Maynard celebrated his 50th birthday over the weekend with a couple of concerts featuring his bands Puscifer and A Perfect Circle, support act Failure and a number of other surprises. The way the set was structured was the first surprise – rather than each band having their own set, it was one large show split into two acts where each band got play a short 3-4 song set before moving… Read More »Cinquanta round-up
The first reviews of Cinquanta (featuring Puscifer, A Perfect Circle, Failure and more) are dribbling in, but I won’t spoil it for those attending the second show. I will reveal the worst kept secret of the show, which is that Danny is playing in part of it. It’s a pretty special performance, that shouldn’t be missed – and here’s a video of part of it (SPOILER WARNING!). Get along to… Read More »Danny celebrates birthday in style at Cinquanta
Citing “Artistic differences”, it appears Maynard and Eric Glomski have ended their partnership with Arizona Stronghold: Maynard James Keenan, the lead singer of Tool, has ended his association with Arizona Stronghold, leaving the state’s best-selling and highest-volume winery without an asset that led to its initial popularity. Under the deal, Keenan will take possession of Arizona Stronghold’s southern Arizona vineyard, which he will rename. Eric Glomski, the other co-founder, will… Read More »Maynard and Eric part ways on Arizona Stronghold
A story from the Facebook Tool Army group in regards to the recent Manhunter Screening with Maynard: So I saw “Manhunter” last night followed by an interview / Q&A with Maynard. He mostly talked about the film specifically, but did talk about his various music projects including Tool briefly, but only when someone would ask a specific question. No new information other than him seeming increasingly frustrated with the slow… Read More »Maynard touches on Tool at Manhunter screening
Maynard’s 50th birthday celebrations continue with a shot from the rehearsals for the Cinquanta shows revealing Danny’s drumkit. Who knows what will happen on the two nights, but they are sure to be fun…
Blair’s April 2014 Tool newsletter is now online, and while it doesn’t feature any Tool news, it does have a lengthy interview with the Tool Merch guy (name unknown). There’s also a promise of new old merch items: To go along with his interview in the newsletter, “Merch” will be adding a very limited number of some rare, discontinued items in the Tool stores. This will include vintage shirts such… Read More »Tool April 2014 Newsletter out now!
April is a popular month for birthdays it appears, and while other sites may be struggling to remember, here at Fourtheye we’d like to say Happy Birthday to Maynard on his 50th year. Maynard will be partying with a couple of Cinquanta shows in May featuring A Perfect Circle, Puscifer and Failure. Word is this won’t be your ordinary show and could feature a few collaborations and guests. It is… Read More »Maynard hits 50
A new video came across my desk this morning – Red, White and Black by punk band OFF! The video features cameos from Danny Carey, as well as Dale Crover (Melvins) and David Yow (The Jesus Lizard) and possibly a few others. Check it out:
Update: Looks like The Exorcist is no longer being screened, however it will be replaced by Manhunter. Maynard will still be appearing: Our previously announced screening of THE EXORCIST has been replaced with Michael Mann’s MANHUNTER. Tickets purchased for the original program will still be honored, or, you can request a refund by May 5, 2014 at 5:00 PM. Please contact fandango via http://fandango.custhelp.com/ to request a refund. If you… Read More »Exorcise your demons with Maynard
Now that the tour has wound up, it seems that excess Tool tour posters are now available online via the Toolband shop (not the Toolarmy one!). Posters include San Diego, Fresno and the two San Francisco shows. You can also still grab posters from Brisbane and Florida on previous tours as well. No word on whether or not further show posters will be made available. Here’s my pick of the… Read More »Tool Tour Posters now for sale on Toolband