Thems Fightin' Words!!

I think I might have discovered my true calling, as evident by me and UFC legend, Chuck Liddell.

Night Time Video

Ask anyone who has filmed a video and they'll all tell you there's a lot of waiting around, but it's all good. After all, there are worse ways to spend a day. So, standing around in a freezing cold warehouse working on a music video leaves little room for any complaining. However, when it came time to film the rain scene, we were all re-thinking that.

What is it with playing music in the rain that seems appealing? Though the lyric does state "like dogs in the rain" it makes no mention of a subzero warehouse or rock hard nipple inducing ice cold water. However, we are dogs playing our music in the rain and we are happy to forgo the comforts of warm water and heated warehouses to prove our commitment.

Perhaps i'm being a little dramatic here, after all, it's just a music video. Nevertheless, we are 100% committed to the music and we're lucky enough to be working with some amazing people who are equally committed to the project. Jimmy Keegan is directing our most recent visual adventure and he`s proving himself to be an amazing talent. His crew is also fantastic and a real bunch of pros. It`s been a pleasure working with everyone on this video. We`ve got one more day of filming to complete, which includes a helicopter and office break-in. After a couple of weeks in the editing suite we will share the final product with you all. But let me reassure you, we`ve seen the dailies and things are looking incredible.

be back soon...

Let's Sign a Deal!!

As you've all seen from the posting on our website/facebook, we've signed a worldwide deal with Spectra Records based in the U.S. Needless to say, we're over the moon excited about it. I don't want to address the whole thing in detail but what is great about it all is that Escape Plan should get the proper attention it deserves. I know we've been talking about this disc for what seems like an eternity, but this really is the record we've been working towards for a long time and we're very proud of it regardless of what the results turnabout to be public wise.

Simply, it was the album we had to make. Shawn's playing is absolutely brillant. Jay really brought the energy we had been missing and I sang my ass off. What Escape Plan represents to us is how we were able to exorcise the demons from our recent past and properly align TAE's musical journey once again.

Bring on the summer!

Does Change Mean We're Changing...

Will a change just feel the same?
Will this time ever come again?

With winter retreating and spring about to make a grand entrance, I can't help but feel an oncoming presence of good fortune. New times for a new time? I am feeling a certain positivity that generally reserves itself for the fortune of others. Maybe our time has come? Just Maybe.

Big News...Coming Soon!!

We have some big, big, big news to announce...later this week. Hopefully by Friday. Just need to clarify and confirm before we make the big announcement. In the meantime, we're still soldiering on, waiting on the final mix of Promise from Mike B. At which point we would like to say the album will be finished. However, in connection with the soon to be announced big news we may indeed have to wait a little longer still as we try to put the finishing touches on a new version of The Honeymoon Is Over. Initially you see, we decided to scrap Honeymoon and let it go, but now it appears we may need to include it after all, giving us 8 tracks in total for the new disc. We'll know more within the next week or two.

Looks like we'll be filming a video for Night Time. We've had discussions with film maker Jimmy Keegan who has written a sick treatment for the song so hopefully we can start filming soon.

That's it for now...talk soon.

We Rocked De Island!

We're back from our tour of St. Kitts. It was an amazing experience on all fronts. Though the majority of the shows were incredible a couple were disappointing. We played perhaps the best we've ever played but a couple of the shows weren't properly promoted and lacked somewhat. However, by the end of the week word had spread around the island and the crowds responded in numbers and with much love. Of course, the trip wasn't without its drama as we feared for our lives on more than one occasion.

There was Justin's near death experience while falling out of a tree. He also nearly lost a leg to a rather dubious looking barrel on the beach. Thank God for the liquor. There was ‘Paranoid Thursday’ as we searched for our disappearing manager while awaiting the death squad to dispose of the "Rock Band from Canada" as we were being evicted from the resort. Not to mention the invitation for a haircut by a local down a rather suspicious alley.

Then there was Brent’s Bono moment in Independence Square as he was surrounded by a throng of school kids requesting autographs. Seeing our faces everywhere around the town as our posters advertised the big event. The radio interviews, the press conference, photos with anyone and everyone. Surreal times indeed.

So many people to thank for taking care of us when we thought we’d have to resort to roasting the cockroaches for dinner. For introducing us to the drink stealing monkees. For giving us a sample of the Island’s untainted herbs. For introducing us to Mama and her makeshift beer store at 2.30 in the morning. For the venomous mountain moonshine we graciously drank one afternoon. For the hazy 4th set we barely managed to complete at Reggae Beach Fest. For driving through the mountains at twilight with the Atlantic Ocean on one side and Caribbean Ocean on the other. For showing us the best places to party! And finally, for preventing us from making the wrong turn down the alley to certain doom.

We Thank You All!

See posts below for more!!

Mountain Moonshine!

Brent, Andy and Shawn kickin' it with some locals at a makeshift roadside bar. We were handed a bottle of fresh mountain moonshine that would burn the hair of your nuts! We quickly inhaled it and were given another even more venomous.

The people of island were beyond generous and kind. It were moments like this one that made the tour one for books. Big Ups to our boy Wayne (seated at the left) for making it all happen.