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Buddyhead Records is an independent record label from Hollywood, California that was started in 2000 and sprouted from the popular irreverent website of the same name, Buddyhead, which was launched in 1998. It is the project of Travis Keller and has released records by various bands such as: Modwheelmood, Wires On Fire, Shat, The Cassettes, Ink & Dagger, The Icarus Line, Burning Brides, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Your Enemies Friends, The Mean Reds, 400 Blows, Text, At the Drive-In, Murder City Devils and Radio Vago. Buddyhead Records is also known for the release of the Gimmie Skelter compilation which featured bands such as: Primal Scream, Mudhoney, Iggy Pop, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Wire, Weezer, Dead Meadow, Le Tigre and others among controversial prank-calls to music-industry luminaries thus extending their "no holds barred" approach to Lester Bangs-style music journalism/activism that the initial Buddyhead website is known for. In addition to CDs, Buddyhead Records released a DVD compilation entitled "Buddyhead Presents: Punk Is Dead" through Image Entertainment which featured music videos from TV on the Radio, The Jesus Lizard, Singapore Sling, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Turbonegro, The Locust, British Sea Power, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Fiery Furnaces & others. Buddyhead Records have also curated a number of Compact Disc and DVD compilations containing rare and unreleased material from bands such as Mudhoney, Primal Scream, TV On The Radio. The Jesus & Mary Chain, Iggy Pop, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Wire, SHAT, and Weezer. In August 2007, Buddyhead announced they'd signed Denver band, Moccasin. In late 2008, Buddyhead "re-launched" their website and started doing their famous Gossip section every Monday. They also signed Los Angeles band Dios (also known as Dios (Malos), who released an EP called "Cosmic Rays" on Buddyhead and plan to also release their third full length player through Buddyhead sometime in July 2009.
[edit] Buddyhead webzineBuddyhead is a music "webzine" and independent record label formed by Travis Keller and Aaron North in the summer of 1998 in Hollywood, California. They are notorious for their outspoken criticism of popular culture and the music industry. Their infamous gossip column has resulted in them being sued over a dozen times by numerous celebrities and record labels ranging from Korn, Courtney Love (who after three "cease and desists figured "if you can't beat em, join em", and cut them monthly several thousand dollar checks for a while), Fred Durst, Moby, Drive-Thru Records and most recently Axl Rose[1]. Buddyhead have been part of a number of infamous antics including vandalizing The Strokes' tour bus[2], and an incident where Travis Keller broke into Fred Durst’s office at Interscope Records, stole three of his red baseball caps, took photos in front of his Limp Bizkit gold records, and then auctioned the hats off on Ebay (the hats sold for $1700 each),[3][4] donating the money to a rape victim charity (a stab at Fred for the allegations of rape and violence happening in the mosh pit during their set at Woodstock 99')[5]. Buddyhead have also released 25 records on their label. [edit] Bands on Buddyhead Records
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