NEW SIGNINGS; NEW SITE; NEW ITEMS AVAILABLE

THORP - 6-3-2009 at 01:35 PM

Ok fellas - haven't sent out press release yet, but we just went live with new Thorp site containing a slew of new signings and some new music and merch available. I figured I'd alert you peeps who bookmark straight to the boards. Below is the official press slop. Let me know what you guyz think!:

IN THIS NEWSLETTER:

- Thorp signs six new artists

- New Thorp website design launched

- REACHING HAND and BULLDOG COURAGE digital albums and tee shirts available now!

NEW TO THE THORP FAMILY

THORP RECORDS is thrilled to welcome a slew of new family members to the fold. Look for releases from all of the following artists sometime between autumn 2009 and early winter 2010:

1. Philadelphia/New Jersey hardcore upstarts, MY TURN TO WIN
http://www.thorprecords.com/bands/myturntowin.php

2. The urban choir that is Albany, NY's hardcore/punk hooligans, BULLDOG COURAGE
http://www.thorprecords.com/bands/bulldogcourage.php

3. Champions of energetic, fast-pace melodic hardcore, the female-fronted Portugese powerhouse known as REACHING HAND
http://www.thorprecords.com/bands/reachinghand.php

4. Obstinate, hard-nosed Irish hardcore underdogs, 20 BULLS EACH
http://www.thorprecords.com/bands/20bullseach.php

5. Boston's new hope for old sounds, and torchbearers of hardcore/punk the way your father knew it, REFUSE RESIST
http://www.thorprecords.com/bands/refuseresist.php

6. NY's masters of office life comedy and stapler-stealing tomfoolery, POWERPOINT
http://www.thorprecords.com/bands/powerpoint.php

We are excited to welcome these passionate and eager artists to the Thorp Family and look forward to helping them spread the intensity and creativity of their music and message, diverse as those messages may be.

Check tour dates here: http://thorprecords.com/shows/

THORPRECORDS.COM 2.0

Along with recently adding digital album downloads to our e-store and permanently marking all full length CD's at $10.00, we have fully redesigned thorprecords.com We put a lot of time and thought into the redesign and we are psyched on the updated aesthetic and added functionality. Go ahead and poke around for a while and rock out to Thorp Records Radio : http://thorprecords.com

NEW MUSIC AND MERCH AVAILABLE NOW!!

REACHING HAND, Threshold EP
The debut EP from REACHING HAND is now available now as a digital download exclusively from the Thorp records e-store!! (Available from iTunes and other digital music retailers this summer.) Also, check out the new REACHING HAND tee shirt. Bundle the music with the tee to save!!
http://thorprecords.merchnow.com/products/103342

BULLDOG COURAGE, From Heartache To Hatred
The long-awaited full length from Albany's favorite hardcore hooligans, BULLDOG COURAGE, is available now as a digital download exclusively in the THORP e-store!! Also, be sure to grab a BDC tee shirt from the e-store. Two designs are available. Bundle with the digital download to save!! (Available on iTunes and other digital retailers this summer!! CD release coming this fall!!)
http://thorprecords.merchnow.com/products/103343

http://thorprecords.com

panzerkreuzer - 6-3-2009 at 01:38 PM

are this the reaching hand from portugal?

ok, i overread it. good band, saw them live ones and they kicked ass.

nice to see bulldog courage shirt, but why yellow? :ticking:

XHonusWagnerX - 6-3-2009 at 01:40 PM

AWESOME!!! I like very little in terms of new hardcore, but I'm a big fan of Refuse/Resist, Powerpoint & Bulldog Courage. I'll be honest and say that I havent checked out 20 Bulls Each which I should and will.

Awesome to see that new stuff is coming!!

ShawnRefuse - 6-3-2009 at 01:46 PM

Proud to be a part of the Thorp family.

THORP - 6-3-2009 at 01:46 PM

Psyched to have ya!

THORP - 6-3-2009 at 01:55 PM

there's a black bulldog courage shirt as well

MikeFromInhuman - 6-3-2009 at 01:57 PM

Where in NY are Powerpoint from?

panzerkreuzer - 6-3-2009 at 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by THORP
there's a black bulldog courage shirt as well

but i don´t like it

@mike. their myspace page says brooklyn, princeton and queens.

BKT - 6-3-2009 at 02:23 PM

New site looks great, nice job guys.

MM.

benj - 6-3-2009 at 02:29 PM

On behalf of all three Powerpoint™ branches, I would like to express our excitement to be a part of the Thorp umbrella of companies. Thanks again to the members of Thorp Executive Management for helping to promote and strengthen our brand.

Dwight Stancil
Powerpoint, Inc.
putting the core in corporation

bombidol - 6-3-2009 at 03:06 PM

Rock on. Thorp Mafia for life.

DAK - 6-3-2009 at 04:11 PM

Congrats to Shawn and Gareth and crews. My Turn To Win are good, I have that last album. I am glad to see the Bulldog Courage is out.

clevohardcore - 6-3-2009 at 04:16 PM

Awesome news for your message board bro's with the signing of REFUSE RESIST and 20 BULLS EACH. Now if they would just play Cleveland.

