New PopKid Release Coming Soon: Chestnut Road LPII Full Length On Vinyl

It is with great excitement that I can finally say that PopKid Records will officially, 100% be back in action in just a few weeks time.  We haven't put out a new record in 10 years, but when the chance to be involved in this album came up, we knew now was the time to get back in the game.  An extra added bonus is that this will be the first PopKid Records full length album that we're releasing on vinyl!

Chestnut Road has been one of our favorite current bands here at PopKid HQ.  Ever since they burst on the scene with their 1990's UK punk rock leaning sound (though they're from France) we've been buying every record of theirs that we could.  If you enjoy bands like Broccoli, Hooton 3 Car, Leatherface or other melodic punk bands of that ilk, I think you're really going to dig these guys.

We've put up 1 song from the record up on our Bandcamp page at https://popkid.bandcamp.com/album/lp-ii, we truly hope you enjoy.  We're not going to do a preorder on this album (in general we think preorders stink), but as soon as we have these records in hand, they will be for sale.  We're hopeful it'll just be a few more weeks.

PopKid will be releasing this in North America, Brassneck Records will be releasing it in Europe and Snuffy Smiles will be releasing it in Japan.  Thanks so much to Scott from Brassneck and Yoichi from Snuffy Smiles for letting us be a part of this record.  By the way, having bought Snuffy Smiles records for about 20 years now, it's such a head trip to see the PopKid logo alongside of theirs on the back of this record:

Crazy!  More info coming soon!

Cyber Monday Bandcamp MP3 Discount-a-palooza

For today only, you can download the entire PopKid records digital discography from Bandcamp for 70% off the usual price.  So for $21.60 you can download NINE full length albums and a bunch of 7" singles as well.

This price is only good for today, so have at it.

just go to https://popkid.bandcamp.com and click on any release.  You will then see an option to download the entire PopKid discography.

Enjoy!

Black Friday Week Sale & A Bit Of News

Hey there, long time no talk.  We apologize for the lack of regular updates, but as it turns out when you're an old label like us that doesn't crank out much in the way of new releases, there's not a lot of updating to do.  Rest assured that we are still here, filling orders for back catalog and spending money that could go into pressing records on buying toys to take pictures of on Instagram...

To start, in celebration of the smell of commerce in the morning (and to make some extra room at PopKid HQ for some incoming boxes that we'll talk about in a minute) we're having a big Black Friday sale all week long.  Though probably not the most punk rock thing in the world, I've (Tim) always loved Black Friday.  There's something about the chaos, the firing up of Christmas music and the general proximity to my birthday that's always been fun.  So we're going to celebrate it this year as well.

Until Sunday 11/29/2015 ALL regular priced PopKid back catalog records are HALF PRICE.  We're talking $2 7"s and $4.50 CDs.  Shipping is still the standard flat $4 for however much you buy (shipped int he US) and we implore you: GET THIS STUFF OUT OF HERE.

PopKid.limitedrun.com

We need to make room for 2016 and the 100% going forward, no BS, no more delays, launch of a new PopKid record.  We've said it's coming before, but honestly, it's actually happening this time.  It's a co-release with some other wonderful labels.  It's a full length LP on vinyl by one of my absolute favorite current bands.  It's already recorded, mixed and mastered.  The test pressings are done and this should be fired up at the pressing plant very soon.  Now with the delays pressing plant's have these days, it's still going to be a few more months, but mark my words and watch this space.

Lastly, thanks to whoever made this Black Friday logo I found online.  I thought of the idea and then searched to see if anyone else had already made it.  Sure enough, there it was.  If it's yours and you want credit or demand we remove it just let me know at timpopkid[at]gmail[dot]com.

More updates coming soon!

Unreleased Playground Album & PopKid's Rise From The Ashes

Welcome to 2015 everyone.  It has been an incredibly long time since we've updated this poor little website, but rest assured we are still here, filling orders for back catalog records and planning world domination.

First up is that our friends from Davis, CA have unleashed their long lost full length album into the world.  You may remember Playground from PKD001, the If You Were Me 7".  It's the record that started it all for PopKid.  Playground was also meant to be one of the first bands to release a full length for PopKid in 1996.  No Angel was recorded and ready to go, but the band split and the record just disappeared.

