Buddyhead Records
| Buddyhead | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder | Aaron North and Travis Keller |
| Genre | Rock |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Location | Hollywood, California |
Buddyhead is a music website and
History
Buddyhead Records is an independent record label from
Buddyhead Records also became known for its compilations. Their first compilation was released in 2003, the now out-of-print Buddyhead Suicide Sampler, which featured key tracks from each of the label's releases, rare/live tracks from each band on the label's roster, and prank calls to music-industry luminaries from an unknown caller who went by the name "Torture Device". Rumors circulated claiming that Torture Device was everyone from Bill Hicks to Sam Kinison to Chevy Chase. Buddyhead never officially commented on the matter.
In 2004, Buddyhead released the major label-funded Gimme Skelter compilation, which was paid for (and distributed by)
In addition to
Buddyhead were also part of a number of pranks, including vandalizing The Strokes' tour bus,[3] and breaking into Fred Durst's office at Interscope Records. While in the office, Buddyhead stole three of Fred Durst's red baseball caps and took photos in front of Limp Bizkit gold records. Afterwards, the hats were auctioned off on eBay (selling for $1700 each),[4] and the money was donated to a charity for rape victims, a stab at Durst for allegations of rape that had occurred in the mosh pit during Limp Bizkit's set at Woodstock '99.[5]
The label recently saw releases by Pyramyd, The Cauterizers, Rathbone and Problemas' debut LP.
Roster
- 400 Blows
- Burning Brides
- The Cassettes
- The Dillinger Escape Plan
- Dios, aka Dios (Malos)
- The Icarus Line
- Ink & Dagger
- Mean Reds
- Moccasin
- Modwheelmood
- Murder City Devils
- The PoPo
- Pyramyd
- Radio Vago
- Rathbone
- Shat
- TEXT
- Wires On Fire
- Your Enemies Friends
- The Cauterizers
See also
- List of record labels
References
- ^ McDonald, Seven (2004-06-24). "The Curse of Buddyhead - LA Weekly". www.laweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "Axl Rose sues Buddyhead for Rap video". Archived from the original on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHtcSFR78jc BUDDYHEAD spray paint The Strokes tour bus
- ^ "Kerrang interview Travis Keller of Buddyhead page1". Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- ^ The Michigan Daily - Sexual assaults, aggression slam modern mosh pit scene Archived June 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
