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Fightmilk Not With That Attitude released

2nd November 2018 by Sarah Lay Leave a Comment

Fightmilk’s debut album Not With That Attitude is out today digitally, on limited edition pink vinyl and on CD. We’re hugely excited, as well you can imagine.  Get vinyl, CD and download here The album is a power-pop wonder of break-up songs and an ideal soundtrack to trying to adult despite the ennui inherent in … [Read more…]

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Sarah Lay joins Women Amplified Panel event

22nd September 2018 by Sarah Lay Leave a Comment

Reckless Yes co-founder, journalist, author and broadcaster Sarah Lay has joined the Women Amplified panel event taking place in Derby on 25 September 2018. Talking about working in the music industry, with a focus on radio, and challenges to women in this sector. Other panellists include radio-makers Sophie Sparham, Stephanie Hernandez and Vanessa Book; musicians Sue Warren and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Radio, Reckless Yes Records, Sarah Tagged: activism, author, editor, female boss, female editor, female journalist, gender in music, girls to the front, journalist, label, music broadcasting, music journalism, producer, record label, riot grrrl, sarah lay, vanessa Boon, women amplified, women and non-binary, women in music, writer

Record labels and music media – our Write:Record:Release workshop

2nd June 2018 by Sarah Lay Leave a Comment

Here at Reckless Yes we’ve been a record label for coming up to two years but it’s not so often we reflect on how that came to be, or all the things we had to know and have experienced to get off the ground so fast. This afternoon we spent a couple of hours giving a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Pete, Reckless Yes Records, Sarah Tagged: coverage, getting signed, music industry, music journalist, music media, music promotion, real creative futures, record label, reviews, workshop, Write:Record:Release

Write:Record:Release with Reckless Yes

20th April 2018 by Sarah Lay Leave a Comment

As part of the Write:Record:Release series of events organised by Dubrek Studios and Real Creative Futures we’ll be sharing our experience and giving some advice on all things record label and PR on 2 June 2018. The events, which are on Dubrek (which is on Beckett Street in Derby and home to many Reckless Yes … [Read more…]

Posted in: Live, Pete, Reckless Yes Records, Sarah Tagged: DIY label, DIY music, dubrek studios, free course, free event, getting signed, music, music contracts, music PR, music promotion, pete darrington, real creative futures, reckless yes, Reckless Yes Records, record label, release music, rights, royalties, sarah lay, social media for musicians, what's on Derby, write record release

We Are One

29th December 2016 by Sarah Lay Leave a Comment

“You should do it. So what if it’s hard? You should go on an adventure, you should say a reckless yes.” “A reckless yes? I like that…” And the adventure began a year ago today. Just like that. In a recent article for Fan Club zine I said Reckless Yes had “appeared ever so slowly and … [Read more…]

Posted in: DJ, Gigs, Live, Pete, Radio, Reckless Yes Records, Sarah Tagged: Bivouac, Derby bands, derby gigs, derby music, DIY Derby, gigs, LIINES, pet crow, pete darrington, reckless yes, Reckless Yes presents, Reckless Yes Records, record label, RY001, RY002, RY003, sarah lay, six impossible things, the rumble, Unqualified Nurse Band, weareliines, You Want Fox

You Want Fox join Reckless Yes Records roster

25th November 2016 by Sarah Lay Leave a Comment

We’re delighted to share with you the news of a new addition to the Reckless Yes Records roster as Nottingham garage pop duo You Want Fox sign with us. Forming in 2015 from the ashes of punk band The Smears, You Want Fox make being a two piece a huge sound bursting with killer pop … [Read more…]

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Bivouac 7″ SOLD OUT

13th November 2016 by Sarah Lay Leave a Comment

That’s right…if you were biding your time on our first release – Bivouac’s double A 7″ on pale green vinyl – then I’m afraid to tell you it’s too late. We are SOLD OUT!  We’ve sold out of copies in our online store and only have a handful left in our store of retail dreams … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reckless Yes Records Tagged: 7", Bivouac, coloured vinyl, Reckless Yes Records, record label, RY001

OUT NOW! LIINES double-A of Disappear and Be Here

28th October 2016 by Sarah Lay Leave a Comment

We do enjoy a nice bit of synchronicity here at Reckless Yes – the sort of coincidence we like to think of as a nod and a wink from the universe that we’re doing ok. I hadn’t realised until a couple of hours ago that it’s a year ago today since I first wrote about … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reckless Yes Records Tagged: artist management, coloured vinyl, LIINES, Reckless Yes Records, record label, RY003, weareliines

LIINES single available for pre-order

19th October 2016 by Sarah Lay Leave a Comment

The wait is over! The LIINES single is available for pre-order from our online store NOW! Produced by Paul Tipler (Idlewild, Stereolab, Placebo) the double-A side of Disappear and Be Here is released digitally and on limited edition pure white 7″ vinyl through Reckless Yes Records on 28 October 2016. Pre-orders are now available in … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reckless Yes Records Tagged: artist management, coloured vinyl, Reckless Yes Records, record label, RY003, weareliines

Unqualified Nurse Band – OUT NOW!

6th October 2016 by Sarah Lay Leave a Comment

It’s here! Unqualified Nurse Band’s debut album Debasement Tapes is available now from our shop. Released digitally last month by the band Reckless Yes Records is very pleased to release the vinyl version of Debasement Tapes – a deconstruction of the last 60 years of rock n roll! You can get your translucent red vinyl … [Read more…]

Posted in: Reckless Yes Records Tagged: coloured vinyl, derby music, Reckless Yes Records, record label, RY002, Unqualified Nurse Band
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