With the Blood Into Wine DVD release imminent, it makes sense that they might want to release a new trailer.  This one seems to focus on Maynard and Tool fans.  Well here it is:

Man I wish I was in the third row of the New Orleans show…

Here’s a bunch of news updates and things I’ve picked up of the last month but haven’t quite been motivated enough to create a new post for.

In case you missed it, Justin Chancellor will be appearing on a couple of tracks on the new Intronaut album Valley of Smoke.  The album will be released on the 12th of October so Rodney tells me.  No word on what Justin plays on but on track can be streamed on their Myspace site.

The X-Files/30 Days of Night issue #2 should be, or is very close to released now, and a review if can be found here.

Aaron Harris from Isis got married last weekend.  Several Tool members were in attendance so I heard, and according to Blair one of the wedding presents was a Danny Carey Signature Drum!  Congratulations to Aaron and Alexandra!

Maynard has a short interview in the latest issue of Relix Magazine, where he is featured in the Parting Shots section.  I haven’t read it but apparently the interview is largely about wine and doesn’t feature any real music news.  Thanks to Rick for that.

Live in Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin or Wyoming?  Then you may want to join the Velvet Slipper Club.  This is basically a fan club for Maynard’s Caduceus Cellars.

There are a range of packages available, and each one entitles you to s shipment of wine on a regular basis, as well as a few other perks.  Entry isn’t especially cheap though, so it’s pretty much for wine buffs only.

Here is the overview:

Velvet Slipper Club (VSC) Members will receive a 3 bottle shipment 4 times a year.  In addition members receive a complimentary Flight tasting per shipment by visiting the Caduceus Tasting Room in Jerome, Arizona. (ID Required)
VSC Members will also receive prior notification of limited production boutique releases and Box Sets as well as invitations to pre-release events at the Tasting Room.

There’s a one off joining fee of $75, and then you select from a range of packages.  You can view more details or sign up here.  Membership is limited, so if you’re thinking of joining I’d suggest you do so sooner rather than later.

A few more Blood Into Wine screenings are on the horizon:

• TX – Austin – August 5 – Alamo Village
• NE – Lincoln – August 6-12 – Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center
• AZ – Prescott – August 7 – Prescott Film Festival
• AZ – Jerome – August 8 – Spook Hall. For tickets call (928) 639-9463
• AZ – Phoenix – August 21 – Arizona Biltmore (Hollywood and Wine)

According to some tweets from Maynard, the Jerome screening will feature several showings, and will feature Q&A sessions with Maynard (though I doubt he’ll be fielding Tool questions).

Also, there are a few DVD Release Parties planned that you may be interested in attending:

• MA – Boston – Sep 7 – Parris Nightclub
• NY – New York – Sep. 7 – Highline Ballrooom
• VA – Arlington – Sep 2 – Arlington Drafthouse

Enjoy!

While not yet confirmed on Toolband, the 93.3 Website and AEG Live are showing that Tool are playing at Red Rocks, CO on to consecutive nights on the 28th and 29th of June (not that’s June not July).

I’m not 100% convinced by those dates yet, so wait for confirmation on Toolband, but seems extremely likely that this will go ahead at this awesome venue.  Two nights in a row is interesting as well, I’m sure there will be plenty of speculation in about them perhaps filming something that night…

In a recent Puscifer email, Maynard talks about some of the ups and downs in wine growing, as well as mentioning that Puscifer should have a Live DVD out in Spring next year.  There are also plans for a Wine Club called the Velvet Slippers Club which I imagine will distribute a range of Arizona wines including some of Maynards own.

And just in case you’ve forgotten, here’s a range of Blood Into Wine screening dates:

• AB – Edmonton – May 13 – The Billiard Club
• AL – Birmingham – June 17 – Workplay Theater
• AZ – Flagstaff – May 22 – Orpheum Theater
• CA – Modesto – May 14 & 15 – The State Theatre of Modesto
• CA – Los Angeles – June 4 to 10 – Rave Motion Pictures Beverly Center
• CA – Sacramento – Jun. 10 – The Crest Theatre
• CO – Fort Collins – May 14 – May 20 – Lyric Cinema
• FL – Jacksonville – June 20 – 5 Points Theatre
• IL – Peoria – Apr. 15 – May 15 – Peoria Theatre
• MA – Nantucket – May 17 – 20 & May 22 – 24 – Starlight Theater
• MI – Grand Rapids – June 17 – Wealthy Theater
• MO – St. Louis – May 20 – Tivoli Theatre
• NC – Winston-Salem – May 21 – May 22 – a/perture Cinema
• NV – Las Vegas – June 17 – Rave Motion Pictures Town Square Center
• NY – Brooklyn (Williamsburg) – May 29 – Uniondocs
• NY – New York City – May 27 – With Special Guests – City Winery
• NY – New York City – May 28 – City Winery
• OH – Cleveland – May 21 & 28 – The Cleveland Museum of Art
• TX – Austin – June 21 – Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek
• TX – Houston – June 19 – Alamo Drafthouse West Oaks
• TX – Dallas – May 20 – Wine Tasting and Q&A w/Eric Glomski – Magnolia West Village
• VT – Burlington – May 14-20 – Roxy Cinema
• WI- Madison – June 4-17 – Orpheum Theatre
• WI – Milwaukee – May 20 – Times Cinema

The producers of Blood Into Wine have announced that due to overwhelming demand for Blood Into Wine screenings the release of the DVD will be delayed until September:

The demand for theatrical screenings has far surpassed what was initially anticipated and in order to bring the film to more people and in order to include all the great DVD extra features, the DVD release date has been pushed back. The Blood Into Wine DVD and Blu-ray will now be released September 7, 2010.

Hopefully by bringing the film to more people they mean some kind of overseas release.  Australia would be nice!

A quick post this morning before I head off to Soundwave.  Maynard did an interview with Movieweb recently, and it’s results can be found here.  Worth the read, though it only really covers his winemaking.

Here’s a random quote:

You usually have control of your artistic endeavors, but Page and Pomerenke had final cut on this documentary. How difficult was it for you to hand over the reigns on something that is so important to you? Were there aspects of this film that you didn’t necessarily want shown?
Maynard James Keenan: The cut that you see now is not the cut they presented to us initially. There was definitely a reedit before the final cut was approved. This is quite a different film from that first cut. I will say that. It was more about me than it was about wine. That was not my intention. And that should not have been the intention of the film. The intention of the film is to help explain what is possible with effort and due diligence. And focus and commitment.

Maynard had a nice chat with Kat Corbett from KROQ recently, and the interview is available for streaming here.  I haven’t had a chance to listen yet, so let me know if it sucks.

There’s also another Blood Into Wine clip available as well on Youtube:

There are quite a few Blood Into Wine reviews coming onto the net, and I expect this to increase over the next week or so.  Rather than posting each review on Fourtheye, I’ve taken to linking them on the Fourtheye Twitter account.  I also use twitter for other bits and pieces I decide aren’t quite worthy of their own post, so if you are a twitter user, then make sure you follow that account.

There’s a great Blood Into Wine article on RC Reader at the moment, where Maynard and the directors of Blood Into Wine all talk about how the movie was made.  Very interesting read and highly recommended!

Here’s and excerpt:

But while there are no imminent releases from any of his bands, Keenan said he hasn’t given up music for wine. "If it’s a positive, healthy experience, then it’s always going to be a part of my life," he said. "I’m not going to abandon my brothers. I just think we have to re-think what the healthy steps are."

Enjoy!