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The Swank

The Ballad of El Quanto JANUARY 2008...

About Me

How a legend was born...
"Between the time when the outlaws sang Maria and the rise of the Santa Fe Three... there was an age undreamed of... And unto this....El Quanto... destined to carry the burden of his forbidden love with a heavy heart... It is The Swank, his chronicler who alone can thee of this saga... let them tell you of the days of high adventure..."
The story of El Quanto is one of love, lust and its inevitable betrayel, set against a backdrop of the lawless frontiers of the old west. This is a story of how a legend is born, a story that had been lost within the grand narrative of the old west... but the story of El Quanto has not been forgotten by The Swank, and now thru them his story must be told. There are many songs and chapters of this legend that will detail the twists, turns and shootouts in what is a tragic tale, The Swank have posted up only a handfull to date. In time, all of the the priniciple players in this saga will tell their own stories....Quadronero....Maria Conchitta...Jimmy Chin...and of course the infamous lawman Sheriff Tex McZipper... The first album in the planned trilogy 'The Ballad of El Quanto' is coming soon...
"THE BALLAD OF EL QUONTO" TRACK OF THE DAY ON GARAGEBAND.COM.
"GOD FORGIVES, QUADRONERO DON'T..." TRACK OF THE DAY ON GARAGEBAND.COM.


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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/15/2006
Band Members:
THE L.O.G The Musical Director ExtrodinaireTHE MEKON Dome of Unquestionable AuthoritySwank Till The Casket Drop.

Team Swank Members Gallery...

Influences: Frank Zappa, Prince, Dr. Dre, Richard Pryor, Jamie Foxx, Beastie Boyz, Wu-Tang, RootJuice, Betty Boo, The Royston Girls, Rick Astley, N.W.A, Elvis, Jurasic 5, Tupac, Earth, Wind & Fire, Will Ferrell, Ennio Morricone, Django .....it goes on and on and on.....bored yet?
Sounds Like: A sample of what our peers over at Garageband.com had to say......

"Its quite epic... quite possibly one of the coolest things ive heard on Garageband." Karis Wilde (Ontario, Canada)

"... sounds like this could be in a Quentin Tarantino movie... this is kick ass!!" Ebb & Flow (San Fran US)

"This just gets me pumped up, what a different track here... i think it's bad ass!!" Curt Hines (Virginia US)

"A Tex-Mex West Side Story! GREAT!!" D.X aka Windflower (Utrecht Holland)

"Great job... This could and should definatly get radio play!" The Turnpikes (Maryland US)

Record Label: Southcoast Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

LOGS BLOG VI

What can I say, job done..game over......the album goes to press at the end of the month! Nothing left to do but start on the next 2 parts of the story! The love LOG xxx      ...
Posted by The Swank on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:05:00 PST

New Tracks & Info...

The Saga continues.... New tracks from the forthcoming album 'The Ballad of El Quanto' posted... Shootout at Apache Creek: The epic duel between El Quanto and that dirt bastardo Sheriff Tex McZipper....
Posted by The Swank on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:57:00 PST

Mucho Gracias to you all!!!

Just a quickie message from The Swank Ranch to show some long overdue love to some of the people who have made all this stuff worthwhile!!! We've been in the process of filming a little vid ...
Posted by The Swank on Mon, 28 May 2007 07:41:00 PST

Free Stuff from The Swank!!!

FREE STUFF FROM THE SWANK!!!!!!! Christmas is coming.....and the LOG is gettin fat.... The Swank are givin away FREE T-SHIRTS to anyone who wants one.... yup, free of charge, not a penny or a cen...
Posted by The Swank on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 04:11:00 PST

*The Swank Playlist This Month!*

We decided we would post a blog to show our appreciation and respect for our fellow Myspace artists, and to share what is really floating our boats musically and what we're listening to! Now this list...
Posted by The Swank on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 02:12:00 PST

Track of the day at GarageBand.Com!!!

Well what about that.... "The Ballad of El Quonto" will be featured as Track of The Day at www.Garageband.com For 24 hours on Friday, the 6th of October, 2006 (PST) For 24 hours on Friday, the 6...
Posted by The Swank on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 03:56:00 PST

Its Award Season!

Stop the Press! 'The Ballad of El Quonto' currently in competition in the pop chart on the fantastic site GarageBand.com has recieved three Pop Reviewers Picks awards for the week Septe...
Posted by The Swank on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 01:46:00 PST

El Quonto Rides Again.....

The story of El Quonto is one of love, lust and its ultimate betrayel, set against the backdrop of the lawless frontiers of the old west. This is a true story, a story that had been lost in ...
Posted by The Swank on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 05:34:00 PST