The Seaweed Is Always Greener, In Somebody Else’s Lake…

You: “Joshua, did you just start this post off with a quote from an eighties Disney film about a red-headed mermaid??”

Me: “Yes… but to my defense, I have two little sisters, AND it’s less cliché, than saying: ‘The Grass Is Always Greener…”

The truth is, most musicians or artists in general are pretty competitive people. I would say it’s because when you are trying to create things, whether it’s a recorded sound, a string of lyrics, or a painting - you are constantly absorbing influences. You want to be inspired, and so you end up being inspired by so many different people and things.

The bright side is that when you do find inspiration and you harness it in a positive way, you now have the drive to do good work – and to get better. The dark side is that if you let it turn negative on you, you get jealous or you start wavering on what you are trying to create or who you are trying to become. You start wanting to be more and more like some other artist. Maybe you want their gear, their press, their style, their whatever. Even though if you actually got to be in their shoes, you’d find that at times they are probably looking to be more like someone else. You’d get there and see that they too are sometimes unhappy with the green-ness of their seaweed, and are admiring some other body of water’s algae. It’s a vicious cycle.

You: “Joshua… Wait, is seaweed actually algae?”

Me: “Yes, I saw that shit on the Discovery Channel, son.”

You: ”Whoa… Okay, so what does the above have to do with your guys’ new album?”

Me:  “Everything.”

A lot of you have been asking for an update on the album, so here it is. It is sounding better and better everyday. We are self-producing this one as well, and honestly, I can say that I am more proud of these songs than anything we’ve done creatively before. (And I know Flo feels the same way.) This album has been the process of us really finding our sound. We’re taking all of these influences that sometimes pull us in competing directions, and embracing the fact that we love so many various types of music. We want to take our favorite parts of the different genres and artists that influence us, and melt those things into our sound. We have a crazy, exciting schedule for recording and producing the rest of the album, but I know that what we will end up with, is something we’ll be proud of. Both us (GP), and you guys (the people who have continued to support our music). We want to end up with an album that defines where we are as a band, and that sets up the foundation for where we are going.

We will have another update soon, so keep your eyes peeled.

-Joshua

PS - “Mer-Man.” *cough* *cough* “Mer-Man!”

Hope everyone is having a great holiday season! We’ve been busy working on our next album but since so many of you have been asking for something new, we decided to put out a brand new track. Check out this crazy mix of our friends He Is We’s song “Pardon Me.” (CLICK the picture above.) If you like it, then let us know by commenting on our Facebook page. If you don’t like it, then you can shut your mouth when you’re talking to me.

Also, be sure to check out He Is We’s new album which is amazing, and came out yesterday.

Merry Holidays.

-Florin & Joshua

Thank you to everyone who participated in our contest! This was by far our most successful one yet, so we’ll be sure to think up another one soon. Make sure to let us know if you have any good ideas for how our next one should work, or possible what kind of prizes we should have.

Now on to the winners… Congratulations to Emily Y., Ryan T. and Will M.! They won our contest and will each be receiving a signed Go Periscope Shirt and Bracelet.

Thanks guys, we love you :)

Summer is finally here and we’ve been working like mad scientists on new music. We have a couple collaborations in the works, some remixes that just need their final sprinkling of magic, and of course we are also in the process of recording our next album. We’ve never been more excited about our music and it’s direction as we are right now. If you want to, sign up for our mailing list here, and you will be the first to receive information (or in some cases the songs themselves) before ANYONE ELSE.

In other news, we love you all like a bear loves honey. Please keep spreading the word about us to your homies, it means so much to us to have your support.

-Joshua and Flo

PS: After writing Florin’s name as “Flo” I have decided my new nickname should be “Hustle”, so we could sign stuff “-Hustle and Flo”. Dope.

PSS: On second thought, it’s probably pretty whack to give yourself your own nickname. So that was a horrible idea. And the nickname “Hustle” will not be instituted. Not Dope.

You all are overwhelmingly supportive. Thank you to everyone who voted and helped spread the word. We’ll keep you posted on the contest. In the meantime, please keep having fun to our music & showing us to your friends. You guys are the reason for every good thing that is happening to our band. We cannot explain how much you mean to us.

-Joshua & Florin (we included names at the end to add sincerity and overall epic-ness, because we really mean it.)

Click to watch the video announcement.

We’ve been chosen by Rolling Stone along with 15 other artists to compete for the Cover of Rolling Stone Magazine! This is the first ever unsigned competition of it’s kind. Thank you so much for your support, you are the reason for all of this.

We need our friends now more than ever, and we want to give back to you guys throughout this contest!

Here’s how you can win. 

1. Vote for Go Periscope here: http://www.rollingstone.com/choosethecover/artists/go-periscope

2. Then spread the word on Twitter and Facebook. Make sure to Reply @goperiscope on Twitter and Like/Tag us on Facebook. We will select random winners DAILY for some amazing prizes throughout the first round of the contest. 

The grand prize winner will receive the first ever guitar used by Go Periscope and signed by both of us.

Check Twitter, Facebook, and our Official website for the daily winners.

http://www.twitter.com/goperiscope
http://www.facebook.com/goperiscopemusic
http://www.goperiscope.net

Tune in tonight for a big announcement regarding Go Periscope. Ahhh.