local punk bands since they could hold their instruments and they both have had that fierce / honest / no bullshit type attitude about them that seems very genuine and real to me, so whenever they have something new they are working on, I try to book them when it makes sense and works out. This new project though is the coolest + most exciting to me, with I AM MISS HAVISHAM I see and hear elements of bands like Elastica, Pere Ubu, Mika Miko, Automatic, The Muffs, but with a good mix of like art school and a sprinkle of Negativland mixed in. Watch this video of their first show and you'll see what I mean - I think they really should be playing every good show happening in Phoenix right now, cause this shit rules.  Life has been pretty stressful and scary this month. Sara and I got COVID-19 earlier this month, it was our first time getting it. We got Paxlovid and after like 5 days I was feeling better, Sara was too but then she got rebound symptoms (which is common with Paxlovid so be aware of that if you take it) - except her symptoms came back way harder and scarier and she was unable to keep anything down for like 4-5 days, had an ongoing fever of 100-103 that whole time as well as having intense full body pain and migraines...etc I had to miss a lot of work, had to drop my classes for the semester because I got so far behind (currently working on a compassionate withdrawal though, if you don't know what that is and you're in school look it up! it's amazing and no one tells you about it! It's kinda fucked up that it's not common knowledge.) and I had to leave PHX Zine Fest last Sunday after only being there for an hour, so I could take Sara to the ER for the 3rd time in 4 days at that point. Sara is doing much better now, she is finally able to eat again, she is finally able to get more than an hour of sleep at a time without waking up in pain or in a puddle of sweat from a disgusting fever...etc I was able to work all 4 shifts I was scheduled for this week at my day job. Tomorrow we are going to try cleaning the dogs and/or the house! ANYWAY! I was planning on/expecting to make a couple hundred dollars at PHX Zine Fest which was going to pay for a good chunk of the next release that is coming out on Related Records. But because I had to leave after an hour or so, I have dug through my personal record collection and listed a bunch of records on Discogs. STICKERS & BUTTONS2 of my biggest sellers when vending is stickers and buttons, I get it, they are small, cheap, easy to carry, great for a cute little gift...etc but they don't typically sell very well online. A few weeks before PHX Zine Fest, I made a bunch of buttons and ordered a handful of new stickers. Since I was unable to sell them like I thought I would, I scanned and listed them here. Every little bit helps. Thanks for the support and the kind words from everyone who reached out. Full transparency, it was very very scary for a couple days, life isn't always great, but I am happy that it is sometimes and that makes me want to keep living it. I hope you do too. I am excited about these new releases and I think you will really dig them. I hope to have a pre-order set up for the first of three by the first week of October!
Earlier this month I bought my friends tape collection, after adding what I wanted to my own collection, I have listed the rest on discogs. (I do have more to list that doesn't have page listings yet, but who knows when I'll get around to doing that. I hate creating new listings to discogs.) ANYWAY, here are some of my favorites:
IF YOU'RE IN PHOENIX...You should come by PHX Zine Fest on Sunday September 15th between 11:00am-4:00pm! I will be vending for Related Records next to my day-job Bagelfelds! I will have Related Records catalog and distro items as well as stickers, buttons and zines (of course!)  NEW ENAMEL PINS!I got some new enamel pins for sale on the website. All of them are only $9.99 each.  and don't forget to grab one of these amazing Related Records family member enamel pins. You can pick from all 8 different members of the family! NEW ADDITIONS TO THE DISTRO!I AM GUEST HOSTING ON THE HIP HISTORIANS HAPPY HOUR TONIGHT! Marshall Shore is a local sweetheart who has made a name for himself as a historian for all different cool/interesting/bizarre facts about Arizona's history. He has this weekly podcast that appears live on Facebook and then is available to watch or stream afterwards on youtube, spotify and itunes...etc I don't really know much about technology or how it all works, but I am excited to be guest hosting tonight at 7:00pm MST. I am going to be sharing information about Phoenix's very fun and fucked up music scene in the early 2000's. IF YOU LIVE IN ARIZONA... Next week I will be moderating a panel with local chef's Charlie Blonkenfeld, Crystal Kass and Elle Murtagh. We will be discussing the local food/restaurant scene, shit talking food fads and more! Then there is going to be a zine making workshop run by Charissa Lucille of Wasted Ink Zine Distro. There will also be food for all attendees and everyone who comes gets a copy of the second issue of "If You Know, You Know" Bagelfelds Zine that I made last month + an electronic community food zine.
