Splitsville

Hello from Splitsville.

Well, things have been going to Hell in a hand-basket since we last posted, haven't they? It seems that Paul's dark visions of the apocalypse are finally coming to fruition. Fortunately, he has a lifetime supply of Spam securely locked in the bomb shelter behind his house. Unfortunately, Brandt hasn't answered fan mail in weeks (sorry ladies), and as for me, I'm just waiting for the frigging Stay-Puft Marshmallow man to start two-stepping it down Baltimore's Inner Harbor before I lose my, admittedly, tenuous grasp on reality.

There've been some big changes around here too, not the least of which is our brand-spanking-new website. Go ahead and waste some time mucking around in all things Splitsville. Hopefully we don't have any dead links, but if we do please let us know. And if you'd like to contribute to the content of this website (pictures, articles, links, etc.) by all means please do so. You know we love having other people do our dirty work for us.

The most exciting news in our camp is that we've added a new member to the Splitsville family. His name is Tony Waddy, and you can access his vitals here. We've been talking about adding a fourth member for a long time, and Tony was the answer to our prayers. He sings like a bird and plays guitar like… a bird that plays guitar really well. More importantly, he's a helluva nice guy. Tony's on-stage duties will primarily be to play guitar, sometimes switching to bass. This will open up our live catalog considerably, allowing Paul to play more keyboards and me to stop panicking every time we reach a solo.

Tony's debut performance with Splitsville was here in Charm City at the Guinness Oyster Fest. We can't remember how well we played, but we hear it was a resounding success. You'll be able to catch our new sound at a couple of upcoming Baltimore shows before we leave for a two-week tour of Spain. Check out our tour dates for all of the details. And don't miss our December 22nd show at the 8x10, as we'll be fresh off of tour and full of Christmas spirits.

Hopefully we'll be back in the studio with Andy Bopp in early spring of 2002 to record some new music, and then we'd really like to start touring the US again. In the meantime, you can pick up The Complete Pet Soul in either the European or Japanese version, and you really don't want to miss the opportunity to purchase Bulk Rate, our 'best of' that's loaded with hard to find songs, re-mixes and live tracks. The package alone is worth the price of admission.

That's all for now. We hope you have a safe and happy holiday season, and as always: rock on with your bad selves!

Matt