The Backpeddlers Need You to Kickstart Their Vinyl Dream
This post has a sad start: “Only a year ago, Mark Norris was through with music.” “Who’s Mark Norris?,” you may ask, and the fact that you may even have to ask is a testament to the injustices of the world.
Mark Norris was the wise-cracking, high-kicking, rabble-rousing frontman of legendary and loved Buffalo band Girlpope—a band without whom it’d be impossible to write the book of the thriving Buffalo indie-pop/rock scene of the 90s. Every TTSCC band that ever performed live played with Girlpope—The Disappointments even opened at Girlpope’s release party for The Whole Scene Going!
Now leading The Backpeddlers, it’d be another injustice if Mark’s smart and sardonic songwriting voice were silenced, which is why we at the TTSCC were over-effin-joyed to hear they have a new record out…almost. Yes, almost. This is where YOU [ed.—and us] can help!
The Backpeddlers have a dream to release their new album Songs of Guilt & Revenge on beautiful, deluxe, and pristine vinyl. However, due to injustice, they “absolutely cannot do it without you”. Yesterday they launched a project on Kickstarter to make Songs of Guilt & Revenge a 12” reality. Donate now, and you, the discerning donateur, may take your choice from a plethora of gifts that are full of hi-quality, hi-larity, or hi-…uh…both—lity.
In addition to getting a vinyl copy of Songs of Guilt & Revenge, you can get some amazing extras. For example, make “The Redd Foxx Level” donation, and receive “A signed* Redd Foxx LP (*signed by Mark Norris)”. Other levels have a limited edition of Mark Norris’ book, a limited edition letter press poster from the acclaimed WNY Book Arts Center, and/or the ability to have The Backpeddlers write and record a song about YOU! “Wow”—and let’s be honest here: a three-letter word comprised of only two letters has never before, nor ever will, be a more apt description of amazement, joy, and a willing call to action on the part of the reader, than it has as when used right here, in this paragraph.
So what can you do? Dude, are you skimming this? Like we said: Go donate now via Kickstarter and make Songs of Guilt & Revenge a beautiful 12” platter of deluxe vinyl, spinning hypnotically on your turntable, spitting out amazing rockers to the left- and right-channles as you listen in smile-flattened bliss.
Get extra motivation:
- The Backpeddlers on MySpace
- The Backpeddlers on Facebook
- The Backpeddlers’ Stranded Between Stations
