West Indian Girl

In “Hollywood,” a highly sought after bag of “party favors” guides the viewer through a wild urban safari that explores the many faces of modern day Hollywood subculture. A visual narrative takes us through several exchanges of the bag amongst disparate characters over the course of a typically wild Hollywood night. – official press release

I would like to take a minute to discuss the new video for hollywood because some people have expressed concerns about us showing it. Director Cary Heckman has this to say about the video, “The heavily narrative themed video, takes the viewer on a wild ride, through the Good, Bad, and Ugly, Sides of Hollywood life and culture, using a bag a drugs, as the common thread that ties them all together.” I would basically agree with him on that. At the end of the day this video is what it is…a little film set to music. The film in question centers around drugs which are a very common side of hollywood (as in most big cities for that matter). If you live here, like all of us in the band do, then you might take this for granted and not really be shocked…we’ve seen it all a billion times before – it’s just a slice of one side of the party life in hollywood. Is it glamorous? not really – i think drugs are bad in general. So, to sum up, (mom and dad) we are not coke addicts nor do we sit around snorting cocaine or advocate it’s use – this is a video so relax and enjoy it for the clever story, great cinematography, and fun song. We would love to hear what you think of the video so please feel free to chime in with your comments below. So without further adieu here is our video. Thanks Cary, we appreciate all your hard work.

You can download it here: Please be at least 18 to watch this so your parents dont bum out at us. The video is 20megs so it might take a little while to load.

Or you can just watch it online at: IFILM, Internet DJ, Video Static

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this is pretty awesome news. the first and only officially sanctioned west indian girl street team is now up and running. the ring leader operates out of new york – his name is ian and he’s the man. we trust in ian’s enthusiam, professionalism, and vision for the wigheads. we couldnt have a better person in charge of this important branch of the west indian girl tree. so, if you’re passionate about the band we would love and appreciate your participation. a band can never have enough help spreading the word ya know. there will be many cool fringe benefits from joining – like free tickets to shows with a guest and backstage passes and much more. thanx ian. cant wait to hang in nyc with you. F10

Good times. Cary Heckman, the director of the new video for Hollywood, threw a little party for the cast and crew last night at that golden gopher in downtown la. it was a blast. cary is shown in the picture on the right along with shawn antonio who plays a break dancing drug dealer in the video (one of my personal favorites in vid). the golden gopher is a cool little bar. our manager even made it down. it was nice getting the whole band together. we are recording now so it’s not too often that everyone is together at the same time. seeing everyone in the band made me really miss playing shows and miss touring.

so what else is new you ask… well, i started working another job because i’m so broke, i’ve been cooking some amazing food at my place in the early morning hours, and i cant stop thinking about playing shows. hopefully i will have some news announcing a tour soon. if everything goes according to plan we would play 3 shows right in a row in los angeles and then leave for about a month passing through colorado, and the midwest until we get out east. it will be a awesome if we can make it happen. when this is actually going to happen is under wraps right now. talk to you soon. F10

the video in question – drug deal going downq, lewscious, ryanne and carternote to self – all dudes in a picture is never that cool

i’m not lying folks. here’s my first blog from the heart of darkness….that being the studio in the dark dank corners of beautiful skid row in crappy downtown los angeles. at least our studio looks like a little island oasis thanks to the fake palm tree in the corner and funky ocean sunset wallpaper. this picture was taken at 3:38 this morning. it’s of rob eningeering mariqueen while she sings one of her parts in our next epic song “indian ocean”. it’s a dreamer man. check out the first line – I’ve been up all night wishing I was somewhere else haha it actually has nothing to do with being down here in the studio but in a way it’s a perfect description about being down here sometimes.
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I hope everybody had a great new year’s eve. I had an amazing time – i even have pictures and video to back it up but unfortunately for you there is no way i’m gonna post that shit. I think i could get arrested…maybe…well not really – but it was crazy. Ok, enough chit chat, here is the deal for 2006: WE ARE GOING TO KICK SERIOUS FUCKING ASS. just like the seasons of the year all things change and there are going to be a few interesting changes in the west indian girl world. i cant wait to share them with you but alas now is not the time. I will give you a hint at what is coming down the pipes though. Fist off the video for hollywood should be officially released within the month. Secondly there are a bunch of remix tracks from the likes of Richard Fearless, Gabin, Deepsky King Britt, and Bernie Larson among others that should see the light of day. Thirdly you can catch us on TV again as “what are you afraid of” makes it appearance on ABC’s Fallen and NBC’s Surface. Dont ask me what either of those shows are about because i dont have TV….kinda weird huh but i dont. TV is another drug and there are already too many other temptations in my life. The other great news i must share with you is the DSL connection i finally got for our studio. what does this mean you ask, well i was thinking about installing a studio cam that is on all the time but the rest of the band didnt really see the humor in it like i did. so that means dsl will just equate into way more blogging while we record our next record. By the end of jan we will have 5 songs finished. Some of these songs are titled: Indian Ocean, Up the Coast, All My Friends… and Hopi. The stuff is a bit different but it’s still West Indian Girl. Ok, talk to you soon F10