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Danny Carey Interview in DRUMscene

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I mentioned this interview yesterday, but this morning when I visited the local magazine emporium, I spotted a copy of issue 64 of DRUMscene featuring Danny and decided to grab a copy (it was only $10).  And I gotta say it was $10 very well spent, then interview is one of the best I’ve read, and Danny speaks extensively about where the new album is at, the Live DVD, recording/song writing techniques and more. 

In fairness to the magazine and copyright laws, I’m not going to scan it for you guys, however here’s some of the highlights of the interview:

  • The loved the Big Day Out tour, it was a great break for them and they love the relaxed atmosphere that comes with playing in the tour.  They the it off really well with the guys from Rammstein.  The highlight of the tour for Danny was the Melbourne sideshow.
  • As of the time of the interview 4 songs are in the works, which Danny expects is about half the album.  Danny seems keen to write shorter and more to the point songs this time round, but things seem to have a habit of growing!  So far the songs seem to be heading along the path set by Jambi.
  • Maynard is expecting to spend some time with Tool before the APC shows and has expressed a desire to be more involved in the writing this time round, as Danny suggested that Maynard found some of the complex rhythms of the last album hard to write for.
  • There will be no further tours until the album is released, which all things going well they hope if 2011.  The plan is to be in the studio by the end of the US summer.
  • They are leaning towards using Joe Baressi for the album, but haven’t ruled out using David Bottrill.  Depends on how the remaining song writing pans out.
  • Danny’s really keen on getting a Live DVD out, using the footage recorded on previous tours (he talks specifically about the 6 pro-shot shows).  As far as he knows the others in the band are keen, but it is a lengthy process editing the footage.  Seemed pretty sure it would see the light of day eventually.
  • Currently in the Lamborghini CD player is the new Trans-am and Rammstein albums, as well as some old Jethro Tull.
  • He’s still keen on doing a drum workshop type DVD, and said he might do one this year if he finds the time.
  • Danny has taken up bike riding, loves Penang Beef Curry, Mexican food and The Big Lebowski

As I said, it’s a great interview, and I would suggest any Australians out there interesting in reading the whole thing head down to their local newsagent and grab a copy!  Or you should be able to snag one online here.

Danny in Drum Scene, More Tool Collectables

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According to Milhuisen, Danny will appear in Issue 64 of DRUMscene, apparently Australia’s #1 Drum Magazine.  As well as a “huge” interview, it will feature a poster.

DRUMscene Issue 64

I might head over to the newsagent in the morning and see if I can grab a copy.

Also, for those that missed it, copies of Salival and Lateralus Signed Vinyl were made available on the Toolarmy shop yesterday.  Took only 20 minutes for the 7 copies of Lateralus to sell, and a little longer for Salival.  Apparently there’s more to come, so keep checking!

Maynard discusses wine, Adam Jones Metallica poster

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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:

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Looks pretty cool to me – if I see it in the newsagent I think I’ll grab a copy! 

My Tool trek has finished for now – only one more show left, tomorrow night at the Perth Big Day Out.  Western Australian’s don’t miss out on this amazing show!

Danny on the Beat

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I was forwarded and interview this morning with Danny in the latest edition of Beat magazine.  Beat is a street press type magazine from Victoria, and had the chance to speak with Danny in a brief interview.  Here’s a slab:

Jambi takes me back to that uncomfortable memory that greeted you at the door of this interview, but Danny mentions it for a good reason: that song’s three divided rhythms provide a telling glimpse into the shape of Tool’s future – and yes, we’re talking the next album.

“It’s a typical Tool song to me; I remember when we were mastering the last record, that was one that I liked to play for people, like, ‘This is where we are, as Tool.’ It’s a good feeling,” Danny says, and Danny is pleased. “We’ve got a couple of great ideas like that that have sort of almost taken off from where that left off that we’re working on. It’s still in its infancy,” he admits, hurriedly, before I can even ask, “and we’re still at the point where we’re just jamming and logging ideas. There hasn’t been a lot of writing and arranging going on; it’s more just in the development, research stages. We’ve got three or four great frameworks that we’re having a lot of fun with, that’s for sure.”

