Jan 10, 2007 The Last will be playing Saturday Jaunuary 20th at Brennan's Pub in Marina Del Rey. The special lineup will be: Joe Nolte (lead guitar/vocals) Mike Nolte (vocals) David Nolte (guitar) Vitus Matare (keyboards) John Rosewall (bass) John Frank (drums) Basically a reunion of the Last circa 1980 (with the addition of John R). Check out the gigs page for details. Hope to see you there! Work continues on getting the latest Last album released, which should be followed by a proper tour. For those who came-in late, Bill Stevenson and Karl Alvarez (of Descendents/All fame) joined The Last in 2004, making the current lineup: Joe Nolte: guitar, vocals Mike Nolte: keyboards, vocals Luke Lohnes: guitar Karl Alvarez: bass Bill Stevenson: drums Joe still has copies of the "Joe and Mike" CD available for purchase. This acoustic collection of various songs (previously unreleased by the Last) is not available anywhere else. Songs include Difference, Someday I'll Have You, Rain Town, Everywhere, Goodbye, The Other Side, Day Girl, A Part of Your Soul (Pallbearer), Nearly Dead, You Walk Into a Room, and It All Comes Down. Joe also has other selected Last merchandise available, such as Last stickers, but you'll need to email him directly to find out exactly what he has. See contact info on the left of this page. In 2003, the Last re-released their 1979 debut album "L.A. Explosion" for the first time on CD, via Bomp Records. It's been over 20 years, but this "new" CD got a lot of good reviews in the press! You can check out some of them in the Reviews Section. This was followed a couple of years later by the CD release of the long out-of-print compilation album Warfrat Tales. This 1983 compilation features The Last, plus a lot of other similar underground bands of the time, including The Rain Parade, The Gun Club, Wednesday Week, To Damascus, The Leaving Trains, 100 Flowers/The Urinals, The Question, The Earwigs, Hector & the Clockwatchers, The Point and The Up & Out. This CD features some bands that were not on the original vinyl release, and loads of bonus tracks, including The Last's previously unreleased recording of "Anything That's Out There." More news when it happens. For more up-to-date info on the progress of things, keep your eyes on our Forum, where you'll also find excerpts from Joe and Mike's personal journals from the 70s and 80s, plus Joe's daily entries of what went on during the recording of their latest record in Colorado and great pictures and recollections from Vitus Matare! Joe, Mike, Vitus and other former Last members regularly post, and are usually there to answer your every question.

Feb 17, 2006 It was great seeing everyone at the Echo last September (2005)! For those that missed it, The Last played a very special one-off reunion show (which was so much fun, it was repeated in April '06) as part of a double record release party for two very special compilations! Firstly, the wonderful folks at Happy Squid Records have re-released the 1981 compilation Keats Rides a Harley—one of my favorite albums—on CD! Although this CD doesn't include The Last, it does feature many other cool LA bands, and friends of the Last, including The Earwigs, S-Squad, Toxic Shock, The Gun Club, The Meat Puppets, The Leaving Trains, The Tunneltones, Human Hands, and 100 Flowers (aka The Urinals). The CD version features 9 extra bonus tracks—one from each band—as well as the 5-song "Happy Squid Sampler" from 1980, turning the original 9-song compilation into a 23-song CD release! This came on the heels of another great CD reissue—Warfrat Tales. Another of my all-time faves, this 1983 compilation does feature The Last, plus a lot of other bands close to the Last at the time, including The Rain Parade, The Gun Club, Wednesday Week, To Damascus, The Leaving Trains, 100 Flowers/The Urinals, The Question, The Earwigs, Hector & the Clockwatchers, The Point and The Up & Out. Those who have the vinyl edition of Warfrat Tales will notice some of these bands didn't appear on the original—but all the original tracks are here on this "Unabridged" CD version plus these extra tracks. Most of the original bands have bonus tracks as well, including The Last's previously unreleased track "Anything That's Out There." So last September, there was a combined record release party for both these classic albums, featuring, among others, The Urinals and a special 1980s reunion lineup of The Last (including Vitus Matare, John Frank, Steve Andrews and John