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AS OF APRIL 10, 2008 THE OLD MYSPACE PROFILE IS NO LONGER BEING USED. YOU ARE AT THE NEW ONE.

We have finally set up a facebook page. enjoy .
JUNE 1, 2010 - ALL FURTHER NEWS AND UPDATES CAN BE FOUND DIRECTLY ON THE LABEL WEBPAGE .

MAY 2010.... The diePods have been nominated for best band in the Newport Mercury. The ballot is on page A8 .

75orLess has re-released Mustache Ride 's 2006 full length disc "20,000 Leagues Under the Scene". Recorded in 2005 at Satellite Studios w/ Emerson Torrey Sr and originally released in 2006 on Red Tide Records. Influences include Jawbreaker, Lagwagon, Decendents, and Against Me. You can download the tracks Blood in the Water and Show Me the Way To Go Home and order a copy over at the label website .
New Bedford's Nature/Nurture have released EP002. Now expanded from a trio to a quartet, the shorter, noisier sound of EP001 has given way to longer, more nuanced songs with softer dynamics and a few keyboards added to the familiar wall of distorted guitars, bass, and drums. The entire mess was mixed and mastered into shape by Brian Cass of Overclock, Inc. Six songs in total, only 100 copies were made and are available at the label webpage .
Mark Cutler's "Red" has offically been released. This will be limited to 225 numbered, silkscreened copies and is available over at the 75orLess label webpage . You will also find two tracks recorded live at the 75orLess house in June 2009 for exclusive free download.
The first review of Red can be found over at the Mad Archivists Club .
The Providence Phoenix has a feature story on Mark Cutler's Red .

Culture Vulture Time covers Mark Cutler's Red .

The Providence Examiner interviews Chris from The Blood Moons .

APRIL 2010.... Free 75orLess download of the week, Coma Coma covering Sparklehorse's "Happy Man" live at The Common Pub.

It's Music Awards time here in Rhode Island.

The Motif Magazine 2010 Music Awards have been announced. 75orLess has eight artists nominated: Suicide Bill and the Liquors, Cliffs & Bangers, Mark Cutler, Missa (TJM), The Jesse Minute, Chris Evil (The Blood Moons), The diePods, and Six Star General. You can vote by going to this page and clicking anywhere on the ballot page.
The Providence Phoenix Music Poll has also been announced. The 75orLess music label has six artists nominated for awards this year. If you vote, keep an eye out for the following bands: Coma Coma, The diePods, Mark Cutler, Ben Pilgrim, The Jesse Minute, and Six Star General. You can vote here .

MARCH 2010..... 75orLess Night Friday March 26 at Billy Goodes in Newport with The Blood Moons & Six Star General 9pm. Free. 21+.
This Saturday March 27 at the Black Watch Pub in New Bedford, Chris Evil & the Taints, Mike Mountain Band, Six Star General and many other bands. Only $5, music starts at 2pm.
75orLess Night Saturday March 20 at Houlihan's Tavern in East Providence with The Blood Moons, Six Star General and Broadcaster 9pm. Free. 21+.
Tuesday March 8, Six Star General will be playing a 40 minute live set on Cambridge's WMBR 88.1 FM Pipeline show at 9pm. Listen to the archived set here .
Power Pop Review lists their Top 100 Albums of the year, among them Minky Starshine's Unidentified Hit Record .

Also, Friday March 12 at Billy Goode's in Newport, The diePods and Six Star General. 9:30pm.
For the third consecutive year, the 75orLess music review site has been nominated by the Phoenix for Providence's Best Blog . Click on the link to vote.
The March issue of Boston's The Noise has a review of The Jesse Minute's Do or Die .
Two 75orLess Live Showcases in March

Saturday March 6 at The 201 in Providence with Six Star General, The Jesse Minute, Girl Haggard, Bad MF 9pm.
Saturday March 20 at Houlihan's Tavern in East Providence with The Blood Moons, Six Star General and Broadcaster 9pm. Free.

FEB 2010.... You can now find current news in the left column on the 75orless label webpage .
JAN 2010..... This weeks Providence Phoenix has a feature on Sharks Come Cruisin .

IT'S THE END OF 2009. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED THE LABEL, THE BANDS, & WENT TO LIVE SHOWS!!

