Not Lame Recordings was a Ft. Collins, Colorado based

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specializing in

power pop Power pop (also typeset as powerpop) is a subgenre of rock music and form of pop rock based on the early music of bands such as the Who, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Byrds. It typically incorporates melodic hooks, vocal harmonies, ...

music.

History

The label was started by Bruce Brodeen in November

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Not Lame Recordings (2010)
"About us"
Retrieved November 17, 2010. It primarily focused on

, a form of guitar and harmony driven retro-rock. Within this genre, the label quickly became the center of a small but ever expanding cult of power pop enthusiasts. Not Lame released over 100 albums, including the annual 3-CD

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of the

International Pop Overthrow The International Pop Overthrow (often referred to as simply The IPO) is an American-originated music festival, devoted to power pop music and related genres. The festival is dedicated to bring classic pop music to the public, and is run by CEO a ...

festival from 1997 through 2010 (with later years being brought out by Brodeen privately). The label also released albums for artists like

Tommy Keene Tommy Keene (born Thomas Clay Keene; June 30, 1958 – November 22, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter, best known for releasing acclaimed songs in the 1980s. He has a longtime cult following among fans of power pop. Education Evanston, ...

Dwight Twilley Dwight Twilley (June 6, 1951 – October 18, 2023) was an American pop/rock singer and songwriter, best known for the top 20 hit singles " I'm on Fire" (1975) and "Girls" (1984). His music is associated with the power pop style. Twilley and Phil ...

, Doug Powell, and Mark Helm, as well as bands such as Myracle Brah, The Deal,Loftus, Johnny
"Review: The Deal, Goodbye September"

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. Sweet Apple Pie,

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, and

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; and

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s for such notables as

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and

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. The company's online store has sold over 15,000 different CD releases. After 16 years of operation, the label shut down on November 24, 2010.Brodeen, Bruce (2010)
"Not Lame goodbye"
Retrieved November 17, 2010. The reasons Brodeen mentioned for his decision were a career switch he had undertaken, combined with decreasing music sales in recent years in an already small market for CDs in the power pop

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. Rather than running a label, Brodeen introduce
Pop Geek Heaven
an online interactive social media site, as a successor to Not Lame's role within the power pop community.

External links

Mark Helm Not Lame Recordings release article

References

{{Authority control American independent record labels Record labels established in 1995 Record labels disestablished in 2010 Alternative rock record labels Power pop

History

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