Here a little update regarding Mateo. He, his sister (known from V for Volume) and brother teamed up and started a band called Little Bitter Cubes (facebook/twitter).
They just posted a song online called Sarah, which you can see, see the upper video!

Watch the first chat here!

Matthew posted “Ok how’s this, Wednesday at 2pm and 8pm CST?” on the River People group on Facebook.
This would be 8pm and 2am UK time on Yowie.

How does Yowie works.
You get the chance to chat one-on-one with Madina Lake! Before and during the chat, you can submit your question. You can talk with them in person or submit a text-question. You’ll need earphones (to prevent echoing) and a webcam. Once you submitted your question, you will be in a queue, waiting for your turn to chat with Madina.
It’s pretty much fun, so I hope to see you there! 

“Madina is temporarily closed for repair.

we will begin live again in Australia for Soundwave. Until then, we will be very accessible, setting up chats and keeping everyone in the loop.
thank you immensely, for your understanding and kind words of support. we would not have made this decision if we didn’t feel it was necessary for the betterment of Madina, moving forward. things appear messiest right before they shine.

all the love,

ml”

“thank you all so much for the support and understanding. I’ll be posting a detailed update shortly but for the moment I wanted to clarify that Madina is not disbanding, going on hiatus or anything of the sort. As soon as we tend to pertinent matters that caused us to leave the HH/MTP we’ll begin preparations for Soundwave Australia at the end of February – all the love and appreciation in the world .. well chat soon ”
Posted on their Facebook.

Matthew responded to some of the wallposts on the River People of Madina Lake facebook group. He mentions that us Creepers will hear from them “in a day or 2″. To the ones who think this is fake; it’s really Matthew.

“Ahoy fellow passengers,
It’s with a heavy heart, I bid you news that scores below average in the “good” department. I won’t belabor the uppity seas we’ve been navigating for the last year or so, as it seems to be old hat, like the October issue of People magazine that still resides in your bathroom. You’ve read it so throughly that now, you’ve gone so far as to read the editor’s letter in the beginning.
That said, I’m writing to inform you that Madina have to drop off of our current US tour with MTP, Hawthorne and Young Electric.
Life is a serious proposition you see. At this stage in our career, we can’t afford to sustain such a tour, under the current structure of it. We’ve high tailed it back and forth the US soil roughly 9 times over 6 years. As impossible of a decision as it was, we had to pull the plug. This time in our lives, finds us dealing with an attempt murder trial, a baby, recovery, loving patient wonderful wives, and a priority to tend to these things.
We believe we can create more with some time off, and shape Madina into the entity we envision it to be. Connecting with our friends all over the country is unrivaled in its splendor. Sadly, this treasured time is only 1 or 2 hours of the standard 24 hour day. The rest is difficult. This decision was made on the merit of what is best for Madina and its fans/friends and the wonderful future we aspire to experience with it.
We made dear friends with wonderful bands, Hawthorne Heights, Me Talk Pretty and Young Electric….continue to support the tour, as they won’d disappoint. To the cities we missed, we will make this up we promise.”

“There’s a new 2 page Madina Lake interview (with Matthew and Dan) in the new issue of Black Velvet (it’s pre-Mateo leaving, so excuse that fact, the issue was sent to the printers before Mateo’s departure was announced). Plus a review of the Birmingham UK show on the last tour. There’s also an interview with The Super Happy Fun Club who were one of the supports and are friends of ML. 

More info is at www.blackvelvetmagazine.com - check it out! ”