March 31, 2005
Ultra ViXXXen Pictures DVD Debut
For Immediate Release.
50 First Fucks is the first release from Ultra ViXXXen Pictures the adult film company based in Chicago.
The film stars Talia Juliette and Corina Taylor who have been two of MK's most popular ViXXXens and the film is the debut of Alex Zander as a director. The director was featured in 4 issues of AVN's magazines last year including a cover story on the Rock and Porn Connection.
To read more, and to viewthe back more on the film click below. You must be at least 18 years of age of older to continue this article. By clicking to the link below your are verifying you are at least 18 years old.
BACK COVER
With a story that is a parody of “50 First Dates” and the girls are on the prowl for the male star identified simply as Diablo and every morning he wakes he forgets the names and the escpapades of the girls who ply him with passion nightly for just under 2 months. As a victim of amnesia, Diablo is serviced by the women that want to refresh his memory. Every scene features hot 3 way sex and climaxes in one massive orgy of proportions unseen since the 70’s. The twist is in the end; Amy played by Talia Juliette loses her memory. Could a sequel be far behind? Depending on how the DVD is received Zander does not rule it out.
The 2-hour plus feature is going on sale next Tuesday and was shot primarily on location in Las Vegas as well as Chicago, with principle photography by Karlton. All Ultra ViXXXen Pictures DVD's will include industrial rock soundtrack music with a music video as a bonus. The music video for “Forgetful Fuckin Amy” was shot in Chicago by director Phellon Bayle and was written by Alex Zander and performed by the duo “Cured By Porno”. AZ really wants to ad a new twist to hardcore by combining original rock music and no hold barred intense gonzo style sex. With the ever growing connection between rock and porn Ultra ViXXXen Pictures promises to incorporate both genres into the productions with future contributions by industry favorites Bile, Zeromancer, and Too Dark Mark as well as members of other soon to be named rock bands.
The steaming sex scenes are enhanced by wicccan and pagan imagery, bloodletting and evil tainted themes into storylines.
"I wanted to make films that look like my dreams and nightmares which are bent on eroticism.,” states the director. Besides, I get to work closely with the ladies I appreciate the most and that alone are rewarding enough.
An online version of the directors part in AVN's Rock N Porn issue can be read here: www.avnonline.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Editorial&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=81649
For more information regarding Ultra ViXXXen Pictures stars, future releases and screeners contact founder Alex Zander at 867-5309 or by emailing alex@mk-magazine.com
'The Manson Family' Gets Trippy
Jim Van Bebber's The Manson Family is finally making its way to DVD on April 26th thanks to Dark Sky Films. The film has been receiving rave reviews from critics all over the world and at numerous festivals, so is it really that good? Read Buzz's review of the film by clicking here and find out for yourselves. Watch for a contest in the near future. Buzz says, "...though candy-colored and fast-moving, the murders – when they eventually occur – are anything but pleasant. As you’ve been encouraged to distrust and dislike these people by this point, your sympathies are definitely not with the Family once the knives come out..."
www.themansonfamily.org
Seymore Heats Up the NYC
New York - Seymore Butts is preparing for a party on April 9th in NY that includes a $1000 hot body contest and a $5000 contract to appear in his films with career representation from his new talent agency Light House Talent.
The party, which includes guest Mari Possa, Lisa Sparxxx, Summer Haze, Alana Lipps and others is a promotional campaign for his TV show on Showtime called Family Business which recently kicked off its third season.
Seymore's party titled, "Party Like a Porn Star", should be one of the biggest parties the one time New Yorker has seen or hosted. In charge of the festivities and one of the sponsors is party mavens Heat Party.com.
"We promise that this will be one party that you wont want to miss. We have some special things lined up all night and we have a feeling he will have a few tough decisions to make up with the amount of talent that will be attending" said Joe Brandi owner of Heat Party.com.
Seymore's Party Like a Porn Star will take place on April 9th 2005. The Downtown is located at 190 Main Street - Farmingdale NY 11735 - Call: (516) 293-7700 for more information.
Voodoo Oraganist To Play Chicago's EXIT
strong>One of MK's favorite comntempory artists willl be playing Chicago on Friday April 22 at the Exit 1315 W. North Ave. Chicago www.exitchicago.com
The Voodoo Organist (Scott Wexton) is touring the states in support of his third CD, “Holy Ghost Town,” was released February 15, 2005 on his newly renamed label, Voodoo Man Music, and is again being distributed by Dead Teenager Records.
It’s his most potent album to date, with 13 tracks that samba and slither through a decadent palette of musical styles. Using a whiskey-soaked growl, a vintage organ with bass pedals, a theremin and various rhythm devices, Wexton tells tales of sin and temptation, drugs and debauchery, murderous stalkers and lonesome highways; and through it all you will want to dance like the Devil.
Review from MK Magazine:
Return Of The Voodoo Organist
www.voodooorganist.com
Every once in a great while you get a CD from an act you’ve never heard of, and when you hear the first song you know it’s going to be an instant favorite. This is one of those CDs. And I don’t get them very often. From the first song “Breakdown 2003” the Voodoo Organist (Scott Wexton) very unique organ style is the sound of a Sunday morning church service in Hell, in a very light manner. His vocal stylings are like that of Mojo Nixon, Tom Waits and Nick Cave wrapped up in one package. It has a very 50’s b-movie soundtrack aura sounding as if it would be something that could very well be Tim Burton’s dream lounge lizard.
All organ and vocals over drum tracks and Maracas this is going to be party music for my events for a long time to come. Some of the songs sound like a fire and brimstone Pentecostal Bible thumper is going to scare the bejesus out of you and sometimes as in the “Pitchfork Man” just makes you want to put on a costume and dance around a candle lit room with your mushroom eating friends. “Today is Not the Day” has a southwestern flavor that urges you to get up and snap your fingers, clap your hands and click your feet.
But to clearly get the message I get every time I play the Voodoo Organist has to be heard to understand. Take it from me, no matter what you’re into, you cannot help but get into the music and can’t help but play it over and over. Everyone I’ve played it for agrees, and there is no way I’m lending this one out, as I may never get it back.
This CD receives MK’s highest recommendation for purchase so far this year. —Alex Zander
March 30, 2005
NINE INCH NAILS' REZNOR Sells NOLA Mansion
Launch Radio Networks is reporting Trent Reznor has sold the New Orleans mansion that he lived in for 10 years for $1.8 million, according to the Associated Press. Reznor put the Garden District house up for sale last September and moved to Los Angeles after a contentious split with longtime friend and manager John Malm, with whom he co-founded Nothing Records. Reznor has also parted ways with the label amidst a storm of lawsuits between himself and Malm. Their cases are pending in federal court.
The house, located at 2425 Coliseum Street, was visited by over 100 potential buyers, although the realtor began screening them to weed out fans looking for a glimpse inside Reznor's home.
The four-bedroom house, originally built in 1850, covered 4,900 square feet and also featured three-and-a-half baths, an outdoor pool and sound system, a two-car garage and numerous renovations. The interior decor was described as "Gothic/Victorian."
Although the final price was less than the $1.975 million Reznor was originally seeking, he still reportedly made $500,000 on the sale. The buyer was a "high-profile" resident of New Orleans whose name was not revealed.
The new NINE INCH NAILS album, "With Teeth", arrives in stores on May 3. There is a listening party for the entire album tonight at Chicagos Club Metro 3730 N. Clark. As of 1 PM this afternoon there was already a line. Doors open at 6PM.
All patrons will receive a special limited edition NIN gift...”With Teeth” is due in stores May 3rd. Be the first to hear it at Metro! Tower Records will be on site to accept pre-orders for the new album.
NEW SOiL Website Available !
Shaun from SOiL writes:
Its up people new music on the player too
2 versions online for all who got dial up or hi speed
Spread the metal !
www.soil-music.com
www.myspace.com/soil
Lollapalooza Scaled Back To Two-Day Chicago Festival
After last year's cancellation, touring summer concert grows roots.
After scrapping an entire tour last year because of poor ticket sales, Lollapalooza is plotting a comeback this summer as a "destination" festival on a par with Coachella and Bonnaroo.
Instead of hitting amphitheaters as it has in summers
past, the pioneering touring festival of the 1990s will grow roots and scale back to a two-day event in Chicago's Grant Park on July 23 and 24, according to an event spokesperson.
Organizers have not yet announced the lineup for the festival, which they expect to reveal near the end of April.
Following five years off, Lollapalooza returned to amphitheaters in 2003 with a lineup that featured Queens of the Stone Age and Incubus. Last summer, organizers scrapped the entire tour due to slow ticket sales for a roster that included Morrissey, PJ Harvey, Modest Mouse, the String Cheese Incident, the Flaming Lips and Sonic Youth.
Festival co-founder, former Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell, is once again on board as a creative consultant for the Chicago dates.
I LOVE RICH at SILVIES This Weekend
This Satuday Night I LOVE RICH Live
Hear songs from the new album and buy the CD!
Saturday April 2nd
Silvies Lounge
1902 W. Irving Park
with Mexican Cheerleader
Twice Pipes
Ethyline
doors at 9PM
ILR go on at 12:15 AM
Toxic Toons - Series 2 Shot Glasses
Check it out mutant monstrosities! The all new Series 2 Toxic Toons Shot Glasses are now available. Five double-sided shots all etched with a unique concoction from our favorite sicko - Uncle Pigors.
Take a look and pick your favorite poison.
And they are fun to drink from. Especially POISON.
www.drinkwiththelivingdead.com/frame.htm
GLENN DANZIG Film - Acting Debut
photo by SuZn Murawski for MK
According to Revolver magazine, Glenn Danzig recently completed the screenplay for "Gerouge", a voodoo-horror tale set in 1904 New Orleans and based on a Verotik title (Danzig's comic company). The film will mark Danzig's directing debut as well. "It's a period piece, so it's not just a horror movie," he told Revolver. "There's a lot going on in it. But there are some really gruesome scenes, too. The singer-turned-multimedia-menace is hoping for a theatrical release, but confesses, "I'm just going out to do a good movie, and whatever happens after that, I've gotta live with it."
In his big screen debut, Glenn played the role of Samayel in The Prophecy II (1998) starring Christopher Walken.
Danzig is also preparing to release "Black Aria II", the sequel to his 1993 venute into classical composition. "It's based on the story of Lilith, the first wife of Adam," he said. "I've had it written for four or five years. Finally I made time in my career to do it. I'm just happy to get it out my system and on CD.
March 29, 2005
"BLEED LIKE ME" NEW ALBUM RELEASE/ LISTENING PARTY
HOSTED BY FILTER MAG
Head on down to one of the locations listed below to hear the entire album BEFORE ITS OUT and reserve your copy of "Bleed Like Me"!
