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newsletter news  We're back with a nice announcement for all you out there! For the third time in the entire funtime records history, a dutch band has joined the ranks of the labelfamily. Noyalty is the name and total dedication is their game! You may be familiar with the name Noyalty, since they have been working hard for a few years already, playing countless shows in the Netherlands, Belgium and beyond. Now they are ready to conquer your heart and soul with their debut full length album that is filled with heartfelt, melody-driven and hardhittin' modern hardcore (imagine Comeback Kid, Strung Out and A Day to Remember jammin' together and you will somehow get the picture). Melodic, fast, catchy and heavy... all in one... and destined to deliver you some future anthems to singalong with. The official release/instore date for "The Seas have no Roads" is set for the 16th of April and an official release party is planned around that date. Please check out the Noyalty MySpace to have a listen to some new songs already or the funtime records site for more concrete info, details and updates.  16th of February 2010 :: funtime newsflash :: preview new THE MAPLE ROOM 'cities of hunger' album :: The Maple Room have posted two new songs ("Atlantis" and "Layers") of their soon to be released third album "Cities of Hunger" on their MySpace. The new tracks show a more mature and atmospheric sound and if you want to hear more of their new record, keep checkin' their myspace cause they will post some more new material the next couple of weeks. For the actual release of the album, you'll have to wait a little bit longer... untill the actual release date on the 9th of april (instore date). Unless you join their release party -which is strongly adviced! - on the 3fr of april at the RIOROCK festival (alongside such fine bands like Strung Out, Ghost of A Thousand, Exit on the left and more...). We hope to see you there! In the meantime, stay tuned and we'll be back soon with more news!!! 
11th of January 2010 ::funtime newsflash:: january 2010 :: Happy new year!!! Hello, Here we are with a short newsflash to start the year! We know we're already a little bit late, but that shouldn't spoil the fun : a HAPPY and FANTASTIC new year, full of great music, love, passion and friendship to all of you!!! Of course we didn't sit on our lazy ass the last couple of weeks, since we have been very busy planning some stuff already for the months/year to come. Some big info bulletins can be expected in the next couple of weeks, but here we go already with some short news- and infoflashes... SPRING RELEASES... You can expect two new releases the next couple of bands, both from bands that have already put their marks on our precious scene the last couple of years.... THE MAPLE ROOM will release their new and third album on funtime records in April and you can expect a more atmospheric sound with a lot of layers and the official debut of their new singer Marcus. If you want to check out what the new songs sound like, you should keep an eye (and an ear) on their www.myspace.com/themapleroom Of course we will send you an official newsletter as soon as the first new song(s) of the soon to be released new record are unleashed... But you can already mark the following date : 3rd of April, cause that's the date of Riorock, where TMR will officially present their new album!!! Also CAMPUS is ready to enter the studio with producer Ace Zec to record the follow up album for the very succesful 'We are The Silence'. 'Oh Comely' is the title of that brandnew album and it's set for release in May. You can expect a more progressive, experimental and innovative sound on the new album... people who've seen Campus play some new songs during their recent live sets, will know what we're talking about. The cd release is planned on saturday the 8th of May at de Klinker in Aarschot and the bands Grey Like Masquerade, Exit on the Left and Reasons have confirmed to play the support on the Campus release show. www.myspace.com/campusbe SOME INTERESTING DATES... To mark on your calender...on the 13th of MARCH, there's CAPTAIN STRAIGHT ED FEST at the Sojo club in Leuven where HOMER will celebrate it's 10th anniversary with a special birthday set. They will play a 15 song set, selected on behalf of top 3 lists.... so, what's stopping you? Send in your top 3 of favourite homer songs to johan@funtimerecords.com and make a chance to be one of the 2 winners of the following fine package : 2 Homer shirts + the complete Homer discography (yes, you read it well, 4 full albums and two split cd's) What are you waiting for? Other fine bands playing that day include Campus, Exit on the Left, Face the Fax, The Ignored, Her Concept, When Hope Escapes and more... Next stop on the calendar is PUNKROCK ATTACK 5 at de Klinker in Aarschot on the 10th of APRIL with such fine bands like THIS IS A STANDOFF (can), Passenger Action, Second Base, Homer and more... And the dates for this year's FUNTIME FESTIVAL have been fixed too ...we're talking about the 1st and the 2nd of OCTOBER at de Klinker in Aarschot. That's it for now, we'll be back soon!!! 23th of November 2009 ::funtime november newsletter :: new funtime releases :: new funtime distribution releases :: new funtime shows :: 1.NEW FUNTIME RELEASES : in stores now! 2.NEW FUNTIME DISTRIBUTION RELEASES 3.NEW FUNTIME SHOWS 4. SOME SHORT NEWS SNIPPETS... 