Tummy Rock!

  Tummy Rock Lives! Hola from the warm tropic of Great Falls Mont,
Christmas is about to "blow up" in my house, but I wanted to let everyone know that to Tummy Rock Records is alive and well. The new year will host new releases. Fruit Trees for Cassowaries by Tyson Ballew will be available on compact disc at the record release show February 10th at the Badlander. Also our friends at MASA records will be releasing the cassette version which will include two exclusive tracks and all the money made from the tape release will benefit the Rock and Roll Camp for Girls. Hope your having a wonderful holiday, and I hope you got things you didn't expect you would want or need. Stay tuned for alot of updates...for real this time.

Tyson  ¶ 10:20 AM 0 Comments

  Dear Everyone...... My heart is too broken and my wallet is too empty to keep running this label. I have to find a new way of doing things. Best Boy Electric is done, we have one more show and it's over after that. Sorry. All of our releases that are in print are still available from the bands: Two Year Touqe's "in the elephant garden" can be purchased from the band, myspace.com/twoyeartouqe, and Noise Noise Noise's new album "Blazing Hot Title Track" will be available from them as well myspace.com/noisenoisenoise. I still have a bunch of we like to kick ass comps. And if you want the last tummyrock release better ask these guys: myspace.com/holysmokesfather.

I still plan to write and record albums but it is unlikely anything new will come out on tummy rock records. However this site will still be used to put up a ton of mp3's of all the new songs I am writing and the catalog will be updated with most of the out of print material available for FREE. So thanks for those who stuck with me, I don't know who that is, but thanks. See ya in 2009. Tyson  ¶ 10:13 AM 0 Comments

  Noise Noise Noise still awesome!!!!! Razorcake just reviewd the noise noise noise record and this is what they said!

NOISE NOISE NOISE:
Blazing Hot Title Track: CD
After starting off with a one-two onslaught of sand belter-raw pop delivered at thrash velocity, these guys drop it down into cruise control and sail down similar back roads that bands like the Marked Men have been traveling. Really good stuff here. –Jimmy Alvarado (www.tummyrock.com)

also they were in a top ten of last year list! We are so proud!

Top 10 of 2007.

Hallie Unloveable (Unloveables):
1. The Arrivals: Marvels of Industry
2. Banner Pilot/ Monikers: split 7"
3. Chinese Telephones/Dear Landlord: split 7"
4. Lefty Loosie: 100 Miles an Hour
5. Smoke or Fire: This Sinking Ship
6. Noise Noise Noise: Blazing Hot Title Track
7. Demander: The Unkindness of Ravens
8. Full of Fancy: Sweet Baby Jesus
9. Ghost Town Trio: Lose Your Voice
10. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists: Living with the Living

[Geez, thanks, Hallie! *enitre band blushes, looks at own feet*]  ¶ 12:19 AM 0 Comments

  SHOWS AND REVIEWS Hello,
I've got good news and bad news. First with the bad. Our friends Paul and Sarah are moving and we are playing one last Two Year Touqe show in Missoula before that happens. Please come:
Two Year Touqe, The Pasties, The Pleasureboaters, Best Boy Electric (old shoes), and cinnemax will all perform at Free Cycles at 8pm Wednesday April 2nd. Please attend and bring money for the touring bands.

The good news is old shoes got a stellar review in this weeks independent, check it out!  ¶ 2:35 PM 0 Comments

  Online Albums I forgot to mention that now that I can update the website you should expect to see most of the out of print and back catalog albums available as mp3's. Also this is going to begin an exciting chapter of new albums available only off the website for FREE. Yes we are not shifting to pay for downloads like some other labels. Simply I have a need to create and share. Sometimes what I make is not necessarily something that alot of people are going to want to listen too. So instead of slaving away making 50 CD's that I will struggle to sell I am going to post up the weirder stuff that you probably aren't going to buy. This saves me money, still makes my art accessable to those who want it and makes me feel cool. You will be able to download the artwork so you can have a physical copy of the album if you wish. Heres whats going to be coming out soon only on the website:
Hail Santa
"Have an out of tune Christmas"
Alex and I made a Christmas album that was available on some social networking sites but will soon be in the Catalog.

adhd
"More Rock Than a Crack House"
This is the tummy rock band that never got to have a release on the label. Now all of the recordings will be up for free.

The Mark Around Town EP
This is going to be alot of silly and weird songs that should probably not be on albums with other songs, think of it as a looney bin for outcast songs.....also an idea hatched 4 years ago....

I hope someone is excited about this. Thanks. Tyson  ¶ 11:59 PM 0 Comments

  Big Updates Hi,
So now that TV is not distracting me here are some details about whats going on......
We can update the website again so expect more FREE downloads and older albums up in the catalog in a few days. Secondly we are not planning to put out too much other than the tummy rock sampler sometime soon, but not too soon. School is a drag but it is almost over and then I can concentrate on what I like to do. But Tummy Rock bands are up to alot! Check it!

Two Year Touqe is playing a couple more shows before moving in May so go see them while you can!
myspace.com/twoyeartouqe

Noise Noise Noise is planning a summer tour, please help them if they are in your area, for the dates check out myspace.com/noisenoisenoise

old shoes is playing alot of shows soon and is going to go through alot of changes, there will be a really detailed description of all of this soon..... but look stuff up at myspace.com/oldshoes

I am going to try to keep the shows page updated more often and I am going to hopefully get the bands page updated so you can see what Tummy Rock bands are up to without having to go to myspace all the time......I am hoping in the next couple months I will be able to get the website to be more of a hub for info than any social networking site.

please check out the site and email me if you have any thoughts of what I can do to make things work better. thanks. Tyson tummyrock@yahoo.com  ¶ 1:50 PM 0 Comments

  We Exist! We can update the site again! I am watching Wicker Man with MST3K voice over and can't concentrate on a real news update....I will have a real update soon...Tyson  ¶ 11:29 PM 0 Comments