Mike Fontaine

Director of Merchandising

01. How long at Epitaph?

Since December of 07. I'm the new guy!

02. What do you do?

I'm the Director of Merchandising, which is a fancy name for being the merch guy.

03. How can you be contacted?

Psychic visions, dreams, screaming really loud, or if you're old fashioned, email: MikeF@epitaph.com or AIM: zombies DONT run

04. First major concert?

First concert was Air Supply in Springfield, MA. My mom won tickets on the radio! First show was Judge in Greenfield, MA. and that show changed my life.

05. Where are you from?

I will always represent the X413X, Western Mass yo!

06. Favorite bands?

Judge, Alkaline Trio, Gorilla Biscuits, The Pipettes (Rosay is my love), Chokehold, Kid Dynamite, 50s Doo Wop, Cock Sparrer, Oasis, Pulp, American Nightmare, Blood for Blood, 100 Demons, Youth of Today, Warzone, Slapshot, Blur, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Jam, Jawbreaker, Toots and the Maytals, Face To Face, Slapstick, Fastbreak, Follow Through, Cornerstone, Saves the Day, The Promise, Converge, The Get Up Kids, Rancid, Integrity, Nightmare of You, Op Ivy, Minor Threat, Billy Joel, Pig Destroyer, Farside, The Pist, The Descendents, A Place to Bury Strangers, The Slackers, Earth Crisis, The Pinkerton Thugs, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Royal Crown Revue, Quicksand, Portishead, The Bruisers The Faint, The Oppressed, Social Distortion and about a billion other bands.

07. Favorite movies/TV:

Swingers, Prison Break, Dexter, 40 Year Old Virgin, Shawshank Redemption, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight (even though it's not out yet, it will be the best movie ever made, ever..EVER!!), Family Guy, South Park, Simpsons, Mallrats, Clerks, Dawn/Day of the Dead, High Fidelity, Fido, This is England, Battle Royale, Football Factory... basically anything that has to do with Football Hooligans, super heroes, murders, zombies, blood and guts, or dismemberment is good in my book.

08. Anything else?

I collect and trade records (mostly hardcore) and also, Batman/Joker/Harley Quinn comics/toys/etc etc. and play poker. Hit me up and lets geek out about different pressings and preorders and go to a casino!