1.NEW FUNTIME RELEASES : in stores now! The new autumn releases on funtime rcs have hit the shelves of every decent record store the past couple of weeks. We're talking about both debut albums of THE ROCKET 'the rocket' and LOST DEPARTMENT 'things of flesh and blood' that were released at the end of october. If you missed out on these, please do check the next info...  LOST DEPARTMENT'things of flesh and blood' Format : CD (jewel case) cat nr funprod2009.58.05 What do you get when you put 6 people together with a various musical taste and one common love (metal and hardcore that is) ? You end up with LOST DEPARTMENT. This Brussels based band has been making waves in the Belgian underground scene for some years already. After the release of a well respected and self produced mini cd, it's time to take an extra step forward with this first full length album. 'Things of flesh and blood' was recorded with producer Ace Zec at Fatsoundz studio and mastered at Westwestside music by Alan Douches . And to top it all of, Franky DSVD from Belgium's biggest metal band ever (Channel Zero) is doing some guestvocals. No need to say that this fine piece of progressive and refreshing metal/hardcore is an absolute 'must have' for fans of bands like Death before Disco, Between the Buried and Me, Coheed and Cambria, Oceansize and the likes... www.myspace.com/lodep   THE ROCKET'The Rocket' Format : CD (jewel case) cat nr funprod2009.59.06 This band was formed by some Gino's Eyeball and Skyrocket John members out of love for some good rockin' poppunktunes. Not so long after the band was formed, Second Base frontman Stijn joined in on guitar/backing vocals and the band soon started catching the attention of musiclovers. No wonder if you write such damn fine tunes with chorusses that stick in your head for days. We instantly fell in love with this band when we witnessed one of their live shows and not so long after that show, The Rocket became a part of the evergrowing Funtime family. The band recorded at the Penthouse studio (Exit on the Left, Second Base) in August and the Mastering was done at the famous Blasting room studio by Jason Livermore. Graphic artist John Meloche (of TIAS fame) took care of the artwork and the result of all this is nothing but 'stunnin!'. The release party on the 10th of october was a fantastic party all the way and now it's time for you people to discover this fine band! If this didn't convince you yet, find it all out for yourself at www.myspace.com/therocketofficial For fans of : Blink 182, Get Up Kids, Saves The Day ('through being cool' -era), Bowling for Soup  We're helping out some bands on the distribution/mailorder front with their new releases. These respective bands are DICK BLACK and FACETHEFAX. DICK BLACK has burned down quite some clubs and festivals the last few years with their smokin' and burnin' rock'n roll set. And now they managed to capture the live vibe while recording at the Sugarbeat studio with producer Jimmy Turbo (Anton Walgrave, Iza, Homer, Sixtoys, PN...). The mastering was done by Uwe Teichert and the fine and spankin' result can be heard on 'The lion and the cheetah'. Check it out on their myspace or - even better - buy their album! FACE THE FAX on the other hand recently unleashed their first full length album "When morning comes". This Leuven/Antwerp based melodic punkrock outfit recorded at the Penthouse Studio with producer Filip Debot (Exit on the Left, Second Base, The Rocket) and the result is an album packed with tongue-in-cheek singalong punkrock anthems. You can get it through our distro, mailorder...check it out! 3.NEW FUNTIME SHOWS We got some new shows to announce for the near future/spring of next year, so let's start with the info shizzle... We'll start of with the OFFICIAL LOST DEPARTMENT release PARTY, presented to you by Lost Department, Fm Brussel and Funtime Rcs at Magasin 4 (new venue) in Brussels (in front of the Tour and Taxis site). It's a matinee happening on the 6TH OF DECEMBER and it starts at 15.30h so make sure you'll get there early. THE LINK CAMPUS LOST DEPARTMENT DIABLO