Jerry Gaskill, drummer for legendary rockers KING'S X, suffered a heart attack Sunday, February 26, and was rushed to the hospital. After undergoing an emergency operation, Jerry was placed in intensive care (where he currently remains).
In light of Jerry's sudden hospitalization, all previously announced North American tour dates for KING'S X have been cancelled. Jerry will be taking the time to recover back to full health so that he can hopefully join the band behind the drums at some point in the future.
KING'S X was scheduled to launch a three-week tour on March 28 in Austin.
The Melvins have always been a busy bunch, issuing new recordings at a rapid pace. The new year will be no different, as a pair of new Melvins releases will hit the streets by summer. March 13th will see the release of an EP, Scion A/V Presents: The Bulls & the Bees (available as a free download via ScionAV.com), and on June 5th Ipecac Records will issue the full-length Freak Puke.
"Scion is with the double drummer [lineup] – Coady [Willis] and Jared [Warren] from Big Business. That's the normal band that we have," singer-guitarist Buzz Osborne tells Rolling Stone. "We've done three albums with them already, and five live albums."
"Then we also had done some experimenting, where me and Dale [Crover] would play by ourselves, and we called it Melvins Lite. I played with Trevor Dunn in Fantômas and really liked the way he played bass. I hit upon the idea when I saw him play with Nels Cline, and it struck me that me and Dale should play with him for a Melvins record [Freak Puke], with him playing stand-up bass."
Both releases will be supported by live dates. Whether with Dunn or the regular lineup, Osborne says, "it's still the Melvins. I don't think our fans will be confused by that. They've understood that we do pretty much what we want, anyway."
In addition to his Melvins duties, Osborne supplies guitar for Fantômas. Though the band is on hiatus, he says he's always game: "I would do whatever Mike [Patton] wants to. But it's really not my deal. It's really up to him. Fantômas really isn't a band – it's more like us trying to interpret Mike's music. And bear in mind, Fantômas hasn't been in the studio since 2003."
What about collaborating with ex-Nirvana bassist/onetime Melvins roadie Krist Novoselic? "We would love to record with Krist," says Osborne. "That would be great. I don't know what is going on with him – I see him and talk to him once in a while, but the ex-Nirvana guys, I really don't have much to do with. It's not because I don't want to. Those guys are busy doing whatever it is they're doing."
Despite being rulers of the rock underground for decades at this point, Osborne wouldn't be opposed to some late-in-the-game fame and fortune. "I've always thought that millions of people should love our band," he says. "I've never beavered away trying to be obscure, or perversely trying to make it to where everyone's part of an exclusive club. That should have been obvious from when we signed with Atlantic in '93.
"I'm not afraid of fame and fortune, if those sorts of things happen," he says. "I also know, on the other hand, we're a hard sell. We're not a normal, easy-to-fit-into-a-category type of band."
NEUROSIS and SHRINEBUILDER guitarist/vocalist and solo artist SCOTT KELLY checked in from the current American solo tour with Oxbow’s iconic frontman Eugene S. Robinson with a special update to the trek. Baroness guitarist John Baizely, who supported SCOTT KELLY on his recent tour of New Zealand and Australia, will be making appearances at the upcoming Philadelphia and Brooklyn stops of the tour. The two will perform together during KELLY’s set at both of these performances, making these two evenings even more unique than the already eclectic blends of modern Americana the tour already boasts.
