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MAY 11, 2005:
SO I GOT TO SPEND 22 HOURS IN MY OWN CITY. WOW. CONSISTING MAINLY OF LAUNDRY AND NAP. ITS BEEN AWHILE SINCE I WROTE SOMETHING HUH? ITS ABOUT 4AM AND IM LEAVING FOR JAPAN TOMORROW AT 7AM. WHILE I WAS ON TOUR, THE 3 BUILDINGS NEXT TO MY HOUSE BURNED DOWN. MY HOUSE WASNT DAMAGED IN ANY WAY, BUT THE CITY BROKE MY FENCE GETTING MACHINES IN TO DEMOLISH THE CHARRED REMAINS. THEY SAY THEY'LL FIX IT, BUT ILL BELIEVE THAT WHEN I SEE IT. THE MSTRKRFT STUDIO CONSTRUCTION IS GOING ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE AND WE WILL BE OPEN THE FIRST WEEK OF JUNE. HAVING A REAL STUDIO HAS BEEN MY DREAM FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS AND ITS SO HARD TO BE AWAY WHILE THE PLACE COMES TOGETHER. I WAS IN THERE TODAY AND IT TORE MY HEART OUT TO LEAVE WITHOUT DOING ANY WORK. SO ANYWAY.. THIS IS THE HOME STRETCH. 20 MORE DAYS OF TOURING. I CANT BELIEVE THIS TOUR STARTED JAN 25TH. THESE LAST SHOWS ON THE EAST COAST WERE REALLY AMAZING FOR ME. I FEEL LIKE ALL THE THINGS I HOPED FOR WITH THIS RECORD HAVE BEEN ACCOMPLISHED. EVERYTHING IS ALL SET UP FOR THE SECOND LP TO ARRIVE. I KNOW ITS STILL 9 OR 10 MONTHS AWAY, BUT ILL BE SO BUSY IN THAT TIME, IT WILL FEEL LIKE A FEW WEEKS. ITS FUNNY HOW THIS TOUR ENDS IN SWEDEN.. A PLACE WE HAVE NEVER PLAYED BEFORE, SORTA SERVING AS A REMINDER THAT WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO IN EUROPE THIS SUMMER. THE FALL IS GOING TO BE GREAT TOO, BUT ILL LEAVE THAT STORY FOR ANOTHER DAY. IM JUST HAPPY I COULD COME HOME FOR THIS BRIEF TIME AND HAVE DINNER WITH MY MOM ON HER BIRTHDAY. I WAS ON TOUR LAST YEAR AND MISSED IT.. MUCH LIKE I MISS EVERYTHING ELSE THAT HAPPENS BACK IN THE REAL WORLD. BUT JESSE, ISNT TOURING THE REAL WORLD? NO. ITS THE CIRCUS. THIS TOUR WITH UNCUT AND CONTROLLER.CONTROLLER WAS A 3 RING CIRCUS. IM REALLY GOING TO MISS SEEING ALL OF THEM EVERY DAY. I COULDNT HAVE CHOSEN A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ID RATHER TRAVEL THE CONTINENT WITH.... IF THEY READ THIS, THANKS SO MUCH FOR TOURING WITH US. OK I GUESS I SHOULD TRY TO SLEEP FOR AN HOUR OR SOMETHING. SURE WE WENT AROUND THE WORLD TRAVELLING EAST 2 TIMES ALREADY, WHY NOT WRAP THINGS UP BY GOING AROUND THE WORLD TO THE WEST? WORD? XOJFK.

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APRIL 7, 2005:
IM IN A HOTEL IN EDMONTON. THE SIGN ON THE WAY INTO THE CITY SAYS "CITY OF CHAMPIONS". APART FROM THE OILERS, WHAT ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT? PEOPLE HERE TALK REALLY CANADIAN. I FORGET ABOUT THE CANADA ACCENT WHEN I HAVENT HEARD IT IN AWHILE. SHOWS HAVE BEEN GREAT. I DIDNT HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY FANS WE HAD UNTIL NOW. IVE COME TO EXPECT CERTIAN THINGS FROM EACH PLACE WE PLAY, BUT CANADA HAS BEEN TOTALLY DIFFERENT THIS TIME AROUND. I GUESS ALL THAT TV STUFF WORKS OUT IN THE END HUH? ITS BEEN GREAT MEETING YOU MEMO READING KIDS ALONG THE WAY TOO. ILL TRY TO MAKE THIS ONE INTERESTING. SO CONTROLLER.CONTROLLER GOT PULLED OVER TWICE WITHIN 12 HOURS TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH MY INSANE DRIVING. I SAW A FLOCK OF WILD MOUNTIAN GOATS AND ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT. DRIVING FROM VANCOUVER TO CALGARY IS LIKE BEING INSIDE A BOB ROSS PAINTING SOMETIMES. iPODS ALL AROUND THE VAN MEAN VERY LITTLE TALKING ON LONG DRIVES. ITS ACTUALLY SORTA CUTE HOW WE ARE ALL SITTING THERE, BOBBIN OUR HEADS TO DIFFERENT SONGS. I HAVENT HAD ANY TOYS LIKE THIS SINCE I WAS A KID. THANKS BRUNO. I DONT KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU ABOUT TOUR. SINCE I DO IT EVERYDAY, ITS HARDER FOR ME TO PICK