Pacific Ridge Records

No, Pac Ridge isn't folding (I know I got all the haters' hopes up) and we're not going to turn into a ska label *shudders*. The "Transition" I'm speaking of is the first track off Kyoto Drive's soon-to-be-released album This Is All We Ever Wanted.

Basically "Transitions" is KD's version of pumping up the crowd. It's kind of like New Found Glorys song "Intro" in the way that it shows a style unlike any other on the album and is a great song to mosh to. So if you're looking for a reason to punch a friend in the head or give him that casual elbow to the sternum check out Kyoto Drive live. But if you're stuck in the states like me just crank the tunes at home and do it anyways.

You can find the song here, here, and here.

This will be the fourth Kyoto Drive track we've posted in as many weeks. Now remember there's no rhyme or reason to the songs being posted. We're not posting only singles or just the great tracks. We're actually posting them by using a formulaic approach that calculates emotional interaction and brain stimuli. Our method is also known as the eenie meenie miney moe method....truly a scientific approach.

Anyways track seven "Notes From Look Out Point" is a slower more melodic track that still manages to keep that up-tempo KD style....now this is the part of the post where I plug the hell out of the song. The album will be available Jan. 26th and is titled This Is All We Ever Wanted. As usual you can listen to the song at any of these locations; Purevolume, Myspace, or our super secret (not anymore obviously) iLike site.

It's that time of the week again. And if you don't actually know what that time is, it's a weekly event in which we post a song off the upcoming Kyoto Drive album entitled This Is All We Ever Wanted. This weeks song is called *drum roll.....* "Make This Alright." The song can be heard at our ilike, purevolume, and myspace sites.

^{After 2,500 miles of travelling and a Wal-Mart oil change later Pac Ridge is back up a running. We've got a new location in sunny California and a boat load of energy. But more importantly since it's been about a week and a half since our last update I'm thinking it's time for the release of a new Kyoto Drive song off of their new yet to be released album titled This Is All We Ever Wanted. Just check out our Purevolume or Myspace and you'll get to hear track four "Are You Taking Me Apart Just To See How My Insides Work" in all its glory.}

Now that my lame attempt at a 90's pop culture reference has failed horribly. It's time to get to business. I have another interview! This time it's with Mike Levell of Kyoto Drive, and it touches up on their January 26th release and other similarly imperative topics like skateboarding and Tandoori Chicken Madras. What can I say, we here at Pac Ridge like to challenge our interviewees with the tough questions. The kind that others are afraid, or too proud to ask...Interview.

I figured everyone else is throwing around phrases like "Black Friday Door Buster" and "Super Mega Sale", so why can't we? So this next week we're officially having the Nut Bustin' Megathon Sale. The prices will be so low that you're bound to bust a nut! Seriously though, we're having a big sale for Thanksgiving week (Nov. 21st-27th). It ends after Black Friday, so make sure you at least take the time to look at the price changes. You don't have to buy anything, but dammit I'll be html-ing on Thanksgiving so check out my hard earned soon-to-be carpal tunnel filled turkey-less work.

The sale isn't the only thing this post is about though. You're getting a two-fer! I figured I'd post the album art for the yet to be released (January 26th) Kyoto Drive album. It's sweet stuff. Plus it'll give a peek into the track listing and band members. And, well, it's just sick. Late!

As the headline implies there's a brand spanking new album on the way (as if it wasn't readily apparent by the gigantic myspace header and banners everywhere). The album is a ten song full-length by the English Pop/Rock band Kyoto Drive.

In case your curious. Which undoubtedly you are, the album is titled "This Is All We Ever Wanted."

And as if this post wasn't enough to satiate your inner most Pac Ridge/Kyoto Drive desires, I intend to post a song for you to stream to your hearts content. Actually the plan is to release a song every week or so in anticipation of this bad boy. So check back often to hear the latest and greatest KD song. For now head on over to our PV or MS to give the first song ever posted a listen. Oh did I mention it's coming out January 26th? Because it is.

