TAAS on the End - 107.7 FM Seattle

TAAS will be doing An in studio performance and interview that will be airing on the END 107.7FM on Sunday, October 5th at 9pm PST to stream the instudio click here

Live on Air on KEXP - 90.3FM - Sept 30th

TAAS will be playing a few songs and be interviewed on KEXP - 90.3FM on Tuesday, September 30th starting at Noon PST so tune in Seattle, for the rest of the world you can listen online.

More Bumbershoot Photos From Rustee

What the fuck am i doing with my life?

Tour day 1!

Fucking microphone stand. I will never use you again. Sbach rules!

Get out and vote!

I don’t understand why there should be a doubt in anyone’s mind that Obama is a far better choice than McCain. I don’t understand how someone could choose to not get involved in this upcoming election.

Our economy is struggling, yet we continue to spend money on a war that is unpopular with the electorate, even more unpopular with the rest of the world, and based on lies. Yet McCain wants to maintain our presence in Iraq. Why expend our resources overseas in a failing war when there’s so much to fix on the homefront? And he has other targets in sight as well. He is a war eagle that has gone so far as to sing “bomb bomb Iran”to the tune of the Beach Boys’ “Barbara Ann” at a press conference. He condones torture despite being a POW. C’mon John, why would you approve of such hostile interrogation techniques unless you thought they worked? Did you spill some secrets in Vietnam?

McCain is out of touch. He thinks millionaires qualify as “middle-class.” He was stumped by a member of the press when asked how many homes he owns. One of the key issues of his campaign is fighting earmarking in Congress. Do you really think earmarking is a principle concern for the average American? Obama is fighting for health care and education; McCain is talking about lobbyists. Yet he’s a pawn to the oil barons. He wants to pillage our last areas of wilderness to uncover oil despite global warming and dwindling resources. Obama stresses the importance of alternative fuel resources and building a strong economy out of a new energy industry.

Speaking of earmarking, let’s not forget Sarah Palin. During her tenure as mayor, she put the city of Wasilla into $20 million worth of debt. She allegedly responded to the report of Obama claiming a victory over Clinton by saying: ”So Sambo beat the bitch.” She’s pro-life, anti-gay, and pro-war. She views our military presence in Iraq as a holy war. She is a nightmare.

Recent polls show the McCain/Palin ticket gaining ground. It is our duty as citizens of the world to keep those psychos out of the White House. Get out and vote.

Other new releases

London's We Be Records is pressing 500 of this here split 7" with Tropics. We will have them on our European tour. Tropics will join us for most of the UK dates. A few of these records might make it into the states, so keep your eyes peeled. Our song is an exclusive track entitled "Meet Your Mayor." It's a mini-tirade against Seattle's Mayor Nickels and his campaign to shut down nightlife in our neighborhood and convert the whole area into a yuppified condo zone. So a bunch of Europeans are going to be well-versed on Seattle's local political scene.

We also tracked two new songs for a split 12" with our other upcoming tourmates, Russian Circles. That release will be limited to 1000 copies and will be equally hard to track down if you don't come see us play live. No artwork available for that yet, but we'll post more about it as the info comes in.

Another Reason to Vote for Obama

Go out and vote this year, people.

New Album available for preorder

Suici​de Squee​ze has annou​nced that the new These​ Arms Are Snake​s album​ is avail​able for preor​der.​ Head over to their​ website to place​ an order​.​ here are all the detai​ls.​.​.​.​

LP comes​ as pink vinyl​ and white​ vinyl​ with pink splat​ter,​ along​ with MP3 coupo​n for free digit​al downl​oad of the entir​e album​!​

ALL PRE-​ORDER​ CUSTO​MERS WILL BE ENTER​ED TO WIN AN
AUTOG​RAPHE​D TEST PRESS​ING*

FIRST​ 150 PRE-​ORDER​S RECEI​VE:​

+ These​ Arms Are Snake​s Stick​er
+ These​ Arms Are Snake​s Butto​n Set
+ Autog​raphe​d 18 X 24 These​ Arms Are Snake​s Poste​r*

ALL PRE-​ORDER​S INCLU​DE:​

+ These​ Arms Are Snake​s Stick​er
+ These​ Arms Are Snake​s Butto​n Set

Pre-​Order​s ship on Octob​er 2, 2008!​

CD Price​ - $12.00
LP Price​ - $14.00

*items may not be so much as autographed as adorned with various political slogans, crude drawings, in-jokes, obscenities, and the occasional john hancock.

USA, Then Europe and Beyond

THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES - USA
Sept 5 – Dantes – Portland, OR
Sept 12- Big Dipper – Spokane, WA **
Sept 13 – Hell’s Kitchen (Early Show) Tacoma, WA **
Sept 15 – Café Coda – Chico, CA **
Sept 16 - Center For The Arts - Grass Valley, CA **
Sept 17– Bottom of the Hill – San Francisco, CA **
Sept 18 – Spaceland – Los Angeles, CA **
Sept 19 - The Elks Lounge - Pomona, CA **
Sept 20 – Che Café – La Jolla, CA **
Sept 21 - Muddy Waters - Santa Barbara, CA **
Sept 23 - Tonic Lounge - Reno, CA **
**w/ sBach


THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES & RUSSIAN CIRCLES – INTERNATIONAL
October 14 – Rotterdam, Holland - Waterfront
October 15 – Tilburg, Holland – 013 Popcentrum
October 17 – Braunschweig, Germany – Nexus
October 18 – Frankfurt, Germany – Elfer
October 20 – St. Petersburg, Russia – Mod Club *
October 22 – Moscow, Russia – Aktoviy Zal
October 24 – Berlin, Germany – Magnet
October 25 – Leipzig, Germany – Zoro
October 26 – Prague, Czech – Club 007
October 27 – Budapest, Hungary – Kaplung
October 28 – Vienna, Austria – Arena Vienna
October 29 – Zurich, Switzerland – Abart
October 30- Bologna, Italy – Sotto Tetto
October 31- Montpellier, France – Mojomatic
November 1 –Barcelona, Spain - Apollo 2
November 3 – Madrid, Spain – Wurlitzer Ballroom
November 4 – Lisbon, Portugal – Galeria Ze Des Bois
November 5 – Porto, Portugal – Porto Rio
November 6 – Barakaldo, SPA – Edaska Rock Club
November 7 - Toulouse, France - Le Caravan Serail
November 8 – Lyon, France – Grrrnd Zero
November 9 - Lausanne, Switzerland – Le Romandie
November 10 – Paris, France – Mains D’oeuvre
November 11 – Esch-Alzette, Luxemborg – Rokhal
November 12 – Gent, Belgium – Charlatan
November 13 – Leuven, Belgium – Stuk
November 14 - Brighton, UK - Engine Room
November 15 - Exeter, UK - Cavern Club
November 16 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
November 17 - Glasgow, UK - Stereo
November 18 - Belfast, Ireland - Black Box
November 19 - Dublin, Ireland - Whelans
November 20 – Manchester, UK - Star And Garter
November 21 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City
November 22 - London, UK - Islington Academy

*Russian Circles not playing

Bumbershoot - August 31st

Thanks to Christine Unten for the photos of the Bumbershoot Show.

Downloadin'

This was posted on Idolator this morning, and, in my opinion, pretty much hits the nail on the head when it comes to the topic of illegal downloading.

Bands don’t make their money back