OUT LITTLE DIFFERENCES IN THE DAYS AND THEY START TO REALLY BLEND. ONE THING IVE NOTICED IS THAT KIDS REALLY KNOW THE WORDS TO THE SONGS. WE MUST BE DOING SOMETHIN RIGHT. SO BACK AT HOME, MSTRKRFT INC SIGNED THE LEASE FOR OUR STUDIO SPACE. IT WILL BE OPEN AS OF JUNE 1ST AND WE ARE ALREADY BOOKED UNTIL DECEMBER. PRETTY AWESOME HUH? I WISH I WAS HOME TO HELP WITH MORE OF THE DIRTY WORK. HEY, DOES THIS STUFF GET TRANSLATED INTO JAPANESE FOR THE JAPANESE SITE? I WONDER IF I MAKE SENSE WHEN TRANSLATED. DO I MAKE SENSE IN ENGLISH? WE HAVE A PRETTY PACKED SCHEDULE UNTIL THE END OF AUGUST. THE NEXT VIDEO WILL BE FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND IT WILL BE THE LAST SINGLE OFF THIS ALBUM I THINK. WE ARE REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE JEFF SCHAVEN (DRUMS IN CONTROLLER.CONTROLLER) DIRECTING AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT WITH HIM DAILY. IT WILL BE SO AWESOME. I CANT WAIT. SPEAKING OF AWESOME, WE WILL START WORK ON OUR NEW ALBUM FORMALLY IN JUNE. THIS TIME, THE MSTRKRFT STUDIO WILL BECOME OUR WORKSHOP AS WE PAINT OUR MASTERPIECE. LAST RECORD WAS HARD TO MAKE CAUSE THE SPACE WAS NEVER OURS. WE WOULD SNEAK IN AT 2AM AND WORK UNTIL 11AM ETC, THEN TAKE EVERYTHING APART SO IT WAS LIKE WE WERE NEVER THERE. SO MANY LATE NIGHT SESSIONS/MISSIONS. IF NOT FOR THE EURO/UK FESTIVALS IN THE SUMMER, THE GEAR WOULNT EVEN MOVE FROM THE STUDIO THIS TIME AROUND. OH YEAH, THE FESTIVALS.. DID WE POST THOSE DATES YET? CAN WE? HEY EUROPE.. WE ARE COMING TO VISIT. SWEDEN, GERMANY, HOLLAND, DENMARK, NORWAY, FRANCE, ITALY.. PLUS BACK TO ENGLAND AND IRELAND FINALLY. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF CLUB SHOWS MIXED IN WITH THE FESTIVAL DATES. ITS GOING TO BE A CRAZY TIME. TWO LITTLE TOURS, EACH 15 DAYS LONG, BUT EACH TRAVELLING TO LIKE, 5 COUNTRIES. YIKES. HEAVY. THERE IS SOME FUN STUFF MIXED UP IN THERE TOO. SEB AND I ARE DJING A PARTY IN CHICAGO WITH DAVID CROSS AND FRED ARMISEN FROM SNL! I THINK THATS JUNE 10TH. SHOULD BE AWESOME. I THINK THERE WILL BE SOME SORT OF MSTRKRFT DANCE PARTY IN AUGUST IN TORONTO. THERE IS SO MUCH I WANT TO DO. TOURING IS GREAT AND ALL BUT I DONT THINK PEOPLE REALIZE THAT ITS LIKE WORKING IN AN OFFICE AND NOT BEING ABLE TO LEAVE AT NIGHT. YOU JUST STAY AT WORK FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS. YOUR ONLY CONTACT WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD IS YOUR MOBILE PHONE AND EMAIL. I MISS MY LADY, MY FRIENDS, FAMILY AND HOUSE SO MUCH. WHEN YOU COME UP TO ME AND LET ME KNOW YOU READ THIS, ITS AS IF IM SHIPWRECKED ON A DESERTED ISLAND AND I JUST FOUND OUT SOMEONE GOT MY MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE. THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE. MORE SOON. XOJFK

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MARCH 20, 2005:
SORRY FOR THE SUPER LONG DELAY BETWEEN UPDATES. SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED SINCE I
LAST WROTE.  IM IN EL PASO, TEXAS IN A HOTEL WHERE WE CAN SEE MEXICO FROM
THE WINDOW.  OK SO... ENGLAND.  IM NOT SURE WHERE TO BEGIN.  EVERY SINGLE
SHOW WE PLAYED WAS AWESOME.  MET LOTS OF GREAT PEOPLE.  PROBABLY HAD MORE
FUN THEN WE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO.  THANKS/SORRY.  WE CANT WAIT TO COME BACK.
 ANGUS REALLY CANT WAIT TO COME BACK. OK THEN TO JAPAN. ITS WEIRD BEING SO
FAR FROM HOME BUT HAVING SOMEHOW ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH.  FROM THE KIDS
WAITING AT THE HOTEL WHEN WE ARRIVED TO THE DISPLAYS IN THE RECORD STORES TO
THE CROWD KNOWING EVERY SONG LIKE AS IF WE HAD BEEN PLAYING THERE AS OFTEN
AS TORONTO.  CRAZY.  I LEARNED LOTS MORE JAPANESE AND ATE "TUNA HEAD". 
