| 1-8-10 Out With The Old, In With The New With the new year brings new changes. As many of you already know, our Head of Accounting (and my mother), Linda "Mama Stain" Watts passed away last year. In addition, our Head of Consignment, Julie Welsh was hospitalized due to a severe infection in her heart. Julie spent months in the hospital, and her recovery was long and hard. We are happy to announce that Julie has made a full recovery. Upon Julie's return, she informed us that she could no longer perform her duties at Bad Stain, and was leaving us to spend more time with her family. We wish Julie the best of luck. The untimely departure of Julie, and the passing of Mama Stain, left us desperately looking for a couple of new employees. After interviewing a couple dozen people for the jobs, we ended up finding five hard working people that we wanted to join our family. We ended up loving the people who applied for the positions so much, that we actually added two new positions! The new employees are amazing, and close friends of ours. We strongly believe that adding these five new employees will help us out tremendously in 2010. Our new Head of Accounting is Amy Cole, who many of you may remember as Amy Stain. Amy is my ex-wife, and was a huge help to me and the label in the late 90's and in early 2000. She was also my mom's best friend, and she actually helped my mom with bookkeeping and accounting during the last few months of my mother's life. She was the obvious choice when Mama Stain passed, and has over a decade worth of experience. She is hard working, and I believe that she will be a lot of help with the label. During the time when she helped run the label, Bad Stain was the most successful it has ever been. Hopefully the return of Amy will also bring the return of our former success! Matt Martini has taken over the duties of Head of Consignment, and has given the duties of Head of Distribution to B-Hound. Jones has taken over B-Hounds job of our Booking and Tour Manager, giving Jones a promotion from his former job as an A&R Rep. Matt is familiar with the consignment part of distribution, and has been doing a great job so far. Although B-Hound isn't an expert yet with his new position, Matt has also been training him and he is catching on quick. Jones is already used to working with bands, but his new position allows him to become familiar with venues and promoters, and he is doing great so far. After interviewing my brothers wife, Liz Kitzig, and my close friend, Angelina Harding, for the Accounting position, I actually created two new positions at Bad Stain. Liz expressed how much she enjoys creating and managing MySpace pages for all of her friends. We decided to hire her as our MySpace Manager, making her responsible for the Bad Stain Records MySpace page, and all the duties that come along with it. Angelina will be our Facebook Manager, and basically have the same job as Liz, but she will run our Facebook page. We have yet to create an Official Facebook page, but after meeting with Angelina, she made it clear that we need one. Angelina doesn't start until mid February, but she promises to create our Facebook page as soon as she starts! We'll let everyone know as soon as the Facebook page is up and running! Jones getting his promotion left an A&R Rep position available. After meeting with Cris MoSkill, I knew he was the right guy for the job. Cris has connections, and being the frontman for ATM doesn't hurt. ATM signed to Bad Stain a couple years ago, and Cris meets new bands all the time. I didn't expect my good friend Colleen Benedict to ask for the same position. Colleen and I go way back, and I've known her for over a decade. She is always meeting great new bands, and hangs out with well established acts as well. She is attractive, fun, and I believe that she could easily find us some new talented acts. Since both Cris and Colleen were very qualified and perfect for the job, I hired them both! I can't wait to hear what they bring us! So we have some new blood in the family, and 2010 is looking to be an exciting year. We will be doing a lot in the next few months. We have some new albums coming out soon, so don't wait too long to check back! We are also nearly finished with the Laundromat Productions website, and are happy to abbounce that Laundromat Productions will be booking all of the shows for Jughead's in Phoenix! Tanya just got Jughead's back, and Moe Money, our President of A&R, Vice President of Laundromat Productions, and guitarist for Numbers On Napkins, will be managing Jughead's! So he is gonna be busy! Plus, I am going to be handling the booking of all the bands, so it's just another thing to add to my plate! In any case, Bad Stain Records and Laundromat Productions will be having some amazing events happening in 2010, and we are looking forward to an exciting year! Hope to see you at Jugheads - Chase Stain 1-2-10 Back in Business As promised we have returned in full force! We have a lot of work to do, but will have news coming soon! As we all nurse these hangovers, we will eventually get back to business. Happy New Year and be on the lookout for new music out soon! Chase Stain 