BISHOPS GREEN: PRESSURE LP
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The Vancouver based streetpunk band, BISHOPS GREEN was formed in Spring of 2011. Bishops Green’s music is raw and energetic, with a style firmly embedded in the historic roots of Streetpunk and Oi!. The five long-time friends have been playing in bands together since the ’90s, and this history combined with the group's diverse influences, enables the creation of a catchy sing-along sound that will make sure any audience member feels like they are part of the show!
Energetic and charismatic front-man Greg Huff is known to many fans of streetpunk and Oi!, as he has been the heart-beat of numerous bands since the late 80’s, including GLORY STOMPERS, SUBWAY THUGS, THE LANCASTERS and most recently ALTERNATE ACTION.
Their melodic style of old-school punk draw creative influences from European groups like BLITZ, THE CLASH, STIFF LITTLE FINGERS, COCK SPARRER, THE PARTISANS and LEATHERFACE; to hardcore acts from the U.S. like THE AUTHORITIES, NAKED RAYGUN, and MINOR THREAT.
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SMALLTOWN/THE GUNDOWN SPLIT 7"
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Gundown are an upstart streetpunk band from Cataluña Spain, and as many Pirates Press Records diehards know from three previous PPR releases, Smalltown hail from Sweden. Big fans of Smalltown, Beni, (the singer and bassist from The Gundown) contacted Kalle from Smalltown in the Fall of 2012, and invited them to play a short stint of shows with them in Spain. The guys from Smalltown really liked the Gundown tunes that they'd heard so they decided to give it a shot.
The two bands got along really well, and the shows were all fantastic! Soon, ideas were thrown around about doing something together, which resulted in this great split. To make it even more "intimate", both bands decided to record one of each others' tunes to compliment the brand new one of their own.
For now, you'll have to get by with the vinyl...
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TIM TIMEBOMB AND FRIENDS:
Mixtapes #1, #2, & #3
TRIPLE LP!
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To commemorate and celebrate the huge success of the TIM TIMEBOMB & FRIENDS project that Tim Armstrong (RANCID) coordinated starting in 2012, Hellcat Records and Pirates Press Records have teamed up, and will continue bringing more and more vinyl to the (turn)table. Starting off with three quickly SOLD-OUT 7" singles last year, the series continues with this triple LP "Mixtape" package that Tim put together, highlighting some of his (and fan) favorites.
With literally hundreds of tracks (timtimebomb.com), and a plethora of incredible artwork also made by Tim himself, clearly the possibilities are endless, so you'll have to keep an eye out for more cool & creative projects soon to be announced. With an incredible effort like this, contributing one song to the world each day for more than a year (via Youtube.com), the project certainly deserves some equally special treatment on vinyl. These three "mixtapes", somewhat corralling three of the different styles of music brought to the table, are a great introduction for those who didn't follow the daily releases, or a wonderful commemoration of it for those who did.
NOTE: There will be a special pressing exclusively for Record Store Day. We will have a different variant available on the store after Record Store Day.
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STREET DOGS / NOi!SE
SPLIT 10"
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Pinning these two American punk bands together would be an obvious choice from a label perspective - this one was organized by the bands themselves though, and their desire to share each others' music with their own devoted fanbases.
STREET DOGS, hailing from Boston, Mass have been delivering the best of the best in streetpunk solidly for over 15 years. NOi!SE, only about 5 years in, based clear across the country in Seattle, Wash., have blown up in the Northwest, and have been showing the punk community more and more that they are a band to keep an eye on.
Both groups have partnered in the past with Pirates Press on previous releases, and are extremely excited once again to have this opportunity to really showcase their new material. This 10" certainly gives this material the full treatment, and should keep all the fans happy and anxious for the other upcoming releases both bands have in store later this year!
NOi!SE and STREET DOGS both recorded three NEW songs for this split, and the fun that they've both had putting it together has both bands already talking about followup splits with other bands that they love and want to share with their fans!
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Oi! THIS IS STREETPUNK VOL. 4
12" VINYL WITH 2" BADGE
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With the tremendous success of the first three editions of Oi! THIS IS STREETPUNK., we've been looking forward to this newest version for quite some time.
Staying true with the release cycle of 11/11/11, 12/12/12, 3/13/13 and now 4/14/14, this fourteen track compilation maintains the high-energy, high-octane snapshot of a too-often pigeon-holed part of punk rock that the first three frames brought to the table.
If you're not familiar, and you want to get a feel for what's in store, you can stream the first three "Oi! This is Streetpunk!" compilations here:
Oi! THIS IS STREETPUNK, Volume ONE (11")
piratespressrecords.com/Oi!
Oi! THIS IS STREETPUNK, Volume TWO (12")
piratespressrecords.com/Oi!2
Oi! THIS IS STREETPUNK, Volume THREE (12" + 1" Button) piratespressrecords.com/Oi!3
Oi! THIS IS STREETPUNK, Volume FOUR (12" + 2" Button) piratespressrecords.com/Oi!4
Whether you wanna call it Oi!, or streetpunk, or something else, it's those fast-paced, upbeat, witty, clever and inspiring tunes that have us all lacing up those boots and putting up those mohawks. Here are fourteen more bands that share that love, and fourteen more great tracks to help you DJ that next punk rock drink-a-thon!
Oi!... THIS is STREETPUNK.
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BOMBSHELL ROCKS:
SCARS AND TATTOOS
LEGENDARY SWEDISH PUNK!
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It's been over 10 years since BOMBSHELL ROCKS released anything with this, their classic line-up; and these two tracks prove it was well worth the wait.
The tunes pack the same punch, quality soundwriting and hooks that fans have come to expect, and the impressive packaging suits this new release perfectly. The hand drawn tattoo art by Taler Nicols (Let it Bleed Tattoo, SF) is printed on a semi-transparent vellum jacket, which creates a layered effect with the artwork printed on the normal paper innersleeve - yielding a seriously cool and definitely unique package.
The band admit that this release makes them feel like they are 15 year old kids again, and they're already planning shows and a new album in late 2014.
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FM359: TRUTH, LOVE & LIBERTY
FEATURING MIKE MCCOLGAN AND RICK BARTON OF DROPKICK MURPHYS AND STREET DOGS
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Whether you're into "punk" or not has nothing to do with whether you're going to fall in love with this record. You will. When this band set out to write and record these songs, nobody involved thought the result would have been as profound as it is. The resulting gospel, as sung and played by these legendary musicians is truly that - a gospel. Non religious, and more like pages ripped from a diary, these songs pull from the best of their classic rock influences, their unbreakable punk roots, and some seriously powerful shit going on in their lives. They reach from all over the musical and emotional spectrums - and pull it all back into one cohesive masterpiece.
For more than just STREET DOGS and DROPKICK MURPHYS fans, these tunes are going to make people VERY excited, and consistently prompt one question : Will FM359 save us all and go on tour, bringing this revival to the streets?.
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