Lostprophets

Good title I thought, and pretty apt also. I wanted to hit u guys up,
give u and update of our goings on etc. Album wise is gonna be sweet.
Still not sure on a release date but I'm super excited about getting it
out there. Best yet I reckon.

As for other stuff, we have been working on a lot of other cool shit
that will start materialising in the next few weeks, months. The first
one I'll tell u about may not interest u, but its something different
that I was a part of and its always cool telling people about stuff.
I've been working on various projects with a couple of fashion
photographers. The shoots have ranged from being really high end
fashion concepts with the Ian Watkins that you know and hate, to a taboo
pushing, ground breaking 'terry richardson' style shoot. That last
shoot was the most interesting for me as it gave me the chance to act
completely out of character and explore the the extreme nihilism of the
80's rock star. We created a digi cam photo diary where I played a character
that was a fusion of Jim Morrison and Nikki Sixx...need I say more? Oh
ok I will, let me just say that no one was harmed during the shoot and
that no animals or children were used! It was an interesting experience, and even though it was staged, some of the results look worryingly realistic, but i guess thats the whole point innnittt! Keep your eyes peeeeeled.

As for the other stuff, look for some big news early may.

xxx

As some of you may know...we are playing Download Festival. But, we haven't been able to announce anything yet. So here it goes.....

Thats right people we are headlining Download.

For more info head over to: KERRANG! for more info

xxx

People,
For the last 8 years, we LOSTPROPHETS have made you laugh, cry, jump, scream your heart out, and hate, among other things. Now we ask you for one thing...Make us MEGA LOLZ!!!

BUZZNET is giving you the opportunity to win a SIGNED MEGA LOLZ!!! shirt if you make us MEGA LOLZ!!!. Contestants will have to use a photo and their wit to win. There will be (5) winners. Click the banner below for more info!!!

Hope everyone had a good xmas and new years eve thingy. Mine was chilled. We have finished and recorded 14 songs for the album, but still have more ideas, so like i said before, us being us, have decided to write and record these. It means that the album probably wont be out till the summer, but also means that there may be better songs on it...haha. Or not though, cause the new ideas might be pants. Anyway, we are gonna write in Wales cause LA has done our heads in. We need a break from it and to get back to our roots. Male voice choirs all the way now boys.

I also made a cameo in the new Blackout video for high tide summer summer summer summer baby summer we love summer sorry song. We shot it last friday for a budget of next to nothing, but i pulled some favours with my international arena performer connections and it looks like it could be quite cool. Obviously made much better by the fact that im in it. We had a laugh, and the boys pulled some sweet moves and looked lovely, so that should be out soon hopefully.

Got some more cool news in the pipeline, so i'll keep you posted.

Peace up, A Town down.

x

ian

Greetings everyone, Ian here.

Firstly i would like to wish everyone a merry Christmas and of course a happy new year, because thats a nice thing to do. I hope you all put your orders in at Argos for Tracy Island.

So we have 14 songs pretty much finished. I am going home to see my ma in Wales next week, and the new year is looking pretty exciting. We are still unsure if we have a finished record though at the moment, and we still have a few more ideas, so us being us, we are going to maybe record a few more tracks because we are fussy, and dont like putting filler on an album. So we'll do that early Jan. I reckon it will be out in the summer.

I wanna thank everyone for voting for us and for me in the various polls, is awesome to know we have you guys as our army behind us. It means no one can fuck with us, we got your back and you have ours.

We have a lot of plans for the new year, lots of cool new developments etc. Im not gonna tell you too much, but hopefully its gonna be good times for both us and you. We are definately expanding the LPS universe.

Im also starting my own blog thing. I know jamie has been doing one, but i think its time for the real quality to come out. I've always felt connected with you guys, but lately ive retreated somewhat into myself. So im gonna alter that and reconnect. I'll try to set up something where you guys can talk to me, ask me stuff, make indecent proposals etc. All the stuff i like. In return you can bear witness to the wit and wisdom of a true sage.

I also wanted to say thanks for the comments and messages, i try to read them when i get time, and i reply in my mind. Its hard to reply to them all, and i need a new computer, so its a slow process.

So anyway, there is still the 'hottest dude' poll thing going at buzznet, and even though it may seem silly, the winner gets a feature which would be a good way to kick off the new year. At the moment i am in the lead, which is only because of you guys, so thank you again for that. Keep up the voting though, and tell your friends and families to help clicky click.

HERE IS THE LINK

Theres also one at NME.com, if anyone cares. The likely hood of them ignoring your votes and focusing on Klaxons is high, but whatever innit, its worth a shot!!

http://www.nme.com/awardsvote

Until my next bulletin/blog, be safe and happy.

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Led Zeppelin returns for the charity show at London's O2 Arena and yup that is right I (Ilan Rubin) was there to witness the whole thing! Read more...

So apparently someone over at BUZZNET thinks I, Ian Watkins, am hot. They have put me in a poll for Buzznet's hottest band member of 2007. Admitedly, I have been in LA for a while and the sun is out a lot, so there is a good chance that I would be quite hot. If you agree and want me to win... the link is below and you know what to do. Even if you don't agree, go vote anyway, because points mean prizes.

Here is the link to the poll:
http://www.buzznet.com/tags/thelostprophets/polls/75001/who-do-you-think-is-deserving-of/

If you want to know how our album is coming along...You can watch the Classic Albums on Def Leppard's Hysteria as our story is pretty much the same except our drummer still has both arms...but in turn I have lost my mind.

xxx
ian

Hello all,
The Kerrang readers poll is back up online. Sadly, we have heard rumours that LOSTPROPHETS are not in the lead for best band at the mo. So now, like the hard fighting welshman we are, its time to take it to the streets...of the internet...with our gang...you...and get voting...a lot.  Here's how:

1) Go to http://readerspoll2007.kerrang.com/
2) Fill out info
3) Click on best band
4) Click vote as many times as your little heart desires.
5) Once you voted 100,000 times. Go to whatever other category that starts with the words "best" or "sexiest" you think we should win and repeat step 4
6) Tell all your friends about steps 1-5 and then remind them about step 6

Here are some vital tips to help you be more of a badass:
- Make sure you make LOSTPROPHETS one word. Not Lost Prophets or Los Tprophets or Lostpro Phets.

