Saturday, February 27, 2010

Tsunami 3

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Tsunami water rushing thru the Dana point harbor.

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Good news

The prayers and good thoughts you all have sent are working. The warning has lifted and looking good.
ALL CLEAR!
Thank you all so much, Mahalo.


808 love

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From nick

A text from nick who is in kona.

"HERE WE GO! Water is sucking out!"

Heavy.

Love you kona.

808 love

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Tsunami update 2

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Taunami strikes Dana point.

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The Dana Point harbor drains as we prepare for the tsunami.

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Our home

I awoke this morning with a news flash
Of a 8.8 earthquake in chile. Our hearts and prayers go out to the people of chile today and hope they recovery quickly from this unforeseen
Tragedy.

I Also in turn ask for your thoughts and prayers also be with our home and people of the Hawaiian islands.
I am heartsick with unease knowing that our islands sit in harms way of a possiable tsunami. To all of my friends in Hawaii,Gwam and japan please take caution and reach higher elevation.

Please let our small town of kona and all the towns on every island be protected and calm today, tomorrow and forever,
'Amene.
Kaleo

808 love

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Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Hanging with Byron from pennywise pt. 2

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Hanging with Byron from pennywise pt. 1

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LAW RECORDS WATCH!!!!!!!!!!!

Artist to check out this week:

"Southern Front"

From Austin, TX
This self titled 2010 release came in this week to the LAW Records offices and has been playing non-stop.
The sound of this album is both brutal and grooving. Power and creativity come ripping through the speakers in a way that takes me back to the early Pantera albums that I loved so dearly. As the energetic vocals dive down into the depths of blacks and ashy grays, the lyrics force the stories of imense rage, doubt and blistering scorn in all facets of life and society. All I can say is I can't wait to get back into my car and start the album all over again at high volume!

ßuster ßrown*

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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Wake up vocals take 1

THAT'S RIGHT SON!

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Drunk girl

Lyrics almost done, then wake up and 2 new drum tracks to start the next 2. don't you know, and War :)

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Monday, February 22, 2010

In studio...........

In LA recording vocals for, first time, drunk girl, wake up and the mishka cover

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Thursday, February 18, 2010

No Shame! Share Our Album With Your Friends!

For a limited time, download "No Shame" for free (or a small donation to help the cause) at http://music.pepperlive.com and receive free video of pre-production and other goodies as a bonus! If you already have the album, SHARE it with your friends via Facebook, Twitter, Email, etc. CHEEE!!!!!!!

 

 

A message about the album from Pepper:

In the begining of 2006 we headed into the next studio adventure. Still untitled at this point, we started to utilize major label opportunities. With time (and money) on our side, we were able to work at our convenience and with people we really wanted to (Paul Leary, Nick Hexum, Tony Canal, Micheal Patterson, just to name a few). We found that during this process it kept the recording experience fresh and unpredictable. With so many wonderful people involved the music felt great and we had complete confidence that it was being captured correctly. 

Then came a speed bump. The A&R of Atlantic didn't hear a "single". The record lacked "pop notoriety" and so they flew us to New York to "hunt down a single." 

When we landed we were taken to a studio named Pop Rocks. That should tell you everything. After going through songs and ideas they found one that they thought was a "break through pop hybrid reggae smash!!!!" What happened was they stripped this sick song called "The Whistle Song," turned it into a bubble pop shit piece, and renamed it "Chop Sugar." 

We all left the studio shocked that they turned a demo that had a feeling like old dub shack into some God awful cross-over radio attempt. Needless to say that track never made the album. After sending us back to Cali to record in a another studio we changed it back to it orginal form with a little more of a live feel. But it still wasn't as great as the demo. They weren't too happy with us, but fuck that. Chop Sugar my asshole, burn that track. 

Although the excersize was a failure, it was good to go through it just to see how desperate other record companies were for anything that would generate money. Atlantic soon dropped us after that. But there are no hard feelings because with their leaving us they GAVE us No Shame!!! Just GAVE us the album. And let us become Free Agents!!!! We were now in position to move forward with no strings or arms holding us down. Enter......... 

LAW RECORDS!!!!! Now that we had NO SHAME we were able to sell and release it with our own record label. 

All in all, No Shame was the most exciting album to me. There was so much going on at that time and the songs really refelect everything happening at that time of life. 

I hope you enjoy as well. 

-Kaleo, Bret, Yee 

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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Pepper - Ashes Jay-Z Remix

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Monday, February 15, 2010

Bret mastering the levels in Hatch!

Studio shit is so fun.

Just had 3 beers and wine cooler.
( ran out of beer )

Anyway, know this. When you have a moment by yourself ( I'm the only one here, fuck those guys. ). Na Na Na only joke. Enjoy it to the fullest.

