así es como termina…

No. No es el último posteo del año. Solo queremos hacer una merecida mención a todas aquellas bandas que por sus propias razones decidieron ponerle punto final a su trayectoria, muy muy muy a nuestro singular pesar. Saludos y éxitos en su futuro, muchachones…

::arab.strap

8.10.06 Goodbye

Yes, it’s the end for Arab Strap. After ten years, six studio albums, three live albums and all manner of everything else, we’ve decided the story should come to a close. There’s no animosity, no drama, we simply feel we’ve run our course and The Last Romance seems to us the most obvious and logical final act of the Arab Strap studio adventure. Everybody likes a happy ending!

We will, of course, be celebrating. Our anniversary compilation, Ten Years Of Tears will be released this October / November to coincide with our Farewell Tour. We hope you’ll be able to join us, but if you can’t make it then let us take this opportunity to thank you for listening.

It is midnight on the 8th of September 2006 and I have just opened a beer.

Cheers.

Despedida con disco. Ten Years Of Tears es el adiós de este dúo de malogrados escoceces. Prohibido poner un disco suyo después de un polvo. O durante la resaca. O ambos.

::the.organ

December 7, 2006

We are sad to announce that we’re breaking up. We want to thank our friends, fans, and family for all the support you gave to us. Thank you.

Shelby, Jenny, Katie, Debora, and Shmoo.

Solo un disco, y miles de emociones. Grab That Gun [2004] no es solo “Memorize The City”, pero es difícil que luego de escucharla esa canción salga de tu cabeza. Como yo que veo una y otra vez su video en The L Word.

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::sleater-kinney

After eleven years as a band, Sleater-Kinney have decided to go on indefinite hiatus. The upcoming summer shows will be our last. As of now, there are no plans for future tours or recordings.

We feel lucky to have had the support of many wonderful people over the years. We want to thank everyone who has worked with us, written kind words about us, performed with us, and inspired us.

But mostly we want to extend our gratitude to our amazing fans. You have been a part of our story from the beginning. We could not have made our music without your enthusiasm, passion, and loyalty. It is you who have made the entire journey worthwhile.

With love and thanks,
Sleater-Kinney

No tengo fuerzas ni humor para mayores comentarios. Escucha The Woods o el Dig Me Out y punto. Adiós.

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::death.from.above.1979

Thursday, August 03, 2006

memo

hey

i know its been forever since i wrote anything on here. im sure by now most of you assume the band isnt happening anymore since there are no shows, no work on a new album, etc. well. i wanted to let you know that your assumptions are correct. we decided to stop doing the band… actually we decided that almost a year ago. [...]

[...] over the last 3 years of touring, sebastien and i had grown apart to such an extent that the only real time we spoke was just before we would play and during interviews. we both changed so much that the people we were by the end of it, probably wouldnt have been friends if they were to meet for the first time again. its a totally normal function of growing up. like how your high school bf/gf that meant so much to you would probably be the last person you would date at 30, ya know? thats where we got to. its not sad. it would be more sad if we stopped changing and growing and kept playing the same songs for 40 years like the rolling stones. for me that would be a nightmare.

thank you so much for your support from beginning to end. thanks ache records for giving us that first 325 dollars and thanks last gang for taking us the rest of the way. thanks to everyone who came out to our shows, wrote letters just to say hi, baked cakes and made your own t-shirts. i kept everything you gave me. thanks so much to the kids who came really early to see us when were were opening for bigger bands… that meant so much to me. i hope i have been a positive example and not a bad influence and i really want you to know that when you stop me on the street and i dont know what to say, its not because i dont appreciate you, its just not something ill ever really get used to.

thanks again.

j f k

You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine es la bestia que editaron el 2004, y redonditos cayeron Trent Reznor y Thom Yorke, entre otros fans confesos. De shows brutales y oligofrénicos, este dúo canadiense de solo bajo y batería es un básico de la década. Ahora ya sabes que el noise se podía bailar.

::grandaddy

Tal vez, el más lamentado de todos. Sobre todo porque su último Just Like The Fambly Cat nos dejó con ganas de algo más. Igual, su factotum Jason Lyttle ha declarado que él piensa seguir dedicándose a la música. Esperemos que el vil metal no le sea esquivo. Él sí se lo merece.

Mi último adiós, con un clásico:

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_menciones.honrosas

::hope.of.the.states

::gorky’s.zygotic.mincy

::pedro.the.lion

::test.icicles