Special Edition Buttons: Record Store Day 2012
This Saturday is Record Store Day and to celebrate we are releasing these limited edition 1-inch buttons. The artwork is based on the designs we created for Record Store Day 2011. These buttons will be tricked out in our Cosmic finish and will be available via Button-O-Matic at Saki and a few other surprise locations...
Playbutton Sales Support Northeastern Japan
Check out the newest product from Busy Beaver pals Playbutton: All profits from the sale of this wearable MP3 player will be donated to the Kishin No Kai association via Japonaide to help the ongoing post tsunami cleanup efforts in Japan. For only thirty bucks, you can support the residents in the Tôhoku region and...
Who Remembers Tuts in Chicago?
This button comes from the “Chicago” section of the Busy Beaver Button Museum. With King Tut wearing sunglasses for its logo, the legendary punk and New Wave club Tuts was located on Belmont Ave from roughly 1980-1984. Many bands played here including Bob Marley, Tom Waits, R.E.M., Prince, Run-DMC, The Cramps, Naked Raygun, Black Flag,...
Girls Rock! Chicago Buttons Up
The Busy Beaver Buttoneers headed back to camp yesterday to teach the Girls Rock! Chicago campers how to button up: The campers had a half hour to color, collage, and sticker their button designs before Buttoneer, Abbey, helped them hand crank their custom 2.25-inch buttons. Check out some of the girls’ creative designs: Thanks for...
Girls Rock! Chicago Buttons Up
GR!C 2011 Summer Camp is officially in session! Check out the buttons the ladies ordered for their summer kick-off party. Featuring the album artwork from the 2010 sessions, these buttons are perfect use of the 2-inch square buttons: For more information on the camp go to girlsrockchicago.org.
Win! Summer Tour Giveaway
Headed out on tour this summer? Then enter to win Busy Beaver’s Summer Tour Giveaway! Purchase buttons through BusyBeaver.net and use coupon code TOUR2011 at checkout to enter for your chance to win. Two lucky winners will receive 50 full color 1-inch buttons AND a Square card reader. Whether you’re hitting the road with your...
Hot Button Trend: Kittens!
Kittens are so hot right now. They are posing alongside Andy Samberg in Wired magazine, starring in mysterious Japanese game shows, wearing Kitty Wigs on Animal Planet, and, of course, appearing on custom buttons. Check out the recent cat-themed buttons our customers have ordered: Clockwise from top left: 1-inch buttons for the 16th annual Asian...
In Soviet Russia, The Button Wears You!
For the release of Overlord‘s album, In Soviet Russia My Heart Breaks You, this month the band ordered these custom 1.25-inch buttons: The button on the left is inspired by the comedy stylings of Yakov Smirnoff, while the one on the right is a detail from Boris Vladimirski’s painting “Roses for Stalin.” To see more...
Special Edition Buttons: Record Store Day 2011
Just announced: Record Store Day 2011 limited edition 3-inch Busy Beaver buttons! The four faux vinyl album designs pictured here are currently available for sale at busybeaver.net. Limited time only! And soon to be released from Beaver Dam Productions, the Best of the Beaver CD compilation! It will feature 20 chart topping hits including: “I...
Button Up for Record Store Day: April 16
Founded in 2007, Record Store Day is “the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music.” Many artists choose that day to make special performances and release limited edition vinyl, CD, and promotional products— it’s like Christmas morning for vinyl lovers and super...
LCD Soundsystem Buttons Up for Farewell Show
What better way to celebrate LCD Soundsystem’s last show ever than with a set of custom 1-inch buttons? Check out the three stylish, black and white buttons the band ordered just in time for their farewell performance this Saturday at Madison Square Gardens. Can’t make it to the Garden? Watch the performance live online at...
Playbutton: Future of Band Merch
“Why just play a record when you can wear it too?” asks Playbutton upon entering their website. In a world of band-branded t-shirts, hats, and even snuggies, Playbutton brings an innovative new product to the merch table: button-shaped MP3 players. On sale now at Opening Ceremony, you can purchase custom buttons featuring songs by Vampire...
