WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO TAPES? RECORDS!

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NEW ADDRESS:
P.O. Box 457
Ft. Myers, Fl 33902-0457
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Nov. 14th 2008
It's been a while, like always. Not too much is going on with the label. The zine is my main focus lately. Issue 6 is out now. It's the biggest issue yet and I have to say, i'm pretty happy with it. #7 is on deck and still needs some contributions. Check the SEVEN INCHES TO FREEDOM section of this page for more info.
-In label news: I've planned to release a WAKING UP HURTS 7" to honor my promise to Nick. It will have 3 remastered songs from his demo CDr. This one obviously means a lot to me, so i'm not rushing it and spending some time coming up with some good packaging ideas. There will be 250-300 of these, I haven't decided yet. There is no planned release date, but hopefully this will be out by the new year.
-After that, I've agreed to help put out a split LP between to awesome Italian bands, COTIDIE MORI and MAGDALENE. We met these guys on tour this past summer and can't tell you how excited we are to have a hand in this release. COTIDIE MORI play tragic sounding hardcore and MAGDELINE play a powerful, atmospheric brand of hardcore like a mixture of EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY and ENVY. Awesome hardcore, awesome people. This will be a split release with IFB Records, Sons Of Vesta and possibly Tomasso, from MAGDELINE's label.
-And after that? Who knows. Like I said, the label is slowing down. But I do have some ideas floating around. Perhaps they'll see the light of day, one of these days.
-Also, the SPOONFUL OF VICODIN record has been cancelled.

May, 30th 2008
-YES, WE HAVE A NEW ADDRESS WTFHTT?RECORDS!/Seven Inches To Freedom Zine/Merkit/Evil Existence can now be reached at: P.O. Box 457/Ft. Myers, Fl 33902-0457/USA
-In Other News: Merkit is going on tour this summer. Check HERE for the details.
-I'll be helping put out a 7" by Rochester grinders, SPOONFUL OF VICODIN shortly. I do believe it will break their string of bad luck and be their first appearance on vinyl! Stay tuned for that!!!
-SEVEN INCHES TO FREEDOM #6 is still in the works. It's a mostly Florida issue and should hopefully be done by August. Also, I got interviewed in MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL #301!!! Check it out and see how much I swear.
-After about 4 years in the same house, i'm going to be moving. So everything is going to be on hold for a while...not that i've been doing that much with the label anyways. But, you know that's how things are going to be. I'll put out a record/tape whenever i'm excited and have the means to do so. Thanks to everyone who has ordered over the years!
-One of these days i'll do a big update on the site...but not until everything else gets situated, so don't hold your breath!

Feb. 2nd 2008
-As I'm sure some of you know, Nicolas Klimczak, who started this label with me, passed away on December 6th of this past year. He was one of my best friends and even though we ended up living on opposite sides of the country and would go months without hearing from each other, everytime we talked, it was like old times. I still don't know what I'll do without him. I love you, Nick. We truly were kings.

-It's been forever since i've updated this site. So here's whats up:
-SEVEN INCHES TO FREEDOM #5 has been out for a while and are available for $1($2 outside of the US). Check the SITF page for the full scoop.
-The MERKIT/HOMBRINUS DUDES split LP is almost done. The jackets are printed, inserts are back from the printer and the test presses have been ok'd, so now we are just gluing the covers and waiting for the records to come! This has been a long time coming and we can't wait for it to be out. Check back in a few weeks for more info. In other MERKIT news, we are heading to Europe this summer with our friends, HER BREATH ON GLASS!!! We can't wait! There will be a split 7" with HBOG released for that tour. We are working on those and some other songs as we speak.
-WTFHTT?RECORDS doesn't have any releases planned. Saving money is kind of taking priority lately. But, I've been helping out friends with art and screen printing a bunch lately, so my enthusiam is always brimmin'! And who knows, I've always got some ideas bouncing around in my head. But for now check out IFB Records and Drugged Conscience Records to tide you over.

August 29th 2007
-Summer is coming to a close, and good fucking riddance! The label has been going pretty slow as of late, and a couple more releases are now sold out. The MERKIT demo, MERKIT s/t 7" & the MERKIT/DEMIAN SPLIT are all sold out. They aren't that hard to find though, i know a bunch of distros still have copies...but we don't.
-There are still plenty of copies of the BUCKSHOT FACELIFT 7". They are $4 by mail and still available for trade. BUCKSHOT also just got a damn good review in MaximumRocknRoll as well as Hey Ronnie zine. They are still playing shows, and working on new shit.
-MERKIT got back from a kick ass tour this summer and are going in to finish up there recording for the HOMBRINUS DUDES split LP in about a week. This shit will kill all and should be out by Dec. of this year, hopefully sooner.
-SEVEN INCHES TO FREEDOM #5 is in the works and will be down before the end of September. It will be hard to top Issue #4, but i'm trying my best. Copies of Issue #4 are still available for $1, and contributions are still welcome for the new one. Send your shits in!

-April 12th 2007
-THE BUCKSHOT FACELIFT RECORDS ARE IN!!!! They look killer and sound great! Check out the releases page for more info. This is a split release with 4 friends, so i only have 100 copies, but i looking to trade like a motherfucker! If you are down, please get in touch! MP3's will be up soon!
-MERKIT is planning their summer tour. It is going to be 3 weeks in the midwest/east coast, and the last 9 dates are going to be with DEAD FRIENDS from Gainsville, FL. We are stoked and can't wait to hit the road. If you can help out in anyway, please get in touch! Click HERE to see the dates. Other than that, MERKIT is just writing and practing for the upcoming split LP with HOMBRINUS DUDES!

