Archive for January, 2010

From Nathan’s blog: sweet relief.. the dresden codex EP

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

ahh finally all back in chicago. west palm sessions turned some amazing things. i’ve always felt like the best bands/records/music come from some seriously tormented creative atmospheres. when we started in w. palm we hadn’t seen each other in a while and although we were all super excited to get back to the writing process, our personal lives had all undergone some heavy sheit. in other words, over the holidays, all 4 of our respective buttholes had been fingered by the rapist that is life.. so artsy, so perverse, yet… so true. it’s poetry really. hah i’m retarded, somebody get me off this thing. anywhoooo the good news is that it’s all getting sorted now and this Dresden Codex EP (as cliche as this will sound) .. is the best ML yet. I’ve always said that when our music stops moving me, it’s time to wrap it up. perhaps it’s the universe compelling us forward but when I thought we were depleted, we somewhat miserably created our most inspired work to date. and such is life, riddled with highs and lows. you couldn’t appreciate the highs without the lows and remember that as bad as things can get, they will ALWAYS get better. that is a promise. hope you are all well. we’re off to Scotland in a few days, then wrapping up the EP and heading back to UK/Europe in March. hope you are all happy healthy and horny.. i know i am. skeeert

xoxo

nathan

Madina Lake and Pledge Music

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Madina Lake has teamed up with Pledge Music to you guys the chance to be part of the making of a brand new EP alongside with offering a ton of exclusive merchandise and access to the band like never before! All you have to do is go to this site and sign up to see all of the great things the band are offering!

A percentage of the money raised will be donated to Keep a Breast Foundation as well. So please check out what the band and Pledge Music are doing together and get involved!!

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Banner for the UK dates

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

ML fans, please post this banner on twitter, myspace, facebook, blogs, etc!

and if you have twitter, use this link instead – http://www.bit.ly/madinalakeuktickets

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“Rock N’ Raise” Darfur Benefit show

Monday, January 18th, 2010

We are playing a special benefit show for Darfur on February 14th at the Metro in Chicago!

Sunday, Feburary 14  at Metro:            
Rock N’ Raise for Darfur Benefit with:
MADINA LAKE
THE BLISTERS
BIG SCIENCE
BRENDAN KELLY of The Lawrence Arms


$10 – Limited $l00 VIP Tables (4 seats/4 tickets)
All Ages
Doors: 4PM
Show: 4:30PM
All proceeds will be donated to the Darfur Dream Team Sister Schools Program

Tickets go on sale on 1/16 at noon.

Missed the Ustream chat yesterday?

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

For being loyal Madina Lake fans…

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Hey since this has been so fun, we are going to give you guys a discount code for 20% off your order from the webstore. Use the code “MLNEWYEAR” at checkout to get 20% off!

UK fans can also get 20% by going here!

west palm sessions chat

Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

we’re arriving in west palm beach to write. we have no idea what to expect but we want you to be a part of it.
we’ll be chatting tomorrow, wed january 13 at 2pm EST on www.ustream.tv under username “madinalakeband”

From Nathan’s Blog: new ML EP!

Monday, January 11th, 2010

last night i pissed on my kitchen floor and puked in the sink. it’s a long story and i’d hate to bore you with it so instead i’ll just tell you that we’re on our way to west palm beach florida to begin recording an EP! so excited.. we’re staying at a house on the beach and plan to write and record as much as possible until they make us tour again. which reminds me.. UK dates have been released! Europe will be added to the back of that tour and those dates will go up soon. I think we’re bringing Innerpartysystem .. not positive yet but I think so. they rule. Anyhow, we’re planning to release an EP of some of the new songs to bridge the gap between Attics and the next LP. we’ve got the whole thing mapped out and just need to confirm the release dates. new stuff sounds a bit more like FTTUTY.. we went into the ATTICS sessions wanting a polished sounding record but this time around we’re looking to go more raw, nipple twisting rock. i don’t know what that means but it sounds fun. In the meantime we’ll be posting a ton of videos on our kyte player of us partying on the beach, making douchers of ourselves and yeah probably some of the writing/recording process. UK kids – we’re planning a killer show so get your tickets ! US kids- we’ll be back in late April. European kids- we’ll be there after the UK in April. Japanese kids- we had a blast with you in december, be back ASAP! Australian kids- you rule, we’re desperate to come back and see you guys. South American kids- we’re workin on it, I swear. Chinese kids – ummmmm hi ?

UK Dates

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Hey everyone,

Were coming back to the UK in March and April! The first set of dates are below and we’ll be adding more shows shortly. Get your tickets asap because these shows will sell out! -ML

Thur 25 Mar 2010 UK Oxford Academy tickets
Fri 26 Mar 2010          UK      Yeovil             Westlands tickets
Sat 27 Mar 2010         UK      Nottingham     Rock City tickets
Sun 28 Mar 2010        UK      Norwich          Waterfront tickets
Mon 29 Mar 2010       UK      Birmingham    Academy 2  tickets
Tue 30 Mar 2010         UK      Manchester      Academy 2 tickets
Thu 01 Apr 2010         UK      Glasgow          Garage tickets
Fri 02 Apr 2010          UK      Middlesbrough     Empire tickets
Sat 03 Apr 2010          UK      Leeds Cockpit tickets
Sun 04 Apr 2010         UK      Sheffield         The Corporation tickets
Tue 06 Apr 2010         UK      Portsmouth      Wedgewood Rooms tickets
Wed 07 Apr 2010       UK      Cardiff            Millenium Music Hall tickets
Thu 08 Apr 2010         UK      London           The Forum tickets

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