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3RD ALLEY

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  • Genre: Alternative / Reggae / Rock

    Location LONG BEACH, California, US

    Profile Views: 261947

    Last Login: 8/24/2011

    Member Since 10/16/2004

    Website martianchurch.com

    Record Label Martian Church/Global Cooling (Japan)/LBRE

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .......... ..INTERVIEW FROM THISBETHEGOODLIFE.ORG.. So Zack what first got you interested in music? .. I was always into music as far back as i can remember, while my friends were buying G.I. Joes, i was buying records. When i was like 5, i made a drum set out of the tin cans that those christmas sugar cookies came in by taking that clear packing tape and stretching it accross the top over and over until i could get what i thought was a decent sound and i'd play along with my favorite songs. Music always seemed magical to me. .. Whos your biggest influence musically? ..Well, naturally its changed alot over the years but, as far as songwriting goes, i'd have to say elliott smith, i love his songs and how unobvious they are. John Lennon and David Bowie also in the same vain have influenced me for similar reasons. But then there's NOFX, Sublime and NWA that influenced me to not stay confined into one arena, it's like they taught me to have bite lyrically. I love music that throws blows, that'll come out and bite you on your ass! .. What was your first recording like?.. haha, um, sterile. safe and boring. .. Whats been your most memorable moment in your music career? I'd have to say there's been a few times when someone has sat down with me and told me how much certain songs meant to them and how it helped them in some form or fashion. "Happy tank" for some reason has struck a major chord with a handful of people who were going through tough times and they told me that it helped them through it, to me that makes everything beyond worth it. .. What band do you like playing shows with the most and why? ..There are too many to mention. But playing with bands that are just cool guys and know they are good musicians so they don't have to overcompensate by acting like premadonnas is always a treat. .. Whats your music writing process like?..i change it up a lot, i used to mainly write with an acoustic guitar and then build from there, but lately i've been trying all kinds of different methods. I've been writing lately more around beats. i usually do a bunch of demos before i actually get the song worked out, record them over and over until i think they are ready to spend money recording. On ASS i wrote "hit mix" from the sampled windshield wipers of my girlfriend's car. Been playing around a lot more like that as well lately. Also had the experience of writing "belly floppin'" for bFoundation's last album, which I wrote the melody and lyrics over their instrumental, that was fun and different. Would like to work with other artists as well... What was your major inspiration for After School Special. (Which is still my favroite album for all time just had to add that in there)?..Nice man, thanks! I wrote most of those songs before 3rd Alley got together and had a solo album ready to be released, but then we amplified it, and turned them into 3rd Alley songs. Obviously it's full of alot of relationship drama, I was on a roll with a string of crazy girls and thought they'd make good stories for songs. I was also having some crazy insomnia going on so it deals with that as well. It was written over a span of a few years off and on. .. What was your major inpiration for Shiny Shady People and how did you change musiclly from A.S.S.? ..I wasn't really trying to change the sound, I had just been traveling alot and was heavily influenced by old world rhythms in Europe. It's just what i was going through at the time. Had i been living in Hawaii and drinking pina coladas on the beach it would've sounded way different. I think the darkness on it came from a lot of pent up frustration i had with our "ground hog day" way of life. It seems everybody just is on autopilot and just living, like on a treadmill. I was mad at suits in the corporate world, politics and religion as well... If your drinking what are you drinking? ..Cazadores.. What have you been jamming lately? ..Chuggo, have you heard this guy? amazing! Tyson turned me onto him. Honestly, I haven't been stoked on really anything lately, with the exception of bands that we have toured and love. Like Bandgeek Mafia from Germany and Jaya the Cat from Amsterdam. Knowledgeborn07's album was pretty rad too. I did just buy a Cartola record and the song "alvorada" is trippin me out. I really like some of Julan Casablanca's solo album... What are the next plans music wise? ..get this new album out and get out and play to our fans... When can we expect a new CD/recording? ..We are pretty much done tracking the new record we're gonna call "shoulda, woulda, coulda" but we are going to release a single either "medicated" or "bloodshot eyes" with a couple of b-sides first till we get the rest all mixed and ready to release. That should happen in the next couple of months... Anything you want to say to your fans peoples out there? ..thanks for the patience, we have been slow roasting the new album so that you can take out your dentures for this one..... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
  • Members

