2010 is dead. Long live 2011.

2010 has been an amazing year for me. I am writing this as I am getting ready to close this chapter of my life here in NYC, which has been my home for many years, and begin a new one on the left coast in Los Angeles.

2010 saw me put out my fav album to date, tour around the country, get voted MTV Iggy's first ever artist of the week, and even get to support one of my influences, Killing Joke, here at home in NYC! It's been a year of growth - personally and professionally.

Thanks to every one of my teachers, well wishers and supporters for making 2010 a truly amazing year! Here's to an incredible 2011! After all, it's up to us to make it what we will.

Some highlights from 2010...

Mastering The Human Animal with Alan Douches at West West Side Music.

Spring mini tour - playing AZ Fetish Prom with Slick Idiot & Mona Mur and En Esch. View more pics from Steam Synthetic

Animalia tour

Visiting the motherland.

Supporting Killing Joke at Irving Plaza in NYC.

Denver - final show of the Animalia tour

September 12th - driving to Denver. You can see the fires burning in Boulder.

We arrive at the The Church. Gorgeous venue, excellent host (Joshywa Schrader), fantastic audience! One of my four favorite shows of the tour.

The stage from the balcony/backstage area above.

Sushi and sake before the show.

Mankind is Obsolete perform a kick ass set.

Our last meal together at an all-night place called Pete's Kitchen. It was about 4am. Tea and soup for me. It was hard to part after five weeks together. MKiO headed home to LA, and we were off to Omaha for our last show with Strap on Halo.

Photoshoot with Justin Kates

I met up with Justin at our Charlotte, NC stop during the Animalia tour. Justin and I met back in 2007 when we first played in Charlotte. He had shot that show, and one of his photos ended up being the basis for the very popular Mic Stand T and tank tops. We had been talking about doing a studio shoot since then. So the day of our show, Justin came and picked me up from the hotel, and we headed over to his studio.
Clothing: Mother of London
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Justin Kates facebook page

Vlog - Portland, OR 9/7/10

Loading-in at Bar Sinister in LA

The silent beauty of New Mexico

We missed the exit to my favorite rest stop in Lordsburg, NM, the desolate gas station with nothing else around it as far as you can see. We pulled off at the next exit. SIlence, sunset and wind. I could live here.

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New Orleans

Walking through Bournon Street just before it started raining on an already humid afternoon.

Crawfish Etouffee at a restaurant called Desire.

Sex worker propoistioning the men of AL

Animalia Tour begins

After multiple nights of equipment trouble, conflicting schedules, and album release related stress, we're finally off to our first gig in St. Louis, MO tonight. Once on the road, no matter how grueling, it seems easier because I am focused on mainly 1 thing - performing. Just trying to relax a little before the load-in sound check phase starts in a few hours. Hope to see you on the road.