Bedtime For Toys

BfT Featured on Rumblefish!

2008-10-05T21:10:00.000-07:00

Hey All-

We're super excited to be featured on Rumblefish Today!

http://app.zensender.com/viewEmail.aspx?cID=BCB96B8143CC3039&sID=3556F82F82F539A8E4ED3943E921967B&dID=5CB9CB5A1CE688CE

They work with the BfT catalog are a general kick ass company that place music in film, tv and other sonic branding.

If you're in need of some cleared licensed tunes (ala your toyfriends) check it out!

xoxo
The Bedtime Crue

ps. the record is a' comin along and it's blazin!!!

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Hollar!

marchelle's happy dance below:

BFT on TMZ.com LIVE Today! Friday 9.12 2pm PST! Live EP Taping tonight at SIR!!`

2008-09-12T09:46:00.000-07:00

It's a big day for your Toyfriendz with 2 very special announcements!

First off, we'll be featured live on the (in)famous celebrity gossip and news website, TMZ.com, TODAY Friday Sept 12th from 2-2:30pm PST!!

That's right, the regularly high minded Toys will be bringin’ sumthin a little different to the normally scheduled TMZ programming. Actually, we'll be featured on their new Friday afternoon segment, where your favorite band (us, of course) will be fielding questions from the masses, maybe playing a bit of music in studio, and being tested on music and pop culture trivia of the 80s. Wahbba Wahbba Wahbba, anyone?

Tune in at www.tmz.com this Friday for all the scandalous action!

Second off…this message is an exclusive invite to you for a private Bedtime for Toys performance also happening TONIGHT! This performance is especially special because we’ll be recording a live EP and you need to be there!
We’ll be unleashing some new songs and just like drinking cocoa in the bathtub, it’s gonna get HOT…

The EP will eventually be available internationally and is part of the totally awesome live music project called Threads of Sound…straight outta Glasgow, ya heard? www.threadsofsound.com/live/04

There is very limited space available, so please myspace or email us at thetoys@bedtimefortoys.com ASAP to reserve your spot at this VIT (very important toy) event. You need to be on the list to enter. Let’s make history together!!

Taping starts at 9pm and rocks till 11pm
SIR Hollywood
Sound Stage 6
6465 W Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028

The studio has no alcohol policy, but for all that come on down, we'll be providing our own beverages…with some extra special secret sauce. ;-) You know how we do!

in the flesh! on the ‘net!
xoxoxoxox
THE TOY LUCK CLUB
myspace.com/bedtimefortoys
www.bedtimefortoys.com
“YES WE CAN!”

Adventures in Spaceland!

2008-08-03T21:17:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who made it out for the show last night!

Sam personally blew up all 75 balloons bouncing around the stage!

Ok back to work on the record...

Enjoy some pics!

**Special thanks to our excellent director Nassir and photog Christine (fresh back to the US of A!)

BfT Live @ Club Spaceland 8.02.08!! Spaceland!!

2008-08-01T17:24:00.000-07:00

Attention all lovers of space and land… Bedtime for Toys is descending upon Silverlake’s finest this Saturday August 2nd at Club Spaceland!

Join us and our super-homies in Run Run Run along with the very cool kids of The Coral Sea and Voyager 1!!!

We hit at Midnight so you know Marchelle will be in full force. Bring your livers, smiles and dancin’ shoes!

Here’s the scoop:
Doors at 8:30pm. 21+ See Flyer for more!

Saturday / 8.2.08
Club Spaceland
http://clubspaceland.com
9pm The Coral Sea
10pm Voyager 1
11pm Run Run Run
Midnight BfT

1717 Silverlake Blvd. LA, CA

Come early… stay late… celebrate survival of the earthquake!

We’ll be debuting a performance off our upcoming 80’s R&B cover EP, Rockwell’s, SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME.

If you don’t know the tune, then check out the clip below… oh and that’s MJ singing the hook… respect the king!!

Also, another special shout-out to the excellent boys of summer over at Foundtrack The who put on a ridiculous party at the Derby!

Miss the show? Relive all the sweaty fun here:

View Album

Ok foos, we’ll see you on Saturday night!

Xoxoxo
BfT

SPECIAL BFT LIVE SET! THE DERBY FRIDAY 6.27.08!!! W/LOTS OF RAD PEEPS! GET YOUR FREAK ON...

2008-06-20T00:18:00.000-07:00

OK GET EXCITED... THIS ONE'S GOING OFF!

TINY PORNO 3! (*note the name refers to vintage mexican wrestling duo ;-)

It's going to be good times for all and we're so excited to play with everyone!

Also, show is 18++ so all our super cool underage friends can come!!! Yay!!!

We Hit right at 10PM, but come early (doors at 8pm) as it'll be packed!!

Lots of exclamations in this one!!!!!!!

xoxoxoxo
team toys 08

SHort Stop Pics!!

2008-06-16T00:43:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who made it out for Marchelle's Awesometown B Day at the always awesome, Short Stop! Too many Dewars!! Extra thanks to Anne Lee & Ellie J.!!

Marchelle's B*Day Extravaganza @ The Short Stop! Awesometown! LA! 6.11.08!!

2008-06-11T13:07:00.000-07:00

Come celebrate Marchelle's Sweet 16 with all your favorite toyfriends!

Nba Finals meets Fajita Night! GAME THREEZEY! LAKE SHOW @ SHIZZY'S PLACE IN WEHO!

