For other uses, see No Idea (disambiguation).
No Idea Records is an independent record label

Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

 based in Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...

 which produces both vinyl records and compact disc

Compact Disc

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s. The label also organizes The Fest

The Fest

The Fest is an annual music festival in Gainesville, Florida, organized by No Idea Records. It is a predominantly punk rock festival, though there are also a good number of indie rock, country, and metal acts. The Fest first took place in 2002 and has since attracted a large number of punk bands...

, an independently operated annual festival known for featuring over 250 punk, hardcore, pop-punk, country, crust, powerviolence, metal, indie rock, avant-garde and similar musical acts across many venues for 3 days in Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville, Florida

Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...

 each fall.

No Idea Records started not as a record label, but as a zine

Zine

A zine is most commonly a small circulation publication of original or appropriated texts and images. More broadly, the term encompasses any self-published work of minority interest usually reproduced via photocopier....

 in 1985, published independently by Var Thelin and Ken Coffelt and some friends of theirs from high school. By the seventh issue in 1989, Var was running the zine with Sarah Dyer

Sarah Dyer

Sarah Dyer is a comic book writer and artist with roots in the zine movement of the late eighties and early nineties.-Early life:Dyer was born in Louisiana, went to college in Gainesville, Florida and then moved to New York City.-Career:...

 and other contributors and collaborators. Starting with the sixth edition, the No Idea zine included 7-inch records with each issue. The first featured a local Gainesville band called Doldrums, and the second was a split 7", one side of which belonged to later Bay Area legends Crimpshrine

Crimpshrine

Crimpshrine was an American punk rock band from Berkeley, California. The group was formed in 1982 by Aaron Cometbus, founder of the seminal punk rock zine Cometbus, and a friend, Jeff Ott. Within D.I.Y...

, a major influence on the musical style which dominates No Idea to the present. Since its beginnings, No Idea has remained a foundation of the Gainesville punk scene and is considered by many to have spawned its very own style of punk rock, sometimes half-jokingly referred to as "beard punk" or "beardcore," due to the large proportion of members in bands having beards, or more commonly as variations of emo

Emo

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, post-hardcore

Post-hardcore

Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...

, and pop-punk.

Artists who have released material on No Idea

• Acrid
• Against Me!
  Against Me!
  Against Me! is an American punk rock band formed in 1997 in Naples, Florida and relocated to Gainesville, Florida in 1999. Their first full-length album, released on No Idea Records in 2002, was Against Me! Is Reinventing Axl Rose. They have released music on Misanthrope Records, Crasshole Records,...
  
  
• Alkaline Trio
  Alkaline Trio
  Alkaline Trio is an American punk rock band that formed in McHenry, Illinois, in 1996. The band's line-up consists of Matt Skiba , Dan Andriano , and Derek Grant...
  
  
• Ampere
  Ampere (band)
  Ampere is a DIY punk band based in Amherst, Massachusetts known for their short but extremely loud and intense live shows. The band has put the importance of DIY punk ethics at the forefront of their lyrics and are known for the particular attention they bring to their vegan...
  
  
• Annalise
• Anthem Eighty Eight
• Armalite
• Army of Ponch
• Assholeparade
  Assholeparade
  Assholeparade is a hardcore band from Gainesville, Florida. They have release two LPs and an EP for No Idea Records, as well as some compilation appearances. They have short aggressive songs...
  
  
• Astrid Oto
• Atom & His Package
• Billy Reese Peters
• Bitchin'
  Bitchin'
  Bitchin' is the seventh studio album by the American hard rock band The Donnas, released in 2007 on their own label Purple Feather and released through RedEye. It is their first album since leaving Atlantic Records...
  
  
• Blacktop Cadence
• Bridge & Tunnel
• Burnman
• Chuck Ragan
  Chuck Ragan
  Chuck Ragan is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. From 1993 until 2006 he was one of the lead singers for Gainesville, Florida-based punk rock band Hot Water Music...
  
  
• Clairmel
• Cleveland Bound Death Sentence
• Coalesce
• Colbom
• Combatwoundedveteran
  Combatwoundedveteran
  Combatwoundedveteran or Combat Wounded Veteran were a hardcore punk band split between Ithaca, New York and Tampa, Florida heavily influenced by early grindcore, screamo, math rock and powerviolence...
  
  
• Crucible
• Deadsure
• Dear Landlord
• Defiance, Ohio
  Defiance, Ohio (band)
  Defiance, Ohio is an acoustic punk rock band from Columbus, Ohio. They are known for their extensive touring and intense, enthusiastic live shows. They are named after the real town Defiance, Ohio. The band features a violin, cello, and double bass...
  
