Ok anyone who knows me personally knows that I’m a HUGE life long TMBG fan. I spent the better part of my youth going to their shows, and driving around the state listening to all of the albums on cassette in my friend Dave’s car. They were responsible for me falling in love with underground music, and were the soundtrack for an absolutely amazing time in my life, and I met so many friends because of them. If there ever was a dream project for us to be involved with, it would be this….. So you can imagine how excited we are to release, for the first time ever on vinyl.. the first two full band TMBG records “John Henry” and “Factory Showroom”. Expect to see Factory Showroom available in March, and John Henry sometime this summer!!!!
3rd Wave Ska Preservation Society – Vinyl Reissue Project!
November 22, 2011
We’ve started a kickstarter to help fund the reissues of some of our all time favorite 90′s ska records…. if you would like to donate and get yourself some really great records… or even have your label co-release them with us… hit up this link! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/59430281/the-3rd-wave-ska-preservation-society-vinyl-reissu
Asbestos Records Acoustic X-Mas Spectacular !!!!
November 15, 2011
Together with our pals from Manic Productions we’re super excited to present our holiday party at Daniet St in Milford. and honestly… like we needed an excuse to convince Mike & Ron to perform SHJ songs for us again….
Asbestos Records Acoustic Xmas Spectacular! featuring…
Ron Ragona & Mike Pellegrino (of Spring Heeled Jack)
SHJ’s vox/guitarists performing the songs of Spring Heeled Jack.
Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/shjusa
Vic Ruggiero (of The Slackers)
Vic Ruggiero is a musician, songwriter and producer from New York City who has played in many ska bands, such as The Slackers, Stubborn All-Stars, SKAndalous All-Stars, Crazy Baldhead and The Silencers. He has also performed with punk rock band Rancid, both live and in the studio.
Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/vicruggiero
George Argyrou & David Solomon
Vocalists for Long Island’s High School Football Heroes and The Nix86.
Mp3s: http://www.myspace.com/hsfh | http://www.myspace.com/thenix86
Binary Heart
Solo project from Mike Costa of Arrogant Sons of Bitches &Bomb the Music Industry!
Mp3s: http://binaryheartny.tumblr.com/
$18 ($15 advance) / 21+
Tickets on sale NOW! http://manicproductions.org/tickets
River City Extension’s Thanksgiving shows!
November 8, 2011
River City Extension is putting the final touches on the recording of their new album, and is heading back home for two special holiday shows. The band will most likely be showcasing some of the new tunes at these two shows… and from what we’ve been told will be 2 of the last 3 shows for 2011.
The first is Nov. 22nd @ the Space in Hamden CT at 7pm hosted by Asbestos Records and Manic Productions – Get your advance tickets ($2 cheaper!) here
The homecoming show is at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park NJ on November 23rd. Tickets are going super fast.. so if you plan on attending.. get ‘em now right here
Rudiments / Suicide Machines Split! New Ska is Dead Webstore!
July 19, 2011
Now up for sale! We are ridiculously proud to reissue this legendary piece of Ska-punk history with our buddies over at Underground Communique. Get your copy in the Asbestos webstore, or at the brand spankin’ new SKA IS DEAD store!
River City Extension heads out on the Vans Warped Tour!
July 12, 2011
Come out and see NJ’s own River City Extension on the Northeast/Midwest dates of this summer’s warped tour!
07/12/11 Darien Center,NY
Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
07/13/11 Mansfield,MA
Comcast Center
07/14/11 Scranton, PA
Toyota Pavillion
07/15/11 Mississauga,ONT
The Flats at Arrow Hall
07/16/11 Montreal,QC
Parc Jean Drapeau
07/17/11 Hartford,CT
Comcast Theatre
07/19/11 Milwaukee,WI
Marcus Amphitheatre
07/20/11 Cleveland OH
Blossom Music Center
07/21/11 Camden,NJ
Susquehanna Bank Center
07/22/11 Burgettstown,PA
First Niagra Pavillion
07/23/11 Uniondale,NY
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
07/24/11 Oceanport,NJ
Monmouth Park Racetrack
Our next release? — Rudiments / Suicide Machines Split 2xLP
June 4, 2011
Coming this July from Asbestos Records & Underground Communique after being out of print for almost 15 years!!!!
