Just read about Chainsaw Records (site), a zine-turned-indie/queer-label of the early 90s. They may have invented the genre ‘queercore’, but were also the label that released the first two records by Sleater-Kinney, which is badass.
In today’s liberating Internet age, who is comparable to Chainsaw Records in the ethos, focus and execution?
I know of just a handlful (focusing on different genres, ex: Catbird Records), but I can’t help but wonder if the ‘music blogs as zines and labels’ promise has not yet been fully realized. Or perhaps it just won’t and sounded like a catchy phrase at a conference.
Who are they?