Rosewall)! In previous news, the Last recorded a new album in 2004, produced by Bill Stevenson. The band is extremely pleased with the results—their expectations were surpassed. Hopefully this will be released soon, and the band hopes for a tour to follow. For those who came-in late, Bill Stevenson and Karl Alvarez (of Descendents/All fame) joined The Last in 2004, making the current lineup: Joe Nolte: guitar, vocals Mike Nolte: keyboards, vocals Luke Lohnes: guitar Karl Alvarez: bass Bill Stevenson: drums Joe still has copies of the "Joe and Mike" CD available for purchase. This acoustic collection of various songs (previously unreleased by the Last) is not available anywhere else. Songs include Difference, Someday I'll Have You, Rain Town, Everywhere, Goodbye, The Other Side, Day Girl, A Part of Your Soul (Pallbearer), Nearly Dead, You Walk Into a Room, and It All Comes Down. Joe also has other selected Last merchandise available, such as Last stickers, but you'll need to email him directly to find out exactly what he has. See contact info on the left of this page. In 2003, the Last re-released their 1979 debut album "L.A. Explosion" for the first time on CD, via Bomp Records. It's been over 20 years, but this "new" CD got a lot of good reviews in the press! You can check out some of them in the Reviews Section. More news when it happens. For more up-to-date info on the progress of things, keep your eyes on our Forum, where you'll also find excerpts from Joe and Mike's personal journals from the 70s and 80s, plus Joe's daily entries of what went on during the recording of their latest record in Colorado and great pictures and recollections from Vitus Matare! Joe, Mike, Vitus and other former Last members regularly post, and are usually there to answer your every question.

Oct 15, 2005 It was great seeing everyone at the Echo in September! For those that missed it, The Last recently played a very special one-off reunion show as part of a double record release party for two very special compilations! Firstly, the wonderful folks at Happy Squid Records have just re-released the 1981 compilation Keats Rides a Harley—one of my favorite albums—on CD! Although this CD doesn't include The Last, it does feature many other cool LA bands, and friends of the Last, including The Earwigs, S-Squad, Toxic Shock, The Gun Club, The Meat Puppets, The Leaving Trains, The Tunneltones, Human Hands, and 100 Flowers (aka The Urinals). The CD version features 9 extra bonus tracks—one from each band—as well as the 5-song "Happy Squid Sampler" from 1980, turning the original 9-song compilation into a 23-song CD release! This comes on the heels of another great recent CD reissue—Warfrat Tales. Another of my all-time faves, this 1983 compilation does feature The Last, plus a lot of other bands close to the Last at the time, including The Rain Parade, The Gun Club, Wednesday Week, To Damascus, The Leaving Trains, 100 Flowers/The Urinals, The Question, The Earwigs, Hector & the Clockwatchers, The Point and The Up & Out. Those who have the vinyl edition of Warfrat Tales will notice some of these bands didn't appear on the original—but all the original tracks are here on this "Unabridged" CD version plus these extra tracks. Most of the original bands have bonus tracks as well, including The Last's previously unreleased track "Anything That's Out There." So back on September 17th, there was a combined record release party for both these classic albums, featuring, among others, The Urinals and a special 1980s reunion lineup of The Last (including Vitus Matare, John Frank, Steve Andrews and John Rosewall)! In previous news, the Last recently recorded a new album, produced by Bill Stevenson. The band is extremely pleased with the results—their expectations were surpassed. Hopefully this will be released soon, and the band hopes for a tour to follow. For those who came-in late, Bill Stevenson and Karl Alvarez (of Descendents/All fame) have joined The Last last year, making the current lineup: Joe Nolte: guitar, vocals Mike Nolte: keyboards, vocals Luke Lohnes: guitar Karl Alvarez: bass Bill Stevenson: drums Joe still has copies of the "Joe and Mike" CD available for purchase. This acoustic collection of various songs (previously unreleased by the Last) is not available anywhere else. Songs include Difference, Someday I'll Have You, Rain Town, Everywhere, Goodbye, The Other Side, Day Girl, A Part of Your Soul (Pallbearer), Nearly Dead, You Walk Into a Room, and