King Buzzo seems to be doing some acoustic work: Buzz heads out on his very first solo, acoustic dates this February & March: Feb. 25 – Los Angeles – Scion A/V Metal Rock Show (free rsvp begins Feb. 5) all dates below on-sale this Friday, Feb. 7: Mar. 2 – Minneapolis, MN – Grumpy’s Bar & Grill Mar. 6 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room Mar. 8 – Kansas… Read More »King Buzzo plans solo jaunt
Every year we hear the same old complaints from the same old people – “Year xxyy was a terrible year for albums”. 2013 was certainly an interesting year. On the surface of things, big bands like NIN, Tomahawk, QOTSA, Alice In Chains, Black Sabbath and Pearl Jam all had albums on the horizon. Mostly they were all disappointing though, with only one of those artists making my top 10. I… Read More »My Top 10 albums of 2013
Big Business have called a press release to announce their new album Battlefields Forever which will be released on Halloween for your listening pleasure. Sounds like they won’t be touring for a while though, as singer/bassplayer Jared is expecting a baby shortly, so no tours until Spring. This would also include the Melvins, so I’m not sure what version of them we’ll see here in December but I’m expecting it’ll… Read More »Big Business to release Battlefields Forever
It’s been a long time coming, but The Melvins have finally announced a headline tour around Australia, this time joined by 90s stalwarts Helmet. It’s a comprehensive tour as well, featuring shows all around the country, and most importantly, not skipping Adelaide! Here are the dates: Friday December 6 – Metropolis – Fremantle (Melvins only) Sunday December 8 – Hi Fi Brisbane Monday December 9 – Northern Hotel – Byron… Read More »Melvins & Helmet announce joint Australian tour
In news fresh from the interwebs this morning, it appears the Melvins are the first act to be announced for this years Meredith Music Festival held annually each December in rural Victoria. Ballots are open for the event (it sells out almost every year) and tickets will be $309 + booking fees. There should be a bunch of other acts announced over the coming months, and also confirmed on the… Read More »The Melvins to play 2013 Meredith Music Festival
Mark Arm from grunge band Mudhoney has interviewed King Buzzo from the Melvins to help celebrate their 30th Anniversary. It’s a great interview and here’s a snippet for you all: Mark: Have you ever dabbled in the ‘Dark Arts,’ the Occult, Witchcraft, Blackface? Are your souls spoken for, or can we have them? Buzz: Of course! I sold my soul to the devil decades ago and look how well it’s… Read More »Mudhoney Interview Melvins
In all the hype over the forthcoming Opiate reissue, I’ve been negligent not to offer some cool Melvins news. It seems as though they are poised to release a new covers album called Everybody Loves Sausage. The first track has just been released, and it’s a version of Queen’s You’re My Best Friend with Caleb of Tweak Bird on vocals: There’s also tour dates! Melvins Lite: Apr. 23 Tourcoing, France… Read More »Everybody Loves The Melvins
According to a recent Ipecac announcement “The Melvins will play a last minute show at Slim’s in San Francisco, CA on December 29th, 2012.”. San Franciscans take note! Presumably it’s Melvins + Big Business as opposed to Melvins Lite. Or perhaps both, they do crazy shit from time to time!
MWDWN have an good interview with King Buzzo in which he talks about The Melvins (doing lots of shit), Fantomas (not doing anything for now) and Tool: As for The Melvins’ one-time collaboration with Tool on The Crybaby, he’s optimistic that the two bands might rejoin to write more original material but confirms nothing has been planned. “Well you know, I would do whatever they wanted to. They’re busy doing… Read More »King Buzzo talks about The Melvins, Fantomas and working with Tool
Scanning through Facebook this morning and I discovered a post from the Melvins (Lite) claiming that they’re hitting the road in September & October on a tour to all 50 US states as well as DC. This apparently will earn them some kind of Guiness World Record! If you want to be part of this, then check them out at one of the following shows: September 5 Anchorage, AK Bear… Read More »Melvins Lite attempt World Record