3808 is a punk ‘n roll band from Los Angeles that was formed in 2008 after the best friend of 3808’s lead singer was shot and killed by a drunken off-duty police officer. This is the story taken from the band’s bio:
3 8-0-8 is a rock and roll band that was originally started in March 2008 by singer/writer Dylan Zink, following the tragic death of his long-time best friend, Shaun Adam Vilan, who was shot and killed by a drunken off-duty police officer. Shaun Adam Vilan, 30 years old, beloved father, son, brother, best friend, and lover, was senselessly shot by an intoxicated off-duty Costa Mesa police officer, Scott Dibble, at the annual Rod Run car show in Old Town Temecula on March 8th, 2008. No criminal charges were brought up on this drunken cop at the time but the case is still pending with a civil law suit against the police officer and the participating restaurants which is underway. In one month, immediately following Shaun’s murder, Dylan, and Shaun’s cousin James Lara, wrote 12 complete songs. The result is their debut album Til Death, a tribute to Shaun Vilan, and Shaun’s son, Dillan. The significance of the album is to develop an awareness about Shaun’s untimely death and to show how much Shaun was loved and how close the members of 3 8-0-8 were to him. The band wants the memory of Shaun Vilan and his spirit to be apparent. It is their belief the album came together with a force far greater then themselves; for 3 8-0-8 there is no other explanation considering the very short timeline in which the album came to fruition. “This is Shaun’s final gift to the people he loved the most; we are just glad to be part of it, and we would like everyone to join us in a celebration of his life through music,” said Zink.
Other than this story of their tragic beginning the band is extremely hard to find information on, which is why I can’t tell you for sure, but I believe the band might be putting a new album out soon. There are two new songs streaming on their MySpace page (Terrible Dream and Walls Fall Down) and the player says they are from an album titled Live Fast Die Loud. Since the band has only produced one album (their debut Til Death) I’m guessing it means a new album is on its way.
by Staff Writer sarah
This story just made my week. Out of nowhere San Francisco’s “acoustic” punk band Get Dead has released their very un-acoustic self-titled EP. And by “released”, I mean they played a CD release party and added the entire EP for streaming on their MySpace. In true punk DIY fashion there is, of course, no information anywhere about how to buy a copy of it, which is frustrating because the album is f’ing awesome. Fans of gritty street punk bands like Born To Lose, Hollowpoints, etc. need to give this album a listen pronto.