2008-06-10T13:22:00.000-07:00

Red Hot Toy Peppers

2008-05-31T19:37:00.000-07:00

2/5th of team toys headed to Quicksilver's Site LA for an event benefiting the super rad, Silverlake Music Conservatory.

Drinks were consumed, music was played and Tous realized his doppleganger is in fact Michael Peter Balzary (aka Flea of our Toyfather band, Red Hot Chili Peppers).

Way to rep the blazer T shirt combo! Unstoppable!

Look for the Toys and Peppers to share a stage or 2 before we die ;-)

Adventures in Toyland

2008-05-11T23:39:00.000-07:00

Rather than waiting to pontificate or ruminate on some musical epiphany, I thought I'd just share a few pics from the weekend.

We spent most of it working on a slamming cover of Earth Wind & Fire's classic tune, September, but managed to make a few appearances about LA.

Adventure #1

The Birthday of super rad DJ and BFT homie C-Town in Venice! Mexican themed awesomeness with some of LA finest including Anne Lee, Dirty Dave and of course C-Town's lovely lady, DJ Valida (who is so fabulous, she has a life-size cut-out of herself in their vinyl stacked living room!) note: Fan of both proper vinyl and big cut-outs.

The theme was punk tee shirts and I wore a Plasmatics shirt which far too many people didn't recognize. Respect ya'll! Apparently it was also a leather jacket party. I would recount more, but the Don Julio and antibiotics combined to pretty reliable memory eraser...

Adventure #2
THE CalArts Graphic Design House Warming Party Feature a special advanced preview of our upcoming COLD FEVER music video by Timothy Garrett!

Holy Shit! What were we thinking going to USC? CalArts Gallery shows feature free Pabst beer, strawberries, cookies and even orange sherbet and Gingerale! The Art was first rate too, until I had to touch a tee shirt display... opps. Never touch the art kidz.

Inner narrative, "Opps, shouldn't have done that. I'll just hang it up... and drop it again on the floor.... shit. I'm totally that person who knocks over something... I hope no one is watching... but yes, yes they are."

Luckily, Tim came to the rescue and posed with us in front of some of his Stussy Designs...

Then we found a GOOD Magazine with my hand on the cover! Why I'm throwing a peace sign escapes me??

Some of our favorite pieces...

Reebok pumps! Hollar!

Dan Deacon look a like? Stoop art with Nassir... Then it was time for the screening!

We were nervous (well, I was).

... and then the people clapped and all was well in the house of Toy!

Ok, real video coming soon... like tomorrow?!!

Adventure #3

Pirate's Night Out!

Sammy and I decided to hit up Redwood Bar to catch our fine buddy Barry (of Something for Rockets) playing with his side project, featuring the spoken word of another BFT endorsed artist, Poet Danny Stessen along with The Gray Kid on bass. Kick ass.

It's really a Pirate Bar!

Our ears were both a little shot from mixing all day... note the glazed eyes...

but the show was superb along with the chick's afro that magically appeared in all our show photos...

...note bottom right hand fro' sweetness....

Got a little second wind thanks to the tiger cub family on my shirt compliments of Los Feliz finest vintage store, Squaresville.

A fine weekend indeed... until the Lakers lost GAME 4 to the JAZZ! C'mon!

Onwards and upwards!

MB

Pop music is not like pharmaceuticals

2008-04-18T13:26:00.000-07:00

It’s Sammy here. I play the geetar with Bedtime for Toys. I have thought quite a bit about what my first post on the Bedtime for Toys blog should be about.

Luckily, there has been a lot of great online commentary recently about a music article that originally appeared in the magazine, The American. The original article explained how the lack of legitimate new pop stars will potentially affect the traditional music biz machinery once the baby boomer bands (The Rolling Stone, The Eagles, etc.) pass on to the great backstage party in the sky .

I love pop music. I care about pop music. I make pop music. I have dedicated my life to pop music. Bedtime for Toys aspires to live up to the expert craft of our pop heroes like Prince, The Clash, Run DMC, Madonna, Van Halen and The Talking Heads. We owe nothing less to our audience than to give them what we would expect from our favorite artists that challenged us to dream.

However, times have changed and pop stars are no longer only created by major labels, MTV, and mainstream radio to be accepted by a passive audience. Just as it will continue to be in the future, pop stars are now created by bloggers, file swappers, and Myspace friends.

In the fantastic PopMatters.com commentary that I have linked below, the author makes the point that “pop music is not like pharmaceuticals. It doesn’t take a whole lot of R&D and isn’t necessarily the high-fixed-cost industry…” that major labels have convinced themselves that they need to be to create a perceived value.

To the contrary, the people have spoken and the democratization of pop music has probably been the number one cause of the destruction of the music business as we have previously known it. The music business dictatorship is crumbling and as a member of Bedtime for Toys I can’t possibly imagine a more exciting time to be making music. Thank you for the opportunity.

Enjoy the read…

Here’s the PopMatters.com commentary:
http://www.popmatters.com/pm/blogs/marginalutility_post/57433/caring-about-the-music-business

Here’s the original article in The American:
http://www.american.com/archive/2008/march-april-magazine-contents/the-show-must-go-on

the birthing post aka fajita night

2008-04-13T22:48:00.000-07:00

welcome to the inaugural post of what is sure to be many witty and insightful musings by Bedtime for Toys!!! (well that's the idea).

we just had another massive fajita night at my place and figured we should share some of our fun... when we're not so full and the air conditioning is actually working.

onwards and upwards!
mb