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'Past Lives' sign to Suicide Squeeze

Past Lives, consisting of Jordan Blilie, Morgan Henderson, and Mark Gajadhar all formally of The Blood Brothers, have signed with the ever so prosperous Suicide Squeeze Records and have joined the digital EP gang. Currently available at their official website as a 5 dollar download, Past Lives first release is an EP entitled Strange Symmetry. If you would rather wait to hold the record in your hands, Suicide Squeeze will release the 5 track album on November 5th.

If you know what's best for you you would buy both the digital download now and the record in November! Also make sure to check them out live at the following west coast dates:

08.09.08 Seattle, WA
@ Greenhouse w/ Talbot Tagora, Crocodiles, Capillary Action

08.30.08 Los Angeles, CA
@ F Yeah Fest w/ No Age, Mika Miko, Abe Vigoda, many more

08.31.08 San Diego, CA
@ Whistle Stop

09.01.08 San Diego, CA
@ Che Cafe w/ Crocodiles, Kill Me Tomorrow

09.02.08 Los Angeles, CA
@ The Smell w/ Protect Me

09.03.08 Oakland, CA
@ Heco's w/ Clipd Beaks, Casey & Brian, Religous Girls

09.04.08 San Francisco, CA
@ Hemlock Tavern w/ Clipd Beaks, Leyna Noel & The Finer Things

09.06.08 Portland, OR
@ Satyricon w/ Fucked Up, Crystal Antlers, Sex Vid, Street Plants

09.07.08 Seattle, WA
@ Neumo's w/ Dead Science

Fasciinatiion, the latest record from Omaha's 'The Faint' is now online for your streaming pleasure

So ever since I mentioned the release of a new The Faint record, I know you have been dying to here it.

You have contemplated world destruction because the waiting was just too much. But wait. There is still time to change your mind.

To stop you from going through with it, the kids of The Faint have decided to give in and let you hear the record in its entirety at their Myspace page. That's right, those crazy new wave boys have put a stop to your untimely demise and instead warmed your heart and soul with solace.

Take a listen now, you zealot and make sure you buy Fasciinatiion for your very own on August 5th.

Debut 'Jaguar Love' video premieres

You know you want to check out the first video from Jaguar Love's debut record Take Me To The Sea. What song did they shoot a video for, you ask? Well, 'Highways of Gold', silly.

I think the video is swell and so will you. Follow me to Matador Records now to feast your eyes on one purty video.

Don't forget Take Me To The Sea streets on August 19th.

Wanna catch them on tour? You better get on the ball cause it starts tomorrow with the fine folks from The Faint (and a few with Crystal Antlers too) -


8/2 - Redmond, WA - The Old Firehouse
8/3 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
8/5 - San Francisco, CA - Grand Ballroom
8/6 - Pomona, CA - Glass House
8/7 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
8/8 - Anaheim, CA - Chain Reaction
8/9 - San Diego, CA - Soma
8/11 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
8/12 - Dallas, TX - Palladium
8/14 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
8/15 - Carrboro, NC - Cats Cradle
8/16 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
8/17 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
8/19 - Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw
8/21 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House
8/22 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
8/23 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium

The Shape of Things to Come

So I wanted to take a minute of your time to break a few things down that should be happening in the not so distant future.

As I type, I am currently in the process of turning this thing into a full fledged website. Once all that is said and done look for A Week at the Most to expand to not only more music news and reviews but also some happenings in the film world.

Currently the fine folks at Benten Films who have brought to DVD such critically acclaimed indies as Quiet City, Dance Party, USA, LOL, The Guatemalan Handshake and the recently released German film The Free Will, have been gracious enough to help me move along with this journey. Look for a review of their upcoming release Team Picture here sometime in the coming month.

Don't forget that I will also be beginning two new feature here at A Week at the Most - "For Those You Missed" which will highlight an older release which I feel never reached its full potential of listeners and "Hello, My Name Is" which will introduce artists that lot of you may have never even heard of but really need to.

As always, hope you enjoy.

'These Arms are Snakes' and others to cover In Utero

Please don't send hate mail my way, I am about to be honest. Nirvana was a bit overrated. There I said it. I will admit, however, that their '93 release In Utero was one hell of a record and the record label Robotic Empire must agree.

The label is currently in the process of gathering some great bands to give each track from the momumental release their own take on the bands musical sampling. So far the likes of These Arms are Snakes, Daughters, Young Widows, Meneguar, and Broken Social Scene are all on board with others yet to be announced.

Three of the four have already recorded their cuts with the kids from These Arms are Snakes confirming that they have tackled the highly successful "Heart Shaped Box."

Robotic Empire admits the release of the compilation is quite a while off with the rest of the publicly unrevealed bands still to hit the studio and lay down their tracks. More on this as things come to fruition.

In the meantime, if you wanna check out a cool older interview with These Arms are Snakes in which the cover record is discussed, check out Three Imaginary Girls.

'Your Enemies Friends' shoegaze into 'Seaspin'

Your Enemies Friends is/was a rough and tough band from the heart of Los Angeles. Snotty vocals and organized chaos is/was at the core of this highly energetic band who signed with Buddyhead Records and released two records: the The Wiretap EP and the full length You Are Being Videotaped.

Between both records, the band went through a little bit of a transformation losing a few members but gaining a few others. One of the additions was new keyboardist and sometime singer, Jennifer Goodridge who took over the Dana James' spot as accompanying vocalist to frontman Ronnie Washburn. In the last few years, however, the band has been keeping it quiet with their one time official website now sending their fans to what seems like a Spanish casino.

Well, thankfully, Ronnie Washburn and Jennifer Goodridge is back with an entirely new project entitled Seaspin. Up until last week, the band had yet to leak any samplings of what to expect from the ex-Your Enemies Friends members aside from describing themselves as shoegazing.

Seaspin has now dropped a couple of tracks at their Myspace page and their sound definitely harks back to the late 80s/early 90s when bands like Yo La Tengo, Slowdive and the highly influential My Bloody Valentine paved the way for the genre of music know as shoegaze. Washburn this time around takes the back seat letting the female vocal stylings of Goodridge to take front and center.

Currently the band has yet to announce a record label but expect a EP to arrive shortly thereafter.