DECEMBER 2003

UPCOMING RELEASES. We're getting closer to the release date of "Give Me More (And More)" by the Brazilians FORGOTTEN BOYS and there have been a few last minute changes worth noting: most importantly, the release will not count with 4 live bonus tracks...even better though, instead, the extra tracks will come from the rocking tracks that once made up the FORGOTTEN BOYS/KILLER DOLLS split album that has been entirely sold out since 2002 and that was always hard-to-find in the first place due to the fact that it only came out in a limited edition of 1000 copies that were never commercialized outside of Brazil. These tracks were the ones that gave these forgotten boys their current fame of rock'n'roll gods and it will be your one and only chance to get them!

DEALS, DEALS, DEALS!!! Our sweet X-MAS SPECIAL is about to end, but you can still place your orders and get the nice discounts until Dec 31st of this year.

NO FUN FAMILY. Here's something for ya: the return of THEE CORONADOS!!! We know this is unexpected and that many of you will be very excited about this!!! Yes, it is true. After separating when No Fun moved its HQ to the U.S., CORONADOS is now re-forming, with an almost all-girl, all-American line-up this time, just as rocking and just as ready to tour South America next 2004. Wanna set up shows?, up North or down South!, contact us at coronados@nofunrecords.com

NBL. Our NATURAL BORN LOSERS that's been in great demand and that was published last month on paper is now on-line. Spanish version only this time around, sorry folks! Highlights: Interviews with THEE BUTCHERS' ORCHESTRA and THE TANDOORIS.

OUTRAGEOUS GOODIES. Our pins have been a success, so while we continue designing new collectors' series, we've added hard-to-find (for real!) high quality prints to our on-line store in Other Trash. Nothing beats owning some good rock'n'roll art to decorate your place to impress!

Holiday Greetings, Rock'n'Rollers! And best 2004 wishes! New Year's Day Resolution: BUY RECORDS!!!

NOVEMBER 2003

Wow, it's been a busy month...

UPCOMING RELEASES. NO FUN RECORDS proudly announces that the label's upcoming release will be MANGANZOIDES' "Radio Komodo," which also marks the happy return of our favorite Peruvian band to the label. Their new record features 18 tracks. 8 of these tracks were recorded in mid 2003, 2 of the tracks correspond to a studio session that took place in 2002, and the rest come out of the band's very 1st independent cassette tape release dating back to 1998. None of these tracks were ever released before on CD format and 10 of them were never released before in any format whatsoever. Liner notes for this CD are by no other than Sir Michael Lucas (Phantom Surfers) who, as a true MANGANZOIDES fan, was delighted to be asked to put his thoughts in writing for our release. For your pleasure, you can listen to "Al Pantano," an inedit track from this album in the sounds section of this page.

NO FUN RECORDS will also release "Gimme More (and more)" by Brazilian powerhouse FORGOTTEN BOYS. This full length was originally released in Brazil, under the name of "Gimme More," but it is literally impossible to find it outside of Brazil. No Fun's edition will also have 4 bonus tracks, 3 of which are live tracks of top notch quality and sound and 1 is an entirely inedit exclusive studio track. Check out what the hype's about in sounds.

PRESS. NO FUN was featured and quoted in the November issue of "No" magazine of Pagina 12, a major newspaper in the City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Buenos Aires garage scene, made up by several of the No Fun bands, served as the theme for the cover of the magazine. The extensive 2-page full-color central article featured, among other bands, THE TANDOORIS, and former members of KILLER DOLLS, currently in The Tormentos. To view the electronic version of this article click here.

ON THE ROAD. NO FUN just got back from supporting several of its bands on tour throughout Southern South America for a few very special dates that included those of the yearly 2-day B.A. Stomp fest. The Brazilians BUTCHERS' ORCHESTRA performed to a full house (and it was a big house!) in Buenos Aires, Argentina where they shared the bill with Guitar Wolf from Japan and the Monsters from Switzerland, among other acts. During their impeccably chaotic set, they were joined by Elio Martinez of ELIO & THEE HORRIBLES fame, a long gone sold out gem in the No Fun catalog. THEE BUTCHERS' ORCHESTRA also played other local shows while in town, although unfortunately their Uruguayan dates with, also No Fun recording artists, MOTOSIERRA, had to be cancelled due to their drummer's leg injury. THE TANDOORIS, who's recently been getting the attention of the European market, also shared the stage with TBO and all the other bands on the bill in Buenos Aires, and put on a wonderfully trippy Garage-Beat show. Both bands blasted through excellent sets, and you can witness some of the fun digitally captured in photos.

