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Mike Patton & The Melvins curate Nightmare Before Xmas

According to a recent post on Rock-a-Rolla, Mike Patton and The Melvins will be curating the Nightmare Before Christmas festival in Minehead, UK. Mike Patton and Melvins are set to curate this year’s Nightmare Before Christmas, ATP’s annual festival held in Minehead, UK in December. Previous years have seen the likes of Thurston Moore and Portishead invite their personal favourites to perform over three days. Sources close to Ipecac, the… Read More »Mike Patton & The Melvins curate Nightmare Before Xmas

Jello’s 50th

A recent update from Ipecac reveals some interesting Melvins, Jello Biafra and Mike Patton news: Don’t be late for tonights world debut of Crudo (Patton/Automator/Butterscotch ). They open with a bang! In other SanFrancisco news, you are invited to Jello Biafra’s 50th birthday celebration!!! On June 16 & 17 join the Melvins in celebrating the big 5-0 for the punk rabble rousing former Dead Kennedy legend at the Great American… Read More »Jello’s 50th

Two Tool Projects

Blair from Toolband/Army took some time today to “clarify” an email he received questioning the April Newsletter – the one about the business meeting. Here’s his response: That mentioned in the April (1) newsletter had NOTHING to do with the all-Tool issue of “Revolver” Magazine, although at this time I am still not able to disclose any further information about any decision made by the band as to whether it’s… Read More »Two Tool Projects

Tool Tour Rumour

According to dirtyrockstar on Toolarmy, he heard them saying that Tool would be on tour soon on 97.1 (FM I presume) in Dallas. Apparently the station will be giving away tickets. Not too sure about this to be honest. I’d like it to be true, but I don’t know that I’d expect Tool to tour again until after a new album had been released. Unless of course they’re recorded something… Read More »Tool Tour Rumour

“Please be advised…

that A Perfect Circle and Tool are still alive and well” Or so I read in an email from the Puscifer Mailing list: Hello, APC fans. As many of you may have heard, Billy and I are engaged in our own little projects for the moment. His is called Ashes Divide and mine is called Puscifer. Puscifer is perfect for those of you who suffer from ADHD, Obsessive Compulsive Accessory… Read More »“Please be advised…

Finally, Meshuggah….

According to fasterlouder.com.au, Meshuggah will finally tour Australia for the first time in October. They’ll be playing dates in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide (yes!), Melbourne and Perth. Tickets go on sale on the 23rd of May. Dates: 12th Oct Arena Brisbane 18+ 13th Oct Roundhouse Sydney All Ages 14th Oct HQ Adelaide 18+ 15th Oct Palace Theatre (formerly Metro) Melbourne 18+ 16th Oct Capitol Perth 18+

April Newsletter

I don’t remember this being posted on the news page, but it appears that there is an April newsletter Toolband. It’s full of you usual writings you can expect from Blair, but it also briefly talks about a important meeting between the bands management and attourneys, and hints at some kind of unusual decision being mande. What this decision is, well your guess is a good as mine…. Thanks to… Read More »April Newsletter

Maynard talks about Wine

For those of you interested in Maynard‘s winemaking exploits, Yumasun.com have an article about the recent signings that Maynard held in Arizona. The article talks with Maynard and partner Eric Glomski about the signings, and also about the wine.