Fat Wreck Chords
Founded	1990
Founder	Michael Burkett
Genre	Punk rock
Country of origin	U.S.
Location	San Francisco, California
Official website	http://www.fatwreck.com/

Fat Wreck Chords is a San Francisco, California based independent record label, focused on punk rock, which was started by Fat Mike (lead singer and bassist of the punk rock band NOFX) and his wife Erin, in 1990. Image File history File links http://www. ... Michael Burkett, more commonly known as Fat Mike, is the lead singer and bassist of the popular punk band NOFX, as well as bass player for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... An independent record label is variously described as a record label operating without the funding (or outside the organizations) of the major record labels, and/or a label that subscribes to indie philosophies such as DIY and anti-corporate art. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Michael Burkett, more commonly known as Fat Mike, is the lead singer and bassist of the popular punk band NOFX, as well as bass player for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. ... NOFX is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles, California (now based in San Francisco), in 1983. ... See also: 1990 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1990 Record labels established in 1990 list of years in music // January 21 - MTVs Unplugged premieres on cable television with musical guest, Squeeze February 6 - Billy Idol is involved in a serious motorcycle accident, resulting in several broken bones. ...

They have released material for bands such as his own, NOFX, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (for which Fat Mike is also the bassist), Propagandhi, Rise Against, Lagwagon, Strung Out, No Use for a Name, Less Than Jake, Against Me!, Anti-Flag, and more. NOFX is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles, California (now based in San Francisco), in 1983. ... Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is a punk rock cover band that formed in 1995. ... Propagandhi is a Canadian anarcho-punk / punk rock band formed in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in 1986 by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky. ... Rise Against is an American punk/melodic hardcore band from Chicago, Illinois, which was formed in 1999. ... -1... Strung Out is a punk rock band from Simi Valley, California, USA formed in 1990. ... No Use for a Name (sometimes abbreviated NUFAN) is a punk rock band from San Jose, California, United States, formed in 1987 by Tony Sly, Steve Papoutsis and Rory Koff. ... Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. ... Against Me! is an American punk formed in 1997 in Gainesville, Florida. ... Anti-Flag is an American political punk band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, consisting of four members: Justin Sane (lead guitar, lead vocals), Chris #2 (bass, vocals), Chris Head (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), and Pat Thetic (drums). ...

One somewhat unique and defining characteristic of Fat Wreck Chords is that they only sign one-record deals with bands. This allows the bands working with Fat Wreck Chords to have a choice as to when and if they want to put a record out on the label.^[1] In some cases, bands have released albums on Fat Wreck Chords but also on other labels. Many bands on this label participated in the campaign Punkvoter, which was started by Fat Mike and attempted to encourage the youth in the U.S. to vote against George W. Bush in the 2004 U.S. presidential election. A legal agreement (commonly called a record deal) between a record label and a recording artist (or group), where the artist makes a record (or series of records) for the label to sell and promote. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... Presidential electoral votes by state. ...

The label has never been a member of the Recording Industry Association of America as indicated on the frequently-asked questions portion of the label's website: RIAA redirects here. ...

"Are we a member? Not only no, but FUCK NO! We spent three years having our label’s name (which was misspelled) removed from their members list. A year went by, then our name showed up again on their fucking list! Who are these sonsabitches?! Needless to say, we’re in the process of having our name removed again, but they aren’t being too cooperative."^[2]

Fat Wreck Chords releases are distributed by Sony BMG subsidiary RED Distribution,^[3] an RIAA member. Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ... RED Distribution is a Sony BMG-owned independent record distributor that handles releases for some 40 record labels. ...

Current bands (as of 2007)

• American Steel
• Avail
• Chixdiggit!
• Citizen Fish
• Dead To Me
• The Descendents
• The Dickies
• Dillinger Four
• The Flatliners
• Lagwagon
• The Lawrence Arms
• Leftover Crack
• The Loved Ones
• Love Equals Death
• Mad Caddies
• Me First And The Gimme Gimmes
• Nerf Herder
• NOFX
• No Use For A Name
• Only Crime
• Propagandhi
• Randy
• The Real McKenzies
• The Sainte Catherines
• Smoke Or Fire
• Strike Anywhere
• Strung Out
• The Subhumans
• Swingin' Utters
• Western Addiction

American Steel is a Californian Punk Rock band formed 1995. ... This article is about the band named Avail. ... Chixdiggit! is a pop punk band formed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ... logo of Citizen Fish Citizen Fish is a ska punk band that have been together since the early 1990s. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... The classic Descendents lineup left to right, Frank Navetta, Tony Lombardo, Milo Aukerman, and Bill Stevenson. ... The Dickies are a punk rock group formed in Los Angeles, California in 1977. ... Dillinger Four is an influential American punk rock band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... The Flatliners are a ska-punk band from Toronto, Canada. ... -1... The Lawrence Arms are an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, formed in 1999 and currently recording for Fat Wreck Chords. ... Leftöver Crack is a band that rose from the remains of the seminal ska/punk band Choking Victim, which released a small number of very-low budget albums in the mid-90s. ... The Loved Ones is a punk rock band based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Love Equals Death is a hardcore/punk band out from Petaluma, California. ... The Mad Caddies are a third wave ska band from Solvang, California. ... Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is a punk rock cover band that formed in 1995. ... Nerf Herder is a pop-punk band from Santa Barbara formed in 1994 by Parry Gripp (vocals, guitar), Charlie Dennis (bass) and Steve Sherlock (drums). ... NOFX is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles, California (now based in San Francisco), in 1983. ... No Use for a Name (sometimes abbreviated NUFAN) is a punk rock band from San Jose, California, United States, formed in 1987 by Tony Sly, Steve Papoutsis and Rory Koff. ... Only Crime is a hardcore punk band formed by Good Riddance singer Russ Rankin and Bane guitarist Aaron Dalbec in 2003. ... Propagandhi is a Canadian anarcho-punk / punk rock band formed in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba in 1986 by Chris Hannah and Jord Samolesky. ... Randy is a punk rock band from Hortlax, Sweden, formed in 1992. ... The Real McKenzies are an unusual rock and roll band founded in Vancouver, Canada in 1992, described as a guitar-and-bagpipe wailing Celtic punk rock-and-roll. Lead singer Paul McKenzie leads a high-energy act which does extensive concert tours, including an eight-month, twenty-three-country tour... The Sainte Catherines is a post-punk band formed in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in 1999. ... Strike Anywhere is a melodic hardcore band from Richmond, Virginia. ... Strung Out is a punk rock band from Simi Valley, California, USA formed in 1990. ... This page is about the UK punk rock band. ... $wingin Utter$ is a punk band that has been around since the late 1980s/early 1990s. ... Western Addiction is a punk rock band based in San Francisco. ...

