There’s a new Maynard interview on mp3.com where he talks about all things Puscifer. I wonder how serious he’s being:
Were you tossing around album titles for a long time, or was V for Vagina the only contender? We hosted a telethon in my mind. Many came, few were chosen to participate in a fight to the death.
What were the other contenders? C is for Cunnilingus, O is for Overreact, T is for 2 at noon.
Hmmm, not very it seems…
Oldesch from Toolarmy shared with us this interview of Maynard on Billboard.com. He talks about his motives behind Puscifer and probably other stuff too (I’m tired and my brain is read to cease all function). Here’s an excerpt which may or may not be from that article:
Keenan has claimed that Puscifer has no stated goals. “In a way, I’m trying to discover what [those artists] have discovered: a way to make music and survive without it being this capitalist monster trying to take over the world and sell 3 million units,” he says.
Now get back to work Hellboy – a deadline is looming….
When Maynard initially announced that Don’t Shoot The Messenger was available on iTunes, I checked it out on my copy and it didn’t appear. Since some of my comrades in the US confirmed it was actually there, i presumed it was a US only thing. However, things have changed and I logged on today and noticed that it is now available to Australian customers. Tracks are $1.69 each, or the whole EP can be yours for $6.75. That’s a saving of one cent!
Tracks on the EP are:
Blair has posted the lyrics for Jambi on Toolarmy today. Non-Toolarmy members will just have to continue humming along until someone posts them online. Blair also plugs the V is for Vagina CD from Puscifer, which is available for pre-order on the Puscifer site. It’s not very Tool-ish for those that haven’t heard any yet. Those wanting something more Toolish will just have to wait until December…
Last week I asked wehat you thought of the new Queen B song and video? The responses were pretty varied, but via some mathematical wizardry I managed to determine that the majority think that both the song and video are quite average. There was a fair amount of you who felt the song was great thoguh, and I’m sure this will give Maynard some satisfaction, especially considering Puscifer is quite different from Tool and A Perfect Circle.
The Puscifer album should be out soon, so regardless of if you download it illegally or not (there’s no leak yet that I’m aware of), make sure you buy the album if you enjoy it.
blksun posted this email from Maynard to the Puscifer Street team on Toolarmy the other day. It’s an interesting read:
dearest supporters, street teamers, and mailing listers.
thank you for signing up to help.
re: puscifer “v is for vagina” music…
first and foremost, if you don’t like what you’re hearing from this project so far, don’t lie about it out of respect.
if you’re compelled to support it in spite of what you’ve heard and not appreciated, then support it because you believe in the precedent of independence i’m attempting to set.promise me that much and then we can proceed from here.
this project for me is one part fun, one part learning experience. trying to go it alone, without a label to convolute my efforts is very terrifying, chaotic, and challenging. but all in a very positive way. many many dark corners and unknowns. it’s liberating but still pretty damn scary. this is a very very expensive education. i could very easily lose my ass on this whole thing. but it’s sort of ok. i can afford a new ass.
anyway…lot’s of controversy flying about regarding downloading. time to throw my 2 cents in. downloading wont effect me TOO much. but it will affect those bands right on the edge. bands who could use the hundred bucks to make it to the next town to play a show (gas and food aren’t free. go figure) . or could use some cash to record a new record.( imagine that. it actually takes money to record a record.) i can afford to pay for the recording of my record. i’m one of the lucky ones. (thanks to nirvana and the label feeding frenzy, i won the early 90′s grunge lottery.) but those days are history. in order for young bands to survive nowadays, they need to get paid for their efforts. touring costs money. recording costs money. unless you’re ok with bands recording their songs on their Palm Treo. personally i went the extra mile and tried to incorporate that ancient and illusive medium known as “analog tape.” because, and i can hear the yawns welling up as i type… because it sounds better. the machines are expensive and a pain in the ass to maintain but they’re worth it. that is unless people are just gonna steal your efforts. then it’s a big fat FUCK NO, IT”S NOT WORTH IT. so don’t be douche bags. support the process.
devils advocate… it feels like the digital landscape has widened peoples appreciation of new music. it’s placed alternative forms of music in front of those who may not have been exposed otherwise. it feels like people are more excited about music than they have been in a long time. but for fuck sake… pay the man for his song and dance. otherwise the only people who can afford to record quality music are the cookie cutter boy bands with their corporate sponsors and media machines.(Dick In Box Excluded, of course) please do your best to support bands like Autolux, the Burning Brides, Isis, etc… they need you. i need you, but they need you more. having said that…
i’m doing this pretty much on my own. no label support aside from the distributor. it’s a HUGE learning curve. but if i can navigate it, i will be able to share what i’ve learned. i can make it easier for other bands that are trying to do it on their own. make it possible for us all to survive in our little microcosms rather than fall victim to the seductive song of the sirens… the expensive and impersonal macrocosm of the major label dog and pony show.
once again, thank you for your efforts.m j keenan
professional dumbass
Nice to finally hear Maynard’s take on the whole downloading thing. I’m pretty much in agreeance with what he says there. Make sure you support the artists you enjoy buy actually buying their music, attending their concerts, and buying their T-Shirts. You do want them to keep making music don’t you?
According to the Puscifer Myspace site:
Just finished up a MySpace Artist on Artist interview with Patton Oswalt. Good to see him again. It’s been awhile. Jesus, he’s even busier than I am. Burning the candle at both ends AND right up the middle. also… Put an E.P. up on iTunes called “Don’t Shoot The Messenger.”
I just had a look on iTunes and couldn’t see any such EP. Maybe it’ll appear later today. Or perhaps it’s a US only thing.
The German Sony BMG website has posted a tracklisting of the upcoming Puscifer album V is for Vagina. Here it is:
No Cuntry Boner? No Circle Jerks World Up My Ass? DoZo not Dojo? I wonder how correct this list is. We’ll just have to wait and see I suppose.
Thanks to the Tool Hotline for the tip
Some thoughtful law-breaking soul has posted the Cuntry Boner single on Youtube. It’s a collage of photo’s with the actual single as the sound track. Thanks to Foamy for the tip.
I think the live version is much better. What do you guys reckon?
It would appear that a new Puscifer track Trekka is being streamed on puscifer.com. It’s a remix version of it, though how different it is from the album version remains to be seen. Not a bad track, but I’m still yet to be really blown away by Puscifer.