River City Extension – Records & Fests!
April 1, 2011
The first pressing of River City Extensions’ acclaimed album, “And the Unmistakable Man” is all but gone, we have a handful left in our webstore and we just posted the brand spanking new 2nd pressing up as well… on two sweet new color combos. The band will also have these on their upcoming shows!
The band has a super busy schedule on the festival circuit this summer already, playing with everyone from Insane Clown Posse to Snoop Dogg.
4/30 – The Great Bamboozle w/ Movielife, Frank Turner, Gaslight Anthem & tons more!
5/28 – B.O.M.B Fest w/ George Clinton, Weezer, Sphongle, and Weezer!
7/12 -7/24 – The Vans Warped Tour w/ Against Me!, Big D & the Kids Table, Lucero, The Aggrolites & more!
7/30-7/31 – Newport Folk Festival w/ Elvis Costello, the Decemberists, Gogol Bordello & More!
plus some more incredible things we can’t tell you about just yet 
Ska is Dead 7″ Club updates!
April 1, 2011
The final 2 7″s from the innaugural Ska is Dead Club will be finished shortly.. we’re capping off this awesome series with two serious splits… both were touring partners in the past couple years. The first being an east coast/west coast pop ska split from those radio darlings Reel Big Fish, and our own Warped Tour Darlings Tip the Van. The second is a pair of NYC’s finest, combining the kings of the NYC Ska Mob The Slackers, with the band that can’t take a shit without Punknews reporting on it, Bomb the Music Industry!
Huge thanks to everyone who participated, and subscribed in this project, we’ve gotten so much love from the ska community over this project, and we’ve gotten to work with the great folks at Underground Communique, and Ska is Dead. As a special thank you, we’ll be offering some super exclusive special presses of our upcoming releases to the subscriber base of SiD, and you guys will get a shot at them before the general public, as a way of saying thank you for all the support.
and now onto series II & III!!!
we’re now compiling bands for the next two series, and we promise everything will run a hell of alot more smoothly this time around 
We can’t reveal any of the bands that have signed on as of yet, but theres gonna be a lot of old favorites, and hot new acts as well. More news to follow!
River City Extension / Nix86 / Ska is dead vol 3 +4 !
January 12, 2011New Releases up for sale!
First the debut CD from Long Island Ska Supergroup Nix86
Featuring members of Edna’s Goldfish, Arrogant Sons of Bitches, Bomb the Music Industry!, We Are the Union, High School Football Heroes, and The Flaming Tsunamis… this punk/ska juggernaut is highly reccomended for fans of bands like Spring Heeled Jack, New Found Glory, The Reunion Show etc….
Next Up! The long awaited Vinyl release for River City Extension.. on DOUBLE LP!
The band is full of things we love… male/female vocals, horns and a sound that can’t be classified easily. Highly reccomended if you love bands like Cake, Gogol Bordello, The Weakerthans, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Bruce Springsteen…. act quick and get the limited mailed order Black Vinyl.. only 100 copies available! or you can grab a copy from the band on their upcoming tours with the Get Up Kids, and Max Bemis of Say Anthing.
Finally! the 3rd & 4th volumes of the SKA IS DEAD 7″ series have shipped…
if you don’t yet have a subscription you’re missing out on awesome new songs from The Fortrights, Vic Ruggiero & Maddie Ruthless, Sonic Boom Six, and Nix86… theres still some subscriptions left… so act fast and get it here …. we’ll have the final 2 records from Reel Big Fish / Tip the Van and Bomb the Music Industry!/ The Slackers out soon!