BOULEVARD more info : www.lostdepartment.com  Homer is celebrating their tenth anniversary as a band on the 13th of march and it will be celebrated with a special set (more info about that tba soon at www.myspace.com/homer666 and at the Homer facebook) CAPTAIN STRAIGHT ED FEST (a funtime concerts/Eds Bootlegs/Vleugel F cooperation) 13TH OF MARCH 2010 At SOJO CLUB, eenmeilaan 35, 3010 Kessel-Lo (Leuven) Doors : 13.30h Start : 14.00h WHEN HOPE ESCAPES STATE OF MINE HER CONCEPT FACE THE FAX MID AIR COLLISION EXIT ON THE LEFT CAMPUS H O M E R (celebrating 10 years of Homer, special birthday set, more info tba soon!) info and res : johan@funtimerecords.com or quaghy@hotmail.com PUNKROCK ATTACK 5 10TH OF APRIL 2010 At JC DE KLINKER, Demervallei, 3200 Aarschot COMRADE KORSAKOV PASSENGER ACTION (can) SECOND BASE EXIT ON THE LEFT H O M E R THIS IS A STANDOFF (can) info and res johan@funtimerecords.com 4. SOME SHORT NEWS SNIPPETS... To end this newsletter, we got some short newsflashes for you people! •CAMPUS is busy finishing the songwriting process for their new album 'Oh comely'. They will start recording in february with producer Ace and the album is set for a may 2010 release. The release party of the new album is planned for the 8th of may at De Klinker Club in Aarschot. More details about the follow up record for the very succesful 'We are the silence' album to be announced soon! •HOMER and EXIT ON THE LEFT did a fine Italian tour in November and they want to thank all the great bands, people and promotors they met. A new Italian tour is already planned for the autumn of next year, but in the meantime, you can check both bands playing out very regularly all over the place... keep an eye on their myspace and facebook profiles to see where you can check them live. If you want to see some footage of the Italian tour, just surf to : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FIc_tDjGRs •THIS IS A STANDOFF will be back in Europe again for a long tour in april and may 2010, they will play all over Europe an even do some dates in Russia and other parts of Eastern Europe Only a few select dates for the Benelux are planned this time, so don't miss out on them live! •THE MAPLE ROOM is back from a very cool tour in China where they played a big festival and a bunch of nice clubshows. It has been a once in a lifetime experience for them and you can check some footage already on this link : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAexKgKcM6I A more extensive video will be launched soon on the web! That's it for now...more news and info about the bands, shows and more on www.funtimerecords.com and www.funtime.be 11th of November 2009 funtime newsflash :: reminder :: FUNTIME LABELNIGHT AT AB CLUB this friday the 13th of november :: Hallo, Deze vrijdag is het zover en vieren we het tienjarig bestaan van FUNTIME RECORDS in de AB Club. Vier funtime bands (EXIT ON THE LEFT + BREAK OF DAY + P N + SOON) zullen die avond het beste van zichzelf geven, Funtime Dj's zullen tussendoor de aanval inzetten op uw danskuiten en de eerste 100 bezoekers mogen een gratis funtime cd van één van de die avond concerterende bands uitkiezen. Hopelijk genoeg fraais dus om jullie te overtuigen om die avond een beweging richting de Brusselse concerttempel te maken en mee de spreekwoordelijke bloemetjes buiten te zetten. Uitgebreide info over de FUNTIME LABELNIGHT op 13 NOV in de AB CLUB (in zowel het Nederlands, het Frans als het Engels) treft u aan op deze links : NL : http://www.abconcerts.be/nl/concerten/p/detail/funtime-labelnight-feat-exit-on-the-left-pn-break-of-day-soon-13-11-2009 FR : http://www.abconcerts.be/fr/concerts/p/detail/funtime-labelnight-feat-exit-on-the-left-pn-break-of-day-soon-13-11-2009 ENG : http://www.abconcerts.be/en/concerts/p/detail/funtime-labelnight-feat-exit-on-the-left-pn-break-of-day-soon-13-11-2009 Misschien tot dan!!! 1st of October 2009 ::funtime news + concertflash :: listen to some new songs of THE ROCKET+ THE ROCKET CD RELEASE :: Hello Dear Friends, Here we are with a short newsflash to let you know that THE ROCKET just posted some new songs of their soon to be released selftitled debut album on their MySpace. No need to tell you that we are very (and when we say very, we mean 'very!') excited after hearing the complete album!!! It's an absolute singalong record, packed with damn fine rockin' poppunk songs, great melodies and catchy hooks that will perfectly suit you to get through some dark autumn and wintertimes. If you dig bands like Ataris, Blink 182 and the likes, you will instantly fall in love with THE ROCKET.
And it's not only new songs on the 'newsfront', there's more to put in the picture ...THE OFFICIAL THE ROCKET CD RELEASE PARTY!!!
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