4/1 Los Angeles, CA - Underground 7323 Santa Monica Blvd. W. Hollywood
4/2 Las Vegas, NV - Snapshot @ Pounders 332 West Sahara Ave.
4/4 San Francisco, CA - Neon @ Hush Hush Lounge 496 14th Street
4/6 Minneapolis, MN - Transmission @ The Hexagon Bar 2600 27th Ave S
4/6 Chicago, IL - Panic @ Smart Bar 3730 N. Clark St.,
4/6 West Palm Beach, FL - The Wormhole @ The Lounge 517 Clematis Street
4/6 Houston, TX - Boys + Girls Club
4/7 San Diego, CA - Yeah! @ Live Wire 2103 El Cajon Blvd
4/8 Brooklyn, NY - Crashin' In @ Supreme Trading 213 N. 8th (near Driggs)
4/8 Denver, CO - Lipgloss @ La Rumba 99 W. 9th Ave.
4/9 Ybor City, FL - Czar 1420 E. 7th Ave
4/9 West Palm Beach, FL - Respectable Street 518 Clematis Street
4/9 Los Angeles, CA - Bang! 7070 Hollywood Blvd.
4/9 Chicago, IL - Berlin 954 W. Belmont
4/21 Phoenix, AZ - Panic! @ Anderson's 5th Estate 4224 N. Craftsman Court
PRESALE ALERT!!
The Garbage Fan Club web site is pleased to announce another member-only presale. Register for membership now in order to take advantage this exclusive ticket pre-sale.
May 10th at Agora Theatre , Cleveland, OH
May 9th at Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
May 7th at Madison Theater, Cincinnati, OH
Not a Garbage.com member? Join today! (www.garbage.com)
On Wednesday, March 30 at 9am local visit Garbage.com to buy tickets!
www.garbage.com/tickets
Courtney Love to Play Lovelace in Film
SOURCE AVN By: Chip Baker
HOLLYWOOD - Courtney Love is attached to star as Linda Lovelace in a film based on her life tentatively titled Lovelace, according to a report in today’s Daily Variety.
The project is being developed through Jason Blum's Blumhouse Productions and will trace Lovelace's life from 17 until she died in 2002 at 53, the report said.
Inside Deep Throat producer Brian Grazer originally wanted to produce a Lovelace film. He optioned her autobiography, "Ordeal," but eventually rejected that approach as too depressing, according to the news magazine. Directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, Inside Deep Throat has earned just under $600,000 since its release Feb. 11, Daily Variety reported.
March 28, 2005
Desperately Seeking Seka
SOURCE: www.adultfyi.com--Gene Ross
Porn Valley- With certain exceptions, the porn documentary has been this ongoing kiss of death proposition. I know because I used to see the whole dead man walking vibe in play. The porn documentary was porn's black hole of Calcutta. Bore me to death projects came, bore me to death projects went, few were actually ever seen, and a lack of interest pretty much took care of the rest. Every time I'd turn around there was a new documentary being shot, or being hyped, or being pitched.
Why most of these attempted looks at porn failed or just got lost in the shuffle are probably stories you could, well, devote a website to. But there are also the exceptions as well. Like the Johnny Wadd documentary about John Holmes- a highly controversial subject made legendary by Holmes' ambiguous pulp fiction lifestyle. It's really good stuff, and it didn't hurt to have solid writing and a colorful cast of characters assembled together to spin gripping post mortem Holmes yarns and anecdotes, either.
Whereas the marvelous Holmes documentary assesses the man, Inside Deep Throat, www.xxxdeepthroat.com, the newest docu on the block, looks at an era in an attempt to assess how a mob-financed movie about cocksucking manages to become the most summoned motif for a generation devoted to thumbing your nose at authority. Let me guess. Lavish cocksucking, Sammy Davis Jr., Nixon and the mob being the operative words here.
And then you have Desperately Seeking Seka, far less lavish in scope than either Wadd or Inside Deep Throat, but pretty good, just the same, at rinsing the washcloth of nostalgia. Hey, and the subject is still alive which is a pretty good plus, though I can't say the same for some of the other participants involved in this venture.
Desperately Seeking Seka, which is being released this week from The Disinformation Company, is really Seka finally coming to grips with being interviewed. Seka, over the years, at least from some of the fireside chats I heard in the past, never seemed to get the hang of smooth.
Zombie's 'Rejects' to Take Over Comic Book
Rob Zombie's upcoming The Devil's Rejects, the spin-off to House of 1000 Corpses, is not only headed to theaters this summer (July 22)- but it's also coming to your local comic shop too! Not only has Rob Zombie begun working on the comic, which will debut at the San Diego Comic Con, but he is working on A Director's Diary: The making of The Devil's Rejects, a book he is writing. Read on for details on both!
Rob writes in his blog:
"Well, it never ends. As we speak I am writing stories for the Devil's Rejects comic book. This will premeire at the San Diego comic con. These will be stories taken from the characters bios that you can find on the official site. So keep an eye out.
Also in the works is A Director's Diary: The making of The Devils's rejects. This is a book about the making of the film, but instead of doing the typical film book I am compiling around my own script rare photos, blueprints, designs and other stuff no one ever sees. The script is my personal script with all my handwritten notes and changes wihile shooting. I think this will be a really cool thing for anyone into film and what goes on behind the scenes."
Also:
"I just thought I'd give you a heads up on one of the amazing artists that willl be working on The Devil's Rejects comic. His name is David Hartman and you can check out his work at www.sideshowmonkey.com"
Source: Lions Gate's Zombie Blog
Next Weekend On Family Business
NEW EPISODE: Time Is Of The ASS-ence
Saturday, April 2nd at 11:30pm ET/PT
Brady reminds Adam that the auditions for his school play are coming up. Wanting to show Brady fatherly support, yet complete his frantic schedule, can Adam make it in time? While Lila runs lines with Brady and makes his costume, Adam has a part in a slasher movie, has to shoot a Seymore movie, and go in for a dildo mold. But Brady always comes first. Will Adam make it in time?
ACE FREHLEY To Guest on 'The Howard Stern Show'
SOURCE: BLABBERMOUTH
Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley is scheduled to appear on "The Howard Stern Show" on Tuesday, March 29. Frehley is expected to promote the DVD release of the "Remedy" movie, which features Frehley in the role of "Johnny." Due March 29, "Remedy" will have national video distribution via MTI Home Video in Blockbuster as well as other stores. A trailer for the film can be viewed here: www.remedythemovie.com/test/index.htm
According to the movie's official web site, "Remedy" is "film-noir in the fast lane — a darkly comic tale. It is the mystery surrounding the murder of one of a tightly knit band of friends. Extreme indulgences and the never-ending New York nightlife drive the group into realms of insanity. Eventually they destroy each other and themselves.
NIN Japanese Version Of 'With Teeth' To Include Three Bonus Tracks
According to VibrantSound.com, the Japanese edition of NINE INCH NAILS' new album, "With Teeth", will include three bonus tracks: "Home" (which has been played every show the band's current U.S. tour) and mixes of "Right Where It Belongs" and "The Hand that Feeds". The complete track listing is as follows:
01. All The Love In The World
02. You Know What You Are?
03. Collector
04. Hand That Feeds
05. Love Is Not Enough
06. Every Day Is Exactly The Same
07. With Teeth
08. Only
09. Getting Smaller
10. Sunspots
11. Line Begins To Blur
12. Beside You In Time
13. Right Where It Belongs
14. Home (bonus track)
15. Right Where It Belongs (version 2) (bonus track)
16. Hand That Feeds (rough mix) (bonus track)
"With Teeth" is scheduled for release in Japan on April 27. A U.S. release will follow on May 3. The CD, which is said to be "more song-orientated" than 1999's "The Fragile", was recorded in part at Sound City Studio in Van Nuys, Ca., and features a guest appearance on drums by former NIRVANA drummer/current FOO FIGHTERS frontman Dave Grohl. Mixing duties were handled by Alan Moulder (THE CURE, SMASHING PUMPKINS).
NINE INCH NAILS' current touring lineup features mainman Trent Reznor alongside guitarist Aaron North, bassist Jeordie White (A PERFECT CIRCLE, ex-MARILYN MANSON), keyboardist Allesandro Cortini and drummer Jerome Dillon.
March 27, 2005
HAPPY EASTER
This is Jeff Browns re-creation of our 1995 Easter Greeting originally published in MK ULTRA March 1995
March 25, 2005
Smallville" Season Finale Gossip
Smalvilles Lois Lane
KryptonSite has some spoiler details on "Commencement", the season finale episode of "Smallville" which airs May 18th on The WB. Amongst the various things on offer this episode (MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD):
- "The episode's teaser starts at a NASA observatory base, as a tech sees something that seems impossible - a meteor shower is headed straight for Earth! Oddly, this blip didn't even show up on the screen 10 minutes earlier"
- "Lionel has a seizure and it looks like veins of green energy crackle and branch from one of the crystals all over his body. This renders Lionel unconscious, and Lex has a security guard take Lionel away"
- "Clark goes to the caves with a blood-stained element, and puts it in the keyhole"
- "A huge meteor crashes into the Kent house, while Jonathan and Martha are in it"
- "Lana is in a Luthorcorp chopper, meteors start falling from the sky, making the chopper swerve through the air. Sounds like another meteor shower is coming! A meteor slams into the tail of the chopper that has Lana in it, and it goes spinning"
STERN'S RADIO FAREWELL TOUR
SOURCE: NY POST
HOWARD Stern is planning "the biggest tailgate party in the history of this country" to serve as a "farewell tour" when he abandons conventional radio later this year — or sooner.
"I'm coming to town. I'm ready to go. Let me out of here," Stern told listeners Friday, promising a coast-to-coast motorcade of buses bearing "the hottest chicks in the country" and various rock bands.
"It's gonna be unbelievable — I'm telling you, the day they throw me off, it happens the next day," Stern said, referring to speculation that his current employer — Viacom's Infinity Broadcasting — won't wait until his official satellite-radio start date of Jan. 1 to take him off K-Rock and 38 other stations.
"It's a brilliant publicity scheme — P.T. Barnum couldn't have done better," Inside Radio editor Tom Taylor told The Post.
"Stern understands promotion like no one in the country," Taylor said.
"He knows he's an anti-authority brand and the more outrageous the better in terms of publicity for his new employer [Sirius Satellite Radio]."
Stern, who'd been on good behavior in recent weeks after Infinity pounded him for incessantly promoting the enemy — he now refers to Sirius as "uh-uh-uh" — exploded with enthusiasm as he detailed his "farewell tour."
"I'm not gonna sleep in hotels, I'm gonna sleep in people's homes," he said, resulting in immediate calls from listeners offering lodging — and one volunteering to help with security.
"I'm really gonna be with the people, and any hot chicks I meet on the road are allowed to be in the buses, and I'll collect them all over the country.