For anyone who's interested. You can find almost all of our rosters music available for free download at Amiestreet. So download these albums for free; The Cameo In, Promise of Redemption, Showoff, and well..you can search for the other stuff.

On top of that we now have Keychains. Now you'll be able to take your love of Kyoto Drive and Pac Ridge around with you wherever you go. Yay.

We did a short interview with Kyoto Drive Guitarist Mark Piper. The int. includes some wonderful news that's happening in the near future. You'll have to read it to figure it out though. And I assure you it's not as dull as it sounds either. It's full of interesting tidbits that delve into the psyche of those funny talking friends that live half way around the world....Not really, but it is better than poke in the eye with a sharp stick! Interview.

As the title of this post suggests. Kyoto Drive's EP Spotlights and Stars is now available digitally at most vendors including but not limited to iTunes and Mycontent.com. Also available is some brand new merch. Specifically a Kyoto Drive stainless steel flask. Guaranteed to fill all of your purple drank needs and desires.

It's come to my attention that people don't have time to read lengthy posts that try to incorprate clever one-liners or witty zingers, so I'll make this brief. Vans Tour with Funeral For A Friend, Kids In Glass Houses, Fight Star and Kyoto Drive. Need I say more?

I'm either too drunk to know better, or I truly am in the holiday spirit. Either way shipping's free for the next week. So check out the PRR store and maybe, just maybe, if you're also too drunk to know better, you'll buy some pointless merch that you'll undoubtedly regret once the hangover subsides.

PRR's kind of like that fugly person you wake up with after a night of binge drinking. It sounded like a good idea after the three jager bombers and the pint of rum and coke. But then you wake up and realize that you would have been better off getting cold-clocked in the family jewels. Store! Bam!

I recently discovered a site by the name of mycontent.com. It's currently in the beta stage, but it's surprisingly easy to use and quite functional. On top of that it features a brand new song by The Ocean As Mistress. It's the only spot where you can find their previously unreleased song Twelve Silver Pennies, so head on over there and give it a free stream or download. The rest of our catalogue's over there too. So feel free to stream and download as much free stuff as possible.

If you didn't download Kyoto Drive's EP Spotlights and Stars which was free for the last two weeks...well, then it sucks to be you. All is not lost though, you can still download over a dozen songs for free on our media page. So check out what you've been missing and live a little. Because you truly haven't lived if you haven't heard the beautiful yet brooding guitar work of Forgotten Alibi or the pained yet joyous filled vocals of Promise of Redemption's Shane Henderson. Am I exaggerating? Not on your life.

Kyoto Drive is heading out for their first tour as a member of the Pac Ridge roster. When is this monumental occasion kicking off? This December. So bundle up, liquor up, and party it up at each and every performance.

Also don't forget you can get their four song EP "Spotlights and Stars" for free by downloading the album at our store. There's no gimmicks or promotional nonsense here. It's simply free, and it's going to stop being free on the 13th of October, so get it while it lasts.

If you think free album streams are awesome. Prepare to be blown away because we've one-upped ourselves by going a step further than streaming. We've now made Kyoto Drive's entire EP available for free download. Just head on over to our store and download the album. Did I mention it's free?

In an attempt to skirt the maximum song limits of myspace (10) and Purevolume (4) I've decided to upload video collages of nearly all of our music at the aforementioned places as well as @ youtube.com, buzznet.com, ilike.com, & virb.com. Most of the collages are filled with the respective artists promo and party pics, but some are just uploaded for the sake of getting the music out there. Hope you enjoy.

Apparently less than $3.00. Because that's the price of nearly all our CD's.

And yes, our back catalogue = <3

How does free music sound? Better yet, how does brand new free music sound? Hell, how does amazingly awesome brand new music sound? To good to be true? More than likely...But we do have the next best thing. A stream of Kyoto Drive's entire EP Spotlights and Stars on our Purevolume and Myspace. So feel free to check it out and basically use and abuse my generosity.

We did an interview with Kyoto Drive prior to our relationship with our foreign friends. Little did we know, we'd be BFF's in only a few weeks time.

The int. is short, sweet, and hardly serious. So if you're interested check it out -->KD Int<--.