11-11-09 Taking a Break In these crappy economic times, we are getting tapped out! Sales are down, and distributors aren't ordering, or paying. With that being said, we have decided to call it quits! Not forever, but until January. I have informed all of our employees that we will be taking a long deserved break until I can get back on my feet. This is not the end of Bad Stain. We have been doing this for 14 years, and plan on celebrating our fifteen year anniversary next year. Please note that all orders from our site may be delayed up to 10 days. If you want to buy anything, I suggest getting it at your local mom and pop record shop. You can get your online purchases from any site that sells good music. I recommend www.interpunk.com or www.smartpunk.com. Have a happy holiday season and we will be up and ready again with terrible hangovers on January 1st, 2010. Well.....maybe the 2nd. Cheers - Chase Stain 7-30-09 Tad and Leesie get Married, and Bad Stain signs 2 New Artists! A Congratulations is in order! We are proud to announce that our very own Head of Public Relations, Leesie, married our Vice President, and drummer for NUMBERS ON NAPKINS, Tad Gurthman. The two wed early in the month back east, and partied it up in Vegas shortly after. Everyone at the label loves and cares for Tad and Leesie, and their son John Thomas. We are so proud of them and happy that they are starting a new life together. Although they aren't the only ones who signed a legal binding contract.........Bad Stain has also added a couple new members to our family. Over the years Bad Stain has had a variety of artists from around the U.S., ranging from as far east as New York, to as far west as California. In 2005, we signed MR. PLOW from Canada, and have continued to search the world for hard working and talented musicians. One of our A & R Reps, Sean "40 Man" Johnson, moved to the Ukraine a few years ago to start an orphanage. 40 Man continued to work as an A & R Rep while in the Ukraine, but hasn't brought us any decent new bands in over five years. 40 Man contacted us a few months ago, informing us about a punk band called DOPING from the Ukraine that he believed was Bad Stain worthy. After a few weeks of talking via E-Mail, DOPING has decided to release their new album on Bad Stain. We are hoping to have their new CD in stores by late October, and are just waiting for DOPING to return from a six week tour across Europe. Upon their return, they will ship out the master CD and we will have the product mastered and manufactured to have in the hands of every Ukrainian punk rocker that has an extra ten bucks. Although Bad Stain has signed bands from across the world, the label was created as a way to help stimulate the groggy underground music scene in Arizona. From DIRTY LAUNDRY to SUBJECT MAD, to CORRUPT CITIZEN and D-I-X, most of the bands on Bad Stain have been from Arizona. With NUMBERS ON NAPKINS recently signing to F-Bomb Records, we have lost one of our Arizona bands. Don't get us wrong, we wish them all the best, and realize their decision was best for them. Still, it leaves us with one less Arizona band on the label, and we just can't have that! So what do you do when your highest grossing band leaves for another label? You sign a new band from Arizona, that features a member from that highest grossing band! Matt Martini, guitarist for both NUMBERS ON NAPKINS and REASON UNKNOWN expressed interest in having his other band on the label, and the rest of his band quickly followed suit. Over the past few years, REASON UNKNOWN has been performing across the south-western U.S., performing in over a dozen states. In early 2009, REASON UNKNOWN replaced their guitarist with Matt Martini from NUMBERS ON NAPKINS, and Matt has proved that REASON UNKNOWN is not some little side project for him, but just as important to him as NUMBERS ON NAPKINS. Because of his determination, and the determination of all of the other members, Bad Stain was quick to sign them and get things in motion. REASON UNKNOWN plans on having Ryan Butler (Guitarist for LANDMINE MARATHON & NORTH SIDE KINGS) engineer and mix the album at Arcane Digital Recording in Chandler, Arizona. Our fearless leader, Chase Stain, will be producing the album, and mastering will be done by Dave Shirk at Sonorus Mastering in Tempe, AZ. We are hoping to have the CD in stores before Christmas. There is a lot of new things going on, and everyone is working hard to make these new changes work. Bad Stain will be releasing a lot of albums as 2009 winds down, and 2010 awakens. Expect new albums from CHASE STAIN, ATM, REASON UNKNOWN, DOPING, DIRTY LAUNDRY, THREE CHORD MAFIA, and more. We are currently looking to sign 2-3 new bands before 2010. Any bands looking for a label are encouraged to submit a demo and/or press kit. If you, or anyone you know is in a band and looking for a home, please send all inquiries to: BAD STAIN RECORDS ATTN: A & R DEPARTMENT "DEMO SUBMISSION" PO BOX 6603 PEORIA, AZ 85385 Bands must be hard working and dedicated. Willing to tour a minimum of six weeks out of the year. There are no age requirements on members. Bands must play original music, although a few covers are