Jul 1, 2015 · Iconic punk label Fat Wreck Chords is still kicking much ass after 25 years. We spoke with Co-Founder Erin Burkett about how it started and now succeeds.

Fat Wreck Chords (pronounced "Fat Records") is an independent record label based in San Francisco focused on punk rock. It was started by NOFX lead singer Michael Burkett (better known as Fat Mike) and his wife at the time, Erin Burkett in 1990. [1] As of 2009, Fat Wreck Chords has released over 300 studio albums. [1]

Aug 21, 2015 · While most people familiar with Fat Wreck Chords associate the brand with its flagship band NOFX and frontman/bassist Fat Mike (born Michael John Burkett), who serves as the label’s co-founder, his partner Erin Burkett still remains the …

Burkett started out with his first band False Alarm in 1982. He and NOFX rhythm guitarist Eric Melvin were the only band members who remained constant in the band's lineup throughout its existence. Burkett is the owner and founder of Fat Wreck Chords.

Dec 2, 2020 · As noted by Consequence of Sound, in 1990, lead singer Fat Mike and his then-girlfriend Erin Burkett launched their own music label, Fat Wreck Chords. It was initially a hobby of sorts, and neither Burkett or Mike thought it would last two years.

Aug 4, 2015 · Twenty-five years ago, NOFX lead vocalist/bassist Fat Mike and his then girlfriend, Erin Burkett, founded the fiercely independent Fat Wreck Chords. To this day, Fat Mike and Erin, though now divorced, still own and run the label.

Aug 17, 2015 · “Fat Mike” Burkett had been frontman for punk band NOFX for two years when he and his former wife Erin Kelly-Burkett started the label in the kitchen of their one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco’s Mission District.

A Fat Wreck tells the story of founders Fat Mike (of the legendary punk band NOFX) and his ex-wife Erin Kelly-Burkett, spanning the birth, growth, struggles, and survival of the Fat Wreck Chords label.

Aug 17, 2015 · Twenty-five years ago, a young couple named Mike and Erin Burkett decided to start self-releasing punk rock records. Mike was fronting a little underground band named NOFX and, fresh out of college, Erin was working in PR.

Aug 12, 2015 · Fat Wreck Chords really doesn’t require much of an introduction. It was founded in 1990 by NOFX singer/bassist Fat Mike and his then-girlfriend Erin Burkett, and quickly rose to become one of the most popular and influential punk rock record labels in the world.