Post by pacinoyes on Jul 22, 2020 14:19:58 GMT
Two of my favorite records of this year (see subject line) are on Burger records. This is an amazing story - and this all happened in about a week
In July 2020, the label faced allegations of normalizing a culture of sexual assault at its shows and within its catalog of artists. Members of SWMRS, Black Lips, The Growlers, The Buttertones, Part Time, Cosmonauts, and various other Burger bands have been accused of sexual assault, statutory rape, and sexual predation.
The label released a statement on July 18th acknowledging a "Zero Tolerance policy" and subsequently responded with a rebrand, separate imprint for women artists, and promises of new leadership. On July 21st, label president and co-founder Lee Rickard resigned, and the label has made plans to officially change its name.
On July 22, it was announced that plans to rebrand the label had fallen apart due to Jessa Zapor-Gray announcing she would not long take the role as intern label president. As a result, the label announced it would be shutting down fully.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burger_Records
pitchfork.com/news/burger-records-shuts-down-completely/
