First day off on this UK jaunt and you know what that means – laundry. We're in Bristol which seems like the only UK town, so far, that doesn't recognize there's a recession going on - judging by it's shiny sprouting harbour view flats and it's star trek control panel launderettes. I would feel like I was in the city of the future if it weren't for the high street chains blasting out the Bristol sound of the nineties and the prominent Banksies (although they have all been defaced which is all very post post-modern). Shit. Sitting in college square has turned me into a latte drinking social commentator. I better get back in touch with my primal side so I can dish out the brutal riffs tonight at the Fleece. The only thing to ponder now, as I watch the underwear spin, is how Al has made it this far with just two pairs of pants.

Nice warm reception at the show from penguins, skeletons, scientists and hells angels alike. And as much as some of the faces tonight we've seen at many gigs before we're getting extra appreciation for playing a full length headline set for the first time on a UK tour. It's not a bad problem to have when you have too many good songs to choose from and after this tour we're going to have to start squeezing in more from the new album. The Black Sonic boys were led off by an angel to spend the night in a padded cell (rehearsal room). Travelodge suddenly looked like the Ritz.

At last I find myself with a spare hour, caffeine in one hand and free wifi –what’s up with travelodge that they feel the need to charge you a zillion quid for a minute of internet! Don't they know their main clientele are bands addicted to social networking sites? ;D Let's reflect over the first few dates of the tour, starting with Eddies in Brum. After managing to not oversleep again we arrived in good time and met our new tour companions Black Sonic who are here from Lichenstein as our special guests for the whole tour. We have also been invited to play a great festival in their home country in July. I don't know very much about the place but if these guys are anything to go by we're gonna have a rocking time! They play a consistently storming set and are winning hearts every night.You are required to learn the words to a Duran Duran song for their set-be prepared. My heart was warmed by our reception at Eddies, we had a great crowd who were so up for it and all the bands and it was a great way to kick things off. We did a couple of interviews which we hope to have links to soon. I’m really touched by all the girls who’ve told me I'm an inspiration to them, it's a totally mindblowing feeling to have this said to you quite openly, and I want to say thankyou because it makes me feel vindicated for all our hardwork, and commitment to doing things my own way.
For this tour we've dug around in dusty corners of our storage space to find a few fairly rare early singles which have been flying off the merch stall. So if you're coming along to one of the gigs be sure to smash the piggybank and nab yourself the complete set before they run out! we were intrigued to meet our new backline tech who was listed in the itinerary as Milly. Milly turned out to be a lovely Yorkshire lad who'd just been teching for Opeth so I was impressed even before I saw his leopard print creepers. (you know i'm an infamous shoe-fancier) With the capable Frazer on sound who we'd worked with at Gorefest we were all set for the road ahead. Next day we continued on to Scarborough, not as big a turn out but the passion of our friends who came made up for it. In the morning we promenaded the seafront and letloose on the arcades. The donkey rides were tempting but the best bit was our visit to Terror Tower where we got to stroll through scenes from horror films whistling a happy tune haha. We passed through Norman Bates Motel, the well from The Ring , Preditor, and Alien Autopsy and skipped through a gaggle of swinging body bags but I only screamed when a bloody big dinasour head came crashing down out of nowhere whilst crossing a wobbly bridge. Came away with some new stage set ideas anyway!Next on the agenda was York Stereo, I donned my hologram catsuit for the gig with a big f**k off belt i bought by the sea with three rows of skull studs. A brilliant momento. I was just in the mood after doing some more interviews and it was a really fun gig. Big love to Maxine for travelling from Newcastle whilst pregnant to see us play, and also the pressies.What an enthusiastic crowd, we were there signing stuff and chatting for a while. I will remember this one as the tourettes gig cos there was one of those wierd silences just before a song and i couldn't resist the urge to shout bollocks. i can't really explain it.someone must've slipped me something in me drink or somethin cos i also recall calling Milly my monitor bitch. Anyway, it was all jolly japes til Ray from black Sonic split his head open on the roof of their van-oouch. It's mending nicely now but i think he must've had a big headache from that, and all the 'medicine' that was supplied afterwards to aid recovery;) I got away with just a split seam in my catsuit. Better repair that before London!
Then we had the colour coordinated black and red Club Revolution in Peterborough followed by Wakefield rock festival this afternoon. I met lots of lovely new fans at both events including Lauren and Carla, and the two Lauras from Milton Keynes. Very windy it was today, and that's just Al, ho ho! It was ace to see Panic Cell, catch up with KOKaine and meet the Glitterati from our new label. During our performance I battled with snot streaming from my nose, hair blowing down my throat and my eyes streaming in the wind,don't think anyone noticed though and again we had our audience there cheering us on and pulled off a spirited show complete with monitor foot posing and back bending. it was a charity event we played for a fee of just ten gallons of Monsta energy drink-woah! in the night the roof had blown off the hospitality marquee (!) so i had to change in the van but they were selling a drink named the 'Die So Fluid', coffee with brandy in it. We hung out there for a bit , went out for an amazing Cuban tapas dinner, and walked around a 13th century abbey in Leeds just to round the day off in a gothic fashion. I must just mention our brand new T shirt which is now available at gigs. It has the sexy new album cover on it and looks coo-el. You can own one for just 15 pounds, or you can buy it with another item for 20! I wanna see all of you at the Scala who said they wanted to come these past few nights- it's gonna be an awesome night and we're looking forward to seeing you all there! I'll get to play my hometown again-yay!

