Hey Guys,

Sup muddafuggas,

WSBD will be playing a rather groovy set tomorrow night at SPACELAND. It's going to be a really, really, really, cool night. Joining us will be THE HITZ (myspace.com/thehitz) and EL VEZ (www.elvez.net). EL VEZ should be a real treat if you like Mexico and Elvis.

We Should Be Dead + Box Violet LIVE @ Molly Malones, 575 S Fairfax Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90036 Sunday April 26th!

We Should Be Dead onstage @ 10pm sharp! Tickets available on the door for $8 or pre-book at http://mollymalonesla.com/

WSBD
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Friday March 6th

It was a fresh Friday morning. There was excitement in the air! The car packing legends had come and gone. It was Tanya II's first outing and we were looking forward to have her show us the road. Pile into the big red fun bus! Our first stop - Phoenix, Arizona for the IPO. We checked into Motel 6 and threw on some clean clothes. Met Brian Michael O' Neil (yay!) and his lovely Girlfriend Alexis and the newest member of the legends society of the world, Mark Spomer (double yay!). Played the show, along with a great band called Love Me Nots and then indulged in one too many Absolut Press'. Drunk Anna knows her way around Phoenix! Tara has become the van reversing legend.

Saturday March 7th

Hangover central. Anna was very bad that day. Tara was up at the crack of dawn and was asked to pose with a Harley Davidson by some perve while she was lying at the pool. ewwwwww. Steve and Gary were tippin' away. Went to Lowes to get some breakfast. Anna spills coffee all over the shop. "John to aisle 6"! Wendy's was closed - disgrace. Daycent lemonade in McDonalds! Went to Crabby Dons that night.

Sunday March 8th

Still in Phoenix. Arthur is sick - food poisoning. Played a gig at Ruby Room with local band Leaf. Steve and Gary are one!

Monday March 9th

5am wake-up. Santa Fe, New Mexico bound. Crazy hills, windy roads. Snow-capped mountains. Miles of straight road. Crazy weather. Rain, sunshine, rain, sunshune, Narnia, desert, googly-eyed from 9 hours o' drivin. Stopped off in quiet village in front of the mural of the wild west and an old man. "I ain't never heard of Island"... Cactai ahoy!! Fookin loads of 'em. Arthurs got a coffee ass. He's still stick, t'elpus. Checked into Days Inn. "What the fook, Rollaway, what the fook?" 7,000 feet above sea level. Ears popping like lunatics. No water = headache. Santa Fe Brewing Company = Dolan's Warehouse. Yay! Mar Lou's mountain cousins came to the gig. Saw Eric Kelleher in 20 years time. Apprentice papparrazi - Josh & Hannah with their teacher David. Great people! Too tired to sleep. Giddy goolies! Decided to spoon instead.

Tuesday March 10th

Went for Conty Breaky! Stole all the fruit. Piled into the big red fun bus. Albuquerque, New Mexico bound! Met Paula who put us up in her house for 2 days, Pure sound! Mario fed us at Top Dog. Bus system is called 'Rapid Ride'! haha. The happiest woman in the world works in Wendy's. Atomic Cantina = The High Stool. But we weren't playing there! Playing at Burts Tiki Lounge next door. Wicked larf! Justin from Santa Fe came for 2nd night. Delighted to meet and play with Gideon. Super stuff! Surprisingly nice write-up in the local paper.

Wednesday March 11th

Went to Old Town Albuquerque. Gary bought a T-shirt. Hot sauces called anus exploder, Ass-blaster & One fucking drop at a time! Tara's kind of shop. Went to the cinema. Thought we were in the Omniplex until we left! Oh well, back to the tour...

Thursday March 12th

Goodbye New Mexico, hello West Texas! El Paso. Found Cracker Barrell, daycent dinners with spuds, meat and gravy! Just like yer Nana cooks 'em. Owen arrived. Yay! Wrecked from the travellng, decided to get an early night.

Friday March 13th

Goodbye Owen and El Paso, hello Alpine, Passed through MARFA! on the straightest road in the world. Almost ran out of pertrol half way up a mountain, eeeeeeeeeeek!
Stopped by border control. Arrived in Alpine to the biggest WSBD banner in the world! Drove wrong way up a one-way street. Woops! Got into a venue (rapid gaff called Railroad Blues)! and we were greeted by none other than John 'Dirty Eyes' Dad! Set up, checked into Holland Hotel (cutest Hotel in the world!) Ate dinner at pure daycent Italian gaff accross the road from venue owned by Andrew - Yummers. Realised we had to do a 3 hour set (Fookin hell) Stretched it out to 3 sets. Guy proposed to his girfriend just as we finished our 2nd set! Drunk by 3rd set, lots o dancing from the crowd, great larf. Fun and Frollicks in the Green Room afterwards. Hammered, the lot of us. The price is right!

