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Talking shit is why the internet exists. It's good. He ran Suburban Home Records, a low-to-mid-tier punk label. Circa 2006 he founded Vinyl Collective, which consisted of: A Proboards forum, which through an arcane series of events eventually became this website here A vinyl-only distro – pretty novel at the time as the vinyl revival was just starting to take off. At that point the main punk/hardcore options were basically No Idea and Interpunk and some smaller players, and they had their pluses and minuses but mostly they just carried punk records. Virgil carried all that, plus like, rap reissues and other random stuff, and he'd try to get stuff people asked for, so he was like a one-stop shop. and finally, a vinyl-only label – again, very novel at the time. He pressed vinyl for labels that didn't want to deal with it, including a ton of stuff from Ferret & Red Scare, and big bands like Minus the Bear, Norma Jean, & Portugal the Man. People loved this guy, and the stuff he licensed sold big for the most part. He used his newfound clout to continually expand his operation, growing his distro and putting out a ton of music via Suburban Home. A lot of it was like alt-country/raspy-punk-guy-goes-acoustic type stuff, and I can't imagine any of it holds up at all (I do like the LaGrecia album he put out and I wanna say Stereotyperider was good?) Every release came out on multiple colors, there were limited preorder packages with bottle openers and posters and shit, all the collector gimmicks you can imagine. He started a (frankly pretty great) split 7" series called Under the Influence where bands covered artists who influenced them, and somehow roped in like every artist that was big on Punknews in 2008 to contribute. Some of those singles came out on 3 colors. In retrospect, the first warning sign that he was stretching himself too thin was probably the Cooperative. He hatched this scheme to get 200 people to chip in 60 bucks as an investment, and that money would be used to license, manufacture, and distribute an album that didn't exist on vinyl. Everyone in the Co-op got a copy of the rare color of the record, and the money from selling the remainder of the pressing would go towards the next release. In theory, a never-ending stream of records for 60 bucks! People were gaga over this idea. Shares in the VC Co-Op sold out in minutes. At least one person had a full-blown meltdown on the message board over the fact that they had missed out on buying a share. Personally I had set an alarm but overslept and missed it by minutes. I was so pissed! There was all sorts of stuff around the voting process and making teams and narrowing down the list that I was not there for, but in the end, the first Co-Op release was The Falcon – God Don't Make No Trash, on a 10". As I recall, it did okay. There were some concerned murmurs as Virgil revealed that the record had cost slightly more than anticipated as 10"s cost more to manufacture, but they were reassured that it wouldn't affect the master plan and everything would be fine. The next release was The Jealous Sound – Kill Them with Kindness, on a double LP. A double LP, surprisingly, also cost more than anticipated, and sales were soft. Next up was A Wilhelm Scream – Mute Print, and a sort of complete discography for Gaslight Anthem side project This Charming Man, both relatively straightforward single LP releases. It should be noted that this all took fffooorrreeevvveeerrr. According to Discogs, the first (and only) 4 releases came out in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. In between each release, 200 people are milling about the message board waiting impatiently for any kind of update on what should theoretically not take 3 years. While this is happening, Virgil's operation is continuing to expand. He's hiring people and moving into bigger spaces, Suburban Home is putting out tons of music, and at some point there are too many plates spinning and things start taking a turn. He sells "VC for Life" memberships where for $1000 you get everything they release, forever. He takes preorders for Volume 2 of Under The Influence, with promised artists including The Gaslight Anthem and Minus the Bear, which never materializes. For most of VC's run, all his releases were pressed through Pirates Press as they were the only place that was doing all the splatters, hazes & splits that he utilized extensively, but at a certain point he switches to a domestic plant. Later the word from the rumor mill is that he was so in debt with Pirates Press that they wouldn't take new orders from him. Virgil starts blowing out inventory under the guise of clearing out space, doing big bundles of LPs and 7"s for dirt cheap. Labels who were distro-ing with VC start posting threads on the message boards that they've not been getting paid for months. Some of them get deleted, including a legendary one where Tre from Deathwish tells Virgil to answer his email and give him his money, in so many words. People start asking to sell back their shares in the co-op as it becomes clear that it's a sinking ship. While this is all happening, Virgil announces a mother freakin' craft beer tour. In early 2011, the bottom finally falls out and Virgil shutters Vinyl Collective, leaving tons of labels, bands and customers in the lurch. He liquidates everything through eBay and his own store, and disappears for a good while, although according to Discogs, Suburban Home put out a handful of releases between 2011 and 2015. The most valuable asset at that point was the message board, and he sold it(?!?) to ShopRadioCast and Academy Fight Song Records, another label that flamed out spectacularly pretty soon after. And now here we are! Virgil basically lost everything, but he pops up again every few years with an interview in some Colorado alt-weekly about his new business doing promotion for craft distilleries or whatever. He's an ideas guy! It's wild to think that there are people who are regulars here who have no idea about Virgil or Suburban Home. Personally, it was one of the first online communities I was a part of, and although I don't post as regularly anymore, it is comforting to have at least one familiar place that hasn't been swallowed whole by Facebook or Reddit. Long live VC!

