July 26th, 2010
Things are on the move again for TSAR!

Drummer Steve Coulter posted this link on his facebook page that an LA Times report about a new film starring Rain Wilson called "Super".
Looks like TSAR will have a song featured in that film and on top of that they are hitting Hot Pie studios to record a couple of songs for a proposed digital single to be released in the very near future.

Click here to join the TSAR facebook page, it's turning into a happening place.

April 14th, 2010
I aquired a couple of cool items recently :
A promo CD from Hollywood Records for the entire first album. Something I didn't even know existed til Kent told me about an auction on ebay listing it.

Also, I got a hold of a copy of the first album on cassette.

Details for both of these are now up on the discog page for you to look at.
Cool.
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March 1st, 2010
Man, the hits just keep coming!
Yesterday the great Rock 'n Roll podcast blog "Rock and Roll Geek Show" (a project of "American Heartbreak" bassist/vocalist, Michael Butler) posted an interview with Jeff Whalen from TSAR as part of a recurring segment for RnRGS called "Classic Albums Revisited".
In the Whalen interview they spent the first 30 minutes or so, talking about the formation and early Years of TSAR then took about another 40 minutes discussing the debut album for Hollywood Records, going track by track.

They also spoke about the re-joining of Steve and Jeff S. and discussed the probability of new TSAR record by the end of 2010. (I'm putting it in print to help hold them to it! ;) )

It was an incredibly in depth discussion of the band--easily the most informative ever done in the history of TSAR--and it behooves you to get immediately over the the "Rock and Roll Geek Show" site and listen to this.

Listen here.
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February 8th, 2010
It's been a great week for TSAR fans. The release of the LA Times video has sparked all sorts of excitement among the faithful plus it's given us a peek at the possibility of a future release form this much missed outfit.

Accordingly, to reflect my excitement, I worked on the History page last week--for the first time since 2006, I realize to my eternal shame--and so there is a lot more to read there plus a couple of pictures. (including one really cool one of a whiteboard used in the studio during the first album sessions that show a couple of tunes not on the final product.)
Check it out and, rest assured, there will be more to come.
While your at it, please head over to the messageboard and say "hi" to us.
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February 3rd, 2010
Holy toledo! 2 years with no info to speak of them BLAM! 2010 starts off with a bang. Diggity from the message board put out an email the other day claiming there was HUGE TSAR news. He was right.
On Thursday, January 28th TSAR played a 26 minute live set at the LA Times. The performance would be notable just for it happening but it was epic because it saw the return of the original rhythm section: Jeff Solomon and Steve Coulter!

It's also worth mentioning that the TSAR Myspace has been updated this week and the members of the band are listed as, Jeff, Jeff, Dan, and Steve.
Gives it all a bit of a more concrete fell, no?

The band ripped through about 8 songs or so including a brand new (to me anyway) one called "Police Station" as well as the reappearance of "Bands With Beards".
The video of the show can be seen here:

TSAR Live At The LA Times

Also on that webpage you can hear a new version of a song that TSAR were performing almost from their inception, Girls Try To Be Cool.

The re-working of this tune sounds great and this all makes me excited for what could happen in the coming months.

Get into it!!
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