AWESOME.  THEN OFF TO AUSTRALIA.  YOU ALL KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT THE LAND
DOWN UNDER SO I WONT DWELL.  WHAT ARE THE ODDS OF HAVING K-OS SHOW UP AT A
SHOW IN MELBOURNE?  APPARENTLY PRETTY GOOD! SO INSTEAD OF SHOWERING, I SWAM
IN THE OCEAN EVERY MORNING AND IT WAS VERY HABIT FORMING.  THEN BACK ON A
PLANE TO HOME.  FOR WHAT, LIKE 2 DAYS?  THE OPERA HOUSE SHOW WAS COOL IN
THAT ITS SOMETHING I CAN NOW CROSS OFF MY LIST OF THINGS I WANTED TO DO IN
MY LIFE. SUDDENLEY BACK TO AMERICA TO THE NEW YORK CITY EQUIVALENT.  BOWERY
BALLROOM NOW ALSO CHECKED OFF THE LIST.  THEN TO CONAN.  I FELT LIKE MYSELF
BUT THE KID IN ME WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN THE WHOLE TIME.  EVEN MORE CROSSED
OFF THE LIST!  ALL WITHIN LIKE 4 DAYS!  DEATH FROM ABOVE 79 AND THE E-STREET
BAND.  HAH!  MAX HAS THE SOFTEST HANDS EVER.  STRAIGHT BACK TO WORK AFTER
THAT.  DOWN TO TEXAS.  GOOD TO SEE FRIENDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.  EVEN IF
ITS ALWAYS JUST FOR A FEW SECONDS AND IN PLACES TOO LOUD TO TALK AT.  THEN
MORE LIST STUFF HAPPENED WHEN I SAW A HUGE DANCEFLOOR OF PEOPLE GOING CRAZY
TO THE MSTRKRFT REMIX OF THE PANTHERS.  MORE REMIXES COMING AS A RESULT TOO:
THE GOSSIP, TOMMIE SUNSHINE, NEW COLLABORATIONS... THE WORK KEEPS ON
COMIN.  I LOVE IT.  ENOUGH TOUR STORIES.  YOU CAN JUST FILL IN ALL THE
BLANKS WITH YOUR IMAGINATION.  THE GOOD STUFF IS THAT IVE BEEN WORKING
ON/PLANNING OUT THE NEW ALBUM AND I CANT WAIT TO RECORD.  CANNOT WAIT. SO
MANY NEW THINGS I WANT TO DO! WE START WORK ON IT IN JUNE AND WILL BE NECK
DEEP IN IT UNTIL OCTOBER OR SO.  THERE ARE SOME EURO/UK FESTIVALS IN THE
MEANTIME BUT IT SHOULDNT MAKE IT TOO MUCH MORE COMPLICATED.  I DONT WANT TO
GIVE ANYTHING AWAY.  LETS JUST SAY THAT SEB AND I KNOW WHAT WE HAVE TO DO
AND HOW TO DO IT.  ANYWAY.  ILL LEAVE IT AT THAT.  THANK YOU ALL FOR
SUPPORTING US.  THANKS TO THE PEOPLE WHO COME UP TO SAY HI.  I APPRECIATE IT
A GREAT DEAL.  ... JFK

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JANUARY 17, 2005
HAPPY NEW YEAR. IM ENJOYING MY 24 DAYS OFF. THE NEXT FEW MONTHS ARE GOING TO BE BRUTALLY BUSY. IM SO HAPPY WE GET TO GO AROUND THE WORLD AGAIN AND SEE ALL OUR FRIENDS. ILL MISS MY BED AND KEEPING MY CLOTHES IN A CLOSET INSTEAD OF A BLUE SUITCASE. IT WILL BE GREAT THOUGH. TOURING ENGLAND WITH CONTROLLER CONTROLLER AND THE FEVER EVERY NIGHT!?! SO AMAZING. I COULDNT HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER TIME. SO I SAID ID ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD IN THIS UPDATE AND ILL TRY TO DO THAT NOW. IF THIS DOESNT MAKE SENSE, GO READ THE OLD THREAD. HERE GOES... NEXT ALBUM WILL PROBABLY BE OUT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR OR EARLIER. AL-P AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MSTRKRFT: PANTHERS REMIX THAT WILL BE OUT SOON, BLOC PARTY REMIX/COVER, OUR OWN STUFF, FUTUREHEADS REMIX, ETC. TOO MUCH TO LIST. SEB HAS BEEN RECORDING THINGS TOO. ITS NOT REALLY THAT MUCH TIME OFF. I HAVENT DECIDED WHAT COLOR THE NEXT RECORD WILL BE. ROMANTIC RIGHTS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE GREEN BUT SOUND VIRUS DIDNT LIKE IT AND WE CAVED. ILL DECIDE WHEN WE ARE RECORDING. THE POSTER YOU MADE ME FOR MY BIRTHDAY DIED IN THE VAN. SORRY! NEXT VIDEO WILL BE OUT SOON. THIS MONTH I THINK. NEXT SHOW IN TORONTO PROBABLY WONT BE UNTIL MAY. I WOULD NEVER TOUR SOLO. AL-P AND I WILL PROBABLY DO A DJING TOUR AT SOME POINT THOUGH. PEOPLE FROM THE RED LIGHT STING OFFERED TO BE IN THE FEMME FATALE BAND AGAIN, BUT I DONT THINK I COULD DO IT. ITS REALLY HARD ON ME. IM NOT GOING TO SAY NEVER THOUGH. THE BEST GIRLS ARE IN AUSTRALIA. I GUESS FOR CANADA IT WOULD BE TORONTO OR MONTREAL. MAYBE THATS JUST CAUSE OF POPULATION. ??? I DONT HAVE ANY EXTRA NIPPLES, BUT SEB MAY HAVE EXTRA BONES IN HIS BACK. THE PULL OUT VIDEO WILL PROBABLY BE RELEASED, BUT NOT ON TV FORMALLY. IM NOT SURE ABOUT COACHELLA. WE HAVE HEARD LOTS OF THINGS. IT LOOKS LIKE ITS GOING TO HAPPEN. I GUESS THERE WILL BE A DVD SOMEDAY. NOT FOR AT LEAST A YEAR THOUGH. DEATH FROM ABOVE WILL BE MY MAIN FOCUS UNTIL I HAVE A BABY.. CAUSE RAISING KIDS IS WAY MORE IMPORTANT THAN TOURING. IM NOT EXPECTING A KID ANYTIME SOON THOUGH. WHO KNOWS. FEMME FATALE 4 WONT BE DONE UNTIL JUNE PROBABLY. IT SHOULD COME OUT BY YEAR END I THINK. .. OK I THINK THATS IT. YES I DELETED MY MYSPACE ACCOUNT. I HAVE ENOUGH FRIENDS ALREADY. I WILL UPDATE FROM EACH COUNTRY WE VISIT. THANKS TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO COME AND SAY HI, PARTICULARLY THAT GIRL IN TORONTO THAT SAID SHE READS THIS RAMBLING AND APPRECIATED IT. ILL KEEP DOING IT AS OFTEN AS WE HAVE SOMETHING NEW TO TELL YOU. UNTIL THEN.

