Our homeboy, and skateboarder/cameraman Nate Dean is hard at work on his follow up to the immense festival of skateboarding footage that is THUS FAR. Nate has been hard at work shooting for the new video, and has footage of some of New England's illest skaters, including Zoo York rider Donny Barley, as well as Pete Chav, Dillon Bluss, Derek Rooney and more (these dudes won't be am's for long). Check out the trailer, and get stoked for the release of ANY ANGLE. We'll be working together on another raging release party in the Fall, so keep an eye out for the details.

Anyone who wants to see more Northeast-centric shredding should pick up a copy of THUS FAR on DVD in our webstore at trashartrecords.com, alongside the Trash Art catalog and tons of other hardcore, punk and metal titles.

I remember Halloween in Providence. You'll remember too.

Pirates Press has posted their new Record of the Week blog, and they've included our upcoming "Sleepwell Deconstructor" LP release from TRAP THEM on that list. The LPs are scheduled to arrive here next Tuesday, and packing and shipping will commence immediately. If you haven't ordered this LP yet, get on the ball, dudes!

Also, we're back online, so all orders will be shipping shortly.

After nearly two years, we have managed to get our hands on a small stack of the European vinyl LP pressing of BACKSTABBERS INC's Kamikaze Missions. These LPs will be available in our webstore until they have sold out and we are not anticipating the arrival of a restock for a few months. Get your hands on these while they're still hot.

DISAPPEARER's Self-Titled 3-song debut is temporarily available on iTunes for $1.99, and that's practically free. Pick up this collection of thundering and epic post-hardcore and see what it's all about.

Other TRASH ART! releases currently available through iTunes:
TRAP THEM Sleepwell Deconstructor
BACKSTABBERS INC Kamikaze Missions
DRAW BLOOD The Calm Before the Storm
VERSE 4 Songs

After roughly 5 years with the same web site, we’re considering giving the TA site a major overhaul, starting with our clunky old webstore. Anyone with the skills and ideas, and who might be up for the task, drop us a line and we can talk details. If you have never seen our website, visit us at www.trashartrecords.com to get a feel for what seems to have worked thus far.

TRAP THEM accepted delivery of the brand new deluxe 180g Sleepwell Deconstructor LP earlier today, and will have them for sale at their remaining European tour dates.

To anyone not able to catch the band on their European vacation, the LP has been slightly delayed due to manufacturing issues, and will be available in the US (and elsewhere) in 3-5 weeks (late April, 2008). For those of you who would like this fine piece of noise and art in your hands before that point, we will continue taking preorders until the records are ready to ship. This version of the record will come with a limited version in White & Gold 180g vinyl, or Black 180g vinyl available to stores and distributors. The White/Gold version will be exclusive to direct mailorder through Trash Art.

The record will be wrapped in a beautifully designed gatefold sleeve with all new artwork by Justin Bartlett. Preorders are available now at trashartrecords.com. All LP orders will ship with a copy of the promo poster for this release, but otherwise we’ve decided not to muck up the ordering process with extraneous overpriced stuff. Also, don’t miss your chance to see these dudes on tour with Rotten Sound, The Ocean, Victims, Extreme Noise Terror, Phobia, Disfear, Killing The Dream, Ruiner and more tba.

Here is a preview of the cover art

Do any of you fine German people know SVEN from YELLOW DOG RECORDS? His record label pressed an LP for BACKSTABBERS INC nearly 2 years ago, but never sent the 100 copies promised to us. Sven claimed to have sent records via courier which never arrived, and he never provided any tracking information or proof that the records were ever shipped. As best I recall, the band also did not receive the full amount of records promised to them. By any reasonable standard, this would make the Yellow Dog pressing of this LP a bootleg.

Sven has also stopped responding to our emails, asking when we can expect o see the records, and does not respond to our offer to buy additional records. If anyone knows this man, or is in any position to help remedy this situation, please get in contact. Sadly, it seems like the only possible way to remedy this problem is to publicly air out this dirty laundry.

Thanks for any help,
Mitch McArtor/Trash Art!

DISAPPEARER have released a free 4-song digital EP, recorded in February 2008 with Steve Brodsky (Cave-In). The release features songs that were previously demoed as instrumental tracks in March 2007, and sees the band's transition from an exclusively instrumental band to a more evolved beast, and willing to take chances not previously possible. Expect this release to be followed up by a "proper" full-length, which will further cement the group's status as an inferno of heavy and experimental post-hardcore.

DOWNLOAD HERE:
http://www.mediafire.com/?hqkyyzbftnc
OR HERE:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/l4ss9y

You have no reason not to listen to this, and you have no reason not to love this. For anyone who needs to have a physical copy of the music available to them on CD (or other formats), the band will be releasing a limited version of the EP to be sold as a tour-only item. So.. that's two reasons to see them on their upcoming tour w/ PLOWS.

Trash Art and Thus Far present: RUIN (Providence)

We are proud to present, in conjunction with the folks at THUS FAR, the first in a series of collaborative nights of loud noises and skateboarding culture. This event will be held on Saturday, Feb 16, 2008 at AS220, 115 Empire St., in Providence, RI.

DISAPPEARER will be playing their first show outside Boston in over a year and a half. Also appearing will be Providence's own SHE RIDES and NOVEMBER HOTEL. In between bands will be screenings of skateboarding videos from THUS FAR and other folks from the greater northeast. The evening will be sponsored in part by NICE SLICE PIZZERIA, who are hooking up an ill pizza party and some individual pies for giveaways (which will also include music and gear from Trash Art and other sponsors tba). More details will be announced very soon.

This is an all-ages event, and drinks will be available with proper ID. Food will be available from TAQUERIA PACIFICA before 10pm. The bar will be open all day, and doors open between 7 and 730.

Videos being screened:
THUS FAR (RI/DC) - by Nate Dean
OUT OF THE BOX (DC) - by Charlie Church
THE N!EXT VIDEO (RI) - by Thom Musso
A MODERN DAY (RI) - by Dan McGrath

Sponsors include:
NICE SLICE Pizzeria
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
CIVIL Skateshop
BOARDING HOUSE Cap Cod
RI SKATEBOARDING
TRASH ART Records