It's a crime, because this album is so completely phenomenal.  If you are even remotely into Jawbreaker influenced melodic punk rock, this record is essential.  The sounds of the 90's are experiencing something of a renaissance these days, but No Angel isn't a throw back.  It's an authentic piece of 1996 finally available to hear.

Playground has put this up on Bandcamp as a pay what you want download.  We strongly urge you to check it out.  In a perfect world, we would love to have this released on vinyl as well.  If the demand is there or if any other labels want to step up and co-release it, maybe that's something that can happen.

In other, slightly more cryptic news, unless something changes PopKid records will officially be back this year.  We are planning to release a full length vinyl record from one of our very favorite current bands.  It's a co-release with some other tremendous record labels and we cannot wait to tell you more about it.  PopKid records is 21 years old in 2015.  We feel old, but we're getting back in the game!

Playground - No Angel:
http://playgroundca.bandcamp.com/album/no-angel

Not Dead Yet

Things have been a little quiet here at PopKid HQ for the last few months, and for that I apologize.  We're biding our time, raising our money and have some fun things planned.

At some point in the next couple of months we will be have another digital only release.  It will be a 3 way split between Porcelain Boys, Horace Goes Skiing & Beezewax - Live on WFMU.  back in the 90's all 3 bands stopped in at WFMU and proceeded to make with the rock and roll.  We've had DATs of all 3 performances hanging out here at HQ for far too long.

We also have a Chester Copperpot vinyl release that again has been brewing for far too long.  We've nearly saved up enough money for that, but we need just a bit more.

Which brings me to...PopKid Spring Cleaning Savings!

I get it, people don't really care about CDs like they used to.  Here at PopKid records we still have a lot of CDs left, so we've made a cheapo bundle of everything that's left in print.  Buy it, get these CDs out of here and help us bring in some new vinyl.

Here's what you get:
Beat Crusaders - All you Can Eat
Beezewax - South Of Boredom
Chester Copperpot - The Kings Of Kirby
Crushstory - A+ Electric
Kenneth Ishak - Northern Exposure
Jettison - Search For The Gun Girl
***And the first 2 people that order will get as a bonus the last 2 copies of the Porcelain Boys CD Away Awhile that we have left - Limited to TWO COPIES LEFT***

How much would you pay for this bundle? Well the retail price of a set like this using 1990's major label pricing could exceed $113.88.  However, nothing about that sentence applies here. You get everything for $25 - About 4 bucks a CD.

Sale will go on through the holiday weekend next week, ending on Tuesday, May 28th. or until we run out of any of the CDs.  I think we're lowest on Beezewax & Kenneth Ishak, but still have at least 10 of each.

Buy Here: PopKid.limitedrun.com

So, please buy some CDs.  You can probably play them in your car, so there's that. At the end of the day these are some records that we love and we're really proud that they came out on PopKid. You can check everything out on our Bandcamp page before you buy, but have a listen, pick up some new tunes and put us a bit closer to being able to put out some new vinyl.

Thanks!

New Release: Keepsake - Undertow 7"

In an ideal world, this post would actually be touting the release of a new piece of PopKid vinyl.  For the time being this single won't be pressed on vinyl, but we've kept these songs a secret from the world for far too long.

This was meant to be a 7" that was going to be released around 1997-1998, though even by then this amazing band had called it a day.  Keepsake was based out of New Jersey, was only around for a brief moment, but managed to crank out 3 truly incredible songs.  Longing for the days when guitar bands were more like Mega City Four, Senseless Things or the Doughboys? This single is for you.

For the time being, you can go to our Bandcamp page and download MP3s, FLAC files or whatever format you like of this record.  It's $2.  If there is an overwhelming demand or if we sell hundreds of these downloads, we will absolutely look into a proper vinyl pressing at some point.  But for now, we just want to share some songs that we love with the rest of the pop kids out there. Thanks & Enjoy!

http://popkid.bandcamp.com/album/keepsake-undertow-7-2

New PopKid Release Coming Next Week

It's the first new release on PopKid in almost 10 years!  Granted, we wish it could be a new slab of vinyl, but we've got plans for that soon.  Next week, for the first time ever, you will be able to get MP3s on Bandcamp for the long lost, never released Keepsake - Undertow 7". PKD008.  We'll spin more tales about this record next week, but just wanted to alert everyone.

Thanks for reading!