Vote for MY PEOPLES to play at RedGorilla Music Fest in LA

Hey Friends & Fam,

Help send us to the RedGorilla Music Festival in Los Angeles by voting for us today on the Shure SM58 Give It Voice Tour. As a fan you could win Shure gear along the way. Click the picture below to make our dreams come true by voting for us today!

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This Thanksgiving,
 You Name the Price!
You name the price for downloading our newest EP entitled,
LISTEN 2 MY PEOPLES. We understand that during this Thanksgiving it's important to give back to all of you who have continued to support us. You can download it for FREE or if you feel like giving, donate whatever you want. This opportunity will only last until this Sunday, Nov. 28 Midnight, so we hope you take advantage of this special offer. It's also a good time to share MY PEOPLES with your friends and family so please help us spread the word. 


We hope all your Thanksgiving is filled with Peace, Love, & Joy. Have a wonderful time and be safe. Aloha from all of MY PEOPLES

2010 Save the Waves Film Festival A Success

November 15, 2010 - On Friday night the Victoria Theatre was the scene of the second annual Save The Waves Film Festival in the heart of San Francisco’s teeming Mission District. The evening began with local musical heroes My Peoples playing a full set for the packed house. Art prints by Mike Houston were projected onto the big screen with music before the films.

Save The Waves Film Festival integrates coastal conservation, ocean adventure, surfing, activism and art. The film festival and celebration featured a collection of short and feature length films, music, an art exhibit, and a party fundraiser to benefit the non-profit programs of Save The Waves Coalition.

Save The Waves Film Festival featured the world premieres of two short films: “Chasing the Swell” by Sachi Cunningham of the LA Times, and “Buy Local Surf Global” by Santa Cruz youth leader Kyle Thiermann. The festival also featured the US premiere of “Transparent Sea Voyage” by Dave Rastovich.

Three hardworking, inspiring filmmakers were honored with awards at Save The Waves Film Festival: Chilean filmmaker Angel Marin won the “Fuerza Chile Award” for his leadership and creativity in films. Sachi Cunningham received the “Awesomest Filmmaker Award” for her body of eco-journalistic-surf-documentaries. And Kyle Thiermann won the “Epic Grommet Activist Award” for his inspiring short films. The film intermission also featured an uplifting acoustic set by Avasa & Matty Love.

Before closing the late night with a special screening of “180 South,” the festival screened a brand-new short film by Angel Marin that documents the new whale mural painted by Chris Del Moro for the Sunset Cooperative Nursery School at Ocean Beach.

To View More Pictures from the Event, CLICK HERE

Save The Waves Film Festival 2010 featured these films:

Click on any of the links below to preview, watch, or to donate.

DARK SIDE OF THE LENSE by Mickey Smith

CHASING THE SWELL by Sachi Cunningham

180˚ SOUTH by Chris Malloy

TRANSPARENT SEA VOYAGE by Dave Rastovich & Friends

BUY LOCAL SURF GLOBAL by Kyle Thiermann

THE SURF MAGAZINES DON'T TALK ABOUT LAPSED CATHOLICS by Toddy Stewart

OCEAN BEACH'S NEWEST MURAL by Angel Marin

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Save The Waves Film Festival was presented by Clif Bar, Honolua and Jim Beam. Zola Acai, Patagonia, My Peoples, Ocean Vodka, Cannonball Press, Peligroso, San FranPsycho and 21st Amendment Brewery also generously support Save The Waves Film Festival.

Is Manny Pacquiao the Best Fighter of All Time?

by John Beattie 

You don't need a boxing promoter to tell you that Manny Pacquiao could be one of the best fighters of all time.

Most fans and analysts commonly list (in no particular order) Joe Louis, Henry Armstrong, Jack Johnson, Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson to be among the Top 10 boxers of all time. But pound-for-pound (arguably the most-used term when describing Pacquiao), Pacman may someday soon be considered the all-time greatest boxer to ever lace up the gloves.

Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs) earned his eighth world title in eight weight classes. He's beaten opponents in weight classes from 106 pounds to 165 pounds. He's taken down Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto, Joshua Clottey and Ricky Hatton and has his sights set on Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

"Ray Leonard is a great friend of mine and he was a great fighter, but he doesn’t compare to Manny Pacquiao, in my opinion," Top Rank Promoter Bob Arum told Yahoo Sports. "Ray had great, great skills, great heart, and he was a tremendous fighter, but he didn’t have the same type of extraordinary skills that Pacquiao has.

"Julio Cesar Chavez was a great, great fighter," Arum added. "Sitting in front of me was a guy a lot of people say is the greatest fighter they’ve ever seen, Roberto Duran. These guys are truly great fighters, but they do not compare to Manny Pacquiao, in my opinion."

CLICK HERE IF YOU THINK PACQUIAO IS THE BEST FIGHTER OF ALL TIME

Who's Your Favorite Victoria's Secret Model?

Making a music video these days is very expensive and getting a Victoria's Secret Model to be in our video is close to impossible unless of course you're Kanye West. But somehow in some weird perfect way, while browsing through a bunch of online videos and listening to our song, "Tell Me" from our Back2Roots EP, we were able to make this collage of clips that surprisingly ended up going well to the song.