The event takes place at Changing Hands bookstore in Phoenix and runs from 5pm-7pm. This event was organized by Comal Food Books & Goods..
QUINTRON & MISS PUSSYCAT ON TOUR! Quintron & Miss Pussycat are on tour right now! Check them out if you're in any of these cities! They will have copies of the "Commercial Jingles" 7" that Related Records put out last year.
Fri 6/14 – Oakland, @The Stork Club w/Diesel Dudes (featuring TABOR MOUNTAIN!) Sat 6/15 – Arcata @The Mini-plex Sun 6/16 – Portland, @The Hollywood Theater Mon 6/17 – Olympia, @The Crypt Tue 6/18 – Seattle, @Sunset Tavern Fri 6/21 – Minneapolis, @Mortimers Sat 6/22 – Milwaukee, @Promises Sun 6/23 – Chicago, @Co-Prosperity Tue 6/25- Indianapolis, @State Street Pub Wed 6/26 – Cincinnati, @The Lodge Thu 6/27 – Nashville, @Soft Junk Fri 6/28 – Memphis, on a RIVER BOAT for Goner Records 20-year anniversary party!! Sat 6/29 – Houma, @Intracoastal Club MORE RR RELEASES ON STREAMING!One of my goals this year has been to get (almost) everything from related records on streaming platforms (besides bandcamp) the reason I have been so stubborn about this in the past is because streaming platforms (like Spotify, Apple, Youtube, TIDAL...etc) do not pay out artists very well (or at all in some cases) and the whole "streaming" process has kind of killed the album format and changed the way people discover new music in a way that I don't particularly like. BUT what has changed my attitude about this recently is realizing streaming IS the main way people find new music and even if a small percentage of those people go out and support the new artists in other ways (like seeing them live, following them on social media, buying their physical releases...etc) that is worth it to me. So here is some of the new stuff that has made its way onto streaming platforms from Related Records recently. NEW ITEMS ADDED TO THE GARAGE SALE! Katie Lebel + Abelrado Gil + their dog Roy Furbasin at the last "weird yard sale" I did earlier this year. I have been putting off listing these recent items for so long! Because it is so time consuming and kinda dumb! BUT here are a bunch of DVD's and VHS tapes I have added recently to the garage sale section of the website. I also put everything left over from previous garage sale "drops" at 50% off so most stuff is between $0.50 - $3. Just go check it out for yourself.
MY EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION E.P. IS HERE! The new EP from Mark's (of BARRY and SHARING IS CARING fame!) new musical endeavor MY EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION is here! 6 amazingly catchy brit-pop-dance tracks. For fans of George Michael, Pet Shop Boys or just if you enjoy singing alone to yourself or to your pets! All cassettes come with a free download code - which includes 4 bonus tracks! RELATED RECORDS 1.5" ENAMEL BUTTONS: All family members are limited to 50. Measuring 1.5" round on high quality, soft enamel pins with 2 backings to make the pins more secure and last much longer on your cool jacket, bag, hat, sweater...whatever.
TABOR MOUNTAIN TOUR!
I am booking the Phoenix date and will be there selling records and tapes all night. ALSO any pre-orders of the new Tabor Mountain "Twilight Apologies" LP will get one of the show posters as well!
Welcome the newest member of the Related Records family, MY EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION!
My Executive Dysfunction is the solo project of Mark Amura (formerly of BARRY and SHARING IS CARING) Mark makes the funnest + catchiest British pop music ever! The new self titled EP is going to be out on cassette and streaming platforms on May 3rd. In the meantime we got a handful of singles we’re releasing before then to get you hyped about it. First single is “The Sun Comes Up” which is currently available for streaming on all platforms RIYL: poppy + beautiful songs by Blur, The Pet Shop Boys, Biz, George Michael or dancing + singing for your pets when you’re home alone. NEW QUINTRON 7" AND RE-STOCKS!