-March 31st 2007
-I got the BUCKSHOT FACELIFT test presses and the sound great! Vinyl makes this shit even nastier. Everything else is done and awaiting the record. Once I get these in, i'll post pictures and a song or two (if i can figure out how).
-Next up is the yet to be named comp 7". This comp is going to be full of bands that make us proud to be part of DIY hc. The bands are as followed: LOADED FOR BEAR, DEAD FRIENDS, SPOONFUL OF VICODIN, HOMBRINUS DUDES, BUCKSHOT FACELIFT, DUCKBOMB, LEPER & MERKIT. This like the BUCKSHOT 7" is going to be a release by everyone in MERKIT. We are all super excited to document these bands who are all genuine, totally destroy musically, & are made up of good people. We only have songs from 4 bands, but the rest are recording soon. We are shooting for June as a release date on this one. I'll keep you posted.
-MERKIT is going in to record soon, and also starting to book shows for our summer tour. We are leaving in late June and staying out for 3 weeks. I'll have the plan and dates up soon! If you can help in anyway, PLEASE get in touch.
-SEVEN INCHES TO FREEDOM #4 is still pretty new. If you want a copy they are $1 to: 2163 Hoople St. / Ft. Myers, FL 33901. Or if you'd like to help distribute them, get in touch for rates!

-March 9th 2007
-The BUCKSHOT FACELIFT 7" is at the pressing plant now. The covers will be finished tonight and the lyric sheet will be done this week. Hell yeah! Stay Tuned.
-SEVEN INCHES TO FREEDOM #4 is out. I'm super proud of it and i've gotten a ton of good feedback, 50 million elvis fans can't be wrong, so pick one up! They're $1 by mail to: 2163 Hoople St. / Ft. Myers, Fl 33901

-FEBUARY 16th 2007
-It's been a while since the last update, like always. Things have been pretty quiet lately, but there are two releases in the works. The first being the BUCKSHOT FACELIFT 7". This is their demo put to record. It fucking destroys and is some of the best and most intersting grind i've heard. This is going to come in a two color screen printed jacket, that are going to be printed next weekend. For a short time we thought about not releasing this, but then we came to our senses.
-Next is going to be a comp 7". The comp is going to be of bands that we have met that really make up happy to be a part of DIY HC. So far we have talked to about most of the bands we wanted to be a part of it and they said yes. Once things get rolling a little more i'll spill the beans on this most excellent of projects!
-The MERKIT/ROBOTEER split 7" is out now and is available for $4ppd.
-SEVEN INCHES TO FREEDOM #4 is out! I'm so proud of this issue. It's thick, has great content and looks killer. Click on the link at the bottom of the menu to check it out!!!!

-NOVEMBER 15th 2006
-Alright. The MERKIT/ROBOTEER 7" is at the pressing plant and the art is done. There are some plans for 2 7"ers in the works, but until we really talk about them, i'm going to keep them quiet.
-Seven Inches To Freedom #4 is in the works and i need some contributions. If you are interested, please click on the zine link to see how you can help!

-SEPTEMBER 9th 2006
-We've got a new release out! The old Naples comp, now entitled: MAYBE WE SHOULD'VE JUST STAYED IN FLORIDA is done. It really looks and sounds killer. Read more about it and see the cover art in the "RELEASES" section.

-Other than that, we are finally getting to work on the artwork for the MERKIT/ROBOTEER split 7". Also, MERKIT is going to be playing some shows soon. I'll post more info once it's available.

-There are also some new links and stuff in the "FOR SALE" section.

-AUGUST 27th 2006
Holy Shit. Behold the new WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO TAPES? RECORDS! website! It has been a long time since the last update, and a lot of stuff has happened/not happened/changed, so i figured it was time to start fresh. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN RE-DONE, so take a look around. The "Releases" section is really extensive now and includes other releases that are some how related to this label. There is also a section for the Fanzine i've been doing, Seven Inches To Freedom. Click on the link at the bottom to see what that is all about. Now onto the news:

Label News:
-We have a release coming out soon!!!! Fuck yes! It's feels great to be paying this label some attention again. The release I speak of is a tape comp of old Naples bands! I don't know why it took me so long to do this, but it's coming out soon. I have the track listing done, some of the layout done...i just don't have a name yet. This is going to be like the original WTFHTT? releases and be on recycled tapes and only cost what i put into it. I'm happy to finally pay tribute to the bands that got me wanting to start this label in the first place. Read more about it in the "Upcoming Releases" section.

-In related news, MERKIT has a new 7" coming out soon! It's a split 7" with our friends from Tallahassee, ROBOTEER! The music is done, we just need to get on the fucking artwork. We have ideas and are stoked to have this record out. This should be done in another month or so. Keep checking back.

Seven Inches To Freedom fanzine:
-I decided to post info about the zine on the internet, and there is no use creating a whole seperate page, so it's attatched at the bottom of this page. The zine is now on it's third issue, which is still pretty new. Visit the SITF page for info on what the zine is about and what each issue features.