So who's your favorite Victoria's Secret Model?
Mike D. says "Alessandra Ambrosio"

Watch the video below and let us know who your favorite Victoria's Secret Model is.

Happy Veterans Day!

The Veterans Day is celebrated to honor those who served our country and to remember those who sacrificed their lives to achieve peace and democracy for their beloved nation.

Actors/Actresses/Extras Needed for Daily Grind Movie

Our Sax Player, Josh, is in need of extras for his movie he's finishing up this Sunday, Nov. 14th in Oakland. If you're interested please read on and be sure to contact him at the information below.

Do you want to be in a hilarious film?  Do you really like coffee?  Are you a budding star waiting to be discovered.  Do you like to laugh?  If you answered yes to any of these questions keep reading!

This is your chance to be on the silver screen of a festival-bound film, The Daily Grind, an independent Bay Area comedy serving up a steaming cup of comedy is CASTING for 20-nonspeaking roles for it’s upcoming shoot this Sunday, November 14th in Frank Ogawa Plaza, downtown Oakland.

We are looking for all looks and all ages to cast in a fast paced montage sequence that involves people drinking coffee, chatting, standing in line, and basically enjoying coffee.  We’ll be scheduling 2 hour blocks throughout the day, so come when it’s convenient.  If you want to get your face on screen in an independent film that will be running the festival circuit next year, here is your chance!

Bring your friends, bring your partner, bring your family!

For more information about the film check out our website at:

www.DailyGrindMovie.com

If you know anyone who might be interested, please contact:

DailyGrindMovie@gmail.com

Just email us and we’ll get back to you with details.

See you on Set!  Action!

Joshua Hoover

Producer

Daily Grind

MY PEOPLES NEWS

2Read our newest My Peoples Newsletter sent on 11/9/10
CLICK HERE

Save the Waves Film Festival, Friday, Nov. 12

Save The Waves Coalition is proud to present Save The Waves Film Festival on Friday, November 12, at the historic Victoria Theatre in San Francisco. This second-annual festival is back by popular demand and features an evening of inspiring environmental films, adventure films and surf films. The evening kicks off with live music by local San Francisco superstars My Peoples, (formerly Kapakahi) and a party to benefit Save The Waves.

BUY TICKETS ONLINE 

Save The Waves Film Festival is excited to announce the US premiere of Australian Dave Rastovich’s newest film, Transparent Sea. The festival also features a special screening of 180˚ South and question and answer sessions with the filmmakers and stars of the films. The festival short film program will be announced soon.

Australian free surfer and environmental activist Dave Rastovich is a prominent advocate for the protection of whales and dolphins and is co-founder of the non-profit Surfers for Cetaceans. His exciting new surf-adventure film “Transparent Sea” follows Dave and friends as they sail their tiny 1-person sailboats hundreds of miles along the coast of Australia to follow the annual whale migration while drawing attention to the plight of whales threatened by hunting, pollution and over fishing.

Local documentary filmmaker and journalist Sachi Cunningham will be presented with the festival’s 2010 Awesomest Filmmaker Award. This film festival and fundraiser is one night only, with doors opening at 7pm on Friday, November 12 at the Victoria Theatre in San Francisco. Films screen at 8pm sharp. Please arrive early for best choice of seats as it will fill up quickly. This event is 21 and over and a cash bar will be open for service.

Save The Waves Film Festival features these films:

180˚ SOUTH by Chris Malloy

TRANSPARENT SEA by Dave Rastovich

DARK SIDE OF THE LENSE by Mickey Smith

CHASING THE SWELL by Sachi Cunningham

...and more short eco-surf films by local Save The Waves surfer activists!

PREVIEW THE FILMS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE

Save The Waves Film Festival is presented by Clif Bar, Honolua and Jim Beam.

Zola Acai, Patagonia, My Peoples, Ocean Vodka, and 21st Amendment Brewery also generously support Save The Waves Film Festival.

Tickets are on sale now for this epic evening of films, music, awards and guest speakers. Purchase tickets today at: www.savethewaves.org/filmfestival 

IS THIS LOVE (Acoustic Bob Marley Cover by Mike D.)

So there's been a few requests asking us for a Bob Marley cover so here you go. It's an acoustic version of Bob Marley's, "Is This Love" with Mike D.'s own flavor. It was recorded in Mike D.'s room in the sunset district of San Francisco. The guitar being used is a Cordoba Guitar.
Enjoy the tune and please help share the video online.

Prop. 19 Defeated

If you haven't heard or read the news about Proposition 19 being defeated here are some sites to learn about it.

Learn about Proposition 19

News about Proposition 19 Defeated

Now if you're for it watch this video called "Miss Irie"

FREE MUSIC DOWNLOAD to Celebrate GIANTS World Series Champions

If you love the GIANTS like we do then download our newest track entitled MY PEOPLES and celebrate their 2010 World Series Victory over the Texas Rangers. It’s FREE so don’t forget to click the download button and share it with all your friends.