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Zex Dropped From Magic Bullet Records

Punk band Zex has been dropped from their label Magic Bullet Records. Zex gained fame earlier this week when one side of their album Uphill Battle was pressed into the vinyl copies of Beyoncé's Lemonade . Following the new publicity, a number of people came forward with claims that they have been sexually assaulted by guitarist Jo Capitalcide.  In a statement from Magic Bullet Records, the label cites the boycott of venues, promoters, and record stores because of ongoing allegations against Jo Capitalcide. Magic Bullet Records posted a screen shot of texts between frontwoman Gretchen Steel and label founder Brent Eyestone.  Eyestone uses the texts between him and Steel to corroborate one of the recent allegations.  Steel told Pitchfork  that all claims against Capitalcide are "absolutely untrue." She said that no warning was given to her before the label announce they were being dropped.  Magic Bullet Records is offering a full refund to...

Punk Band Mispressed Into Beyoncé's Lemonade

Beyoncé fans may have gotten a little more (or less)  bang for their buck their vinyl copy of Lemonade . When listeners drop the needle on side A, they found that Canadian punk band Zex came screaming out of their speakers instead of Queen Bey. The error occurred at the Celebrate Records pressing plant in Germany. Side A of Zex's Uphill Battle was swapped out for side A of Beyoncé's Lemonade . Zex posted a video to their FaceBook page where they "announced" to their fans the impromptu Zex, Beyoncé split. Zex guitarist Jo Galipeau told Slate , "Some people have been writing to the band offering to sell their copy to us, at exorbitant prices." However, not everyone was upset by the mispressing. Galipeau said people have told him they enjoy the music even though they did not expect it.