"By the time I get to California, it'll be busloads of, like, 5,000 of the hottest chicks in the country," Stern vowed.
"It could go on for weeks, and I can see all the local papers and local TV people covering it," said Inside Radio's Taylor, "because Howard's one of the few people who can generate that sort of following."
Indeed, "Access Hollywood" producer Tara Birney asked for permission to air exclusive daily updates and, when told by Stern that she'd basically have to take a number, said, "Remember, we were the first to ask."
Stern said he'll award exclusive coverage to "whoever provides the hottest entertainment reporters."
ROB ZOMBIE Taps ALICE COOPER Drummer For OZZFEST
SOURCE: Blabbermouth
Word has it that ALICE COOPER drummer Tommy Clufetos has joined ROB ZOMBIE's touring lineup for this year's Ozzfest. Joining Cluefetos and Zombie in the new formation will be former MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5. It is not presently clear who will be handling bass duties for Zombie's band at this summer's festival.
Clufetos has reportedly laid down the drum tracks for the new ALICE COOPER album, "Dirty Diamonds", but wil be replaced on COOPER's upcoming tour by returning skinsman Eric Singer (KISS).
NIN: Reznor Says FU To Those Biting The Hand That Feeds
SOURCE:www.chartattack.com
NINE INCH NAILS frontman Trent Reznor spoke to Canada's Chart Attack last week about the group's new album, "With Teeth", and NIN's current tour of more "intimate" venues.
Nine Inch Nails fans who were lucky (or rich) enough to snap up tickets for the sold out North American spring club tour will be treated to an "off the cuff, bombastic" live show, according to NIN’s Trent Reznor.
Speaking to ChartAttack in Los Angeles last week about his new album, With Teeth, Reznor admitted the intimate venues were chosen partly because he didn’t know how much demand there was for NIN in 2005.
"We wanted to do it because it’s fun, I like playing those size shows," he explained. "But also we really weren’t sure how big a venue we could play. We were kind of seeing how tickets went for this and if it warranted coming back."
Since tickets for the tour — which features The Dresden Dolls and hits Toronto’s Kool Haus May 9 and 10 — sold out in mere minutes it’s pretty clear that demand remains high for Nine Inch Nails even after a lengthy absence. Reznor has already announced a larger North American tour after their summer European dates.
"I would imagine on the fall tour it will be more thought out, and probably the production will be up several notches, but that’s all hypothesis," he said.
With Teeth is the long-awaited follow-up to 1999’s double album, The Fragile. Produced by Reznor with Alan Moulder, it features guest drumming by Foo Fighter Dave Grohl and Jeremone Dillon. The first single, "The Hand That Feeds," has started spinning on alternative rock radio this week. The track is a heavy jolt of electronic menace that satisfies this finicky long-time NIN fan, but its immediate appeal had some listeners worried about a new mainstream direction. Reznor suggests they settle down.
"Well, there are no songs like that on The Fragile," he laughs. "’Hand That Feeds’ has an immediacy to it. The good part of it is, is that you can latch onto it. The bad part of it is that that’s what burns out the quickest. Someone leaked it on the internet and I made the mistake of being led to some fucking discussion boards of people bitching about what it sounds like. Fuck you. Out of the context of the album, it’s probably the most accessible thing I’ve done, so I understand your concerns. But the copy that got out was off a cassette and it sounded terrible. Having a smattering of stuff that goes from accessible to things that are more unusual, more interesting, I think that’s good. It wasn’t a calculated attempt to get on the radio."
With Teeth is scheduled for North American release May 3. "The Hands That Feeds" will be available as a U.K. single on April 18 and is now available to download in Canada.
- by Liisa Ladouceur
HITS.com Reports: NIN Reno NV Warm Up / RollingStone.com Review
Chicago NIN Listening Party for "With Teeth" Metro
3730 N. clark st. 7pm ALL AGES. The CD hits stores May 3, 2005
Nine Inch Nails' warmup show in Reno Thurday night was a virtual who's who of the concert industry. In attendance were heavy hitters Michael Rapino, President of Clear Channel, Coachella promoter and Goldenvoice owner Paul Tollett, the Hollywood Bowl's Andrew Hewitt, Avalon Attractions' Brian Murphy and Another Planet's Gregg Perloff. Who knew all these guys were such big NIN fans?
Source Rollingstone.com by STEVE BALTIN
Nine Inch Nails leader Trent Reznor told Rolling Stone during last year's Grammy weekend that he was "coming back to combat all the shitty music out there." Well, it took thirteen months, but, last night, Reznor brought the fight back to his most effective battleground, returning to the stage at the William Saroyan Theatre in Fresno, California.
Backed by the newest incarnation of his ever-evolving band, Reznor debuted material from the group's long-awaited, With Teeth, due May 3rd, and delved liberally into his back catalogue for a ferocious eighty-minute set.
A buffed-up and black-clad Reznor took the stage at nine to a standing ovation from the capacity crowd, most of whom were also in black and wearing NIN shirts from past tours. He opened with a one-two punch of two new tracks: "Love Is Not Enough" and the brutal "You Know What You Are," a song whose venom recalls John Lennon's "How Do You Sleep." Despite the fact the majority of the crowd hadn't heard the new material, they quickly picked up on the latter track's refrain of, "Don't you fucking know what you are," turning it into one of the many of the night's sing-alongs.
The energy in the theater mounted with a savage "March of the Pigs" -- although Reznor, performing for the first time in more than four years, wore a huge grin as he sang the line, "Doesn't it make you feel better." Reznor acknowledged his absence from the stage simply by saying, "It's been a long fucking time," to a roar of cheers. He added, "This is an old favorite -- of mine, that is," before launching into "Burn," from the Natural Born Killers soundtrack.
Before the new album's title track, a scathing look at a relationship's broken promises, Reznor approached the microphone like a prize fighter, psyching himself out with a yell and jumping up and down as the four musicians behind him began the opening notes. The song moves from a booming rock beat to a tender keyboard interlude, with Reznor singing repeatedly, "I can't go through this again."
Among the other new songs debuted were "The Hand That Feeds," which mixed Reznor's snarl with an infectious pop beat that even prompted a few women in the audience to start dancing, and the distortion-laden "The Lines Begin to Blur." As for classic material, NIN offered up "Closer," "Terrible Lie," "Piggy," "Wish" and "Starfuckers, Inc.," among other hits.
The crowd stayed with Reznor and mates in the softer moments as well, breaking out lighters old-school style for a sing-along rendition of "Hurt," which found the frontman behind a keyboard at center stage.
The night ended at 10:30, surprisingly sans encore, with a raucous performance of "Head Like a Hole." Actually, no encore was necessary, as Reznor and band had made their point: Nine Inch Nails are back.
March 24, 2005
John Wayne Gay Porn Star???
- Alex Zander (for Forgetfull Fingercuffs)
Welcome Pilgrims. Listen here to my tale about the Duke that could’ve been a Diva. This is my theory of John Wayne an American Icon.
I can remember back when I was a kid and my dad taking us to the drive in. I felt like we HAD to watch every John Wayne movie ever made, in the 70’s at least. But something about his image just never seemed right to me about this big, tough, and macho man who had a passion for rawhide and leather. For JW wearing leather chaps and handkerchiefs around his neck wasn’t uncommon. But as a young pre-teen and even into and through my adolescence I didn’t see any significance. This wasn’t until early last year when I was browsing through my video guides did I notice John Wayne movie titles that seemed a little, we; should I say homosexual. (Not that there’s anything wrong with it.) When I looked further into his film titles I found there were 66 titles that could very well make good titles for Gay Porno films.
Maybe it just a hunch, or just a funny thought, or maybe he was a closet duke. Use your own judgment by viewing the selected titles listed here and decide for yourself.
TEXAS CYCLONE (1932)
TWO-FISTED LAW (1932)
MAKER OF MEN (1931)
MEN ARE LIKE THAT (1931)
BIG TRAIL, THE (1930)
CHEER UP AND SMILE (1930)
MEN WITHOUT WOMEN (1930)
ROUGH ROMANCE (1930)
WORDS AND MUSIC (1929)
MAN FROM UTAH, THE (1934)
RANDY RIDES ALONE (1934)
STAR PACKER, THE (1934)
TRAIL BEYOND, THE (1934)
WEST OF THE DIVIDE (1934)
BABY FACE (1933)
COLLEGE COACH (1933)
HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY (1933)
RIDERS OF DESTINY (1933)
BIG STAMPEDE, THE (1932)
RIDE HIM, COWBOY (1932)
CONFLICT (1937)
I COVER THE WAR (1937)
LAWLESS NINETIES, THE (1936)
LONELY TRAIL, THE (1936)
OREGON TRAIL, THE (1936)
SEA SPOILERS, THE (1936)
WESTWARD HO (1936)
DAWN RIDER (1935)
DESERT TRAIL (1935)
LAWLESS FRONTIER, THE (1935)
LAWLESS RANGE (1935)
PARADISE CANYON (1935)
RAINBOW VALLEY (1935)
TEXAS TERROR (1935)
BLUE STEEL (1934)
LUCKY TEXAN, THE (1934)
MAN BETRAYED, A (1941)
DARK COMMAND (1940)
THREE FACES WEST (1940)
ALLEGHENY UPRISING (1939)
THREE TEXAS STEERS (1939)
PALS OF THE SADDLE (1938)
ADVENTURE'S END (1937)
BORN TO THE WEST (1937)
CALIFORNIA STRAIGHT AHEAD (1937)
WITHOUT RESERVATIONS (1946)
FLAME OF THE BARBARY COAST (1945)
TALL IN THE SADDLE (1944)
LADY TAKES A CHANCE, A (1943)
REAP THE WILD WIND (1942)
REUNION IN FRANCE (1942)
LADY FOR A NIGHT (1941)
BLOOD ALLEY (1955)
BIG JIM MCLAIN (1952)
QUIET MAN, THE (1952)
FLYING LEATHERNECKS (1951)
OPERATION PACIFIC (1951)
LONGEST DAY, THE (1962)
I MARRIED A WOMAN (1958)
COWBOYS, THE (1977)
BIG JAKE (1971)
CHISUM (1970)
HELLFIGHTERS (1968)
CAST A GIANT SHADOW (1966)
GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD, THE (1965)
IN HARM'S WAY (1965)
It's Official: ANTHRAX's 'Among The Living' Lineup To Reunite
For the first time in 13 years, the entire "Among the Living" lineup of ANTHRAX — Joey Belladonna (vocals), Frank Bello (bass), Charlie Benante (drums), Scott Ian (guitar) and Dan Spitz (guitar) — will gather together in one room to discuss new music releases, as well as the future plans for this monumental ANTHRAX reunion.
