Hello True Believers!

Last fall we released XMAS 3: The War on Christmas in a limited edition of 100 copies packaged with a comic book and sold out the run in a couple of days. We happen to have 50 copies of the CD left over so we are offering those copies for sale this year with a bonus - everyone who orders the XMAS 3 CD will also be entered in a random drawing to win a copy of the long out of print Christmas in Stereo and XMAS 2 CDs.*

Also in keeping with the fact that the original version of XMAS 3 was a benefit for Oxfam, $2 from the sale of each of these CDs will be used to buy toys for kids who would otherwise go without at the Athens Boys and Girls Club.

Of course you can still buy the digital version (including the comic book) from iTunes

The CD includes 20 tracks the Kindercore stable of talented entertainment makers!!

1. Rump Posse - Carol of the Manbarks
2. Folklore - Christmas Ape Goes to The Moon
3. The Observatory - Xmastime (is Xmastime)
4. Fabulous Bird - Everybody Knows It’s Christmas Time Again
5. King of Prussia - Christmas on The Other Side
6. The 63 Crayons - Holiday
7. Ruby Isle - Jack’s Obsession
8. The Buddy System - Xmas on TV
9. Blak Thor - Noel (I’m Giving Love For Christmas)
10. Murder Beach - All Around
11. Mumbletron 2k12 - Outta Bed
12. Je Suis France - Baby, Please Don’t Get Stoned (It’s Christmas)
13. Bunnygrunt - The Blues for Xmas
14. Koncak - It’s Christmas Time
15. Headlights - Kicker of Elves
16. The Show is The Rainbow - Silent Night
17. The Snowsuit Sound - The Ballad of Black Piet
18. Venice is Sinking - The Grey Line
19. The Jersey Barrier - Grey Skies

****

Speaking of Ruby Isle (who have a track on XMAS 3), don’t forget to pick up their epic mash of classic rock and party pop on the debut disc Night Shot!

****

Also new to the store is a brand new mind melting 5 color shirt from Illustrator and Threadless superstar Travis Pitts. Pick up Modern Science Will Save The World or Kill Us All today!

****

Everyone here is about as pumped as pumped can be about our new President-Elect Barry O and to celebrate we are offering the remaining few ObamaRad shirts in the shop. Pick some up and be the talk of your Inauguration party!

****

While you are at the Shop be sure to check out some of the long out of print vinyl from before the fall (which I found in my shed) and have listed for sale at olde timey prices that put eBay to shame!

****

If you are looking for a killer holiday present that you won’t find elsewhere check out the paintings from Buddy System bassist/singer and illustrator Lauren Gregg! Magic!

****

Before I head off to pack up orders I wanted to let you know about the forthcoming Ruby Isle/Buddy System colored vinyl split 7″ and the first Kindercore release of 2009 - The Songs of the Young Sinclairs. Check out the album art below and friend the boys on the MySpace for sights, sounds and news of touring. Keep your eyes peeled for all of this plus new Buddy System songs (and videos)

****

EXCELSIOR!
RYAN

****

*The drawing will be held sometime before the end of the first week of December (or sooner if all 50 copies sell out faster) and the winner will get their prizes mailed for delivery before XMAS.

Posted by ryan on 18 Nov 2008 at 03:30 pm

1 Comment »

We are the champions

i woke up this morning half expecting last night to have been a dream. thank god it wasn’t.

so far the Southern states have yet to secede from the Union and the terrorists haven’t nuked us…so i gotta count those as positives.

i’ve never been prouder to be an American as i am right now. what an amazing night. i wish i had something more elequent to say to sum up how i feel…but really i just think this fucking rules and i can’t wait till January.

okay…so enough political shit on the Kindercoreblog. let’s write about porn and music and fantasy football and the things that really matter

Posted by justin on 05 Nov 2008 at 01:39 pm

No Comments »

So, this is just a rumor, but that’s what blogs are for, right?

I hope this stays a rumor, honestly. True, both companies philosophies do go pretty well together, but one of the things that makes Valve so damned awesome is their true independance, in both the business and creative sense. They do what they want, how they want, and nobody tells them otherwise. They have been very successful with this. If Valve wasn’t Valve, we might not have the amazingness that is Portal. The Half-Life series, sure, you can always sell a game about shooting zombies and aliens. But, without their independence, there’s very slim chance they could have gotten a game published featuring a cube with a heart on it as a central character.

If it does happen, however, will Gabe Newell refer to google as “Our Benefactors?”

Also: Voogle? Galve? Goolve? Vaggle?

…

Vaggle.

• Will Google Buy Valve? [Game Culture]

Posted by nick on 17 Sep 2008 at 02:47 pm

3 Comments »

This Friday Jeff Griggs, Nick Canada and I are launching a webstore to raise money for the Obama campaign in GA. You can check out the front page HERE and add us on MySpace HERE.

Please help us spread the word, this election is a big deal (no, seriously… haven’t you heard?!) and we really want to help grab our fair state from the clutches of the GOP.

Here is some more info from the site explaining things and what have you…

“After looking in every tube on the internets, we found that there are very few options to A) get rad-looking and inexpensive Obama t-shirts and B) connect a solid monetary high-five to Barack Obama.

About Us: Obamarad.com is the brainchild of three Athens, Georgia-based musicians who all, at one time or another, kicked a bunch of ass at the University of Georgia. Our county (Clarke) has long been a tiny blue oasis in a desert of red. We’ve certainly experienced our fair share of war-mongering, unfair taxation, oil-whoring, environmental destruction, ridiculous lending practices and general tyranny. America should not be a 98,589,451,022,605.6 square foot Wal-Mart. We’re ready for change.”

Posted by ryan on 06 Aug 2008 at 01:05 pm

3 Comments »

friend of the Internet and the wild life, Senator Ted Stevens just got his ass indicted today on corruption charges. read the fun http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/30/washington/30stevens.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Posted by justin on 29 Jul 2008 at 01:39 pm

1 Comment »