In February 2022 Quintron & Miss Pussycat released this amazing single from their alter ego project called Bobby M.G. called "Mardi Gras Creep" - Then about a month ago they released it independently on a limited edition 7" and they sold out within a couple days, but I got a handful of copies to distro.
Aside from that Bobby M.G. 7" there is nothing "new" but I did get some copies of these records back in stock that were previously sold out.
TABOR MOUNTAIN NEWS! First thing! - TABOR MOUNTAIN's new album "Twilight Apologies" is coming out on Dark Purple Vinyl in March! There is a pre-order set up on the website and on bandcamp. It sounds great and I can't wait for others to have this. Second thing! - Tabor Mountain is going on tour in March with Hot Leather from Los Angeles, CA. I don't have all the info for these shows yet BUT if you follow Tabor Mountain on instagram I am sure you will see the info there when it comes.
 Third Tabor Mountain thing! - I put up one of the 5 test presses for the new LP up on the website for sale. I have a copy, Patrick has 3 that he has given to people who helped on the record and this last copy could go to you. You can buy it here. NEW MIA LOUCKS LP MIA LOUCKS has a new LP out on my friend's (and next door neighbor's) label Gilgongo (who also put out her first album "Sister Honey Demos" on vinyl after hearing the cassette Related Records put out in 2015. I think this is the best stuff she's done so far and am so incredibly happy it's out now. It is limited to only 200 copies which is why it is quite a bit more than the first 12" Gilgongo released. But both are now available on the Related Records website and the Gilgongo Records online store. MORE NEW STUFF ADDED TO THE DISTRO!If you follow Related Records on instagram, you probably already saw me share this, but in case you don't use instagram - I got a bunch of new records added to the online store - Check it out here! or just look at all the items listed below if you're only interested in what's new. IMPORTANT PLEASE READ! Hey! before you get into the rest of the newsletter, please note, if you place an online order through the Related Records website, Discogs store, Depop or Bandcamp AFTER Tuesday December 12th, it will not be shipped out until December 27th and you probably will not get it until 2024. I won't have access to my office or inventory from December 13th-26th. This is important if you care about getting stuff in time for holiday bullshit. Get your orders in now! NEW TO THE ONLINE STORE!
SPOTIFY PLAYLISTSI decided to make a whole page on the Related Records website about all the different playlists I have made and continue to make. You can check it out here. I also wanna make it clear that Related Records does not endorse or support Spotify. They are an awful company that makes billions of dollars on the backs of hardworking musicians, producers, fans, labels... basically anyone who contributes or works within the music industry - Spotify is making money off you whether you want them to or not. BUT I also recognize that they are affordable and easy to use, which is why so many music fans use it and why I have created these playlists for you to enjoy. If you are a Spotify user, no shame or hard feelings meant for you. But fuck Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon forever. NEW TABOR MOUNTAIN MUSIC VIDEO!New TABOR MOUNTAIN music video is so sick! Please watch and enjoy! And if you haven't already, pick up a copy of the new album Twilight Apologies. It rules and I hope it makes it's way onto everyone end of year lists. WELCOME TABOR MOUNTAIN TO THE RELATED RECORDS FAMILY! Patrick Tabor and I have known each other for over a decade now, which is really bizarre to think about since we have only seen/hung out with each other maybe 4-5 times in person. He used to play in this freaky psychedelic electronic pop performance art party band called Creepy Marbles. They released an EP on Holy Page Records in 2011 that is so incredible. Seeing them live was very epic, freeing and liberating. Patrick and I became friends and have followed each others musical careers ever since. Patrick started doing this solo project called Tabor Mountain around the tail end of Creepy Marbles and I loved it even more but in a totally different way. Although musically you can tell the two are related, Tabor Mountain is much more soulful, passionate and smart. In 2012-2013 Patrick started working with his friend Douglas Du Fresne and they started 2 different electronic projects that are like a ying and yang to each other. Morning Hands - which is more of a dream pop / vaporwave / posi-motivational type thing and then Diesel Dudes which is like a synth punk / industrial / dungeon muscleman type thing. Both of which I am very into and only mention here so you can get into them too.  