Canadian vocalist, guitarist, and bassist TODD KERNS - who's made a name for himself in AGE OF ELECTRIC, STATIC IN STEREO, SIN CITY SINNERS, and SLASH - has posted a new blog titled, Borrowed Trouble Borrowed Time; an excerpt follows:

"My first solo album in 9 years (Borrowing Trouble) is filtering out in one form or another over the next couple of months.

I’m in Vancouver doing press and enjoying some down time before Slash, Myles and a few Conspirators take one last run through the US and dip our collective toe into Canada 'til 2014. It has melancholy overtones but originally the Asian run was to be our last run of 2013. For me it’s a victory lap. It’s a ‘run around the US for a massive high five’ before Planet Conspirator gets put into stasis for a while.

If you know Slash at all you know that stasis simply does not exist in his world. There is already talk of demoing and jamming/rehearsing/writing after we’re off the road. He ain’t kidding around. He has so much he wants to accomplish in his life and it is endlessly inspiring to be caught in the wave of a man who has nothing to prove doing it for the pure love of doing it. And doing it for and with the people we love. My time with Slash et al has lit an inspired fire under me and renewed my love of music that comes from the heart and connects with every fibre.

I have been seriously entertaining the idea of running Borrowing Trouble across Canada in the fall. It’s always been a dream of mine to grab a guitar and just start driving from BC to Newfoundland and playing at every point in between. As long as anyone wants to come out and see that. We’ll see if anyone gives a damn. Me? I just love to play.

The day Borrowing Trouble was released to iTunes I found myself already musing about the next step. The rowdiest hard rock record I’ve ever done. Believe it or not I have always wanted to challenge myself to attempt some form of concept record. This is still something I’m toying with. One must challenge one’s self.

2014 will obviously be another big year in Conspirators land but it’s also the 10th anniversary of my first solo album, Go Time! I’m loosely planning to release a special edition with unreleased material and demos from that album. That album has found a whole new life and it’s a constant thrill for me when people find it.

2014 also marks the 15th anniversary of the Static In Stereo album which deserves a special edition as well. There is some great unreleased material from those years including an amazing cover of 'The Dream Police' by CHEAP TRICK and an early cover of 'Ah! Leah' which went on to be released on Exile On Fremont Street by the Sinners. 2014 could be a big year for CaiRip Records."

To read Todd's blog in its entirety, visit this location.