Malama pono..........
Kaleo


Dictated but not written

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Maverick's Surf Contest vid update

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Sunday, February 14, 2010

Friday, February 12, 2010

Bret's moving to guitar

So Bret is over with the bass, say's 4 strings is "just so boring"

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High Times with The World Famos Coach*

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It was high time to catch back up with "The Coach" and see way he's been up to. To my pleasent suprise, he had recently installed a couple of his new Silver Surfer Vapos around his underground work shop. Very productive:)
He showed me a few of his projects he's been working on and we had an old school "pow-wow". Contton mouth strikes deep down here:) He has some very fun ideas for the next Pepper tour this summer and I am personally very excited....Stay tuned*

ßuster ßrown*

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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Surf Report w/ Koa & ßuster ßrown*

Cold & flat, that stuff happens sometimes. We will try again tomorrow I tried to get Koa into the water again but she was not having it, too cold. She said f*ck that. Maybe if it was cracking;)

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Iration comes of age with LAW Records*

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Iration have been such a fun band to work with on LAW Records. They make great music, they like to get super stoned and I especially love it when they steal coaches last piece of high grade infused pumpkin bread right out from under his nose, much love boys! Congratulations on your awesome new album: Time Bomb

ßuster ßrown*

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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Koa acting up at diner.....Watch your wine!

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Koa had spent most of the night beating up on Tyson, stealing his food and stealing my families wine. So when everybody left ,we had to have a talk.

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Our favorite vaporizers are silver surfer

We want to big up the boys in Colorado at silver surfer vapes for the custom pepper vaporizers, best way to get HIIIIIIGH! Go check em online, www.silversirfervap.com

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Sunday, February 7, 2010

Pepper Morongo casino. Super bowl kroq party.

First post superbowl guitar solo.

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Morango Clown Race!

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On our way to the Morango casino for the awesome Super Bowl party sponsored by the world-famous KROQ with yours truly Pepper, the drive out had an extra piece of humor in it as we passed a ford Mustang Shelby driven by Homie tha Clown!!!!!
Awesome!

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Super Bowl! Morongo Casino

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Tek9 had to flip a floor Tom over to make it a rack Tom. Just rippping it at 10am on a Sunday. Happy Super Bowl.

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Saturday, February 6, 2010

Slightly Stoopid represent

At a bar in Ocean Beach, SD, studio break'

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Friday, February 5, 2010

Working it.

Jeff and Garrett from sector9 doing some blog shots!! Kaleo on guitar.
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Kaleo's new Les Paul.

He keeps going and going and going.

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Yee's "Head Cam" is getting heavy*

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Let's find out how it feels to be Yesod Williams from his intimate perspective. As he tries out his personal head cam! Meanwhile, the sector nine boys have infiltrated the studio bringing ice cold hinanos, high times and various meats that are being grilled at charing temps. Many sounds have been created. Many good times to come.......Stay tuned*

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Coach and Garrett from sector 9 in studio

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Pepper and sector9

The sector9 boys stopped by to grill and chill at the studio. Stay tuned for update! Yee and Garret.
Photo by Coach.

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Kaleo jaming.

Day 5 in the studio. Pepper is knocking out some more tracks.
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Yee getz inked up

Stealing Clao's Guitar secrets;)

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So now comes the moment where guitar becomes the star. And we need to use laser beams and hot finger licking riffs to establish a dominant guitar tone.........Maybe we should steal it from Clao?!!!!!

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Outline

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New album, new tattoo

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Thursday, February 4, 2010

Sea........Weed

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Sometimes, when you're high as sh*t and the hour is growing late, it's a good idea to bite into natures favorite underwater vegetable, seaweed. 
It's truly awesome to see how tasty something can be from so deep in the ocean 

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Kaleo considering running to Mexico to steal guitar

1958 fender strat, apparently it's the "shit of shit" of guitars

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Studio dinner

That's right peeps, here at pepper and pepper we care about our health, you should to :)

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Messing with ßuster ßrown*

Messing with Buster Brown that was fun to do when he was sleeping on the patio, pretending to work

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And then god said, let there be guitar

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Guitar Day Four

Well it's day four here and it's time to start recording some axes with big guitar sounds heavy strings dancing licks,hot riffs & mega kicks
stay tuned for the next round of hot and heavy guitar attack action

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Getting "Guitar-ded" with Clao

Well it's day four here and it's time to start recording some axes with big guitar sounds heavy strings dancing licks,hot riffs & mega kicks
stay tuned for the next round of hot and heavy guitar attack action

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Hanging with Volcom at the Studio for Pre-Production

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Day 3 In the studio this week

Big shout out to Ryan Immigart of the Volcom Ent. crew for coming out to the Pepper studio and partying hard with his boys, much love We are working hard for all you fans out there sending all your good energy into thi music we love so much

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