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NOV. 18 2004
HEY CHILDREN. HOW YALL DOIN? WE IS IN TEXAS RIGHT NOW.  GOOD WEATHER.  EASY DRIVING. FRIENDLY PEOPLE. SO THIS LEG OF TOUR IS ALMOST DONE.  IVE DECIDED AFTER SOME EXPERIMENTING THAT THE GRABBER IS OFFICALLY RETIRED.  ITS ALL RICKENBACKER FROM NOW ON.  THAT THING LETS ME PLAY BETTER AND PLAY MORE THAN THE GRABBER EVER COULD.  I LOVE THEM BOTH BUT I CANT ARGUE WITH TONE. SORRY TO EVERYONE WHO SOMEHOW GOT ATTACHED.  IVE SEEN THE VIDEO FOR BLOOD ON OUR HANDS.  ITS STILL BEING EDITED RIGHT NOW BUT IT LOOKS RAD.  YALL DID A GOOD JOB DANCIN AND MAKIN IT LOOK HOT.  IVE THANKED YOU BEFORE AND ILL THANK YOU ALL AGAIN.  HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE DONE AND RELEASED SOON.  ILL LET YOU KNOW.. OR MAYBE YOU WILL LET ME KNOW? IF YOU HAVENT BEEN INTRODUCED ALREADY, YOU ALL NEED TO MEET ANGUS.  ANGUS IS OUR SOUNDMAN NOW AND WILL BE UNTIL THE BAND IS FINISHED.  HE IS THE FIRST ONE WE HAVE HAD THAT TOTALLY GETS US AND MAKES US A BETTER BAND EVERY DAY.  IM EXCITED FOR YOU TO HEAR HIM IN ACTION.  WE MET HIM IN LONDON AND ITS BEEN ABOUT A YEAR IN THE MAKING IN TERMS OF HIM BECOMING OUR FULL TIME SOUND MAN.  HE IS A GREAT GUY AND AN AMAZING SOUND MAN.  THIS IS MY OFFICAL WELCOME.  SAY HELLO TO HIM IF YOU HAVE THE CHANCE AND TELL HIM WHAT YOU THINK OF THE JOB HE IS DOING.  
I THINK ITS TIME TO RETIRE THE BIG BLUE VAN.  SHE HAS DRIVEN OVER 2 TIMES THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE EARTH FOR OUR BAND.  I LOVE HER BUT I KNOW WHEN ITS TIME TO SAY GOODBYE.  YOU KNOW, LIKE IN "ANGIE" BY THE ROLLING STONES?  WHEN WE ARE BACK IN THE SPRING, IT WILL BE IN SOMETHING NEW.  MAYBE EVEN SOMETHING WITH A STEREO!  CAN YOU IMAGINE?! I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO TELL YOU REALLY.  IM EXCITED ABOUT ALL THE REMANING SHOWS IN THE TOUR AND IM EVEN MORE EXCITED TO BE AT HOME FOR MORE THAN 3 DAYS.  IM WORKIN HARD ON THE STUDIO, MISTY'S RECORD, THE 4TH FEMME FATALE RECORD (YEAH I SAID 4TH), MY NEW PROJECT WITH AL-P AND REMIXES FOR CONTROLLER.CONTROLLER AND OTHERS.  ME AND AL-P MIGHT ALSO DO A TRACK FOR K-OS AND IM SUPER EXCITED TO DEBUT WHAT MASTERKRAFT HAS COOKIN.  SPEAKING OF RAPS, WE ARE GOING TO BE IN MASIA ONE'S NEW VIDEO FOR A TRACK I PRODUCED FOR HER YEARS AGO CALLED "THE HAZING". ITS GOING TO BE HOT.  THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT.  THANKS FOR THE LOVE.  YES THE KELLY OSBOURNE STUFF IS TRUE AND SHE IS SUPER RAD.  AS ALWAYS, PLEASE COME SAY HI WHEN WE ARE AROUND YOUR TOWN.  IT LETS ME KNOW IM NOT TALKING TO NOONE. XXO JFK

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NOV. 06 2004
BONJOUR MES AMIS IM SITTING IN THE BAR UNDERNEATH THE CLUB WE ARE PLAYING IN CHICAGO.  WE FINALLY GOT A COMPUTER AND ITS A MAC WITH AN AIRPORT SO I CAN ACTUALLY WRITE STUFF ON HERE AND WHAT NOT. ITS PRETTY EXCITING.  FREE INTERNET!  JUST PARK NEAR A STARBUCKS! SO WHAT TO TELL YOU.  VIETNAM IS A RAD BAND.  ITS LIKE THEY CAME OUT OF A TIME MACHINE.  THE HAVE A SONG CALLED WELCOME TO MY ROOM AND ITS REALLY GREAT.  PANTHERS ARE GREAT TOO. ITS GOING TO BE LOTS OF FUN WHEN WE PLAY IN YOUR TOWN.  WHEREVER THAT MAY BE.  VANCOUVER!  I CANT WAIT FOR YOU.  MONTREAL!  TORONTO!  ETC.  HEY TORONTO, DO YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE DOING AN ALL AGES SHOW AT THE KATHEDRAL FOR YOU?  MAYBE YOU KNEW ALREADY.  ALL GOOD.  ALL THE TIME. PLEASE COME SAY HELLO IF YOU COME OUT.  IT LETS ME KNOW ACTUAL PEOPLE READ THIS STUFF IM WRITING. ME AND AL-P ARE STARTING A STUDIO AND OUR PRODUCTION COMPANY.  WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON IT EVERY DAY AND I THINK IT WILL BE RUNNING IN MAY.  IN TIME TO RECORD THE NEW DFA79 RECORD ETC.  OUR COMPANY IS TENTATIVLEY CALLED MASTERKRAFT BUT THAT MAY CHANGE IF CANADIAN TIRE GETS ANGRY.  WE WILL SEE.  ITS A HUGE STEP FOR BOTH OF US AND ITS SOMETHING WE HAVE WANTED FOR A LONG TIME.  ITS LIKE, THE BIGGEST THING IVE EVER DONE OR WANTED TO DO IN MY LIFE.  ILL TALK ABOUT IT MORE AS IT DEVELOPS.   THE NEW FEMME FATALE RECORD IS DONE AND I THINK ITS GONE INTO PRODUCTION.  IT WILL BE FOR SALE AT SHOWS AND THROUGH THE ONLINE STORE. I FEEL WEIRD ABOUT MAKING A RECORD ON CD ONLY BUT I GUESS ITS THE NEXT CENTURY AND ALL NOW AND MOST OF YALL DONT HAVE TURNTABLES. ILL WRITE SOMETHING WHEN I KNOW THE EXACT RELEASE DATE.  OTHER THAN THAT, I DONT KNOW WHAT TO TELL YOU.  THINGS ARE ALWAYS HAPPENING WITH US AND IT STARTS TO TURN INTO ONE BIG BLUR.  WHAT DAY IS IT?  WHERE ARE WE GOING?  WHAT TIME ARE DOORS?  YOU ALL KNOW BETTER THAN I DO. MORE SOON.  JFK

