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Well tonight is our second night of the Sweet Troubled Soul video shoot. We film from 6pm – 6 in the morning in a 90 degree warehouse deep in the bowels of Brooklyn. It is by no means glamorous, but will surely pay off in the long run. It’s an art project, as usual, with mostly animation and a dark love story involving figurines, spiders and sawed off body parts. This is romance at it’s very best.

We have altered the track listing for the record, opting to remove a song called ‘Precious Games’ and replacing it with ‘Stay Entertained’. It seemed that friends and affiliates close to us were responding positively to ‘Stay Entertained’ and through further sequences we decided it somehow balanced the record more. Plus, many of you already know it from the live sets and there isn’t very much familiarity for the die hard fans right now with the exception of ‘On My Own’. ‘Precious Games’ will instead be released through itunes as an exclusive track.

We have fought Sony/BMG about recent developments in there copy protected cds. The FBI has stepped in and the higher-ups at Sony are forcing ALL artists from this year forward to abide by there ill-advised rules. This is one battle we have unfortunately lost. Obviously, they have no clue about what the future of music holds for the masses. What does this mean for you? Well, nothing really, except that it will take you one extra step to put any Sony/BMG record into your ipod, including ours. You don't need to download software or go to any websites, it's already in your computer. It just takes another step to grab it from a different folder inside your system. Right before our record drops, I will post a detailed memo on the homepage of our new site, outlining the extra step it will take inside your laptops and desktops to get our record into your ipod/itunes ASAP. I’m not sure if it’s considered a loophole or not, but we will expose it to the masses anyway.

Another thing we're pissed off about is this large heinous FBI logo that they make you stick on the back of the package, which is already 1/6th the size of a vinly LP and can barely hold enough artwork as it is. Luckily, we have found certain loopholes in their 'specifications' to make this ugly symbol seem less obtrusive and also less of a detriment to the artwork. I wish we were a big enough act to fight and whine and bitch and get our way, but this is some new fucked up law in the Sony/BMG tornado that is sweeping us along with it.
So sorry for the inconvenience.

One last thing. Our release date in the UK is still being worked out, but we sure as hell will be visiting in November, regardless of when the record drops. Someone needs to invite me to be a goalie in a good game of Football (or Soccer as they call it here). I haven't played in years. I probably suck, but it's worth a shot.

Back to bed,
Shawn