The LBoP track Land of Milk and Money was selected as Garageband.com's Instrumental Rock Track Of The Day for October 28, 2007!
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Oh, oh...OK. The Lost Boys of Penzance (LBoP) is a consortium of studio musicians based in Encinitas, CA where a world-class surfing spot (Swami's) inspires the boys' surf music jones. The group is headed up by multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Jonathan Villegas. Check out our official website here.
The Lost Boys of Penzance can be heard on UK label Cordelia Records' Beyond The Sea , a top-rated compilation album featuring 26 surf rock artists from around the world putting their own unique stamp on cover songs from the NOT the usual suspects list. LBoP submitted two "sides" to Cordelia Records. The "A" side was a version of Neil Young's Cinnamon Girl. The "B" side was a version of The Disadvantages Of You...originally a TV jingle for a Benson & Hedges cigarette commercial around 1967 (US). As it sometimes happens in this biz, the "B" side became the "Hit". LBoP's Disadvantages... was aired twice on KFJC 89.7 FM (California Bay Area) including Phil Dirt's extended edition "farewell" radio show on 9/24/05.
LBoP was featured on LuxuriaMusic.com (on Paul Kennedy's Nightscape show) and is currently on the playlist of three stations on "The World's Largest Internet Radio Network" Live365.com. Moreover, KCR (San Diego) DJ Clint Beachwood has played LBoP tracks on his Day At The Beach radio show as well as WRUW FM 91.1 DJ Jon The Hodad on his Revenge of a Hodad radio show in Cleveland, OH.
Meanwhile behind the scenes, The Lost Boys of Penzance are working on their debut album. Unfortunately, LBoP are doing a "Tom Scholtz" (Boston) and the album project is taking a hell of a Long Time to finish. The album is titled All Over The Map and is scheduled for release this year. Advance tracks from the album were rolled out to the media throughout 2006. Stay tuned....!
Radio Update! LBoP tracks have plied the airwaves thanks to these fine radio stations (good chance that one of them is near you!):
• KFJC 89.7 FM - Los Altos Hills, CA (Phil's Garage Surf's Up, Phil Dirt)• KCR @ SDSU - San Diego, CA (Day At The Beach, Clint Beachwood)
• WRUW FM 91.1 - Cleveland, OH (Revenge of a Hodad, Jon the Hodad)
• KVCU Radio 1190 - Boulder, CO (Route 78 West, Uncle Jeff and Loki)
• Querfunk, Freies Radio Karlsruhe 104.8 MHz, Germany (Hörsturz)
• Rock FM 107.7 MHz, Belgium (Hot Butter)
• Onda Latina 87.6 FM - Madrid, Spain (El Sótano, Diego R.J.)
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