It's been a while Look at these awesome things that people have sent in. Terra made these super cute PMD-themed pins and also this cartoon drawing. We love it

We want to thanks everyone who has been writing in to us, telling us about themselves and expressing their thoughts on the music and the remixes. We have posted some of the newer reviews on the main myspace page. We couldn't be more flattered with the response so far.

Our debut single "Cryptic" is almost out. In the UK, there is a digital iTunes UK exclusive release on May 26, June 2, the vinyl single and the digital release in Europe (and Japan). As a result "Cryptic" and many of its remixes have been getting played on the radio. Ooooo

So, we just got back from our first minitour of the UK (well... London, at least). We played 3 shows and got to know the city. Our first day, we rehearsed and spent time beating our jet lag in the pub. I kept getting in trouble because I was cracking jokes but not everyone understood my sense of humor, which varies, but at times is 30% confidence, 20% shock value, 50% sarcasm. Sometimes I wish I had a drier sense of humor, like my favorite characters (Gareth, Tim, Dawn) on the British version of The Office, but I'm more prone to be over-the-top, than understating... and sometimes it actually works in my favor. Jeremy tried to stow away in his bass amp flight case, while I flocked towards anything pink, err... in this case a pink wall.

Keith and Jamie, introspective in the pub

Our first gig was at the Water Rats at King's Cross, the next night we headlined The Fly on New Oxford Street, and the last night was at the Camden Proud Galleries. Each show was unique and each one was a blast.

There is a recording of the Proud gig on Youtube. The sound is a little muffled, but you get the idea. You can watch a live video of "Cryptic" here  and it links to the other songs.

After the last gig, Jamie, Erik, Keith and I took a trip to check out Hampstead Heath. We caught views of London, climbed trees, created our own mystical folklore and ate dinner at the historic Spaniards pub, (which took forever - we were about to go all New York on them and demand our money back), we then moved in to another pub and let the beer do the talking. Erik and Jamie made funny faces. Keith tried out a London photobooth, found himself in a while alley, while I found my dream car. 

After the boys left, I stayed in London for a few days to tend to some business and see friends. Russell and I went to Battersea park for a photoshoot and fed the ducks. I went to see our friends The Pity Party play at the Social with another Brooklyn band, A Place to Bury Strangers, who were one of the loudest bands I've ever seen, but I couldn't really hear the songs. It was a great night hanging out with Julie, Mark, Eddie, Pablo, and Som in Islington.

My new friend Emma Edmondson took me to all the hot vintage shops around Brick Lane and I snapped these pictures of really cool street art that I saw.

My last night in town Jamie and I caught a blistering set by The Raconteurs at the Hammersmith Apollo. Look at the photo Jamie took

The gigs were great, but so was the chance to get to meet so many amazing people - we got a few pictures of some of our new friends that we met at the shows. See below

Pin Me Down band and crew May 2008 (L-R Jamie, Erik, Larry, Jeremy, Milena, Russell, Alex, Keith, Chris)

We hope we can do it all over again very soon,

milena xo