Hey Everyone,

FOREIGN TELEGRAM is performing, tonight (Friday) at 12 Galaxies. This is our first time playing this stage, so we really need you to come out. We go on promptly at 10 o’clock. Don’t miss the beginning of our show! Also, check out our new merchandise — 3 new models of shirts and a cute new sticker — and chat with us before the night kicks into high gear. We’ll have international DJ, Masami (Gumna/ngoma) spinning records, who’s here from Tokyo, Japan. Doors open at 9pm. Come early, and avoid the line.

After FOREIGN TELEGRAM, it’s HATE BREEDERS, a total-Misfits cover band. Is there any better time to see them in their element than Halloween weekend? When the Misfits existed, I was too young to see a show, with or without a fake ID, but I would have loved it. I remember seeing them in Thrasher magazine, when that was brand new! Finally, I can experience all the attitude, the energy, and the howling.

Then, the headliner of the night is infamous, in the Bay Area — COOKIE MONGOLOID!! (brought to you by the letter C, and by the Devo coverband, MONGOLOID). They are going to blow the doors off the club with their full-bloat stageshow. Do you want to spend your Friday night the same old way, or do you want to see something really weird and fun? Here’s what Laughing Squid has to say about COOKIE MONGOLOID:

“Cookie Mongoloid is Sesame Speed Metal. See the Cookie Mongoloid in all his blue, furry, googly-eyed glory backed by the baddest of gender mixed metal bands as they decimate and regurgitate your childhood favorites in an abrasive metal wrath. See their harem of gothic gyrators, the Cookies, demonstrate such elemental concepts as up and down in a blaze of lights, smoke and pyrotechnic cookie shrapnel.”

Doors will open at 9pm. Come early to avoid the line. 12 Galaxies, located at 2565 Mission Street (near 22nd) is a beautiful club with a 2nd floor balcony and good sound. Check out the photo gallery at http://12galaxies.com. We’re going to have a great show. Call me, if you need anything else.

Eve
FOREIGN TELEGRAM

Foreign Telegram

Cookie Mongoloid

Hate Breeders

Solay aka Masami

8,000
8,000 plays and still transmitting around the globe. We are floored to know that our songs have been played over 8,000 times. It seems that the numbers are growing almost exponentially. Does that indicate that people get it? We think so, and are excited that our music hasn’t slipped through the cracks, but has been picked up and appreciated by music lovers all around the world. It is truly awe inspiring.

So, it’s been a while since we’ve had a chance to write an update. Believe us, we’ve been busy. Though, we’ve enjoyed reading your letters and have responded to as many as possible. Please be persistent, as we want to talk to you all.

So, what has FOREIGN TELEGRAM been doing since 6,000 plays? Well, a lot of it is listed on our blog, but there’s even more. We played the Cherry Bar and Madrone this last summer, besides working on our albums and developing a concept for our first music video. Ben and Eve celebrated birthdays, and along the way, we won a limited edition guitar (1 of 12 in the world), at the San Francisco premier of Ultraman: The Next.

‘Nana’ music video
However, the biggest news by far, was the completion of our music video for ‘Nana’, and our video premier and concert, at the historic Victoria Theater (San Francisco’s oldest operating theater). The event was a rare distinction, because we are the first band allowed to perform in the theater since the early 20th century. The video, created by EPI Productions, features the Harupin-Ha Butoh Dance Theater performing a very intense interpretation of the song, which was remixed especially for the video by Ken. This remix is now featured in our Myspace playlist, for a limited time. Check it out. It goes a great deal beyond the original song, which is one of our favorites, anyway. Harupin-Ha is the dance troupe run by butoh veterans Koichi and Hiroko Tamano, both of which studied under the inventor of butoh, Tatsumi Hijikata. Along with 3 of their accomplished students, they appear in the ‘Nana’ video, which will be available soon at our website http://foreigntelegram.com, and on a DVD which is in the works. The video also featured several actors and actresses, who lended their own talents to our creative endeavor. With an intimate crew of 13 film makers, we conceived, designed, built, filmed, edited, and completed the video. It has been a rewarding experience.

2 new albums!
We’re also excited that we are finally finished mixing our albums, and they are on their way to the mastering stage that makes the CD’s that we all buy sound really incredible. Can’t wait to hear the results, because the mixes already sound brilliant. Our audio mastermind, Ken, has been working on these all summer long, literally perfecting the mixes. You’ll be stunned by what an independent band can do. Additionally, we’ve crafted something new – a new style – a sound that’s never heard before. We would never offer anything less. The albums will both hit the market momentarily.

Live at 12 Galaxies
This Friday, October 28th, we’re performing again. This time, we’ll be appearing at 12 Galaxies, kicking off the Halloween weekend. Guests are encouraged to dress up, and merchandise will be given to those in costume. Details are on our official message board, which is also at http://foreigntelegram.com. We have some special surprises planned for Friday. Friends, come and enjoy the warmth of 12 Galaxies, be a part of the show, bring your camera, bring your video camera, bring a friend, bring a date, or come alone and hang out with us. We are excited to play at 12 Galaxies, as we’ve seen quite a many great shows at the venue. Now it’s our chance to show you all a good time. Please, be our guests.

Limited edition
For those of us that enjoy cool collectibles and wearable art, we’ll be unveiling brand new models of shirts including a two-tone raglan T with two-color print, a two-tone baby T with two-color print, and a tank top with two-color print. Not only will there be several new models, but they will also be cheaper than you can find at a store AND we’re going to knock the price down even further, just for the show, because we really appreciate those of you that have been coming to our concerts. For our friends around the globe, we are going to keep the prices affordable for you, as well. We will devise a special offer for you, too, before the end of the year. Everyone, grab a shirt now, if you can, because this design is limited, and will not be available for much longer.

Finally, we have created our first sticker, and it’s really cute. Come check it out at 12 Galaxies, on Friday night. They’ll be with our new shirts and remaining limited edition postcards which are our first in a series we’ve planned.

Summer and Fall have been very productive times for us, and we’re all working really hard to deliver the best sounds and visions we can. We’ll keep transmitting the signal, on this frequency. Keep us dialed in, and we will find you. We’re coming to you around the globe, as soon as we can. Your letters and support mean so much to us. Keep writing. Keep listening!

FOREIGN TELEGRAM
http://foreigntelegram.com

FOREIGN TELEGRAM’s music video for ‘Nana’, featuring the Butoh Master Koichi Tamano and the members of his Harupin-Ha Butoh (http://harupin-ha.org), will be premiered at an independent film festival, produced by EPI PRODUCTIONS (http://epiproductions.com). We’ll be there to enjoy it for the first time on the sliver screen with everyone else and perform at intermission. Dance on film? A Band at the Victoria? Sweating and dancing at an indy film fest? Medical fetish and NATO scrubs? Showa gothic and Mission sushi chefs? What the?