Thanks to @IpecacRec on twitter we have some exciting news. Not only do we have confirmation that Mondo Cane is landing first week of May, but we also get a release date for the new recently completed Melvins album and also news of a new Isis record! It’s shaping up to be a good year.
“Oh my! Mondo Cane(Patton) record out first week of May, new Melvins record first week of June and more Isis soon too!!!!”
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
Over at Zoo Industry they recently posted an interview with Mike’s partner in crime, Greg Werckman of Ipecac Recordings where he discusses Ipecac, the current state of the music industry, the Melvins and Faith No More.
On Faith No More:
“Well, as a fan of the band it is great to see them play again. As a friend of the band, I’m very happy with how successful the reunion was. But as a fan of rock music, it is a little sad that we depend on these bands from years ago to provide our entertainment. I could enjoy seeing Faith No More, the Melvins, Queens of the Stone Age, the Jesus Lizard, the Pixies etc etc play all the time, but we also need to support the next generation of rock bands. It can’t all be stale electronic music can it ?”
On recent/upcoming Ipecac releases:
“Got some cool upcoming releases. Just released BEAK> (a Portishead side project), releasing a DJ Rob Swift solo record in Feb, Mondo Cane, Mike Patton’s long awaited Italian pop project comes out in April, followed by new Melvins and more!”
It’s the party end of the year (well it was when I started this post) and it’s time for the first ever inaugural Stubbadub top 10 albums of the year list!
Even without any significant contributions from Mike Patton this year, which can be directly attributed to a certain reunion tour, there have been many great Stubbadub related releases to tickle our ear drums.
10. Zu – Carboniferous (Mike Patton) - Italian metallers Zu released their latest album Carboniferous via Mike Patton’s label Ipecac Recordings. Mike appears on a couple of tracks (Soulympics and Orc) along with Buzz from the Melvins (Chthonian).
09. Shrinebuilder – Self Titled (Dale Crover) - Featuring Dale Crover of The Melvins fame on drums and Neurosis frontman Scott Kelly on Guitar, Shrinebuilder released their stoner fueled debut album in October.
08. MadLove – White with Foam (Trevor Dunn) – Trevor Dunn’s Rock Album. Nuff said. Go get it.
07. Jello Biafra And The Guantanamo School Of Medicine – The Audacity of Hype (Billy Gould) – The latest installment from outspoken ex-Dead Kennedys’ vocalist, Eric Reed Boucher aka Jello Biafra is a kick in the sack from start to finish. The album features Billy Gould on bass and one has to assume that he would have toured with the band if he hadn’t been side tracked by the recent reformation of Faith No More. Hopefully he can make the next tour (and they bring it to Australia 
)
06. Chuck Mosley and the VUA – Will Rap over Hard Rock for Food (Chuck Mosley) – It’s been a while since Chuck released anything of significance, but it was worth the wait. A good album over all and the rework of Faith No More’s We Care a Lot (Featuring special guest Mr Roddy Bottum on keys) is very interesting and worth grabbing the album for alone.
05. Umlaut – Self Titled (Bar McKinnon) – Bar’s first release since becoming an Aussie. Recently toured with Les Claypool. A very tidy album all round with some very nice Bungle-esque/Secret Chiefs 3 moments.
04. Isis – Wavering Radiant (Ipecac Recordings) – The latest installment from rockers Isis as usual does not disappoint.
03. Secret Chiefs 3 – Traditionalists : Le Mani Destre Recise Degli Ultimi Uomini (Trey Spruance) – The newest SC3 album took everyone by surprise as Trey bucked his usual trend of announcing an album release and then missing that date by large margins. A great release by sub band “Traditionalists”, but leaves you hanging for the next book release.
02. The Fantastic Terrific Munkle – Music to Dance To (Danny Heifetz) – It is very difficult to keep up with what Danny is working on nowdays as he does not have any established online presence, but the best thing he is involved with at the moment is the Munkle band. Check this album out
01. John Zorn – O’o (Trevor Dunn) – The latest in Zorn’s “Romance” series and the follow up to 2008’s “The Dreamers”, this is an amazing record and by far my album of the year.
