Frontierland (new releases / what is afoot)

The Firebird Band
"The Drive" EP
CD HED-101

5 New Songs
Willie Heath Neal
& His Cowboy Killers

"S/T"
CD HED-102

Sparechange00
"Fifty Thousand Moments" EP
CD GRL-015

5 New Songs

The band's music is fast, loud and punchy garage rock, with raw punk guitar riffs. The catchy, pop-structured songs reflect the guys' love of punk pioneers The Ramones, and contain echoes of Green Day.
                - The Canton Repository

Beerzone
"Strangle All The Boybands"
CD CY-119
on Cyclone Records


Spider Virus
"Radio Invaders"
CD OTR-615
on Offtime Records

Rydell
"Per Ardua Ad Astra" CD HED-089

It's quite apparent that Rydell has a unique sound. They combine elements of the likes of the Get Up Kids, Cap n' Jazz and Christie Front Drive, but add thier own originality.

-4emo

Kevin Seconds
"Heaven's Near Wherever You Are" CD HED-08

If it's heartfelt homespun music you want, look no further than the living room of Kevin Seconds in Sacramento, CA

-CMJ

The X-Impossibles
"White Knuckle Ride"
CD HED-096


Like a Demolition Derby with souped-up junk cars sponsored by The Stooges, MC5 & The New York Dolls, The X-Impossibles deliver the goods with a hot dog and a smile.

-CMJ

Forever Goldrush
"Halo In My Backpack"
CD HED-090

Roughhewn and impassioned, Forever Goldrush moves along an indefinable path through hardscrabble rock n' roll, into essences of country, folk and blues. Drawing from tradition, they defy convention, emitting a rare maturity and refined sense of poetry embellished through a smattering of rowdy rock, melancholy twang and indelible melodies.

Please Lou Ford
"Alan Freed's Radio"
CD HED-093

If "music writing" is indeed an another name for "collected analogies", Lou Ford is the Gram Parsons on Lou Reed's stereo, and the Procol Harum that John Lennon might crank in his kaleidoscope Rolls Royce were he alive today. Alan Freed's Radio echoes with the band's straightforward Workingman's Pop, bouncing between loading docks, smoky bars and front porches, as well as the band's workstation itself-the stage.

The Firebird Band
"Setting Sun and its Satellites "
LP/CD HED-094

first pressing of LP on Fire Red Vinyl

Beginning as a side project, the Firebird Band has now developed into a fully functional act featuring Chris Broach of Braid and Andy Howthorne of Pilots in Hiatus. With credentials such as these, it's no surprise that the Firebird Band excels in creating subtle melodies out of kinetic, awkward time schemes and emotive vocals.

-Jersey Beat

Mary Dolan
"Long Way From Home"
CD EAR-026

Mary's got a great voice-deep and impassioned, with shades of Melissa Etherige and Ani DiFranco.

-Tail Spins

 

Hertzsprung Gap
"Peninsulas You Thought Were Islands"
CD TMC-008



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Silo The Huskie
"S/T"
CD HED-092


Columbus, OH outfit bringing their driving brand of rock on the Midwest Americana tip. Strong melodies and lyrical content run throughout these 12 songs, drawing comparisons to everything from Neil Young and the Jayhawks, to Pond and Built to Spill.

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Daddy's Hands
"Tutankhamun"
CD HED-091


"Cabaret Noir, spy flic guitars & junkyard percussion from Dadaist art terrorist's"

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Sparechange00
"...at first sight"
CD GRL-014


The perfect amalgamation of pop-punk bliss and pissed off, angst ridden snarl. This Canton, OH trio draws comparisons to everyone from The Ataris to Good Riddance. Screw comparisonsthese guys write great songs.

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Sit n' Spin
"Enjoy The Ride"
CD HED-087

Four chicks from NYC playing good ol' fashioned garage rock with a knee slappin' pop twang. How many of you kids like to shuck corn???

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Speedbuggy USA
"Cowboys & Aliens"
CD HED-088


So Cal's Speedbuggy USA might just represent the next evolution in punk rock. Their stellar sound, which mixes high energy punk with rockabilly with classic country (think George Jones and Johnny Cash), is too unique to be categorized, yet too good to be ignored.

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The Verna Cannon
"Movie Star Faces"
CD HED-085

"If you prefer music that seduces rather than pummels, seek out The Verna Cannon. This excellent Columbia quartet spins hypnotic gems brimming with gorgeous subtleties and fertile imagery. Tunes move with tailored grace, from low-key moody numbers nudged by acoustic guitars and violin to more upbeat rock."

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Pornstar:
Hell Bent For Pleasure

Various Artists
CD GRL-013

Cargo/Grilled Cheese Records and Porn Star Clothing are proud to bring today's youth a sexy, sizzling batch of punk rock goodness. 23 naughty young bands and one princess of porn have teemed up to bang out Hell Bent For Pleasure. A real ear-spanking.