May 10th 2012
Don't forget to swing by the Rex Hotel in Welland this Friday to check out Thousand Young, Waterbodies and Greys. This is going to be a kick ass show. $10 at the doors. 9pm. Come party Blacktop Style.
Also Crossley Hunter has their website up and running. Check 'er out: www.crossleyhunter.com
Also Crossley Hunter has their website up and running. Check 'er out: www.crossleyhunter.com
April 29th 2012
Here is a preview of what to except from the new Crossley Hunter album:
April 4th 2012
This have been pretty busy around the Blacktop Records camp. Crossley Hunter and Thousand Young are both in the studio recording their full length to be released on Blacktop Records. We have big things in store for these releases. Also we're in the finishing stages of putting together our first compilation. Let's just say it's going to be a slammin' good mix. preview it here: http://blacktoprecords.bandcamp.com/album/blacktop-records-soundtrack-for-a-good-day-btr033
March 21st 2012
Wheatus is in the studio prepping for their upcoming UK tour. Find more details at On The Road.
February 22nd 2012
Wow! Couldn't have asked for a better weekend. The Thousand Young boys nailed it in the studio. The sound John and Cody captured is so huge. We're going back next weekend to finished vocals and a couple overdubs. Super excited to show everyone what we've been working on. Thanks for the support. means the world to us!!
February 14th 2012
Thousand Young is in the studio this weekend recording their new album. It's being produced and engineered by John Wozinak at Mushroom Studios in Toronto. John was in this really sweet band called Marcy Playground so we're excited to have his years of music experience a part of this project.
As some of you may know recording at a real studio can be pricey. If you would like to help the boys record their album you can make a simple donation at:
http://www.gofundme.com/thousandyoung
with your donation you can get various rewards like a meal cooked by the band or having your name tattooed on Corey's ass. oh..and the music.
thanks for the support. rock n roll!
As some of you may know recording at a real studio can be pricey. If you would like to help the boys record their album you can make a simple donation at:
http://www.gofundme.com/thousandyoung
with your donation you can get various rewards like a meal cooked by the band or having your name tattooed on Corey's ass. oh..and the music.
thanks for the support. rock n roll!
January 17th 2012
This past November Thousand Young and Open Hand spent two weeks on the road together. On November 4th we made a stopped at the Jay Stoyan Show in Toronto and the bands performed some tunes. The episode aired December 30th on RogersTV. Enjoy:
December 30th 2011
WOW! What a fucking year....
We put out four amazing releases from some of my favourite bands including The Sitcom, Guilty About Girls, Open Hand and Thousand Young. We signed Wheatus and are in the process of releasing thier album on vinyl. Not to mention we have four amazing releases already planned for this February including Humongus' first full length, the first Crossley Hunter EP, The Campbell Apartment's sophomore effort titled 'IN!' and the first ever Blacktop Records compilation titled 'Soundtrack (for a good day) . You can head over here to preview the first three tracks: http://blacktoprecords.bandcamp.com/album/blacktop-records-soundtrack-for-a-good-day-btr033
In other news Pete Tremblay and the Boozy Truth is in the process of recording a new album. Pete and the boys just played a sweet show at 2A Water street recently. Check out the band ass video from the show here:
We put out four amazing releases from some of my favourite bands including The Sitcom, Guilty About Girls, Open Hand and Thousand Young. We signed Wheatus and are in the process of releasing thier album on vinyl. Not to mention we have four amazing releases already planned for this February including Humongus' first full length, the first Crossley Hunter EP, The Campbell Apartment's sophomore effort titled 'IN!' and the first ever Blacktop Records compilation titled 'Soundtrack (for a good day) . You can head over here to preview the first three tracks: http://blacktoprecords.bandcamp.com/album/blacktop-records-soundtrack-for-a-good-day-btr033
In other news Pete Tremblay and the Boozy Truth is in the process of recording a new album. Pete and the boys just played a sweet show at 2A Water street recently. Check out the band ass video from the show here:
and here:
Sweet eh? Want to know what is even sweeter? Maybe the fact that today Thousand Young and Open Hand make thier network cable debut!!!
