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According to Coady’s twitter, the new Melvins album has been done and dusted and a title will be announced soon. Sweet!

“New Melvins is mastered and in the can! Album title to be revealed shortly.”

Ipecac just announced a whole stack of new upcoming Melvins tour dates:

June 1, 2010 San Diego, California Casbah
June 2, 2010 Tempe, Arizona The Clubhouse
June 3, 2010 Albuquerque, New Mexico Launch Pad
June 5, 2010 Austin, Texas Emo’s
June 7, 2010 Houston, Texas Warehouse Live
June 8, 2010 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Spanish Moon
June 9, 2010 New Orleans, Louisiana One Eyed Jacks
June 10, 2010 Birmingham, Alabama Bottle Tree
June 12, 2010 Manchester, Tennessee Bonnaroo Festival
June 14, 2010 Athens, Georgia 40 Watt Club
June 16, 2010 Washington D.C. 9:30 Club
June 17, 2010 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania T.L.A.
June 18, 2010 New York, New York Webster Hall
June 19, 2010 Brooklyn, New York Music Hall Of Williamsburg
June 20, 2010 Boston, Massachusetts Paradise
June 21, 2010 Boston, Massachusetts Paradise
June 23, 2010 Cleveland, Ohio Grog Shop
June 24, 2010 Detroit, Michigan Small’s
June 25, 2010 Chicago, Illinois Double Door
June 26, 2010 Madison, Wisconsin High Noon Saloon
June 27, 2010 Des Moines, Iowa House Of Bricks
June 29, 2010 Denver, Colorado Ogden Theatre
July 2, 2010 Calgary, Alberta Sled Island Festival
July 3, 2010 Calgary, Alberta Sled Island Festival
July 5, 2010 Vancouver, British Columbia Rickshaw Theatre
July 6, 2010 Seattle, Washington Showbox At The Market
July 7, 2010 Eugene, Oregon John Henrys
July 9, 2010 San Jose, California Blank Club

photo credit: Raymond Ahner Photögraphy

I have come across some amazing pics lately and I was planning on posting them individually, but I thought why not make it a festive December pics round up post.

First up we have the talented Chantel with some very impressive Umlaut pics taken at the recent Umlaut and Les Claypool show at the Enmore, Sydney:

Check out the full set here or hit her website: chantelbann.com

Next up is a couple of sets from the recent Melvins Euro tour, bramdauw’s Geneva Set:

and Shinji’s Melvins (and Porn) Paris Set:

And lastly (thanks to cv), an awesome Faith No More set from isrtinez

The Melvins’ latest album has just been released on red vinyl. The goss from ipecac:

“Timing is everything. You demanded it, so here it is, the most recent, classic, Melvins release, “Nude With Boots” is now available on red vinyl, as a single LP in a double gatefold package. Vinyl collectors begin to drool. It smells real purdy too.”

The latest Melvins release which happens to not be a Melvins release is out. Entitled Chicken Switch, the album is a “remix” album featuring some usual suspects such as Yamatsuka Eye and Merzbow.

More importantly is the news from the official Ipecac announcement that there will be a new Melvins album mid 2010!

Official Ipecac announcement:

“How can the US reform it’s health care system?

Does David Hasselhof have a drinking problem?

What’s with the weather?

Is there anything better on TV than “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”?

When is a new Melvins record not a new Melvins record?

Well, we can’t figure out the Kardashians for you, but we can tell you
this, there is a “new” Melvins record out, and it’s called “Chicken
Switch”. It includes some of the Melvins coolest songs from the past,
but the twist is, these songs have been remixed by some of the leading
purveyors of underground, noise music. You got your Speedranch,
Matmos,  Eye from the Boredoms, Lee Ronaldo, Merzbow and more
reinterpreting songs you’ve cherished since childhood. Hard to call
most of these remixes as they stand on their own as new tunes. This
project was spearheaded by you the Melvins fans at the Melvins website
with the Melvins stamp of approval. So it’s gotta be good, right?

This will keep you satisfied until the new Melvins studio record is
unleashed in mid 2010.

So, what’s a ‘Chicken Switch’?”

Rumour has it (and according to La Tercera), the support role for Faith No More’s Chile show (29 October) is going to be either The Melvins or Trevor Dunn’s new band MadLove. Why not add them both and make it the Geek Show 2.0? Either way that’s going to be a nice line up for those lucky Chileans!

Hat tip to FNM2.0 and Patton Archivo

A nice review and awesome pics of the recent Melvins show at John Henry’s, Eugene by stubbadub good friend Post Mac.

Check it out and while you’re there have a peruse of his excellent site if you feel so inclined.

According to rock-a-rolla, September will see the release of a Melvins remix album via Ipecac. The album is titled Chicken Switch and will feature artists such as Yamatsuka Eye, Matmos and Merzbow.

1. Washmachine Sk8tronics – Eye Yamatsuka
2. Emperor Twaddle Remix – Christoph Heemann
3. She Chokes Her Dying Breath and Does It In My Face – V/VM
4. AAHHH… – John Duncan
5. Linkshänder – Matmos
6. EggNog Trilogy” i)She’s Ivanhoe ii)Cancer iii)Inebriated – Lee Ranaldo
7. SNOW REM REM IBVZ – Merzbow
8. Prick Concrete / Revolution M – David Scott Stone
9. Queen (Electroclash Remix) – Panacea
10. The Silky Apple Butter of Youth – Sunroof!
11. 4th Floor Helicopter – Kawabata Makoto
12. disp_tx_skel_mach_murx – Farmersmanual
13. Overgoat – Void Manes
14. Over from Under the Dog, Girl & Boy Treatment – RLW
15. Hard Revenge Milly Bloody Battle VS. The Melvins Ozmatized Gore
Police (Feat: Cardopusher of the Five Deadly Venoms) – Speedranch*

In Trevor Dunn’s house no less!

http://www.metalkult.com/videos/melvins-lesson/

Ipecac News:

“BRIAN WALSBY:
MANCHILD 4 (BOOK) THE MELVINS: PICK YOUR BATTLES (CD) – 4/7/2009

Once again, Mr. Brian Walsby has compiled a collection of edgy, biting comic art and bad assed, rare tunes from the Melvins. MANCHILD 4 is 100 pages of illustrations and stories from a comic artist who’s been poking fun at subversive youth culture, pop culture, your favorite band, and himself since the early 80s. You’ll laugh. You’ll cringe. You just might get angry and start a message board war. Contents of Brian’s new book include “No! I Don’t Want To Play Your Effing House Party”, “Frisky’s Beaver Hut”, “We Were All Assholes”, “My First Orgasm”, “Emo Rock Revival”, and tons of others. There’s also an in depth Melvins 2008 tour diary that’s sure to break a few eggs.

Pick Your Battles is a 15 song CD of live Melvins tunes recorded in 1989 at the 924 Gilman St. Project in Berkeley, Ca. and in 2008 at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston. The track list is as follows: Koolegged, Oven, Cranky Messiah, Raise a Paw, Ever Since My Accident, Green Honey, Claude, You’re Blessened, Nude With Boots, The Kicking Machine, Eye Flys, Rat Faced Granny, The Hawk, You’ve Never Been Right, and Boris.

Bifocal Media will also be picking 15 names from the pre-orders and giving the lucky folks actual inked frames from the book and CD art along with all 4 MANCHILD books.

BATABING! There are 3000 of these on earth.

Pre-order now, available 4/7/2009
www. bifocalmedia. com now.”

Seattle Weekly Melvins Article by Krist Novoselic

photo credit: monsterling