ARENA ROCK RECORDING CO : The Life and Times  is more than pleased to announce our official affiliation with ARRCO, a Brooklyn-via-Portland label that has been parents to so many influential bands that it's difficult to count them all. the small list includes Calla, On!Air!Library!, Superdrag, Mono, Spoon, and yet so many more. we're honored to be included in this list.

FEBRUARY 17, 2009 : that is official release date for Tragic Boogie, barring any unforeseen holdups or coups. we'd love for it to be sooner, but given the glacial pace of the machinations of the biz and the set-up time involved, it is what it is; es lo que hay.

OH NO YOU DI-INT! : oh yes we did. welcome to the Whitehouse and the history books, President-elect Barack Obama. if there are TLAT fans out there who think a Republican president is what was needed, especially one that rolls around in the mud with Karl Rove and Sarah Palin, please know that we think you're very funny. hilarious, in fact. please do continue to buy our records, but you're hilarious.

TERRIN DURFEY 1974-2008 : Terrin was the singer and bassist The Jade Shader, Boilermaker, and more recently the keyboardist in Pinback. He lost a hard-fought battle with cancer this last tuesday. He was a very unique character and one that I had only recently had the pleasure to get to know, albeit not very well. We've played shows together with The Jade Shader and Pinback, and he was always such a sweet man. Our thoughts and best wishes go to his wife and child, his mother and father and close friends. Terrin, you will be missed. Life is fragile and short; always play hard.

To make donations for his wife and little boy, please go here.

ae