THOUSAND YOUNG & OPEN HAND
Perform On The Epoisode That Airs FRIDAY DECEMBER 30th at 11pm
Watch the Jay Stoyan Show on Toronto RogersCable Channel 10 & 63!
... Come in, kick your shoes off and be entertained by Jay and Ashlee, as they take you through an hour of high energy and engaging conversation. The Show focuses on Hot Topics, Celebrity interviews, 'Round Table Discussions' featuring 'Indie' Artists & Entrepreneurs and Live Music Performances & Skits! The hosts love to interact with their fans via SKYPE, Phone-Ins and Giveaways, too!
For more information please visit:
http://www.jaystoyanshow.com/
http://www.rogerstv.com/page.aspx?lid=12&rid=16&sid=4073
http://www.blacktoprecords.ca/
http://www.facebook.com/thousandyoung
http://www.facebook.com/openhandrocks
and how will we celebrate all of this?! The big Blacktop Records New Year's Eve Party Dec 3e1st at Bada Bing's Here in Welland with Thousand Young, The Smile Case and Chainsaw Lobotomy with a sweet afterparty at 278 King Street. hope to see everyone there :P
Thanks so much for everything. If we stick together we can make a different with art. It brings reason, it brings change and it brings smiles!!
rock and roll. love you all.
THOUSAND YOUNG & OPEN HAND
Perform On The Epoisode That Airs FRIDAY DECEMBER 30th at 11pm
Watch the Jay Stoyan Show on Toronto RogersCable Channel 10 & 63!
... Come in, kick your shoes off and be entertained by Jay and Ashlee, as they take you through an hour of high energy and engaging conversation. The Show focuses on Hot Topics, Celebrity interviews, 'Round Table Discussions' featuring 'Indie' Artists & Entrepreneurs and Live Music Performances & Skits! The hosts love to interact with their fans via SKYPE, Phone-Ins and Giveaways, too!
For more information please visit:
http://www.jaystoyanshow.com/
http://www.rogerstv.com/page.aspx?lid=12&rid=16&sid=4073
http://www.blacktoprecords.ca/
http://www.facebook.com/thousandyoung
http://www.facebook.com/openhandrocks
and how will we celebrate all of this?! The big Blacktop Records New Year's Eve Party Dec 3e1st at Bada Bing's Here in Welland with Thousand Young, The Smile Case and Chainsaw Lobotomy with a sweet afterparty at 278 King Street. hope to see everyone there :P
Thanks so much for everything. If we stick together we can make a different with art. It brings reason, it brings change and it brings smiles!!
rock and roll. love you all.
December 6th 2011
The new Thousand Young album is available to put over at the Catalogue or online at Bandcamp.
Jim from QuickBeforeItMelts had a few nice things to say about the album.
Thousand Young: "stings like a bandage ripped off a fresh wound"
read the full article here!
and don't forget to buy the new Thousand Young album. It's fantastic bro!
Jim from QuickBeforeItMelts had a few nice things to say about the album.
Thousand Young: "stings like a bandage ripped off a fresh wound"
read the full article here!
and don't forget to buy the new Thousand Young album. It's fantastic bro!
December 1st 2011
Wow...all I can say is wow! Nov 1st to the 14th were some of the most insipiring, exciting and adventrous times of my life. I'm proud to say that Open Hand and Thousand Young are my friends and I got to snuggle with them for two weeks. Stay tuned for tour footage and a photo album of some snapshots. Much thanks go out to all the promoters, venues and staff, all our friends and family, anyone who bought a CD or came out to the show, the Ingersoll Farm crew for putting up with us for a few days and the number 14. <3
October 31st 2011
Open Hand will be hanging out in Canada from November 1st until the 13th. Blacktop Records is excited for the release of "The Mark Of The Demon." Limited CD-R press hand numbered out of 100. Check out the tour dates and grab a copy on the road or order from our Catalouge. In the meantime you can stream and download the new EP here:
http://blacktoprecords.bandcamp.com/album/open-hand-the-mark-of-the-demon-btr029
Rock n roll!
http://blacktoprecords.bandcamp.com/album/open-hand-the-mark-of-the-demon-btr029
Rock n roll!
