Editing Tarantulas Records (section)

{{Short description|Punk rock record label}}
{{about|the defunct punk rock record label|the reggae label founded by singer [[Tanya Stephens]]|Tarantula Records}}
{{More citations needed|date=November 2022}}'''Tarantulas Records''' was a [[punk rock]] [[record label]] established in 2002. It was generally owned by the band [[The Explosion]] and run by their manager Rama Mayo (also of the label Big Wheel Recreation) as well as other members of bands involved in the label, and some releases were distributed by [[The Platform Group]]/[[Fontana Distribution|Fontana]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Tarantulas Records - Music label - RYM/Sonemic|url=https://rateyourmusic.com/label/tarantulas_records/|access-date=2021-12-26|website=Rate Your Music|language=en}}</ref> The most prominent and active bands amongst the Tarantulas (besides the Explosion) were [[The Distillers]], [[The Bronx (band)|The Bronx]], [[The Static Age]], and [[Darker My Love]]. The label/collective ceased to be in 2005/2006 due to disagreements with distributor The Platform Group and other tensions.<ref name=":0"/>