As I’m sure most of you know by now, Christchurch in New Zealand suffered from a devastating earthquake yesterday afternoon, resulting in a great deal of pain and damage for it’s residents. The Melvins were in town having just played a series of gigs on the south island, and as the airport was closed were stuck in Christchurch last night unable to make it to their Wellington gig. Details on… Read More »Melvins Earthquake Update
A recent post by Blair on Toolband refers to an event called April Tool’s Day to be held at the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors. This even hosted by Alex Grey will feature a talk about Tool, as well as screenings of Vicarious and Parabola. It’ll also feature a set from a local Tool cover band Schism. Sounds like an interesting evening!
There have been a few small things happening on the web that may interest you Fourtheye readers. Here we go: Maynard gave us a short Puscifer update on the Puscifer website of all places: V is for Vagina HAPPY V DAY! 02/14/11: Lot’s Brewing behind the curtain. Working on new tunes, new vids, new trinkets, and a new show for the Fall. Updates to follow. All of HuntingtonSt’s Youtube videos… Read More »News from the interwebs
I’ve dropped a few hints in the forums in regards to Tool Big Day Out Posters possibly being available online following the tour, and tonight I received the news that this is indeed the case. Melbourne printers Beyond The Pale printed all of the posters for the 2011 tour (excluding Hawaii I think) and the leftovers, all unsigned are available from their website. Limited quantities from the Melbourne side show,… Read More »Tool Big Day Out Posters
Part 2 of the Wine Week interview with Maynard is now available on Youtube: Maynard on Wine Week part 2 An interesting interview for wine fans, Maynard talks about obviously the wine, how it effects touring, and also that he has no plans to export the wine to Australia (or presumably elsewhere).
Buzz from the Melvins was recently interviewed by the AU Review, and the results are good: AU: My first question is, are you looking forward to Soundwave and do you like coming down to Australia? B: No, I hate everything about Soundwave and I hate everything about Australia. AU: That’s good. Glad to hear someone who’s honest. Most bands just suck up. B: No I’m kidding. I’m looking forward to… Read More »Buzz talks Aussie tour
Maynard spoke with the guys on Australia’s Wine Week in Melbourne the other day, and in part 1 of this interview he chats about a range of wine related topics: Maynard speaks with Wine Week Adam provided the artwork for one of the posters in the current issue of Guitar World. Tim was kind enough to take a photo of it for us: Looks pretty cool to me – if… Read More »Maynard discusses wine, Adam Jones Metallica poster
One last post before I hit the road – Blair has posted the January Newsletter on Toolband, which contains plenty of references to the current tour. It’s full of spoilers for those who are yet to see them live so consider yourself warned!
Well, the time has come for me to hit the road and check out a couple of Tool shows. As a result I’ll be largely offline the next couple of days, however via the wonders of mobile technology I will probably tweet now and then. The first A Perfect Circle gig in the USA for 2011 has just been announced at the Rock On The Range Festival in Ohio. As… Read More »On The Road
Maynard tweeted this afternoon an interview that he recorded with the 1 Wine Dude. It’s reasonable long (over 40 minutes) but I’ve just listened to the whole thing, and it’s well worth checking out, as Maynard touches on a range of subjects, including how wine making works in with his various band commitments.