Not Lame Recordings was a Ft. Collins, Colorado based independent record label specializing in power pop music.Cornell, Rick (10-01-2001). "Pure Pop For Now People". Indy Week.com.

History The label was started by Bruce Brodeen in November 1994.Not Lame Recordings (2010). "About us". Retrieved November 17, 2010. It primarily focused on power pop, a form of guitar and harmony driven retro-rock.Dr. Bristol's Prescription (11-16-2010). "R.I.P. Not Lame Recordings". 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 compilation of the International Pop Overthrow festival from 1997 through 2010 (with later years being brought out by Brodeen privately).Not Lame Recordings (2010). "All Not Lame label CDs still in available!" Retrieved November 17, 2010. The label also released albums for artists like Tommy Keene, Dwight Twilley,Ruhlmann, William. "Review: Dwight Twilley: Between the Cracks Vol. 1". Allmusic Guide. Doug Powell, and Mark Helm, as well as bands such as Myracle Brah,Prato, Greg. "Myracle Brah: Music Biography". Allmusic Guide. The Deal,Loftus, Johnny. "Review: The Deal, Goodbye September". Allmusic Guide. Sweet Apple Pie, Hawks, and Wanderlust; and box sets for such notables as Jellyfish and The Posies. 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 genre. Rather than running a label, Brodeen introduced Pop Geek Heaven, an online interactive social media site, as a successor to Not Lame's role within the power pop community.

See also List of record labels List of power pop artists and songs

External links Mark Helm Not Lame Recordings release article

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