This history-making ANTHRAX global press conference and luncheon will take place on April 1, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. PST at Sirius Satellite Radio in New York City. This media blitz, which will broadcast simultaneously on Hard Attack/27, Sirius Satellite Radio's extreme heavy metal station, has a dedicated telephone line, (866) 510-5377, available for overseas and out-of-state journalists to call in their questions and speak directly with ANTHRAX.
The ANTHRAX global press conference and luncheon will officially kick off "Spreading the Anthrax Weekend" on Hard Attack/27, where millions will hear it first.
At the conclusion of the ANTHRAX global press conference and luncheon, ANTHRAX will make an important statement regarding the U.S. Government and the Anthrax Vaccine. ANTHRAX has teamed up with Slave to the Metal Foundation to bring public awareness to the dangers of the Anthrax Vaccine. The newly legislated "BioShield Act" (July, 2004) allows the Department of Health and Human Services to inject American citizens with Anthrax Vaccines and other untested and unapproved substances without informed consent, using our military as first line guinea pigs. Experts will be at the conference to discuss this with attendees.
Twice Grammy-nominated, MTV/VMA nominees and multi-platinum- and gold-awarded music veterans ANTHRAX have sold over 10 million records worldwide over the course of nine studio albums, two live albums, three greatest hits, and two DVDs. Touring pros ANTHRAX performed on over fifty tours spanning the globe — in 32 countries on five continents, including Europe, North America, South America, Australia and Asia.
ANTHRAX's "Among the Living" lineup has scheduled the following dates:
Apr. 30 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
May 01 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
May 07 – Hellendoorn, NETH @ Dynamo Open Air
Jun. 09-11 – Sölvesborg, SWE @ Sweden Rock
Jun. 11-12 – Bologna, ITA @ Gods of Metal
Jun. 11 - Donington Park, UK @ Download
Jun. 24-26 – Le Mans, FRA @ Fury Fest
Jun. 24-16 – Tolmin, SLO @ Metal Camp
Jul. 1-3 - Löbnitz (near Leipzig), GER @ With Full Force
March 23, 2005
NIN 'With Teeth' Packaging To Deviate From The Norm
Billboard.com is reporting that NINE INCH NAILS has drafted Photek and DFA to remix tracks from the group's upcoming album, "With Teeth", due May 3 via Interscope. Photek has remixed first single "The Hand That Feeds", while it is unknown what tracks DFA has tackled.
"I met Rupert [Parkes of Photek] during the mixing of 'With Teeth'. I've always loved his work and [he] was the first person I thought of when the top of remixing came up," NIN's Trent Reznor wrote on the band's official web site. He added that DFA is "doing the most interesting production work out there, in my opinion."
Reznor also revealed that "With Teeth" will be available as both a regular CD and a DualDisc, the latter of which will feature "higher resolution stereo mixes as well as surround mixes I was involved in." The video for "The Hand That Feeds" will also be included.
"As far as the packaging, we're doing something that feels right to me but deviates from the norm," Reznor said. "I have always thought the format of the CD effectively put an end to album artwork. [So] we designed something that feels in touch with how people experience music in 2005. We will be opening ourselves up for criticism here but I assure you when you see the big picture, it will all make sense."
MOTÖRHEAD To Release 30th-Anniversary Double DVD In July
MOTÖRHEAD will be issuing a 30th anniversary DVD on July 4 via SPV Records. The two-disc set will feature the band's December 2004 concert in Düsseldorf, Germany on one disc and a documentary feature on the second disc. More information will be made available soon.
MOTÖRHEAD are planning to commemorate the milestone with a concert at London's Hammersmith Odeon on June 16. Female metal group GIRLSCHOOL will also be on the bill. Frontman Lemmy told Launch Radio Networks that the rest of the lineup is still tentative, although he'd like British metal band SAXON to be on the bill.
As previously reported, MOTÖRHEAD's legendary "Ace of Spades" LP is the focus of Eagle Entertainment's latest installment of its "Classic Album" DVD series. Released on Tuesday (March 22), "Ace of Spades: Classic Album" sees bandmembers Lemmy, "Fast" Eddie Clarke and Philip "Philthy Animal" Taylor talking candidly about the writing and recording of the album and the goings on inside the MOTÖRHEAD camp at the time. Watch "Fast" Eddie as he demonstrates how the riff for "Ace of Spades" came about, and see the trio (with the help of modern technology) together on the same stage once again. Each song on the album is discussed and tales from the studio/road are remembered. Bonus material consists of live instrumental versions of "(We Are) The Road Crew" and "The Chase Is Better Than The Catch", performed exclusively for the DVD, and "A Piece Of Lemmy's Mind" interview from Hollywood's Rainbow Room. Extended interviews with Slash (GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER), Lars Ulrich (METALLICA) and Dave Brock (HAWKWIND) peek deeper into MOTÖRHEAD's songwriting process, the man that is Lemmy Kilmister and the story of how he was "relieved of his position" as bassist in HAWKIND. "Ace of Spades: Classic Album" has a list price of $14.98 and a total running time of 50 minutes plus bonus footage.
This Weekend On FAMILY BUSINESS
MK's Greg Miner and AZ with Mirna and Adam filming an episode of FAMILY BUSINESS at Ranalli's
NEW EPISODE: ASS And You Will Receive
Saturday, March 26th at 11:30pm ET/PT
When Adam and Mirna have communication problems, they decide to make a "list of needs" for each other. With things like "getting a pedicure" and saying "I love you" keep Adam from losing Mirna?
03/25 11:00 PM ET/PT Showtime The Apprent-ASS
03/25 11:30 PM ET/PT Showtime Jew-ASS New Year
03/26 11:30 PM ET/PT Showtime ASS And You Will Receive
03/27 11:00 PM ET/PT Showtime Too ASS And You Will Receive
04/01 01:00 AM ET/PT Showtime ASS And You Will Receive
04/01 01:30 AM ET/PT Showtime The Apprent-ASS
See the offical FAMILY BUSINESS website here: www.sho.com/site/fbiz/home.do
Official Batman Begins Site Update!
Warner Bros. has launched a new Flash site at the official Batman Begins website, which includes the new poster, new photos, wallpapers, buddy icons and more.
March 22, 2005
Seymore Butts' xXxposed Entertainment Launches Party Buses
(CHATSWORTH, CA) – Seymore Butts’ xXxposed Entertainment announced today the
launch of their National Party Bus Program.
The Party Buses will initially launch in major cities such as: Los Angeles, San
Francisco, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Chicago, New York, Cleveland and Miami by
providing exotic entertainment in 2 hour tours Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings – the program will then eventually be expanded to over 60 markets.
“We have had such a great reception to our Party Entertainment Service that we
looked for other ways to expand upon the success. Adding the party bus concept is
just one of a few ways we plan to do this” – says Adam Glasser a.k.a. Seymore Butts.
The party buses will allow us to bring our unique brand of quality exotic
entertainment up close and personal to masses. Whether you have a group or just
an individual at home wanting something to do on a weekend night – you can come
and enjoy our entertainers in a state of the art moving club without the hassles of
planning a large event.
Programs such as these will continue to build the recognition and identity of the
brand.
If you are interested in booking a spot on one of the buses or joining the company
as a Featured Entertainer visit www.xxxposedentertainment.com or call 1-877-497 -6733.
Former MARILYN MANSON Guitarist Joins ROB ZOMBIE
Former MARILYN MANSON guitarist John 5 has announced that he will be playing guitar for ROB ZOMBIE on the Hot Topic Second stage at this year's Ozzfest.
"I'm totally estatic about having the opportunity to play with Rob on Ozzfest!" John 5 said in a statement. "He has been one of my favorite artists for the longest time. I had the opportunity to play with him a few weeks back, and never thought that I would have the chance to share the stage with him playing the ZOMBIE songs we all know and love!"
When asked what this meant for LOSER, John's new band, he said, "This will not affect LOSER in any way. We are still pressing forward with writing new material for our debut album."
Commented Zombie: "I haven't really officially said this yet but once again I will be hitting the road with Ozzfest. This time I've decided to headline the second stage. Main is a drag, man. It's so uptight that it is almost a bore. I can't wait to get away from the fucking seat and play to all the maniacs that are always trapped up on the lawn. This should be insane.
"There are some lineup changes this time around. John 5 of ex-MARILYN MANSON fame will be handling guitar duties this time out. I'm totally stoked about this because this guy is a fucking shredder. I played 'Thunder Kiss 65' with him at The Arrowhead Pond Arena for a benefit a couple weeks back and it never sounded so fucking good."
NINE INCH NAILS: 'With Teeth' DualDisc Bonus Features Detailed
According to a post on The NIN Hotline, NINE INCH NAILS' upcoming album, "With Teeth", will receive a simultaneous regular/DualDisc release on May 3. The regular version will have a $13.98 list price. The DualDisc be a 18.98 list and will include the following extra features:
* Album in hi-res DVD-Audio surround sound
* Album in Dolby 5.1 surround sound
* "The Hand That Feeds" video
* In-studio performance videos of "The Collector", "Love is not Enough" and "Every Day Is Exactly the Same"
* Photo gallery
* Lyrics
The LP (vinyl) version of the album is scheduled to come out a week earlier, on April 26.
According to a post on MTV.com, beginning on March 26 in Los Angeles, fans will be able to attend special NIN-sponsored listening parties in 13 metropolises across the U.S., where they will receive a "limited edition" gift. And if you preorder the album at one of the listening parties, you'll also get a seven-inch vinyl single featuring the first single, "The Hand That Feeds", and "Home", a nonalbum track. A full list of cities hosting the parties can be found on NIN.com.
In other news, Audiohead.net has posted a new article/interview with Trent Reznor regarding the recording of "With Teeth". Specific topics regarding the recording process of "With Teeth" are engaged. A sample quote from Reznor follows: "The idea of trying to work with tape is stupid to me, seems archaic and is not something I want to embrace. But I do think you can take the aesthetic of humanity and imperfection and spontenaity, and use it with computers. And that's — in kind of a rough, raw way — one of the things we've stumbled into with this record."
March 21, 2005
SUBSONIC: CD Release Party / New Video Shoot In Chicago
MK Magazine, Sonic Wave International, NEO and 94.7 The Zone present SUBSONIC "No Such Soul" CD Release Party Monday April 18, 10 PM - 4 AM. see www.metalmondays.com 2350 North Clark Street Chicago, IL 60614 21 and over with ID
Meet Ron Marks in-person, the singer /guitarist for SUBSONIC and ex-CELTIC FROST lead guitarist. Prizes include, Signed CD's and a chance to star as a walk on in the new SUBSONIC video "A Day Late" which is being filmed by Vision 4 Films at the club. Winner will also receive a signed copy of the CELTIC FROST biography "Are You Morbid?", signed CD's and more.
