MOVIE
REVIEW
“I never dreamed that it would get to a point where I
could put out this many records, and God could use
me to make this much of an impact.” - Brandon Ebel
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Title:
NO NEW KINDA STORY: THE
REAL STORY OF TOOTH &
NAIL RECORDS
ased out of Seattle, Washington,
Tooth & Nail Records is well
known around the globe for
housing widely regarded veteran bands
such as Anberlin, MxPx, Living Sacrifice,
and many, many more. This documentary,
titled No New Kinda Story, is an in depth
look at the rise, fall, and rebirth of Tooth &
Nail Records.
Rating:
Starring:
Brandon Ebel, Mike
Herrera, Aaron Sprinkle
Directed by:
Jesse Bryan
Genre:
Documentary, Music
Running Time:
71 minutes
MPAA Rating:
Not Rated
Way back when, in the early 1990’s,
Brandon Ebel was a young man with a
strong passion for music and a desire to
begin a record label. When no bank would
give Ebel a loan to begin the label, his
grandfather agreed to give him one (as
long as he paid it back with 10% interest!).
And thus Tooth & Nail Records was born.
As a longtime listener of many Tooth & Nail
bands and follower of the label, I found this
documentary fascinating. It focuses mainly
on the conception and early years of Tooth
& Nail Records, as well as the early history
of punk-rock band MxPx, and ska group
The OC Supertones.
Production Company:
Belief, Work Of Self, Tooth &
Nail Records
Released by:
Tooth & Nail Records
Reviewed by:
Leah St John
Release Date:
Available Now on DVD & VOD
This film focuses mainly on Brandon Ebel,
the labels founder, but there are also a
good number of notable artists featured in
No New Kinda Story. Some such artists
include Bruce Fitzhugh (Living Sacrifice),
Don and Ryan Clark (Demon Hunter), Mike
Herrera (MxPx), Jason Carson (The OC
Supertones), and Rob Walker (Wish For
Eden). They each spoke about their
experiences working in the music industry,
working with Tooth & Nail Records, and the
influence Tooth & Nail Records has had on
them.
During the course of the documentary,
Brandon Ebel takes the viewer on a visual
tour of some of the locations he talks about
- places that played roles in the history of
Tooth & Nail Records. In addition, there are
archive videos of old shows, music videos,
and interviews, as well as old photos that
were featured heavily throughout the
documentary, and older Tooth & Nail
releases provided almost continual
background music.
The production and editing were great
throughout (the archive videos were
somewhat blurry, but hey, they are pretty
old). I got so into the documentary early
on, that I didn’t even notice the majority of
the documentary was black and white until
after I watched it.
No New Kinda Story is a great film to watch
if you are a fan of old-school Tooth & Nail
bands, or just want to learn more about the
history of an iconic label that has played a
pretty big part in making the ‘Christian’
music scene what it is today.
Today, Tooth & Nail Records and