NOV. 18
It is Tuesday again which means we shall make available another exclusive "Kris N. Song of the Week". This time it is the spacey and catchy "Background". Click over to the Poptek Media page or Kris N.'s page to download the song for free.

NOV. 11
Poptek is pleased to announce a beautiful new feature. It's going to be called the "Kris N. Song of the Week." Kris just passed along about 40 unreleased but amazingly good songs he had laying around. The kid's prolific. We are going to post one new song a week to the Poptek Media page in anticipation of his next two releases Lo-Fi Movement and Supine Sailor. The first one is my current favorite "Turning 31". There are so many though. We can't wait to get them all out there. Enjoy.

OCT. 29
We keep updating and tweaking stuff here at poptek.com. The latest change is the addition of digital albums to the Poptek Shop. Poptek albums are still available from you favorite digital retailers like iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody, Lala, and Napster. Maybe now your favorite digital retailer will become us. Releases are insanely affordable, everything directly supports each artist, and there are even a couple of free suprises.

OCT. 17
Wake Up Mordecai's debut album, North to the Nth Degree, is still fresh and available from the Poptek Shop and digital retailers everywhere. That isn't stopping Johnny Callon from writing more songs. You can hear demos of three new songs "Cowboys and Indians", "That's What She Said", and "xoxo" on his MySpace page. The talk is that the next album will be recorded during winter break. Remember, he's got homework and science projects to balance until then.

OCT. 3
The magneticFLUX portion of poptek.com has been updated. A bunch of MFD's handmade and silkscreened mini-masterpieces have been added. Don't forget that if you want to see any of these in person, you can at Poster-Tastic happening Saturday along with the Dayton Music Fest. More details are below in the post from SEP 28.

SEP. 30
After many years of work, re-recording, and procrastination, the debut album from XL427 is now done. Yesterdays Forever is the title. You can preview the grand conclusion over at the official Rupert Murdoch sanctioned XL427 music page. Yesterdays Forever will be released in November from Poptek Recs.

SEP. 28
Since some of us have been or are still very involved in the Dayton Music Fest, we at Poptek are always glad when it rolls around. This year we are involved in three ways when it occurs on Saturday October 4. Ruetschle will be coming out of their hibernation to play at Therapy Cafe. Shawn Johnson will be back again after his move to Denver/ CO to restore his melodies to the Ruetschle sound. The fellow Ruetschle members are always glad to have him around.

Kris N. will also be playing with a set at The Trolley Stop. Finally, magneticFLUX will be displaying many of his silk screened show posters as part of the Poster-Tastic Show hosted by Glad Girl. Dayton Music Fest happens at various in downtown Dayton/ OH. A $10 pass lets you wander around to all the participating venues to see any of the 20+ artists performing. Check out Bob Pollard’s new project, Boston Spaceships, when they play at Gilly’s. Poster-Tastic takes place at DErailed Hair Salon in the Oregon District. It is free and all-ages.

SEP 27.
Even though we are still promoting The Burning Down Belmont EP, Kris N. has a bunch of new stuff coming your way. His next two albums are already done so we are offering some free songs as a very early preview. Lo-Fi Movement will be the next project to be released. Supine Sailor will follow after that. Wander on over to the Media section to download. You can also find some unreleased and exclusive tracks from the prolific Kris N. And if you are a fan and user of last.fm, both Lo-Fi Movement and Supine Sailor have been posted in their entirety to be enjoyed.

SEP. 17
So after a long while of inactivity here, poptek.com is finally being completely updated. If you are wondering what took so long, well let me explain. The delay had something to do with loose bears, canceled flights, the mortgage crisis, and a case of espionage. Really, due to Poptek being a fully independent label run by artists, sometimes life gets in the way. The last few months has been one of those times. A good amount of procrastination and Dreamweaver frustration had something to do with the delay as well. Do not doubt though. We are back with a slew of songs, albums, and ideas to back the artists and friends we believe deserve to be heard. We really hope you enjoy the pop we continue to offer.

SEP. 15
The debut from Wake Up Mordecai, North to the Nth Degree, is now available in the Poptek Shop as well as online from your favorite digital retailer. We are giving away two free songs from the album, just because we try to be generous. Pick them up in the Media section along with three exclusive live tracks. How can you resist a hit like “Girls Don’t Ride in Viking Ships”?

JUL. 25
We are really excited to bring Wake Up Mordecai into the Poptek family. The young, dapper Johnny Callon has only been writing songs for a short while yet he has proven to have a mature pop sensibility and a wonderfully juvenile wit. Wake Up Mordecai is true high school pop. The debut EP is now done, hand made, and will available at tonight’s record release show in Springfield/ OH. We’ll have them for everyone else soon.

APR. 11
Ruetschle will be coming out of the studio to try some of their new songs out live. Their first show of the year will happen April 11 at Canal Street Tavern. The lads have been working on writing their fourth full-length record, Color Theory.