Not Lame Recordings

Not Lame Recordings
Parent company Private company
Founded November 1994 (1994-11),
Aspen, Colorado
Founder Bruce Brodeen
Status Dissolved,
November 24, 2010 (2010-11-24)
Genre Power pop
Country of origin U.S.
Location Ft. Collins, Colorado
Official website notlame.com

Not Lame Recordings was a Ft. Collins, Colorado, United States based independent record label specializing in power pop releases.[1] The company was started by Bruce Brodeen in November 1994[2] It quickly became the center of a small but ever expanding cult of those devoted to the guitar and harmony driven retro-rock known as power pop.[3] After 16 years of operation, the label finally shut down on November 24, 2010.[4] The reasons Brodeen mentioned for his decision were a career switch he had undertaken, combined with decreasing music sales in recent years in an already small market for CDs in the power pop genre.[2][4] Brodeen is looking to introduce Pop Geek Heaven, an online interactive social media site, as a successor to Not Lame's role within the power pop community.

In its 16-year existence, Not Lame released over 100 albums, including the annual 3-CD compilation of the International Pop Overthrow festival from 1997 through 2010 (with later years being brought out by Brodeen privately).[5] The label also released albums for artists like Tommy Keene, Dwight Twilley, [6] Doug Powell, and Mark Helm, as well as bands such as Myracle Brah,[7] The Deal,[8] Sweet Apple Pie, Hawks, and Wanderlust; and box sets for such notables as Jellyfish and The Posies.[2] The company's online store has sold over 15,000 different CD releases.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cornell, Rick (10-01-2001). "Pure Pop For Now People". Indy Week.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Not Lame Recordings (2010). "About us". Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  3. ↑ Dr. Bristol's Prescription (11-16-2010). "R.I.P. Not Lame Recordings".
  4. 1 2 Brodeen, Bruce (2010). "Not Lame goodbye". Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  5. ↑ Not Lame Recordings (2010). "All Not Lame label CDs still in available!" Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  6. ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Review: Dwight Twilley: Between the Cracks Vol. 1". Allmusic Guide.
  7. ↑ Prato, Greg. "Myracle Brah: Music Biography". Allmusic Guide.
  8. ↑ Loftus, Johnny. "Review: The Deal, Goodbye September". Allmusic Guide.
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