Thanks for the heads up! I saw Girl Talk live in '07. The only memory I have of the show is a vague recollection of going up on stage. My friends and the Boston Police Department told me I had a great time.

He's why this place exists. It's not a good thing.

Bring MeMe

I know I'm in the minority by Danger Days > Black Parade. Overall for me: Bullets > 3 Cheers > Weapons > Danger Days > Black Parade > Anything Live

I believe ownership of this board went Virgil -> RJ crowder (TOYPAJ fiasco) -> $RC this forum has exclusively been owned by shitlord people/companies. It’s sad.

https://bsmrocks.com/collections/home-page/products/copy-of-laura-jane-grace-stay-alive-lp-cd interesting URL but this (at time of posting) is the euro listing for this. /200 mellow yellow /300 black

Not sure if this is an unpopular opinion, but See The Light and Sound The Alarm are two of my favorite releases of theirs.

Adrenaline

There will be 1000 copies and Simon said it'll cost around 80 pounds

From the last few years; Ana Burch, Jay Som, Hazel English, Yumi Zouma, Alvvays, Kero Kero Bonito, Shy Boys. Fred Thomas, Palehound, Tancred & White Reaper.

@AlexH. That was like a Reddit r/bestof submission. Well done. Appreciate the backstory. What a wild ride. Couldn’t imagine living it.

I mean...thats fine but he fucked over a LOT of people in a lot of different ways. There are worse things to be concerned about but it is nice to take 5 seconds to shit on this guy again. Especially on this board.

He’s like a dad who starts a new family every few years instead of going back to his original VC children that he already has and being the vinyl father we deserved when we were young kids in our late 20s.

Less Than Jake - Silver Linings (11 December 2020, Pure Noise Records) 01. The High Cost Of Low Living 02. Lie To Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6NllA8UyP0 03. Keep On Chasing 04. Anytime And Anywhere 05. The Test 06. Dear Me 07. Monkey Wrench Myself 08. King Of The Downside 09. Lost At Home 10. Move 11. Bill 12. So Much Less Links to buy: US: https://merchnow.com/catalogs/less-than-jake UK: https://www.purenoisestoreuk.com/ EU: https://purenoise.merchcowboy.com/?mc_cid=3bacc07509&mc_eid=bcc60d23c4 AU: https://24hundred.net/collections/less-than-jake Variants: 300 – PN 1 – Blood Red / Neon Yellow / Kelly Green Tri Stripe - https://merchnow.com/products/v2/318902/silver-linings SOLD OUT 600 – PN 2 – Neon Yellow & Neon Green Aside/bside w/ Heavy Red(ish) Splatter - https://merchnow.com/products/v2/318901/silver-linings SOLD OUT AU Store: https://24hundred.net/products/silver-linings-12-vinyl-neon-yellow-neon-green-aside-bside-w-heavy-red-splatter-preorder SOLD OUT 400 – US Indie Retail – Highlighter Yellow w/ Red(ish) & Neon Green Twist Bullmoose: https://www.bullmoose.com/p/34786184/less-than-jake-silver-linings-indie-exclusive 500 – UK / EU – Red(ish) & Highlighter Yellow Spinner w/ Black & Silver Splatter 1600 – Various – Half Black / Half Clear w/ Red(ish), Neon Yellow & Neon Green Splatter - https://merchnow.com/products/v2/318900/silver-linings Screen Printed Covers: Check Back in a few weeks.

https://benfrost.bandcamp.com/album/theory-of-machines Bandcamp Exclusive Limited Green Vinyl Edition First time pressed since 2012

Nope, no email or anything. Just showed up. Order page mentions tracking with that Shop app, but not sure if its on there or not. Someone posted theirs on Reddit today. https://www.reddit.com/r/deftones/comments/j3dod6/cassettes_signed_print_arrived_today/

For US, standard variant is available here. $24.50 shipped. https://stickfigure-mailorder.myshopify.com/search?q=chamberlain

Is this the "blast from the past" week? I totally forgot that I really love IATA. Instabuy.

