#lookoutrecords

[cylsrecords]

You need to listen to the new @singinglungs Lungs single ''Around Again" featuring vocals from @laurastevenson! Listen at @ghettoblastermagazine y clicking the link in our profile. "Coming Around" comes out 2/24/23 on CYLS, @selltheheartrecords @engrecsguy and Waterslide Records. #SingingLungs #AroundAgain #ComingAround #LauraStevenson #CYLS #CountYourLuckyStars #SellTheHeart #EngineerRecords #WaterslideRecords #LookOutRecords #Punk #Alternative #PunkRock #Single #NewSingle https://www.instagram.com/p/CofqlqApCh2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[redscareindustries]

A recovery project that has been years in the making: Sludgeworth's "Losers of the Year" coming December 9th! First time ever on vinyl + CD/digital has two "new" bonus tracks. @BrooklynVegan talked to the band about this Midwest monolith... LINK IN BIO to read all about it... #Sludgeworth #RedScare #ChicagoPunk #LookoutRecords #TheMethadones #RedScareIndustries #PunkVinyl #BrooklynVegan #ScreechingWeasel #LosersOfTheYear #Punk   https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck_BcUguq3F/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[theminorthread]

Day #3654 Green Day - Kerplunk Probably one of the most anticipated albums for me in my life #kerplunk #greenday #lookoutrecords #minorthread #tshirtwars https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Nmv6ajYBM/?igshid=oxuif9mdwgjl

[sofakingmanyrecords]

The Mr. T Experience "Revenge is Sweet, and So Are You" LP. Back in 1997 I was in high school and wrote for zines and I got a copy of this from an editor with a bunch of other awesome more "big" punk bands of the era that was easier to pawn off an an enthusiastic high school punk kid who'd be happy to get them, write a positive review, and keep those "big" punk labels happy and buying ad space in their zines all the while not having force a positive review out of themselves. It was a good situation. While I was familiar with MTX from compilations and a few 7" singles I had, this was my first full album by them, especially to come out while I was active in the community, as it were, so it holds a special place in my heart. While it isn't my favorite album of their's as a whole, it does have more of my favorite songs of their's in one place than any other album. Fancy that. Since old Lookout albums are becoming harder and harder to get I realized this was one I needed on vinyl and recently saw'r it for a fair price so I lept on it. While I'm a through and through Lookout disciple, and love most everything they put out, The Queers, MTX, and Screeching Weasel, especially those first two, are ones I'll always come back to. #LP #Vinyl #Records #TheMrTExperience #RevengeIsSweetAndSoAreYou #LookoutRecords #DrFrank #MTX https://www.instagram.com/p/B9IO_VbpUH9/?igshid=a0qxybqw0lfy

[linda-ramone]

Johnny and Tim 😉 fun times 💕 #Repost @carbona_not_glue_ ・・・ Johnny and Tim ☠️ #lalapalooza 💕. 📷 #lindaramone #timtimebomb #timarmstrong #johnnyramone #johnnyramonearmy #ramones #rancid #operationivy #lookoutrecords #hellcatrecords #punks #punk #punkrock #skapunk https://www.instagram.com/p/ByRGhash6Am/?igshid=bhzo1u8b2pdt

[thegreasypizzeria]

The Greasy Pizzeria Punk Rock Vinyl Club. : : Fifteen - “Fifteen” released in June of 1990 by #LookoutRecords. ——————————————————— Lookout 034 / Vinyl / EP / 7” / Red Label : : Fifteen’s debut release is great. Jeff Ott and Jack Curran play Berkeley pop-punk, complete with bouncy drums and socially conscious lyrics. The band put out some really great records with an ever-evolving style. This 7” sounds more like Crimpshrine than their later records. Tracks 2 & 3 sound similar but I still really like it. Standout Tracks: “Liberation” and “Imagination.” : : #punkrecords #punkvinyl #punkrockvinyl #punkrock #punk #nowspinning #recordcollector #recordcollection #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinylgram #vinylcommunity #vinyladdict #vinylrecords #vinyligclub #onmyturntable #instavinyl #listentothis #nowplaying #punkrockrecords #jeffott @lookoutrecords #vinyl #vinyljunkie #fifteen #berkleypunk (at New Jersey) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxphrRLAi1l/?igshid=160657cgqn127

[sirenrecords]

#riverdales #lookoutrecords 1995 #punk #punkrock #poster #screechingweasel #punkvinyl #punkrockvinyl (at Siren Records) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuPf1VygCDk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gpchexeuag3y

[mattybeachjeans]

If you dig Green Day from, like, 1995, you may dig my band. On Spotify, Apple Music, and all the norm plays to find sounds.