The new album is called Twilight Apologies and it will be available for pre-order on October 6th! It is officially coming out on November 3rd, but if I get them before then, so will you if you pre-order. Expect another email about that as it all gets closer and in the meantime check out this sick music video for the song "Already Dead" which is going to be on the new album. A TON OF NEW MUSIC ADDED TO THE DISTRO THIS PAST WEEK!I made a post about this on Instagram last Sunday (September 17th) and I meant to send a newsletter out about it back then, but I've been so stupid busy with school and work recently that I haven't been able to. ANYWAY, check out everything in the distro here. Or if you're only interested in the new shit, just scroll down to view it all. TESTIMONY VOL. 4 IS HERE! The newest issue of TESTIMONY is here! A 40 page zine featuring original art, poetry and essays from 10 different artists all centered around religion. Featuring Cia Lord, Emily Spetrino, Alex Halaszyn, Destiny Rhinehart, Ronda Hampton, Sara Avery, Peter Kulikowski, Nic Jacobsen, Emma Bush and Ryan Avery. Multiple pieces in this issue brought me to tears and made me smile real big. One of the guys who works at the print shop I get these printed from said "I always get so excited when I get to print these zines for you. This issue in particular has the best drawing of SATAN I have ever seen and it looks like it was done in crayons!" (it was!) My next door neighbor said "These little magazines of yours are just getting better and better. I particularly liked the pieces by Emma and Destiny, also... I liked all the boobs." Check it out for yourself, let me know what you think! MORE NEW STUFF!I got some new stickers and buttons made recently. Check them out! PHX ZINE FEST FOLLOW UP! PHX ZINE FEST was amazing! Something like 1,000+ people came between the two days and all of them wore masks the whole time! PLUS I sold a bunch of merchandise and have now updated the inventory for all of it. Here is what I am down to less than 9 copies of, so get these while you still can!  Quintron loves it! This release compiles four original, full-length recordings of product-jingles released by Quintronics - between 1999 thru 2021. The "Singing House" eventually evolved to become "Weather Warlock" which is still in production today. Drum Buddy and Bath Buddy both see occasional updates and limited releases. This record, like Quintronics' goods, are as much conceptual art as they are unique and helpful ideas in the spirit of the golden age of American invention and includes a 5”x5” lenticular that transforms images of the Bath Buddy to the Drum Buddy. The record is limited edition of 500, they are available through QUINTRON & MISS PUSSYCAT on tour! And on the Related Records website. Mastered by Jon Fuzzywallz of Fuzzywallz Mastering Make sure you catch Q+P on tour this summer! 6/24-Austin, TX @hotelvegastexas 6/25-Ft. Davis, TX @webbsfairandsquare 6/27-Phoenix, AZ @lastexitlive 6/28-San Diego, CA @casbahsandiego 6/29-Los Angeles, CA @zebulonla 7/01-Oakland, CA @mosswood_meltdown_i_love_you 7/02-Los Angeles, CA @bobbakermarionettes 7/04-Albuquerque, NM @sisterbar 7/06-Oklahoma City, OK @resonant_head 7/08-Dallas, TX @texastheatre - sponsored by @nightflightofficial 7/09-Shreveport, LA @fattyarbucklespub I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION! This record is now streaming everywhere! so make sure to add tracks from it into your playlists and radio shows...etc IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR IN AZ... Where it is hotter than literal hell and people in our community are dying every day from the heat and lack of services! If you live in Arizona please consider taking some frozen water bottles with you when you leave the house or donating supplies to unshelteredphx (they are always looking for walkers, canes, bike lights, tents, tarps, pepper spray, shoes, clothing and hygene related materials) Here is a link to their Amazon wishlist Here is a link to their venmo if you want to donate money to help them buy things for our unsheltered community. AND REMEMEBER  All the money from the HEAT IS MURDER t-shirts goes to unshelteredphx as well as all the money from remaining benefit mix tapes. NEXT MONTH!This show is happening in Phoenix!  You should go if you're able to! it's gonna be a lot of fun!
