Mother. Fucking. TENEMENT!!! It’s just stupid how good these kids are. And I mean like if you cut them, Rock & Roll comes out! Amos plays like he was born with a guitar in his hands. I think this is the first time seeing them with Jesse on bass. Flinging his golden Finnish locks around the entire time. And Eric makes beating the shit out of those skins look completely effortless. Every time I see Tenement they get better… And FASTER! I’m always afraid that Amos is going to smash that beautiful guitar with his onstage antics too. If you’ve never heard these kids then make it your mission to find some of their records. Which isn’t easy as quickly as they’re sold out after being pressed! And if you find out they’re playing anywhere within 200 miles of you… Quit your fucking job and hop a bus if that’s what it takes to get there! It’s only January and I’ve probably already seen the best show I’m going to all year.

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Any other labels interested for going in on a Social Classics (pre-Tenement) 12” release? Just a week til it’s mailed off so think fast!! Here’s a taste… www.myspace.com/socialclassics

Here is a video by JDM at NPAF a week and a half ago. I got a few pictures when Tenement was at JJ’s on Tuesday too! They played a 20 minute set in about 15 minutes…hah! Really wish I could have caught them more than once on this tour but there was work and all that bullshit. I know…should have just said “fuck work”! Everyone that blew that gig off is eternally lame by the way! Half of the kids there were from Atlanta by the look of things. I’ll need to put a few choice pictures up on the Unsane space since that was the first time I caught one of my bands on film. Everything is up on my personal myspace but it’s set to private. You can send a request as long as you’re not a total douche!

Everyone on the mailer got this full list sent to them a few days ago. Tenement will be on tour for the next 6 weeks! If they’re playing anywhere within 100 miles of you, seriously, go!!! Check the dates listed on their myspace. All of the recordings are done for their split with Shatterhand. I just gotta sort the final artwork and shit out! We also got confirmation on a Phoenix Foundation (fi) split with Her Spectacles (jp) about a week ago. The early mixes from TPF sound good! This one will be out near the end of the year…

Time for some Shatterhand news! The lads were interviewed for the Falkirk Herald a little over a week ago. Seems everyone in town read the article… I reckon it was Tosh that got asked for an autograph afterwards…hah! You can also see some pictures from the last gig on their blog. Dave sent me remixed versions of the new songs also. Just need Tenement’s new song(s) and me to get my photoshop rolling for the artwork and the new 7” will be ready imminently! I’ll be announcing some Tenement tour dates soon too. Go sign up for the mailing list if you haven’t already!

Ilkka emailed me after the Leatherface gig in Finland last Saturday. Where he got to hang out with the band and even watch from the stage! Dickie Hammond, who turns out is a huge Manifesto Jukebox fan, got a promo of LGW’s new cd. As Ilkka said “that really got Ville off guard, who is who’s fan here ?!? hahah”. He posted several videos from the night on his youtube channel. There’s also a new review (the first I’ve seen?) from Rokki Zine that gave Almost There… a 9/10 and called it the best release this year! You may need to brush up on your Finnish before trying to read it though… They’ve been getting some plays on Radio Noise too. And don’t miss out on Tenement’s new split with the Used Kids! You can pre-order it from 608 Kisses now. Don’t hesitate because their records always sell out fast!!!

You can now stream two new songs from soon to be releases on the Myspace player. There’s a new song from Shatterhand (from their upcoming split with Tenement) and a new/old song from You Me And The Atom Bomb (from their upcoming split with Shatterhand). Hope you dig it!

Having just figured out how to do it, I uploaded both Turning Japannalise and Almost There… at last.fm! You can stream the entire albums and I made two of my favorite LGW songs available for free download too. You can get to everything direct from my Unsane Asylum label page or on the individual band pages. Rad! I’ll be making a streaming playlist once we have a few more bands ready for representation there. And on that note… Tenement vs Shatterhand is getting very close to completion!!!