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September 28th 2009

Rack & Ruin have always liked to support their artists, and so we are pleased to announce that fresh after Chad Golda's debut solo album, comes Chad Golda's book of poetry. This self published book contains one hundred and five poems, written by Mr. Golda. All books are hand numbered, and signed by the author. You can pick up your own copy from the shop today! Please remember, all money from the shop goes directly to the artist.

September 26th 2009

Ohio's, The Crayons are about to make your day a whole lot better! It's often easy to be swayed by some impressive guitar riff, or swooned by an awesome drum solo - but it is often the seemingly simpler stuff that leaves you with mouth agape. The Crayons keyboard driven pop on occasion may sound like a masterclass of a Casio SK-1 demo button, but what a class it is! Joyous, fun, upbeat, and a truly welcome addition to the Rack & Ruin release list.

September 22nd 2009

We have many new and interesting artists who are about to put out their first releases on Rack & Ruin, perhaps take some time to familiarise yourself with them now! The Crayons are next up (Saturday 26th), followed by the blissful piano sounds of Kriva. Coming in the not too distant future we should have releases from Candy Fiasco, Slothbear, and hopefully some more familiar faces.

September 18th 2009

The first annual DAAC TO SCHOOL benefit will be happening September 19th from 3pm until midnight. Chad Golda will be appearing at around 4pm, so get there early! Entrance will be based on a sliding door cover of $6-$16, but as it is a benefit then please feel generous!

September 16th 2009

Chad Golda's quest for world domination was officially due to start tomorrow, when he plays at Basement 414 in East Lansing. However, even though the gig is still tomorrow he has decided to bring his quest forward a day by releasing his self titled debut album on Rack & Ruin. Watch this space!

September 12th 2009

As anybody who knows me will attest, I have had said many a nice word about Magnavox's new album, Found Vibrations. This cleverly constructed album mixes samples, sound, and structured music into experimental and yet melodic pop.

September 10th 2009

Next week sees the release of Chad Golda's first solo album. Chad is perhaps best known to you for his work with starstarstar. You can buy the album already in the shop, this release is limited, with a handwritten number, letter from the artist, and comes in a slim DVD case. The files are high quality .mp3 files, and so will not play in most regular CD players, but fine on computers. Also, there are only TWO copies of the *** Soul Tide CD left. Grab one quick!

September 9th 2009

When you get contacted by a Slothbear, who suggests that you check out their friend, then it is a good idea to listen up. This is what happened with regards to Anna Bradley finding his way to Rack & Ruin. This pristinely produced EP should suit fans of guitar driven indie rock releases.

September 5th 2009

anata wa sukkari tsukarete shimai have surely entered the Rack & Ruin roster with potentially the most misspelled artist name ever! This UK/Japan combo featuring _, Gnomefoam, and Bunny, has already received a lot of interest and good reviews, you can now see what the fuss is all about with the excellent Horror Punks EP.

September 2nd 2009

dessktop is one of the most talked about Rack & Ruin musicians. His music has managed to excite, and inspire others to write about him, and ask questions, intrigued by the musician and artist behind this pseudonym. This EP is a collection of voicemails carefully crafted into music. I expect more questions to follow.