always fine. All styles are accepted, but we primarily release Punk, Pop Punk, Indie Rock, Alternative, Emo, Sceamo, and all the Rock categories. We listen to everything we get. First it goes through our A & R Department, if they like it, they give it to the Vice President of A &R. If they like it, it goes to the President of A & R, and if he likes it, the label holds a meeting so everyone can listen and discuss. If a band sends in a demo or Press Kit that features a style of music like country or hip hop.......chances of them making it through the entire process is slim, due to the musical taste of our staff. Of course, being from Arizona can't hurt your chances either. I'm Out Like Sulu - Kelly Johnson 5-8-09 New Prices! Buy Music & Merch Online from Bad Stain! We just wanted to let everyone know that we have finally fixed the little bug we had with our PayPal account. So you can once again buy online direct from Bad Stain! Surprisingly enough, we aren't always the cheapest, so we suggest shopping around first. It seems that Interpunk and Smartpunk carry our items for pretty cheap. Also, everything we carry is now Postage Paid! It basically goes like this: Full Length CD's = $10.00ppd EP CD's = $6.00ppd 7" Records = $4.00ppd Shirts = $10.00ppd Girly Shirts = $12.00 ppd Stickers = $0.50ppd Posters = $1.00 - $3.00ppd Panties = $7.00ppd DVD's = $12.00ppd Just a heads up...if you are going to buy anything right now, pre-order the new Numbers On Napkins Single "Forget This, I'm Going to Tokyo". It's limited to only 500 copies and contains 3 songs from their upcoming CD on F-Bomb Records, "Borrachos, Chingasos Y Rucas". Plus, it contains 3 unreleased exclusive tracks! So if it sells out before you can buy it, you'll miss out on the exclusive tracks and be kicking yourself in the ass for the rest of your life. We don't want you to grow old and tell your grandchildren about the missed opportunity you had, so act fast! Over 200 copies have already been ordered, and if it keeps up, this CD won't even be released in stores! If it is in a store or two, there will probably only be 2-3 copies. Have a super weekend everyone, and please continue to pray for Julie. We love her and miss her. :( Peace - Teresa 5-3-09 Heaven Gets Another Angel We are sad to say goodbye to Mama Stain, who passed away last week. Linda Watts was my mother, as well as a vital employee here. She was loved by everyone here at Bad Stain, and will be missed. Over the past fifteen years, she has been a mother to not only myself, but to everyone here at the label. She was always helping all of us out, and never discouraged me. Most parents complain when their son is over 30, still playing in a band and running a label, and not making a whole lot of money. My Mom taught me to always follow my heart, and to do things that make me happy in life. She taught me that money wasn't everything and that being happy is the secret of life. I will always cherish her memory. My mother passing comes just a few weeks after my girlfriend, and our new head of distribution, Julie Welsh was hospitalized for an infection in her heart. She is undergoing open heart surgery and will be in recovery, receiving antibiotics through an I.V. for the next 16-24 weeks. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. So the site is up and running again, as you all may have noticed. With all the hectic problems with my girlfriend, I forget to pay the bill. I finally managed to get around to it today. Sorry for the past month....but rest assured....we aren't going anywhere. The new single CD from NoN comes out soon, so be on the lookout! Cheers - Chase Stain 2-10-09 Who Wants to be a Bad Stain Records Recording Artist? The Battle to end all battles! Bad Stain Records and Laundromat Productions are putting on a Battle of the Bands that will result in choosing the next Bad Stain Recording artist. The shows will be set in rounds, and feature 24 bands performing in a series of concerts until one band wins the record deal. If your band is interested, just go to www.badstainrecords.com/battle and you can nominate your band to be one of the lucky 24. You can also visit that page for constant updates on what bands are in the lead, and find concert dates. We hope a lot of you try to make it out to the shows, as we are depending on fans to help decide what band deserves to become a part of our family. Also, it looks as though Numbers On Napkins newest CD, "Borrachos, Chingasos Y Rucas" will not be released on Bad Stain. NoN has been dealing with F-Bomb Records and are prepared to sign a three year contract with the label in the next few weeks. Bad Stain will have the special "Limited Pressing Collector's Edition" copy of the CD for sale, that features an additional three tracks, and comes in alternate packaging. This does not mean that NoN is leaving Bad Stain for good, just moving on for this album. We are hoping to continue to work with NoN again in the future. We wish them the best of luck with their new album and label. Peace, Teresa |
| This website was designed and created by Stained Designs. drstain@badstainrecords.com |
| NEWS |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