October 24th 2011
The Thousand Young/Open Hand tour is a week away along side the release date of the Thousand Young album and new Open Hand. Busy time over at Camp Blacktop. Tour dates listed at 'On The Road'
Wheatus album is pressed as well. Officially release dates will be annouced. Pre orders will be mailed out. Stick around for full details!
love you all
Wheatus album is pressed as well. Officially release dates will be annouced. Pre orders will be mailed out. Stick around for full details!
love you all
September 1st 2011
YA! FEST is coming up very soon!!!! Hunters&Angers, Pete Tremblay and the Boozy Truth and Thousand young are all playing this! Make sure you come out and support Blacktop Records and the other sweet bands on this bill!
HUNTERS & ANGLERS plays at 6:00pm
PETE TREMBLAY & THE BOOZY TRUTH plays at 6:30pm
THOUSAND YOUNG plays at 9:00pm
full details at: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=178333118884096
gates at 2:00pm. $10. come party all day!! afterparty at the Rex !!
August 20th 2011
THOUSAND YOUNG plays the Southern Ontario Music Festival this Friday August 26th at 5:45pm sharp.
Head out to Port Burwell's Outback Camping for 3 days of music and partying.
Full details at www.somf.ca
Join the Facebook event and spread the word! :-p
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=150812401670319
Head out to Port Burwell's Outback Camping for 3 days of music and partying.
Full details at www.somf.ca
Join the Facebook event and spread the word! :-p
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=150812401670319
August 5th 2011
First off....Tim Leclaire from MattDellMusic was injured in a car accident yesterday. He is okay but going through a surgery. Thoughts be with him for a speedy recovery!
Sooooooooo the exciting news!!!!!! Open Hand is now a part of the Blacktop Records family. The boys will be coming to Canada to play a few shows this fall in support of a CD/Cassette Tape release. Open Hand was a big part of music for me in college along side many other Trustkill Records bands so its exciting to work with them and see where we go from here. Posted below is a video of the band playing Hellfest oh so many years ago:
Sooooooooo the exciting news!!!!!! Open Hand is now a part of the Blacktop Records family. The boys will be coming to Canada to play a few shows this fall in support of a CD/Cassette Tape release. Open Hand was a big part of music for me in college along side many other Trustkill Records bands so its exciting to work with them and see where we go from here. Posted below is a video of the band playing Hellfest oh so many years ago:
August 4th 2011
Niagara This Week did a nice little article on Blacktop Records.
You can read it online here: http://www.niagarathisweek.com/news/business/article/1050417--pressing-the-vinyl
We also have some very exciting news. We will post it tomorrow!!
rock n roll <3
You can read it online here: http://www.niagarathisweek.com/news/business/article/1050417--pressing-the-vinyl
We also have some very exciting news. We will post it tomorrow!!
rock n roll <3
July 6th 2011
Got the Wheatus test press today. Pretty stoked to see how this bad boy plays on vinyl. I'm looking forward to the warmest record I have ever listened to. stoked. Release dates will be announced soon.
www.wheatus.com
download Pop, Songs and Death vol.1 and vol. 2 for a pay what you can price.
rock n roll
www.wheatus.com
download Pop, Songs and Death vol.1 and vol. 2 for a pay what you can price.
rock n roll
June 23rd 2011
Elias The Band playing Great Incentive at the House in Tillsonburg at the Greatest Hits CD Release show.
oh...the good ole days....
oh...the good ole days....
June 10th 2011
Thousand Young have just been added to the Dayglo Abortions show this Tuesday June 14th at City Lights in St. Catharines, Ontario. We are very excited to have the boys on this show. Doors are at 8pm and Thousand Young play first.