Saturday March 14th

On route to Austin - yay!!! Toot toot. Got pulled for speeding. Trooper thought it was funny that we were called 'We Should Be Dead' and let us off with a warning. Tara, Anna and Oisin (T's teddy) roll in the back! Bad asses.. Got to student house where we will be living for the next week. Everyone seems loverly! Went to the Dog and Duck for Fish and Chips! Anna's shoe got stuck in the mud on the way. Had to hop into shop to wash it off! Met Victoria, our legendary SXSW Liaison. Great Gal! Supped up.

Sunday March 15th

Met the one and only Dave Dart (of Dart Music International) The Patron Saint of The Southwest. Dave arranged our WHOLE tour and now that he knows us he'll never get rid of us! haha. He has the smiliest head we've ever seen! Some of the best one-liners of all time. And t-shirt ideas too! Went to the Spicy Pickle for lunch and then the Mean-Eyed Cat for a beer. Lee, Michelle and Ado are arriving tonight. Toot toot!! Made a 'We Should Be Crew' sign and headed for the airport. Sent the new arrivals to bed coz they were gee-eyed from travelling. Went to get ice-cream. Tara made a double-shit joke! Can't remeber what it was...totally shit though. Owen ate too much ice-cream - passed out in the back of the van.

Monday March 16th

First Austin gig at Neuva Onda (Mexican Restaurant). Fisher Price PA!!! Neighbours complaining of noise...Not a good start. Met Pam, nice lady! Went to check out 6th street with the lovely Victoria in tow. Roastin....Anna got burned. Theres a shocker. Scoped out the venues for the rest of the week. They look class!  Found out from Victoria that Austin is known for its fresh water springs and they also have a rake of bats. Met Leslie, the local transvestite who also ran for Mayor! We were told that Hot Chip & Oppenheimer had stayed in the student house that we were staying in. Oooooh.

Tuesday March 17th - Paddys Day!

Everywhere, these little birds puff out their stomachs and make a camera sound. WTF? Played Dart Music International Night on Sixth Street. Smashing gig! Sooooooo glad to have Ado!!! Played with some great acts from around the world like Polly Mackey & The Pleasure Principle (Liverpool, UK) & Bang Bang Eche (New Zealand). Great fun, 2 down - 3 to go!  

Wednesday March 18th

First official day of SXSW music. Went to convention centre to get our wristbands. At least 3 tmes the size of Jetland! Played our 3rd Austin gig at Parish. Met The Mighty Stef from Dublin. Great Guys, Great band. Went to see Camera Obscura but ended up in the wrong venue...wooops. Got to see Death Mouse and Booka shade instead.

Thursday March 19th

Went on an IMRO / ASCAP boat trip on the river in Austin. Free booze & sun!! Met Dirty Epics from Dublin, great larf. Meant to stay for an hour but spent most of the day there. Had to meet Arthur at 5:59!! Ran into Mighty Stef again - went to Irish pub.

Friday March 20th

Played our 4th Austin gig at Agave on 6th. Went really well. Decided to go the Scottish night at La Zona Rosa. Finally saw Camera Obscura along with Glasvegas, Proclaimers & Primal Scream. Tried to get an early night... official showcase tomorrow!!

Saturday March 21st

Arsed around the house and panicked for the day. Tara had a fight with the guy at the offie. She told him that he was an idiot and wrong and therefore had nothing going for himself! Tara & Steve plaster the town in WSBD posters an hour before the set. Met Mark, the loverly stage manager. Got our photo taken "acting natural"... mortified. Started the set with a crisis. Carried on regardless! Set went surprisingly well. Best laugh we've ever had playing actually! Last gig of SXSW, now LETS PARTY!!! toot toot. toot. Anna high-fived Justin Hawkins about Jetsonic guitars while walking down the street. Went to a class party in Smokin' Music. Free boozy Liquor??? Didn't know what to drink! A rake of free smokey tobacco too! Flootered.

Blog for rest of the tour and more updates to come soon! Check back...

WSBD
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...and not from too much sun!

We are delighted to announce that we are now officialy endorsed by Burns Guitars.
Check them out here:

http://www.burnsguitars.com/customeliteguitars.php

WSBD
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...and not from too much sun!