  
• Dillinger Four
  Dillinger Four
  Dillinger Four is an American punk rock band formed in 1994 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They have released four full-length studio albums. The current band members are Patrick Costello on bass guitar and vocals, Erik Funk and Bill Morrisette on guitars and vocals, and Lane Pederson on drums.- Studio...
  
  
• The Draft
  The Draft (band)
  The Draft are a band featuring Hot Water Music members Jason Black, George Rebelo and Chris Wollard. The band also features guitarist Todd Rockhill of Black Cougar Shock Unit, Discount and a host of other Gainesville, Florida based acts....
  
  
• Elmer
• The Ergs!
  The Ergs!
  The Ergs! were an American punk rock band formed in 2000 in South Amboy, New Jersey, by three high school friends: drummer/lead vocalist Mikey Erg , guitarist/vocalist Jeff Erg , and bassist Joey Erg...
  
  
• Fay Wray
• Fifth Hour Hero
• Fiya
• Floodgate
• Floor
  Floor (band)
  -Biography:Floor was formed in 1992 by Steve Brooks , Anthony Vialon , and Betty Monteavaro . Jeff Sousa became the drummer in late 1993, and Steve and Anthony switched to just having two low-tuned guitars with no bassist. Several vinyl-only 7" EPs were released until their first break in 1996...
  
  
• Four Letter Word
• Fracture
  Fracture
  A fracture is the separation of an object or material into two, or more, pieces under the action of stress.The word fracture is often applied to bones of living creatures , or to crystals or crystalline materials, such as gemstones or metal...
  
  
• Ghost Mice
  Ghost Mice
  Ghost Mice is a two-piece folk-punk band from Bloomington, Indiana. Both members, Chris Johnston and Hannah Jones, have been in a handful of pop-punk bands together: namely Disarm, The Devil is Electric and Operation: Cliff Clavin...
  
  
• Glass and Ashes
• Grabass Charlestons
• Gunmoll
• Gus
• The Holy Mountain
• Hot Water Music
  Hot Water Music
  Hot Water Music is a punk rock band from Gainesville, Florida. The members of the band are Chuck Ragan, Chris Wollard, Jason Black, and George Rebelo. HWM first formed in 1993...
  
  
• I Hate Myself
  I Hate Myself
  I Hate Myself was an emotive hardcore band formed by Jon and Jim Marburger in Gainesville, Florida during 1996.-History and Influence:...
  
  
• Jawbreaker
  Jawbreaker (band)
  Jawbreaker was an American punk rock band active from 1986 to 1996 and considered one of the most influential acts of the early-1990s emo movement...
  
  
• J Church
  J Church (band)
  J Church was an American punk rock band formed by guitarist and vocalist Lance Hahn and bassist Gardner Maxam in 1992 in San Francisco, California after the demise of Hahn and Maxam's former band, Cringer...
  
  
• Jud Jud
• Latterman
  Latterman
  Latterman was a four-piece punk rock band from Huntington, New York. They played a style of melodic punk rock with shouted dual-vocals by Phil Douglas and Matt Canino, and their songs often contain political and/or socially conscious lyrics...
  
  
• Leatherface
  Leatherface (band)
  Leatherface is a British punk rock band from Sunderland fronted by Frankie Stubbs. The band is known for an eclectic style spanning American folk music, hardcore punk and post-hardcore.-History and background:...
  
  
• Left for Dead
• Less Than Jake
  Less Than Jake
  Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida. Originally formed in 1992 as a power pop trio, the band evolved into a hybrid of ska punk. Less Than Jake have also been cited as showing influences from a wide variety of genres including post-grunge, heavy metal, alternative...
  
  
• Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
  Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
  Me First and the Gimme Gimmes is a punk rock supergroup and cover band that formed in 1995. The Gimmes work exclusively as a cover band. The band is named after a children's book of the same name by Gerald G. Jampolsky and Diane V. Cirincione...
  
  
• Moonraker
• New Mexican Disaster Squad
  New Mexican Disaster Squad
  New Mexican Disaster Squad was a hardcore punk band. It was formed in Orlando, Florida in 1999. Their last show was at the Fest 7 on November 1, 2008 though the band did reunite to play Radfest in North Carolina, May 2010....
  