DAK - 6-3-2009 at 04:30 PM

I have a complaint about the digital download. After you unzip the file the track names are listed as Track 1 and etc. The band name and album name are there but no track name.

ShawnRefuse - 6-3-2009 at 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by clevohardcore
Awesome news for your message board bro's with the signing of REFUSE RESIST and 20 BULLS EACH. Now if they would just play Cleveland.

Not that we didn't try, It would have beat the shitty happenings at Bernie's Distillery in Columbus (they let all of the "regulars" in for free and we got 20 bucks to split between Everybody Out and us.)

bombidol - 6-3-2009 at 04:48 PM

20 Bulls are back in the states early next year (hopefully before that if possible) and we WILL be hitting Cleveland.

random - 6-3-2009 at 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bombidol
20 Bulls are back in the states early next year (hopefully before that if possible) and we WILL be staying at clevo's house and wearing out our welcome.

fixed it for ya!

Discipline - 6-3-2009 at 04:56 PM

Damn. When Thorp makes an announcement they go all out. Some great signings.

BDx13 - 6-3-2009 at 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DAK
I have a complaint about the digital download. After you unzip the file the track names are listed as Track 1 and etc. The band name and album name are there but no track name.

thanks, dak.
info like this is always helpful.
to clarify...
- which release?
- do you mean the file names as you see them after unzipping in windows or the ID3tags that display all the info once loaded to a music player?

DAK - 6-3-2009 at 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BD

Quote:

Bulldog Courage - From Heartache To Hatred
ID3 tags

BDx13 - 6-3-2009 at 05:00 PM

Ah, that's not surprising. We didn't rip that ourselves, or else that would have been done!

I'll make those changes sometime next week, pass them on to MerchNow, and also resend you a copy.

DAK - 6-3-2009 at 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BD
Ah, that's not surprising. We didn't rip that ourselves, or else that would have been done!

I'll make those changes sometime next week, pass them on to MerchNow, and also resend you a copy.

Don't worry about sending me a copy. I typed them in. Just letting you know.

bombidol - 6-3-2009 at 05:15 PM

we are totally staying at your house. and random, dibs on your living room floor too.

THORP - 6-3-2009 at 05:18 PM

BTW - props goes out to Texas Gabe for drawing the tattoo motifs used as background on the new site.

JawnDiablo - 6-3-2009 at 05:43 PM

glad to see new stuff .
looks like i will be a shoppin when i gets paid.

random - 6-3-2009 at 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by bombidol
and random, dibs on your living room floor too.

wrong country for the time frame.

but if i have a living room in zurich, you guys are free to crash in it. i get the impression that country can use some hardcore instead of all the metal i seem to find.

random - 6-3-2009 at 05:47 PM

oh, and the new site and all the news are great. but, can i suggest you trickle these things out a bit... makes the label seem more active. i think many of us were afraid thorp was essentially dead as a label, except for the rare release every so often.

bombidol - 6-3-2009 at 05:51 PM

Well now it just got a shot in the ass (not sexually)!
Random, you are in the UK at the moment no? Thats what I meant, we are trying to get back over there asap. I know Skeleton Crew are in Scotland next month at somestage then bulls soon after I think

THORP - 6-3-2009 at 05:57 PM

Will trickle stuff out from here on out, but after some time of idleness, Big D. and I liked the idea of slapping youz with a slew of stuff at once.

tireironsaint - 6-3-2009 at 06:12 PM

I like the big spurt of activity, you guys have signed some good bands too! I think it's awesome to see some of the board locals getting to officially join the label now too.

random - 6-3-2009 at 06:12 PM

THORP - yeah, i agree. and since i'm watching a good 10-minute live video of hudson falcons on youtube right now, might i recommend that SGR pick up whatever the hell mark linskey does next? (live set - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHVUDBzT4ak&eurl=http%3A%2F%2...)

gar - i'm in the UK now, but only for a few more weeks (early july at the latest, at least that's the plan for now). then probably back to the US for a month or so, then off to switzerland for a few years.

upyerbum - 6-3-2009 at 07:06 PM

Wow. Congratulations.....to everyone.

CR83 - 6-3-2009 at 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ShawnRefuse
Proud to be a part of the Thorp family.

Grabbing your album in the very near future. I'm stoked to hear it.

CR83 - 6-3-2009 at 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by clevohardcore
Awesome news for your message board bro's with the signing of REFUSE RESIST and 20 BULLS EACH. Now if they would just play Cleveland.

AND STL!

bombidol - 6-3-2009 at 08:44 PM

Tell you what, I'm trying to nail down a deal with a tour booker in the states as organizing everything from here can be a fucking nightmare. When its all sorted I'll let everyone know and they can just tell their local promoter to sort it out.
I got so stressed booking the 08 tour in the states I literally went blind in my left eye for a day.

