THE FILMS

Oh, Scorpio - June 23, 2009

2009-06-11T17:41:00.007-04:00

all good things to those who wait. ladies and gents, sometimes things take a long time.. like really long. but let's not dwell on the past, this is a positive entry. The Films sophomore effort "Oh, Scorpio" has a release date! well, a digital one at least. JUNE 23rd the record will be released on itunes. yes, we have plans to print hard copies (and vinyl!) in the not too distant future as well, but digital will have to do for now. besides let's face it, most of you just put that cd in your computer one time and then lose it, or it becomes good looking garbage cluttering up your desk.

3 THINGS

2009-04-07T22:06:00.004-04:00

april something.. home from the road. the Butch Walker tour was sweet till the last drop. thanks Butch, the MMM's, the crew, and the fans for making us feel welcome.

i have 3 things to tell you about (i work best in 3's)....

album title: our new album has a title. it's called "OH, SCORPIO"

OH, SCORPIO is out in japan!!
to the wonderful people of japan: (you'll have to excuse me, my japanese is a little rusty) ??????????????????! ??????????????????????????????????????????? ?????!!

and thirdly, we will be playing a show this saturday, april 11th at the Paradiso club in Amsterdam. come check it out!!

PS: i will break my rule of 3 to let you know that our dear friends from charleston "LESLIE" have a new EP out. give em a listen - myspace.com/leslierock

TOUR!

2009-03-18T10:51:00.005-04:00

THIS has been an unrivaled tour so far.. dare i say the best yet?? the shows have been great. the crowds have been amazing. Butch Walker and his band of musical melody makers have been laying waste to the stage on a nightly basis. the graffiti is slowly coming off of our trailer (more on that later). all is well.

here's a little video of us in our hotel room.

TOUR DATES

2009-02-27T08:36:00.005-05:00

As you've probably heard from our last post we're getting ready to hit the road for a few weeks with our good friend Butch Walker. Here are the dates:

Mar 06 // The Magic Bag / Detriot (Ferndale), MI
Mar 07 // Mixtape Cafe / Grand Rapids, MI
Mar 09 // Varsity Theatre / Minneapolis, MN
Mar 10 // House Of Blues / Chicago, IL
Mar 11 // Grog Shop / Cleveland, OH
Mar 13 // Mr. Small's Theatre / Millvale, PA
Mar 14 // Webster Hall / New York, NY
Mar 15 // TLA (Theater of the Living Arts) / Philadelphia, PA
Mar 16 // Paradise Rock Club / Boston, MA
Mar 18 // Club Hall / Providence, RI
Mar 19 // Maxwell's / Hoboken, NJ
Mar 20 // Stone Pony / Asbury Park, NJ
Mar 21 // 930 Club / Washington, D.C.

Hope to see you there!

IT'S TIME..

2009-02-14T15:18:00.006-05:00

well folks, its about that time again. time to trade in our soft beds and daily routines for cramped vans, dirty hotels and fast food. yes, let's close our eyes for a moment and imagine this magical place that we so lovingly refer to as 'the road'. picture, if you will, a place where a tea tree flavored toothpick can be called "toothbrush".. a place where the sink at the motel 6 can be called "washing machine".. and where a 12 oz red and white can with a blue ribbon on it can be called "breakfast and lunch".. our soul mission being to play music for great people in a different city every single night! we have lived in this beautiful world for quite a while, and after taking some time off this passed year to make a new record, we could not be more thrilled to get back out there!

our new dear friend (who also happens to be an amazing artist/performer/producer) Butch Walker has invited lil ol' us to go on tour with him in march. thanks Butch! check out the tourdates link to see where the tour is headed - FYI - if you don't see your city on there, try to refrain from getting angry and sending us a 'what about f***ing (your city here)????' email, and KNOW that with the release of the new record there will be a hell of a lot more touring for us in the coming months. we WANT to play your town!

It's C What's The D

2008-12-02T13:21:00.009-05:00

So as you can see we've been doing a little sprucing up for the season, in order to deliver an early Christmas gift. "It's Christmas (What's The Difference)" a holiday song (and video) in Films' fashion plus an exclusive new album B-Side ~~will be~~ is available ~~very soon~~ NOW via iTunes. ~~What does very soon mean you ask - good question, keep checking back to find out.~~.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD NOW

Also, the good peeps over at Yahoo! Music are featuring the video as well, so please pay them a visit and check it out: http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/--202159661.

And last but not least, before it hit's iTunes you can download the new track for FREE right here:

DOWNLOAD: It's Christmas (What's The Difference)

So, download, share, and add it to those holiday playlists. Happy Holidays!

More to come.

BOO!

2008-10-31T16:18:00.004-04:00

Here's to a Happy Halloween. But we got a feeling it's gonna be an even better Christmas.