The latest release from SUBSONIC titled NO SUCH SOUL is now available worldwide from Sonic Wave International. SUBSONIC is the solo project of former CELTIC FROST guitarist Ron Marks. NO SUCH SOUL is SUBSONIC's sophomore album, the follow up to 2002's "Super-Vel" (Outlaw Entertainment).
The album is now on sale at such stores as Best Buy, Tower, Borders, Wherehouse, FYE, Sam Goody, Amazon.com, CD NOW, Music Boulevard, CD Universe, Sonic Wave America on-line stores, and many regional and independent retail chains.
Songs included on the guitarists latest platter include:
"Irreverence"
"Dream American"
"Play The Fool"
"A.M.R.O.C."
"A Day Late"
"Love"
"Delilah"
"Fix"
"The Man Who Sold The Sun"
"Keystone Punk"
The 10 cuts are included along with a hidden track, "Horror Vacua" a song her wrote for but was never recorded by Celtic Frost, which is as heavy as CF and dedicated to their fans.
Ron is a resident of Hermitage, PA and has performed in several music related projects as well as recording as SUBSONIC for the last 5 years. In his youth he and friend Dan Laudo (drummer for PRONG) played in a band with none other than Trent Reznor. Ron Marks has been called "an unusual and almost heavier version of Frank Zappa."
SUBSONICS Website with video and sound clips and is online at www.subsonicrocks.com
CHICAGO: I Love Rich "Year Of The Rich" CD Release Party Wed. 3/23
I LOVE RICH are proud to announce that they are having our record release show this Wed March 23rd @ the Double Door in Chicago. It's going to rock you like a hurricane, so we would advise you to go unless you want to miss out on rock and roll history .
Armed with new song titles such as. “If Loving Me is Wrong” (You Don't Wanna' be Right") and "Make Out City", "The Year Of The Rich" is poised to be the biggest return to glam rock since The Darkness, only ILR does it better, has done it longer and makes it a lot more fun than the European platinum selling band.
Formed by vocalist/bassist Rich (just Rich as in Cher and Madonna) and drummer extraordinaire Drew Blood, I Love Rich immediately took to the fans with a sound that was a unique blend of The Ramones, KISS and early 80's Hanoi Rocks. With songs that were catchy as well as kitschy, and an energetic stage show that is more 80's cock-rock than pop punk, ILR gathered a fan base that still follows them today and continues to grow. Since their debut on the scene, the bands music has been raved by press the world over. The band has gone on to open numerous shows for such notable national acts the likes of Nashville Pussy, Night Ranger, Pretty Boy Floyd, Electric Frankenstein, The Quadrajets, The Queers, Cheetah Chrome, Boris the Sprinkler, Sloppy Seconds, The Meatmen, The Murder Junkies, Antiseen and many others
"The Year Of The Rich", is the much anticipated follow up to 2001's "The Greatest Rock N Roll Album Of All Time" which followed the bands 1996's live debut "Live, Wet, Drippin' With Sweat", a 12-song collection supposedly recorded live in Cambodia and rumored to be the biggest selling cassette in that countries history. Upon the release of the album the first leg of the "Make Out City Tour" will begin.
The new album is out now on Sonic Wave International and on sale at such stores as Best Buy, Tower, Borders, Wherehouse, FYE, Sam Goody, Amazon.com, CD NOW, Music Boulevard, CD Universe, Sonic Wave America on-line stores, and many regional and independent retail chains. You can also order it at www.sonicwaveintl.com
The band also have completed their new video for the single "Let's Get It On Tonight" which was shot at Darkroom by Paul Baio. Look for it online and on some of your local cable TV music video programs very soon.
The bands official site is www.iloverich.net check it out and order some sexy stuff.
ALSO, we the band have a myspace group!
profiles.myspace.com/users/7642959
Rob Zombie's New 'Devil's Rejects' Trailer Date
The new trailer for Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects will be attached to numerous prints of Miramax's Sin City this upcoming Friday in theaters everywhere. You know what that means? Watch for it online earlier this week! The spin-off to House of 1000 Corpses centers on a band of bounty hunters led by Sheriff Wydell's brother who is fueled by revenge when he finds out that his kin was slain by the Firefly family. The film will pick up shortly after the first with the Firefly clan going on the road after their house is burned down and a few family members have been gunned down during a police raid.
STARRING: Bill Moseley, Sid Haig, Sheri Moon, Michael Berryman, Ken Foree, Kane Hodder, Steve Railsback, Tyler Mane, P.J. Soles, Danny Trejo, Brian Posehn, Leslie Easterbrook, Daniel Roebuck, Duane Whitaker, Rosario Dawson, Ginger Lynn, Mary Woronov, Deborah Von
OFFICIAL SITE:www.thedevilsrejects.com
Dead Can Dance Reborn
Call them ambient world beat; call them goth; call them pop. If you never could figure out which genre best describes Dead Can Dance, you've got another chance to see them live and perhaps decide where they fit.
The duo of Lisa Gerrard and Brenden Parry have been playing shows around Europe since the second week of March and will be bringing DCD to the United States in September. This is the first tour the group has done in nearly a decade.
DCD will finish up the European leg of their tour in London, playing a show at the Barbican Concert Hall and then at the The Forum on April 6 and 7, respectively.
The North American tour starts in the fall when DCD hits the Paramount Theatre in Seattle for two shows on September 17 and 18.
From there, they will work their way South, playing a number of dates in California and then doing one show in Mexico City at the Auditorio Nacional on September 29. A few dates will follow in Canada and then on to New England and Washington, D.C. The tour wraps October 10 at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago.
Dead Can Dance began in 1981 when Parry and Gerrard met in Melbourne, Australia. Shortly thereafter, they moved to London in search of a record contract. They were signed by iconic 4AD Records founder Ivo Watts-Russell in 1983 and released their eponymous debut the following year.
They're music was quickly associated with modern gothic music like Joy Division and Souxsie and The Banshees but DCD themselves have expressed frustration with occasionally being labeled a "goth band."
Over their 17 year career, DCD developed a style of music that had as much in common with music of the European Renaissance and the Middle East than that of the nightclubs '80's London. They never completely reliquished modern technology but incorporated it into their music - so something like the droning of a hurdy-gurdy over electronic music was hardly foreign to them.
Eventually, Parry moved to Ireland and Gerrard returned to Australia. In 1998 - two years after their last tour - DCD announced their break-up.
During that time, Parry worked on various solo projects. Gerrard, who had previously done work scoring music for the movies, continued composing for a number of films, including 2000's Gladiator, for which she received a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination.
DCD are documenting the current tour through Europe. Each show is being recorded and the live CDs are released in limited quantities of 500 per show. No announcement yet as to whether or not the North American dates will be recorded.
Ghost Rider Debut Date Set
Watch for Nic Cage to blaze up in late summer next year.
Columbia Pictures has set Aug. 4, 2006 for the release of the Ghost Rider film, starring Nic Cage.
Daredevil director Mark Steven Johnson helms the adaptation of the Marvel comic which also stars Wes Bentley, Eva Mendes, Matt Long, Sam Elliott, Peter Fonda and Donal Logue.
Rodriguez Defends Sin City
SOURCE: www.scifi.com
Robert Rodriguez, who co-directed the upcoming comic-inspired Sin City, defended the film's violence in comments to reporters over the weekend. "It is so over the top and stylized, like in the book, that's what helped temper it," Rodriguez said in a news conference. "It was so black and white, so abstract, so representative, that it's ... easier to watch, I think, than if ... it was realistically rendered. It's the tone of it, I think, that really changes it."
Sin City is based on the series of noirish graphic novels by Frank Miller, who co-directed the movie with Rodriguez (Desperado, Spy Kids). The film faithfully depicts several scenes of violence, including shootings, dismemberments, decapitations and beatings. But like the comic, the violence is rendered in stark black and white and often in silhouette.
Rodriguez said that the violence is stylized in the manner of his earlier films, including Desperado. "I never got any flak for Desperado . ... At a time when people would criticize guys like Quentin [Tarantino] for violence in films for cutting an ear off, off camera, I was mowing down people in my movies and no one ever said anything because of the tone," he said. "And I think that's the same thing for this, that as violent as it is, like in the comic, it felt tempered by the stylization. And that's why we didn't have any trouble with the MPAA [which gave the movie an R rating] or anything, because it was so stylized that they just went, 'This is all right. ... You don't have to cut a frame of it.'"
But Rodriguez agreed that Sin City isn't for children. "Young people shouldn't see it," he said. "It's a rated R movie. ... I'm not making it for that [family] audience. ... I made this an R. I didn't try and trick people into making it a PG-13. ... If parents let their kids in, that's their decision. But that doesn't mean that I'm going to change how we're going to make the movie. Frank made his thing in a vacuum, ... and I wanted to do the exact same thing for cinema and suffer the consequences. If people don't go see it because it's R, that's fine. It's not appealing to the mass audience. It's really just about making the movie we want to make and telling the story that we want to do. " Sin City opens April 1.
Alba Talks Fantastic Four
SOURCE: www.scifi.com
Jessica Alba offered details about her character, scientist Susan Storm/The Invisible Woman, in Fox's upcoming Fantastic Four movie. "Fantastic Four is a family movie. I play a scientist who has a problem expressing her emotions, and her DNA was altered, so when she does express her emotions she goes invisible," Alba said in a news conference to promote her next film, Sin City. "So when she's screaming, she goes invisible. When she's having a meltdown, she goes invisible."
The film is based on the Marvel Comics series of the same name, and Alba's character is one of four astronauts who become superheroes after their space mission encounters mysterious waves that alter their bodies. Alba said of her character, "she's completely frustrated. And the man that she's in love with ignores her, then she goes invisible. So it's very frustrating. ... [The film is] very big, and it's a huge, huge movie for Fox, and there's a lot of pressure that it does well."
In Sin City, Alba (TV's Dark Angel) plays an exotic dancer who finds herself targeted by a deranged criminal. Sin City opens April 1.
Phallix to Host ‘Family Business’ Stars at Crush
SOURCE: www.avn.com
LOS ANGELES - Phallix Glass will host “Family Business” stars Mari Possa, Flower Tucci and Cousin Stevie at an in-store signing event this Saturday at Crush on Melrose Avenue.
The third season of “Family Business” premiered on March 12 on Showtime.
The trio will be available for autographs and photos from 4-6 p.m. at Phallix’s new retail location that carries the company’s entire line of functional erotic glass products, Scar Tissue body jewelry and glass blowing pieces.
One fan in attendance will win the chance to be the "Guest Judge" on Cousin Stevie’s next video. Entry in the contest is available to anyone who makes a purchase of body jewelry, a smoke piece or Phallix piece at Crush. Cousin Stevie will announce the winner at 6 p.m. on the day of the event. One entry per purchase, and the contestant must be present to win.
