Florida Kilos

其實上他們的官網就知道了。就是一個樂隊的名字，lana寫了這首歌對他們致敬，他們本來都要歇了，一看有這麼些明星粉絲支持，就繼續幹了。

The Florida Kilos a.k.a. Florida Keys a.k.a FL KILOS were started on a boat in Florida in 2010 in an effort to capture a sound and feeling of the echoes of leftover pop and garage and beachy tourist trash from Florida. The band released their first EP "Clearwater Blues" with the B Side "Gaytona" "Daytona" on vinyl 45s that immmediately sold out.

After being asked to tour with other trendsetters such as the Growlers, the Night Beats, and Broncho, the band returned to Florida to discover they had kicked off a scene and sound. Disgusted, at the unintented echoes in their wake; the group gave away their second vinyl pressing for free and decided to persue other more fringe interests. Recently interest in the band by many and high profile fans such as Lana Del Rey has made the band decide to continue writing songs pressing limited vinyls for collectors of 60's garage and psych sounds.

MEMBERS:

Pryscila Loren on Drums / Katherine Kelly on Guitars and Vocals / Shawn Kyle on Bass and Vocals

BIO:

Pryscila while working as a lifeguard saved Shawn from drowning (true story). Katherine grew up on the beach, and made friends on the road. They all met, fell in love and got sunburns and a van together (true story). It was decided that their mutual love of rock and roll music, AM stations on transistor radios and sunburns was no mistake.They started a band to play the sort of music they loved ... Just for the hell of it. They picked up 60's Fender guitars and old tube reverb amplifiers and see-thru drumkits that light up, because those sorts of things grow on trees in sunny Florida. Pryscila wrote a letter to Hal Blaine (of the Wrecking Crew) and asked how to tune her drumkit and he replied back with encouragement. Shawn contacts Carol Kaye (of the Wrecking Crew) about bass lessons. Katherine learned to surf via listening to Dick Dale and gets a blue skull tatooed on her chest. They wrote some songs in the garage and then ...

Their first show was withHe's My Brother She's My Sister. Their second was opened byHundred Watersand Levek. Their third was with the Night Beats. Then they met even more bands & friends & fans of music that offered encouragement and support, and the shows become sock hops.

Currently the group is preparing for their September - October tour with theGrowlers(Midwest) andBroncho(Southeast). The band still loves eachother, and look forward to bringing their sounds of sun and vacational excess to everyone.

Upcoming 4 song vinyl 7＂ EP to be released Fall 2012, recorded and mixed by Drew Vandeberg (Toro Y Moi, Deerhunter, Camper Van Beethoven)

樂隊官網(2張)

他們自己的新聞還報道了一下lana拿他們當歌名的事。

樂隊原名叫Florida Keys,是一座島的名字。 而kilo是字母K的一種叫法，很可能先簡稱Key為K，後來演化為Kilo。樂隊取名字經常會選一個抽象的名詞來彰顯逼格，kilo是量詞，可以指代一切，比key意境更廣，所以樂隊最後選了kilo

其實這首歌用了那個樂隊的名字，創作靈感卻不是從樂隊直接而來。Lana這兩首歌，都是寫她自己想表達的東西，然後套用有關的樂隊名字，有點博人眼球的感覺。

尤其是Guns And Roses的名氣遠遠大過Florida Kilos，這種效果更明顯。

在訪談中，Lana説過這首歌的靈感：

Released about a week ago, Lana Del Rey’s Ultraviolence album came out on June 13, 2014. And a bonus track on the album is “Florida Kilos” (embed is located below) which is inspired by legendary Miami based doc, Cocaine Cowboys by Rakontur. Here’s what Lana said about the track’s inspiration:

“I was inspired by a documentary called Cocaine Cowboys speaking of traffickers in Miami in the 70s. I attract those who use illegal methods to get what they want. When I was a kid I thought I had the right to have whatever I wanted at any cost. I like the idea of getting to the top with your method, it is legal or illegal.”