TAKE IT EASY

2008-10-08T13:06:00.004-04:00

For those of you who love the blockrockin'beats, our good friend DJ Spencer Product has released his first full length debut which just so happens to feature the his/The Dirt Lab remix of "Belt Loops."

Check out Spin.com for the full story and a free download of the track.

Also, Christmas is coming and considering the current financial woes it's good thing we did our shopping early. More on that soon though.

STREET SCENE + MORE TOUR DATES!

2008-07-29T12:11:00.003-04:00

We will be playing San Diego's infamous Street Scene Festival September 19, 2008 along with a handful of other dates on the west coast including Los Angeles, Las Vegas, & San Francisco. Hope to see you all there. Here are all the dates:

Sept 16 // Cinespace / Los Angeles, CA
Sept 17 // Revolution Lounge @ Mirage / Las Vegas, NV
Sept 18 // Popscene / San Francisco, CA
Sept 19 // Street Scene / San Diego, CA

We'll let you know more details as we get them.

In your facebook

2008-07-24T15:55:00.003-04:00

Yeah, we're just now catching up with the rest of ya. Click below to go to the The Films on Facebook.

Holy night is always darkest before the dawn!

2008-07-15T18:10:00.006-04:00

Q: Guess What?

A: We got to see the new Batman movie (The Dark Knight) before you did. And yes it's all you can hope and imagine. Tell 'em you heard it from the horses mouth first.

(Sorry for the randomness, just wanted to brag a bit).

Also this is still happening...

Hope to see you there

THIS IS HAPPENING / ATL 7.17.08

2008-07-14T13:14:00.004-04:00

Fresh out the studio we'll be in Atlanta celebrating (and most likely playing some new stuff). Please come join us.

Also keep checking back we've still got some pics from the studio that never got posted, that will be up soon. What can I say.. we got lazy.

IN THE STUDIO 11

2008-07-10T12:57:00.002-04:00

ladies and gentlemen, i am pleased to announce that record number 2 is aaalmost finished! just needs to be mixed and that will be that. we wrapped up all the tracking a couple of weeks ago and spent the remainder of our time in california rubbing elbows with LA's elite. and more fishing. and ping pong.

we checked in with our friends the shys who were playing with hot hot heat at the Roxy. we caught up with our friends and empty bun tourmates eastern conference champions for a couple drinks and talked about old times and ironically ate buns with hot dogs IN them! the topper was the back porch jam we had at Butch's place on the last day of tracking. such an amazing trip - we are very grateful.

oh yeah. here's the list of songs we recorded:

amateur hour
fingernails for breakfast
god bless your heart
completely replaceable
pour it out
hold on to me tight
heartbreaker
people like you
me + the thief
number 1
holiday
something familiar

IN THE STUDIO 10

2008-06-23T12:54:00.000-04:00

well friends.. we are back at the chateau and are heading into our last week of recording. we are also very pleased with how this record is shaping up. Extremadamente contento!. Butch has been a great producer / friend to us while we've been out here and i can't say enough about about how much respect i have for the guy. amazing.

forgot to mention in the previous entries about kenny and my 2nd fishing escapade. Lake Castaic.. not as far away, and equal in beauty. no fines or fees this time. and though we still didn't bring home the big one, i DID get a bite and kenny got some serious knowledge dropped on him by a knowitall kid who kept trying to tell everyone what to do.

thanks for keeping up with us... while it's still a little early for me to start talking about a release date, i should suspect it won't be too long before we start seeing those tour dates popping up. so get ready.

knowitall kid

In The Studio 9

2008-06-21T19:13:00.002-04:00

It's been quite a week. Most of the vocal and guitar work is now done and we'll be sweetening things up next week with miscellaneous fuzz and twitter. Not to mention the good vibes the surroundings to which we've grown accustom have provided. That's not to say in anyway that we've gotten soft but maybe, just maybe, that rack tom sound on "Holiday?" wouldn't have sounded so sweet.

Ok. Ok. Enough blubbering. Big thanks to everyone in Malibuland for their help and hospitality. We'll come back anytime.

In The Studio 8 (Must Be Nice!)

2008-06-18T16:15:00.002-04:00

Yes it is!

It's from a relaxed, highly productive, inspired Films camp we great you from the hills of Malibu, CA. It's nothing like any of us has ever really experienced before and it's taken us a couple of days to get over the shock and adjust to such an amazing place.

Mike has been round the bend to complete vocal overdubs and Kenny is now getting into the bulk of guitar work. The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter every day.

Hopefully we can get our act together and get some video happening soon. For now here's some old fashion stills.