  
• New Wave Blasphemy
• No Choice
• North Lincoln
• Off With Their Heads
  Off With Their Heads (band)
  Off with Their Heads is a punk rock band formed in 2002 from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Since their formation, they have often featured a rotating line-up of tour players, due to their members' other commitments and Off With Their Head's own full-time touring schedule...
  
  
• Old Growth
• Onion Flavored Rings
• Palatka
• Panthro U.K. United 13
• Paul Baribeau
  Paul Baribeau
  Paul Baribeau is a folk punk singer and musician from South Central Michigan.. He is signed to the independent record label Plan-It-X Records. His self-titled debut album was released on Plan-It-X Records in January 2004. His second album, Grand Ledge, was also released on Plan-It-X Records in June...
  
  
• Planes Mistaken for Stars
  Planes Mistaken for Stars
  Planes Mistaken for Stars was a emocore band formed in Peoria, Illinois in 1997. They released music on Deep Elm Records, Dim Mak Records, No Idea Records and Abacus Recordings.-History:...
  
  
• Pung
  Pung
  Pung may refer to:*Alice Pung, a lawyer, the editor of Growing Up Asian in Australia and author of Unpolished Gem*Buyeo Pung, one of the sons of King Uija of Baekje*Jackie Pung , American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour...
  
  
• Radon
• Rehasher
  Rehasher
  Rehasher is a punk rock band based in Gainesville, Florida. They are currently signed to their vanity label, Moathouse Records and have released a second album...
  
  
• Riverboat Gamblers
• Ruination
• Rumbleseat
  Rumbleseat
  Rumbleseat was the acoustic-folk side project of Hot Water Music frontmen Chuck Ragan and Chris Wollard, and Bitchin' frontwoman Samantha Jones...
  
  
• Samiam
  Samiam
  -Biography:Samiam was formed in late 1988 after the breakup of the Gilman club mainstay Isocracy. Their first show was in January 1989 with Christ on Parade. They released records through New Red Archives and Hopeless Records in the US and Burning Heart Records in Europe. In the mid-'90s, the band...
  
  
• Scouts Honor
• Small Brown Bike
  Small Brown Bike
  Small Brown Bike is a band from Marshall, Michigan, United States that started in 1996. The trademark of Small Brown Bike is their "double vocals" backed by melodies. Their sound is often identified as being similar to other post-hardcore bands, such as Avail, Hot Water Music and Dillinger Four...
  
  
• Sparkmarker
• Spoke
• Strike Anywhere
  Strike Anywhere
  Strike Anywhere is a punk rock/melodic hardcore band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1999 after the demise of frontman Thomas Barnett's previous band, Inquisition, they took their name from the Inquisition song "Strike Anywhere". Their music is characterized by fast tempos, catchy melodies, and...
  
  
• Strikeforce Diablo
• The Swarm
  The Swarm
  The Swarm is a 1978 disaster film about a killer bee invasion of Texas. It was adapted from a novel of the same name by Arthur Herzog.The director was Irwin Allen, and the cast included Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Richard Chamberlain, Olivia de Havilland, Ben Johnson, Lee Grant,...
  
  
• The Tim Version
• This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb
  This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb
  This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb was a folk-punk band from Pensacola, Florida, USA. Their first recording was released in 1997 on Ghostmeat Records. Their later releases have been on Plan It X Records and No Idea Records, but now appear on their own label Plan-It X South. This Bike Is a Pipe Bomb...
  
  
• This Is My Fist!
• Tired From Now On
• Tomorrow
  Tomorrow (band)
  Tomorrow were a 1960s psychedelic rock band. Despite critical acclaim and support from DJ John Peel who featured them on his "Perfumed Garden" radio show, the band was not a great success in commercial terms. They were among the first psychedelic bands in England along with Pink Floyd and Soft...
  
  
• The 'Tone
• Trapdoor Fucking Exit
• True North
• Twelve Hour Turn
• Unitas
• Usuals
• Western Addiction
  Western Addiction
  Western Addiction is a punk rock band based in San Francisco. The band was formed by four veterans of the punk scene. All four members work for Fat Wreck Chords.-Members:*Jason Hall - Vocals/Guitar*Ken Yamazaki - Guitar*Chicken Annicharico - Bass/Vocals...
  
  
• Whiskey & Co
• Young Livers

Other releases

• V/A – Back to Donut!
• V/A – Bread: The Edible Napkin
• V/A – Down in Front
• V/A – Read Army Faction
• V/A – No Idea 100: Redefiling Music
• V/A – Tour Diary
• V/A – Sight and Sound: The History of the Future
• V/A – The Shape of Flakes to Come