Yo! It's that time of year again and I'm not talking about bearded geriatrics in red suits carrying sacks of presents and careening down chimneys (though that is pretty ace too), I'm blabbering about Triple J's annual popularity contest, The Hottest 100!

The next part of the blog is fairly predictable, it's the bit where we ask you to go here and vote for our song 'ORDINARY'. Jokes aside though, we would genuinely really appreciate it and it would cap off what's been a pretty awesome year for us. So thank you. Yeah!

Well, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and all that stuff too. And a big THANKS to everyone who bought the record, came to the shows, or just generally gave a damn.

Peace.

Alex & RR.

P.S There's always more blog action here if, for some reason, you're looking for more.

The only place to get a hold of the winning tee is at the 'Drown In Colour' shows and all the dates are on the front page. 

So it's been about a hundred years since Drown In Colour the album came out, so we thought it was about time we got out of bed, took a shower, ran a razor across our faces and hit the road (and the skies)! Check out the dates on the front page. Plus we're being supported by two excellent bands, The Boat People and The Last Dinosaurs so it's probably gonna be a hoot. Or two.

Also, if you're feeling generous we'd love it if you voted for our new single 'Feels Like Grace' on Triple J. That'd be ace.

OK, well hopefully we'll see you at a show real soon,

A.

So our manager Jade, being the filmic whizz kid that she is, compiled a bunch of behind the scenes footage of us into little bite size videos. You can watch us on tour and recording 'Drown In Colour' here. Hope you like em.

A.

P.S Don't forget we're playing this Friday at the Sydney Theatre Company Wharf. People of all ages and sizes welcome.

P.P.S Thanks to all the kind messages about the record, the single, the video, and all that stuff too. It means heaps to us and has made our year!

Hey!!! We're hitting the road with Little Birdy!!!!

Thursday 10th  September        HQ – Adelaide         Over 18s only 
Tickets on sale from www.littlebirdy.net , www.ticketek.com.au and all Ticketek outlets and from  Venuetix phonecharge 08 8225 8888, www.venuetix.com.au and all Venuetix outlets

Friday 11th September         FORUM – Melbourne     Over 18s Only
Tickets on sale from www.littlebirdy.net and from Ticketek phonecharge 132 849, www.ticketek.com.au and all Ticketek outlets

Sunday 13th September    HELLENIC CLUB – Canberra         Over 18s only
Tickets on sale from www.littlebirdy.net ,  Ticketek phonecharge 132 849, www.ticketek.com.au and all Ticketek outlets and from the venue


Wednesday 16th September     WAVES - Wollongong              Over 18s only
Tickets on sale from www.littlebirdy.net , Ticketek phonecharge 132 849, www.ticketek.com.au & all Ticketek outlets and Moshtix phonecharge 1300 438 849, www.moshtix.com.au and all Moshtix outlets


Friday 18th September     ENMORE THEATRE – Sydney     Lic All Ages
Tickets on sale from www.littlebirdy.net and from Ticketek phonecharge 132 849, www.ticketek.com.au & all Ticketek outlets and from Enmore Theatre Box Office or phonecharge 02 9550 3666


Saturday 19th September     CIVIC THEATRE – Newcastle     Lic All Ages
Tickets on sale from www.littlebirdy.net and from Ticketek phonecharge 4929 1977, www.ticketek.com.au and all Ticketek outlets

Friday 25th September YAMBA BOWLING CLUB – Yamba     Over 18s only
Tickets on sale from www.littlebirdy.com  and from the Venue reception, phonecharge 02 6646 2305 or www.offbeatoperations.com.au

Friday 9th October         ASTOR THEATRE – Perth         Lic All Ages 
Tickets on sale from www.littlebirdy.net, BOCS Ticketing phonecharge 08 9484 1133 or www.bocsticketing.com.au, Heatseeker phonecharge 08 6210 2850 and from Star Perth, Mills Records Fremantle and Planet Video Mt Lawley.

HI!!

Cassettes are no longer available @ Missing Link in Melbourne if you're trying to score one with the album.

Anyone wanting one in Melbourne will have to order from JB or maybe even Red Eye: http://www.redeye.com.au/answer.asp?reion=USA&artist=red+riders&title=drown&advSearch=yes ..

Thanks guys and hope you're liking the record!

RR

Hey, firstly a big thanks to everyone who left a nice message about our new album on the comments page (or sent us a message). You guys are the best. It's good to know that people are enjoying the record and now I can finally sleep through the night again.

Just wanted to let ya know I've set up a new blog here. We'll still update this myspace one as well, but we wanted to be able to put up more random bits and pieces that wouldn't really have a place here. There's just a bunch of photos up at the moment, but I'll be updating it pretty regularly. Word.

So, yeah. Just letting ya know.

A.

Oh and yeah, Matt put up some USA snaps in the Pics section on here.

Hey y'all. Well, our new album Drown In Colour is out THIS Friday the 10th of July in all good record stores (and online if you're future minded) and, when we're not chewing our nails down to bloody stumps with nerves, we're actually really excited about it. Myspace seem to like it too cos they've made it album of the week, so the entire thing is up and streaming off our myspace front page right now for your listening (hopefully) pleasure. It's been a long while coming, so it's hard to believe that's it's only days away from being released.

Anyway, just wanted to give you all a heads up and say thanks for your support during our year in the wilderness. Hopefully we'll see you on the road somewhere very soon.

Peace.

A.

You might have seen our new clip for 'Ordinary' up on our front page. Well, I decided to interview the three dudes who make up Melbourne creative posse Moopjaw, the company that made the clip. It also gives me a chance to get some of my frustrated-journalist urges out.

Alexander Grigg: How'd you come up with the idea for 'Ordinary'?
Ryan Fraser (Director): A trip to the country cleared my head and at the top of a mountain it came to me. Peakin!

AG: Which Melbourne institution are you most like and why?
RF: Brother .Baba. Budan. Gotta love that coffee!
Warran Wright (Art Director): The homeless. We don't eat vegetables either, and know that a nice sweater is more important than shaving cream.
Rhett Wade-Ferrell (Producer): Centrelink. We employ the unemployed.

AG: Whose jokes are funnier, yours or someone else's?
WW: I don't tell jokes, those people were just laughing at me because I slipped in some snot.
RWF: I once was so stoned I said to Warran that I thought I was funnier than Ricky Gervais. I quit weed the next day. They should put that on the government Anti-Marujuana posters.

AG: How many times do you reckon you've had to listen to the damn song now?
RF: Something like 122 & 3/8's but 'damn' was never used in the same sentence as Red Riders.
RWF: Around 20. I got off lightly this time.
WW: 0.

AG: The Young Ones or The Mighty Boosh? Remix or Cover? Baby or Posh?
WW: The Young Ones, if only for the "who's Bill?" joke; Cover, because all songs sound better in the wrong language; and Posh, for her demonstrated fertility.
RF: Boosh has Fossil!!. I prefer Edits. I actually prefer the sixth one. She never performed but was a backup if any got sick.
RWF: Noel Fielding IS Lycra. Linkin Park covers are best in Thailand. Baby..... where did she go?

Nuff said.

A.