I headed out to the Adelaide Showgrounds for the annual Big Day Out festival yesterday, and here is the obligatory review post. For those that want to short version, highlights were Rage Against The Machine, Battles and the Electronic Drumming Robot. Lowlights include crowds and aged rockers slowing down. For those that want the long version – read on! Arrival My two friends and I decided that we’d plan to… Read More »Review: Big Day Out 2008
MetalKult have a video gear tour with Aaron and Mike from Isis. The tour covers the guitars, effects pedals and amps used by the band members. Probably only worthwhile for gear geeks only.
According to a new post on Toolband/Army, Blair reports that Aloka Dutta has suffered a heart attack while in India and is now recovering from a grafting bypass procedure. Here’s hoping that one of Tool‘s and Danny‘s biggest influences has a speedy recovery.
This weeks poll asks which Tool album do you think sounds the best? Don’t just pick your favorite album, think about the sound let us know which Tool album tingles your ear drums…
Last week I asked who, apart from RATM are you looking forward to seeing the most at the 2008 Big Day Out. I was a little surprised to see Bjork on top of that list. I’m looking forward to seeing her, but picked Battles as my #1 choice. Some other silly people voted for Silverchair. To see how far they’ve fallen 9though personally I don’t really think they ever got… Read More »Poll Results: Who are you most excited about seeing at the Big Day Out?
Tool tourmates Isis have just announced a European tour according to Blabbermouth. The tour, which is scheduled for April will include: Apr. 13 – Moscow, RU @ Ikra Club Apr. 15 – Hamburg, DE @ Uebel & Gefaehrlich Apr. 16 – Leipzig, DE @ Conne Island Apr. 18 – Tilburg, NL @ 013 (Roadburn Festival) Apr. 20 – Karlsruhe, DE @ Substage Apr. 22 – Vienna, AT @ Arena Apr.… Read More »Isis European Tour
I was basking in the Sydney sun at the Big Day Out preparing for the second of two Tool shows. It seems so long ago…
There’s an interesting video interview with a couple of the guys from Meshuggah on Blabbermouth.net for those of you who want to know more about obZen and their recording style. Worth checking out if you’re a fan. Blair posted some Australian and New Zealand tour dates for recent Tool touring partners Trans-Am on Toolband/Army. As usual they skip Adelaide. For some reason they’re playing in Levin, NZ though! I’m not… Read More »Meshuggah, Trans-Am
I found a wierd blog post this morning which talks about Maynard‘s sudden appearing in what appears to be a video recording studio: For real… James Maynard keenan just walked onto the set of our music video shoot… I guess he’s filming a shoot for an advertisement, Walking with a gun and a cowboy hat. We asked to get a picture with him, but this is as close as i… Read More »Maynard being filmed?
There’s an interesting interview with Billy Howerdel on MTV.com where he talks about Ashes Divide, and also elaborates further on his relationship with Maynard and A Perfect Circle’s future: “I don’t know what the future’s going to hold, but all I can see is Ashes Divide now,” he said. “I wouldn’t say APC is dead, but until further notice, we’re not doing a whole lot. We might do a surprise… Read More »Billy Howerdel talks Ashes Divide