    .. .. .. .... .. .. .... ........Click the CD cover to purchase the CD or the iTunes button to purchase the album digitally........ .. .. ................3rd Alley.. "After School Special (US)".. ....................3rd Alley.."After School Special (Japan)".. ....................3rd Alley.."After School Special" Europe...... .. .. .. ........ .... ....3rd Alley.. "Shiny Shady People (US)".. .. ...... .... .......... .... ....3rd Alley.. "Shiny Shady People" (Japan).. .... .......... .... ..3rd Alley.. "Shiny Shady People" (Europe) .. .. .. .... OTHER 3RD ALLEY SPOTS TO FREQUENT:.. ........................................ ..CURRENT LINE-UP:..Zack Walters - Vocals, Guitars ..Todd Forman - Sax, Keyboards ..Jack Hale - Drums ..Simon Short - bass, vocals .. THE BULLPIN:.. Tyson Parrish - Bass.. Matt Brien - Bass.. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ............................Upcoming Events.... by Eventful.. .. .. ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... .......... .......... .. .. .. .... .. .... We are proudly sponsored by Crown Deluxe. Click the link to get yours .. ......
  • Influences

    JOE MAMA
  • Sounds Like

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Stream

  1. 3RD ALLEY

    May 28th (Tuesday) new song "Strange Brew" droppin! pumped for you to hear it! http://t.co/4MW0u2Odff

  2. 3RD ALLEY

    Playing tonight @ Gallagher's in Long Beach, starting @ 8PM. Hope to see you! Cheers, Zack

  3. 3RD ALLEY

    I will be playing @ Gallaghers in Long Beach on Monday the 15th. Stoked! Break yo self - Zack

  4. 3RD ALLEY

    Instagram: @happytank New songs coming very soon!

  5. 3RD ALLEY

    Cover of 3rd Alley's battlewounds by Revel in the View. http://t.co/xotBLU5BZi

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  • Jake Walden

    Honored to be in the 'New and Noteworthy' on Itunes for my new CD 'Same Something Different' NOW AVAILABLE!!! I hope you will find it on ITunes. BUY it, LOVE it, RATE it, REVIEW it... more importantly, I hope it finds it's way into your heart. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/same-something-different/id450200477 For a FREE DOWNLOAD of the Title track go here: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/jakewaldenofficial?sk=app_171377986258450" Peace, be you, Jake

    1 year ago
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    1 year ago
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  • Brandon

