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The Breeders are an amazing band

And that is why we covered them at thursday nights show. Here is some video to watch. Unfortunately you cannot see that there are alot of people there. All who showed up at 9PM on a thursday. L.A. is notorious for flakiness and yes man-ing people to death!! So the fact that people came and that our marketing worked is super exciting and a relief. We made flyers, sent facebook invites, followed up with people personally, created rsvp lists, visited other people’s shows, promoted to promoters, and had our flyers posted by other blogs etc. Alot of work for a 30 minute set. And now we have another one on tuesday!!

At the end of the day people’s time is the most precious thing to them. I know mine is. So to music lovers and those friends they drag with them I bow and say thank you for responding to us …and we need you to.

GUESS WHAAAAAAAT?

release email copyHi internet. It has been a very long daaaaaaayeeeeeee. I mean week. Etc. So I am sorry for getting this up late but I literally lost the jump drive that it was located on..then we had a show in Pasadena last night at a very cool divey pub where I screamed alot until people came in from outside just to see what was going down, then woke this morning to breakfast with my friend who plays drums for Rod Stewart. He has a really fucking great job OBVIOUSLY. Tomorrow we will make some music together, so I spent today preparing my songs for his critique. Then had a meeting regarding the launch of our new website. ALSO TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And it kicks ass! So excited…Oh yeah, also we released our double EP today. One for free and one on itunes.

You can go to our website NOW and get it!!!!! www.allwrongandtheplanschange.com

Finally I can stop telling people soon. Soon sucks. Now is better. Soon rhymes with goon and loon. Now rhymes with wow and how. I much more like saying wow.

Like WOW, I can’t believe that is done, and NOW I am seriously hungry.

And now there will be another list coming in shortly to clog my brain with to do’s. But just for today I am going to eat and be happy .

Also, internet…Yes there’s more. All Wrong now has their own blog on our website!!!

Yes we love you. All of you internet. All of you.

Playing Out.

This is happening. I am busy.

All Wrong @ The Echo

Actual blogs coming soon. In the mean time… check out that snail.

I’m serious about it.

I like funny

Screen shot 2010-04-07 at 1.53.31 PMSup internet. I just wanted to give you guys some insight to how my brain works. This map is a very good example. I like things to be clear. Also I think that you will find the following chart very easy to interpret as well. I am thinking of making one for All Wrong and the Plans Change. More of a pie chart I think.

Screen shot 2010-04-07 at 1.53.48 PMThis week I plan to have our new website finished which will feature my very own blog where I can say all the things I shouldn’t, and then unleash them haphazardly to the boundless internet where people can reflect on them and judge me for it. Yayee. Oh, yes and our bands music, photos and videos will be there too.  I have also been booking shows for our band, marketing, making flyers, and it has been an overall network fest. I am a band manager. I even call myself back and follow up on my own emails. SPEC- Tacular.

Making a music video

Hello internet. This is a little clip of one of the many takes we did for our music video of “The Kid”. I found out that it is possible to play the same song for 6 hours. Did you know that? So we are on green screen because our performance is actually taking place inside a snow globe. I can’t wait to see it when they are finished. So many people came out to help us pull this off it was unbelievable. Two make up artists, a stylist and assistant, a music engineer, director and crew, friends,etc. Even drunk people in the neighborhood came up to the studio to watch for a bit. I bled all over a very beautiful airline guitar, wore false eyelashes and ended up at a rooftop party at  4am, which made me miss Brooklyn ALOT. So that’s the making of a video. That, and I ate alot of snack vegetables, hummus and cheese which I brought for everyone on set. I also went old school and got strawberry fruit roll ups. Whaaaat? Wuchoo know about that!

Oh, and my finger.

