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No Labels of Raleigh, North Carolina formed in February 1982. The lineup settled with Ricky Hicks on guitar, Wayne Kerr on vocals, Woody Weatherman on bass, and Reed Mullin on drums (the latter two both in COC at the time as well). By the end of 1982, they had recorded a blistering 15-song demo, which was released in its entirety on the seminal NC tape compilation No Core. Several tracks from the tape by No Labels and COC generated a minor controversy in the zine Touch & Go for criticizing the exclusiveness of Washington DC's predominantly straight-edge scene. On the...

The Major Labels: Three cult pop heroes have come together to make the record that they always wanted to hear. Mike Viola, of Boston's pop cult band The Candybutchers, Bleu most widely known for his 2003 critically acclaimed Columbia Records release "Redhead," plus Boston's cult producer Ducky Carlisle. The three have formed a powerpop trio that brings to life an authentic mix of 60's/70's am radio. McCartney, Nilsson, XTC, 10CC, to be sure, but The Major Labels don't sound like parody, they sound like peers. .