Londons Falling

a Brantin’ & a Bolton

Kevin White — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:14:43 +0000

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…………………

In Rod We Trust

Travis Dahl — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:16:47 +0000

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!

Ode to Matty

Travis Dahl — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:34:20 +0000

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. After we split ways the band recruited a new guitarist and eventually evolved into RxDrama whos music I also hold closely to my heart. Knowing that Matty had such a deep love for music he went to school to become a recording engineer and before you knew it had started his own home studio (Majestic-Studios). In the past few years Matt has recorded demos and full lengths for LF, 4th Man in the Fire (formely 21Rest), The Trophy Life, Hand of Eris, and many others, all the while stayingcompletely submersed in the tight-knit community of Ramona musicians and their off-shoots.

All I ask is that everyone take a moment to think about Matty and keep in your hearts through this difficult waiting period. I know Matty will be waking up any time now and humor us with his infectious laugh. We love you Matty.

Cover of the Rolling Stone…or Not

Travis Dahl — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:54:24 +0000

Well maybe not the cover of the Rolling Stone, but we are featured as “MP3 of the week (January 4, 2008)” on SanDiegoPunk.com. Special Thanks to Joe. I dunno know how or what you did to get us there but you did it buddy. Also, it has been decided that our very same Joe will be doing the artwork for the compilation on East Village Records.

New Shirts, Stickers, and Buttons

Travis Dahl — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:59:48 +0000

Hey peeps, the merch is in and ready to be distributed to the masses! Zac says the T-Shirts are right up his alley, and you know…Hansel is so hot right now, so you better run out and get one right away. Also if anybody wants to start a Londons Falling street team and start plastering the town with stickers say OI! (crickets) or maybe a retro button could polish off your hipster ensemble quite nicely . Buttons courtesy of Ryan at www.wemakebuttons.com…

This one’s for the POUM (Homage to Catalonia)

Kevin White — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:53:10 +0000

Wow, an extensive duration without rhetoric! Well, comrades, that is what happens when Londons Falling is making up for time squandered. Sooooooooo, here is what has been going on and what is coming into light: Aaron and Fred have been quite impressive with their skills and have learned every single song off the Anxious Season album. We actually played the whole album from start to finish! That was a rush!! They have also learned quite a few songs off of Dichotomy, but there is still alot of work that needs to be done. We are planning to commence with shows around mid February or March, so polish up your dancing shoes and start markin’ your calendars, planners, e-mails, i-phones, etc. Trav and I have been working long hours and reving our creative minds into high gear to write new songs. So far, we have come up with a total of 14 songs, so at this rate, we are considering putting out two separate albums next year. But who knows what the Cup of Jamshid reflects; time will tell. We finally received our shirts and stickers, and we still have buttons too, so if you want any of that garb, compose a keyboard dictation of e-mail and send it our way.

We are currently in the process of working, telephoning, e-mailing Mike of East Village Records for a compilation that will be due out in March 2008. He has alloted us the privilege of putting two songs on the record, so we are thankful for his generosity and wish him the best of luck with his endeavors.

Well folks, that about covers it (i think). Tis’ the season to over-consume. Be safe.

A New Era

Kevin White — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:12:53 +0000

So a quick update on what is concoting in the LF camp. In recent developments, we had to undergo some changes to make this monstrosity called Londons Falling follow through into fruition. We had recently asked Zac to play since he has been a member of the family for the last five years, but due to rigid commitments, he had to decline and we support him with his decision since he will always be our brother in crime. And Ricky, the youngest of the group, has a commitment to his country that he has to adhere to and we support him and his endeavors. Alas, the change has now been complete and we have new additions to the band. So without any further ado, we shall introduce our newest members: Aaron Yorty (drums) and Fred Ludwig (bass). We are very excited with this development and we all have been working rigorously (especially Aaron and Fred). We have just ordered new merchandise with brand new shirts and stickers with the flagship logo. So here we come America, again…………….we are Londons Falling.

P.S. Pics will follow shortly.

Ricky and Sherry Tie The Knot!!!

Travis Dahl — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 19:19:29 +0000

Ricky and Sherry tied the knot!! Although they did this quite a few months ago they just had the reception. A good time was had by all. In a last minute decision, Kevin was nominated to give the best man speech, and he delivered like only he could. We laughed, we cried, we said our goodbyes, and before we knew it they disappeared into the sunset. Check out the pic.

Rational or Irrational Thought

Kevin White — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 06:43:06 +0000

There are times when we tend to forget that us (as individuals) are an integral part of society. It is difficult to maintain an allegiance to an organization that invokes some type of role in changing or contributing to a society as we continually progress with our everyday lives. Thus, it becomes a role that takes rational thought and not one that is innate that we all hope. As a group of people, problems can be rendering and exposed, but it is the resolution that is the most difficult part of the problem to obtain. I get tired of hearing what’s wrong with America or even to the minute problem that is wrong with someones’ place of vocation. I am as guilty of complaining as the next person, but I means to change that. There are practical solutions from the problem with capitalism to the problem of pollution to our environment. These are just elementary examples, and this is not a means to extinguish the problems entirely because that is not reality nor substantial, but searching for an alternative. I am still searching for alternatives that suffice my desires and for others that understand these ideas or problems that are askew to me (and them). Anyway, this rant may not make any sense, but it makes fuckin sense to me…… just turn off your fuckin television and think about it……………

Londons Falling on LastFM.com

Travis Dahl — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:14:07 +0000

We added our music to a new site called lastfm.com. Check out our profile here. Last.fm taps the wisdom of the crowds, leveraging each user’s musical profile to make personalized recommendations, connect users who share similar tastes, provide custom radio streams, and much more.

It’s never been this easy to share your taste and discover new music. Welcome to the social music revolution.

Last.fm is the flagship product from the team that designed the Audioscrobbler music engine. More than ten million times a day, Last.fm users “scrobble” their tracks to Last.fm’s servers, helping to collectively build the world’s largest social music platform.

If you want one of these sweet players with LF’s greatest hits for your myspace or blog, click here!