Shelflife
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Shelflife Records is a Portland and San Francisco based independent record label run by ed mazzucco and matthew bice and has produced such bands as Days, Acid House Kings, and The Radio Dept.
History:
Shelflife Records traces its 1995 origins to a bedroom in a southern California suburb, where it began in conjunction with a mail order and distribution service. A fan of 80’s English pop and inspired by labels such as Factory and Sarah , Ed Mazzucco launched the label as a way to expose foreign indie pop groups to US audiences. Shelflife’s first release was the August 1996 compilation Whirl-Wheels which included tracks by Club 8, Boyracer, La Buena Vida, and Ed’s own band The Autocollants.
In 1997 Ed moved Shelflife to New York where he began long-time collaborations with graphic designer Jill Bliss and producer Jon Chaikin. The mail order and distribution service were discontinued in order to devote more time to the growing roster of artists, a move that quickly propelled the label out of its hobby status. During the late 90’s Shelflife steadily gained recognition as twee pop and indie music became increasingly popular. From 1998 until 2001 the label hosted The September Set, an annual showcase of live pop music from bands on Shelflife and other labels.
History:
Shelflife Records traces its 1995 origins to a bedroom in a southern California suburb, where it began in conjunction with a mail order and distribution service. A fan of 80’s English pop and inspired by labels such as Factory and Sarah , Ed Mazzucco launched the label as a way to expose foreign indie pop groups to US audiences. Shelflife’s first release was the August 1996 compilation Whirl-Wheels which included tracks by Club 8, Boyracer, La Buena Vida, and Ed’s own band The Autocollants.
In 1997 Ed moved Shelflife to New York where he began long-time collaborations with graphic designer Jill Bliss and producer Jon Chaikin. The mail order and distribution service were discontinued in order to devote more time to the growing roster of artists, a move that quickly propelled the label out of its hobby status. During the late 90’s Shelflife steadily gained recognition as twee pop and indie music became increasingly popular. From 1998 until 2001 the label hosted The September Set, an annual showcase of live pop music from bands on Shelflife and other labels.
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Shelflife is currently looking for part-time interns in the Portland area. E-mail us if you're interested. <info@shelflife.com>
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Events
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Nov
22
Wintercase 08 Barcelona: The Radio dept. , Maga y Hola a todo el mundo.
Razzmatazz 2, Barcelona, Spain
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23
Wintercase 08 Valencia: The Radio dept. , Maga y Hola a todo el mundo.
Mirror, Valencia, Spain
3 shouts
| 33 attendees
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Dec
6
The Radio Dept.
Ikra, Moscow, Russian Federation
34 shouts
| 147 attendees
Recent Activity
- definitelyblue connected Shelflife to the group try a little sunshine. last month
- BlurryRide connected Shelflife to the group Shellife. last month
- klienicum connected Shelflife to the group das klienicum. last month
- FiremanJoe connected Shelflife to the group Tempa. last month
- Alebitta84 connected Shelflife to the group Hotel Indie Pop. August 2008
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Journals (6)
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SHELFLIFE NEWS - FEBRUARY 2008
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7 Feb 2008 | Add comment
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SHELFLIFE NEWS - SEPTEMBER 2007
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13 Oct 2007 | Add comment
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SHELFLIFE NEWS - FEBRUARY 2008
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7 Feb 2008 | Add comment
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SHELFLIFE NEWS - SEPTEMBER 2007
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13 Oct 2007 | Add comment
