The November !Earshot Chart Top 200 has begun and Boompa Records has broken through the Top 50!

#39: Boompa Volume 1
#76: Billy + The Lost Boys Breaking Down the Barriers…
#166: Run Chico Run Shashbo

!Earshot runs every month in Exclaim magazine or you can follow the charts on-line here.

!Earshot is published by the National Campus and Community Radio Association. All charts reflect actual airplay on Canadian campus/community radio stations during the previous month.

“Sometimes, when I start to look back on a year’s worth of good music, as I usually begin to do around this time, I think of what record labels have put out the best music over the year. In 2004, folks like Ipecac, Relapse, and Century Media have put out plenty of music of extremely high quality, but while those labels’ artists will probably feature prominently on my year-end list, the one record label that has been the most fun…

Every good label starts with a compilation. A year and three releases late(r), Boompa Records is excited to announce the release of Boompa Volume 1. The compilation features previously unreleased tracks from the label’s entire roster as well as a few essential additions from artists that are close to the hearts of the kids toiling away at Boompa HQ.

“The purpose of this release was to compile the best songs from our artists and friends,” said Robert Calder, VP of Boompa Records. “On…