June 2nd 2011
Hunters & Anglers and Matt Dell have been accepted to play St. Catharines SCENE Music Festival on Sunday June 26th. Venue and set time details will be posted soon. Head over to http://www.scenemusicfestival.com for full details on the festival.
May 28th 2011
Blacktop Records is very happy annouce that Thousand Young have joined the family. Andy, Corey, Pat and Paul are four of the raddest dudes ever so we can not stress hot excited we are to work with them. The boys just finished thier full length which was recorded in Welland, Ontario with Ian and Kenny at Tapes and Plates. The first single "Hot and Heavy Brotha" is avaiable for a free stream/download at:
http://soundcloud.com/blacktoprecords/thousand-young-hot-and-heavy
enjoy and stick around for tour dates and album release details!
http://soundcloud.com/blacktoprecords/thousand-young-hot-and-heavy
enjoy and stick around for tour dates and album release details!
May 10th 2011
Really bummed to be leaving New York City. It's been great hanging out with Brendan and Matthew from Wheatus. AD Lane from Indywood films flew down from the UK to capture some interview footage for his new film about Wheatus titled 'You Might Die.' We talked about Wheatus and the music industry on camera for over two hours. I'm really looking for to the final cut of this project. It's a must see film for anyone that is in a band or anyone that thrives to do what they love to do no matter what. Below you can find a neat little trailer for the movie. Also had a neat meeting with Matt and Rob from the Syndicate. We'll be hiring them this fall to promo Blacktop Records and the new Wheatus record. Very legit dudes. Check them out online at www.thesyn.com
Anywho... hitting up some record shops and then going back home to Canada. love yous.
May 9th 2011
New York City has been treating me well so far. Just caught Jonah Matranga's set at the Mercury Lounge. He opened with Far's Loud Mom and played a good handful of tunes off his new record "You're All Those Things and Then You're None"
Also grabbed a new Jonah shirt and v1.0 and v2.0 of his new album on vinyl. Very excited to spin these once I get back to Canada. Please head to www.jonahmatranga.com and browse the Yard Sale and grab a copy of his new album. You will not be let down.
May 1st 2011
Our friends in Thousand Young recorded a new album. Head over to www.myspace.com/thousandyoungband to have your mind blown.
April 26th 2011
Guilty About Girls have been confirmed to play this year's YA!Fest in Welland, Ontario along side Blacktop Records label mates Hunters & Anglers. Festival details will be up soon at www.youthactioncentre.com and www.youthactionfest.com . Also excited to present a brand new unreleased Guilty About Girls song:
http://soundcloud.com/guiltyaboutgirls/guilty-about-girls-riviera enjoy!
http://soundcloud.com/guiltyaboutgirls/guilty-about-girls-riviera enjoy!
April 20th 2011
So This past week I spent a few days hanging on the road with Onyx. A collective effort between Blacktop Records, CatonAcidFilms, Good Friday Entertainment and SpitGlobal was able to capture exclusive footage from Onyx's tour dates in Niagara Falls and Montreal as well as exclusive interviews and hang outs. Sticky Fingaz and Fredro Star are two are the sweetest guys ever and some of the most talented performers ever. They are a huge asset to music and the arts. We made a stop to MuchMusic's Rapcity to see the boys perform 'Slam.' I'm the guy in the flannel with my guns in the air slammin' harder than Vince Carter!
April 19th 2011
This is a layout to our website back in 2005 when my good pal Lee Skinner designed my site. Unreal dude.
April 18th 2011
Another trip down memory lane:
Our first ever full colour quarter page ad in Exclaim! to promote Elias The Band's Our Sophomore Effort.
