Blackout! Records was formed in 1988 by Bill Wilson and Jim Gibson. In 1989, the label released its album, a New York hardcore compilation album entitled Where the Wild Things Are.[1] The album included tracks from Sheer Terror, Killing Time, and others. After this first release, Gibson amicably parted company to start his own record label, Noiseville Records.

The label ended the 1990s with records from Killing Time, Kill Your Idols, and East Bay/ Berkeley bands Redemption 87 and Powerhouse. The early part of the 2000s brought some new blood, including Crime In Stereo, NJ's The Banner, The Procedure, and The Commercials. The last official Blackout! release was The Fire Still Burns in 2005. Although no longer releasing new music, the label still maintains a blog at its website which is infrequently updated and has the catalog available digitally on Amazon, iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody, and other major digital outlets through The Orchard.

I got Bill on the Skype and this is what we chat about

• Growing up with a genetic immune condition
• Designing the artwork for the Where The Wild Things Are Comp
• How he got albums in record stores
• Traveling on Lollapalooza
• The Goops
• H20
• Plow United
• Kill Your Idols
• Business partner trying to steal his label
• Will he start putting out more records
• And a ton more

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at mike@drive80.com

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Co-Ed was a punk band from La Verne, CA. They put out 2 releases on Cool Guy Records which were Sometimes Always Maybe Never and a split with the band Pollen.

I got Waleed on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Their aol email account still being active
• Seeing someone who has a shirt of a band you like
• Opening for Less Than Jake
• Playing at Steve Aoki’s apartment
• How he writes songs
• Working for Mean Street Magazine
• Hanging with At The Drive-In
• Playing a show with Fifteen
• The band Pollen
• Writing for AltPress magazine
• The Bollweevils story
• And a ton more

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at mike@drive80.com

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Steve Evetts is an American record producer who has produced music for Alesana, Poison the Well, A Static Lullaby, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Sepultura, Symphony X, Saves the Day, Lifetime, Kid Dynamite, Hightower, Story of the Year, Every Time I Die, Earth Crisis, Still Remains, Our Last Night, and The Wonder Years. Steve Evetts has been an active producer since 1992, producing mostly metal albums, as well as indie, and emo bands.

I got Steve on the Skype and this is what we chat about

• Saves The Day
• His 30 year career
• How many days it took to make Calculating Infinity
• Deadguy
• Who won’t he work with
• Lifetime
• The Snapcase snare sound in Progression Through Unlearning
• Frank Iero
• Ross Robinson
• Vanilla Ice
• The Cure
• Kid Dynamite
• The story behind Let If Enfold You getting leaked
• Home Grown
• And a ton more

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at mike@drive80.com

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