“At first, we we going for something KBD-ish, minimal, hyper, and trashy. Then out came the EDDIE COCHRANE, and we ended up somewhere between the 50’s pop, 60’s garage, 70’s punk, 80’s new wave, and 90′ budget rock…..lost in the garbage dump! Thing is, it’s really fun being lost there, and we’ve decided that we don’t want to be found, so we’re just gonna hang around in the poppy reverb’d trash!” – Ian, The White Wires

Well said, Ian. We’re happy to announce the latest band to join the Dirtnap roster: Ottawa Ontario’s own White Wires!

The next couple of months will see a bunch of activity for the band: 2 new singles (on Trouble In Mind and Ugly Pop Records, respectively.), a Canadian tour with Nobunny, an appearance at Gonerfest 6, and a reissue of their ltd-to-325 debut LP on the wonderful Douchemaster Records.

The White Wires‘ll then hole up in the studio to start recording their first (but hopefully not last!) Dirtnap LP/CD, probably out in early 2010. We’re kinda obsessed with this band at the moment…………………….

Hey – The Impulse International are gonna be on the wonderful Ludicrous Speed show on Punk And Beans Radio tonight at 8PM EST.

They’ll be giving away copies of the forthcoming CD on Dirtnap to a couple of lucky, lucky listeners. Check it out.

And if yer not by your computer right then, don’t fret, past shows are archived at myspace.com/timpopkid. Good luck winning any free CD’s, though.

Psyched To Die are playing a couple of shows in Portland next week, including 1 that was added earlier today! Please come out!

Something Fierce leaves for tour tomorrow! (no Portland show, boo!) Go see ’em!

07/23 @ Saturn Bar, New Orleans, LA

07/24 @ Egans, Tuscaloosa, AL

07/25 @ Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta, GA

07/26 @ Longbranch Saloon, Knoxville, TN

07/27 @ House Show, Raleigh, NC

07/28 @ Nara Sushi, Richmond, VA

07/29 @ Velvet Lounge, Washington, DC

07/31 @ The Spot, Wilmington, DE

08/01 @ Molest Fest, Philadelphia, PA

08/02 @ O’Briens Pub, Boston, MA

08/05 @ Now That’s Class, Cleveland, OH

08/07 @ Beat Kitchen, Chicago, IL

08/08 @ Frank’s Power Plant, Milwaukee, WI

08/08 @ Mr Roberts, Madison, WI

08/10 @ The Hexagon, Minneapolis, MN

08/11 @ Vaudeville Mews, Des Moines, IA

08/12 @ Riot Room, Kansas City, MO

08/13 @ Sound Pony, Tulsa, OK

08/14 @ Hailey’s, Denton, TX

08/15 @ house show, Waco, TX

08/17 @ The Mink, Houston, TX

Goodnight Loving – Nothing Conquers Us/Scary Bad 7″ out on Dirtnap in late October.

These guys have long been favorites ’round the Dirtnap offices, and we couldn’t be more excited to be releasing somethin’ by them. whoo!