I'm Unconsoled, I'm Lonely, I Am So Much Better Than I Used To Be

Paper and Plastick is awesome record label. It is run by Vinnie Fiorello, who is the drummer and lyricist for my favourite band, Less Than Jake. Aside from being a great wordsmith and a member of the best band on the planet, he also is involved in tons of other awesome non-LTJ related things. He founded (then left later) Fueled By Ramen records. He's had some cool clothing lines. He makes limited edition vinyl toys that are often sold on tour. He's written a children's book and is in the process of writing several other more grown-up books. Most importantly however, he loves collecting vinyl records something fierce and also has a knack for finding and helping out awesome bands.

This is evident in his (relatively) new label, Paper and Plastick. They try to only make vinyl records and digital downloads (Sometimes CDs are required. For a band to sell on tour, for example.) and they also try to do crazy stuff with it. In the past Less Than Jake has done some pretty out of control things with records, like shaping them like wedges of cheese or birthday cake, and this carries into this company. The colours are always crazy, there's tons of effort put into layout and art and sometimes they even come in crazy shapes (I just ordered a heart-shaped one). This coupled with the fact that they have arguably the best line-up in punk rock right now (Bomb The Music Industry!, A Wilhelm Scream, Shook Ones, We Are The Union, Protagonist, Mikey Erg, Rehasher, Riot Before, it actually does go on forever.) logically makes them arguably the best label in punk.

I say all this because they just released a free winter sampler that features 40 tracks from a bunch of absolutely awesome bands. Like I just said, it's free! All that you have to lose by downloading it is maybe not liking the bands. Get it!

GETTING THIS IS A VERY GOOD IDEA!