Not Lame Recordings was a Ft. Collins, Colorado, United States

United States

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 based 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:...

 specializing in power pop

Power pop

Power pop is a popular musical genre that draws its inspiration from 1960s British and American pop and rock music. It typically incorporates a combination of musical devices such as strong melodies, crisp vocal harmonies, economical arrangements, and prominent guitar riffs. Instrumental solos are...

 releases. The company was started by Bruce Brodeen in November 1994

1994 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994.-January–February:*January 25 – Alice in Chains release their Jar of Flies album which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming the first ever EP to do so....

 but it shut down per November 24, 2010

2010 in music

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. The reasons Brodeen mentioned were a career switch combined with decreasing music sales in recent years in an already small market for CDs in this genre

Music genre

A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other types of music...

. Brodeen is looking to introduce Pop Geek Heaven as a successor to Not Lame's role within the power pop community.

In its 16 year existence, the label has released over 100 albums including the annual 3-CD compilation

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 of the International Pop Overthrow

International Pop Overthrow

The International Pop Overthrow is an American-originated music festival devoted to power pop music and related genres.Taking its name from Material Issue's 1991 album of the same name, the festival began in 1998, and has been held annually in the LA area since then...

 festival from 1997 through to 2010 (later years are brought out by Brodeen privately), as well as releasing albums for artists like Tommy Keene

Tommy Keene

Tommy Keene is an American singer-songwriter, best known for releasing critical acclaimed new wave/power pop songs in the 1980s. He has a longtime cult following among fans of the musical genre of power pop...

 and Dwight Twilley

Dwight Twilley

Dwight Twilley is an American pop/rock singer and songwriter, best known for the Top 20 hit singles "I'm on Fire" and "Girls"...

, and bands such as Myracle Brah

Myracle Brah

Myracle Brah is an American indie pop/power pop band primarily centered around singer-songwriter Andy Bopp. It is based out of Baltimore, Maryland. The group consists of Bopp, Paul Krysiak , Marty Canelli , Joe Parsons , and Greg Schroeder...

, Sweet Apple Pie

Sweet Apple Pie

Sweet Apple Pie is a power pop band from Toulouse, France.-History:The group, which features three siblings, formed in 1995, and released their debut EP in 1998. They began touring in France and also toured America opening for The Posies, Cotton Mather, and The Steamkings...

, and Wanderlust

Wanderlust (band)

Wanderlust was an American power pop band of the mid-1990s based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Formation:Scot Sax, a native of Philadelphia, had been playing and writing songs since the age of 13, and had actually performed with fellow Philadelphian Rob Bonfiglio a number of times...

. Not Lame also released box sets for Jellyfish

Jellyfish (band)

Jellyfish were a power pop band from San Francisco. It formed after Beatnik Beatch broke up in 1989. The core members were drummer/singer/songwriter Andy Sturmer and keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter Roger Joseph Manning, Jr...

 and The Posies

The Posies

The Posies are an alternative rock/power pop group. The band was formed in 1987 in Bellingham, Washington by primary songwriters Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow. They are best known for their radio hits "Golden Blunders" , as well as "Dream All Day", "Solar Sister" and "Flavor of the Month"...

. The company's online store has sold over 15,000 different CD releases.