Hopefully next year we will see the highly anticipated release of Mike Patton’s Mondo Cane, possibly Crudo and fingers crossed another Fantomas would be most welcome.
Also March 23rd sees the release of the Dillinger Escape Plan’s latest album, Option Paralysis, and from the new song making the rounds (Farewell Mona Lisa), it’s gonna be kickarse.
Feel free to post your thoughts on albums in this list, or your own top 10 lists in the comments or in the forum.
Join the forum discussion on this post - (3) Posts 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
Dälek
Oct. 28, 2009 – Den Bosch, The Netherlands @ W2
Oct. 29, 2009 – Saint Ouen, France @ Mains d’Oeuvre
Oct. 31, 2009 – Rennes, France @ L’Antipode
Nov. 1, 2009 – Malmo, Sweden @ KB
Nov. 2, 2009 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Parken
Nov. 3, 2009 – Oslo, Norway @ Betong
Nov. 4, 2009 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Strand
Nov. 6, 2009 – Helsinki, Finland @ Nosturi
Nov. 7, 2009 – Tallinn, Estonia @ Rock Cafe
Nov. 8, 2009 – Riga, Latvia @ Spikeri Concert Hall
Nov. 10, 2009 – Warsaw, Poland @ Proxima
Nov. 11, 2009 – Lausanne, Switzerland @ Metropop Festival
Nov. 12, 2009 – Prague, Czech Republic @ Palac Akropolis
Nov. 13, 2009 – Linz, Austria @ Posthof
Nov. 14, 2009 – Lausanne, Switzerland @ Les Docks-Metropop Festival
Nov. 16, 2009 – Zagreb, Croatia @ Teatar Itd
Nov. 17, 2009 – Ljubljana, Slovenia @ Kino Siska
Nov. 19, 2009 – Bologna, Italy @ Estragon
Nov. 20, 2009 – Rome, Italy @ Alpheus
Nov. 26, 2009 – Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Apolo
Nov. 27, 2009 – Madrid, Spain @ Sala Penelope
Nov. 29, 2009 – Berlin, Germany @ Berghain / Elektroakustischer Salon
Isis
Oct. 28, 2009 – Birmingham, UK @ Asylum
Oct. 30, 2009 – Koln, Germany @ Essigfabrik
Oct. 31, 2009 – Hamburg, Germany @ Gruenspan
Nov. 1, 2009 – Malmo, Sweden @ KB
Nov. 2, 2009 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Parken
Nov. 3, 2009 – Oslo, Norway @ Betong
Nov. 4, 2009 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Strand
Nov. 6, 2009 – Helsinki, Finland @ Nosturi
Nov. 7, 2009 – Tallinn, Estonia @ Rock Cafe
Nov. 8, 2009 – Riga, Latvia @ Spikeri Concert Hall
Nov. 10, 2009 – Warsaw, Poland @ Proxima
Nov. 12, 2009 – Prague, Czech Republic @ Palac Akropolis
Nov. 13, 2009 – Linz, Austria @ Posthof
Nov. 14, 2009 – Vienna, Austria @ Arena
Nov. 15, 2009 – Budapest, Hungary @ Diesel Club
Nov. 16, 2009 – Zagreb, Croatia @ Teatar Itd
Nov. 17, 2009 – Ljubljana, Slovenia @ Kino Siska
Nov. 19, 2009 – Bologna, Italy @ Estragon
Nov. 20, 2009 – Rome, Italy @ Alpheus
Nov. 24, 2009 – Geneva, Switzerland @ Le Kab
Nov. 26, 2009 – Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Apolo
Nov. 27, 2009 – Madrid, Spain @ Sala Penelope
Nov. 28, 2009 – Lisbon, Portugal @ Incrivel Almadense
Nov. 29, 2009 – Porto, Portugal @ Teatro Sa Da Bandeira
