Londons Falling

Hey worms and wormholes,

As most of you know, the new Londons Falling: Saturday Evening Underground CDs have finally arrived. We are ecstatic about the result of this project, and we want to thank everyone for their patience and believing in us that we weren’t bullshitting you that we were gonna get this fuckin’ thing done. We like to extend our deepest thanks to Jim Nau & Jon Hasz for their diligence, time, and mastery of their skills to this project. We are indebted to them for making our vision a reality.

So in the face of human struggle (which is a constant theme nowadays) and the carnage that accompanies its’ ugly face, we decided to give back to organizations that truly make a difference, not only by our physical actions, but fiscally. So when you purchase the new album, a portion of your money will go towards San Diego Youth Services Storefront Night Shelter. This emergency shelter is a place of safety for homeless, runaway, and “street” youth. I’ve been volunteering there on and off for over two years hangin’ with the youth, playin’ music with them, and listenin’ to their stories, dreams, and ideas.

We encourage people to be active in their communities by volunteering or donating money to organizations like San Diego Youth Services. Thanks for helping us out and thanks for helping the youth of San Diego. Let’s truly try to make a difference in 2010.

I just found out this morning that noted author, historian and social activist, Howard Zinn, passed away yesterday. I am deeply saddened by this news as he was a highly influential figure in my young adult life. I remember my mom having his book, “A People’s History of the United States”, and reading it. The effect that this book had on me still resonates loudly within my personal beliefs and ideology. If you haven’t read this book, I highly suggest it. Another exceptional book of his is, “You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train”. …read more!

Hey Skirts and Skins

It’s been a while since we last had given an update on what’s been happening in the LF Camp and we have to say that it’s been nothing, but good news and good times. For starters, the album is finally fucking done, and we are pretty damn proud of it! We would like to extend our gratitude and appreciation to Jim Nau and Jon Hasz for putting up with all of our bitchin’, complainin’, shittin’ and whinin’ throughout the entire recording process. Those men are living Buddha’s and we were fortunate to have them help us create this monster of an album. Sooooo, all that’s really left is the artwork; the printing and the pressing and we are set. We are hoping for an early-mid February release, so look for our CD release show(s) (we think we need more than one). …read more!

UPDATE: California Coastal Cleanup Day was a success! I first would like to thank: Schimdty Bonez, Amber, The Ace, and Weston from Spero Lumina for coming out on an early Saturday morn and sacrificing their hangovers, (well at least The Ace) and participating in this annual event that Londons Falling supports. As opposed to last year, we didn’t pick up as much trash, which was great! (however, Brant wasn’t there to scale the side of the cliffs for the empty 24oz cans of beer and empty bottles of booze either). Afterwards, we went to the Cap’ns, had a beer, and me and Mr. Maurice were off to the hills for Day 4 recording.

Join Thousands of San Diegans (including LF), Saturday, September 19th, 2009 - 9am to 12noon, in Keeping our Local Beaches, Watersheds and Ocean Free of Pollution …read more!

All local artists and all original material. Everything from Rockabilly to Death Metal. Who knew that Ramona had such diverse talent? 16 bands from within our city limits!

Go Vote for your favorite song on the comp at www.ramonamusiccenter.com

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For starters, we wanted to thank a lot of the bands , clubs and the people that made last year really fun for us and helped revive us: Fred Ludwig, Aaron Yorty, Mike Gray, East Village Records, Ziggy, AZP, Vagrance, The Metrons, Murder the Future, Good Luck Mr. Gorsky, The Blob, Killjoy, The Radio Room a.k.a The Zombie Lounge, O’Connell’s , Sulo & Brick by Brick, Joe ‘n’ Andy’s, The Ken Club, The Ramona Mainstage, Kegs in Redondo Beach, Jo5e, Spero Lumina, and of course, all of our families, friends, and new recruits to the LF camp that we met. Thank you guys! …read more!

Well as San Diego natives, we do not have much hope in our sports teams as our Padres are close to a 100 game losing season and our beloved San Diego Chargers lost the first game of their hopeful Super Bowl season, but there is one thing that is for sure: Londons Falling is a stable and mobile band. So yes, another transition has taken place in this band and we introduce a demonstrative drummer that goes by the last name of Bolton. Kats and kittens, we introduce our new drummer: Brant “no he hasn’t heard the fuckin’ joke, Michael, so fuck off” Bolton. This transition has finally pieced the puzzle together of this band and we are quite stoked about it. Brant also plays in the band Spero Lumina, so we are in-debted to Aaron, Weston, and Sean for this opportunity to play with such an amazing drummer.  So settle in, my comrades, more shows and a new album awaits…………………

Join Thousands of San Diegans, SEPTEMBER 20th 2008 9am-12pm, in Keeping our Local Beaches, Watersheds and Ocean Free of Pollution

Registration is now open for the largest volunteer event in San Diego!

San Diego Coastkeeper and I Love A Clean San Diego, in partnership with the California Coastal Commission, join together each year to cleanup local inland and coastal waterways and beaches in order to prevent marine debris from entering the ocean and to educate Coastal Cleanup Day participants about the importance of pollution prevention. Up to 80 percent of the marine debris on our beaches & oceans comes from a land-based source and that’s why we are counting on YOU to clean up your local beaches, bays, canyons, rivers and creek beds to prevent this trash from polluting our ocean. …read more!

On a very belated note, we want everyone to welcome our long time friend and new bass player, Nick Rodney. You may remember Nick from such great Ramona bands as, Split Second and RxDrama. Although it hurt to watch Fred go, we support him in all of his endeavors. Since Nick joined the band a few months ago, his drive and dedication has inspired us to work harder than ever as a band to expand our horizons. From his relentless effort to learn all the songs, to jumping in head-first and taking our online presence and networking to new levels, Nick has reminded us how fun a band can be if you have the right attitude, drive and dedication! Welcome aboard Nick, it is a pleasure to be playing with you again our dear friend!

As many of you have heard by now, our dear friend Matt Ruiz was involved in a fatal car accident last Friday. At this point we are patiently awaiting news of his recovery. I would just like to take a moment to express our love for Matty and his many accomplishments as a friend, a musician, and recording engineer. Matty recruited me into the first punk band I was ever in called Last Resort where we shared countless good times and started to make our mark as musicians in the Ramona community. …read more!