Mastodon, Signed Lateralus Vinyl, Music

Mastodon talk briefly about the tour with Tool on the AOL Music News Blog.  They also talk about appearing on the Conan O’Brien show.  Here’s the link.

I received an email a few days ago from a TA member who is interested in obtaining a copy of the Signed Lateralus Vinyl.  They are obviously a little hesitant in purchasing over-priced, and potentially illegitimate items from Ebay.  Should anyone be wanting to part with their copy, send me and email me and I’ll put you in touch.

Those of you who like bad music, and equally bad recordings, should head over to the About Me page on the right, and you’ll find something I recorded some time ago….

Lateralus “Platinum” Plaques

Just in case the Signed Lateralus Vinyl hasn’t burnt a big enough hole in your wallet, there is now a Lateralus “Platinum” Plaque available for Toolarmy members which celebrates Lateralus selling 1,000,000 copies. They’re not cheap though, at US$206.00 (plus US$16 postage to Australia, around $288 all up in Australian dollars), you’d better hope your credit cards aren’t maxed out….

It’s a limited edition apparently, though how limited we aren’t told.  They are still available as of 11:13 AEST.

Happy Halloween, Daily Grail

There’s several new posts on Toolband/Army detailing a recent Halloween Hollywood tour conducted by Camella, Blair and co. It’s an interesting read, but if you’re looking for Tool news, go elsewhere. There’s also a couple of pictures up as well.

It was also revealed that some more Signed Lateralus Vinyl was released to celebrate Halloween. Not many were available apparently, and it seems as though they’re all gone. Well done if you managed to score one.

Finally, the latest issue of Sub Rosa magazine is out, and features an article talking about Blair‘s Crowley collection, and also talks about Danny‘s as well.

Wisconsin Cancelled

According to Toolband/Army the Tool show tonight in Madison, WI has been cancelled again due to illness.  Presumably Maynard is still not 100%.  There’s no indication if there’ll be a make up show in this case either…

Isis fans can feel a little better though, since due to the cancellation the guys will be playing at the Beat Kitchen in Chicago tonight (19th September).  Doors open at 9:30pm, and tickets cost $12.00.

The final announcement on Toolarmy tells us that the live dates section is back up, and that member reviews can be submitted once again.  No sign of the Australian dates as yet.
Finally, Michael has shared with us his Signed Lateralus vinyl, this time he’s had it framed, and frankly it looks pretty damn good.  He tells me the frame is made from 20mm thick Jarrah.  Here’s one of the pics, for more just follow the links below.

Michaels framed Lateralus Vinyl

Isis Tour, Vinyl Trading

Mattia sent me this link today in which Aaron from Isis speaks to MTV. They talk about their tour plans, and how they hope to tour here in Australia later on this year. This suggests to me that they won’t be playing with Tool in January. Aaron also talks about the new CD In The Absence Of Truth, which you can preview by downloading the new song Dulcinea from Ipecac. Here’s the cover art for you as well:

A bit of a plug here, but Knucklehead on Toolarmy is looking for a copy of the Lateralus signed vinyl. He’s very keen to get it, and is willing to trade a sealed copy of the Aenima LP. If anyones interested, either let me know or PM him on TA.

More Signed Vinyls on Ebay

A couple of Signed Lateralus Vinyls appeared on Ebay over the weekend.  One looks like I sold for a whopping US$850, the other is still on auction, currently 226 pounds.  What that equates to in real money who knows!  Anyway, if you’re in the market for a copy, and have the bank balance to cope with it, here’s the link.

Sorry if posts are a little slow the next few days, I’m in the Gold Coast for a work conference!

Live Photo’s, Signed Vinyl on Ebay

Tom sent me a few live photos today, taken by his friend Karolina.  Here’s one of my favorites.  Stay tuned for the rest.

 These photographs are copyright by Karolina Rokita & cgm.pl © 2006. Any redistribution of these photographs without the author’s permission is forbidden. You may download a copy for personal use only

Fred emailed me this morning saying that he’s selling his Signed Lateralus Vinyl via Ebay.  Apparently he need some money to buy a birthday present for his wife.  Just a message for Jo in case she’s reading – no I won’t be selling mine to get you a birthday present!  Those of you interested in make a bid can check it out here.

Tour Dates

Tour dates for the US and Canada are up. These are just the confirmed ones, and Blair mentions there should be more coming soon, as well as some other things that should make certain people happy. Vicarious DVDs? More signed Vinyl? Aussie Tour dates? Limited Edition Belt Buckles? We’ll find out soon I suppose….

Hopefully for me, Tool will announce that it will be in Florida on or about the 8th-10th of October, or maybe even back in LA or San Diego on the 22nd-25th. That would be swell.

FRI-AUG-6 FRESNO/SELLAND ARENA
SAT-AUG-18 HONOLULU/BLAISDELL CONCERT HALL
SUN-AUG-19 HONOLULU/BLAISDELL CONCERT HALL
TUE-AUG-22 VANCOUVER/GM PLACE
THU-AUG-24 CALGARY/PENGROWTH CENTER
FRI-AUG-25 EDMONTON/REXALL CENTER
SUN-AUG-27 SEATTLE/THE GORGE
TUE-AUG-29 SALT LAKE CITY/E-CENTER

Snippets

Just a couple of little bits and pieces from the web the last couple of days:

  • Some Signed Lateralus Vinyl is up on eBay at the moment.  Price is up to US$355 right at the moment….
  • Here’s a little interview with Maynard and Justin from the NZ Herald.  Speaks of rumours of a tour in November, but apart from that isn’t much different from the last 50 or so articles.  Thanks to xpandnz from Toolnavy for that.
  • I’m going to update the Signed Lateralus Gallery later today…….
  • Blair says that Kevin Willis and Camilla will be taking pics of Coachella, and other small shows and that they will be posted on Toolband/Army
  • 10,000 Days was available in Rockhampton Saturday morning, much to my surprise….
  • There are some reports of shortages around the place, but it seems more like some stores are running out, while others have plenty.  Luckily mine is in the mail!
  • Spiralysys tells me that he has a copy of the recent video interview with Danny and Maynard on MTV hosted on his site.