Metal Army .Com "Best Metal Picks of 2010" : #11

Thank you to Keith Chachkes of Metal Army.Com - for including 'Ghosts and Good Stories' at #11 of 25 in his *Honorable Mentions* for Best Metal Album Picks of 2010! We appreciate the rock love.

xo

Mrs M

Blast From The Past: 2000 Video Interview!

Hey Everyone!

An old friend of ours and rock writer David Flint posted this video blast from our past on our band page today on Facebook from his website "Strange Things Are Happening". This interview took place on our 'Prayer Under Pressure' UK Tour and was Mick's first time touring with me after recording our first album together a few months earlier. I was a bit hesitant to watch it [for the obvious reasons ] but after it was done, I have to admit that I really enjoyed seeing this footage after so many years and it was also nice to see that everything Mick and I had to say as far as our opinions on topics touched on, still hold true today. It just goes to show that while certain things have changed in our band over the years, there are some things that will will always remain the same.

It's a trip and a walk down our rock memory lane that you just might enjoy checking out as much as we did so I have decided to repost it and share it with you here for your viewing pleasure. It's 22 minutes long and starts out a bit slow but it gets more interesting as it goes. We're looking forward to playing Rock City again on our upcoming UK Tour in March and Mr Flint will be backstage to interview us again as well for a follow up Anniversary chat. Should be good fun.

xo

Mrs M

=MY RUIN=

Interview December 2000

Back in the days when I was co-editing long-defunct music website Noise Culture, I caught up with My Ruin for this interview. The recording took place mid-afternoon in the 'palatial' dressing rooms of Nottingham's Rock City, where the band were playing that evening as part of their UK tour promoting second album 'A Prayer Under Pressure of Violent Anguish' - it was also the twentieth anniversary of the club opening, and so a big party night. Holding the camera and chipping in with comments about Nick Cave was David Achille, one-time guitarist with Aussie band Tumbleweed and a house guest of the time. But that's a whole 'nother story...The text of this interview appeared on Noise Culture, but the video has never been seen. I've left this unedited, so excuse my rambling questions. - David Flint

March UK Tour - Street Team!

Attention UK Friends & Fans!

Because so many of you on Facebook have already offered to help us promote our upcoming UK Tour & Hammerfest III appearance in March, we have just sent out our first set of invites! For those of you interested in becoming a part of our underground guerilla style promotion street team, please drop us a line with your name & email address to:

ruinstreetteam@yahoo.com

We will send you an invitation to access an album with our tour advert, street poster art & club specific images for you to print and distribute to your local rock clubs, pubs, shops and shows to help spread the word and promote our dates in and around your cities over the next few weeks leading up to the tour.

Thank you again friends. We look forward to seeing everyone soon and we really appreciate you lending your time, energy and love towards our band to help make the tour a success.

OUR FANS ARE THE BEST, RUIN THE REST!

♥

Mrs M

Win Free Tickets!

The spirit of benevolence continues unabated it seems thanks to The Miniature Music Press in Cardiff in association with GRAB Promotions who are giving away tickets to some of the hottest shows coming to town....

"The Los Angeles hard-rock troupe bring their concrete, Southern sound back to Cardiff for what’s set to be one hell of a ripping show. You can expect the same tight riffs, impassioned vocals and all of the high jinx raucousness of an exploding black star."
- MMP

ATTENTION FRIENDS & FANS in the UK!

Do you wanna win *Free Tickets* to see My Ruin on March 12th @ The Millennium Music Hall in Cardiff ? To enter the fray, send them the answer to the question below to at comps@themmp.tv with My Ruin as the subject header.

Who is the lead vocalist of My Ruin?

www.http://themmp.tv/news/win-free-tickets-my-ruin-roddy-woomble-skindred/

My Ruin & Laney Amps: Just Play It!

