West Indian Girl

in the next week or so we are going to start giving our fans and/or any pervs the opportunity to see a side of the band that few get to see. we will be broadcasting a live feed from our studio at 4th and wall to document our times there. the schedule will be posted on the front page of the site and if you check in during those times u will see us in our element….the good the bad and the ugly. this month we will be focusing on writing and recording or next ep which we would like to finish asafp. we will also be rehearsing for a show in may. hopefully this behind the scenes video will prove semi interesting. we were toying with this idea 2 years ago but never acted on it. now we feel like its the perfect time to do it. i think i read something a week or 2 ago about billy corgan doing something similar but actually charging his fans for it. shit….at what point do u stop milking ur fan base? by the way….all our shirts are on sale for 7 bucks 😉

speaking of corgan – if he only got rid of that guitar solo at 3:32 the song could have been timeless. 1979 would have been a better mp3 to post but wtf, this song made me think of another girl in another life in another bed who introduced me to this band

with a heavy heart all of us in the band would like to send our thoughts and prayers out to maggie de alwis who tragically lost her boyfriend ryan ingram to a brain hemorrhage. we met ryan in sept of 05 at our first show at the roxy. since that show ryan not only became a huge champion of the band but a friend of mine who was always trying to spread the word about our band. the last time i spoke to him was on the phone after our last show at the roxy in jan. i thought i was going to see him there but as it turns out he got busted by the door people for trying to smuggle in a recorder to bootleg the show – sadly he never made it in. ryan, thanx for all your positive support and wonderful spirit – we love and miss you.

for some reason this track comes to mind right now. remember…every band hopefully has at least one super great song. this is theirs and it fits with how i remember ryan

update…5/2 – went to the funeral today and it was gut wrenching. people shouldnt die this young. stay strong maggie.

spent several hours last night falling into a hot lusty romance with Final Cut Pro. any free time i had is now currently zapped, but as Clark Gable so heartbreakingly put, “frankly my dear, i don’t give a damn.” the time is ripe.

here’s the last iMovie you’ll see from moi. merci a tous!

miss Karin Dreijer Andersson (a/k/a Fever Ray & 1/2 of The Knife) could very well leave the lovely and iconic Björk in the shadows sometime in the near future. i am – sans exaggeration – transfixed by this beauty’s spooky vocals, poetry and overall mystique. my car stereo has taken her cd hostage with no negotiation of release. i even acquired the tc helicon beast of a pedal – which has become the new bff to a few too many alter-egos (there’s that actor thing again)… but i thank you miss Karin, for the inspiration i have been waiting to hear & feel.

we’re very happy to announce our relationship with blue microphones. these guys have been fucking awesome to deal with. here’s a little page about us that they put on their site. it goes without saying we love their mics. thanx tyler!

i hope the title of this post wasnt lost on anyone. a little jazz is good for almost anyone… even though it’s not off the aforementioned classic…it’s title is apropros. mellow out and enjoy this.

a few shows are starting to roll in for this summer. the biggest of which is outside lands music festival in sf. check out the tour section for all upcoming show info and links

no shows at all this month cos we’re in the studio recording our next ep. none of us can wait to finish this new material. it’s laced with a bunch of attitude and dipped in a vat of darkness. here’s a pic taken from last night’s session recording a new song called kill master. i love that i just wrote this post from my iphone. rad!

the other night at the pasadena studio i was in the kitchen talking to mark, our drummer, about the origin of easter and passover and the differences between the two. it was a pretty informative.. learning new things is good…i feel smarter.

what happened to that?

have we [especially you angelenos] become so jaded that we’ve forgotten the fine art of courting and beautiful nights of lust that purge the words, “we have to do this every day” from your mouth? i cant speak for everyone, but passion, to me is like air. oh dont you worry, honey money, i am quite alive i just wanted to do my part and remind you men & women out there to not take your friends or partners for granted. dont be afraid to grab them by the hair and plant a fiery soul sucker on their lips.

you’re welcome.

just wondering if you like putting fish sticks in your mouth. i dont own a tv but saw a clip of this south park episode online about kanye west – it was pretty funny and yes it has absolutely nothing to do with my band.

after a month of hard work our new site is finally up and running. content on the site will be updated almost daily so please bookmark it or add it to your feeds. i would especially like to thank sascha (mr word press) and josh (mr css) for all their hard work — we couldnt have done it without them. over the next few weeks the site will be tweaked and have some if it’s flaws botoxed away. please register, check back often and tell us what you think. check out the radio player on the right while you browse (a bit less obnoxious than our last one).