Crush is located at 7555 Melrose Avenue, 90046.
Aftershow Party Tonight At Chicagos NEO
From the fine folks at MK, NEO and 94.7 The Zone
New HANOI ROCKS Official Web Site
HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe has posted the following message on his official web site:
"We just got back a couple of weeks ago from our European Tour which was quite a success. We played in over 10 different countries and made a lot of new friends and fans, plus had a lot of fun since having Conny Bloom and A.C. in the band is the best thing that's ever happened to us. Now this band truly rocks and just keeps getting better all the time!
"Now, about the change of the website address: Due to certain past circumstances, the address 'hanoirocks.com' is owned by undesirable individuals ultimately set out to hurt us. Like now for example, just as we’re starting to do well with a brilliant new album coming out and a killer live band — they shut down the site claiming there are unpaid bills, when in fact not one bill has been sent to us yet!
"Unlike our previous 'damagement' — we believe in paying our bills. This is all very predictable and reminds me of what my one time dear old friend, the late great Stiv Bators used to say: 'The closer you get to a real good thing, the more the 'Little Demons' try to mess with you!'
"So hereby we eliminate the 'hanoirocks.com' with all its problems and the new only official HANOI ROCKS website address tentatively starting this Tuesday, the 22nd of March is www.hanoiproductions.com.
"Spread the word, my friends!"
MY RUIN Website Has New Design
Hollywood rockers MY RUIN have a newly designed website now online at www.myruin.com It is a site for the band MY RUIN and Tairrie B. and Mick Murphy's side project the spoken word entity known as The LVRS.
The site opens with a mini movie titled NATURE BOY which is from the forthcoming new album THE BRUTAL LANGUAGE OF BEING IN LOVE which you can hear song slips from in The Parlour.
Guitarist Mick Murphy also has an instrumental side project titled NEANDERTHAL.
Check out all the updtaes today.
March 19, 2005
42-Year-Old Man Dismissed From German Reality TV Show Over KISS Tattoo
A 42-year-old KISS fan from Frankfurt was dismissed from the German reality TV show "Big Brother" because his tattoo of the original KISS logo was deemed too similar to the symbol used by Nazi stormtroopers during World War II.
In an official statement, RTL 2, the German TV station responsible for producing the "Big Brother" show, said, "'Big Brother' is family entertainment. When RTL 2 has reason to believe that wrong implications or inferences could be made in connection with this show, or that our viewers could be offended by the program, we have the responsibility to act."
To avoid being banned from touring or selling records in Germany, KISS were forced to change their logo on all German releases beginning with 1980's "Unmasked" so the lightning-bolt "SS" didn't resemble the Nazi logo, according to KISS fan site SKKK. KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, both of whom are Jewish, took great offense to the allegations that KISS were Nazis. Gene was born in Israel and his mother spent some time in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II. Ironically, at a show in Milan, Italy on September 2, 1980, a group of skinheads stormed through some barricades and descended on the band believing them to be their allies.
The article in the original German text appears here: www.Spiegel.de
DANZIG And DOYLE To Perform Special MISFITS Set At NEW ENGLAND METAL & HARDCORE FESTIVAL
Glenn Danzig will be joined by his former MISFITS bandmate Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein for a special 30-minute set of MISFITS classics during DANZIG's headlining performance at the 7th annual New England Metal & Hardcore Festival. DANZIG will top the bill on the second night of the three-day event, which is scheduled to take place April 22-24 at the Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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The festival billing is shaping up as follows:
Friday, April 22:
ALL THAT REMAINS
AS I LAY DYING
CATASTROPHIC
DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR
HATEBREED
HASTE THE DAY
ION DISSONANCE
KYLESA
NORA
OBITUARY
PREMONITIONS OF WAR
SCURVY
SINCE THE FLOOD
THE ESOTERIC
THE MINOR TIMES
THROWDOWN
UNEARTH
WINTER SOLSTICE
WITH HONOR
Saturday, April 23:
A LIFE ONCE LOST
BLEEDING THROUGH
BLOOD HAS BEEN SHED
BURY YOUR DEAD
CALIBAN
CHIMAIRA
CRYPTOPSY
DARKEST HOUR
DANZIG
FULL BLOWN CHAOS
GLASS CASKET
GOD FORBID
ICE PICK
IF HOPE DIES
IT DIES TODAY
MISERY SIGNALS
MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD
RED CHORD
REMEMBERING NEVER
REFLUX
SONATA ARCTICA
STEMM
STILL REMAINS
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD
TERROR
THE ACACIA STRAIN
THE AGONY SCENE
THE KILLING
TRIVIUM
TWELVE TRIBES
WALLS OF JERICHO
Sunday, April 24:
3 INCHES OF BLOOD
BEHEMOTH
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME
BLACK DAHLIA MURDER
CANNAE
CEPHALIC CARNAGE
DARK TRANQUILITY
DEAD TO FALL
DEMIRICIOUS
EVERGREEN TERRACE
EXTOL
FROM A SECOND STORY WINDOW
GIZMACHI
HELL WITHIN
HOWLING SYN
HYPOCRISY
INTERNAL BLEEDING
INTO THE MOAT
KING DIAMOND
NILE
MNEMIC
NOCTUARY
ORIGIN
PARIAH
SOILWORK
THE RED DEATH
THE RISK TAKEN
Avi Arad on the Silver Surfer Movie
Marvel Studios' Avi Arad told SFX Magazine new details on a proposed Silver Surfer movie.
Asked whether Galactus might appear in a Fantastic Four sequel, Arad said "Galactus is going to be in the Silver Surfer movie, which we're starting our journey towards."
But he said that there may be some franchise cross-pollination. "First we want to do the origin of the Silver Surfer and the Galactus story. But because it's the same studio, one day you'll probably have our version of Alien Vs. Predator - only a much, much better version."
March 18, 2005
MK Magazine Proudly Presents The Voodoo Organist Live In Chicago
One of MK's favorite comntempory artists willl be playing Chicago on Friday April 22 at the Exit 1315 W. North Ave. Chicago www.exitchicago.com
The Voodoo Organist (Scott Wexton) is touring the states in support of his third CD, “Holy Ghost Town,” was released February 15, 2005 on his newly renamed label, Voodoo Man Music, and is again being distributed by Dead Teenager Records.
It’s his most potent album to date, with 13 tracks that samba and slither through a decadent palette of musical styles. Using a whiskey-soaked growl, a vintage organ with bass pedals, a theremin and various rhythm devices, Wexton tells tales of sin and temptation, drugs and debauchery, murderous stalkers and lonesome highways; and through it all you will want to dance like the Devil.
Review from MK Magazine:
Return Of The Voodoo Organist
www.voodooorganist.com
Every once in a great while you get a CD from an act you’ve never heard of, and when you hear the first song you know it’s going to be an instant favorite. This is one of those CDs. And I don’t get them very often. From the first song “Breakdown 2003” the Voodoo Organist (Scott Wexton) very unique organ style is the sound of a Sunday morning church service in Hell, in a very light manner. His vocal stylings are like that of Mojo Nixon, Tom Waits and Nick Cave wrapped up in one package. It has a very 50’s b-movie soundtrack aura sounding as if it would be something that could very well be Tim Burton’s dream lounge lizard.
All organ and vocals over drum tracks and Maracas this is going to be party music for my events for a long time to come. Some of the songs sound like a fire and brimstone Pentecostal Bible thumper is going to scare the bejesus out of you and sometimes as in the “Pitchfork Man” just makes you want to put on a costume and dance around a candle lit room with your mushroom eating friends. “Today is Not the Day” has a southwestern flavor that urges you to get up and snap your fingers, clap your hands and click your feet.
But to clearly get the message I get every time I play the Voodoo Organist has to be heard to understand. Take it from me, no matter what you’re into, you cannot help but get into the music and can’t help but play it over and over. Everyone I’ve played it for agrees, and there is no way I’m lending this one out, as I may never get it back.
This CD receives MK’s highest recommendation for purchase so far this year. —Alex Zander
New Episode Of FAMILY BUSINESS This Weekend
The ApprentASS Saturday, March 19th at 11:30pm ET/PT
With Mirna now doing full-time porn, Adam is in desperate need of an assistant who is both comfortable with porn and can handle assistant duties. But after Bishop and Lila narrow down the abundance of applicants, Adam must make a choice on the final three, so he puts them to the test. Will the unexpected availability of his ex-assistant, April, shake things up?
FAMILY BUSINESS airs Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights on SHOWTIME including a double-header one hour block on Friday nights. Season 3 extensively features the making of Seymore Butts Home Movies and Cousin Stevie’s Pussy Party series, both of which are distributed by Pure Play Media.
Honeywired Announce Chicago NIN CD Release Party
Party Machine from Honeywired has announced Release Party THE OFFICIAL NINE INCH NAILS CD RELEASE PARTY FOR "WITH TEETH" Presented by Interscope Records March 30 at Metro 3730 N. Clark
Tickets Free | All Ages
Doors: 6pm / Show: 7pm
All patrons will receive a special limited edition NIN gift...”With Teeth” is due in stores May 3rd. Be the first to hear it at Metro! Tower Records will be on site to accept pre-orders for the new album.
Honeywireds Party Machine is fast becoming the Chicago Area's number one source for nightlife information and entertainment.
See party.honeywired.com/archives/000309.php for more
MORTIIS NEW TOUR AND SINGLE IN APRIL
NOTODDEN, NORWAY - Mortiis, aiming high as usual, follow last years UK singles chart success with the release of a new single in April and a 12 date UK tour to coincide.
The band are set to release their new single -'Decadent & Desperate' - in the UK on 25th April. The single will be released in two 7" Vinyl and one CD Digipack format, which will contain various exclusive bonus tracks and remixes. The CD will feature 'Decadent & Desperate' along with a new previously unreleased song entitled 'Underdog' and 'Gibber' - Gibbering Idiot Mix (Remix). The vinyl formats will come in different poster bags. Vinyl 1 will contain 'Decadent & Desperate' and a live version of 'Parasite God'. The poster features artwork from the limited edition of 'The Grudge' album. Vinyl 2 contains 'Decadent & Desperate' and 'Way Too Wicked'- Absinthium Mix (Remix) and comes with an exclusive band poster. The release follows last years debut single 'The Grudge' which saw the band make their first ever entry in the 'Official UK Singles Chart'.
Mortiis kick off the 'Decadent & Desperate UK Tour' at Cardiff Barfly on April 19th. The tour then continues at Cambridge Junction 20th, Leicester Charlotte 21st, Camberley Agincourt 22nd, Sheffield Corporation 23rd, London The Garage 24th, Leeds Cockpit 25th, Liverpool Academy 26th, Glasgow King Tuts 27th, Dundee Reading Rooms 28th, Manchester Academy 3 29th, Birmingham Academy 30th. Support on all dates comes from NFD (ex Fields of the Nephilim) and Panic DHH.
