News Archive

March 15, 2009

Silentist on Pitchfork

The Tunnel got a write up on Pitchfork's track reviews today... Also, Scary Mansion is doing some shows in April in France! Check out their tour dates here. They've also got T shirts.

Posted by George

March 5, 2009

Gift certificates

If you want to force someone to spend their money on Zum, get them a gift certificate.

Posted by George

March 4, 2009

KIT podcast

Posted by George

February 21, 2009

Silentist single available!

Really stoked, this turned out beautifully, manufactured via Pirates Press, three songs of epic piano-meets-blast beat monstrosity from Portland's Silentist, artwork by the Ripper. It's being sent out to distributors next week, but available in mailorder now!
Other new mailorder goodies from Nick Hennies of Weird Weeds, Fat Day, MV EE, Silk Flowers, Father Murphy, and KIT
I started a Twitter if you care to follow...

Posted by George

February 4, 2009

High Castle and Silentist news.

Interview with High Castle by Chris Sabbath in the Guardian. We are getting the pieces together for this release.
Coming up more immediately is "The Tunnel" 7" EP from Silentist. This will be the first Silentist release that is not on Mark Burden's own Celestial Gang label. We have copies of their most recent full-length in our mailorder...

Posted by George

January 20, 2009

Bush is finally out

Our national nightmare is over...and i have a blog now. californiageddon.blogspot.com. Coincidence? I think not...

Posted by George

January 2, 2009

Weird Weeds "Hold Me" LPs finally here!

It took a while but the Weird Weeds Hold Me LPs are finally done, just in time to kick of 2009! Beautiful cover art by Lauren Pakradooni silkscreened by VG Kids of Michigan, this is a limited edition of 300 pressed. You can order it from our mailorder store and check out other recent additions (the XXperiments female noise compilation LP, the Post Present Medium compilation DVD, a grip of stuff from Olde English Spelling Bee) and zum releases from Abe Vigoda, Zs, Scary Mansion, and more...

Posted by George

December 9, 2008

Crisis in the Credit System

Melanie Gilligan from Antifamily wrote and directed this four part drama Crisis in the Credit System and it features music by Petit Mal.

Posted by George

October 24, 2008

Weird Weeds november residency, KIT + Deerhoof tour

Weird Weeds set up shop every Friday in November at Progress Coffee in Austin. For the low low price of $3! Nick Hennies hand picked these line ups, looks awesome!
Nov 7 - w/ Trapdoor Band
Nov 14 - w/ Thollem McDonas (from San Francisco)
Nov 21 - w/ Precious Blood
Nov 28- w/ Dark Inside the Sun and Followed By Static

Speaking of Austin, KIT will be there playing at Mohawk on Nov 8th (after party for Fun Fun Fun). Then we do a week of shows with Deerhoof and Experimental Dental School! dates below:
11/8 -- Austin, TX @ Mohawk -- KIT (11 PM set)
11/10 -- El Paso, TX @ Club 101 -- Deerhoof, Experimental Dental School, KIT
11/12 -- Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress -- Deerhoof, Experimental Dental School, KIT
11/13 -- Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse -- Deerhoof, Experimental Dental School, KIT
11/14 -- Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex -- Deerhoof, Experimental Dental School, KIT
11/15 -- San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine -- Deerhoof, Experimental Dental School, KIT
KIT should have copies of the new 7" EP out on Upset the Rhythm, entitled "Dreams are Burned," featuring special guest Mike Watt! Another guest appearance is a saxophone part from Jenna Thornhill of Silver Daggers/Mika Miko, who funny enough was in High School Record with Watt, who plays her dad. So this 7" should totally be in IMDB.

Posted by George

August 16, 2008

Leah Hayes and Abe Vigoda interviews in Plan B

Though it's hard to find in the US, track down a copy of the August 2008 issue of Plan B (36) which has interviews with Scary Mansion's Leah Hayes and our own Abe Vigoda.

Posted by George

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