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OCTOBER 29, 2004:
IN A HOTEL ROOM IN GLASGOW, SCOTLAND. ITS COLD BUT I THINK IT MIGHT BE WARMER THAN WHEN WE WERE HERE IN JULY. SO LOTS HAPPENING HERE AND AT HOME. THE ROMANTIC RIGHTS SINGLE IS OUT HERE ON THE 1ST. THE REMIX 12", CD AND 7" ARE ALL AWESOME. ITS FUNNY HOW THE COVER SORTA LOOKS LIKE HEADS UP! IT SOUNDS GREAT. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT ALAN BRAXE MIGHT DO A REMIX FOR US AND IM GIDDY THINKIN BOUT IT. RUNNIN! PG 40 OF THE NOVEMBER ISSUE OF ARENA MAGAZINE TOTALLY MAKES ME LAUGH. ITS THE BIGGEST PHOTO OF US EVER PUBLISHED I THINK. EXPENSIVE GEAR AND EVERYTHING. WAIT.. IM WORKING BACKWARDS. OH YEAH.. THAT HUGE CANADA TOUR WE JUST DID!!! THANKS EVERYONE WHO CAME AND SUPPORTED US, AND HELLO TO ALL OF YOU WHO JUST LEARNED ABOUT US FROM THE TOUR. IT WAS GREAT EVERYDAY. WELL, OTHER THAN THAT DAY IN QUEBEC WHERE THE BOUNCER STRANGELED THAT KID AND THEN WANTED TO FIGHT US. WHEN WE FLEW DOWN TO NYC FOR CMJ, THAT WAS GREAT TOO. WE GOT TO SEE ALL OUR FRIENDS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AT ONCE. IT WAS AMAAAZING. CBGB'S SHOW WAS BIZARRE BUT FUN AND THE VICE PARTY WAS PRETTY INSANE. SOMEONE ACTUALLY PUKED IN THE PIT, THEN THREW SOMEONE ELSE INTO IT AND HE SLID ON HIS CHEST THROUGH THE PUKE. INSANE. WHAT ELSE?? THE VIDEO FOR BLOOD ON OUR HANDS!! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT FOR IT. I THINK IT WILL LOOK AMAZING, AND THE TIME WE ALL SPENT HANGING OUT WAS SO GREAT. I LOVED WATCHING YOU ALL PLAY MY BASS AND OF COURSE COVER OUR SONGS. MEETING KIDS WHO HAVE MY TERRIBLE GR12 MATH TEACHER TOO! AMAZING. CANT WAIT TO SEE THAT ONE FINISHED AND ON TV. SO OTHER THINGS.... WE ARE GOING TO START GETTING A NORTH AMERICAN STREET TEAM TOGETHER. OUR STREET TEAM IN THE UK IS AMAZING (THANKS ALL OF YOU!) AND I KNOW YOU KIDS AT HOME WOULD BE JUST AS GREAT IN HELPING US IF YOU HAD THE CHANCE. WE ARE TRYING TO HAVE IT ALL ORGANIZED NOW. HOPEFULLY SOMETHING RUNNING SOON. I HAVE TO GO TO THE VENUE NOW, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY HI. THE VICE TOUR WILL TAKE US ALL OVER THE STATES AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SOON. PLEASE COME SAY HELLO. PLEASE KEEP REQUESTING THE VIDEO. UK KIDS SHOULD WATCH ZANE LOWE / GONZO SHOW CAUSE WE DID A BIG INTERVIEW ON THERE THE OTHER DAY. ALSO ON THE BRUSE DICKINSON SHOW (YEAH FOR REAL) ON RADIO 6 AND SOME OTHER THING ON RADIO 1. ILL TRY TO WRITE MORE BEFORE WE TOUR THE STATES IN A FEW DAYS. AND OH YEAH... VANCOUVER! MY BIRTHDAY IS NOV 11TH AND WE ARE PLAYING MESA LUNA. I WANT SOMETHING NICE. MORE SOON.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2004:
UPDATE FROM UNDER THE NEWARK AIRPORT RUNWAY MORE OR LESS. NOT AS NOISY AS YOU WOULD EXPECT REALLY. SO WE ARE DOWN HERE ON TOUR, OFF AND ON WITH METRIC. ITS PRETTY COOL I GUESS. WE HAD MASSIVE VAN PROBLEMS ON THE WAY OUT OF CANADA AND AGAIN ON THE WAY INTO NYC. FOR THOSE WITH A LIGHT UNDERSTANDING, THE TENSIONER WHEEL ACTUALLY FELL OFF IN THE LINCON TUNNEL = NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES, NO LIGHTS ETC. LOTSA GOOD OL TIME FUN. NOT REALLY. SOMEONE PUSHED US OUT OF THE WAY OF SOME BUSES AND A CHRUCH GAVE US A PHONE BOOK TO FIND A GARAGE WITH. SOB SOB BLAH BLAH. GOOD THING IT HAPPENED IN NYC AND NOT IN SOME BACKWARD PLACE LIKE WASHINGTON D.C. SO YEAH YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT PLACE? YOU KNOW WHAT MASONS ARE? HOW COME