News is pretty slow at the moment, and while Tool are in writing mode, i don’t expect there to be much coming out of their world in the next couple of months. Best we can hope for are a few more A Perfect Circle or Puscifer dates at this stage. However, there is some good news, last week The Melvins announced that they will be releasing Sugar Daddy, a live… Read More »The Melvins to release Live Album ‘Sugar Daddy’
The PRP has released some info in regards to the new Melvins album. It will be called The Bride Screamed Murder and should be released on June 1st. Once again the album will be released on the Ipecac label. Personally I can’t wait!
According to a recent post on stubbadub Chicken Switch, the much rumoured Melvins remix album will finally see the light of day on Ipecac in September. The remixes are mainly done by a range of noise artists, so for those of you whole like hearing The Melvins rock out, this could be one to avoid. 1. Washmachine Sk8tronics – Eye Yamatsuka 2. Emperor Twaddle Remix – Christoph Heemann 3. She… Read More »Chicken Switch – The Melvins remix album
Ipecac has announced a new batch of Isis tour dates including plenty of European ones: July 3, 2009 Roskilde, Denmark Roskilde Festival July 5, 2009 Cergy, France Furia Sound Festival July 6, 2009 Eindhoven, Netherlands Effenaar July 8, 2009 Bochum, Germany BHF Langendreer July 9, 2009 Stuttgart, Germany Wagenhallen July 10, 2009 Dresden, Germany Beatpol July 11, 2009 Munich, Germany Feierwerk July 12, 2009 Bern, Switzerland Dachstock July 13, 2009… Read More »Isis European Tour Dates
I read an intriguing post on themelvins.net BBS today, which reads: Tool, Melvins, Ipecac Records Something HUGE soon. Just wait. It WILL be worth it you prepubecent derelicts. Oh, and Melvins as a four-piece=BEST YET. Is the big suprise some kind of Tool/Melvins collaboration to be released on Ipecac? Given the various record labels involved, this could go some way to explaining the delays in the surprise being released. The… Read More »Tool/Melvins/Ipecac Rumour
The cover and tracklist for the new Isis album Wavering Radiant have been posted on Blabbermouth. The album, which features Adam Jones on two tracks will be released on Ipecac on the 5th of May. 01. Hall Of The Dead 02. Ghost Key 03. Hand Of The Host 04. Wavering Radiant 05. Stone To Wake A Serpent 06. 20 Minutes / 40 Years 07. Threshold of Transformation
Frostadamus tells me that Maynard is in two movies coming out this year. The first is The Other Side, where Maynard plays a series of roles (Hippie/Chauffeur/Pilot/Bartender/Butler/Bait Shop Clerk). The second is Crank 2: High Voltage where he plays an uncredited Dog Walker. Isis have named their new album Wavering Radiant according to Blabbermouth. This album, to be released on Ipecac Recordings on the 5th of May, will feature Adam… Read More »Maynard in Movies, Isis Album
The Ipecac shop has the final remaining UNKL Figure sets for sale at the moment. The set includes Tool favorites such as Isis, The Melvins, Tomahawk and Fantômas. Get them before they’re all gone! I’d love one for Christmas if anyone is feeling generous….
Usquan from Toolarmy has posted these further details on the upcoming Nightmare Before Christmas festival, curated by Mike Patton & The Melvins. As expected, Ipecac bands feature quite heavily: All Tomorrow’s Parties takes great pleasure in announcing that the next curators for the Nightmare Before Christmas this December 2008 will be Mike Patton and Melvins. Both are hugely influential, innovative and vital productive forces, and we’re very very pleased to… Read More »More details on the Nightmare Before Christmas
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