NATURAL BORN LOSERS. At the fest, No Fun launched, to everyone's delight, issue #11 of Natural Born Losers (Spanish edition so far, sorry folks!), the label's publication that had been very much missed and was in very high demand in the South American scene, who had been accustomed to refer to our NBL for juicy news and exclusive interviews of Latin American and other hot international up-and-coming acts. The publication was completely gone in a matter of hours, and we still owe copies to a bunch of people! Coming! Coming!

ON THE ROAD (Cont.). Well, it was time to pack up again, and No Fun then rejoined TBO in their native Brazil for one more rocking date at Sao Paulo's old school Black Jack Rock Bar with The Monsters from Switzerland. Brazil gave us the chance to meet up with tons of friends, our Brazilian distributor included, all of whom gave us a warm welcome and offered assistance at various levels. While in Sao Paulo we also attended Outs, a smoky Paulista joint, for a sold out, powerful and heated gig by the latest band added to the No Fun family, FORGOTTEN BOYS. These forgotten boys of high energy rock'n'roll are no strangers to No Fun, as they had toured Brazil back in 2001 with the band that got the label started, KILLER DOLLS, as well as with THEE CORONADOS in 2002. For sure there is nothing forgettable about these boys' live act...and their well-deserved recognition's been paying off, as it showed recently when their guitar player was asked to join the Hellacopters on stage to play for an audience of 25,000 fans at a mega Brazilian show that also featured Sepultura and Deep Purple !?! Couldn't be there? Dont' worry, here are photos.

THANKS. And after one more packing up of luggage, dragging music merch around, airport switching, plane ride and all, there were no rock shows where we arrived, but the ocean sure was nice and warm in Rio!

No Fun would like to thank everyone who came out to support the label during all these shows. It was great to see old friends and look forward to keeping in touch with all the music biz friends we made on the road.

OCTOBER 2003

SHOWS. We're anxiously awaiting the upcoming BA Stomp 4 yearly festival that takes place in the kick-ass city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Fest has become so popular that, this time around, the festivities will take place over 2 days filled with pure Garage-Surf-Rockabilly, and more. NO FUN RECORDS recording artists THE TANDOORIS will play on Friday, the night that kicks off the event. The same night will also feature No Fun Records / Estrus recording artists THEE BUTCHERS' ORCHESTRA, all the way from Brazil to perform in Argentina for the first time ever! Both bands will open for Switzerland's #1 Garage outfit, The Monsters. Saturday will feature...are you ready...everyone's favorite band from Japan, Guitar Wolf !!! Local bands opening for Guitar Wolf include Historia del Crimen, Reverend Beat Man (The Monsters' spin off group), and Zorros Petardos Salvajes. For specific details please visit the fest's official pages at www.bastomp.8k.com

ORDERS. As we've done since this Fest first got started, and despite the fact that the label's HQ are now in the U.S., No Fun will have a merch booth at the Buenos Aires BA Stomp 4!!! This will be an amazing deal for all of you people down there in South America, since you will be able to find all of the label's releases at local prices (as opposed to USDs). The other amazing deal we are offering is that we'll take oders in advance on any of the items available in our on-line store for any of you who would like to stop by our merch booth at the Fest to pick up and pay the goodies in person. Items from the on-line store will be in our affordable USD prices and you will save all your shipping charges! This will be your one-time chance to get your hands on the best of Garage-Punk, Surf, Power-Pop and more, on CD, LP or 7" format, at the best prices and without shipping. Now, so where's the deal for all the music lovers on this part of the world???...that we are going to South America in person!!!! So, listen up collectors of rare trash! Send us your wish list and we'll see what we can dig out for you at any of the obscure record stores down there that are off limits for you up here. We can't promise you anything, but we'll try. Don't you love us or what? Please contact us for details.

SEPTEMBER 2003

RECORD FAIRS / SUMMER FESTIVALS. So, what's been shakin' for the label this September? Non Fun participated in 3 big events/fairs/fests in the Midwest. The label first appeared in Detroit's Dally in the Alley. We then took a trip to ChiTown for the Renegade Fair in the happening neighborhood of Wicker Park in Chicago. We drove over night to make it back in time to have the label present at the all-day Seventh Day fest happening in Detroit. All 3 events were well attended and successful. It was a great chance to see old friends of the label, and we thank everyone new who showed interest on the label and supported the business.

