Eyeball Records
| Eyeball Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 |
| Founder | Alex Saavedra |
| Defunct | 2012 |
| Status | Defunct |
| Genre | Indie rock, punk rock, alternative rock |
| Country of origin | United States |
Eyeball Records was an independent record label based in Northern New Jersey, formed in 1995 by Alex Saavedra.[1] It released albums by artists such as Thursday, My Chemical Romance, and Murder by Death, focusing on indie/alternative rock and punk rock (particularly post-hardcore and pop punk). It had an imprint label named Astro Magnetics, which was owned by Eyeball manager Marc Debiak, Alex Saavedra and Thursday's Geoff Rickly. Eyeball Records shut down in 2012
On April 17, 2007, the music sharing blog Kinixtion was shut down after being sent a letter by Eyeball Records. The webmaster deleted the blog and sent an apologetic letter to the label. Eyeball Records also sent a letter to many peer labels in an effort to curtail copyright infringement of music.[2]
Eyeball Alliance was a team of fans who supported and promoted the label through online marketing.[citation needed] The company closed in 2012.
Artists
- An Albatross
- Astronautalis
- Baumer
- The Blackout Pact
- The Bronze Episode
- E For Explosion
- The Feverfew
- Food Stamps
- The Forecast
- iwrestledabearonce
- Jacobi Witchita[3]
- Jettie
- The Killing Tree
- Karate High School
- Kiss Kiss
- Man Without Wax
- Mermaid in a Manhole[4]
- Metroid
- New Atlantic
- New London Fire
- Pompeii
- The Number Twelve Looks Like You
- Red City Radio
- Tiger Lou
- Search/Rescue
- Sleep Station
- The Stiletto Formal
- United Nations
- Wolftron
- Downlow[5]
- Thursday
- My Epiphany
- Breakdown
- The Casualties
- L.E.S. Stitches
- Del Cielo
- The Anthem Sound
- Ariel Kill Him
- The Feverfew
- Gameface
- The Gaslight Anthem
- H2O
- The Kill Van Kull
- Midtown
- Milemarker
- Murder By Death
- The Oval Portrait
- Signal To Noise
- Spit for Athena
- Pencey Prep
- My Chemical Romance
- Karayom Garage
- Humble Beginnings
- Interference
- The Tiny
- Santos Syndicate
- The Velocet
- The Actual
- Morgan Storm
- Voice in the Wire
- Going Home
- Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer
Compilations/demos
Now That's What I Call Eyeball
| Track | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Different" - New London Fire | 04:24 |
| 2 | "We Don't Bleed" - New London Fire | 03:35 |
| 3 | "Food Chain" - Milemarker | 04:59 |
| 4 | "Pornographic Architecture" - Milemarker | 03:45 |
| 5 | "The Proud Parent's Convention Held In The ER" - The Number Twelve Looks Like You | 02:37 |
| 6 | "Like A Cat" - The Number Twelve Looks Like You | 03:31 |
| 7 | "Final Battle" - My Epiphany | 03:43 |
| 8 | "Body Talk" - My Epiphany | 03:50 |
| 9 | "Argh... I'm a Pirate" - Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer | 01:53 |
| 10 | "This Was All a Bad Idea" - Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer | 02:42 |
Now That's What I Call Eyeball is occasionally included as a bonus sampler in some re-releases of My Chemical Romance's first studio album, I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love.
Reverse Psychology
| Track | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | "Wire and Stone" - New Atlantic |
| 2 | "Machines" - Kiss Kiss |
| 3 | "Like A Cat" - The Number Twelve Looks Like You |
| 4 | "We Don't Bleed" - New London Fire |
| 5 | "Float" - Sean Walsh |
| 6 | "Numbers" - Pompeii |
| 7 | "The Weather Machine" - Signal To Noise |
| 8 | "Dirty Frames" - The Tiny |
| 9 | "Chinatown" - The Velocet |
| 10 | "Act 7, Scene 8" - Going Home |
| 11 | "Home(Again)" - The Feverfew |
See also
References
- ^ Kevin Wade, "Label Profile: Earning Your Keep". Alternative Press 210 (January 2006), p. 54.
- ^ IndieHQ 2.0 » Eyeball Records brings down music blog/pirating site, Kinixtion
- ^ http://absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1310832
- ^ http://www.punknews.org/article/12722/eyeball-signs-mermaid-in-a-manhole
- ^ "Downlow N.Y.H.C". Official website. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
External links
- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived January 6, 2008)
- Blog entry about the shutdown of Kinixtion
- New York Times article