Crappy Records is proud to announce the June 5th release of our first compilation, Have A Crappy Summer! Check out this awesome track listing:

Album Track listing:
1 Bowling For Soup – T.G.I.S.
2 Allstar Weekend – Buzzed
3 Dollyrots – Super Mega Ultraviolet
4 Erik Chandler – Malibu Classic
5 Linus Of Hollywood (feat. Brett Anderson of The Donnas) Summer Fling
6 Nerf Herder – I’m The Droid You’re Looking For
7 Hollywood Ending – Famous
8 Jarinus (feat. Paul Gilbert) – Why’s It So Hot?
9 MC Lars – Summer Camp Love (It’s So In Tents)
10 Patent Pending – These Pools Were Made For Hopping
11 Josh Caterer of Smoking Popes – Ask
12 Sunderland – Wherever You Wanna Be
13 People On Vacation – This Is Me
14 Super Happy Fun Club – OK OK
15 Madina Lake – Every Little Thing
16 Ryan Hamilton – We’ve Got the Summer (Digital Download Only Bonus Track)

Digital downloads will be available as MP3s immediately after your purchase. CDs will ship around June 15th – in plenty of time for your Crappy Summer!

Click on the STORE link above and start shopping!

Hold on to your hats kids – the official line up for the “Have A Crappy Summer” compilation has been announced!

Check it out:

Allstar Weekend – “Buzzed”
Bowling For Soup – “T.G.I.S.”
The Dollyrots – “Super Mega Ultraviolet”
Erik Chandler – “Malibu Classic”
Hollywood Ending – “Famous”
Jarinus (feat. Paul Gilbert) – “Why’s It So Hot?”
Josh Caterer of Smoking Popes – “Ask”
Linus Of Hollywood (feat. Brett Anderson of The Donnas) – “Summer Fling”
MC Lars – “Summer Camp Love (It’s So In Tents)”
Medina Lake – “Every Little Thing”
Nerf Herder – “I’m The Droid You’re Looking For”
Patent Pending – “These Pools Were Made For Hopping”
People On Vacation – “This Is Me”
Sunderland – “Wherever You Wanna Be”
Super Happy Fun Club – “OK OK”

Look for this awesome collection in all digital outlets June 5, 2012!

Crappy Records’ first compilation is coming together for a (surprise surprise) summer release! Check out the sneak preview of the cover art above.

Confirmed bands include Nerf Herder, Bowling For Soup, The Dollyrots, and Jarinus. More band announcements coming soon!

Crappy Records is launching a new series of compilation albums in 2012. The first, “Have A Crappy Summer,” will feature new summer themed tracks from Crappy friends including Bowling For Soup, Nerf Herder, Linus of Hollywood, Jarinus and more. The album is in pre-production now and expected to be released in June 2012 – just in time for you to Have a Crappy Summer!

2012 is going to be the year of Jarinus! The “ambiguously straight” duo of Jaret Reddick (Bowling For Soup) and producer Linus Of Hollywood teamed up to form this epic comedic supergroup and are releasing their debut album this summer. YOU can be a part of making the record by pledging to their Kickstarter! Here’s the link!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jarinus/jarinus-dont-be-a-jerk-be-a-part-of-rock-history

Kurt emerged as a solo artist with a “labor of love” solo EP, “Got It Covered”, (2010 Oglio Records). Produced by Los Angeles based pop genius, Linus of Hollywood, “Got It Covered” featured Baker’s take on some of his favorite Power Pop songs of the 70’s and 80’s and featured guest appearances from Kay Hanley (Letters To Cleo) and Adam Marcello (Katy Perry). Kurt’s love of these classic songs all had one thing in common- “a key sense of melody.. and melody has always been the most important aspect of music to me. If you have a catchy hook in your song, you can do no wrong. I’ve always strived to write music that is catchy and fun.. that will be stuck in your head for hours after listening”.

After a successful solo-tour of Europe in the fall of 2010, backed by Italy’s best Power Pop band, The Radio Days, Baker focused on taking his solo act back to the USA. A brief stint of shows throughout the Midwest brought together a group of musicians featuring Mike Bryne (the Methadones), Wyatt Funderburk (Second Saturday), Geoff Useless (the Guts) & Craig Sala (Planeside), to make up the Kurt Baker Band.

By January 2011, Baker had recruited longtime friends Josh Malia (The Taxis, Hi Fivin White Guys) and Kris Rodgers (Goodnight Process) into the fold. They soon returned to the studio to record the new “Rockin’ For A Living”, Kurt’s debut full-length solo album, due out October 25th 2011 on Oglio Records. As a special favor to Kurt’s European fans, “Rockin” For A Living” will be released as a limited-edition vinyl by Stardumb Records (Holland) and Torreznetes Entertainment (Spain). A tour of Europe has been booked as well as dates in the US to support the record.

When looking at what drives Kurt’s musical passion, he can pinpoint the second his life was changed by music. “The first record I ever loved was “Rubber Soul” by the Beatles. I must have been 5 years old when my uncle played me his cassette tape in his gigantic van as we drove through the rolling hills of Wisconsin. I’ll never forget the feeling that I felt when I first heard the opening chords of “Drive My Car” and the rockin’ shuffle of “The Word”.. even the melodic 12 string intro of Harrison’s “If I Needed Someone” hit me as something totally new and foreign. The songs in “Rubber Soul” just struck something in me.. it was exciting, and almost indescribable. I finally felt like I understood something.”

Kurt Baker
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http://www.myspace.com/kurtbakermusic
http://twitter.com/kurtmiltonbaker

Quotes

“There are a couple of things I pride myself in, buy first is my ability to spot raw talent. The first time I met the Leftovers – goofy teens from Maine who drove ten hours just to play a free party in Queens – I knew they were the real thing. Kurt Baker’s got an ear for pop melody that only comes along a few times in a generation, and a true love for the minutiae and history of rock ‘n’ roll. I can’t wait to hear what he comes up with next.” – Jim Testa, Jersey Beat

“Kurt Baker is an amalgamation of all my favorite things. He’s got a biting vocal swagger (reminiscent of Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson), a comprehensive knowledge of classic pop music, a lovable Joey Ramone-esque personality and the songwriting chops of a man twice his age. I’m continuously excited by his creativity, positivity and prolificness.” – Linus of Hollywood