Asian Man Records
Ogikubo Station (Asian Man, Mixtapes) prep LP, touring with Alkaline Trio
Ogikubo Station is the duo of Mike Park (who founded Asian Man Records and played/plays in Skankin’ Pickle, The Chinkees, The Bruce Lee Band, and more) and Maura Weaver of the on-hiatus band Mixtapes…
Diners releasing 'Three' on Asian Man, touring with AJJ (stream "Plastic Catcus")
Asian Man’s best known as a punk label, but Diners make melodic, clean-sounding guitar pop that recalls the mid ’60s era juuuuuust before psychedelia kicked in…
Five Notable Releases of the Week (8/5/16)
Surprise — there’s still no Frank Ocean album. Still, this week has excellent new LPs by Wild Beasts and Dinosaur Jr, and more.
blink-182 and Descendents' comebacks, and the enduring influence of pop punk
PUP, Modern Baseball, The Hotelier, Beach Slang, Against Me!, Face to Face, Bad Religion & more prove 2016 is pop punk’s best year in a while.
Winter Break (3/4 of Summer Vacation) releasing s/t LP on Asian Man/Lauren (stream "Cut The Braid")
California raw pop punks Summer Vacation have been around since 2009, in which time they put out one full length and a few EPs, including a split with Joyce Manor, who consider Summer Vacation hugely influential on their own so…
9 of the best '90s bands you didn't think were the best '90s bands and the awesome stuff they're doing now
It’s no secret that the ’90s are all the rage right now. The internet (and maybe even your real life) is filled with nostalgia for everything from Pogs to Nickelodeon cartoons to Tamagotchis and this reality check from The Onion that the ’90s weren’t only Pogs, Nickelodeon cartoons and Tamagotchis…
Sundials released a new comp (stream it), playing festivals
We were just talking about the new Dog Party album, and while we were looking at recent Asian Man releases, we noticed the new compilation from Richmond, VA’s Sundials, Always Whatever, also just came out this month…
Dog Party released an album on Asian Man (stream it)
Dog Party is the Sacramento, CA pop punk duo of Gwendolyn (age 17) and Lucy (age 15) Giles, who may be young but display a love of classic punk like the Ramones and the stripped down melodic rockers that came in their wake like The Queers and The Muffs…
Dog Party sign to Asian Man Records, playing Township with Kepi Ghoulie in July
Dog Party serves as the moniker for young, Sacramento, CA-based siblings Gwendolyn and Lucy Giles. The scuzzy pop-punk duo have inked a deal with the storied Asian Man Records (congratulations, ladies), who will be putting out their new album, Lost Control, sometime this summer…