We are delighted to annonce that we are now officialy endorsed by Orange Amps. Check it out here:

 http://www.orangeamps.com/artists.asp?Page=Present


WSBD
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Hey you funky cats,
Our new WSBD CARTOON shirts are now available from the 'WSBD ONLINE SUPERSTORE' at the bottom left hand side of our myspace page.
They are priced at $15.00 and come in small, medium, large, x-large.
Look cool, going to school with these awesome shirts!! Or look pure and be sure on your way to Inishmore.
They were designed by a really cool guy named Daryyl Blood. Check out his band here: www.myspace.com/hailcitizen
>  : )
WSBD
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We Should Be Dead in America
Sunday January 11th: Tara, Anna & Gary depart for the US (and Owen!) (Stevie P teeth) Said goodbye to Mammys Daddys and Drummer. Got through customs safely without any wig altercations.
Taras customs officer played the synth too...mad. Too much luggage but we still got away with it. Baltic. Mammy's crying...formed the MSOI (Mammy's society of Ireland). Flight = shit = uneventful but we still have to mention it.
Gary & Anna had to go for a fag @ JFK and as a result we nearly missed our connection.
Tired from travelling but met lady who had been travelling for 19 hours and had another 6 to go, which quickly made us quit our bitching.
Tara & Owen watched the Eagles versus Giants game... naw, not a clue, naw. Arrived at LAX to be greeted by Arthur the Great.  All bags arrived (surprise surprise!) Anna's guitar was mistaken for a giant violin. Return of the car packing legends.  Got to the new Dead headquarters with only sleepingbags and pillows in tow. Had a mug o' Guinness (really!).
Couldn't get over the size of our garage...MASSIVE!...nearly the size of Jetland.
Monday January 12th:
Freezing 6am, BOILING 8am...what the fuck?! House right beside school, sounds like they're having a laugh...wah? Got keys cut, went to Thrift shop, bought a jigsaw, found a couch on the street, brought it home (score!), went to Arthurs for dinner, had a daycent salad. Had mini freak-outs, car, gig, merch, internet, tour, money, life...eeeeek!
Tuesday January 13th:
PURE roastin'. No hot water, sickened. Rang the landlady. Bought some beds. Got an earthquake briefing (ahhhh!) Got phones, called MSOI.
Anna takes car for a spin, crashes into SUV wheel...no big deal....not allowed out. Stressed, what are we doing in LA?! Had another mug o' Guinness.
Wednesday January 14th:
Walked to Arthurs..."you did"?! Had a skype date with Stevie P...only 5 more days till he arives...woo! Forgot to put out the bins. Soup in hot weather? US phones spell "daycent". NAMM fest starts tomorrow. yay! Strapped mattress to Arthurs car. Brought drum kit home. Its beautiful!
Don't tell Stevie P we opened it.. Found another couch - double score! Strapped it to the roof of the car, held on by our will power... brought it home. Laughed at by LA locals. Irish knackers! Bounced on Stevie P's bed...think we broke it (he'll never know.) Jumped on the couch (the good one) as an alternative. Wrecked tired at 8 o'clock, digraceful! Turning into a bunch of nana's. Gary stayed up till 11! Bad ass.
Thursday January 15th:
Tried to blend in with the kids and go to school. Found a Laundromat instead. Arthur picked us up for NAMM. "Do you like Banana's?" Met Joey Cola (you girl!).  He thinks with his head and not with his feet. Booked into motel (National Lampoon springs to mind). NAMM = 10 times the size of Jetland! Too many things!! Teddy's were cool. Burned ears! Lets have our own laugh. To the motel room! Met Brian Michael O'Neill (Americas biggest legend!).  Tara & Owen passed out from pink champagne (light weights). Anna, Gary, Arthur, Joey & Brian went to a 'Living Colour' gig in the Hilton that didn't exist. Anna is dog broody. Tara & Owen woke at 2:30am, partied with Anna & Gary till 5:30am.
Friday January 16th:
Went for breaky in Denny's. Frozen fruit salad? Same guy - tie dye! Drumstick guy = sign at NAMM "No Drumsticks allowed"! haha.
Followed Arthur around, got some free shit. Gotta go off a load of amps! Lurked around the Moog stand. Went to a weird cocktail party in somebodys hotel room in the Hilton. Met Princes Da in a purple velvet suit! Went to a Mexican restaurant with MOTU. Our waitress was from Kilkenny!
Had Margueritas & Irish Coffees. "Do sur" = "Doucher"! Went to the Sheraton - boring as fuck! Joey, Owen & Tara had a cranberry juice party!
Stocius with a side of cabbage.
Saturday January 17th:
Broke into Disneyland (or so we thought!) Made a WSBD chain. Checked out of the motel. Housekeeping lady threw us daggers. Had more Denny's! Last day of NAMM.  Tried out Satelite, Orange & Jaguar amps. Met Mr. Danelectro! Mr Moog! Mr. Burns! Eeeexcellent. Groovy leads. Roland keytar! Radical Technologies. Home. Arthurs birthday bonanza! Qeued for an hour at a CRAAAAAZY sushi bar. Met Olivia, Roger, Jamie & The Dirty Eyes boys.  Sushi bar = drink with dinner on the side! Arthur wins the Dance-off! Went back to Arthurs for more shenanigans and cake. Dirty Eyes boys crash at WSBD HQ.
