native records
established in sheffield 1985
Submissions
Native is a guitar label. we like indie rock bands. If you are an indie rock band and would like to send your tracks to us, then go here: Submissions. we always reply and are happy to help in anyway, even if we can't offer you a deal.
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Waiting For June
Washed Away~ debut single ~ NTV 276~ out Soon
Cambridge based five piece rocker's debut release on native records. Its a stunning debut with a melodic vocal and great riffin guitar, laid over a heavy driving beat. Like a young Foo's, they are destined for rock goddism. zippi
We love em! check out more at Waiting For June and get some free tracks.
Watch out for Waiting For June this summer we will have lots of radio and will be putting a tour together for the autumn.
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Waiting
For June~ Washed away~ NTV 276
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Tony K
Tony K
Native records are very sad to announce the death of their director
'Tony K'. Tony Kostrzewa died in May after a long struggle with cancer.
He was a great friend and colleague and will be sadly missed by all who
had the pleasure of knowing him.
Tony K 1949-2008
Tony rang me one day and asked if he could buy some of my records. I was 16 and my band had just released our own indie single. Tony asked me if I could bring the singles through to York and he would pay for the singles and my train fare. I got on a train that afternoon. He met me at the station and took me to Red Rhino Records, his shop, near the castle wall. I spent the afternoon browsing through the stock, talking to the staff and Tony. Later we went to his favourite pub with his wife Gerri. It was 1980.
Tony and I became firm friends and five years later he convinced me to leave RCA records and start my own label and a retail promotion company. He lent me £1000 without blinking and just said do it.
He lived for music. Music of all kinds. And he gave unhesitating support
to hundreds of musicians. He changed the face of the UK music scene by
organizing the indies almost single handedly. He had a global impact.
Without Tony, the major labels would still dictate the types of music
that we
listen
to.
To say I will miss Tony is far to simple. He was my friend, an inspiration
and my colleague.
He's probably telling Elvis, Hendrix and Moon to form a band right now!
Kevin Donoghue
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