PRESS. NO FUN was also the cover of Lo-Fi Magazine in Buenos Aires, Argentina that featured a lenghty interview on the label's operations, activities and new direction since their move to the U.S.

UPCOMING RELEASES. Now, the big news is that No Fun has a few big surprises in store for the end of the year involving some serious Peruvian cavemen (Los Saicos lovers, watch the hell out!) and Brazilian monsters of Rock featuring on hell of a guitar player who lately joined the Hellacopters on stage during their recent Brazilian tour. Wow. The names will remain a mystery for now, but more details to come shortly. Suspense is always good...

AUGUST 2003

TOURS. MOTOSIERRA is embarking on their long-awaited FODA TOUR 2003 that will take the monsters of Uruguayan rock throughout South and Southeast Brazil during September. On some of the dates they will be sharing the bill with Brazilian locals, and also No Fun recording artists, THEE BUTCHERS' ORCHESTRA. Click on tours/gigs to get a hold of dates and venues. You can't say we haven't given you an incredible excuse to take a trip down to sunny Brazil!

RE-RELEASES. The demand was such that we have recently reissued the Argentinean edition of THE TANDOORIS amazing debut CD "Walking Blind". Its first edition, only released in March of this year, entirely sold out in less than 5 months. The exposure brought to the band via their No Fun release has served their career very well; the band is now back in the studio to release new material on a cool European label!!! More info on the good news to come.

JULY 2003

ON-LINE STORE. MOTOSIERRA continues on the successful road of crediting releases to their name in a variety of formats around the world. You can find many of these releases in our on-line store on CD, LP and 7" formats and at really low prices.

ALMOST OUT-OF-PRINT. Several of the No Fun releases are about to go out of print and, since we're working on new releases at the moment, they will not be re released any time soon. Consider getting LOS ULTRASONOROS, RESTOS FOSILES, THE FLAMING SIDEBURNS, or THEE CORONADOS/CROW KING & THE HARDFINGERS split while the last few copies are still available, or join the ranks of those who now regret not getting their copy of the ELIO & THEE HORRIBLES vs VISION X split while it was still around.

JUNE 2003

RELEASES. The US edition of "Walking Blind" by THE TANDOORIS has been postponed for now but all of you, lovers for Garage-Punk and Power-Pop, can still get the Argentine edittion of this gem.

MAY 2003

THE TANDOORIS Debut CD, "Walking Blind", has surfaced as the new sensation in the Buenos Aires scene. If you dig 60s Garage Punk, with a little Power Pop and early Rolling Stones feel to it, then this is your band. THE TANDOORIS signature sound is defined by the Photosizer, an electronic device designed and built by Juan Bordon, the band's very own bass player, that emanates wild sounds through a light sensitive sensor called fotoclitoris. The Photosizer requires 2 operators: the light man and the so-called exciter, or board's operator. Go to the sounds page and listen to the MP3s by this amazing 3-piece. Released both by No Fun Records Argentina (very limited, soon-to-be rare edition) and by No Fun Records USA, this last one featuring two bonus tracks plus a video (CD-Rom). Go to the releases page for further info.

NEW RELEASES. THEE BUTCHERS' ORCHESTRA "Drag me Twice". Special release from this thrilling Brazilian band featuring their two albums ("Golden Hits" and "In Glorious R'n'R") in one CD. TBO ended up having to cancel their awaited U.S. Tour due to American visa problems, but will be touring the States sometime in 2004. Check out our extensive interview with the band in the upcoming issue of the Natural Born Losers e-zine. To listen to some tracks from this record go to the sounds page. For further info go to releases.

NO FUN RECORDS USA. No Fun Records moved to the City of Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. This new branch, located in the city that gave us the Stooges, the Rationals, the MC5 and much more, will be, from now on, the label's headquarters. However, having official distributors in Argentina and Brazil, the label will continue its strong presence in South America, both in terms of signing bands from those countries and also in terms of reaching that market for bands from outside South America, and will of course continue its established distribution around the world. For more info on how to get any of our releases please go to how to order.

MUSIC. Go to the MP3 of the Month section, in the sounds page to listen to an entire unreleased track by THEE CORONADOS.

TOURS. MOTOSIERRA will be touring Brazil in September in support of their newly released second full length "Rules!". More info coming soon when dates are available.