That’s all well and good, I tell him on behalf of us all, but in five years’ time I’ll be over this brooding metal racket thing and courting the sounds of Ornette Coleman in a bid to reinforce my advance into mandatory maturity.

He laughs that deluge of a laugh again, then one he saves for when he’s truly amused. “That’s like the norm, isn’t it? Usually the first two or three songs are the hardest ones, and every once and a while we can get stuck and we’re working on one song for two months or something. I’m hoping it’ll be out… definitely before the end of 2011.”

Some funny anecdotes there too.

The Big Day Out tour kicks off this Friday in Auckland, New Zealand in just over 24 hours time, and then heads over to Queensland for the first leg of the Australian dates.  Don’t forget that setlists should only be posted in the appropriate thread (which for tomorrows show is this one), so don’t ruin it for someone else by posting elsewhere…

Not long to wait now!

Justin talks about Facebook and Album writing

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A short interview with Justin has appeared on the Honolulu Pulse in the lead up to tonight’s show, in which Justin talks about Facebook and the new album:

As for what’s in store for Tool in 2011, he said, “we were asked to do some dates in Europe later this year, but we’re not going to do them; we’re really deep in the middle of getting music together for the album. It’s a really cool thing to be in the middle of this process, and it’s my hope we can capture something special in the studio.”

Bad luck for the European readers, but probably a good thing for the rest of us in that we might get to see a new album sometime this year!

A conversation with Maynard James Keenan

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Andrew McMillen from Australian magazine called Junior recently interviewed Maynard.   Maynard speaks a bout a range of issues including Tool, A Perfect Circle, Blood Into Wine and more. For those of us unable to pickup a copy of this magazine (it’s a free street press type thing) Andrew has published the full transcript here.  Here’s an excerpt:

I saw the Smashing Pumpkins recently. It felt like Billy [Corgan] was rushing to get some of his more well-known songs out of the way so he could play the new stuff. Can you relate to that kind of feeling?

No, no. I mean, especially since James Iha’s not in the band, I can’t really relate to the fact that Smashing Pumpkins are out there.

Nothing really notable as far as Tool or APC news goes, but a good insightful interview none the less.

Tool in Reverb, Danny chats to Rynne

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I read a post on the Big Day Out site directing us to an interview with Reverb, a local Australian magazine with Danny & Adam about the upcoming tour. It’s quite interesting and worth a quick read. Check it out here.

Also in the news is that Danny will be appearing on the Children of Saturn radio show, conveniently hosted by Rynne. According to Blair‘s Toolband post:

DANNY will be the guest on the “CHILDREN OF SATURN” internet radio show (hosted by Rynne Stump) on MONDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 20 (6-8 PM, PST). For two hours he will be playing his favorite music and talking about the artists involved. Perhaps he will even talk a bit about his own bands, including the one called “TOOL.”

Tune in but don’t tune out!

Billy Howerdel discusses A Perfect Circle reunion

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There is a lengthy interview with Billy Howerdel on Ultimate Guitar where he talks about a range of A Perfect Circle related topics, including a few guitar tech type questions, as well as a little insight into Tool:

By the time you’ve recorded the Thirteenth Step album, has the writing process with Maynard become more efficient? Do you better understand the types of guitar ideas that he’ll respond to?

Kind of. On the first record, on Mer de Noms, for the most part I had a lot of those songs written and pretty well realized. They weren’t recorded really well but they were getting there by the time he started working on them. It was easy in the fact that he would just kind of sing to the arrangement that was there; we changed very little to accommodate Maynard. Working with Tool, he’s used to cracking the ultimate riddle of music; their music is extremely complex and I hear their demos sometimes and I hear what he puts to it and I think it’s amazing. I don’t know how he fits what he does over what I heard. Now that I’ve got some singing experience under my belt with Ashes Divide and writing and being the sole lyricist and writing melodies, I can’t imagine how he does that. I guess he just rises to the challenge but it’s not to be underestimated of how difficult that task is.

Thanks to Sam for the tip!