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July 18, 2006 -- Rock Star Drummer Joins Forces With LBoP... Nate Morton, drummer for The House Band in the CBS reality series Rock Star:INXS and Rock Star:Supernova, was brought onboard to track drums for The Lost Boys of Penzance's rockin' instro cover of Stacy's Mom (Fountains of Wayne). Though drums were previously tracked, Nate's inimitable rockin' style will lift the track to new heights.

July 8, 2006 -- We Ain't Superstitious... Continental Magazine Issue 13... Double Crown Records just released Issue 13 of The Continental Magazine, which covers the surf/instro/garage rock scene. The CD that comes with the mag includes the Lost Boys of Penzance's Winds of Barcelona track from our upcoming album All Over The Map. The mag w/23-track CD will be offered for sale from the LBOP.net store. You can also hear our Winds of Barcelona track right now (actually, since early March '06) on Live365.com (Secret Surfin' Spot and Guitars and All That Jazz)! Hopefully, LBOP's appearance in The Continental issue 13 will bring us some luck. Knock on wood....

June 18, 2006 -- Featured Track of The Day – Cleveland Rocks!... The Lost Boys of Penzance's version of Winds of Barcelona was the Featured Track Of The Day on The Revenge of a Hodad show on WRUW 91.1 FM in Cleveland, Ohio on 6/16/06. Winds of Barcelona, which is a song from Herb Alpert & Tijuana Brass' repertoire, is an advance track from our upcoming debut album called All Over The Map. WRUW DJ Jon The Hodad said he really "dug it" and hopes to hear more from us. The Lost Boys aim to please. Cleveland rocks!

February 13, 2006 -- On The Radio... Since around November 2005, three stations from Live365.com – the world's largest Internet radio station network – have included the The Lost Boys Of Penzance in playlist rotation: SounDelicious, Guitars And All That Jazz, and Secret Surfin' Spot (all garnering "Editor's Pick" status). Also...a special shout-out to local (San Diego) DJ Clint Beachwood who went ahead and made our day by playing our tracks on his "A Day At The Beach" radio show on KCR.

October 25, 2005 -- The Lost Boys Of Penzance reach out and touch a music critic in Brazil. Fernando Rosa, aka Sr. F, is one of the most respected music journalists in Brazil. His review of the Beyond The Sea album is posted on his online music 'zine (click here). Rosa wrote: "A new thing in terms of compilations of the genre is the featuring of a Neil Young song, 'Cinnamon Girl', in a version of the group The Lost Boys of Penzance. By their names, the bands come from several countries, especially Europe, USA and Latin America. The cool thing is that most bands are not very well-known among the 'hot shots' of modern instrumental sound. And all of them have great technical quality and great ideas when choosing the songs to be covered and making their arrangements." Yes, we're not well-known nor a "hot shot", but we'll take the props. Thank you, Sr. F!! (And thanks, too, to our friend Claudao of the Brazilian band Estrume'n'tal for his English translation of the Portugeuse.)

September 24, 2005 -- LBOP Music & Publishing and The Lost Boys Of Penzance salute Phil Dirt – This evening, Phil Dirt retired from broadcasting at KFJC 89.7 FM after 25+ years of broadcasting service to the station. Most of Phil's time was spent showcasing surf rock music. Phil's final show this evening was a 4-hour extended edition and a loving tribute to the genre. Included in Phil's playlist for this bittersweet event was The Disadvantages Of You by The Lost Boys Of Penzance. The LBOP boys are honored. Click here for an audio (MP3) clip. The surf music community is indebted to Phil Dirt for his expertise and tireless efforts in promoting surf rock music and its musicians. LBOP Music & Publishing and The Lost Boys Of Penzance wish Phil the best in his future endeavors.

September 21, 2005 -- US indie label LBOP Music & Publishing and UK indie label Cordelia Records have joined forces to offer the well-regarded "Beyond The Sea" surf compilation album to these (US) shores. Check out the new LBOP Music & Publishing storefront and get your copy today!

September 3, 2005 -- Phil Dirt, Surf Music Historian/Archivist and Disc Jockey (KFJC 89.7 FM), has finally reviewed the Cordelia Records album Beyond The Sea and awarded it the highest rating of 5 stars! Dirt described Beyond The Sea as "...easily one of the most consistently good compilations I've heard in ages." Dirt also included The Lost Boys Of Penzance in the "Picks" for both songs they provided to Cordelia. As to the LBOP tracks, Dirt rated Cinnamon Girl 3 stars ("A very nice track with warmth and delightful tone.") and The Disadvantages Of You 4 stars ("...a rich and frothy epic for a warm afternoon."). Phil Dirt's complete Beyond The Sea review is posted online at reverbcentral.com (click on "Reviews" then "Comps").

August 12, 2005 -- UK label Cordelia Records officially released the Beyond The Sea compilation CD today – and for a limited time, shipping of this CD is FREE to anywhere in the world. Cordelia Records' release package includes FREE MP3 downloads, one of which is LBOP's version of The Disadvantages Of You (see also Music page). Click here for info on the album as well as links to the free Beyond The Sea MP3 tracks.

July 22, 2005 -- The Lost Boys Of Penzance featured on Cordelia Records new release. Cordelia released the track listing of their Beyond The Sea compilation CD today (public release date TBD). Track #21 (Blackjack!) is where you'll find LBOP's cover of Cinnamon Girl. Details about this innovative, surfalicious album can be found here. Meanwhile, the LBOP lads are hard at work on their debut album tentatively titled Surfin' In The Free World, which will be published under the LBOP Music & Publishing label.

June 27, 2005 -- The LBOP band submitted their version of Neil Young's Cinnamon Girl to Cordelia Records in the UK today, just three days before the submission deadline. The Cordelia Records Beyond The Sea project is a compilation CD of various surf-instro artists from around the world who put their own spin on decidedly unsurf-like cover songs. The LBOP boys had a challenge to surf'ize Neil Young's classic rock song that originally featured mondo dirty guitar tones. LBOP rose to the challenge and the track is now in the hands of Cordelia.