Not to be outdone by Maynard, Adam posted on Instagram today following a visit to the Loft by Sebastian Bach (formerly of Skid Row) and King Buzzo. In his post he suggests that Tool could kick off recording in March. It’ll be a tight schedule though, with both Tool and A Perfect Circle having tour dates in April/May this year. Update: Adam has updating the Instagram post to suggest March… Read More »Adam suggests new Tool album recording in March
Excellent news for Melvins fans this morning, with King Buzzo announcing he’s bringing his acoustic live show to Australia for a series of dates in August. From Frontier Touring: Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce that rock’n’roll royalty Buzz Osborne, King Buzzo is headed to Australia with a ten-date solo acoustic tour of Australia this August! With a career spanning 31 years, 30 albums, and over 2,000 live performances, this… Read More »King Buzzo solo acoustic tour hits Australia
Found in a toilet at the recent show in Houston was a CD claiming to be from an Adam Jones and King Buzzo project called Bleeder. It seems to be related to the Instagram video Adam posted back in February. Here’s what is published on the Tool Army Members Facebook page (thanks to Kat for the tip): This little gem was found in a bathroom at Toyota Centre Houston at… Read More »Adam Jones and King Buzzo project emerges
King Buzzo seems to be doing some acoustic work: Buzz heads out on his very first solo, acoustic dates this February & March: Feb. 25 – Los Angeles – Scion A/V Metal Rock Show (free rsvp begins Feb. 5) all dates below on-sale this Friday, Feb. 7: Mar. 2 – Minneapolis, MN – Grumpy’s Bar & Grill Mar. 6 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room Mar. 8 – Kansas… Read More »King Buzzo plans solo jaunt
Adam posted a video on Instagram and Facebook this morning hinting at some kind of remix with King Buzzo: King Buzz & jones remix while monitoring infrared oscillating robot cradle baby’ness #KingBuzzo #kingBuzz #BleedeR It sounds like something Tool may have played around with between songs, and also has some ambient noise which may or may not be the sound of an audience. Is this part of the curveball? Some… Read More »Adam posts something…
Mark Arm from grunge band Mudhoney has interviewed King Buzzo from the Melvins to help celebrate their 30th Anniversary. It’s a great interview and here’s a snippet for you all: Mark: Have you ever dabbled in the ‘Dark Arts,’ the Occult, Witchcraft, Blackface? Are your souls spoken for, or can we have them? Buzz: Of course! I sold my soul to the devil decades ago and look how well it’s… Read More »Mudhoney Interview Melvins
MWDWN have an good interview with King Buzzo in which he talks about The Melvins (doing lots of shit), Fantomas (not doing anything for now) and Tool: As for The Melvins’ one-time collaboration with Tool on The Crybaby, he’s optimistic that the two bands might rejoin to write more original material but confirms nothing has been planned. “Well you know, I would do whatever they wanted to. They’re busy doing… Read More »King Buzzo talks about The Melvins, Fantomas and working with Tool
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
I just found out today from a couple of Fourtheye readers (thanks WormLord and gnjasmkr) that Adam is also involved with King Buzzo on producing some music for what I presume is a graphic novel called The “Y” Incision: We have decided to make our first book bigger, badder, and with more Cal McDonald! The first book will feature both "The ‘Y" Incision" and "Nocturnal Invasions" Cal McDonald stories written… Read More »Adam & The “Y” Incision
According to a recent post by Blair on Toolband: Here’s some info: “BLOODY PULP BOOKS: NOW WITH SOUND! THE ‘Y’ INCISION” to include musical effects? Bloody Pulp Books announces a Limited Edition Package to coincide with its First Publication Release of, CAL MCDONALD DETECTIVE TALES: THE ‘Y’ INCISION Featuring musical elements from band members of TOOL and The MELVINS! ADAM JONES of Tool is on board to compose and produce… Read More »Adam to compose for Bloody Pulp Books