- When you click vote...click very fast just like in the track and field game on the old atari. The faster you click the more votes go through.

Find their weaknesses and exploit them!!!

Now lets bring the pain soldiers!!!!

ian
xxx

Head over to:

http://www.kerrang.com/readerspoll/list.shtml

and type in Lostprophets for "Best" everything and click your hearts out!

xxx

Get your eRun on over to video section and check out our latest studio video. This weeks video deals with vocals. Unfortunately, we can't show you much of the actual vocals but we can show you some other radical stuff. The record is now 2/3's done. Almost there. We are trying to make this the best album yet. Be patient. We enjoy all your comments so leave some!!!

Get yourself over to Buzznet.com and check out our latest studio video. This weeks video is sums up the studio thus far. Work, swim, tune, swim, rant, laugh, tune, hate the tuner, work, swim, sleep.


Be safe and go check out the new GROUPS at RECCENTER.com. We better see some tearin' Lostprophets groups soon!


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xxx

Go check out brand spanking new studio pics over at that radical website RECCENTER.COM. If you haven't signed up yet or told all your friends about RECCENTER.COM, you really should. There is going to be a lot of Lostprophets madness over there sooner than later especially when the new album starts coming your way. Don't procrastinate and make it happen! Get in the car, Get in the car....

xxx

Head on over to BUZZNET video section and check out a new video from the studio. This episode is all about the adventures in drums. Everything is coming out amazing. You will all be happy. The album is like a little pieces of all our albums mixed up in a bowl topped with a bunch on new sauce. Sounds like a delightful treat. Giddy Up xxx

Hello to All: As you may or may not know, our cover of The Jam's "Going Underground" will be on a rad compilation called Punk The Clock 3: Property Of A Gentlemen. This compilation features bands like Say Anything, The Starting Line, The Almost, Jack's Mannequin, Nightmare of You, The Audition, The Transit War, and more. In order to celebrate the release of this compilation Punk The Clock has a contest to win a Zildjian Cymbal used and signed by Lostprophets. There will be 2 winners and the ONLY way to enter is to PRE ORDER Punk The Clock 3 here: http://www.punktheclock.com/presaleVol3/ Get on that! Good Luck!

Get yourself over to our video section and check out our latest studio video. This weeks video deals with writing, writing, and writing. We took a special field trip and can't reaaally show you what went down but you'll hear it sometime next year. Coming up drums, guitars, bass, keys, and vocals...again.

Be safe and go enter that sweet Circa Survive contest at RECCENTER.com but only if you live in the UK...If you live in the US go be our friend on that shit.

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xxx

Just put up some more photos from Leeds and Reading. These are cool because they are our own from on stage, backstage, the NME signings, etc. Go to RECCENTER.com and check them out. Everybody go tell 10 people to add us on myspace, buzznet, and reccenter.com ... Do something positive with your day! xxx

So this week we were out of the studio and went to the UK. We played a show at Astoria and we played Reading & Leeds Festival. So instead of studio photos...We bring you some photos of the shows. Go to RECCENTER.com and check them out. Remember the birthday party photos on RECCENTER??? Head on over to BUZZNET.com and check out footage from it. We've turned 30 and yet we still act like we are 5...who'da thunk?

Thirdly, today brings the fifth and final installment of our behind-the-scenes video footage from the Final Transmission Tour on ABSOLUTEPUNK.NET. This final video includes appearances by Taking Back Sunday and Aiden.


If you haven't yet added us on BUZZNET or RECCENTER.com...Hurry up and get on it!

Note: Thanks to everyone who made last week special. It was truly amazing. xxx

Hello Party People:
So today is a day off and we have a sweet little update for you...yes we do work on the weekend:

1) K! Awards...For everyone who doesn't know these are the awards for KERRANG! magazine. Thanks to you guys...actually just those who voted...we won BEST BRITISH BAND for the second year in a row. Met Scott Ian...SWEET. You can check out a video blog of the night over at BUZZNET.com.

2) Pick up this weeks issue of KERRANG! We are on the cover and there a long article on what we have been up to and what we're going to be up to. Next week there will be poster so that we can grace your walls.

3) Pick up the latest issue of DRUMMER Magazine. There a 5 page spread on our drummer...That guys name is...um...oh yeah...Ilan Rubin. Its about him being good or something like that...I dunno, I didn't read it. But the pictures are cool.

4) Leeds was amazing. Reading Festival is tomorrow. Pictures to come on RECCENTER.com later this week. Prepare yourself

Off to eat...peace out yo!

xxx

Head on over to our page and check out footage from weeks 4 and 5. Vocals were done over that period. Mind you we had to play go to Scotland for T in the Park half way through. At this point the record is half way done and the songs are pretty radical. We can't really show much but you may catch some stuff here and there. Let us know what you think!

Off to the UK!!! London, Leeds, and Reading...BE PREPARED!!! xxx

Go check out some new exclusive photos over at RECCENTER.com. This time around we took a field trip to the beach to write some songs. Then we rehearsed them and listened back to them...all the while sweet photos were taken. Enjoy. Tell your friends. JOIN RECCENTER.com IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY.

UK next week...good times

Click the RECCENTER.com logo below to auto friend Lostprophets on RecCenter. Easy and smooth.


xxx