Creatures Covers

Hey guys,

Absolutely loving looking and listening to these covers of Creatures, you guys haven’t even heard the proper album version of it yet! Cant wait for you to hear it!

For anyone who hasn’t seen or heard them yet, check them out below

Keep them coming,
Mark
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Audio Cover from @regnskysex on

Creatures lyrics

So many of you guys have asked me for the lyrics to this song (which is not even out yet!) Id love to see some cover versions of it – We’ll send something out to the person or ensemble with the best version. So cool that it had an impact on so many of you from being played on just one tour, it really was a highlight for me with all your arms swaying in the verses.

Creatures
I’m just happy that its over
this is what its like when its all done and over
I clothed myself in the sentiment of trust
I was losing I was out of control
I’m just happy that its over
This is what its like when you’re lost and you are over
This is what its like when you’re lost and you are over
This is what its like when you’re lost and alone
And the creature you are is all that you own
I’m just happy that its over
I’m still breathing without reason
In time I will recover feeling
Sin and virtue I hold onto
On and on and on and on and
This is what its like when you’re lost and alone
And the creature that you are is this creature you own
I’m just happy that its over
I’m at peace in this explosion
And the creature love inspires takes over

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Christmas Show now SOLD OUT!

Hey guys,

We are pleased to announce our Christmas show has now completely SOLD OUT, really looking forward to the show! Also cant wait to meet all of you guys who have brought the special album playback and meet and greet tickets.

Entry for standard admission tickets is 7pm
Entry for Album playback and Meet and Greet tickets is 5.30pm

See you on December the 22nd!!!

For info on the venue click the poster

Christmas show and album playback

Hey guys!
With our new album set for release in early 2012 and tour dates all over Uk/Europe about to be announced for the new year, we are happy to announce that we will kick off the campaign by playing a home town show in Derby UK on December 22nd. CHRISTMAS TIME!!

Members of our street team will receive a link tonight to purchase a special advance ticket for the show which includes
Entry before doors to listen to a FULL PLAYBACK OF THE NEW ALBUM
Meet and Greet
These will be available from 9am Friday 21st October
General sale gig tickets are available from Wednesday 26th October.
We hope to see many familiar faces from all over the place, as always those traveling by plane will get something special!

See you at the show.



The Beekeepers

Last night I went to see a band that had a big impact on me growing up. It was a one off reunion show by The Beekeepers. They’re from my home town and NOT one of the many other bands from around the globe who have since adopted the same name.

Its hard to describe how important this band is to everything I’ve done since. Having been listening exclusively to Queen since the age of 5 our new guitar player, of the band we had at school, told me about this band I should check out. We went to see them play in a pub (we were dramatically underage!), in Belper which is near to Derby, I was instantly convinced of their greatness.

The Beekeepers captured my imagination to such an extent that looking back I’m pretty sure the songs I was writing at the time, for my school band, were my own interpretations of the early Beekeepers demos!

I was actually hesitant to go to the show last night, some things are best left in the past as great memories but I am so glad I went now! Although they were missing original rhythm guitarist Julian Berry they still had the exact same power and passion that captured my impressionable musical mind years ago. I believed back then and last night reaffirmed the belief that it is a crime this band didn’t achieve bigger success.

My favourite recording is the 6 track demo that I managed to get because our guitarist at the time was the nephew of the bands manager, it really captures the band as I remember them, intense energetic and fun.

The song Elsewhere is one of the few songs I wish I had written (along with Queen’s Somebody To Love) that’s the best compliment I could give a song!
I’ve been thinking a lot (maybe too much) about time on earth, destiny and legacy while making our new record and it makes no sense to me that a song like Elsewhere (from the mini album THIRD PARTY FEAR AND THEFT, BUY IT FROM iTunes) is not in consciousness of the world – Although we did try and break it into the US market while cruising along Santa Monica during a day off from recording, blasting it out the hire car speakers!

Thanks to the Beekeepers for the music, the memories AND for playing Deep Fried Thought!!

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DVD

Working on the DVD for the deluxe version of the album with our good friend Rob Baker Ashton. Been fun seeing all the footage we have collected on the road and in the studio. Cant wait for you all to see it and hear the new record!


An Insight into your worlds

Thanks so much to all who sent in photos of your cities, its so interesting going through them.
From what I have seen so far they’re almost equally of cities we have already visited AND cities/countries we have yet to reach which is amazing!
I don’t think I really thought, in advance of receiving them, how much of an insight into your worlds these photographs would provide us.

My friend Rob sent me this picture of me on tour which I love, check more of his work out at robbakerashton.com