We could get high in Miami,

Ooh, dance the night away.

People never die in Miami,

Ooh, that’s what they all say.

她自己的説法是：“我的靈感來自於一部叫做《可卡因牛仔》的紀錄片，説的是70年代邁阿密毒販子的事。我總是會吸引到那些靠非法手段謀利的人。

我小時候就以為我有權為了得到任何東西而不惜代價。我喜歡這種不管是否合法，就靠自己的方式登上巔峯的想法。”

而這部紀錄片本身怎麼回事呢？

Cocaine Cowboys is a 2006 documentary film directed by Billy Corben and produced by Alfred Spellman and Billy Corben through their Miami-based media studio Rakontur. The film explores the rise of cocaine and resulting crime epidemic that swept the American city of Miami, Florida, in the 1970s and 1980s. The producers of Cocaine Cowboys use interviews with law enforcement,journalists, lawyers, former drug smugglers and gang members to provide a first-hand perspective of the Miami drug war.

Cocaine Cowboys is a 2006 documentary film directed by Billy Corben and produced by Alfred Spellman and Billy Corben through their Miami-based media studio Rakontur. The film explores the rise of cocaine and resulting crime epidemic that swept the American city of Miami, Florida, in the 1970s and 1980s. The producers of Cocaine Cowboys use interviews with law enforcement,journalists, lawyers, former drug smugglers and gang members to provide a first-hand perspective of the Miami drug war.

Cocaine Cowboys is a 2006 documentary film directed by Billy Corben and produced by Alfred Spellman and Billy Corben through their Miami-based media studio Rakontur. The film explores the rise of cocaine and resulting crime epidemic that swept the American city of Miami, Florida, in the 1970s and 1980s. The producers of Cocaine Cowboys use interviews with law enforcement,journalists, lawyers, former drug smugglers and gang members to provide a first-hand perspective of the Miami drug war.

可卡因牛仔是2006年出品的紀錄片，Billy Corben導演，Alfred Spellman 和Billy Corben製片，由其在邁阿密創建的Rakontur媒體工作室出品。影片探索了可卡因的崛起，及其70至80年代成為犯罪潮流橫掃邁阿密的故事。

製片人使用了對執法機關、記者、律師、前任毒販子和黑幫成員的訪談，來呈現邁阿密毒戰的一手資料。

COCAINE COWBOYS: RELOADED

Studio: Magnolia Pictures

Rating: Rated R for disturbing graphic crime images, drug material and language (re-rating) (2014)

MSRP: $29.98, but Amazon has it for $22.96

Running Time: 152 minutes

What’s Going On?

Official Synopsis:

Cocaine Cowboys is the true story of the how Miami became the drug, murder, and cash capital of the United States. But it isn’t the whole story. Cocaine Cowboys has been Reloaded: packed with footage and stories that have never been told about the Griselda Blanco, the Medellin Cartel, and Miami’s Cocaine Wars, with firsthand accounts by hit man Jorge “Rivi” Avala, cocaine trafficker Jon Roberts, smuggler Mickey Munday, and others.

2014年這部紀錄片又出了一部幕後故事。美國人真是有閒心拍這種東西。

拉娜·德雷（Lana Del Rey）本名Elizabeth Grant，1986年6月21日出生於美國紐約州，美國女歌手、詞曲創作者、模特。2011年6月發行首張單曲《Video Games》開始活躍於歌壇。2012年1月27日發行首張專輯《Born to Die》在樂壇走紅；同年2月21日獲得第32屆全英音樂獎國際最具突破藝人獎。2013年2月在第32屆全英音樂獎國際最佳女歌手獎；同年5月為電影《了不起的蓋茨比》獻唱插曲《Young and Beautiful》。2014年憑藉歌曲《Summertime Sadness》的Cedric Gervais混音版獲得第56屆格萊美獎最佳非古典類混音唱片獎；同年6月17日發行的第三張專輯《Ultraviolence》，登上公告牌二百強專輯榜冠軍。