DEC Backwash - What You Don't Understand About Backwash is now out. This release collects fifteen tracks recorded from 1991-1993. Backwash formed from the ashes of Collision Service and Two Guys And Another Guy in 1988. The band recorded a 7" record in 1991 as well as their only album, the 6-song Approaching Joe's Mangos, which was released in 1993. The band broke up in 1994 when bassist George Sullivan left the band. The other three members - Jack McKenna, Jon Jones, and Pete Burr - added a new bass player soon after and formed Mother Jefferson. The members continue to be active in various Providence-based musical projects. 15 tracks never before on compact disc and all digitall remastered, only $8.00 postpaid. You can download the track Dixie or pick up a copy over at the label webstore ........ Mytty Archer's "if I had a shovel" has been released. This is debut album of Jen Turrell's new band recorded over a 5 year period spanning 2 pregnancies and a number of appearances on albums with other hot rocking indie combos ( Boyracer , Cheap Red , Possum Moods etc). At first, we all thought it sounded like the Breeders. We have since been told it sounds like "Boyracer with a chick singer". More pronouced, raw and raucous than Jen's solo material the songs are thick with emotion and dynamic. The band also includes Annah Winfield, (ex- Rabbit In Red ), on bass and Stewart Anderson, ( Boyracer , etc) on drums. Split cd release with 555 Recordings . Listen the track " The Life You Wanna Live " ...... This link has a recent Daytrotter session from Kaiser Cartel . You can still pick up their Live From BreakThrough Radio EP (75OL-019) over at the label webpage ...... Back in October, Hamin Reed stopped by the 75orLess house to record the song "Phantom in the Sky" at the 75orLess house. You can download the track Phantom in the Sky from our website....... The Providence Phoenix releases its' Top Ten albums of 2009 . The diePods and Six Star General made the cut........ The December issue of Motif Magazine has reviews of both the new Blood Moons and Six Star General albums. This week's Providence Phoenix has a feature on "Take Your Teeth Out" , the new album by Six Star General........ 75orLess Night at Houlihan's in East Providence. CD RELEASE SHOW FOR SIX STAR GENERAL'S "TAKE YOUR TEETH OUT", also playing COMA COMA & THE JESSE MINUTE. 21+. FREE...... Six Star General has released "Take Your Teeth Out", their fifth album of all new material and seventh album overall. Recorded over two days in November with Scott Rancourt (The Masons, The diePods) at Summing Point Studios in Newport. Eleven tracks, including one instrumental and a cover of Cat Power's "Metal Heart". Influences include The Minutemen, Naked Raygun and Dinosaur Jr. Limited to 100 silkscreened copies on brown jackets. You can download the track Paint Throw ....... Now available, a free twenty track digital download sampler from various 2009 75orLess label releases. download it here .

