Alex’s Team Pick
Hey guys! So… I’m in a band.
While ordinarily I wouldn’t expect any of you to give a hoot, I mention it now only because we are attempting to raise money for something that is more than just our band and our music. It’s about going green and well, it’s my birthday today and I co-founded this website dammit, so I’ll cry if I want to!
Let me explain a little:
Our singer, Michael, is a crafty dude because he took a old broken-down school bus and converted it into our beloved “Cool Bus” – it has beds, a desk/office area, a kitchenette (running water!), etc. and it’s really just quite impressive. It’s what we use to tour in! Everything is very DIY in the land of Hell and Lula.
Unfortunately, our beloved Cool Bus runs on diesel fuel. Expensive, shitty diesel fuel.
We’ve decided to take on the task of converting our engine to run on waste vegetable oil. A task that requires thousands of dollars. But we feel it’s worth it to be able to travel around with as low of a carbon footprint as possible. We’re DIY-ing it and are doing the conversion ourselves, but the system itself is expensive. And that’s where we need help and that’s where you come in.
Here’s an infographic I made about it:
We have only 8 days left and we’re just under 80% of our goal.
If you’d like to support this endeavor, you would not only be contributing to greenify our bus and to Falling Whistles (see below) but you can also get some cool stuff in return, for example:
a whistle from Falling Whistles,
custom screen printed shirts,
music,
and even items made by us like graphic design (from me) or homebrewed kombucha!
Check it out:
Alex’s band’s ‘Green-ify The Cool Bus Campaign‘ on PledgeMusic.com
Also, this is our official Pledge video… where I may or may not be rapping:
Additionally, our band actively supports Falling Whistles (promotes peace in Congo and rehabilitates women and children affected by the war) at every show by selling whistles and telling their story.
20% of the money we raise after our goal will go straight to Falling Whistles. So there’s a lot of shit going on here. I hope you guys can forgive the shameless self-promotion. Both Falling Whistles and greenify-ing our bus are important issues to me and, like I said, it’s my birthday… so shhhhh.
And also – thanks in advance to anyone who pledges, passes it along via social media, or is still in fact reading this post.
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Hell&Lula’s ‘Greenify the Cool Bus’ Campaign on PledgeMusic
Get us to 90% and we’ll release the rest of this video
Hell and Lula on Facebook
‘Set the World on Fire’ Music Video
this post – and the video and your band and its bus and its ethos – makes me very happy. or maybe it’s just the sight of a;ex rapping. :D cookies for all. happy birthday!
Thank you :) It means a lot to have you guys’ (our readers’) support. Whether it’s verbal or otherwise. Your compliments made my day!
Your awesome graphic making skills makes me want to donate.
I like your music :) I’m just sort of peacing out to it and eating peanut butter
done! such a cool idea. happy birthday alex! :)
Thanks :)
Donated! Great tunes, great cause. Alex, can you sing us campfire songs at A-Camp?!
Also, DANG that bus sounds rad. HAPPY BRITHDAY.
Or, birthday, RATHER.
THANKS SHANNON OMG. Smiling from ear to ear over here!
Now I can’t stop thinking about dancing.
Happy Birthday!
love the video! this is a very neat idea … when I find my effing credit card I’ll support it (probs with a very tiny amount of money.student;yknow)
also somehow I think I knew this band before.well at least I’m pretty sure I’ve seen a live video or sth.
but it was just guys.how is that?
oh and happy birthday!!!
Hey Lia — the music video was shot last year when they still had their first drummer, an awesome guy by the name of Taylor. I joined them this past September :)
I think the most telling part of that being an Alex Vega original is that it says “BAM!” next to the bus on the right.
I support this effort. Rest assured, you will be helping them spread really great music to the masses. Oh, and it’s good for the environment. Those are my priorities. I stand behind them.
Is that you singing in the video for “Set the World on Fire”?
Nah, I play the drum-a-lums. I am not in that video because I hadn’t yet joined the band :)
Alex, in case you don’t know, you are very thexy.
I can appreciate this compliment. THANK YOU.
Falling Whistles is a great organization and vehicle conversions make me swoon!
(LOOK AT THESE! http://www.flickr.com/photos/emersonmerrick/with/4306591442/)
I just wish there had still been black whistles left.
Happy Birthday!
Aww thanks Morgan!