Memphis Industries

Absentee are a band from London in the UK, signed to Memphis Industries. They are Dan Michaelson (vocals/guitar), Melinda Bronstein (vocals, keyboards , melodica, glockenspiel), Babak Ganjei (guitar/lap steel), Laurie Earle (bass) and Che...

In this article: Absentee, Schmotime, Pitchfork, James Ford, Arctic Monkeys, Broken Family Band, and Mystery Jets

Memphis Industries was established as a record label in 1998 by the brothers Ollie and Matt Jacob with the first EP release of the Vangelis/Axlerod hybrid Blue States. Now into its 9th year, it is perhaps best known for The Go! Team (whom...

In this article: Blue States and The Pipettes

Theoretical Girl (Amy Turnnidge) is a female solo artist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Southend on Sea signed to the Memphis Industries record label. Her sound could be described as chamber pop. "It's All Too Much" - Fake...

In this article: Asia, The Guardian, It's All Too Much, Maximo Park, Machine Records, Kate Nash, and Southend on Sea

...as Ryan McPhun & the Ruby Suns, they changed to the latter some time in 2006. The Ruby Suns are signed to Lil' Chief Records in New Zealand and Memphis Industries in Britain. In early 2007 the band embarked on their first European tour in...

In this article: The Ruby Suns, Survival International, Windows Vista, Sea Lion, New Zealand, Lil' Chief Records, Sub Pop, The Tokey Tones, and The Brunettes

...find licensing and publishing deals or live opportunities. So far, half the indies involved - among them Warp, One Little Indian and Memphis Industries - have found willing partners. It may not get us out of the credit crunch, but at least we...

In this article: Britain, London, Iceland, Swedish Institute, and Credit crunch

...cover of the Rentals' "Friends of P" (!). The total Elephant Shell package hits North American stores April 22 via Saddle Creek, while Memphis Industries delivers the UK release on May 5. In the meantime, TPC are knee-deep in those...

In this article: Elephant Shell, Tokyo Police Club, UK, Los Campesinos, Saddle Creek, Dntel, Field Music, and Nashville

...TPC's forthcoming debut LP, sees release in North America from Saddle Creek April 22 and Memphis Industries in Europe May 5. According to their website, they'll release a remix EP right along with the record. A May-June UK tour has also...

In this article: UK, Docket, MySpace, Elephant Shell, Saddle Creek, Indianapolis, and London, Ontario

Le Loup ready debut UK album Washington's Le Loup have agreed a deal with Memphis Industries to release their debut album. The act, whose seven live members toil to recreate the solo writing of main man Sam Simkoff, will put out The...

In this article: Le Loup, UK, Drowned in Sound, The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly, and Washington

You know how we like to keep you in the Loup Seems Sam Simkoff and his Le Loup have been snapped up by Memphis Industries in the UK, home to the Go! Team, the Pipettes, Field Music, and more. Memphis will issue Le Loup's debut with the...

In this article: Le Loup, Natalie Portman, Clipse, Georgie James, Billboard, Finca International, Beirut, Star Trak, Re-Up Gang Records, and Naked Raygun

...will clear the semantic barricade for release next year. Ships is the album's working title (hmm, sounds familiar), and Field Music home Memphis Industries will handle its release in the UK and Ireland while Thrill Jockey takes care of...

In this article: Thrill Jockey, James Ford, Dan in Real Life, Widow City, Peter Hedges, Alan Sparhawk, Enon, and Tapes 'n Tapes