Also, if you live in upstate NY or the Philly/NJ area and want to be our drummer, give a shout.

[sportsbypc]

THIS BEST STUFF I SAW THIS WEEK: Story behind 'GoldenEye 007' is one to read

Oral histories have become a fixture online and, I must admit, they are among my favorite pieces to read for all the behind-the-scenes insight they offer up on a particular subject.

This week, we got another good one: an oral history of the video game that changed everything, “GoldenEye 007.”

An outlet I admittedly had not heard of until this week, Mel Magazine, which is apparently a property of – wait for it – yes, Dollar Shave Club, compiled a must-read oral history of the classic Nintendo 64 game created by Rare in celebration of the 21st anniversary of its release.

The first-person shooter game that ushered the term “multi-player” into the lexicon was first envisioned as a 2-D vehicle similar to another Rare classic “Donkey Kong Country” before the creative teams pushed the boundaries of ingenuity and technology of the era to develop “GoldenEye 007.”

Upon its release, it became the must-have game on the platform and for middle schoolers all over the country like my friends and I who spent countless hours trying to best one another and be “Most Deadly.” I can still tell you the best way to navigate “The Facility,” where to grab body armor before your friends snag it and where to hide so you can pick up the most kills.

The game was also laced with “cheats” where you could unlock special characters, weapons, boards and much more.

In turn, the video game also made a relatively run-of-the-mill James Bond film, 1995's “GoldenEye” starring then-Bond Pierce Brosnan, into a cult classic and created a new generation of Bond movie enthusiasts that more than likely paved the way for the much-needed reboot of the franchise with the Daniel Craig instalments.

The oral history of “GoldenEye 007” reads like a cross between similar narratives like the Steve Jobs or Facebook histories that pushed the limits of technology to create something beautiful.

Oral histories aren't quite as innovative as what “GoldenEye 007” was in 1997 when it hit video game aisles, but, again, I love to read them for the insight into people's minds and to get a feel for both what people were dealing with through a particular ordeal and how they remember it now that time has passed.

Among my favorites in the oral history sector for reasons you can likely figure out on your own is a long but outstanding read in the 2011 book “Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN” compiled by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales. The duo spoke in-depth with a plethora of personalities who were insturmental in ESPN's founding and rise and those on and off the screen who made sports on TV cable's most profitable business.

A film based on “Those Guys ...” has been in talks for years. According to Variety, there's currently a script being rewritten by “Halt and Catch Fire” co-creator Christopher C. Rogers with James Franco in negotiations to direct. We shall see what becomes of it this time around.

While we're on the subject, here are some more of my favorite oral histories from recent years floating around the internet:

Altered State Police: An Oral History of ‘Super Troopers’

The Amazing Oral History Of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

‘Dream, Try, Do Good’: The Oral History Of ‘Boy Meets World’

Hard to Kill (Oral history of how Gucci Mane became Gucci Mane

How the Web Was Won: An Oral History of the Internet

An Oral History of 'Jackass: The Movie'

An oral history of 'The League'

Oral History: From Green Day to Operation Ivy, a Look Back at Lookout Records

So Money: An oral history of Swingers

‘You Try Driving In Platforms’: How ‘Clueless’ Created The Style That Made It A Pop Culture Icon

We’re In This Together: An Oral History of Nine Inch Nails

For many more, check out this link at Thrillist.