THEY HAVE WEIRD SNAKES ALL OVER THE HEADQUARTERS? HOW COME THERE IS A PYRAMID WITH AN ALL SEEING EYE ON THE ONE DOLLAR BILL? WHY DO MASONS SAY THEY BUILD THEIR TEMPLES IN THE HEARTS OF MEN? WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY DOING DOWN THERE? WHY ARE ALL THE STREETS IN THE SHAPE OF A PENTAGRAM? LOOK IT UP. ITS PRETTY WACKED OUT. I THINK THAT ?IN GOD WE TRUST? MAY BE REFERENCING A DIFFERENT GOD THAN MOST OF US ASSUME. WEIRD FUN. ALSO SAW SOME NATIVE AMERICAN VIETNAM VETS PLAY TAPS INFRONT OF THE VIETNAM WALL. I COULDN?T MOVE. WHATEVER YOUR PROBLEMS ARE, YOU DON?T HAVE IT THAT BAD. THE LINCON MEMORIAL IS PRETTY AWESOME TOO. HE USED SOME PRETTY STRONG WORDS. OF COURSE, HE WASN?T A MASON SO I GUESS HE HAD TO DIE. VERY INTERSTING STUFF. OTHER THAN THAT, THERE WAS A GREAT MOSH PIT AT THE PIANOS SHOW IN NYC. IT INVOLVED BREAKDANCING AND SOME RIDING ON SHOULDERS. ITS VERY RARE TO SEE A 21+ MOSH PIT. MET NICE GUYS IN BOSTON. ATE GOOD FOOD IN? WAIT. THAT NEVER HAPPENED. THAT DOESN?T REALLY HAPPEN IN AMERICA. TERVOR OUR TOUR MANAGER JUST SAID ?SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO SLAY THE DRAGON TO GET TO THE PRINCESS? WHATS THAT ABOUT? ITS NOT LIKE WE ARE PLAYING SUPER MARIO OR SOMETHING. LOTS OF THINGS COMING UP WITH US. DID YOU SEE THE i-D MAGAZINE AND DAZED AND CONFUSED MAGAZINE THINGS? AND WHAT ABOUT ENGLAND? WE HAD GREAT SHOWS IN LONDON AND ELSEWHERE? ONE REALLY SWEATY GUY CAME UP TO ME AND SAID ?I KNOW YOU DON?T DO DRUGS BUT I BROUGHT YOU SOME ANYWAY JUST IN CASE BUT THEY TURNED TO LIQUID IN MY POCKET? WHAT KIND OF DRUGS TURN TO LIQUID IN A SWEATY POCKET? YEAH SO THAT WAS ENGLAND. WHAT ELSE? HMM. LOTS OF TOURING COMING UP. BACK TO ENGLAND, ACROSS CANADA, AROUND AMERICA, BACK TO ENGLAND, CMJ, BACK TO JAPAN, BACK TO AUSTRALIA, SXSW. THE BEST PART OF ALL THAT JAZZ IS WE ARE TAKING CONTROLLER.CONTROLLER ON TOUR WITH US AROUND AMERICA AND CANADA. ARE YOU EVEN READY FOR THAT TOUR? ARE YOUR DANCING SHOES CLEAN? MORE SINGLES SOON IN THE UK. IMMINENT USA RELEASE. NEW FEMME FATALE RECORD ON LAST GANG. HORNY EMOTION RECORD FINALLY. .. TOO MUCH TO LIST! THIS IS GOING TO BE THE MOST BUSY 6 MONTHS IN THE BANDS HISTORY. NON STOP WORK! THANKS FOR REQUESTING OUR VIDEO SO MUCH. PLEASE DON?T STOP. WE ARE #1 ON COLLEGE RADIO IN CANADA RIGHT NOW! BELIEVE THAT SON! IM DROOLING WAITING FOR THE NEW NAS RECORD. I HEARD A LOT OF IT IN NYC ON THE RADIO AND ITS SO DDAMN GOOD. I ASSUME YOU ALL HAVE THE NEW MOBB RECORD ALREADY. THAT?S ALL I GOT TO SAY RIGHT NOW. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR MAKING US PART OF YOUR LIVES AND FOR READING THIS FAR INTO MY RAMBLINGS. COME SAY HELLO WHEN WE ARE NEAR YOUR TOWN. I CAN ALMOST ASSURE YOU WE WILL BE THERE SOON. BOOM!

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AUGUST 22, 2004:
LONG TIME NO TALK HUH? SORRY. MY COMPUTER HAD SOME VIRUS.. ACTUALLY IT STILL DOES. MY PHONE GOT DISCONNECTED WHEN WE WERE ON TOUR SO I CANT GET ONLINE. IM ON MY SISTERS COMP NOW. I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I UPDATE THE SITE, ITS ONLY TAKING AFFECT ON DEATHFROMABOVE.CA, NOT ON DEATHFROMABOVE1979.COM. WEIRD? WHY? I DONT KNOW. OK SO ANYWAY. GOOD TIMES. GOT THE RECORD WHEN IN MONTREAL AND SOLD 2 OF OUR 3 BOXES THAT NIGHT. THANKS MTL! IT LOOKS PRETTY AWESOME, ALTHOUGH ITS IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO BE OBJECTIVE ABOUT SOMETHING I WORKED ON FOR 7 MONTHS. HOPE YOU ALL LIKE IT. PLEASE DONT DOWNLOAD THIS ONE. YOU HAD ALL THE REASON IN THE WORLD TO DOWNLOAD THE FIRST 2 RECORDS.. THE DISTO WAS TERRIBLE AND WE EVEN ENCOURAGED YOU ALL TO DOWNLOAD IT CAUSE YOU COULDNT BUY IT IF YOU WANTED TO. BUT THIS TIME IS DIFFERENT. THE CD WILL BE EVERYWHERE. EVERYWHERE. EVERY STORE THAT CARRIES UNIVERSAL RELEASES. THAT MEANS EVERY STORE IN CANADA AND AROUND THE WORLD. THE LYRICS ARE PRINTED ON THE DIGIPAK SO DONT TRY TO SAY YOU LOST YOUR INSERT YOU CHEAP BASTARDS. WHAT ELSE. DID YOU KNOW WE ARE ON "MEGAHITS" ON MUCHMUSIC? HAHAHA!! MEGA HITS! LIKE, WITH USHER AND