It All Comes Down. Joe also has other selected Last merchandise available, such as Last stickers, but you'll need to email him directly to find out exactly what he has. See contact info on the left of this page. In 2003, the Last re-released their 1979 debut album "L.A. Explosion" for the first time on CD, via Bomp Records. It's been over 20 years, but this "new" CD got a lot of good reviews in the press! You can check out some of them in the Reviews Section. More news when it happens. For more up-to-date info on the progress of things, keep your eyes on our Forum, where you'll also find excerpts from Joe and Mike's personal journals from the 70s and 80s, plus Joe's daily entries of what went on during the recording of their latest record in Colorado and great pictures and recollections from Vitus Matare! Joe, Mike, Vitus and other former Last members regularly post, and are usually there to answer your every question.

Aug 15, 2005 Special "80s Reunion" lineup of The Last performing September 17 in Los Angeles! See Gigs page for details! The reason for this special one-off reunion is due to a couple of special CD reissues. Firstly, the wonderful folks at Happy Squid Records have just re-released the 1981 compilation Keats Rides a Harley—one of my favorite albums—on CD! Although this CD doesn't include The Last, it does feature many other cool LA bands, and friends of the Last, including The Earwigs, S-Squad, Toxic Shock, The Gun Club, The Meat Puppets, The Leaving Trains, The Tunneltones, Human Hands, and 100 Flowers (aka The Urinals). The CD version features 9 extra bonus tracks—one from each band—as well as the 5-song "Happy Squid Sampler" from 1980, turning the original 9-song compilation into a 23-song CD release! This comes on the heels of another great recent CD reissue—Warfrat Tales. Another of my all-time faves, this 1983 compilation does feature The Last, plus a lot of other bands close to the Last at the time, including The Rain Parade, The Gun Club, Wednesday Week, To Damascus, The Leaving Trains, 100 Flowers/The Urinals, The Question, The Earwigs, Hector & the Clockwatchers, The Point and The Up & Out. Those who have the vinyl edition of Warfrat Tales will notice some of these bands didn't appear on the original—but all the original tracks are here on this "Unabridged" CD version plus these extra tracks. Most of the original bands have bonus tracks as well, including The Last's previously unreleased track "Anything That's Out There." So on September 17th, there will be a combined record release party for both these classic albums, featuring, among others, The Urinals and a special 1980s lineup of The Last (including Vitus Matare, John Frank, Steve Andrews and John Rosewall)! See the Gigs page and tune into our Forum for more info! In previous news, the Last recently recorded a new album, produced by Bill Stevenson. The band is extremely pleased with the results—their expectations were surpassed. Hopefully this will be released soon, and the band hopes for a tour to follow. For those who came-in late, Bill Stevenson and Karl Alvarez (of Descendents/All fame) have joined The Last last year, making the current lineup: Joe Nolte: guitar, vocals Mike Nolte: keyboards, vocals Luke Lohnes: guitar Karl Alvarez: bass Bill Stevenson: drums Joe still has copies of the "Joe and Mike" CD available for purchase. This acoustic collection of various songs (previously unreleased by the Last) is not available anywhere else. Songs include Difference, Someday I'll Have You, Rain Town, Everywhere, Goodbye, The Other Side, Day Girl, A Part of Your Soul (Pallbearer), Nearly Dead, You Walk Into a Room, and It All Comes Down. Joe also has other selected Last merchandise available, such as Last stickers, but you'll need to email him directly to find out exactly what he has. See contact info on the left of this page. In 2003, the Last re-released their 1979 debut album "L.A. Explosion" for the first time on CD, via Bomp Records. It's been over 20 years, but this "new" CD got a lot of good reviews in the press! You can check out some of them in the Reviews Section. More news when it happens. For more up-to-date info on the progress of things, keep your eyes on our Forum, where you'll also find excerpts from Joe and Mike's personal journals from the 70s and 80s, plus Joe's daily entries of what went on during the recording of their latest record in Colorado. Joe and Mike regularly post, and are usually there to answer your every question.

