Things are pretty quiet in the Tool world at the moment, so in order to keep you clicking on my ads informed here’s the latest in the Book of Douche Bag series of videos from Puscifer:
I’m still surprised we don’t have Puscifer dates for the tour yet. Hopefully soon!
Just in case that Puscifer video doesn’t do much for you, perhaps you’ll find the new Mastodon album The Hunter more to your liking:
I’m extremely doubtful this is the case, but in the last few days a Twitter account called BigDayOutSpy has been leaking the alleged lineup for the 2012 Big Day Out. Acts so far have been somewhat interesting, without being amazing until this post earlier this evening:
A Perfect Circle are the other Green/Converse stage headliner at Big Day Out!
So far, I found the leaks believable, but to be honest I’m not sure I can see A Perfect Circle playing the Big Day Out next year. Headlining the small stage sounds tantalising though (however it would be annoying if the rumoured Pearl Jam main stage headliner were true).
Definitely file in the “I’ll believe it when I see it confirmed” category…
For the record, the Big Day Out Spy alleges the following lineup (in no particular order):
Other rumours suggest Pearl Jam will headline, and Kasabian & My Chemical Romance will also play.
Update: A Perfect Circle on their Facebook page this morning mentioned “That’s unfortunately not true” so I guess this myth is pretty much busted.
Tom emailed me today a link to Amazon where you can preview the tracks from the upcoming Puscifer album Conditions of My Parole. Each track has a 30 second preview, and for those who don’t feel like following the link, here’s the tracklist:
Enjoy! I also expect the tour dates for the Nov-Dec Puscifer shows will be released in the next week or so.
Rolling Stone has published the latest Puscifer video for the track Man Overboard. Once again the video is all CGI and created by Meats Meier:
Matt Irwin & Trent Allen, a couple of entrepreneurial Aussies have managed to secure the right to distribute Maynard’s wines into Australia. This makes us the first country outside of the USA to have official distribution for these products. It’s not a release of the entire range however, the first shipment will be the Chupacabra 2006, and I’d expect if this sells well then future wines will also become available.
From the press release:
sip & listen…
Sitting around the dinner table after a couple of days skiing in the Canadian Rockies, childhood mates Matt Irwin & Trent Allen cracked open a bottle of Chupacabra while listening to Tool’s Salival, and wondered why this amazing wine was not available back home. With backgrounds in the wine business & music industry, they have secured exclusive rights to import Maynard’s wines to Australia.The wine…
The first shipment is a limited amount of Merkin Vineyards Chupacabra 2006. This will be the first time any of Maynard’s wines will be available outside of North America. It is also the only time we will see Merkin Vineyards, as Maynard and Eric have decided to limit distribution of the Merkin/Caduceus lines and focus on Arizona Stronghold Vineyards. 2012 will see the first ASV wines hit Australia, but we will have to wait and see how much sip & listen can secure for the people down under.The Chupacabra is coming…
Merkin Vineyards Chupacabra is a shape-shifter, evolving vintage after vintage. The 2006 is a blend of traditionally French grapes that have found a home in the Californian landscape. From the Tasting Notes "Bold and mysterious, the wine shows both a light and a dark side. From black fruit, tobacco and forest aromas to flavours of kiwi, grapefruit and nettle on the lighter end, this smoky and complex red is enticing from the first sip."Reserve a bottle…
Word is spreading quickly and Matt & Trent are receiving daily requests to reserve bottles for people. Merkin Vineyards Chupacabra 2006 will retail in Australia for $34.99 per bottle or 3 for $100 (inc. GST, postage not included). If you are interested in buying a bottle (or 3!), email your name and order to sipandlisten@hotmail.com. If you are after a case, please email for a price. You do not have to pay until the wine is released in a few weeks time. You will receive a reservation number which puts you in a draw for an Arizona Stronghold merch pack (inc. Chupacabra Australian Release Bottle no. 353)!
You can also follow their progress on Facebook and Twitter.
Not sure how many bottles these guys are importing, so it’s probably worth getting your order in quickly!
The beautiful Carina Round has mentioned in her latest newsletter that the 2011 Puscifer Tour will take place between the 10th of November and the 15th of December with the band playing 21 shows. Given that’s just over a month in length, I’d expect the tour to be somewhat extensive. I expect more details will be announced in the coming weeks!
It’s also worth mentioning that Carina has a new single The Last Time which is released on the 8th of November. The single will feature a Puscifer remix of the track “Girl and the Ghost” and will be available digitally and on vinyl.
Thanks to Brent for the tip!
Bob is back with part 2 of his douchey videos. Not sure why Maynard is releasing this Puscifer Season 1 tour videos now, but perhaps it’s a sign that a DVD is getting closer:
Enjoy!
Not sure what this is about, but Maynard just tweeted this Puscifer TV video a few moments ago:
All hail Bob!
According to Facebook this morning, Conditions of My Parole, the new Puscifer album due on October 18 is now available for pre-order both in CD and Double Gate Fold Vinyl version. Purchases made from the Puscifer store are expected to ship slightly before release so you’ll have this album in your greasy mits the day of (or close to) release…
The cover art has also been revealed:
If you’d rather order it from Amazon you can do so here:
Just read a tweet with a link to the trailer for the upcoming movie Queens of Country from the guys who produced Blood Into Wine. Rather than a musical documentary, it seems to be a comedy movie with a country music theme to it. As you should all know by now Maynard has a role in it:
Queens of Country trailer HD from Dan Stoloff on Vimeo.
Looks like Maynard has a reasonably prominent role! According to the website, the trailer has been out for 6 months, but this is the first I’ve seen or heard of it. Let us know what you think!