Drugstore - Isabel Monteiro blog

day 491- Pledge Preview

The RocketGirl rec deal was a much needed diesel injection. The label will be paying for the studio (25 days), and release of the album. How brilliant is that?

But we still need to raise a little extra cash to cover some of our expenses, so I'll be setting up a Pledge fund, as a fun way for fans to get involved in the project and be part of the adventure.

Not planning on any ridiculous expenditure, and here are some of the things we'd be using the fund for:

• extra rehearsals.
• sesh players: mariachi on 1 track + strings on 1 track (only!).
• zones 1-6 travelcard for all - (studio is miles away from central London and quite expensive to get to)+mike's flight from LA.
• a few days off work we might need to take during the rec session.
• food and drinks: there are no shoppes on the island, but would be great to strike some deal w/ a couple of take-away places in nearby Hampton, so we can get a pizza or something delivered to the nearest bridge each night - (surreal, or as Yuuki said: poetic).

So, as you can see, no Prada boots on the list, just a few things to make sure everyone's reasonably well-looked after, we can all relax, have a good time and make a pretty record.

And here's a preview of some of the things you'll be able to get hold of on our Pledge fund:

(gonna be fun...)

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Phone Agony Aunt Monteiro

Heartbroken? Wanna find out if your dirty little partner has been cheating on you? Is your sex life as exciting as daytime telly? Miss M, our residnt agony-aunt will dish out made-up advice over the phone and sort out your luv-life in no time at all. Call me!.

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Phone-a-philosophical question

Just don't know what to do with yourself? Troubled by life's tricky moral dilemas? Our resident philosopher, Mike Chylinski, will take your call and tell you exactly what to do. Easy-peasy.

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Play with me! Signed Kazoo

All you can possibly want for xmas. A signed Kazoo. You'll be able to play along to all your fave Drugstore tunes. Almost as good as joining the band, if not better!

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Wanna impress your work colleagues? Make the girlfriend red-jealous? Get Monteiro to call you and sing your favourite song over the phone. Ring-myBell!.

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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to the secret Black-blog

The stories that were too craze to tell, the angry diatribes, the putrid gossip, straight from the foaming mouth of Miss M. Limited to only 20 vip subscribers, and not even band will have access.

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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Set of 6 pics from the studio

Taken by the band themselves, hopefully when sober, 1 pic a week, over 6 weeks, sent straight to your inbox with a personal messg from everyone.

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ICA tee . Get hold of this classy and supercool tee, designed by miss m for the ICA gig last may. Not many left.

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Signed, limited CD (15 only) featuring 6 of the best Anatomy demos. Homemade artwork and straight out of the cave's mini-pressing plant.

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Set of 6 postcards from the studio

Cool, one-off postcards capturing the mood of the sessions, what we've been up to and the latest gossip. 1 postcard per week, over period of 6 weeks.

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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Handmade Aquamarine dolls

A labour of love, limited edition (15 only) of the little siren who likes to live alone by the sea. Sequined fishtail, fake hair, but magic powers of pretty persuassion dead real.

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. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Monteiro album Diary

Booklet-diary with thoughts, pics, crazy-moods, found stuff, junkets from the studio. Only two will be made and each one will have its own dirty little secret.

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A day at the studio for 2

You and a best mate can spend a day at the recording studio, take pics, hang out and inspect the chaotic, wine stenched world of Drugstore at close quarters.

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Visit Monteiro's Cave. Play songs, inspect the pathetic shoe cupboard, tea and cakes in Kew Gardens. Go home with a bag of unique Drugstore goodies + a free hug.

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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Choose the album Ghost-track That's right, YOU can choose a song, any song, we will record a cover and the little gem will appear as the album secret ghost-track. Priceless.

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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Drugstore Hang the DJ set

Classic retro grooves, while band loses dignity on the dancefloor. yeah, baby.

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Acoustic gig at the Cave for 3

You and a couple of friends can come to the cave in Kew Gardens, have a few drinks and enjoy an intimate and smoky, candle-lit acoustic set of Drugstore faves.

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Acoustic gig in YOUR PAD

1 hour acoustic set of your fave Drugstore songs in your kitchen, bathtub or cellar.

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Details of how to get involved and access our Pledge fund will be published next week. x

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