In a recent interview on AV Club, George Clinton (not Bill) talks about all kinds of funky stuff, including Tool: AVC: Who do you think will carry on the torch of funk? GC: There’re no young bands. Most of us have been around a while, but most of the hip-hop and rappers have bands now that are really pretty funky. Eminem, even though we’ve known him for years, when he… Read More »George Clinton Loves Tool?
According to a recent Facebook update by Adam: Adam Jones ~ ! ! ! NASA – International Space Station: "The on orbit crew awoke at 4:15pET to the song "Parabola" by Tool, played for astronaut Bob Behnken Nice!
A Country & Western version of Trekka – Spaghetti Trekka can be found in the Puscifer site. It’s a live version, I imagine recorded at one of the shows from the last tour. Enjoy and thanks to Rolo on TDN for the find!
There’s a great Blood Into Wine article on RC Reader at the moment, where Maynard and the directors of Blood Into Wine all talk about how the movie was made. Very interesting read and highly recommended! Here’s and excerpt: But while there are no imminent releases from any of his bands, Keenan said he hasn’t given up music for wine. "If it’s a positive, healthy experience, then it’s always going… Read More »Blood Into Wine Article on RC Reader
A recent email from the Puscifer Mailing List recaps a whole load of information regarding the upcoming shows and Blood Into Wine screenings. Here it is in case you missed it: As Puscifer’s first East Coast tour draws near tickets for Meet & Greets and Wine Classes will become unavailable two weeks prior to each show date. The only way to guarantee admission to those events is to purchase tickets… Read More »Puscifer Meet & Greets, Blood Into Wine
Some of you may have noticed a couple of hours of downtime. Â Turns out what I thought was a routine WordPress upgrade didn’t go so smoothly! Â Oh well, all’s good now and sorry for any inconvenience.
The Blood Into Wine website now has a store section, where you can pre-order a copy of the DVD (released on May 4th), as well as purchase a shirt or poster. Go now with your credit card in hand! Update: I had it reported to me that the shop wasn’t adding up the shipping price properly. Â It worked fine for me, but just make sure the totals add up before… Read More »Blood Into Wine Into Cash
Blair just made a quick update on Toolband & Toolarmy: Danny will be attending tonight’s battle between the KU Jayhawks and Texas Longhorns in Austin, along with the band’s favorite Texas Ranger. And before boarding the Silver Dillo(?), "yes", that was Paola Kansas transplant Carey eating Texas barbecue with Texas-style rubs and seasonings at Iron Works BBQ this afternoon. Barbecue blasphemy some from the Sunflower State might say. At any… Read More »The Process
According to a recent Blabbermouth post, Maynard shouldn’t necessarily be blamed for the lack of Tool action: "I can’t sit still, so when those guys hesitate, it takes us so long to do stuff, and it’s like a snake eating its own tail situation, ’cause then I get distracted and I go off and do a thing, and then I get blamed for not being around to do the (TOOL)… Read More »Maynard comments on Tool recording cycle
A video had found it’s way onto the net with Danny Carey on drums for AC/DC coverband BC/DC. The track is Back In Black and I imagine you all know how it goes…. Thanks to fodasse for the tip!