Two Grogs!

~LadyGx

Hare v snail

Oh my, I overslept because my alarm didn't go off, and awoke to mr drew calling me from the photoshoot i was supposed to be at. First time that happened to me for years, Paul harries told me apparently i beat Courtney Love in lateness though from a recent shoot with her and that's got to count for something. Gimme credit tho, i got it together grabbed a cab and was there in 30 mins, West London to Oxford st! I wore black angel wings and they sped my journey. it's true. Boy did we get some tasty shots too, flying by the seat of your pants is good sometimes. ....Tomorrow we kick off the beginning of the tour by dropping in on Johnny Doom at Kerrang! radio in Birmingham before the first show at Eddies. Hold on tight!

ch ch ch changes

Hmm seems like we've had a lot of apologising to do lately and here we go again, but in the spirit of keeping you as informed as possible, here's a newsflash concerning the new single. Since we are a very new signing to DR2 they've decided it would be in our best interest to move the release of Mercury back to nearer the album release date, allowing them more promotion time. We will however be giving you a FREE track meanwhile to celebrate the tour and lead up to the official release dates. Check back here to find out which track it will be!

Tourdate ammendment

~Please note the recent change of venue on May 19th from TJs in Newport to The Night Owl in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Tragically TJ's owner John Silico passed away unexpectedly two weeks ago, and our thoughts and best wishes go out to his family and friends. The venue is temporarily closed and although they are fighting to re-open as soon as they're able, it's not possible to put a definate date on it. Therefore our manager has had to make an extremely tough decision to make sure this UK tourdate is filled, and avoid disappointment on the night. Our sincere apologies for any inconvenience caused. RIP John Silico.

Our little UK warm up jaunt is over now and I’m back amongst the palm trees doing interviews and preparing for the full UK tour in May. I just want to thank everyone who ventured out to see us and made it such a laugh. Gorefest was very cool, contact lenses and fake blood all over, and it was great to see the Devolution mag gang out in force looking so zombie-glam! It seems I may be presenting an award at the horror awards in Oct as a special guest. I have to thank Lennie for presenting me with all the cds and vinyl from my first band which he heard I had lost when our van was stolen a while back! Now I have replacements and they can take their rightful place amongst my memorabilia. I signed his bass guitar that night too- and hung out in his mates caravan. Those guys know how to travel in style! John (who features in some of our USA Mindless Self Indulgence tour photos on myspace ) travelled all the way from Oklahoma and caught all three shows, making us all choked up and emotional. The last gig in Grimsby was very memorable and I ‘d like to thank our biker friends there for the special brand of hospitality they showed us that night. K O Kaine were their usual lovely and fun selves, and rocked hard to boot. Ad did ace on vocals for someone with a partially collapsed lung (!!) and another band member who shall remain nameless coped pretty well with the show in shock after having accidentally run over someone’s dog on the way to the venue, and been surrounded by dodgy chavs. I got a big easter egg too so that's a surprize AND chocolate!
On a sad note, the untimely death of Pete Steele has shocked and saddened us. We’re all very respectful and fond of Type O Negative, Al particularly as he had the pleasure of touring with them whilst in a previous band. Peter took a shine to his lovely blonde hair or so I’m told.
Peter Steele Rest In Peace.
All that’s left to say is enjoy the new photos uploaded to myspace, and keep an eye out for tour updates and incoming press, get yourself a possee together, we’ll make the flame of rock burn bright in May.
~Grog

I hereby declare this website open for business!
Mr Drew, Al and I are happy to announce a new chapter of the Die So Fluid journey in conjunction with the label DR2, a part of Demolition/Global Music Ltd.Seems like it's been a long time coming, but we believe in doing a thing right. We’re now officially signed to DR2 and although this has meant a few adjustments to scheduling, we feel Die So Fluid has finally found a deserving home. You know we don’t trust ‘outsiders’ easily, they mess with our toys and try to steal our pocket money, but these guys passed our psychological tests and seem to fit. They have the wherewithal to wrap our ivy-like tentacles of rock around the world and hold it in an enduring embrace. 'What?' we hear you cry... 'We thought you were fiercely independent and didn't need a label?' Well, we still own the copyright to all our music, but the quest has grown and the ship needs steering. We've licensed to labels in the past and ended up with too many reigns to keep a hold of, the flow suffering as a result. Now we need to be free to do what we do best, make the music you want to hear, in the venues you wanna hear it in!
Die so Fluid really is a global concern now, it’s been a very eventful few months. I've fallen in love and relocated to Hollywood. So what better time for the band to join forces with an operation that's set up worldwide. I haven't just run off to bask in the Hollywood sun and schmooze, (well alriiight maybe a bit....) I've been setting up a home studio and writing, and generally having the balls (or female equivalent) to follow my dreams. The three amigos are fired up more than ever and ready to tour, so see you on the road!
Until then you can expect the first video single download release of ‘Mercury’ on May 10th, and the album June 7th.Finally I want to thank Shelley for working his ass off on the new website and artwork, George for takin’ care of business, and you lot for sticking with us through thick, thin and everything inbetween. Dastardly new shipmates DR2 onboard, welcome ye scallywags, anchors away!
~x Grog x~