BEYONCE. HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME. PLEASE VOTE FOR US ON THE POWERSHIFT IF YOU HAVE TIME CAUSE THAT WOULD HELP AS WELL. SPEAKING OF MUCHMUSIC, WE ARE HOSTING THE PUNKSHOW THIS WEEK. WE WILL TRY TO PLAY THE BEST STUFF THERE, BUT MAYBE THEY WONT LET US. WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS THERE SOMETIMES. IF IT WAS UP TO ME, ID JUST PLAY GOT IT TWISTED BY MOBB DEEP UNTIL THE SHOW WAS OVER. WHAT ELSE... HMM.. THE ROUGH CUT OF THE PULL OUT VIDEO IS DONE AND I HEAR ITS CRAZY. MAYBE ANOTHER MONTH OR SO UNTIL ITS ALL DONE. ILL LET YOU KNOW. HOPEFULLY TOUR DATES WILL BE POSTED SOON. NEW MERCH PAGE COMING SOON TOO. WITH ORDERING MADE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN. LOTS I CANT TELL YOU YET. PLANNING A CANADIAN TOUR WITH CONTROLLER.CONTROLLER AND FROM FICTION. THINK THAT WOULD GO OVER WELL IN THE SPRING? I THINK SO. THEY ARE MY FAVOURITE BANDS. SPEAKING OF BANDS.. THE NEW AND FINAL RED LIGHT STING RECORD IS SO GOOD IT SHOULD COME WITH A STICKER, WARNING YOU THAT YOUR TEETH WILL CRACK FROM SMILING SO MUCH. ITS ONE OF THE BEST RECORDS IVE EVER HEARD. SO SAD THEY BROKE UP AND THAT WE COULDNT PLAY THIER LAST SHOW WITH THEM. OH WELL. SO MUCH TO DO THIS WEEK. I DONT KNOW IF ITS ALL POSSIBLE BUT I JUST DONT FEEL COMFORTABLE SITTING AROUND WHEN IM HOME. I WANT TO DO EVERYTHING I GET TO PLAN OUT IN MY HEAD WHILE DRIVING AROUND THE WORLD. PRODUCING A TRACK FOR TRACK DIRTYAZ, ANOTHER FOR MY GIRL, TRYING TO FINISH FEMME FATALE RECORD #4, REMIXING DISCO BLACKOUT FOR CONTROLLER.. ETC. FUN! BEN FROM BILLY TALENT IS GOING TO ROADIE FOR US AT AN UPCOMING SHOW. SAM ROBERTS WAS IN DRAG AT HIS BACHELOR PARTY. ?? NOW IM JUST TYPING RANDOMLY. CHECK OUT THE NEXT ISSUE OF DAZED AND CONFUSED AND ALSO I-D MAGAZINE. SO MANY GOOD THINGS. IM GONNA GO TAKE A WICKED DUMP.. ANYONE NEED A HORSESHOE? MAYBE A GOLDEN EGG OR TWO? XXOX

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JUNE 28, 2004:
HEY. HOW ARE THINGS? REALLY? IM GREAT. SO NEXT MONTH IS GOING TO BE INSANE. MAYBE TOO INSANE. YES, WE REALLY ARE PLAYING 3 SHOWS IN LONDON IN ONE DAY. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? WILL WE SURVIVE? TOKYO. WE ARE GOING TO TOKYO. EVEN TYPING IT FREAKS ME OUT. LIKE IVE SAID BEFORE, WE HAVE BEEN JUST DOING WHAT WE LOVE TO DO, WITHOUT COMPROMISE, AND FOR WHATEVER REASON PEOPLE WITH MONEY AND INFLUENCE HAVE DECIDED WE ARE COOL AND THAT THEY SHOULD SEND US AROUND THE WORLD. IM NOT COMPLAINING! ILL TAKE IT. SO BLAH BLAH BLAH WE TOUR ALOT BIG DEAL. THE FEVER ARE AWESOME. THEY ARE PROBABLY THE MOST UNDERRATED BAND FROM NEW YORK SINCE TELEVISION. THIER SONGS ARE ALL SO GOOD. WOW. BUY THIER RECORD.. ITS CALLED RED BEDROOM AND ITS ON KEMADO. WHAT ELSE? WELL, I FINISHED THE NEW FEMME FATALE RECORDING EXCEPT FOR THE VOCALS. ITS AWESOME. I LISTEN TO IT 20 TIMES A DAY... KEMADO IS THINKING ABOUT PUTTING IT OUT. UH.. OUR VIDEO IS FINSIHED AS OF TODAY. I HAVENT SEEN IT YET BUT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO SEE IT LATER TODAY. THE ROUGH CUT I SAW A MONTH AGO WAS SO AMAZING IT SCARED ME. WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN ITS ON THE AIR. IM COUNTING ON YOU ALL TO REQUEST IT SO OFTEN THAT MUCH MUSICS EMAIL BOXES ARE PERPETUALLY FLOODED. WE USED TO HAVE THIS IDEA THAT WE WOULD MAKE A VIDEO, TIE IT TO A BRICK AND THROW IT THOUGH THIER WINDOW. IF THEY DIDNT PLAY IT, WE WOULD JUST KEEP THROWING COPIES TAPED TO BRICKS THROUGH THIER WINDOWS UNTIL IT WAS ON THE AIR. HOPEFULLY WE WONT HAVE TO DO THAT BUT I WONT RULE IT OUT JUST YET. HAHAHHA. ILL TRY TO GET THE VIDEO ONLINE THROUGH HERE AS SOON AS ITS AVAILABLE AND IN REALAUDIO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. OH YEAH ONE OTHER THING.. 679, OUR LABEL FOR THE UK AND EUROPE, IS PUTTING A SONG FROM THE LP ONLINE ON THIER WEBSITE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD. THE SONG IS CALLED "GOING STEADY" AND ITS THE ONE THATS LIKE, HALF BASS AND HALF SYNTH. OK THATS ALL FOR NOW. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING. YOU ARE THE REASON THIS EXISTS. XXO

