Better hustle faster than a slow moving zombie if you want to take advantage of our month Whatever Brains Sale because there is only four days left! All month long both F/NF released Whatever Brains 7”s, Nesting (F/NF 002) and Rapper’s Delight Part II (F/NF 010), have been on sale for $4 each! Head over to our store and fill up on brains before the month’s end! And if you needed any convincing at all, this video of Whatever Brains performing a track off of Rapper’s Delight Part II is sure to tip the scales.
With the combination of the Whatever Brains LP being a must have and the 7” sale that is underway, we sold out of LPs and had to restock! Who wouldn’t want this record? Full color gatefold, 14 page booklet, digital download card basically containing their entire discography. It’s a no brainer. We are also proud to report that Pitchfork recently gave the LP a great review. For the entire article click here.
Shows!
And if you are still itching for more BRAINS! and live in or around North Carolina, they have a show coming up in Raleigh, details as follows:
Hopscotch is underway! Funny / Not Funny Records proud to have five of our artists performing at the Hopscotch Music Festival this year. Hopscotch is held annually in the downtown Raleigh, NC area and features numerous shows at various venues each night, day parties for the early risers, panels and discussions for the intellectual crowd, and charity events for the kind hearted. We fully back the idea that Hopscotch is trying to create a positive environment within their community! If you live in the area, be sure to check it out!
Schedules:
Thursday, September, 8th Eternal Summers @ Kings Baracde (Day Party) The Super Vacations @ Slim’s Invisible Hand @ Deep South
Saturday, September, 10th Whatever Brains @ White Collar Crime (Day Party) Andrew Cedermark @ Brewmaster’s Bar (Day Party) Andrew Cedermark @ Deep South
Eternal Summers hit the road!
Post Hopscotch the Eternal Summers are hitting the road with their wonderful friends Reading Rainbow. Along with them for the ride will be F/NF 014: The Mystic Fortress Sessions Vol. 1, a split between The Super Vacations and the Eternal Summers. Make sure to pick up a copy at one of their live shows! If you are unable to make it to one of the shows, we still have copies available in our store online.
09 / 07 / 11 - Washington, D.C. @ The Red Palace 09 / 08 / 11 - Raleigh, NC @ Kings Barcade 09 / 09 / 11 - Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn 09 / 10 / 11 - Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree Cafe 09 / 12 / 11 - Charlottesville, VA @ Tea Bazaar 09 / 13 / 11 - Harrisonburg, VA @ Blue Nile 09 / 14 / 11 - New Haven, CT @ BAR 09 / 15 / 11 - Northampton, MA @ Iron Horse 09 / 16 / 11 - Rochester, NY @ The Bug 09 / 17 / 11 - Cambridge, MA @ T.T. the Bear’s Place 09 / 19 / 11 - Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands Gallery 09 / 20 / 11 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
Funny / Not Funny Records is proud to announce the fifth installment of the reformatted Label Mixtape Series. If you missed the previous months head over to our 8tracks site where they are archived and will be available long after the download links expire. Like in the name, 8tracks only allows you to upload 8 tracks at a time and this month the mix comes from Co-Label Founder, Stu Cook Impersonator, Drinker of beers, Harper Holsinger. His motivation for this month comes from the Whatever Brains Sale described below. Enjoy!
Track Information:
1. The Intelligence - Like Like Like Like Like Like Like If you were unsure whether or not you were going to like this mix or not, these boys, hailing from CA and members of the A-Frames, will sure drive it home with the very straight forward chorus hook. Like? I do.
2. Country Teasers - Black Change Country Teasers, another In The Red Records outfit like the band above, is disgusting, discordant, repetitive noise yet is totally infectious and skillfully crafted. If Satan was in a country band, this would be it.
3. Whatever Brains- What Makes A Man make “What Makes A Man Start Fires?” Whatever Brains, Funny / Not Funny Records recording artist and the inspiration behind this mix, expose you their own brand of cross-genre creations that are equally catchy and evil. Their recordings are amazing and their live set even better. Invite them to your town and you will find out. Just don’t challenge them to Dr. Mario.
4. Audacity - Power Drowning I love and hate this band. These kids were writing better songs at the age of 14 than I could ever hope to do so. This track is my favorite off their LP. Listen and understand my feelings.
5. Double Negative - Hospitality Double Negative are essential punk jammers hailing from North Carolina that display raw energy with each release they throw out. This track is my favorite off their last LP put out by our buds at Sorry State Records. Dig it.
6. Mayyors - Ghost Punch Brutal. Fast. Unstoppable. Noise. Practically impossible to find records. Led by Chris Woodhouse who has recorded and produced some crucial tunes including for this mix’s opener, The Intelligence, which he later joined as a permanent member.
7. Balaclavas - Roman Holiday Menacingly dark post punk from Texas who utilize bass, synths, distorted guitars, and other odds and ends to create some really ominous vibes. Title track of their LP.
8. PC Worship Mutant Soul Band - Wake Up in the Dark and There’s Nothing Going On Fuzzed Out Pysch? Drug Influenced Jams? Fucked Up Free Jazz? General Mayhem? Yes and so, so much more! PC Worship is the product of musical genius and friend Justin Frye and his collaborators the Mutant Soul Band. Track is found on a must have 7” entitled Live Reduxion and is the perfect closer for this mix.
Download Mixtape (If you would like your song removed from this mix please email us)
Whatever Brains 7” Records On Sale All Month Long!!
That’s right, for the entire duration of the month of September, both F/NF released Whatever Brains 7”s, Nesting (F/NF 002) and Rapper’s Delight Part II (F/NF 010), are on sale for $4 each! Head over to our store and pick up a copy before the month’s end!
Still need some convincing? Check out this video featuring a song from the new LP:
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