    what up muh fuckas!!   lets party!  I got new hoodys in yesterday 

    1 year ago
  • Diego de La Mattaz



    A LOS CINEASTAS DEL FUTURO
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    @Mexivergas
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    "¡Esas fétidas pantaletas que escupen desde sus obsoletos coños: acción (silencio, cámara ¡acción! = dos, tres, cuatro: ¡Qué empiece la genial y estupidizante expresión! ¡Todos juntos: dos, tres, cuatro; haber, haber, haber: doooos, treeees, ¡cuatro!!), toma (Me gusta más este ángulo, le da un aire más poético.... tsí, t-sí, t-s-í: po-é-ti-co: tsí, tsí, tsí, tsí.... el protagonista se redime.... tsí, tsí, tsí, tsí), corte (¡Por fin, ya no podía soportar mí cósmica falsedad, mí ego me convecía de mi inferioridad ¡mmmm! ¡Qué bien me sienta mi axila izquierda, con ¡cuánta! naturalidad!), set (Se invirtieron miles, no!, ¡Qué va! se inviertieron millones: lo requería la banalidad del equipo, la talentosa ineptitud del crew.... ¡los invito, estoy cocinando una setmovie!, ¡Vengan, vengan, vengan, vengan todos al estreno de mi nueva setmovie!, ¡Andenle, traiganse los garbanzos y el vino!: ¡Se me enfría la comida!, ¡Se me desencuera el festín!, ¡Oh, sí; miles, miles, miles, miles!, Fue muy difícil, dificilísimo, casi imposible, nadie creía en el proyecto, pero, al final: ¡sí se pudo!, ¡tsí, tsí, tsí, ¡tsí! se pudo!), pre-post-pre-post-producción-pre-post-pre-post ¡Oh sí! ¡Ya está en Post! (¿Post?, postcoital o qué, ¿Post?, postmenstrual o qué ¿POST?), casting (¡Debes meterte en el personaje: si me entiendes, cariño, papasito?: Meterte!.... ese tono de voz, carajo!.... ¡Métete!, eres un actor, no un puto humano!.... ¡Métete!.... sólo métete y prefabricadamente chapotea en esta bacinica emocinal, en esta deslubricante intelectualidad), rodaje (¡Apurale!, ¡Maquillale bien la cara! ____ ¡Vente así ya, despúes de todo las masas sólo te quieren ver las pinches tetas!, ¡Toda tu carrera profesional se la debes a tus tetas!, ¡Masas y Tetas!), guión (¡Tendrá una narrativa fragmentada!, ¡El mensaje es muy fuerte!, ¡Va a ser algo surrealista! ¿surre....? supéralo ya!, ¡El surrealismo esta muerto, desgastado!, ¡No remuevas más esas ingenuidades espirituales!), storyboard (¿Acaso un desgarre se grafica, se ilustra?), secuencia (¿De clichés renovados?), historia (¡¡¡¡Ja!, ¡¡¡ja!!!!, ¡¡ja!!!, ¡ja!!, oye, ¿Por qué no la hacemos sobre la vida de ¡¡¡¡JA!!!!? Sí, me late tu idea, hay que empezar a desarrollar el concepto, muy moderno, por cierto: ¡tsí!, ¡VAMOS!, ¡tsí!, ¡Vamos TODOS!, sera un éxito, ¡-t-s-í!-: ....Desde la tragedia de su padre, ¡¡¡¡JA!!!!.... ¡t-s-í!, ¡vamos todos!, ¡t-s-í!: ....perdió el gusto por las frituras.... ¡t-s-í!, ¡vamos todos!, ¡t-s-í! ....ya sólo le interesaba sobar su x-box.... ¡t-s-í!, ¡t-s-í!, ¡t-s-í!, ¡t-s-í!, ¡t-s-í! ....morder el cable del control, masturbarse y eyacular sobre su ipod.... ¡t-t-t-t-SÍ!), plano (¿Plano?, ¿El abuelo transexual del planito?), travelling (¿Su técnica?), corto (¡académica libertad creativa!, ¡T-S-Í!), director (¡Ese soy yo!.... ridenbergk: el director.... tsí, soy un cineasta mexicano: ¡Estudié en la prestigiosa.... Competí en el prestigioso.... Vencí en el majestuoso.... Rodé en la imponente....! ¡En la - en el - con la - por el - para la - contra el!.... ¡Pasele al mercado de la cobardía, que sólo aquí encontrará el catalogo de las artes!.... ¡Pasele!.... ¿Qué le damos, wero?.... psss aquí traigo mi lista....

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    ¡Ah, cuánta asexualidad recubre todos estos conceptos!.... ¡Impotentes ¡¡¡¡Nimios!!!! ¡¡¡¡Patéticos!!!! nulos!.... ¡Mironcillos de puchas, pepas y panochas: mas no saboteadores de ellas!....¡¡¡¡A la cinematografía se le ¡coge!, no se le asexualiza!!!!.... ella es una puta, ¡se le dedea ¡y! se le sodomiza!; no se acude a ella con historietitas soberbias, no se acude a ella con insólito talento, no se acude a ella con procedimientitos carnavalescos, no se acude a ella con artística exuberancia, no se acude a ella con musiquita desgarrante, no se acude a ella con astuta rapacidad, no se acude a ella con guioncillillos transgresores, no se acude a ella con frígida sensibilidad, no se acude a ella con tiernitas experimentaciones, no se acude a ella con irredenta genialidad, no se acude a ella con bagatelitas sociales, no se acude a ella con titánica ingenuidad, no se acude a ella con estructuritas dislocadas, no se acude a ella con virginal creatividad, no se acude a ella con obritas maestras, no se acude a ella con valentía caballeresca: ¡¡¡¡SE ACUDE A ELLA CON LA VERGA TIESA, ¡PARADA!.... LISTA PARA MEGACOGERLA Y ULTRAFORNICARLA!!!!!"

    Escrito en el 2008 y grabado en video para su deleite en el 2011.

    1 year ago
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    2 years ago
  • Sophie

    Hey :)

    2 years ago
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