Friday, December 14, 2007

All is full of love.

Went to the Bjork show at the Nokia Live Center a couple of days ago...High School Sean was there too

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....he didn't get in.

She was amazing...Jana and i agreed that it was incredible that she could put together a 12 woman choir of all native icelandic women who all played different horn instruments

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Highlights for me included "State of emergency" and a super rave version of "Hyperballad" coplete with both lazers and fire!

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

When the world was a better place.

Christmas time at Disneyland....

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The Haunted Mansion (taken over by the Nightmare Before Christmas)

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When you live in Southern California, i feel like there is no good excuse not to go to Disneyland at least once every year or so.

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We got year long passes for only a fraction more than a day pass cost.

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And even though it is geared more for the lillte ones...shit can get pretty creepy when the sun goes down...

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Pretty though too...

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Merry Christmas y'all.

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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

The Last of The Famous International Playboys.

Here are the last of the shots from Europe, i have been home for a while now... and it has been wonderful, relaxed and cozy.

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Lillie

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Paris

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Paris

This stop in Paris was great, we had a few days there...and i didn't get arrested!

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Did alot of walking, some sightseeing, and a fair amount of kickin it.

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Goodbye hippies, Ill see you soon.

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Tuesday, December 4, 2007

I don't wanna feel dead inside.

I Recently returned from Europe where i spent the better part of November. Justin couldn't come out on this one as he is in the studio recording some British band, so i took Kyle out with us instead.

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Veggie cafe in Istanbul

It was great to have Kyle around, we used to live together in Boston...both at the Allston House and at Red 11 in Jamaica Plain. Good times. We both left Boston around the same time, Kyle went to the East Bay, and i began to tour...

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Istanbul

We see each other often whenever we are in the same town, (Kyle now lives in my old loft in Greenpoint) but sometimes one or two nights isn't enough...plus it was nice to have another Gentleman on board concerned with finding every mod shop and Gentlemen's store in Europe.

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Thanks Noogies, Good Hang!

Sunday, November 11, 2007

Sunglasses are a must.

Here are some highlights from the Fools Gold Tour...

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Kid Sister

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Kid Sister

Shit was a whirlwind of fun lil to no sleep and lots of dancing and bad hipster haircuts.

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DJ Mehdi

Kids go crazy for this shit man...everyone was dancing, there were folks stage diving and crowdsurfing, and to be damn honest it was way more out of control than any punk or hardcore show i have been to in a long while.

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Los Angeles

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Los Angeles

Rave is Back kids...

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I would like to thank A-Trak, Kid Sister, Dj Mehdi, Fafi, Kavinsky and Nick Catchdubs for a wonderful week!

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A-Trak & Mehdi

Oh, and big ups to the wicked drunk girl who gave the promoter a lappie, chugged half our bottle of vodka, and proceeded to puke all over our backstage in Vancouver....real classy, but thats what happens when Vinco brings underage girls from Myspace to the show.

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God Bless.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Must i paint you a picture about the way that i feel.

Yesterday i was in New York for the first day of the Fools Gold Tour, this also coinsided with the first real day of CMJ. I haven't been to CMJ for a few years now, and i really wasn't to interested in seeing any of the shows...until i heard a secret....

BILLY BRAGG!!!!
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Yes, Billy Bragg played a secret show at Arlenes Grocery to maybe a hundred people, myself , Brendan and Jeremiah included...we spent his whole set comparing goose bumps...it was an incredibly intimate, chilling time.

After the show we ran jumping through the streets high on the workers revolution and love songs....We ran fast and hard....straight to the tattoo shop and Jeremiah and i got these.

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New York I love you...see you again soon.

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Sunday, October 14, 2007

Fools Gold Tour.

I just wrapped up two months on the road with Devendra Banhart...and while i do love my hippies what better way to switch it up than going out for a week on the fools gold tour with A-Trak, Kid Sister, DJ Mehdi, Kavinsky, and Nick Catchdubs.

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Here are some videos from the Parisian half of the tour...

DJ Mehdi




Kavinsky


Come on out....lets get weird.

Friday, September 14, 2007

You Broke My Heart.

Europe looks really good at night...

Wales...The Green Man Festival...

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My Dudes.

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Johnny and Justin

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Cope.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

I'll be back in the summertime with a handful of flowers and a bottle of cheap wine.

Dear friends,

Sorry i haven't written you in so long....this summer has been totally crazy, i have been all over the world having a blast. I think that the best place for me to start is with this last tour of Europe i did with Devendra Banhart.

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The trip started in Oslo, Norway at the Oya Festival....highlights included Jesus and the Mary Chain totally blowing my mind.

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I caught their set at Coachella earlier this year and really wasn't to impressed but they have had time to practice and are now a fine tuned dream machine...

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Oh and a certain actress wasn't there to butcher "Just Like Honey"....Aram was stoked!!!

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It was a good nite...

more highlites coming....

Love, Zane.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Meet Me at the Cemetery Gates.

Flew in to London yesterday to meet up with Lexi for a couple of days before we move on to Spain for Ericas wedding.

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I haven't been in London for so long...almost 2 years!!!

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It is nice to be back and wander around these fimiliar streets.

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Fear not though good friends, i will be back quite a bit in August with Devendra for all of the festivals and whatnot...and i promise i will call you all then!

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

The Best Cooler In The Biz.

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I just got a new camera and i am still trying to figure it all out...so some of these shots look pretty killer while some, not so much... I took the new camera on a feild trip to "the south bay" Hermosa Beach to be exact, and it turned out to be a mini edition of my new series....

Know Yr Town!!!

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This is my tour guide High School Sean...some of you may know Sean, others.....you should, kids got spunk and knows about most awesome vegan mexican joints in LA!!!

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LIke this place for example...LA Playita, right off the pier with killer chips and guacamole, and prolly the best potato tacos ever!

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The beach is real nice man....i haven't spent much time there yet this summer....but i have a very strong feeling that is going to change.

Next we walked inland a bit for a little punk rock history lesson.....

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This is the church where Blag Flag was born...All of Black Flag but Ginn lived here for a time, posing as hippies so they could crash in the basement...

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They used to live here, practice here, have shows here....everything man, this church is pretty much the birthplace of fucking hardcore!!!!!

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Damn, if these dirty ass windows could talk...