This week's Providence Phoenix has a feature on Cliffs & Bangers . You can catch them this Saturday night at The 201 in Providence as part of the 75orLess Live Showcase cd release for The Blood Moons along with The Uncomfortables (ex-Pajama Slave Dancers) and Six Star General. 21+ and only $5.00 cover....... The Spectacular Fantastic "Avalanche Lane" has been released. Blasting through 10 songs in under 20 minutes, Cincinnati's The Spectacular Fantastic return from the outer edge of obscurity to bring listeners another hefty dose of twangy power pop goodness. In this rapid fire assult of sugar coated ear candy, Mike Detmer takes listeners on a whirlwind journey exploring lost love, sunshine daydreams, and all points in between. Returning to his roots, this album finds Detmer striking a delicate balance between down-home acoustic romps and fuzzed out pop psychedelia. Distributed online by Cincinnati's Ionik Recordings , you can download the track I try and I try ...... Two Guys and Another Guy "Live" has been released. Rhode Island's legendary punk band "Two Guys and Another Guy". Produced by Stumpy and Rockin' Rob George. Melodic riffs from guitar legend Jon Jones demonstrate his miraculous and long awaited return to form. With these songs, the band continues to build on their historic sound - they have been compared to the Replacements and Husker Du. Sixteen tracks in all. You can download the track No One Can Forget... .
NOVEMBER.... you have a couple options to see 75orLess label bands. Minky Starshine, Backwash, Dopey Lopes and That'll Learn Ya! are playing at the Ocean Mist and The diePods, Coma Coma and Six Star General are at The Common Pub in Bristol........ Two Guys and Another Guy will be appearing live on WHJY this Sunday at midnight. You can listen to it here ........ The Blood Moons twelve song debut is now out! Hailing from New Bedford, MA, the Blood Moons combine garage rock, country, power pop and more for your listening pleasure. This is limited to 225 silkscreened copies with orange print on black jackets and the label is limited to 25 copies. You can download the track Dead and Gone ...... Baylies Band "Fort Thunder Flashback" has been released. Fort Thunder Flashback gets away from the band's math and krautrock influences and back to it's noise and experimental roots, a mix of instrumental improv with sound collages and noise. Previous releases have been described as "screeching down the track like a broken locomotive with their ugly riffs and diseased vocals, kind of like if Lemmy and Leslie West had gotten together and taken some really bad shit. Genius sound deconstruction, a reckless train of musical styles with flayed and reverb guitar noise, plunging off a cliff into a pit of explosives." Featuring members of Temple Of Bon Matin and humans who have played with Arthur Doyle, members of the Stooges, Acid Mothers Temple, and Sun Ra. Limited to 225 silkscreened copies on brown jackets........ Mike Mountain's self titled EP has officially been released. New Bedford-based Mike Mountain is a five piece post-everything rock n' roll band with a blend of different rock styles and very abstract lyricism. Included in the six recorded tracks are unique and time sensitive descriptions of current events and moods that are captured with sounds and words. To get the most out of your Mike Mountain experience, pay very close attention and listen repeatedly until you can no longer tolerate the songs (if you ever could). Thank you for being a dedicated explorer of the musical pulse of the underworld. Influences include Mars, DNA, Landed, Faust, The Fall, Pil, Captain Beefheart, and the Jesus Lizard. Limited to 150 silkscreened copies, you can download the track Social Climber ...... Six Star General - Do You Want Them to Dance, Then They Will Remember You...Live is now out. Their first live album has twenty six tracks recorded over the course of five shows throughout late 2008 and the spring of 2009. After multiple mixing delays and a successful four month battle for control of the original masters, Scott Rancourt from Summing Point studios stepped in to sort out the recordings and complete the project. Limited to 150 silkscreened copies and only $7.00 postpaid. You can download the tracks Sampson's Cousin and Dicky Dow .
OCTOBER 2009 ...... The diePods self titled cd is now available. Five bastard children of sasquatch and the chupicabra, spawned while hurdling through space in the crater of an asteroid filled with ultrasonic punk sludge, formed a band and settled in Newport... 'cuz the clams are good there. Twelve tracks in all, you can download the track The Suit and purchase a copy of the cd from the label webpage ...... Sharks Come Cruisin’ - The Bonnie Ship The Diamond / John Kanaka digital download and limited edition cassette single is now available. Two songs from their Providence Piers Sessions, recently recorded by Daryl Rabidoux at Strangeways Studios in the band’s hometown of Providence, RI. These are available for digital download, as well as a limited edition cassette single, complete with handsome packaging designed and assembled by the band. Go to the Sharks Come Cruisin’ webpage to download or purchase . ...... The October 26th issue of the Providence Phoenix has a feature on The diePods . Their self titled cd release show is this Friday at the 75orLess Live Showcase at the Blackstone with the return of von Doom, The Propellers and Six Star General. Cheap beers, fun night, bring a date....... Hula Hoop - Ghost Of Last Summer 12" Vinyl LP has been released. Hula Hoop where spawned from the same Ohio River water as Rodan, Palace Bros, Evergreen, King Kong and other Louisville contemporaries, but with a decidedly less obvious rock-ist stance due to their combined influences. This album contains twelve songs written & recorded with the powerhouse trio of Eric Stoess ( Hula Boy ), Chuck Geisler and Stephen "Monkey Boy" Jones. A stellar collection of tasty Americana pop morsels mined from the musical coal of Echo & the Bunnymen, New Zealand pop/rock, Television, & The Fall. Beautiful letter-pressed cover by Hound Dog Press . Edition of 150 copies split between 75orLess and 555 Records . All Vinyl LP's also contains free download code. Only $12.00 plus shipping. Purchase over at the label website ...... Motif Magazine September 2009 Issue - 75orLess Records is headlined by flagship band Six Star General, who pump up the volume in an 80's indie guitar swing manner that recalls bands like The Minutemen, early Dinosaur Jr., and Black Flag. Six Star General hit heavy, kicking up a tsunami of guitar over Watt-like rolling bass lines that tend to blow the air out of the room. I don't know which label mates will be coming along for the ride for this show but with 75orLess's ever expanding roster of talent, it's a safe bet that it will be worth getting there early. Prolific at discovering and putting out records by local bands, the label's deep Rhode Island roster is starting to resemble a version of Greg Ginn's legendary SST Records in the late 80's.
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Why 75orLess? It's a reasonable question. The idea was born during our daily music chats, while discussing reviews we'd read. There was only one thing we consistently agreed on: they were too long. It seemed the point of how the music sounded and whether or not it was good was lost in an overlong mess of lyric quotes, personal accounts and a seemingly desperate attempt to fulfill a word count. Eventually someone said, "It's gotten to the point where if you can't say it in 75 words or less, you should shut the eff up". Within a week, 75orless.com was born. The best part about our limit is its reversal of typical music reviews. We limit the amount of words we use, and are not required to reach a number.
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Please include some info with your submission, it doesn't have to be fancy. We just need some sort of starting point like, "This album sounds like heavy metal mixed with Brazilian pop music." Giving us a description of your music greatly increases your chances of getting reviewed. We receive over 100 submissions per month. We only review 25 per month. We are sorry to report we cannot review all submissions. We are a very small operation and our staff is completely volunteer. If your music is great, we will let our readers know. It doesn't matter to us if you are on a major label or you recorded it in your basement. On the flip side of that, if you are too sensitive to handle an unfavorable review, please refrain from submitting. We try to give positive reviews but sometimes can't help ourselves. You do not have to email us to ask us if it's ok to submit music. Please follow up your submissions by emailing us at info(at)75orless(dot)com. Do NOT use myspace for submission follow-ups. The review website and this myspace page are maintained by different people.
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Some of the compliments we have received
Dolphin Music 2008 Top 100 Music Related Blogs (number 82)
2004 Best Music Weblog "Bloggie" nominee
Providence Phoenix Nominee Best Blog 2008
Providence Phoenix Nominee Best Blog 2009
Providence Phoenix Nominee Best Blog 2010
Time Magazine's Fifteen Great Sites for Musicians and Fans (April 2003)
Yahoo! Pick of The Day
Yahoo! Best of 2002
USA Today's Hot Sites
and thank you, Shift Magazine. It's a real shame you went bankrupt.