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MAY 24, 2004:
LONG TIME NO TALK HUH? WE GOT HOME FROM THE AMERICA/AUSTRALIA TOUR LAST NIGHT. WHAT A CRAZY EXPERIENCE IT ALL WAS TOO. WOW. FROM NEW YORK TO MELBOURNE AND BACK IN 30 DAYS. WHAT THE HELL. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED US OUT. NATE PROMDATE, VICE AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA.. JOHNNY GOLDCOAST, MIKEY + BRIONY, JORDAN, JAMIE FARKAS, ERIK LAVIOE, SUROOSH, JOHN MARTIN, ETC ETC.. YOU GET THE IDEA. I WANT TO MOVE TO AUSTRALIA AFTER THAT TRIP. I SAW ART THAT MADE ME WANT TO CRY AND MET PEOPLE THAT I FELL IN LOVE WITH INSTANTLY. EVERYONE SHOULD MOVE THERE REALLY BUT THEN IT WOULD GET SHITTY LIKE EVERYWHERE ELSE I GUESS. SO SEB AND I LIVE TOGETHER AGAIN NOW. ITS A CRAZY STORY IM NOT GOING TO BOTHER TELLING BUT ILL JUST SAY ITS ME AND HIM IN THE FUNERAL PARLOR AGAIN. APPARENTLY ITS BEEN MORE HAUNTED SINCE WE WERE AWAY ON TOUR. THE GHOSTS HAVE BEEN WEARING PERFUME AND MESSING WITH THE THERMOSTAT. I LOVE IT. WE FILM THE VIDEO FOR ROMANTIC RIGHTS ON WEDNESDAY AND IF WE ARE OUT EARLY ENOUGH, ILL BE DJING AT SOME CLUB AFTERWARDS TOO. AFTERPARTY? MAYBE. IVE GOT A NEW GIRLFRIEND AND SHE IS MAKING EVERYTHING BETTER FOR ME RIGHT NOW. SEB AND I ARE BOTH WORKING ON SOLO RECORDS AT PRESENT. WE ARE BOTH GOING TO MAKE EPs AND MAYBE SOMEONE WILL PUT THEM OUT. HMM... WHAT ELSE TO TELL YOU. OH YEAH, WE MIGHT BE GOING TO GERMANY AFTER THE UK AND THEN TO JAPAN AND THEN BACK TO AUSTRALIA ALL BEFORE THE END OF JULY. SOUNDS CRAZY? IT IS. IM GOING BACK TO AUSTRALIA IN JULY REGARDLESS THOUGH. YEAH. DIDNT YOU KNOW WE LIVED IN AN OLD FUNERAL PARLOR? IT WAS BUILT IN 1907 AND ITS NEVER ACTED UP IN ALL THIS TIME. ILL SAVE THAT FOR ANOTHER TIME. WORD UP. OXOX

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APRIL 02, 2004:
HEY. LIFE IS CRAZY HUH? LIKE LESS THAN THREE YEARS AGO, SEB AND I WERE JUST MESSIN AROUND IN OUR BASEMENT WITH ALL THE AMPS WIRED TOGETHER AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO AUSTRALIA. SO CRAZY. SO I GUESS THERE IS LOTS TO TELL YOU. WE HAVE OUR RECORD DEAL IN AMERICA SORTED OUT. ILL POST ABOUT IT SOON. I DONT THINK IM ALLOWED TO SAY ANYTHING YET. SOON THOUGH. ALSO THERE IS A UK DEAL HAPPENING TOO. CANT SAY WHO THEY ARE EITHER! HAHA. SOON. ANYWAY, WE ARE GOING TO BE ON TOUR ALL OF MAY. HITTING ALOT OF PLACES.. 2 CONTINENTS. ETC. CHECK THE SHOW LISTING PAGE. PRETTY AWESOME. OTHER THAN THAT, WE HAVE BEEN IN THE STUDIO LIKE CRAZY. I HAVENT SLEPT AT ALL. MAYBE THATS WHY MY SENTANCE STRUCTURE IS SO BAD. THE ALBUM WILL BE OUT EVERYWHERE IN AUGUST I BELIEVE. ITS WORTH THE WAIT TOO. IM SO HAPPY WITH IT ALREADY. ILL WRITE MORE BEFORE WE GO ON TOUR. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED OUT WITH TEXAS AND ALL THAT. WORD UP.

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MAR 08, 2004:
AMAZING FEW WEEKS. METRIC ARE SO GOOD AND SUCH GOOD PEOPLE. ITS SAD TO SAY BUT GENERALLY, MOST PEOPLE IN BANDS DONT SEEM TO CARE ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN THE SAME WAY WE DO. NOT THE CASE WITH METRIC. THEY ARE SO DOWN. IT MAKES BEING IN A BAND MAKE ALOT MORE SENSE WHEN YOU ARE PLAYING WITH PEOPLE LIKE THAT. WORD UP. THE CINECYCYLE SHOW WITH CONTROLLER.CONTROLLER WAS AWESOME AND THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING FOR THOSE WHO WERE THERE. THE CMW SHOWS WERE PRETTY FUN AND WE GOT OUR PICTURE TAKEN WITH THOR, WITH US FLEXING ON EITHER SIDE OF HIM. SO AWESOME. WE ACTUALLY HAVE 4 DAYS OFF AND IM GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THEM. IN THE STUDIO UNTIL 6 AM LAST NIGHT. RECORDED ANOTHER NEW SONG, DONT KNOW WHAT ITS CALLED OR IF IT WILL BE ON THE RECORD.. I DO KNOW THAT ITS STUCK IN MY HEAD SO BAD RIGHT NOW. HERE ARE SOME PICS OF THE STUDIO AND US DOING WHAT WE LOVE THE MOST. THE PERSON WHO ISNT US IS SIR AL-P WHO MAKES US SOUND LIKE WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING. ALL PHOTOS BY EVA.