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Calvin Johnson was one of the founders of indie-rock label K Records, and comprised one-half of the indie pop band The Go Team, along with Tobi Vail; they had an approach and aesthetic similar to that of Beat Happening.
- 1982–1992
- Olympia, Washington, United States
Dec 19, 2022 · Or maybe Johnson — founder of Beat Happening, K Records, and Dub Narcotic Studios, among other ventures — is just being cagey when he claims not to remember certain moments from his own storied...
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Nov 14, 2022 · Johnson’s own label K Records, which would go on to release all of Beat Happening’s albums, followed suit, adopting the mission statement: “K explodes the teenage underground into...
Beat Happening had never set out to be famous, other than during a comically ill-fated sojourn to Japan in 1984 (although all wasn’t lost: Johnson discovered Shonen Knife and brought their records with him back to the States).
Nov 20, 2015 · The legend of Beat Happening and K Records is packed with famous names they worked with before they were stars (Beck, Modest Mouse, The Gossip, Built to Spill), and big names they deeply influenced (Kurt Cobain, Sleater-Kinney).
Nov 23, 2015 · Beat Happening records their fourth album, Dreamy, with Fisk, and plan to put it out on Rough Trade, but cannot, as the influential UK label has become overstretched and declared bankruptcy...
Dec 11, 2015 · With influences that range from traditional punk to pioneering rock 'n' roll and '60s pop, it's of little surprise that Beat Happening, and indeed K Records inspired and continues to inspire so many within the alternative spectrum.
