Tool are a band from Los Angeles California. This section of Fourtheye contains all the latest Tool news and rumours.
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!
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
Not sure how long it’s been on the site, but the January Tool Newsletter is now available on Toolband and Toolarmy. It’s really just a bit of a recap of Tool-related news over the last couple of months, confirming that Tool aren’t doing much at the moment, and that Danny, Adam and Justin are all abroad (or have been) and that Maynard is busy with Puscifer and Caduceus stuff.
I stumbled across this extremely short interview with Danny by Artisan News Services on Youtube, where he mentions briefly that they might start writing a new album this year. Skip to about 1:20 for the 10 seconds or so of actual DC interview (the rest is just filler). To be honest, it doesn’t say much, and the article is making a bigger deal of this than it really is, but… Read More »Danny talks up new album in 2010
Dan sent me a link to a set of photos from the Puscifer warm ups, I imagine prior to the initial gigs in Las Vegas. Pictures include shots of Maynard and the band, as well as Milla. Speaking of Milla, she’s holding a free online concert at Vokle with friends Chris Brenner, Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio), and Danny Lohner to raise money for Sophie’s Voice, a Spina Bifida charity. If… Read More »Puscifer Warmup Pics & Tool Items For Sale
I stumbled across an article on Mix today by Sylvia Massy (producer of Undertow) in which she talks about the challenges associated with recording Maynard’s voice on the album. Well worth reading, especially for tech heads: Tool’s Undertow album is filled with blood-vessel-popping screams, like on the song “Crawl Away.†I had heard them in rehearsals, I heard them onstage. But in the studio, Maynard’s screams were lackluster, even with… Read More »Gear Stories With Sylvia Massy
It’s that time of the year again, where I bore you with the highlights of 2009, based on my shitty taste in things in general! Disagree with me? Did I miss something I really shouldn’t have? Let me know! Eventually we’ll have a survey so that we can all vote on this kind of stuff. Music The year was probably a reasonably quiet year for music I thought. According to… Read More »Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010!
Danny’s website seems to be back online today, with the new redesign that has been promised for a while now. It’s quite Flash intensive, and features some cool sections. Amongst other things it has an extremely tasty video section… Thanks to all of you who emailed me last night about this: I was too busy celebrating the arrival of 2010 to put this up! I them meantime, stay tuned for… Read More »dannycarey.org Back in Business…