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Maynard Talks, Danny Drums

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Maynard has a quick chat with Spin magazine, in which he talks about the latest happenings at his vineyard.  Highlights include:

Do those retirees ever ask what Merkin, the name of your vineyards, actually means? (it’s a pubic hair wig)
They probably do and I probably look at them with a blank stare and ask if they want some more wine.

I heard on the grapevine that they may have had significant problems with javalenas this year (watch Blood Into Wine if you don’t know what this is).  I hope for Maynard and all the crew at Caduceus’ sake that they can make the best of the harvest they’ve been able to collect.

As we all know Danny took part in a John Bonham tribute night last weekend, and a few of our Fourtheye comrades took the time to send me a couple of links to his performance:

Maynard on Blood Into Wine

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In a new interview with Artist Direct, Maynard discusses the Blood Into Wine movie, which is now available on DVD.  He talks about wine making, the movie, and a little about Puscifer.  No Tool news for those who are only interested in one thing (apart from sex):

It’s an inspiring film because audiences very rarely have the opportunity to see how intense the winemaking process is.
It’s been removed from our culture. Prohibition pretty much interrupted the whole appreciation. It’s odd. That was such a huge move. Prohibition, The Great Depression, World War I and II, there’s this thing that happened on our soil that removed a lot of that appreciation from the table for us, quite literally. Now, we’re catching up with it. There are all of these celebrity chefs and cooking shows. More wine is being appreciated by people and not to the point of indulgence. You don’t drive down the highway and see corkscrews and bottles along the side of the road; you see Budweiser cans. It’s not like it’s that kind of growth. There’s an appreciation for art and a consciousness that’s attached to it.

Slight Blood Into Wine delay

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Looks like there has been a slight delay to the Blood Into Wine DVD as Maynard hinted by Twitter earlier.  According to a recent post on Toolband:

The "SOUND INTO BLOOD INTO WINE" CD will be released on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th. This is a compilation of the tracks heard throughout the "Blood Into Wine" documentary, but also includes a few UNRELEASED MIXES. The DVD will be released on SEPTEMBER 14.

Luckily it isn’t a lengthy delay.  I will probably order mine soonish…

Velvet Slippers Club

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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.

Blood Into Wine Screenings for August

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

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:

Enjoy!

Red Rocks Confirmed! Puscifer DVD!

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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

Blood Into Wine DVD Postponed

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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!

Maynard Interviewed about Blood Into Wine

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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.

KROQ interviews Maynard

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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:

 
 
I also meant to mention that there are a few more screenings for Blood Into Wine:
  • Nashville, TN – Mar. 17 – 20 at The Belcourt Theatre
  • Santa Cruz, CA – Apr. 1 – Rio Theatre
  • Shelbyville, IN – Apr. 9 at The Strand Theatre