SCOTT KELLY American Winter Tour w/ Eugene S. Robinson [remaining dates]: 2/24/2012 Intersection Front Bar – Grand Rapids, MI 2/25/2012 Lager House- Detroit, MI 2/26/2012 Rockstar Pro Arena – Dayton, OH 2/28/2012 Now That’s Class – Cleveland, OH 2/29/2012 Ace Of Cups – Columbus, OH 3/01/2012 Mohawk Place – Buffalo, NY 3/02/2012 Cafe Nine – New Haven, CT 3/03/2012 Church of Boston – Boston, MA w/ Marc Pinansky 3/04/2012 Knitting Factory – Brooklyn, NY w/ John Baizely 3/06/2012 Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA w/ John Baizely 3/07/2012 Golden West Cafe – Baltimore, MD 3/08/2012 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA 3/09/2012 The Pinhook – Durham, NC 3/10/2012 Snug Harbor – Charlotte, NC
If there was ever a certainty of damage done, dealt and overcome, the SCOTT KELLY solo tour is an object lesson in the character building parameters of life’s grinding parade. Bringing equal parts sonorous weight and lambent beauty, the man, the guitar and the songs from a songbook heavy with NEUROSIS and SHRINEBUILDER antecedents, KELLY’s current tour sees him debuting unreleased songs from his upcoming solo record, as well as his previous solo LPs for a live show experience burnished by the acoustic and not diminished by it. “There’s fear everywhere,” Kelly says. “In moments both quiet and small. And there’s surviving them all. And we are.”
EUGENE S. ROBINSON supports with a brand of storytelling that draws from his previously published work, as well as stories from the beast that has driven OXBOW for the past two decades.
More news on SCOTT KELLY’s upcoming solo LP will be released in the weeks ahead.
Lil Wayne says Cash Money has signed rap-rockers Limp Bizkit. During a phone call with New York's 98.7 KissFM Thursday night, the rapper revealed the label is on a spending spree – they're reportedly on the verge of inking Ashanti, too – following recent success with acts including Drake and Nicki Minaj.
Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst later confirmed the signing with a series of tweets ("The game is missing danger, electricity and rock n roll!!!! Cash Money Limp Bizkit").
The band's most recent album, Gold Cobra, a reunion with guitarist Wes Borland, peaked last year at Number 16 on the Billboard chart.
San Francisco, CA progressive death metal band Fallujah was involved in an automobile accident last night in Wyoming while traveling for their current tour with Goatwhore and Hate Eternal. Although everyone involved is "okay," the group's van and trailer are "completely destroyed." The band apparently hit some black ice on I-80 in Wyoming, causing their van and trailer to overturn. Further details have yet to be disclosed.
That fuckign sucks. My friends an I were talking with the singer, who is actually the Son of Aurelius vocalist. Really cool guy who was happy to be on tour with the band. That's gotta suck.
In the wake of frontman Peter Dolving's abrupt departure from the band, The Haunted is looking for a new singer. Here's the official word:
"The Haunted is looking for a new voice... Serious applicants please send your submissions, including two songs from the Haunted back catalogue and a few words to describe yourself. Images and links to performance video clips are much appreciated and will be most valuable in the screening process. Send your application to the e-mail address apply@the-haunted.com"
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In light of Jerry's sudden hospitalization, all previously announced North American tour dates for KING'S X have been cancelled. Jerry will be taking the time to recover back to full health so that he can hopefully join the band behind the drums at some point in the future.
KING'S X was scheduled to launch a three-week tour on March 28 in Austin.
"Scion is with the double drummer [lineup] – Coady [Willis] and Jared [Warren] from Big Business. That's the normal band that we have," singer-guitarist Buzz Osborne tells Rolling Stone. "We've done three albums with them already, and five live albums."
"Then we also had done some experimenting, where me and Dale [Crover] would play by ourselves, and we called it Melvins Lite. I played with Trevor Dunn in Fantômas and really liked the way he played bass. I hit upon the idea when I saw him play with Nels Cline, and it struck me that me and Dale should play with him for a Melvins record [Freak Puke], with him playing stand-up bass."
Both releases will be supported by live dates. Whether with Dunn or the regular lineup, Osborne says, "it's still the Melvins. I don't think our fans will be confused by that. They've understood that we do pretty much what we want, anyway."
In addition to his Melvins duties, Osborne supplies guitar for Fantômas. Though the band is on hiatus, he says he's always game: "I would do whatever Mike [Patton] wants to. But it's really not my deal. It's really up to him. Fantômas really isn't a band – it's more like us trying to interpret Mike's music. And bear in mind, Fantômas hasn't been in the studio since 2003."