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What happens when we go out

So do you know how much latin america enjoys our classic rock n’ roll music? If you have ever been south..Argentina, Uruguay, etc. it’s ALL they play, and you know this. Anyway, while visiting my artist friend Gonzalo for dinner we met his friend and guitarist Gitano….who knows every single fucking Stones, Beatles and Zepplin song ever and sings them all with Argentinian accent and sometimes different words. Holy shit! So what could we do? Despite my utter hatred for Led Zepplin I had to get on board with the festivities. Plus this guy is funny as shit. Other activities that night involved eating alot of ice cream and flying a toy helicopter robot around the loft with search lights.
And that’s not all internet. We are still recording and it is saving my life. I have had an incredibly adult week of parking tickets, student loan payments, car accidents (2 in one week), and a never ending list of Band to do’s, as well as the 2nd shoot for the video that happens tomorrow. Who is doing our makeup and hair? Very important….and well, as of now my dog has volunteered. But I have faith that Los Angeles will cough up a makeup artist right quick and we will find ourselves in the middle of what L.A. does best, which is film every fucking thing. I would also like to add that I balanced myself on my hands the other day and did not break anything. Yeah, I think we all know that makes me a winner. If I had time I would run for president.

Our New House

jamOh my god. We have a jam house! This is last weekend’s fun and craziness. We are now in the middle of tracking 3 songs. Amazing what resources will do to promote creativity. So much of a bands stress has to do with lack of resource and time. So much so that you either pull together like a family in hard times, or destroy each other and show up drunk to the Christmas party.

Also, we are shooting a music video this week that is ultimately the product of a lot of people’s talents and gifts of time for love of our band. Can you believe that? People still do things for free because they want to. This is amazing to me and I feel very lucky to have the support. I sort of can’t believe it. And I continue to humbly ask the universe for more and look for opportunities to give.

And oh my god. Check out this little girl who is playing me in the video. She is incredible.

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Things We Do Behind The Things We DO

bathroom stall export Hello Internet. Updating you on this weeks activities so far. This is another cover for one of our ep’s. Yes, this is a real bathroom. What are we saying? Umm, I think we are saying this needs to be available already and done with. No more being precious and waiting around for everybody. Here. Take it. Don’t take it. Whatever. Or maybe we want to know who Tasha is and why her name is possibly one of the most common ones found in public bathrooms. ANYWAY our EP’s will both be released in 3 weeks and I am grateful because I am ready to be done handling these tender little balls of creation and getting them ready for school, packing lunches and calling other people’s parents and such to see if they can come over.etc. I am ready for them to have their own jobs and apartments,… so I can focus on all of the new gems we are demo-ing up right now.

And what we a re working on now is sooooo much fun! Thanks to all of our gear sponsors we have been able to take advantage of sudden vacancies in friends homes, or sudden needs to track vocals in a kitchen..or  sudden needs to play and record just about anywhere. I would like to take a sec to say that I am especially stoked on the Novation right now, as it has made it so easy for us to create on the spot amazing vibes with almost unlimited sounds. Splitting the keys has also been a real asset to the creative process. I am enchanted with that thing, and it is so easy to play. The keys have a super good sturdy feel unlike most cheesy keyboards. And that is important. Because I LIKE TO FEEL GOOD!

Here’s a Quarter..o.k. it’s an english coin but..

I dare you not to love it. This ball of cuteness brought to you by Amy Wood, who also made this adorable track on Record. Apparently the soul school guitars are on every track she has made thus far. Obsession?

Anyway, do you wanna see the wave of the ‘Now’? Below is a picture of my kitchen. 1957 Wurlitzer meets laptop computer. Laptop computer meets Record. 1957 wurly(Ray Charles played this model) is an instant 2010 new track alongside ANYTHING I WANT TO PLAY. Like a gangster whistle maybe? Which reminds me…last night I had a dream I was in the car with R Kelly (not in the closet). We were trying to track someone down that had kicked his ass in a parking lot. We stole a BMW, and then suddenly I was in a hotel that had a pool sized bathroom with an enormous spa tub that I wanted desperately to get in, but couldn’t, because I was looking for Amy…who, as it turned out was showering somewhere unknown to me. Dammit!! I should’ve gotten in the tub and had an awesome swimming dream but nooooooo. When I awoke the enormous list of things I have to do hurled itself at my brain at an astonishing 300 miles per hour and I ran to the kitchen to inhale as much coffee as humanly possible……….and I saw my beautiful Wurlitzer …and imagined a simpler time.

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John Asks Questions

Hello internet. This is a little video of the deep things that get discussed before we commence to rocking. Essentially, this is our preparatory ritual if you will. Try to wrap your head around this stuff. It’s really relevant and informative stuff. Also, I made risotto last night and drank a lot of wine with my friends. This doesn’t happen often. I also am late for work right now. This happens very often.