Pissed Jeans Announce August Tour in Support of Forthcoming LP King of Jeans

By Brom on 07-28-2009

At a time of economic recession, one would think politicians should be promoting business as much as possible. Minneapolis City Councilwoman Lisa Goodman, on the other hand, has decided now would be a good time to tackle the scourge of underage binge drinking by suggesting restrictions on 18+ events. According to City Pages, this would leave two options for venues around Minneapolis: “dry shows for the all-ages crowd or 21+ shows where the booze flows freely.”

Of course, this has left club owners and managers in outrage with John Barlow, managing partner at downtown Minneapolis’ newest event complex, Epic, claiming that they would "lose anywhere from $50,000 to $100,000 per month and would close if this law goes into effect." Nevertheless, there are significant public health concerns amongst lawmakers in the city where last February the Public Health Advisory Committee failed to get the City Council to ban reckless drink promotions within Minneapolis. Goodman says “I just don't know how I can in good faith look at these public-health people and tell them we don't propagate youth access to alcohol when we allow 18-year-olds into bars where 21-year-olds can pass them alcohol. If I don't do something to address this now, I'm going to face something far more onerous."

Indeed, while the city would undoubtedly lose revenue if the law passes, there is also the impact on health services with drunkenness fueling violent behaviour and excessive alcohol consumption causing liver diseases. However, according to a Washington University School of Medicine study published this month, binge drinking is in decline. A student at the University of Minnesota, Parker Jones, reckons that there isn’t much of a problem with drinking inside clubs and asks "Why penalize the many of us who like to go out and hear good music because of a few people who would drink too much in any situation?"

Here at Tiny Mix Tapes we are also concerned about the impact of binge drinking on Minneapolis’ youth. This is why, with our famous Minneapolis resident Mr P, we are launching a campaign to ban alcohol at all concert venues and to instead make weed available for purchase. Think about it: no drunken fights, no liver problems, no wasted morons spoiling shows with their drunken antics... just young people, like, totally flippin’ out to some awesome music.

By Nobodaddy on 07-27-2009

In an attempt to get it all over with as quickly as possible, those cutesy upstarts The Pains of Being Pure At Heart are cranking out new music even faster than those Freecreditreport.com guys do. I’m admittedly still a little hazy on how this whole “Being an Independent Band in the NU Music Industry 2.0” thing works, but I think that the general business model at work here is that, this way, fans will be able to document the exact moment when the songs start sounding too much like one another to retain their appeal? But hey! Let’s read on!

So first, on September 8, the band will release yet another new single, the album track "Come Saturday," with new song "Side Ponytail" serving as the B-side. And THEN, on September 22, they'll cluck their tongues, stroke their beards, and release four more new songs on the kitschily-dorkily-titled Higher Than the Stars EP. And THEN, they’ll keep a-touring through the fall to support these releases. And THEEEEEEN, they’ll reposition the transmitter dish in the remote truck to 17.32 degrees east, hit Westar 4 over the Atlantic, bounce the signal down into the Azores, up to Comsat 6, beam it baaaaaack to Satcom through transponder #137, and down to the dish of Mr Bigg's limo!!! Oh... wait. Er, but anyway, both the single and the EP will be on Slumberland.

Higher Than the Stars EP tracklist:

1. Falling Over
2. Twins
3. Higher Than the Stars
4. 103

The Pains of Being On The Road All The Time:
07.24.09 - Vancouver, BC - Biltmore Cabaret
07.25.09 - Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
09.05.09 - Boston, MA - Middle East Downstairs
09.06.09 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa
09.07.09 - Toronto, ON - Horeshoe Tavern
09.08.09 - Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium
09.09.09 - Madison, WI - Stage Door at the Orpheum
09.10.09 - Omaha, NE - The Slowdown
09.12.09 - Morrison, CO - Monolith Festival
09.13.09 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
09.14.09 - Boise, ID - Neurolux
09.17.09 - Portland, OR - MFNW / Doug Fir
09.21.09 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
09.22.09 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
09.24.09 - Fort Worth, TX - Lola's
09.25.09 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk
09.26.09 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
09.27.09 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
09.28.09 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
09.29.09 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
09.30.09 - Washington DC - Black Cat
10.01.09 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
10.03.09 - New York, NY - Webster Hal
10.05.09 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church