News today via Twitter that Josh Freese has pulled the plug in his participation in A Perfect Circle: After 13 years, I’ve decided to leave @aperfectcircle with no plans of returning. Apologies to those inquiring about the upcoming shows. Sad news, but not entirely unexpected. Josh didn’t play with the band on their last tour and was replaced by Jeff Friedl. I expect Jeff will be confirmed as the new… Read More »Josh Freese quits A Perfect Circle
Josh Freese made several tweets today suggesting that he won’t be playing on the upcoming A Perfect Circle tour (though he did play at the recent festival show): Sad 2 report that 4 the 1st time ever Im having 2 sit out a tour with @aperfectcircle. I’ll explain more in next day on my site (if ya care) m not stopping playing with them though. All is well. We had… Read More »Josh Freese to miss A Perfect Circle tour?
I had a busy day yesterday ingesting more beer than my body can safely hand. Fitting then that Blair releases the March 2011 Newsletter on Toolband that get the collection nuts of Fourtheye abuzz with excitement. Here’s an excerpt: In the spirit of this newsletter about Tool memorabilia, "Merch" is going to be putting some nice stuff in the store tomorrow (consider this a head’s up). These items will include… Read More »March Tool Newsletter, Other Stuff!
According to an article on Wired, Tool fan Thomas Mrzyglocki had a ball with Josh Freese as part of the $20 000 Since 1972 package. Amongst other things he got to play Mini-Golf with Maynard: For the golf outing, Mrzyglocki and Freese were joined by Keenan, Joe Escalante (who plays bass in Freese’s punk rock band The Vandals), several friends and a cameraman who recorded the match for posterity. Famous… Read More »Golf with Maynard “totally worth it”
A few months ago I posted about Josh Freese‘s new album Since 1972, and outlined the various packages that could be purchased. Many people suspected that much of this was a joke, but a recent blog post from the Amateur Chemist suggests that he’s coming good with his promises! It even suggests that there has been someone wealthy enough to afford the $20,000 package, which includes mini-golf with Maynard: Josh… Read More »Josh Freese Since 1972 Packages
Ever wondered what it would be like to cruise around Hollywood in Danny’s Lamborghini while trippin’ on mushrooms? Well now you can! All you need to do is purchase the US$75,000 packaged version of Josh Freese’s (former A Perfect Circle and NIN member) new solo album Since 1992. Package includes: Signed CD/DVD and digital download. T-shirt** Come out on tour with me for a few days. I write, record and… Read More »Want to ride in Danny’s Lamborghini?