Dec. 1, 2009 – Bilbao, Spain @ Rock Star Live
Dec. 2, 2009 – Bordeaux, France @ BT59
Dec. 3, 2009 – Paris, France @ Trabendo
Dec. 4, 2009 – Karlsruhe, Germany @ Substage
Dec. 5, 2009 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix
Dec. 6, 2009 – Groningen, The Netherlands @ Vera
Dec. 7, 2009 – Berlin, Germany @ Postbahnhof
kid606
Oct. 30, 2009 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
Dec. 19, 2009 – Nijmegen, The Netherlands @ Doornroosje
Melvins
Nov. 24, 2009 – Madrid, Spain @ Caracol
Nov. 25, 2009 – Barcelona, Spain @ Apolo2
Nov. 26, 2009 – Italy @ TBA
Nov. 27, 2009 – Conegliano, Italy @ Zion Rock Club
Nov. 29, 2009 – Athens, Greece @ Rodeo
Nov. 30, 2009 – Athens, Greece @ TBA
Dec. 1, 2009 – Bologna, Italy @ Estragon
Dec. 2, 2009 – Milan, Italy @ Magnolia
Dec. 3, 2009 – Geneva, Switzerland @ L’Usine
Dec. 4, 2009 – Munich, Germany @ TBA
Dec. 5, 2009 – Schorndorf, Germany @ Manufaktur
Dec. 6, 2009 – Berlin, Germany @ Maria am Ufer
Dec. 7, 2009 – Paris, France @ Maroquienerie
Dec. 8, 2009 – London, UK @ Garage
Dec. 9, 2009 – Luxembourg, Belgium @ Kulturfabrik
Dec. 10, 2009 – Kortrijk, Belgium @ Dekreun
Dec. 11, 2009 – Minehead, UK @ ATP Festival
Dec. 12, 2009 – Den Hague, The Netherlands @ State X New Forms Festival
Otto Von Schirach
Nov. 7, 2009 – Half Moon Bay, CA @ The Nexus Maze Party
Zu
Oct. 31, 2009 – Madrid, Spain @ Sala Ramdall
Nov. 1, 2009 – País Vasco, Spain @ Triku Festie de Azpeitia
Nov. 2, 2009 – Porto, Portugal @ Passos Manuel
Nov. 3, 2009 – Lisbon, Portugal @ ZDB
Nov. 5, 2009 – Castellon, Spain @ Paraninfo de la Universitat Jaume I
Nov. 6, 2009 – Barcelona, Spain @ TBA
Nov. 9, 2009 – Bordeaux, France @ Saint-ex
Nov. 10, 2009 – Pau, France @ Le Centrifugeuse
Nov. 12, 2009 – Paris, France @ Glazart
Nov. 13, 2009 – Martigny, Switzerland @ Les Caves du Manoir
Nov. 25, 2009 – Trieste, Italy @ Teatro Miela
Nov. 28, 2009 – Venice Italy @ Rivolta
Dec. 4, 2009 – Novara, Italy @ Rock’N'Roll Arena
Dec. 5, 2009 – Siena, Italy @ Sonar
Dec. 17, 2009 – Turin, Italy @ Hiroshima Mon Amour
Dec. 18, 2009 – Brescia, Italy @ Latte+
Jan. 14, 2010 – Rome, Italy @ Circolo Degli Artisti
Jan. 28, 2010 – Milan, Italy @ Magnolia
Beak>
Oct. 31, 2009 – Newcastle, UK @ Cluny
Nov. 7, 2009 – Newcastle, UK @ Cluny
Dec. 5, 2009 – Rotterdam, The Netherlands @ Bazar Curieux @ Massillo
Dec. 6, 2009 – Cologne, Germany @ Geb. 9
Dec. 7, 2009 – Berlin, Germany @ Magnet Club
Dec. 9, 2009 – Brussels, Belgium @ AB Club
Dec. 10, 2009 – Paris, France @ Nouveau Casino
Dec. 11, 2009 – London, UK @ The Garage
Dec. 12, 2009 – Minehead, UK @ ATP Festival
Dec. 14, 2009 – Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts
Dec. 15, 2009 – Nottingham, UK @ Stealth
Dec. 16, 2009 – Birmingham, UK @ Capsule
Dec. 17, 2009 – Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute
Dec. 20, 2009 – Bristol, UK @ The Arnolfini
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.
