Union Label Group is a

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based in

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Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...

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. It was formed through the merger of the smaller labels Stomp Records, 2112 Records, and Tyrant Records. Mayday! Records was later created as a genre imprint. Stomp Records was founded in 1994 by Matt Collyer of

The Planet Smashers The Planet Smashers are a Canadian ska punk band from Montreal. Since their formation in 1993, they have been a staple of the Montreal music scene. During the third wave of ska, they performed nationally and later internationally, with tours i ...

and Jordan Swift of The Kingpins. The label specializes in

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, and was founded to release ''All-Skanadian Club Volume 1'', a compilation of ska and

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from across Canada. Soon after that release, The Planet Smashers released their self-titled debut album and The Kingpins released the "On the Run" EP on the label. In 2000, Stomp Records merged with 2112 Records, a Montreal label that specialized in punk rock, to form Union 2112. Tyrant Records released mod revival,

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, and

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. This imprint has been discontinued. Mayday! Records are dedicated to Canadian street punk.

Artists

Stomp Records

The Anti-Queens The Anti-Queens are a Canadian punk rock band. Discography * ''Grow Up / Stay Young'' (2013) * ''Start Running'' (2015) * The Anti-Queens (2019) The Anti-Queens self-titled album was released on September 13, 2019, release and is the bands fi ...

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* Bedouin Soundclash * Big D and the Kids Table *Bike Thiefs * The Brains * Buck-O-Nine *

The Creepshow The Creepshow is a Canadian rock band from Burlington, Ontario. The band formed in 2005 when the four original members got together with the purpose of starting a psychobilly band. The Creepshow writes the majority of their songs about horror ...

*Doghouse Rose *

The Dreadnoughts The Dreadnoughts are a Canadian 6-piece folk-punk band from Vancouver. The band combines a wide range of European folk music with modern street punk. The band has six full-length albums and three EPs on various labels, and has played around ...

* Duotang * The Expos * The Flatliners * The Filthy Radicals * Gangster Politics * General Rudie *

The Hunters The Hunters may refer to: In film * ''The Hunters'' (1957 film), an anthropological film directed by Robert Gardner and John Marshall * ''The Hunters'' (1958 film), an adaptation of the James Salter novel, starring Robert Mitchum and Robert Wagne ...

Isotopes Punk Rock Baseball Club Isotopes Punk Rock Baseball Club or commonly, The Isotopes, are a Canadian punk rock band, based in Vancouver. All of the band's songs pertain to the subject of baseball or baseball-related topics. They've released a few 7-inch EPs through Red ...

* Jah Cutta *

JFK & the Conspirators John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination i ...

* The Johnstones *

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* K-Man & The 45's * King Apparatus * The Kingpins * The Know How * Los Kung Fu Monkeys *

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* New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble *

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Paul Cargnello Paul Cargnello is a Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and poet from Montreal."His second language, his second chance; Paul Cargnello struggled to find an audience until he started singing his rebel folk-rock in French". ''Montreal Gazette'', ...

Raygun Cowboys A raygun is a science-fiction directed-energy weapon that releases energy, usually with destructive effect.Jeff Prucher, '' Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction,'' Oxford University Press, 2007, page 162 They have vario ...

* The Peacocks *

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* The Saint Alvia Cartel * Sarah Blackwood * Skavenjah * The Stomp All Stars *

Subb Subb was a Canadian ska punk band formed in November 1992 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Since their beginning in the early 1990s, the band released four full-length albums, one EP and one split CD on the labels Stomp Records and Underwor ...

* The Toasters *

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* Voodoo Glow Skulls * Westbound Train *

Whole Lotta Milka Whole may refer to: Music * Whole note, or semibreve * Whole step, or major second * ''Whole'' (Jessa Anderson album) or the title song, 2014 * ''Whole'' (Soil album), 2013 * ''Whole'', an EP by Pedro the Lion, 1997 * "Whole", a song by Basement ...

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Union 2112

* Ann Beretta * Belvedere *

Captain Everything! Captain Everything! were a punk band from Watford, United Kingdom. Formed in 1998, the band play high tempo pop-punk, which was branded "Bubblegum Thrash". Renowned for their heavy touring schedule, they have played all over the UK and Europe, t ...

Ceremonial Snips A ceremony (, ) is a unified ritualistic event with a purpose, usually consisting of a number of artistic components, performed on a special occasion. The word may be of Etruscan origin, via the Latin '' caerimonia''. Church and civil (secular) ...

* Death by Stereo *

Down By Law Down most often refers to: * Down, the relative direction opposed to up * Down (gridiron football), in American/Canadian football, a period when one play takes place * Down feather, a soft bird feather used in bedding and clothing * Downland, ...

* Eric Panic *

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* Flashlight Brown *

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Misconduct Misconduct is wrongful, improper, or unlawful conduct motivated by premeditated or intentional purpose or by obstinate indifference to the consequences of one's acts. It is an act which is forbidden or a failure to do that which is required. Misc ...

My Big Wheel My or MY may refer to: Arts and entertainment * My (radio station), a Malaysian radio station * Little My, a fictional character in the Moomins universe * ''My'' (album), by Edyta Górniak * ''My'' (EP), by Cho Mi-yeon Business * Market ...

* Nicotine *

Penelope Penelope ( ; Ancient Greek: Πηνελόπεια, ''Pēnelópeia'', or el, Πηνελόπη, ''Pēnelópē'') is a character in Homer's ''Odyssey.'' She was the queen of Ithaca and was the daughter of Spartan king Icarius and naiad Periboea. ...

* Rentokill * Reset * Snitch * Snuff * The Frenetics *

The Real Deal (The) Real Deal may refer to: Television * ''The Real Deal'' (TV series), retitled ''The Real Estate Pros'', a U.S. reality show * ''Dickinson's Real Deal'', a UK modern antiques and collectables programme ** ''Real Deal'' (American TV series), ...

* The Resistance * The Riptides * X Large

Mayday Records

Ripcordz Ripcordz are a Canadian punk rock band, formed in Montreal in 1980."Ripcordz feeling good about making fans one at a time". '' Regina Leader-Post'', August 6, 2003. They have released 15 full-length albums and continue to tour extensively as a t ...

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