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I got so many hilarious answers for the Guilty Pleasure competition, so thanks very much. The prize was the dress I wore in the DNA video. So, after too many great answers involving things like Peter Pan, iPods in bathrooms, homemade tablet, Whitney Houston, dressing up as dental receptionist etc, I decided to just put everybody in a random draw as I couldn’t decide what answer was best!

So, well done to Jamie Young in Philadelphia, USA. Her guilty pleasure is “eating any food on a stick (top choice being vegetarian corn dogs) while watching MacGyver”.

To celebrate the release of my 2nd single ‘Guilty Pleasure’ (3rd Nov digitally, and 10th Nov 7″) I’m giving away the pretty dress that I wore in the DNA promo video (not the cardy - I’m keeping that!) All you have to do is tell me your very own guilty pleasure, and the best answer wins! Go here and send an email to me with your answer and mailing address. Closing date 20th September. Good luck!

From Dolly Mixture:

Dolly Mixture is extra proud to present a Glasgow-exclusive performance by Berlin’s techno-inspired electro heroes Jeans Team at Stereo, 20-28 Renfield Lane, Glasgow, G2 6PH, on Saturday 4 October 2008 at 7-10pm, with support from edgy Glasgow quartet Findo Gask and electro pop princess Manda Rin.

Tickets cost £9 and are now available from Tickets Scotland (www.tickets-scotland.com/) and Monorail Music. Monorail Music is located at 12 Kings Court, Glasgow, G1 5RB. The opening times are: 11am-7pm Monday to Saturday. Sunday 12noon-7pm. To book your tickets through Monorail, please call 0141 552 9458 or visit www.monorailmusic.com. Tickets also include FREE entry to the after-show party at monthly club night Dolly Mixture at The Flying Duck, 142 Renfield Street, Glasgow, G2 3AU.

‘My DNA’ will be getting released in the USA on 28th October, on the brilliant label Retard Disco . Just a couple of fantastic bands on this label are Gravy Train and Gene Defcon amongst others, and the style of this label suits this release perfectly. The US release will feature 3 bonus tracks - ‘A Spy in the Workplace’, ‘My Love’s Your Love’ and ‘DNA - McSleazy remix’.

The label and myself are very excited about this!

The second single to be released in the UK will be Guilty Pleasure (a live favourite!). The digital release is 3rd November, and the 7″ will follow on 10th November. The b-side of the 7″ will include a Blood Red Shoes remix of DNA, one of the first remixes this band have done and it turned out great!

Thanks to good bunch of recommendations and advice, I have a US release in the near future! It ended up being a tough decision as there were some great labels and people to work with to choose from in the end! All will be revealed shortly, but provisionally it will be the beginning of November. More details soon!

Courtesy of the ever supportive Daily Record, you can listen to my album My DNA all day Monday 8th September, the day it hits the shops in the UK! Hopefully you’ll love the album so much you’ll want to buy 10 copies for all your family for Christmas! But, if you actually end up hating it, at least you haven’t wasted your pennies. The Daily Record lets you decide!

You can also read my exclusive comments on each track, only at DailyRecord.co.uk . Go here on Monday!

As you probably know, my album is coming out in the UK on 8th September on This is Fake DIY records. However, no one in outside the UK will be able to download the album, nor buy the CD unless you get via myself or a company that ships abroad. This was something I thought was being dealt with, but now I’ve disappointingly learnt otherwise.

So, I need your advice on USA and Japanese labels I should urgently approach about getting a release there. Any help whatsoever would be greatly appreciated!!

My gig at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow on 28th August (with Miss the Occupier), has now been cancelled. They weren’t happy with me having Barfly so close to this gig. This is annoying as I really wanted the practice for the London show too. Sorry about this, so please come to the Barfly gig Thursday!!

For the first gig at Glasgow Barfly this Friday 22nd August, I will be on first at 8.30. Buy tickets here

The DNA single is available through iTunes Monday 18th August!

The 7″ is available next Monday 25th August. Visit the shop for places selling it for pre-sale.