In The Studio 7

2008-06-16T18:38:00.003-04:00

Howdy folks. We're back in action after a fun filled end-of-week slash weekend. For now, we've wrapped up things in the city of angels packed a few necessities, and have moved north up the coast. In the great timeline of album number two we've completed basic tracking on all of the songs, Mike has been doing a bit of singing and we'll be doing a lot of guitar related waxing in the next few days.

In our spare time we've taken up tennis, pizza, and a second round of fishing.

As always more to come.

In The Studio 6

2008-06-15T17:08:00.002-04:00

2 more in the can.. "Me & The Thief" and "Something Familiar". things are sounding good. prettyyy... prettyyyy... pretty good. a little on the hazy side this morning. we went out last night to see our friend Priscilla Ahn at the Hotel Cafe, but got there too late and missed the show. still a good night though.. had a few drinks, greased a few palms. good times.

In The Studio 5

2008-06-12T23:19:00.000-04:00

back to work. we cut basic tracks for "Hold On To Me Tight" and "God Bless Your Heart" yesterday. Butch laid down some nice percush, and also turned us on to some crazy korean treats "for our delicious taste".

men's bitter chocolate pretzel sticks?

Butch Walker

In The Studio 4

2008-06-11T19:03:00.002-04:00

took the day off yesterday. kenny and i decided to get outta the city and do a little fishin'. we drove up to Lake Casitas, about an hour and a half north of LA. the drive was relaxing. the scenery.. beautiful. getting busted by the ranger for fishing without a license... priceless.

Yogi said he'd throw the citation out if we agreed to go buy a fishing license on the way out and register it with the front desk. no harm. no foul. we ended up catching nuthin' but a little buzz, a couple farmer tans, and these precious moments:

headin' out

Lake Casitas

fishin'

worms in hat

fishin'

the bust

the penance

the burn

In The Studio 3

2008-06-10T19:02:00.000-04:00

something amazing is on the TV right now. i haven't really been paying close attention, but i know that it involves Jon Bon Jovi and vampires. sold.

adam went back to NY for the weekend and Jake went up to his folks house, so kenny and i partied down w some of our neighbors in the chateau last night. they are all very nice and also really really ridiculously good looking. models i think. male.

so anyway, we are heading into the studio today to work on some guitar. in the past couple of days we finished up basic tracks for "Completely Replaceable" and "Holiday" - 2 of my personal faves. things are moving right along kids.. you'll have your sophomore release before you can say "You're Gonna Get It!"

In The Studio 2

2008-06-07T18:59:00.000-04:00

things are moving along incredibly, thoroughly, and beautifully as we head into our 4th day of recording. we've completed basic tracks for "Amateur Hour", "Fingernails For Breakfast", "Heartbreaker", and "People Like You" and couldn't be happier with the way things are sounding.

my face and gut are both sore this morning thanks to "shreds". there are really no words.. you just have to experience it for yourself.

In The Studio 1

2008-06-06T18:45:00.001-04:00

(we just got internet at our place so we're just now able to start posting these)

mornin' folks! we are writing you from sunny, beautiful, adobe laden los angeles, california where we have just begun recording our 2nd LP. quite a change from icy, snowy, windy Michigan where we made "Don't Dance Rattlesnake". i've never liked L.A., but something feels different this time.

so, let's catch you up as i sip my coffee pool side: we arrived a couple days ago, checked into our hotel which is sort of like a little apartment with a balcony, complete with picnic table and umbrella overlooking the pool (we've deemed it "the chateau"), went to "Ralph's" a few times - and then a few more times, partied down some, visited Jake's folks who treated us to some outstanding west coast pizza, met up with our girl stephanie for some sushi, caught up with some more of our business peeps, and then finally got to work.

got to the studio last night around 5, chewed the fat w Butch (our producer) for a few minutes, and then got straight down to biz. we burned thru drums, bass and guitar for "Amateur Hour" in no time flat and then called it a day. moral is high. <

"Chateau De Films"

"Los Angeles"

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Frohe Weihnachten, Kwazy Kwanza

2007-12-24T19:29:00.003-05:00

Hey y'all,

here's a song to dance to at your next holiday dance party- a Remix of your very own The Films' song Belt Loops, by our very own Jake Sinclair, along with DJ Spencer Product.

FREE! if you

CLICK HERE

TOUR VIDEOS

2007-12-10T10:00:00.000-05:00

Now that you've heard we're still alive. Here's proof. Well sort of.

BODYBAG / 10.30.07 / Magnet Club (Berlin)

TABLETOPS / 11.6.07 / Paard van Troje (The Haage)

HOLIDAY? (NEW SONG) / 11.9.07 / Sommercasino (Basel)

SITUATIONS / 11.5.07 / Prime Club (Cologne)

Thanks to vegetaierin, RippelDippel, majabe, & kennywebby. More videos coming soon.