Justin Gage of Aquarium Drunkard is doing a series about the bands he loved in his Atlanta years, and he is currently featuring The Rock*A*Teens. Read his post and find the chronically underrated albums of The Rock*A*Teens in the Merge store.
“Go buy some Rock*A*Teens records.”
May 11, 2010 – 11:33 am
That a band so amazing was so ignored is still a mystery to me. I think they were one of those bands that were truly ahead of their time. At some point in the future there is going to be a new band that sounds like this and people are going to flip out. The sound is just too perfect. It can’t go away. It will continue floating around in the ether, waiting to be picked up by someone. That is just what they sound like: an alien radio signal from an ancient oldies station, searching for an audience.
This is my long way of saying, “Go buy some Rock*A*Teens records.” ~AC Newman for RollingStone.com
Visit the Merge store to find The Rock*A*Teens and while you are there, check out frontman Chris Lopez’ post-R*A*Ts project Tenement Halls. Also available in the Merge store,The Shins and The New Pornographers covered songs by Chris Lopez on SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers!
“Make Your Own Companion” Contest!
November 4, 2009 – 12:55 pm
In celebration of the limited-edition release of the Merge Records Companion, we are holding a contest! To enter, visit the Merge message board and post a photograph of you and your favorite Merge album in the “Make Your Own Companion” forum for a chance to win an XX Merge prize pack. The winner will be announced in the December newsletter.
The CD-sized Merge Records Companion contains photographs of every 7-inch, album, EP, and DVD (plus two cassettes!) Merge put out during our first 20 years. All proceeds from this limited-edition book will benefit the charities chosen by the fourteen SCORE! curators.
Rock*A*Teens Video
February 7, 2008 – 4:47 pm
Great “blast from the past” video by Jefrey Siler. A gentle reminder of the awesomeness that was The Rock*A*Teens featuring cameos from Mac, Jon, and Kelly Hogan.
Fill the holes in your Rock*A*Teens collection here, and check out Chris Lopez’ current project, Tenement Halls.
Rock*A*Teens love!
May 7, 2007 – 4:55 pm
Death Cab for Cutie frontman & friend of Merge, Ben Gibbard posted about The Rock*A*Teens on his MOG Blog.
Read the post here!
Listen to The Rock*A*Teens here! and Tenement Halls here!
And Portastatic has a MOG page, too!
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