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12-530: Rock Stars Kill is a compilation of various artists released by Kill Rock Stars on September 1, 1994. The compilation was released simultaneously as a vinyl LP with accompanying 7″ single, cassette, and CD. This 1990s alternative rock album–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kill Rock Stars Sampson and Moon initially started the label because, in Moon's words, "I just wanted to put out my friends' records because nobody

24-605: A Warner Music Group subsidiary. Moon's wife, Portia Sabin , then took over ownership of Kill Rock Stars. In 2007, the label released eleven records, including New Moon , a collection of songs recorded by Elliott Smith between 1994 and 1997. The label has begun to further diversify its roster: since 2013, Kill Rock Stars has released albums by comedians including W. Kamau Bell , Nathan Brannon , Kurt Braunohler , River Butcher , Cameron Esposito , Emily Heller , Hot Tub with Kurt and Kristen , Ian Karmel, Hari Kondabolu , and Amy Miller. In September 2019, Kill Rock Stars issued

36-430: A press release announcing Slim Moon 's return to management of the label after a thirteen-year hiatus, as well as the signing of Portland band MAITA; the press release described the signing as "both previous label head Portia Sabin's last act and the first initiative of Slim Moon in his second tenure as guiding light of KRS". In February 2022, it was announced that independent music company Exceleration Music had acquired

48-484: A second album but the band split in 1980 and the album, Pedigree Charm , was released as a Lora Logic solo LP. Between 1978 and 1981, Logic also performed as a member of Red Crayola , as well as playing on recordings by Kollaa Kestää, The Stranglers , The Raincoats and Swell Maps . Soon after Pedigree Charm was released in 1982 on the Rough Trade label, Logic gave up recording and performing: she had turned to

60-545: The Hare Krishna religion. She did record and perform under the X-Ray Spex name again when they reformed in 1995. She resumed Essential Logic in 2001 with a new line-up, and released a four-track EP of new material. This version of the group included ex-members of the ska group Bad Manners and guitarist Gary Valentine of Blondie . A year later, a further four tracks from a recording session in 1998 were made available from

72-639: The Kill Rock Stars catalog and formed a partnership with its founder, Slim Moon. Under the deal, Moon would continue to handle A&R and would be actively signing and developing new artists. Essential Logic Essential Logic are an English post-punk band formed in 1978 by saxophonist Lora Logic after leaving X-Ray Spex . The band initially consisted of Lora on vocals, Phil Legg on guitar and vocals, William Bennett (later of Whitehouse ) on guitar, Mark Turner on bass guitar, Rich Tea (Richard Thompson) on drums and Dave Wright on saxophone. Turner

84-639: The Melvins , among others. Although the label's music has never reflected a singular genre or underground music movement, it is arguably most notable for releasing the work of various riot grrrl bands during the mid-'90s, some of which, especially Bikini Kill, generated a good deal of press attention. Other Kill Rock Stars releases in this genre includes albums by Bratmobile, Huggy Bear , Heavens to Betsy and Excuse 17 . The label continued its tradition of spoken word by releasing their first full-length spoken-word LP Big Broad by Juliana Luecking in 1995. This

96-551: The Paper Chase , Jeff Hanson , Unwound , Marnie Stern , the Gossip , Mecca Normal , Two Ton Boa and Comet Gain ; spoken word albums by Kathy Acker and Miranda July ; and reissues of work by earlier punk/post-punk bands such as Kleenex/Liliput , Essential Logic , and Delta 5 . In October 2006, Slim Moon, the label's owner, announced he would be departing Kill Rock Stars to work as an A&R representative at Nonesuch Records ,

108-570: The first-ever Mailorder Freak Singles Club, featuring Quasi , Small Stars , Sta-Prest , and Rock*A*Teens , among others. Another popular band on Kill Rock Stars was the Decemberists , who released three full-length albums on the label between 2001 and 2005. The band's singer, Colin Meloy , also released a solo album on the label in April 2008. Other notable releases by Kill Rock Stars include albums by

120-640: Was also the year that Elliott Smith released his self-titled solo LP on the label. Another milestone was the 1997 release of Sleater-Kinney 's third LP (and first on Kill Rock Stars) Dig Me Out , which garnered national press attention in Spin and Rolling Stone . In 1997–98, the 5RC label was formed as a sister label to Kill Rock Stars; it released generally harsher-sounding and more experimental rock than Kill Rock Stars. The 5RC roster included Xiu Xiu , Deerhoof , Need New Body , The Mae Shi , The Robot Ate Me , and Metalux , among others. 1998 also marked

132-505: Was later replaced by Sean Oliver (later of Rip, Rig & Panic) on bass. The band split in 1981 and reformed in 2001. The group formed in 1978 with Logic fresh out of art school. Their first 7" was released on their own record label, Cells. They then released a self-titled EP on Virgin Records in 1979, before signing to Rough Trade . Their debut studio album, Beat Rhythm News , was released in 1979, followed by several 7"s. Work began on

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144-556: Was putting out my friends' records. And to put out spoken word 7-inch records." KRS-101 (the label's first release) was in fact a split 7-inch spoken-word record with Kathleen Hanna and Slim Moon; other "Wordcore" releases followed. The first major release was a compilation of Olympia-area bands simply titled Kill Rock Stars ( Stars Kill Rock and Rock Stars Kill would follow in the same compilation series) and featured Bikini Kill , Bratmobile , Unwound , Nirvana , Mecca Normal , Heavens to Betsy , The Nation of Ulysses , and

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