thischarmingham Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 You call it Spam...we call it...well something else that sounds nicer. This is the update I just sent out ot the email list. For those of you who aren't subscribed this is what's shaking at the store and the label. There's other stuff I didn't mention like new Ringers records a Sirens 10" or 12"...not sure yet...that collects the two seven inches and another track or two and some other stuff I can't even remember right now. Anyway this is the official update. Hey Everyone, As we roll in to summer I'll try to keep these updates coming steadily. There's a bunch of cool stuff going on so let's get in to it 1-2-3-4 Go! and Manifesto voted Best New Businesses by the East Bay Express! East Bay Express (A weekly out here) just voted the store and Manifesto Bikes as the two best new businesses in the East Bay. I swear I didn't bribe a soul! It's a pretty cool honor and I've already noticed new people coming in with copies of the EBE tucked under an arm. This is what they had to say in the paper "Oakland's recent artistic revival has been reanimating quite a few formerly seedy neighborhoods lately. Notably, this stretch of 40th Street between Telegraph and MacArthur — formerly home to a few shuttered light industrial spaces — has welcomed two distinctly cool shops. 1-2-3-4 Go!!! is both a record label and a record store specializing in punk/hardcore and classic country records (limited CDs available). While the space is small and the stock necessarily limited, Stevo's discriminating taste ensures that everything in his shop is a worthwhile addition to your record collection. Right next door, Manifesto is the hippest little bike shop in town. Not only does it specialize in reasonably priced, high-quality single-speed bikes that are both perfect for the urban cyclist and incredibly hip, but it also has a selection of artfully restored, road-worthy steel-framed bikes for the everyday rider. Plus, with an on-premises art gallery, a selection of locally made bicycle-related crafts, and a casual Sunday morning "Bike Church" (free coffee, bike wrenching, gospel music, and hang-time with the two owners), Manifesto makes your bike into something so much more than just a way to get around." If for some reason you made it on to this email list and you haven't been by either shop yet...come on in! Manifesto is now open 7 days a week (opens late in the afternoon on week days). Git Some (Ex-Planes Mistaken For Stars) full length coming out on 1-2-3-4 Go! Records in August. Now that the store has been open for a few months we're back in the swing of things with the label starting with a full length for Denver Colorado's Git Some. The record is called "Cosmic Rock" and if you're a fan of Black Flag, Jesus Lizard, Drive Like Jehu, Rock and Roll and getting high you should be stoked. This is going to be available on CD and LP (with a one time use coupon for high quality MP3's of the entire album!). The LP will be on Red vinyl and comes in a full color gatefold sleeve. Check out the following MP3's Time Bomb ( http://www.1234gorecords.com/mp3/gitsometimebomb.mp3 ) Impending Zombie Apocalypse ( http://www.1234gorecords.com/mp3/gitsomeimpending.mp3 ) If you like what you hear you can pre-order the record at the following links... The CD ( http://www.1234gorecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=525 ) The LP ( http://www.1234gorecords.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=524 ) Git Some will be on tour from the time the record comes out in August in the US until they hit Europe for 6 weeks in the fall! Check their myspace for updated tour dates as they come in over her http://www.myspace.com/fuckengitsome Snuggle / No High Fives To Bullshit split 7" coming out on 1-2-3-4 Go! Records in late summer. It's a sad state of affairs when an East Bay label has to import East Bay style pop punk from out of the state. Thankfully there are a lot of bands out there carrying the torch. Snuggle from Seattle (http://www.myspace.com/snugglenotagbacks) are one of my favorites. They play what is probably best described as heartfelt gritty pop punk that isn't all high fives and good times. I don't know about you but all that positivity can be a little grating haha. I like a band that can play both sides of the field. A band that can talk about how life can be amazing and endlessly worth living and at the same time can make you wonder what the point of it all is and leave you confused about what you should be doing with yourself. The two songs that will appear on this 7" are from the first recording session they did for their forthcoming LP on 1-2-3-4 Go!. That session is being scrapped barring this release and they're headed back in to the studio in the next month or so to re-record everything. No High Fives To Bullshit are from Colorado and where Snuggle might swing a little towards Crimpshrine or Fifteen, they swing a little more towards early Jawbreaker. It actually reminded me of the sort of thing you'd find on the ETC compilation. They don't have a myspace or a website but I'll be putting MP3's on the website as we get closer to being able to take pre-orders. I don't have cover art in hand at the moment so I'm a little hesitant to give an exact date for release but I'm shooting for late August or early September. Webstore updates.... I'm working on getting all the new stock that's in the store up online but man it takes forever. I went from having a couple hundred items in the distro to a couple thousand plus in the store pretty quickly. It's definitely an undertaking. If you're in the bay area, new stock arrives in the store every week so if you don't see something on the website it doesn't mean that it isn't in the store. Also for things like the new Jay Reatard single it sold out so fast I didn't even have the chance to get it on the site. Also a lot of people ask how often new Used records come in. Lately it seems like every day. We're stuffed to the gills with Used LPs, 7's and CD's right now so get down here before it gets all picked through! I do believe that's pretty much it at the moment. Thanks for reading and we look forward to seeing you in the store/in our in box. Stevo @ 1-2-3-4 Go! Records www.1234gorecords.com 419 40th Street Oakland, CA 94609 Open Every Day Noon to 7pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 got this the other day and checked out Snuggle, pretty good stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted June 29, 2008 Share Posted June 29, 2008 what ever happened to that sketchy dude you think robbed you? get your shit back, cops catch anyone? or are you just fucked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thischarmingham Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 No shit returned. No dude ever caught. Not fucked. Insurance ended up paying out which was crucial and my landlord went in half with me on the security gate. When all was said and done I probably ended up a little ahead of the game. Oh and my insurance didn't go up at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benchwarmer Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 that's a bonus! never got a chance to get one of those shirts, hopefully you'll still have some when I actually have some dough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aarondanger Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Eric is stoked on ringers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclz Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 i want the big rig lp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryantheterrible Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 can't wait for snuggle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thischarmingham Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 Little tiny update...Henderson is doing the art for the Snuggle split. Super stoked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrc Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 No shit returned. No dude ever caught. Not fucked. Insurance ended up paying out which was crucial and my landlord went in half with me on the security gate. When all was said and done I probably ended up a little ahead of the game. Oh and my insurance didn't go up at all. sucks no one was caught, but do the cops ever catch anyone? Glad everything worked out for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 i'm interesting on git some.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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