April 17th 2011
Sorry for the lack of update. Super busy around the Blacktop Records camp. Took a trip down memory lane and found this old picture. It was taken at the offices at the Tillsonburg News. It was an article to promote Blacktop Records. We did a photo shoot and a fun little interview. From left to right: Milenko from the band Lacerda, Ashley Sloggett, myself and Dev from the band Foxfight/A Walk With Anastasia. I think I'll be finding more fun flyers and pictures to post
April 5th 2011
Blacktop Records takes over The Rex Hotel in Welland on April 30th with Hunters & Anglers, Pete Tremblay and the Boozy Truth and special guest B.A. Johnston. The show starts at 9:30pm and is only $5. Drop us $10 bones and get entry to the show and a copy of Pete Tremlay and the Boozy Truth's 'Midtempo Madness!'
party, party, party
party, party, party
April 4th 2011
The Boogieman Jordon Daniel is in the process of having a Ontario/Quebec tour booked for June. Stick around for details!
April 3rd 2011
I'm really diggin' Jonah Matranga's new album 'You're All Those Things...' Head over to www.jonahmatranga.com to find out more details on this album and to stay in touch.
April 2nd 2011
Chore dropped off tonight's show at the YAC. In other news The Snips and The Smile Case have been added to the bill. Rawk n' roll!
April 1st 2011
No joke! All this week all Blacktop Records releases are only $5. Browse through the 'Catalogue' and e-mail benblacktop@gmail.com and let me know what you want and we can hook up some good deals. Thanks for being a part of the magic. Anything that is rock n roll is fine !
March 31st 2011
I like rock and roll shows. Kind of bummed that Elias The Band broke up. I always enjoyed watching them live. Here is a clip of them playing 'Taking Back Whats Mine.'
March 30th 2011
After 5 years or so, different members
and numerous meltdowns, Something Fatal called it quits last year.
There was never a final show that would give closure to the band
members or their few listeners. Saturday May 7th will give them their chance at Two Doors Down located at 139 Market Street in Brantford, Ontario.
March 29th 2011
We here at Blacktop Records are very excited because Wheatus' new albums 'Pop, Songs and Death: Volume 1 The Lightning EP and Volume 2 The Jupiter E' are available to download at www.wheatus.com in various digital formats as well we have the preorder up on the 'Catalogue' page for the 180 gram double gatefold vinyl release. Above and beyond this we are also excited about the new documentary focused on Wheatus and the touring life. The movie is titled 'Wheatus: You Might Die."
Wheatus is making their return to the United Kingdom on Thursday October 6th and will be playing London's O2 Academy Islington!
You can order tickets online at:http://bit.ly/WheatusTicketsUK2011
You can order tickets online at:http://bit.ly/WheatusTicketsUK2011
March 28th 2011
Pete Tremblay and the Boozy Truth will be playing for the first time at the new YMCA Youth Action Centre located at 20 Hagar Street in Welland, Ontario. They will be sharing the stage with Kendra Foord.You can find details about all of Pete's upcoming show by clicking on the 'On The Road' page. Located below is fun music video for Pete's song 'The Life' which can be found on the 'Three EPs' collection. More details about this release on the 'Catalogue' page. Enjoy the rock n roll! :)
March 27th 2011
Hunters & Anglers will be playing a hometown show on Saturday April 2nd with Chore at the Youth Action Centre located at 20 Hagar Street in Welland, Ontario. You can grab tickets online at http://www.ticketscene.ca/events/3712 . Come out to hear some new tunes along side the classics! Rock n roll!!
March 26th 2011
Happy Saturday! A perfect way to get your day started is to blast the new Guilty About Girls single! Another way is to head over to the 'Catalogue' page and order a copy of the full length on compact disc for only $10! We just got this bad boy shipped in from the plant and everyone here at Blacktop is very excited about this release! We hope you're just as excited as we are! Everyone be safe this weekend and have loads of fun!
March 25th 2011
I know! I know! It feels like years since this site has been updated. It still had our old logos. Still listed bands that are no longer bands. Didn't mention any of the new artists we have been working with or any of the exciting stuff that has been happening around the Blacktop Records camp. Expect daily updates and more interaction! For now check out 'The Family' and see when they are 'On The Road'. Check out our 'Distro Page' and whats new at 'Blacktop PR'. Always 'Stay In Touch!'
Much love for the support over these past five years! Love you all!
-Ben
Much love for the support over these past five years! Love you all!
-Ben