A video for 'Decadent & Desperate' was recently completed in the UK, with film and video director Adam Mason (Million Dead, Sikth, Winnebago Deal) The video is based on a dream sequence where Mortiis becomes a split personality and finds himself in a Victorian nightmare with members of the band, who portray his tormentors. Filming took place at the end of February over two nights in sub zero temperatures at a disused RAF base. The shoot went off without a hitch, apart from the local constabulary despatching a helicopter and patrol cars to see what all the commotion was about. With their curiosity satisfied the police withdrew leaving the bemused band and crew to complete the shoot.
Meanwhile work is still continuing on 'Soul In A Hole' , the forthcoming live DVD which was recorded at the London show on last years 'Unlimited Grudge' European tour and is set for release in May,
7" Vinyl - 1. Decadent and Desperate (Album Version), 2. Parasite God (live)
Earache Records Cat No: MOSH 306
7" Vinyl - 1. Decadent and Desperate (Album Version), 2. Way Too Wicked (Absinthium Mix)
Earache Records Cat No:MOSH 306S
CD Digipack - 1. Decadent and Desperate (Album Version), 2. Underdog, 3. Gibber (Gibbering Idiot Mix)
Earache Records Cat No: MOSH 306CD
New Images / Graphics available from Earache media centre at www.earache.com/media
New Mortiis webstore NOW on line at www.mortiis.com
DJs and Radio shows - Mortiis mp3's available at www.mortiis.com/downloads
Motorhead, Brand New Sin and COC After Show Party This Monday at NEO
From the fine folks at MK, NEO and 94.7 The Zone
Texas Rep Wants End of Sexy Cheerleading
The New Congress' scorecard: no steroids, no cable TV, no radio, no porn, no cheerleading; plenty of terrorist
--Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas — The Friday night lights in Texas could soon be without bumpin' and grindin' cheerleaders.
Legislation filed by Rep. Al Edwards would put an end to "sexually suggestive" performances at athletic events and other extracurricular competitions.
"It's just too sexually oriented, you know, the way they're shaking their behinds and going on, breaking it down," said Edwards, a 26-year veteran of the Texas House. "And then we say to them, 'don't get involved in sex unless it's marriage or love, it's dangerous out there' and yet the teachers and directors are helping them go through those kind of gyrations."
Under Edwards' bill, if a school district knowingly permits such a performance, funds from the state would be reduced in an amount to be determined by the education commissioner.
Edwards said he filed the bill as a result of several instances of seeing such ribald performances in his district.
J.M. Farias, owner of Austin Cheer Factory, said cheerleading aficionados would welcome the law. Cheering competitions, he said, penalize for suggestive movements or any vulgarity.
"Any coaches that are good won't put that in their routines," he said. And most girls cheering on Friday nights were trained by professionals who know better, he said.
March 17, 2005
NIN Rehearsal Video Footage Posted Online
Rehearsal video footage of the new NINE INCH NAILS lineup performing the group's new single, "The Hand That Feeds", has been posted online at www.nin.com/visuals/thtf_hi.html (Quicktime, 35 MB).
"The Hand That Feeds" single will be released in Europe on April 18. It will be available as a two-track slimline and a limited-edition four-track digipack package. The digipack (cover) will only be available for the first two weeks of release. This single will not be released in North America. A limited number of digipacks will be available to order from NIN.com during the coming weeks.
NINE INCH NAILS's new album, "With Teeth", is slated for release in the U.S on May 3 (one day earlier internationally). The CD, which is said to be "more song-orientated" than 1999's "The Fragile", was recorded in part at Sound City Studio in Van Nuys, Ca.
Trent Reznor and the new NINE INCH NAILS lineup — guitarist Aaron North, bassist Jeordie White (A PERFECT CIRCLE, ex-MARILYN MANSON), keyboardist Allesandro Cortini and drummer Jerome Dillon — will kick off a North American theater tour in April.
MOTÖRHEAD's LEMMY On Winning GRAMMY
MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister spoke to Jon Bream of the Minneapolis Star Tribune about winning his first Grammy after 30 years in the hard-rock wars.
"It's about bloody time," said Kilmister. "Nobody deserves it more, although I'm too modest to say it."
Of course, the irony is that the trophy for best heavy-metal performance isn't for MOTÖRHEAD's 21st and latest CD, "Inferno", but for a METALLICA song ("Whiplash") that the British trio recorded for a tribute CD. That's OK — Kilmister isn't complaining.
"I don't mind it," said the singer-bassist, "but it would mean more if it was one of our numbers."
For a full-tilt trio that pioneered speed metal and prides itself on sex, drugs and relentlessness, a Grammy isn't going to make MOTÖRHEAD respectable.
"There's not much chance of that; don't worry," said Kilmister, who will turn 60 on Christmas Eve. "It's too late for this band."
Kilmister said he thinks that the Grammy will have no impact on MOTÖRHEAD's career. He has had mainstream recognition before: "We did 'The Tonight Show' many years ago, and our sales went down."
Toxie's 21st Birthday Bash in NYC!
Tuesday March 29th, 2005 @ The Delancey
168 Delancey Street
www.thedelancey.com
Doors are at 8PM
Admission: Free
The Entertainment
The World Famous Pontani Sisters www.pontanisisters.com
Emok www.emok.net
Cut the Wires www.cutthewires.net
Purple Pam www.purplepam.com
This event is sponsored by The Onion and Red Stripe.
Emok are a hard-hitting three piece whose members all originally hail from Israel, currently residing in Brooklyn. Their debut album Shove Your Head into the Ground and Feed It to the Earth was just released on Wrong Records.
Shove Your Head into the Ground and Feed It to the Earth is a collision of composition and cacophony; intellect and emotion; heritage and progression.
The album was recorded, produced, and designed entirely by the band. Emok's music has a pronounced Middle Eastern influence stemming from their Israeli upbringing, but restated as an explosive, intense, thoroughly modern – even futuristic – style uniquely their own.
There will also be goodie bags provided by
RYKO Distribution
Alternative Press Magazine
Virgin Mega-store (Union Square)
Emok
Troma (DVD screeners) etc…
Family Business - The Complete Second Season
A review of the DVD release of the Showtime hit FAMILY BUSINESS (second season) is now posted in our DVD review section.
As a part of our association with the people behind the scenes we are offering a contest with the DVD as a prize.
The first person to respond with the correct answer to the following question wins The Complete Second Season of Family Business on DVD courtesy of Showtime entertainment and MK Online. Answer should be emailed to alex@mk-magazine.com
"What was Adam Glassers occupation before he began directing adult films?"
Deadline is 10 PM tonight Thursday March 17. Good Luck and thanks for visiting.
MK Favorites Grace/Curse OUI Magazine
10 years ago MK ULTRA became possessed by a rockin' Industrial band from Kenosha WI by the name of The Electric Hellfire club. Since then the band has gone through many changes as far as musical styling but a few things remain constant. The band center around front man Thomas Thorn, they are purely evil, their music is intense and they have a pretty goddammed good sense of humor.
In the late 90's the band was featured in Jef Hickey's Dirrty Magazine (Jef is now head of publicity at Kick Ass) and that trend seems to have continues in the new millennium . In the new issue of OUI there is a lengthy (six pages of text/photos) feature on the Electric Hellfire Club in the current issue of OUI magazine. Lots of nifty pics of topless babes cavorting with Mssrs. Thorn and Ravensbruck. This issue has Sin City contract girl Hannah Harper on the cover.
OUI is the only heavy metal adult publication of it's kind. Grab a copy of the latest while they last!
In 1996 EHC made the cover of MK ULTRA's one year anniversary issue as band of the year. Inside gossip has it the band "may" be poised for a comeback, showing Motley Crue once and for all who is really down with the devil.
'Family Business’ Premiere Grabs Ratings
SOURCE www.avn.com By: Chip Baker
CHATSWORTH, Calif. - The Season 3 premiere of Showtime’s original series, “Family Business,” beat last year’s premiere numbers by pulling a 1.43 Nielsen rating in its 11:30 p.m. time slot on Saturday.
The rating indicates that over 1.6 million households tuned in, an increase of about a half million from the Season 2 premiere. The reality series focuses on the life of Adam Glasser, a.k.a. Seymore Butts, his family and his business.
“I am extremely pleased with the opening numbers and I know the people over at Shapiro/Grodner Productions and Showtime are excited as well,” Glasser said. “I think our success will only further expand our industry’s acceptance into the mainstream and encourage others to take similar risks with our industry and the people involved in it.”
“Family Business” airs Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights on Showtime including a double-header, one-hour block on Friday nights.
Season 3 extensively features the making of Seymore Butts Home Movies and Cousin Stevie’s Pussy Party series, both of which are distributed by Pure Play Media.
March 16, 2005
NOCTURNE NEW ALBUM and NATIONAL TOUR
Los Angeles, CA Nocturne¹s new full-length album, Guide to Extinction,
will be released on April 19, 2005. The band hits the road for the
month-long Free For All Tour, with Pigface, Sheep On Drugs, Voodou and The
Enigma (Human Marvels, Jim Rose Side Show Circus) on April 14, in Palatine,
Illinois. The tour ends on May 22, in Chicago, Illinois. Space 380 is
handling radio promotion and Triple X Records will handle retail promotion
and marketing. The label is distributed through Navarre in the U.S.
Guide to Extinction was produced by Chris Telkes, Nocturne co-founder,
guitarist and programmer. The album was recorded throughout 2004 at Studio
666 (the band¹s private studio in Dallas, TX). Front woman and co-founder
Lacey Conner enthuses "I am very excited about the new album. It is our
third full-length and I think that it is by far the best Nocturne album to
date. It certainly has the main "Nocturne" ingredients, being dark, heavy
and guitar driven -- with a dash of industrial-style programming."
The album unfolds as an aggressive metal record with shades of classic Nine
Inch Nails industrial stylings. It creates an intense atmosphere and the
lyrics both shock and provoke. Nocturne, however, do not use the term Œgoth¹
to describe their sound. "I always liked darker songs because they create a
mood but generally I'm a happy person" Conner smiles. "Dark Music is a
powerful thing and I like the intensity of it" she continues. "But we're
not a Goth band" adds Telkes "we don't go overboard, putting crucifixes up
on stage and wearing lots of make up. The band draws influences from artists
like The Cure, Nine Inch Nails and Ministry.²
Fans all over the country have seen Nocturne's sexy and energetic live
shows. The band has headlined three national tours and have shared the stage
with Ministry, Pigface, Thrill Kill Kult, Ohgr (Ogre of Skinny Puppy¹s side
project), The Genitorturers and Godhead. Nocturne toured the U.S. last year
with the legendary metal icon King Diamond and Swedish death metallers
Entombed. In 2003 the band went on the road with Bile for The Demon Machine
Tour. In 1999 they opened for Ministry in Dallas on the Dark Side Of The
Spoon Tour and more recently in Dallas and El Paso for the Evil Doers Tour
in 2004.
