1993.E2.80.9394: 24 Hour Revenge Therapy and signing to DGC Jawbreaker (band)

ben weasel among figures in punk rock community openly critical of jawbreaker s signing dgc.

in october 1993, prior 24 hour revenge therapy s release, jawbreaker asked open nirvana on 6 dates of in utero tour. fans bristled against this, wary result in jawbreaker—a beloved independent band—signing major label dgc records, whom nirvana contracted to. think fortunate [with 24 hour revenge therapy] , recalls schwarzenbach, still got flack. @ point, there people didn t think punk-rock, people practiced it. don t think there major pushback, though, until did nirvana tour. s officially when started. according pfahler: people came down on going on tour nirvana. saw as, okay, here go. first step. next thing happens label sees them , snapped up. kind of happened.

following release of 24 hour revenge therapy in february 1994, jawbreaker received contract offers major record labels. though had decided break following album s supporting tours due tiredness , frustration, band decided consider offers, partly due major label successes of peers green day , jawbox. met number of labels on course of year, narrowing options warner bros. records, capitol records, , dgc. signed dgc in 1 million-dollar deal, due in part relationship had developed a&r representative mark kates had met on nirvana tour. fans , key figures in punk rock community quick denounce band move. in interview ben weasel s panic button zine following nirvana tour, schwarzenbach had stated flatly jawbreaker not interested in signing major record label. in response signing, weasel took band task in column maximumrocknroll accompanied photo depicting him eating own hat, had promised if band ever signed major.