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[backcatalogued]

Freshly delivered in the mail. A sealed copy from back in the day. This Lookout Records comp was presented by Joe Queer. Featuring the likes of MTX, The Queers, Groovie Ghoulies, Pink Lincoln’s and a slew of others. Pure late 90’s Pop Punk in all of its glory. #nowplaying #nowspinning V/A - Joe King Presents More Bounce To The Ounce #vinyl #vinyligclub #lookoutrecords

[theminorthread]

Day #3561 Screeching Weasel - My Brain Hurts Easily one of my favorite albums of the 90’s. I recall having to buy multiple copies cause I would scratch them up so much. 10/10 #screechingweasel #mybrainhurts #lookoutrecords #minorthread #tshirtwars #1991 https://www.instagram.com/p/B6d9UCYD9WQ/?igshid=mmtt9d6p1sj

[therecordnerd]

#tbt Rice, San Diego, CA July 23, 1995, 25 yrs ago today . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #sdhc #sandiegopunkrock #rice #fuckyouthisisrice #heavyvegetable #impel #tumwater #lookoutrecords https://www.instagram.com/p/CC_xMCgD-w1/?igshid=1vih20wagomm1

[drstrangerecords]

Pick it up! Operation Ivy's Hectic EP. Hand numbered, Laytonville address. Want to pick up (you see what we did there?) this record? Call us 909-944-1778 ☎️ 🚀 We ship worldwide. #drstrangerecords #opivy #opeationivy #punkvinyl #lookoutrecords (at Dr. Strange Records)

[lesterfallsapart]

Up next, and I'm starting to notice a trend here, Welcome To My Mind from the Hi-Fives. #thehifives #welcometomymind #lookoutrecords #nowspinning #vinyl #vinyljunkies #vinylgram #vinylcollectionpost #mymusiccollection https://www.instagram.com/p/B7zj2zgAx46/?igshid=jfie3isdhm0o

[vinyldamage]

This is probably one of the coolest things I have come across in quite some time. To say the Nation of Ulysses were an important band in the cannon that is my growth from adolescences in to adulthood, is an understatement. When I first heard them in high school it really changed everything that I believed punk rock was, could, or should be. 

At the time I heard them pop punk and the entire world of Lookout! Records was ruling the nations teen punk underground. I mean, there was more to the underground than just the pop punk thing, but the pop punk thing was just under the radar of what was considered mainstream “alternative” rock music, thanks largely in part to the popularity of bands like Green Day, Rancid, and Offspring. So for kids like myself and my core group of friends growing up in the culturally oppressive area of western Michigan, those bands were our entry point to a musical culture we latched on to. Naturally because of this we gravitated toward the Epi-fat-lookout records sound, but for some this as far as they dug, but for some of us true dorks we began digging deep. This deep digging led us to things like Dischord Records, SST Records, Alternative Tentacles, and bands like Fugazi, The Nation of Ulysses, Lungfish, Hoover, Black Flag, The Dead Kennedys, and zines like Maximum Rock n Roll, Heartattack, Flipside, Punk Planet, etc. I would say more than any of the pop punk bands, everything listed above radically changed our scope of what punk rock could be.

Also around this time in the United Kingdom a record label was shaping their nations popular sound, and that record label was Creation Records. Run by an enigmatic drug fueled maniac, Alan McGee brought the underground sound of a nation to the masses, there by reshaping not only popular music in the United Kingdom, but also the world over. Alan brought us the likes of My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Ride, Oasis, and for the importance of this piece of writing, Primal Scream. Primal Scream was massive in the early ‘90′s and had multiple number one records in the United Kingdom, but over here in America they were still small potatoes. So when they came over to record in Memphis, Tennessee, and play some shows, they just happened to have a serendipitous meeting with one of Americas greatest underground secrets, and as they say, the rest is history.

[phonoselect]

RAD RECORD ALERT Operation Ivy ‘Hectic’ Original Lookout Records pressing with Laytonville address, numbered with booklet. NM-/VG+ Call or stop by PHONO if you have any questions about this record 916-400-3164. OPEN EVERYDAY 12-6pm @phonoselect #recordstore #usedrecordstore #vinylrecords #phonoselect #recordstoresacramento #recordstorecalifornia #phonoselectrecords #lookoutrecords #operationivy #rancid #timarmstrong #gilmanstreet #eastbaypunk https://www.instagram.com/p/BsOtCJuHkko/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5i9gc0iw2mha