Eenie Meenie Records

It’s happens every year around this time, so it be should no surprise. We’re having a sale! Over the past 10 years we’ve put out some great releases. For those who are new to the Eenie Meenie bandwagon, we suggest you check out some of our older releases, as they’re all basically half price in our store right now. We’ve also got new vinyl from Wallpaper., Great Northern, and From Bubblegum To Sky on sale, as well as the Gooseberries book we released earlier this year. Go have a peek.

We wish you all a happy Thanksgiving!

Celebrating our 10th Anniversary, Eenie Meenie Records is announcing a huge anniversary saleon majority of it’s catalog. Almost all albums (CDs and LPs) are $3 or 4 for $10. This sale is not for slackers, as it’s only lasting 10 days (will end on June 26). 

Eenie Meenie Records was founded in 1999 by Ms. Reiko Kondo in order to promote indie pop, rock, dance/electronica and singer songwriters. Their artists have regularly charted on CMJ and have received adds and been placed in rotation on AAA and commercial radio stations, such as KROQ, KCRW, KEXP in Seattle and Indie 103.1 in Los Angeles. 

Artists on Eenie Meenie have been featured in high profile publications such as Rolling Stone, Newsweek, Maxim, NME, Billboard, Nylon, Jane, Los Angeles Times, Alternative Press, and have been interviewed by BBC and NPR. They have also been featured on Spin.com, iTunes, Virb, Myspace, Stereogum, FuelTV, MTV and etc. 

Eenie Meenie Records develops artists and markets their music by providing ongoing and extensive press and radio campaigns, tour promotion, festival exposure, street marketing, film and TV licensing, retail marketing and merchandising. To keep up with the increasing Web 2.0 services available, Eenie Meenie has developed a presence online with local, regional, national and international blogs, online social networking sites, and internet radio. Miny Moe, the label’s blog, offers current news and links to their artists online. 

In 2005, Eenie Meenie Records released a charity project for autistic children and a tribute album for Bruce Haak and Esther Neilson’s “Dimension 5″ called “Dimension Mix”. High profile artists such as Beck, Stereolab, Eels, Fantastic Parasitic Machine, and Apples In Stereo donated the cover songs. 

The label has released almost 40 CDs and LPs to date and many Eenie Meenie releases contain bonus CD/DVD material that includes music videos or EPK which were made with talented directors and videographers. These directors are critically-acclaimed and have been featured on Yahoo.com, AOL.com, MTVU, MTV2 and etc.

Like the bands on Eenie Meenie Records? Like getting free stuff in the mail? Join the Eenie Meenie street team! All you have to do is help us promote our bands and concerts/events in your area and we’ll send you all sorts of stickers, posters, CD’s, and other cool stuff. This can entail going to concerts and handing out flyers/stickers of our bands, posting about events on the Internet, and more. Basically, just helping spread the word about Eenie Meenie and our bands! If you like our music and think you want to help out, email chris@eeniemeenie.com

Head over to the Eenie Meenie Store to catch some sweeeeeet deals, dude. If you’ve been eyeing up that From Bubblegum To Sky vinyl package, but we waiting for prices to come down a bit, now’s the time to jump on that! Also, we made available an Irving poster set that’s never been available to the public before. Tons of great deals like this over at the Eenie Meenie Store!

As many of you know we have an autism benefit CD we put out a couple years ago called Dimension Mix – To Benefit Autism Charities. The album has songs by Beck, Stereolab, Apples in Stereo, Eels and our own Oranger, Irving, DJ Me DJ You, From Bubblegum To Sky and Blue-Eyed Son as well as some others.

We just found out that Hawaii is trying to pass a bill that will require insurance companies in Hawaii to cover autism (anything deemed “medically necessary”)

(from the Hawaii Chapter of the Yahoo Autism Group)
Please let your legislators know how important this bill is to the families in Hawaii!
The bill numbers are: HB2727 and SB2532.
Go to this website to locate and write/email/call your

REPRESENTATIVE: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/house/house.asp

Go to this one to locate and write/email/call your SENATOR:

http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/senate/senate.asp

The general website for the legislature is www.capitol.hawaii.gov.

“We will need testimonies from as many people as we can! If you can’t be there, then fax it in, or have someone go for you! We can only get Dylan’s Law passed if we work together!!!
Mahalo!
Kalma
Dylan’s Mom

We’re wrapping up another great year here at eenie meenie! This one has been the best year ever with releases from Great Northern, Scissors for Lefty and Division Day and tours with the Comas, Juliette and the Licks, Robbers on High Street, Locksley, The Fratellis, Voxtrot, Ladytron, the French Kicks, The Rentals, Copeland, and many other festivals and one-offs. 

All the bands have been working VERY hard and will be moving into 2008 with some great new tours including Division Day with the A Sides on their way to SXSW for their first year there on eenie meenie! They’ll also be playing Popscene next week for their last show of 2007!

Great Northern rocked the Viper Room last nite and will be taking a much-deserved break through the end of the year.

Scissors for Lefty have a NYE show at Bottom of the Hill with Von Iva and The May Fire. It’s 18+ and tickets are 19.99 in advance so get yours now!

We wish you happy holidays and a happy new year! 

Everyone at eenie meenie records