Thanks to Chris Taylor @ Laney Amplification for including
My Ruin in Laney's latest promotional video

"JUST PLAY IT"
for
www.laney.co.uk

My Ruin will be once again rockin Laney Amps on our upcoming "Ghosts and Good Stories" UK Tour & Hammerfest III appearance in March but here are a couple rad shots sent to us from the past...

My Ruin @ Carling Academy-Birmingham, UK
[ Photos via Laney Amplification]

'Top 10 Album Picks' of 2010 on Ruins of Ayanez!

Thanks to Mr Gareth Davies for including 'Ghosts and Good Stories' in his list of 'Top 10 Album Picks of 2010' on the Ruins of Ayanez rock blog. !

xo
Mr & Mrs M

Detritus Magazine 'Top 10 Album Picks' of 2010!

Thank you to Miss Stephanie Davison for including 'Ghosts and Good Stories' in her staff writers list of 'Top 10 Album Picks of 2010' in Detritus Magazine. We appreciate the rock love and support!

xo
Mr & Mrs M

Ghosts and Good Stories by My Ruin

Why: What is it about long-lasting underground bands that they tend to kick the asses of all of their mainstream counterparts? It’s because of the hard work ethic and their refusal to conform to what’s popular. Doin’ their way. And that is precisely what My Ruin embodies. GHOSTS & GOOD STORIES is both an emotionally deep album as it is thought-provoking.

Devolution Magazine Cover Girl!

SURPRISE!!

Look who's on the cover of the new issue of Devolution Magazine UK just in time for Valentines! Pre order your copy of the new Anniversary issue #28 today at:

www.devolutionmagazine.co.uk

If you bring a copy of the magazine with you to a show on our March tour or Hammerfest appearance you can have it signed! Big rock love and a thank you to editor and rad chick in charge Miss Nickie Hobbs for having me and a great interview. Thank you also to my very talented husband Mick Murphy for the fabulous photographs and cover shot featuring my custom 'Rock Candy Rings' by BGD!

♥

Mrs M

Sonic Cathedral.Com 'Top 5 Album Picks' of 2010!

Thank you to Miss Robin Stryker for choosing 'Ghosts and Good Stories' as her #1 pick for '5 Best Albums of 2010' on SonicCathedral.com! Robin rocks and we love what she had to say about My Ruin.

xo
Mrs M

1. My Ruin – 'Ghosts and Good Stories'

Much to my surprise, an album from the heaviest end of the metal spectrum tops my list for 2010. My Ruin’s sixth album, "Ghosts and Good Stories," is equal parts a cry of triumph and howl of outrage that announces in no uncertain terms that this Los Angeles band is not fading into the long dark night any time soon. Their release is a sledgehammer of aggression, forged in the fury of Tairrie B. Murphy’s blistering screams, venomous whispers, and rippling spoken-word passages, then given shape on the anvil of Mick Murphy’s rock-infused guitars. Yet, despite being marrow-splatteringly heavy, "Ghosts and Good Stories" ultimately is an album that speaks the band’s personal truth with lovely (if brutal) clarity.

Blistering. Com 'Top 10 Album Picks' of 2010!

Thank you to Miss Sara Heitman for picking both 'Ghosts and Good Stories' by My Ruin and 'Grandes Canciones' by Neanderthal to be a part of her staff writers list of *Top 10 Album Picks of 2010* on Blistering.Com. We appreciate the rock love and mention!

xo
Mr & Mrs M
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Here's what she had to say about each:

My Ruin - 'Ghosts and Good Stories' - 2010

It seems that My Ruin has run into a series of obstacles with shoddy labels and changing line-ups over the past ten years. With the remaining musical duo of Mick and Tairrie B. Murphy steering the reins, planning a U.K. tour, and participating in Hammerfest, I have a feeling that Ghosts and Good Stories will finally fall into the right hands.




Neanderthal - Grandes Canciones - 2010

Neanderthal is Mick Murphy's (My Ruin) instrumental side project. This collection of songs honors the beauty of playing an electric guitar. It is refreshing to take a break from words for a few minutes. Just sit back and let the music speak for itself.