Thanks to everyone who has reported back with enthusiastic reviews about the box set and the film! We want this film to be easily available to everyone who is interested in it, so the box set is not the only way the film will be officially provided. It is a limited edition that exclusively contains […]continue
Event Footage: “Blood, Sweat + Vinyl: DVD Release Party” Featuring live performances by Evangelista, Oxbow and Ides of Gemini Shot and Edited by Kenneth Thomas. The Metro, Oakland, CA – 15 October 2011. This is a very abbreviated recap of the Release Party that barely scratches the surface of the epic performances by all 3 […]continue
Box sets have begun making their way around the world! Some of you may receive yours in the mail as early as next week. Those of you outside if North America might not receive them for 2 weeks, so please be patient and try not to hit the panic button until that time passes. We […]continue
We are exhausted. But happy. We are happily exhausted. Below are some photos from the release party, but a few things were not documented on film and must be noted: – the venue had to be aired out after Ides of Gemini’s bass amp proved too heavy for their fuse box, causing a smoky blow-out. […]continue
Part of the reason it takes our little team a long time to do things is because we are very careful about our decisions, and we want to do things right.
For example, picking bands to play at our DVD Release Party…continue
We learned a lot of things from the Pre-Order. We learned that very few of you are from the United States, which makes us happy that we made the extra effort to provide subtitles to the film in French and Spanish. In the future, if the film is released in any other format, we’ll be […]continue
Oakland Metro 15 October 2011 6:00pm $15 ($18 at door) All ages The event is sponsored by: Neurot Recordings Vacation Vinyl Aquarius Records Blood, Sweat + Vinyl is finally premiering in our home city! After all these years of toil, it didn’t seem like enough to simply show the film in a local theatre and […]continue
Track: “The Other” Produced, Directed, and Edited by Kenneth Thomas. Camera Operation by RJ Paganini, Kenneth Thomas, and Ren Yoneyama. Shot at The Troubadour, 5 November 2005. Here it is – a Cutting Room Floor clip from the very first shoot that started the filmic journey which resulted in “Blood, Sweat + Vinyl: DIY in […]continue
The internet is full of mysteries. The latest mystery is why the newsletter signup went kaputt. Thanks to those of you who alerted me, and after some hairy moments it seems to be back up and running. If it was giving you trouble earlier, please give it another try.continue
We’re excited to announce that a venue has been secured for our DVD Release Party on October 15th! We’ll be showing the film that night, and there will be a stellar lineup of bands from all three labels. Which bands? We’ll let you know as soon as we have everything locked in, but we’re pretty […]continue