 It’s June which means it’s #pridemonth which seemed like a perfect time to release an all femme+queer tribute compilation to 1960s girl groups.
This compilation features 18 tracks covering Lesley Gore, The Supremes, Evelyne Courtois, Wendy Rene, Nancy Sinatra, The Chiffons, Little Peggy March, The Marvelettes, June Valli, The Crystals, Norma Tracey, The Cookies, The Bitter Sweets, Little Eva and The Ronettes As performed by Related Records artists - QUINTRON & MISS PUSSYCAT // BARRY // DINOSAUR LOVE // MIA LOUCKS // THE BEST FRIENDS // TREASURE MAMMAL As well as EXECUTIVE DYSFUNCTION // DOLLY CREAMER // LADYBABYMISS (featuring BIMBO YAGA) // MIGUEL LARESS // SASSYHIYA // KYLO GUN // SWAN REAL (*featuring MYA BYRNE) // CALVIN HALLIDAY (from U.S. HIGHBALL) // DORIAN WOOD // COLEY MIXAN // LANA DEL RABIES You can pay whatever you want for it on the Related Related Bandcamp. Please follow and check out each of these artists individually because they are all so amazing! Artwork by Calvin Halliday "SONGS DRUNK & HORNY TAUGHT US" COMPILATION This month marks 10 years of Related Records existing with the release of RR001 - DRUNK & HORNY "A Drunk & Horny Pool Party with Ryan & Andrew" being released on CD and Cassette back in 2013. So to celebrate, I have organized a compilation that has been requested by Drunk & Horny die-hard fans over the years, made up of all the songs D&H would cover when they played live. Because unless you were a die-hard fan, you probably didn't realize half the catalog was made up of cover songs. Taking notes from some of Ryan & Andrew's favorite artists like Tiny Tim, The Specials and The Cramps figuring, why write a song when you could just change the style/pace and structure of a lesser known song by a better artist? ANYWAY, I feel like pretty much anyone who listens to this compilation will be surprised by at least a few of these tracks. And for those of you interested in knowing even more history of the duo, make sure you read the extensive liner notes at the bottom of the page. NEW QUINTRON "commercial jingles" 7" PRE-ORDER This is another (hopefully the last) vinyl release that has taken a loooooong time to make. This was ordered back in August, 2021 and I got them in my hand at the end of April, 2023. This is a commercial 7" that features 4 jingles for 3 of Quintron's amazing inventions. The Bath Buddy, The Drum Buddy and The Singing House (which was later renamed The Weather Warlock) Each record comes with a one of a kind lenticular print that changes from the Bath Buddy to the Drum Buddy. Pre-orders start now, and will begin shipping on June 5th. But the official release date isn't until June 23rd.
TESTIMONY VOLUME 3 The 3rd installment of TESTIMONY is now available for Pre-Order. It is officially being released on April 15th at TUCSON ZINE FEST! But all pre-orders will be shipped out as soon as I have them in my hands.This issue features original art, poetry, and essays from 9 different artists all centered around the faiths they grew up in. Featuring Connor Descheemaker, Nic Jacobsen, Ryan Avery, Tyler Jacobs, Peter Kulikowski, Shamika L. Moore, Mark Amura, Dustin Gardy and Cia Lord. NEW STICKERS!I went bonkers recently with buying new stickers to send out with orders and Have decided to put them online in case any of you wanted some too. The stickers section of the Related Records website is a treasure trove of old/rare band/art/political stickers and all of them are pretty cheap.
THIS SATURDAY!I had to make a third change to this show poster and I really hope its the last!. Robbie Cohen can't make it anymore so we asked DINOSAUR LOVE to fill in and we are all super excited about it because Rocky, Shawnte and I are all big Dino Love fans and MOOSEKNUCKLE SANDWICH fans! This show is going to rule! it's FREE! and it's early so if you got another gig that night you can probably still make it.  ONLY 6 DAYS LEFT!To get one of these BEST OF 2022 mixtapes! All the money from these tapes goes to help pay legal fees for a Portland protestor who was essentially jumped by police.  LAST CHANCE!Here are some items that are almost sold out in the online store. I'm talking like, less than 3 copies left on any of these.
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