Labeled: The Stories, Rumors & Legends of Tooth & Nail Records

Chapter 5

Cornerstone Festival grew to a massive level by the mid 2000’s with Tooth and Nail day being one of its main features. The cultures of Tooth and Nail and Cornerstone were a perfect fit. The environment that they created was both the incubator and launching pad for countless careers and also a wonderful place of development for its attendees, staff, and volunteers. The festival did in fact come to an end, but it by no means did it fail.

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SONGS YOU HEARD ON THIS EPISODE:

Dogwood "Never Die"
Danielson "Did I Step on Your Trumpet"
Charlie Peacock "This is the Way of Love"
FM Static "Next Big Thing"
Hangnail "Aspire"
Mae "Last Call"
Mae "Light Years"
Two Thirty Eight "Modern Day Prayer"
Value Pac "Nothing"
Norma Jean "Leaderless and Self Enlisted"
Copeland "Pin Your Wings"

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* This Is Solid State: New Tracks from Solid State Records: https://spoti.fi/2CUCsaH   

* Tooth & Nail Store (LABELED Patreon members get 20% off everything): tnn.lnk.to/store

Chapter 4

As it turns out, Cornerstone Festival had a lot more than a good lineup of bands; it has its own rich history and undergirding philosophy born out of The Jesus People USA and John Herrin, the festival’s director. Much of this philosophy and the festival’s audience was a direct inspiration to Tooth and Nail Records. Brandon Ebel traveled there in 1990 with a backpack and left with the clear notion that there needed to be more of what was going on at Cornerstone.

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SONGS YOU HEARD ON THIS EPISODE:

Resurrection Band:   "Irish Garden"
Zao "Free The Three"
Ghoti Hook "My Bike"
As Cities Burn "The Hoard"
The Drowned God "Catholic"
Jeremy Camp "Take My Life"
mewithoutYou "In a Sweater Poorly Knit"
Further Seems Forever "The Sound"
Morella’s Forest "Gentle Go The Hours"
Family Force Five "Dance Or Die"
Showbread "Mouth Like A Magazine"

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* Labeled: Music From The Podcast: smarturl.it/labeledplaylist
* DISCOVER IT: New Tracks from T&N Records: smarturl.it/TNNDiscover
* This Is Solid State: New Tracks from Solid State Records: https://spoti.fi/2CUCsaH   
* Tooth & Nail Store (LABELED Patreon members get 20% off everything): tnn.lnk.to/store

Chapter 3:

By the mid 90’s, Tooth and Nail Records had moved from Southern California to Seattle, where they were confronted with a scene that was not exactly welcoming to Christian rock, but the influence of that scene would play a role in Brandon’s strategy to embrace and seek artists that could be credible in the mainstream world and place them alongside others that could have mass appeal in the Christian market.

This episode explores the difficulty navigating being an artist while having to wrestle with Christianity, credibility, commerce, and the conflicting expectations of fans, parents, record labels, and the non-Christian bands that you think of as peers.

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Songs You Heard in this Episode:

Stavesacre "Against the Silence"
Pedro the Lion "Almost There"
Roadside Monument "Sperm Ridden Burden"
The Blamed "Walkabout"
Focused "Hurts to Ask"
Azusa "Interstellar Island"
Focused "Dead Sky"
Luxury "Bitter Once Again"
The Blamed "Feeding the Ignorant"
Frodus "Revolution"
Demon Hunter "Through the Black"

Chapter 2:

Brandon Ebel’s ability to spot, harness, and highlight the talents of others (bands and staff) is his magic.  The emerging scene and his unique personality were the right combination to turbo charge and launch a label that would go on to sell 26 million records.

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Songs You Heard in this Episode:

As Cities Burn "Bloodsucker Pt II"
Poor Old Lu "All Pretty For the TV"
Scattered Few "Beggar"
Norma Jean "A Small Spark Vs. A Great Forest"
mewithoutYou "January 1979"
MxPx "Punk Rawk Show"
Danielson "Headz in da Cloudz"
Demon Hunter "Infected"
Emery "Walls"
Starflyer 59 "Wake Up Early"

Chapter 1:

By the late 80s, a massive void had formed between secular and Christian culture, and the secular side seemed to have all the best music. But, something new was beginning to emerge from Southern California and the Pacific Northwest: a movement of Christian kids and leaders who not only embraced punk and DIY ethics, but saw it as consistent with their faith.

They began to form a scene and a community of inspiring and credible music – but with no internet, there was little-to-no support or infrastructure. Clearly, there was not only proven demand from would-be consumers, but a clear vision from the artists involved. So they built what they needed, gained support from fans, and sparked a culture-shifting creative explosion leading to to the founding of Tooth & Nail Records and much more.

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Labeled is on its way back with a new vision and increased opportunity for listener contribution. The Labeled team discusses why we took a hiatus and what’s in store for the future of the podcast. Come back November 14th, where we’ll take our first deep dive into the unlikely rise of the alternative Christian music scene!

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In 1999, at the height of their creative powers, Stavesacre released their third album,"Speakeasy," a potent mix of hard hitting rock, emotional melodic hooks, and insightful lyrics. This episode explores how such a promising band could crash and burn so quickly after releasing such a powerful album.

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