What about collaborating with ex-Nirvana bassist/onetime Melvins roadie Krist Novoselic? "We would love to record with Krist," says Osborne. "That would be great. I don't know what is going on with him – I see him and talk to him once in a while, but the ex-Nirvana guys, I really don't have much to do with. It's not because I don't want to. Those guys are busy doing whatever it is they're doing."
Despite being rulers of the rock underground for decades at this point, Osborne wouldn't be opposed to some late-in-the-game fame and fortune. "I've always thought that millions of people should love our band," he says. "I've never beavered away trying to be obscure, or perversely trying to make it to where everyone's part of an exclusive club. That should have been obvious from when we signed with Atlantic in '93.
"I'm not afraid of fame and fortune, if those sorts of things happen," he says. "I also know, on the other hand, we're a hard sell. We're not a normal, easy-to-fit-into-a-category type of band."
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/melvins-roar-back-with-two-new-releases-20120227#ixzz1nhw1X3zx
SCOTT KELLY American Winter Tour w/ Eugene S. Robinson [remaining dates]:
2/24/2012 Intersection Front Bar – Grand Rapids, MI
2/25/2012 Lager House- Detroit, MI
2/26/2012 Rockstar Pro Arena – Dayton, OH
2/28/2012 Now That’s Class – Cleveland, OH
2/29/2012 Ace Of Cups – Columbus, OH
3/01/2012 Mohawk Place – Buffalo, NY
3/02/2012 Cafe Nine – New Haven, CT
3/03/2012 Church of Boston – Boston, MA w/ Marc Pinansky
3/04/2012 Knitting Factory – Brooklyn, NY w/ John Baizely
3/06/2012 Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA w/ John Baizely
3/07/2012 Golden West Cafe – Baltimore, MD
3/08/2012 Strange Matter – Richmond, VA
3/09/2012 The Pinhook – Durham, NC
3/10/2012 Snug Harbor – Charlotte, NC
If there was ever a certainty of damage done, dealt and overcome, the SCOTT KELLY solo tour is an object lesson in the character building parameters of life’s grinding parade. Bringing equal parts sonorous weight and lambent beauty, the man, the guitar and the songs from a songbook heavy with NEUROSIS and SHRINEBUILDER antecedents, KELLY’s current tour sees him debuting unreleased songs from his upcoming solo record, as well as his previous solo LPs for a live show experience burnished by the acoustic and not diminished by it. “There’s fear everywhere,” Kelly says. “In moments both quiet and small. And there’s surviving them all. And we are.”
EUGENE S. ROBINSON supports with a brand of storytelling that draws from his previously published work, as well as stories from the beast that has driven OXBOW for the past two decades.
More news on SCOTT KELLY’s upcoming solo LP will be released in the weeks ahead.
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Lil Wayne says Cash Money has signed rap-rockers Limp Bizkit. During a phone call with New York's 98.7 KissFM Thursday night, the rapper revealed the label is on a spending spree – they're reportedly on the verge of inking Ashanti, too – following recent success with acts including Drake and Nicki Minaj.
Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst later confirmed the signing with a series of tweets ("The game is missing danger, electricity and rock n roll!!!! Cash Money Limp Bizkit").
The band's most recent album, Gold Cobra, a reunion with guitarist Wes Borland, peaked last year at Number 16 on the Billboard chart.
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lil-wayne-cash-money-signs-limp-bizkit-20120224#ixzz1nhwlaPOj
That fuckign sucks. My friends an I were talking with the singer, who is actually the Son of Aurelius vocalist. Really cool guy who was happy to be on tour with the band. That's gotta suck.
"The Haunted is looking for a new voice... Serious applicants please send your submissions, including two songs from the Haunted back catalogue and a few words to describe yourself. Images and links to performance video clips are much appreciated and will be most valuable in the screening process. Send your application to the e-mail address apply@the-haunted.com"
God I fucking hope they don't get some kid.
Dead serious