Its 1.40am but im drinking rum and ginger ale. Its fucking foul. Rock on.

hardtone - 6-3-2009 at 09:30 PM

Congrats boys & girls, 20 Bulls & Bulldogs are two of my favs. It's good to see bands that actually deliver the goods get recognized...

SS76 - 6-3-2009 at 09:36 PM

Congratulations to 20 Bulls Each and Refuse /Resist, 2 bands I've read about here for awhile and went out to see and meet. You're some cool fuckin guys and I've made each of you at least a dozen fans by going to the shows or blastin your music at partys on the weekends. Its cool to see my friends wearing your shirts when we hang out. Shawn, I'll see you at that show saturday. Unfuckingbelievable lineup. Bulldog Courage and My Turn To Win....definately a fan. Hit up some CT , RI, MA shows when you can. Can't wait to see you live.

Dave - 6-3-2009 at 10:46 PM

fuckin wicked...

congrats shawn and garth.

defstarsteve - 6-3-2009 at 11:01 PM

awesome
the thorp family grows with thorp memebers...
keep it in the family

DAK - 6-3-2009 at 11:39 PM

The website looks awesome BD.

THORP - 6-3-2009 at 11:42 PM

Big D. worked his ass off on all this while juggling many other projects and the never-ending needs of two children! He deserves a helluva an attaboy!

ShawnRefuse - 6-3-2009 at 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by THORP
Big D. worked his ass off on all this while juggling many other projects and the never-ending needs of two children! He deserves a helluva an attaboy!

attaboy!!!!!!

clevohardcore - 6-4-2009 at 12:12 AM

EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!! ATTABOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is great news for all us on the board. New vigor, new releases, especially really good bands. The fact that some of them are board regulars is icing on the cake.

I want a heads up if any of you head my way. We have to meet up.

Ed - 6-4-2009 at 09:27 AM

Really glad to hear about Refuse Resist! You guys deserve this.

Quote:

Originally posted by ShawnRefuse
Proud to be a part of the Thorp family.

3rdDistrict - 6-4-2009 at 10:54 AM

woah
these signing are pretty awesome.
done 4 or so shows for MTTW, and they deserve so much.
So very happy for them.

good stuff for thorp
would love to help out anytime!

ps, yellow shirts RULE

clevohardcore - 6-4-2009 at 03:36 PM

Ya, MTTW sound really good. I look forward to the release.

Six66Mike - 6-4-2009 at 03:50 PM

Good bands & great site, that's a quality news post right there

Glad to see Thorp is back on track with new bands & albums.

bombidol - 6-8-2009 at 06:52 PM

Ok so what sites has this info hit? make a list people. Its not on punknews.org yet but they are generally slow anyway.

barc0debaby - 6-8-2009 at 09:12 PM

http://www.scenepointblank.com/news/7640

BDx13 - 6-8-2009 at 09:42 PM

These are the one's i've seen mentioned on Twitter:

http://www.pastepunk.com/site/?p=18624
http://www.pastepunk.com/site/?p=18492
http://lambgoat.com/news/view.aspx?id=12832
http://notpopular.com/2009/06/04/thorp-records-returns-signs...
http://www.nailedtothex.com/sxe/Home/tabid/38/EntryId/23/Tho...
http://music-n-punk.over-blog.com/article-32279261.html
http://hardcoretimes.net/content/view/751/63/

stateofdisgrace - 6-9-2009 at 02:27 PM

MTTW is awesome....Played my Bday show 2 years ago.....Way to go Thorp!

DaveMoral - 6-9-2009 at 09:04 PM

Hip hip HOORAY!

I was outta town workin' yesterday, so I am officially saying... super psyched to see all this. Great news.

Woodie - 6-10-2009 at 05:29 AM

I listened to all the new signings.

I liked them all, especially Bulldog Courage, and My Turn To Win.

BDx13 - 6-12-2009 at 12:39 PM

http://www.punknews.org/article/33947

bombidol - 6-12-2009 at 02:18 PM

dont read the comments.

ShawnRefuse - 6-12-2009 at 02:47 PM

the comments are like anywhere haha. Only people who have time to comment on sites like that are as Shane summed up really well:

"for someone of your obvious superior intilect it prolly didn't take you but a few seconds between myspace commenting that chick you'll never fuck and google searching the address of that kid that picked on you in high school. by the way, your mom said when your done doin that, make sure you take the garbage out...she's not letting your 20 something loser ass live at home still for nothin ya know?" -shanebdc

Happy to be on the same label as him. Hahah.

BDx13 - 6-12-2009 at 03:27 PM

comments, comments, comments...that's all they are. like i said before, rarely read 'em, never rely on 'em. of course it sucks when people talk trash, but honest to fucking god, i've got so many better things to do with my time than worry about anonymous mudslinging and internet drama.

that said, shane's response is pretty funny.

Voodoobillyman - 6-20-2009 at 10:20 AM

THORP and Big D, I am formally submitting a request for more vintage Navy themed shirts. Maybe something in the way of formaqtion years, late 1700's to early 1800's, tall ships with broadside attacks and such. Cool paintings out there to be used :spin: