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May 2012

Salival, Lateralus and 10,000 Days webcasts now available

Parabolateralus posted in the Fourtheye forums this morning links to three Tool webcasts recorded with Tool in the leadup to Salival, Lateralus and 10,000 Days. From memory these were recorded for Toolarmy members, and have since been lost in the ether (except for the 10,000 Days one, which is still there). Anyway, if you have a spare couple of hours free, and I know you do, then take a listen… Read More »Salival, Lateralus and 10,000 Days webcasts now available

Rare Undertow Studio DAT silent auction

Occasionally I get asked to help sell some rare Tool memorabilia, and last week I was approached Tool collector GNX to help sell a rare Undertow studio DAT. This Digital Audio Tape is one of three mastered recordings – one for the CD, one for the LP and one for cassette. This particular one is the cassette version. According to GNX it is the same recording as used on Undertow,… Read More »Rare Undertow Studio DAT silent auction

Tool May 2012 Newsletter

I jumped onto Toolarmy this morning and discovered that the May 2012 Tool newsletter is now available! For those keeping track, it’s part II of the Tales from the Loft series, so definitely check it out! Thanks Blair!

Danny Carey with the School of Rock house band

I know you all love watching Danny Carey videos, and memphisdj emailed me a new one this morning, where Danny plays with the kids from the School of Rock house band: Not a bad effort from all involved, and it was great to see Danny rocking out on a relatively small drumkit! Update: According to Loudwire, Danny also offered an update on the new album: While the group hasn’t fully… Read More »Danny Carey with the School of Rock house band

Freak Puke previews on Amazon

Freak Puke is the name of the next Melvins album and Amazon today published a bunch of 30 second samples for you to enjoy. Also, here’s the tracklisting: Mr. Rip Off Inner Ear Rupture Baby, Won’t You Wierd Me Our Worm Farm Waltz A Growing Disgust Leon vs. the Revolution Holy Barbarian Freak Puke Let Me Roll It Tommy Goes Beserk The samples published sound pretty good to me. Some… Read More »Freak Puke previews on Amazon

Happy Birthday Danny!

Doesn’t seem like all that long ago that Danny hit the big five-oh, but it was indeed one year ago. No word on what celebrations Danny may be undertaking this year, hopefully it will involve writing something while having a few beers under his belt! While we can’t celebrate with Danny in the Loft, we can celebrate in our own special way. And that way will be via a new… Read More »Happy Birthday Danny!

Tomahawk – Oddfellows to be released Fall 2012

Ipecac Recordings have released a new teaser for the upcoming Tomahawk album, which appears to be called Oddfellows. The album, like every other one released these days will have Trevor Dunn playing bass and is set for a release in the fall of 2012. That would be the northern hemisphere fall for those who didn’t already work that out. Here’s the preview:

Leon vs. The Revolution from Freak Puke now streaming

I woke up this morning to find that the first track from the forthcoming Melvins album Freak Puke streaming on the Spin website. It’s called Leon vs. The Revolution and sounds pretty good to me. This album features Trevor Dunn playing upright bass on all of that tracks rather than their typical 4-piece combo. In other Melvins & Spin news, King Buzzo got named in their top 100 guitarists list.… Read More »Leon vs. The Revolution from Freak Puke now streaming

Danny & Maynard video double!

A couple of videos made it into my inbox in the last 24 hours, one featuring Danny, and the other Maynard. The first one is a promotional video of sorts on the Mandala Drum channel on Youtube. It shows Danny playing his range of Mandala drums during a sound check prior to the 2012 Las Vegas gig: The second is a short new piece from CBS news who talk with… Read More »Danny & Maynard video double!

Tool April 2012 Newsletter released

Blair has released the lastest Tool newsletter this morning, and it is part one of a series of newsletters outlining the history of Tool’s Loft. I haven’t had a chance to read yet, but I imagine it’s a good one for all you Tool nerds. Find it on Toolband and Toolarmy.