Dec 4, 2004 Recording of the latest Last album, produced by Bill Stevenson, has recently wrapped up in Ft Collins, CO; and it is now in the mixing stages. The band is extremely pleased with the results so far—their expectations were surpassed. After mixing (in late December) it will be aggressively shopped around to various labels for a hopeful Spring 2005 release, followed by a possible Summer tour. On a personal note, I consider this the best-produced album the Last has done to date. For those who came-in late, Bill Stevenson and Karl Alvarez (of Descendents/All fame) have joined The Last a few months ago, making the current lineup: Joe Nolte: guitar, vocals Mike Nolte: keyboards, vocals Luke Lohnes: guitar Karl Alvarez: bass Bill Stevenson: drums More news when it happens. For more up-to-date info on the progress of things, keep your eyes on the Forum, where you'll also find Joe's daily entries of what went on during the recording in Colorado. Joe still has copies of the "Joe and Mike" CD available for purchase. This acoustic collection of various songs (previously unreleased by the Last) is not available anywhere else. Songs include Difference, Someday I'll Have You, Rain Town, Everywhere, Goodbye, The Other Side, Day Girl, A Part of Your Soul (Pallbearer), Nearly Dead, You Walk Into a Room, and It All Comes Down. Joe also has other selected Last merchandise available, such as Last stickers, but you'll need to email him directly to find out exactly what he has. In January of 2003, the Last re-released their 1979 debut album "L.A. Explosion" for the first time on CD, via Bomp Records. It's been over 20 years, but this "new" CD is getting a lot of good reviews in the press! You can check out some of those reviews in the Reviews Section. If you haven't been to the Forum, feel free to drop by! Joe and Mike have posted excerpts from their personal journals and are usually there to answer your every question.

February 6, 2004 The video page has been redesigned. Instead of featuring one video clip per month, it now features 8 video clips. However, it will not be updated every month like before - it will be updated on an informal basis, perhaps 2 or 3 times per year. Joe still has copies of the new "Joe and Mike" CD available for purchase! It's a really good acoustic offering, which I talked about in the July 16th email. Joe also has other selected Last merchandise available, but you'll need to email him directly to find out what he has. While the Last currently are not recording or practicing or performing, Joe, Mike, Missy & Robbie have all started new side projects. Joe is in a band called Misfortune Cookie, which he started with some former members of 5 Star Crush. Mike has been working on material for a solo album he plans to record, while Missy & Robbie have started a band called Queef - labeling themselves as "unapologetically vulgar purveyors of F*ckcore Music." In January of 2003, the Last re-released their 1979 debut album "L.A. Explosion" for the first time on CD, via Bomp Records. It's been over 20 years, but this "new" CD is getting a lot of good reviews in the press! You can check out some of those reviews in the Reviews Section. In 2002, the band started recording a new album, tentatively titled "Shank." Although recording has stopped, and the original recordings reportedly wiped, the project still has not been officially cancelled. It, and the band, are in a sort of hiatus at the moment... You can see a 13 minute video filmed during one of those Shank recording sessions (November 2002) in the Video section. If you haven't been to the Forum, feel free to drop by! Joe has posted lots of interesting things from his journal he kept in 1979 - it's all in the new Forum! Lots of other interesting stuff in there as well!