Conner was recently invited to sing on the 2003 Pigface release Easy
Listening for the track "Closer To Heaven," along with Thrill Kill Kult's
Groovie Mann. She has also been featured on tour with Pigface performing as
one of their live vocalists. She will perform with them again on the Free
For All Tour, as well as with Nocturne. Martin Atkins (Ministry, NIN)
formed Pigface in 1991. The band features a revolving door of formidable
musicians including artist such as Trent Reznor (NIN), Ogre (Skinny Puppy),
Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Edsel (Dope), Jason Miller (Godhead) and Paul
Barker and Chris Connelly of Ministry.
Nocturne exploded onto the metal/industrial music scene in 1999 with the
release of Twilight, their debut album (released by Triple X Records - the
Los Angeles based label best known for releasing Jane's Addiction's first
record). Nocturne is essentially Lacey Conner and Chris Telkes, the two
co-founders and main songwriters. Nocturne's live shows, however, have
always been comprised of a variety of different members, which usually
consist of four total performers on stage including Rotny on bass and newest
edition Ben Graves (Murder Dolls popular side project band of Joey
Jordison from Slipknot) on drums.
Nocturne and Conner have been honored with various awards and nominations in
recent years including Best Female Vocalist of 2003 and 2001 by radio
station KEGL 97.1 FM, (a Dallas, TX based awards show that is decided by
listeners). Dallasmusic.com awarded Nocturne Best Band Of 1999. Nocturne's
songs have been featured in independent horror films like ³The Attic
Expeditions² starring Seth Green (Austin Powers, The Italian Job), and
"Wishcraft."
The Dallas Observer wrote "Pulsating electronics and mega-distorted guitars
blend together with Conner's half sung/half shouted treated vocals to create
a hybrid that recalls Nine Inch Nails and early Skinny Puppy without aping
them." And InMusicWeTrust.com adds "Nocturne, fronted by the powerfully
provocative Lacey Conner, blend heavy industrial grooves with metal and Goth
counterparts to create a wicked, skull-splitting sound that is as loud,
heavy, and aggressive as they come." Outburn Magazine sums it up opining "If
you like your women sexy, loud, and aggressive and you like your music hard,
grinding and intense, you'll want to return to Nocturne again and again."
Guide to Extinction features Lacey Conner on vocals and guitar, Chris Telkes
on guitar, bass and programming, Gotti on drums. The thirteen tracks on the
album are 1. ³Shallow,² 2. ³I Lie,² 3. ³Alibi,² 4. ³Passion,² 5. ³Walk
Away,² 6. ³Indulge,² 7. ³Class War,² 8. ³Nothing,² 9. ³Dirty Sanchez,²
10.
³No Way Out,² 11. ³Dead Man,² 12. ³Cocaine Sex² and 13. ³They¹ll Never
Find
Your Body.²
Visit the band online at www.nocturne.cc.
A sideline to the touring element for Nocturne is that Conner's two dogs, a
Siberian Husky rescued from a shelter and an Hungarian Vizsla are always
along for the ride. True road dogs -- the Husky and Vizsla love life on the
road.
Nocturne/Free For All Tour Itinerary (all dates may be subject to change)
Thurs., 4/14 Durty Nellies Palatine, IL
Fri., 4/15 The Odeon Cleveland, OH
Sat., 4/16 Majic Stick Detroit. MI
Sun., 4/17 Mr. Smalls Fun House Millvale, PA
Mon., 4/18 Water Street Music Hall Rochester, NY
Tues., 4/19 The Webster Hartford, CT
Wed., 4/20 Alley Katz Richmond, VA
Thurs., 4/21 Nation Washington, DC
Fri., 4/22 Masquerade Atlanta, GA
Sat., 4/23 Masquerade Ybor City, FL
Sun., 4/24 Brick City Gainesville, FL
Mon., 4/25 Beta Bar Tallahassee, FL
Tues., 4/26 Howlin Wolf New Orleans, LA
Wed., 4/27 Numbers Houston, TX
Thurs., 4/28 Elysium Austin, TX
Fri., 4/29 Green Door Oklahoma City, OK
Sat., 4/30 Ogden Theater Denver, CO
Sun., 5/1 The Velvet Room Salt Lake City, UT
Tues., 5/3 Fenix Seattle, WA
Wed., 5/4 Dante¹s Portland, OR
Thurs., 5/5 DNA Lounge San Francisco, CA
Fri., 5/6 Blank Club San Jose, CA
Sat., 5/7 Brick By Brick San Diego, CA
Sun., 5/8 Key Club W. Hollywood, CA
Mon., 5/9 Marquee Phoenix, AZ
Tues., 5/10 Launchpad Albuquerque, NM
Wed., 5/11 Sanctuary San Antonio, TX
Thurs., 5/12 Curtain Club Dallas, TX
Fri., 5/13 Cains Ballroom Tulsa, OK
Sat., 5/14 The Rockwell Springfield, MO
Sun., 5/15 Madison Theater Covington, KY
Mon., 5/16 Ziggy¹s Winston-Salem, NC
Tues., 5/17 BB Kings New York, NY
Fri., 5/20 Club Infinity Buffalo, NY
Sat., 5/21 Promowest Pavilion Columbus, OH
I Love Rich CD Release Party
From Dr. Tongue himself:
Just a quick reminder for you, all our favorite ladies and gentlemen, that we have 2 missions for each and every one of you who are lucky enough to receive an "invite" from us.
MISSION # 1 - Clear your calendars now because you can't afford to miss the I LOVE RICH RECORD RELEASE SHOW next WED. MARCH 23rd. We're playing the world famous Double Door (1572 N. Milwaukee in Chicago, in case you're the 1 person on the list that didn't know where it is) with KNIFE OF SIMPSON and 48 SIN. I LOVE RICH will be playing at 11:00 or a little after. Yeah, I know it's a weeknight, but really, that's no excuse. Take off work and get your ass out to this show. Rock and roll isn't going to be around forever, enjoy some while it's here.
MISSION #2 - It's time for you to buy the record that will improve your collection and impress all your dates. THE YEAR OF THE RICH has arrived, it's really good, we're really proud of it, and all you have to do is to check out the links below and buy a copy and the quality of your life will improve dramatically. So buy it already!
GO TO THE SHOW!! BUY THE RECORD!!!
BUY The YEAR OF THE RICH, the new masterpiece NOW........
Amazon.com direct link - www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0007SL2B6/qid%3D1110335143/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/002-3153070-5801663
Best Buy.com direct link - www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?type=product&id=1419683
And don't forget to get some stylish I LOVE RICH apparel here - www.cafeshops.com/iloverich
Ozzfest Schedule and Lineup Announced
Ozzfest - inarguably the headbangingist music festival of all - returns this summer to celebrate its 10th anniversary with the ultra-heavy line-up of Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Rob Zombie, Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall and Black Label Society.
The enormous beast lumbers onto the road July 15 in Boston and visit 26 cities by the time it reaches West Palm Beach on September 4.
The outing marks the first time British metal legends Sabbath and Maiden have toured together.
The Hot Topic Second Stage will be headlined by Rob Zombie and feature a preview of some rising stars, including As I Lay Dying, Mastodon, The Haunted, In Flames, Arch Enemy, The Black Dahlia Murder, Bury Your Dead, Soilwork, Trivium, It Dies Today, A Dozen Furies and more.
"I'm most proud of the success of Ozzfest," says founder Sharon Osbourne. "Everyone said it would never happen and 10 years later we are still in business."
In fact, 125 bands, 238 shows and over 4 million fans later, the day-long celebration of all things metal music is roaring as loud as ever.
Fri 07/15/05 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center
Sun 07/17/05 Hartford, CT ctnow.com Meadows Music
Tue 07/19/05 Camden, NJ Tweeter Center At The Waterfront
Thu 07/21/05 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Six Flags P.A.C.
Sat 07/23/05 Burgettstown, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion @Star Lake
Sun 07/24/05 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion
Tue 07/26/05 Holmdel, NJ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
Sat 07/30/05 Tinley Park, IL Tweeter Center
Sun 07/31/05 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
Tue 08/02/05 Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheater
Thu 08/04/05 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Sat 08/06/05 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Sun 08/07/05 Somerset, WI Float Rite Park Amphitheatre
Thu 08/11/05 Auburn, WA White River Amphitheatre
Sat 08/13/05 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sun 08/14/05 Marysville, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Tue 08/16/05 West Valley City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
Thu 08/18/05 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
Sat 08/20/05 Devore, CA Hyundai Pavilion Of Glen Helen
Tue 08/23/05 Albuquerque, NM Journal Pavilion
Thu 08/25/05 Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Centre
Sat 08/27/05 The Woodlands, TX C.W. Mitchell Pavilion
Sun 08/28/05 Selma, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Wed 08/31/05 Antioch, TN Starwood Amphitheatre
Fri 09/02/05 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amp. Charlotte
Sun 09/04/05 West Palm Beach, FL Sound Advice Amphitheatre
Playboy Rates Transit COOLEST CLUB IN CHICAGO
AZ, Phellon and unidenified females at Transit last Saturday Night
The April Edition of Playboy Magazine, on newsstands now, names
Transit Nightclub, Chicagos' Coolest Club!!
Not one of the coolest clubs, not one of a few cool clubs but, THE COOLEST CLUB IN CHICAGO!
The staff says, "The thing that makes us happiest though, is that you choose Transit Nightclub every Saturday Night as your place to party and that you've made us your favorite club and the Busiest Nightclub in Chicago!"
March 15, 2005
'Wedgie' Added to Webster's Dictionary
- JOEL FOX
CLEVELAND - Wedgie, a teenager's locker-room nightmare, has made it into the dictionary. Webster's New World College Dictionary based in Cleveland said wedgie was among its new additions to its latest edition.
The new edition will carry this listing: wedgie: noun. a prank in which the victim's undershorts are jerked upward so as to become wedged between the buttocks.
The dictionary also carries the tradition wedgie definition of a type of shoe.
"`Wedgie' was always a part of the high school terminology that you sort of never thought about later," said Editor in Chief Michael Agnes.
"It never really entered the mainstream until the '90s. It broke out of high school and, boy — if you don't know what it is, you're absolutely at a loss."
The new edition will reach bookstores by May and has 58 new entries, plus another 20 new senses of existing words (such as wedgie).
The additions include Al Qaeda, blog, cargo pants, irritable bowel syndrome and partial-birth abortion.