Skunk Records

Skunk Records is a Long Beach, California based record label that was founded by Michael "Miguel" Happoldt and Bradley Nowell in 1990. Skunk is affiliated with the spinoff label Cornerstone R.A.S.^[1]

Skunk Records
Founded	1990
Founder	Michael "Miguel" Happoldt Bradley Nowell
Distributor(s)	Suburban Noize
Genre	Third wave ska reggae dub
Country of origin	United States
Location	Long Beach, California

The inspiration for forming a record label came to Happoldt in 1989 as a way to release music for his band the Ziggens. Happoldt met Nowell shortly thereafter, who insisted on having Sublime backed by the nascent label. Happoldt was selective in choosing other acts, which later included Slightly Stoopid, Juice Bros, Philieano, Toko Tasi, and Paulie Nugent. After the death of Nowell, Happoldt took on the label independently. By the early 2000s, the label was in decline. Happoldt continues to make records for the label.^[2]

Happoldt has encouraged bands on Skunk to move to larger labels as they increase their audience, as he prefers to focus on music creation instead of marketing.^[3]

In 2009, Skunk Records and Suburban Noize Records entered into a distribution partnership.^[4] In 2014, the label celebrated their 25th anniversary with a four show tour.^[5]

Artists

• Sublime
• Burn Unit
• Corn Doggy Dog and the 1/2 Pound
• Das Klown
• Del Noah & the Mt. Ararat Finks
• Falling Idols
• Filibuster
• Frank Jordan
• Juice Bros.
• LAW
• Long Beach Allday
• Long Beach Dub Allstars
• Long Beach Shortbus
• Jack Maness
• Mishka
• Monsieur Leroc
• Mystic Roots Band
• Pepper
• Perro Bravo
• Philieano
• Secret Hate
• Slightly Stoopid
• Toko Tasi
• Volcano
• The Ziggens

See also

• List of record labels

References

1. Hochman, Steve (20 March 2005). "Long live the spirit of Sublime". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
2. Jackson, Nate (24 February 2014). "Miguel Happoldt's Un-Twisted History of Skunk Records". OC Weekly. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
3. Fadroski, Kelli Skye (24 February 2014). "Skunk Records celebrates 25 years with all-star gigs". Orange County Register. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
4. Patti, Mike (9 July 2009). "Skunk Records Creates Partnership With Suburban Noize". The Pier Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
5. Patti, Mike (18 February 2014). "Skunk Records 25th Anniversary". The Pier Magazine. Retrieved 21 January 2024.