Sunday January 18th:
Borowed John's car, revved the shit out of it. Almost took neighbours car by accident! Skyped MSOI. Came home and panned out in the garden. Made coleslaw for barbecue later. "You did?" Caguama beer! Cheap and cheerful. Had a listen off Dirty Eyes album. Stevie P day tomorrow...toot toot!!
Monday January 19th:
Went to 'motion picture' car lot to try find a car, nottin'! Discovered 99c store!! Will never get ovet it. LA = Limerick, Ralphs = Jetland, Stevie P = 30 minutes early- yay! Creepy cops parked outside the house. Steve made the first official dinner at WSBD HQ!
January 20th - now!
We got so busy from here on that we couldn't keep up our daily diary! Heres a brief rundown of whats been going on since...
Our practice space is pure groovy but is near the hood. NEVER TURN RIGHT! Had an Obamarama party at Arthur the greats. Very American! Went for an adventure in Hollywood. Did some touristy stuff (Hollywood sign, griffith park, stars on the footpath). Went out to Venice to see our old apartment from the summer.  Played our first gig on Jan 22nd at 'The Scene' in Glendale. Met Daryll (who made the best poster we have ever seen!) Annas guitar amp squealed like a pig for the whole set, great laugh! met Adam, nice guy who ended up booking us a gig in a college, toot toot!
Played again on the 24th in "The Good Hurt" in Venice, had a mad laugh anna's amp didn't squeal like a pig this time, double Toot toot!
Played at "The Airliner" on the 27th went down well got booked for another gig the following week, checked out "Rainbow Arabia", who were playing upstairs, mental dance band they were class. 28th - Met up with "Rodney Bingenheimer" for coffee in "Canters", had a great chat, great to see him. He brought us a present and said he was looking forward to seeing us play. Went to a karaoke bar on Sunset strip = weird and then onwards to the "Burgundy bar" (couldn't see nuttin! Pure dark) after for Nicoles Birthday.......mad one! Played "Good Hurt" again, The 29th. Played with Hollywood 77, had the best time, met sully, the booker,
great guy from Devonshire, very funny. Also met Mary a photographer who had no voice  but a lot of wise whispers! Finally met Dorothy WSBD no:1 attorney, a book of knowledge and a total superstar, went for lunch and talked business. Had a party on Saturday, invited all our new "friends" but nobody came!!!! LAMERS! DO SURS! Sunday the 1st of Feb, played at "Scripps College" Claremont, Tara used her new radio mic which is rapid altogether. The crowd had a crazy dance off so much fun, very funny! Tuesday the 3rd, back at "The Airliner" DISASTER stations, everything blew up or cut out, not fun or funny! Thursday the 5th "The Crane Tavern" Hollywood, second best poster ever, met Cyril a promoter we met over the summer, he bought us a CD incase of homesickness that include such Irish hits as "When Irish Eyes are Smiling" and "The Rose of Tralee". Went back to WSBD HQ with Dirty Eyes and Arthur the great, cooked up a storm, partied till the dawn.The 6th went on an adventure in the sunshine! There's a storm a commin hunny! arrived home 6 hours later looking like drowned rats. Saturday the 7th, two gig's a day keeps.........? Started the day at "The Anarchy Library" for a matinee show! wrote our setlist with red marker.
Got very lost on the freeway looking for the party we were playing at later that night. Back on track got a wendys meal deal for $2.99 pure dacent!
House party= BEST GIG YET..... bad boys, bad boys, the cops shut us down just as we finished our last song.
Monday the 9th,went over to our practice space to pay the rent and on the way home some mad wan nearly killed us in her car, GOWL!
Then we drove an hour to Disneyland by accident while looking for a van that was infact only 15 minutes in the other direction, I think we have a winner, gonna get Al the mechanic to give it a once over in the morning.
All is good in da hood!!
WSBD
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Hello everybody out there in wherever there is,

We're having a going away bash tonight in Nancys from about 9 or 10. No doubt we'll roll on to another fine establishment (well.......) from there.

Come out and get drunk, fuck it!

It's also our lead lady T's hippy burpy, she is now a year old older than what she was. So now you've got two reasons.

Third, you probably wont see any of us for the rest of the week because we'll be hanging out with our folks. Because they're dead cool too. Thursday and Friday we'll be in Cork for our last night of rock.

Alrighty,
We're on the Jagers, incase anyone was wondering

Muchos lovos,
WSBD
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