Still got all 3 here https://24hundred.net/collections/less-than-jake

I've failed. It got down to single digits remaining and I couldn't resist any longer.

Arctic Rodeo have put up PO for some copies they're getting and an exclusive deluxe edition. http://freaksofalaska.com/store/en/

All links in the first post.

Hey Pure Noise, can we just nip it in the bud and get the least limited version with the screen printed/numbered/fold over cover NOW instead of in three weeks? Thanks.

https://twitter.com/deathbois/status/1311687594670010368 midnight EST tonight 👀 on bandcamp. last remaining copies of the first press, limited copies of all variants greetdeath.bandcamp.com

Two more exclusives from Newbury Comics. https://www.newburycomics.com/products/bring_me_the_horizon-sempiternal_exclusive_lp https://www.newburycomics.com/products/bring_me_the_horizon-suicide_season_exclusive_lp?variant=32839335379049

That's the one, but the $25 isn't right.

Thanks @mitchard ordered the green from dicogs. I know, clear is hard to get and expensive, I'm willing to pay a good price so if anyone has one for sale hit me up! P.S. I saw the one on feebay, but $650 is too much....

IMHO, SNW is their no.1. Hahah.

I listening to the whole thing on vinyl yesterday after streaming it a bunch of times. It sounded even better on my speakers vs. headphones. That listening experience basically erased every quibble I had and probably cemented Ohms as my second favorite Deftones album. I threw on Gore right afterwards and realized how disjointed and awkward that album is, not to mention the production, which was fatiguing and made it even tougher to get through. I revisited KNY in the past week as well and still love it, but I think Ohms edges it out just a bit. I need to tackle SNW again, that's the one I overlook the most.

Finally! It will be interesting to see how many and for what price...

Woo! Sadly I can't purchase this time around, but WOO nonetheless

new Skaphe LP and other things https://mystiskaoseu.bigcartel.com/category/merchandise

Perfectly succinct and literally tells the entire story. The rest is just scenery.

Thanks for the write up! I joined VC in December 2011 right when I got my first turntable so I missed out on the early drama.

Oh, man...the Tre DW vs. Virgil thing was epic. At that time, if I recall correctly, Virgil was essentially hands-off from the boards so all those posts/threads didn't get deleted.

Still such a great album. I'm ready for some new Kenny

Orange 9mm - Tragic LP -> PRE-ORDER We are VERY happy to announce the 25th anniversary re-issue of Orange 9mm´s 2nd full length album TRAGIC. FIRST TIME EVER ON VINYL! Total first pressing of 1.000. This is a pre-order. This item will ship around January, 2021. Your order will be dispatched when the item with the latest release date is available. Final products might slightly differ from mock ups. Colors: Orange w/blue marble - LTD. to 250 Clear - LTD. to 150 (TSR label shop exclusive ) Purple w/black marble - LTD. to 200 (TSR label shop exclusive ) Red Transparent - LTD. to 250 (retail exclusive ) Clear w/red transparent & blue marble - LTD. to 150 (TSR label shop exclusive ) - LP on heavy 180 gram vinyl - new artwork by onetricpony - heavy 12" 2-sided insert https://thirtysomethingrecords.bigcartel.com/product/orange-9mm-tragic-lp-bundle-pre-order https://thirtysomethingrecords.bigcartel.com/product/orange-9mm-tragic-lp-pre-order

People will probably be salty until he pays them what he owes them. So it'll probably be forever.

I celebrate his entire catalog!

The Human Abstract

They’ll go up midnight EST Friday.

The new video for Reminders is ADORABLE https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=sKHawjBPaxU

At this point...how many years now? 5? 10?...it's just funny how many people are still salty about Virgil. Every time I see a post or some "life updated" about/by him...I'm all "cool"...and move on. I have bigger & worse things to worry & be concerned about. But that's just me.

Wow: https://soave.bandcamp.com/album/from-ajanta-to-lhasa

Virgil had been running around Denver for years as a con man with his get rich schemes. Dude makes me sick everytime I see him somewhere

Today we found out that the COVID-19 pandemic was a hoax perpetrated by Relapse Records and the band Nothing to delay the world so that they can come up with 52,000 variant names of the Great Dismal. Note: Please do not take this as a truth...