Former bands

• 88 Fingers Louie
• Against Me!
• Anti-Flag
• The Ataris
• Bad Astronaut
• Bracket
• Consumed
• Epoxies
• Face To Face
• The Fight!
• Frenzal Rhomb
• Goober Patrol
• Hi-Standard
• Good Riddance
• Guns N' Wankers
• Less Than Jake
• None More Black
• Rise Against
• Screeching Weasel
• Screw 32
• Sick Of It All
• Snuff
• The Soviettes
• Tilt
• Wizo
• Zero Down

This page may meet Wikipedia’s criteria for speedy deletion. ... Against Me! is an American punk formed in 1997 in Gainesville, Florida. ... Anti-Flag is an American political punk band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, consisting of four members: Justin Sane (lead guitar, lead vocals), Chris #2 (bass, vocals), Chris Head (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), and Pat Thetic (drums). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bad Astronaut is a punk rock band founded in 2000 by Joey Cape, singer from Lagwagon. ... Californian Punk Rock band Bracket History At El Molino High School, Larry, self admittedly the worlds biggest AC/DC fan, heard of a freshman kid in school, named Marty, who also claimed to be the biggest AC/DC fan of all time. ... Consumed were a 4 piece punk-rock band from the outskirts of Nottingham, England. ... The Epoxies are a Portland, Oregon-based band. ... face to face was a punk band from Victorville, California. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hi-Standard are a Japanese punk rock group who formed in 1991. ... Good Riddance (or GR) is a punk rock band hailing from Santa Cruz, California. ... Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. ... None More Black is a New Jersey-based melodic punk outfit on Fat Wreck Chords, formed by lead singer / guitarist Jason Shevchuk after the demise of his previous band, Philadelphias Kid Dynamite. ... Rise Against is an American punk/melodic hardcore band from Chicago, Illinois, which was formed in 1999. ... Screeching Weasel was an American punk band from Chicago, Illinois. ... Screw 32 is the name of a band derived from an anti-skateboarding measure on the ballots in Concord, California. ... Sick of It All (SOIA) is a New York Hardcore band formed by brothers Lou Koller (vocals) and Pete Koller (guitar), Armand Majidi (drums) and Rich Capriano (bass) in 1984. ... Snuff are a British band formed in 1986 that have a range of styles, yet a distinctive sound. ... The Soviettes are a four-person punk band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, founded in 2000. ... Tilt is a punk rock band. ... WIZO (IPA pronunciation: ) is a Punk Rock band from Sindelfingen, Germany. ... Zero Down was a punk rock trio formed by former Strung Out bassist Jim Cherry, former Down By Law drummer Milo Todesco and former War Called Peace guitarist John McCree. ...

NOTABLE ONE TIME RELEASES FROM NON-FAT WRECK CHORDS BANDS

• The Ataris
• Diesel Boy
• Horace Pinker
• MxPx
• New Bomb Turks
• Rancid

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Diesel Boy are an American punk rock band from Santa Rosa, California, who are signed to indie punk label Honest Dons, a sub-division of Fat Wreck Chords. ... Horace Pinker is an American punk rock band formed in 1991 in Tempe, Arizona and currently based in Chicago, Illinois. ... MxPx is a punk band comprised of three Christians that formed in 1992 in Bremerton, Washington, United States as teenagers. ... The New Bomb Turks are a garage punk band from Columbus, Ohio. ... Rancid is a punk rock band formed in 1991 in Berkeley, California, by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong (former members of Operation Ivy). ...

Footnotes

1. ^ http://www.nofxwiki.net/w/BBC_Jan-16-2003:_Fat_Mike_on_The_Lock_Up
2. ^ http://www.fatwreck.com/community/faq
3. ^ http://www.redmusic.com/

See also

• List of record labels
• Fat Wreck Chords artists
• Fat Wreck Chords compilations

This is a list of record labels. ... The following artists and bands have all released records on the punk rock label, Fat Wreck Chords: 88 Fingers Louie Against Me! American Steel Anti-Flag Avail Bracket Consumed Chixdiggit! Cut and Paste Dead To Me Descendents The Dickies Diesel Boy Dillinger Four Enemy You The Epoxies Face to Face... A Gallery overview of the Fat Wreck Chords compilations Floyd Promos More RPMs Than Floyd on a Scooter (2000) (2001) The Thing That Floyd Ate (2001) Floyd: Squawk Among Us (2002) The Exfloyded (2003) Anti-Floyd - The Terrier State (2004) Rock Against Floyd (2005) Category: ...

External links

• Official site