Hey kids,
It's been a while since my last blog and update… and there's kind of a long story about that too. I'll just say that I left my laptop backstage at a European festival (hence the lack of blogs) and was estactic when it was kindly returned to me by my old friend GW, who now sings in a well known goth/emo band.
That said, it's been an interesting summer full of sickness and heartbreak, hope and new music, and, you guessed it, an overly emotional Olympic "viewing" experience.
Russell came to NYC to play with Pin Me Down for a private V Magazine party curated by Hedi Slimane (the menswear designer for Dior Homme), the show was packed and went really well, even though I was sick, like I said I've been ill a lot recently.
Russell came back to the States a month later for some shows with Bloc Party, I've seen them play many, many times and I'm thrilled to say that these were certainly among the best! I also got to hear their new studio album, which I highly recommend. After the 2nd show at Webster Hall, we had a crazy night out hanging with friends and singing kareoke with our London pal Som from My Vitriol and the one and only Daniel Bedingfield, best known for his garage chart topper "Gotta Get Through This" and the songs he wrote for his sister Natasha. Daniel is one of the coolest, funniest guys ever and his voice and beat-boxing skills are incredible. I wish I had pictures of all of us rocking the Journey and Pat Benatar at a seedy, beer-soaked East Village bar at 3am, but my friend Dana Goldstein did take this snap shot of us, just before the real mania occurred. The bunny ears are curtesy of Mr. Bedingfield.
As for PMD, we just posted a new song "Ticking," to let you listen to some of the new stuff we've been working on. We've been writing a lot lately, in our quest to pen the perfect pop song. Jamie and Keith have been collaborating with us as well. Russell and I have also been contributing to remixes, but I can't say much about that right now. So what do you think of "Ticking"?
Check out these cool articles that came out about the band, the article below is from Just Jack. 
and also this cool article in Bullet
Pin Me Down featured in Bullet Magazine
Priscilla made all of this cool merchandise. I've held it all with my own hands and I can say that the pieces are all really awesome, especially the guitar purse and the shoes.
OK, so it's no secret that I'm a DLSE - a Down-Low Sports Enthusiast. When I was 6, I watched my first Olympics and spent the rest of the year pretending I was a gymnast doing flips and balancing on a 4 inch beam... but then again, I had a lot of time on my hands. I think I was living out of the country during the last summer Olympics, so I was going to waste no time getting into it this year. Just imagine how shocked I was to hear that the greatest swimmer of all time, Michael Phelps, had our song "Cryptic" on his ipod playlist that he listened to before he swam for gold… that is so flattering, we are so honored. Note to Michael Phelps or Ryan Lochte: Give me a call anytime… I'm really good at swimming. I was also mesmorized by my gymnastic gals Nastia Luikin and Shawn Johnson and I still love you, Alicia Sacramone. 
I mentioned earlier that I've been sick for much of the summer. First I had a cold, then a flu, then all these mysterious symptoms kept reoccurring a few weeks after I'd thought I'd kicked them. After going to several doctors, one recommended that I go to the rain forrests of Puerto Rico to drink nector from the accembe berry. Luckily Jetblue had cheap flights available, since Puerto Rico, in the summer, is the off-season for tourism. San Juan was beautiful, as was El Yunque (the rainforest). I hiked through the jungle and I found the berries I was looking for as well as natural water falls, cool lizards, beaches and the biggest leaves you've ever seen. I also found inspiration in El Morro, San Juan's oldest fort. The Puerto Rican people were among the nicest people I've ever met. I wish I could visit once a year. Here I am, only 23, and everyone in PR thought I was 17!
The rest of the summer I've just been working, hanging out in my back yard, catching sets by bands like Ronnie Spector and MGMT at McCarren pool in Greenpoint and Longwave at Glasslands. I'm sad that summer is ending so soon, but hopefully this autumn will compensate with CMJ, the election, and my favorite holiday, Halloween. Thanks to everyone who's been writing in.... keep those letters coming! What have you been up to?
Milena xx