The Slightly Slanted Music News 03.30.07
Posted by Jared McGuckin on 03.30.2007
It was a fairly quiet week in the news but I have tour dates for Rush, Velvet Revolver, and Smashing Pumpkins. The enthusiasm is just brimming from my literary voice.
I hate it when I talk shit about a band for years and then they release a good song. I came across Type O Negative's new single, I Don't Wanna Be Me. Goddamn that's a catchy song, it's been on a constant loop in my head for days. To make matters worse, the video is pretty damn funny. Of all the Type O stuff I've heard, I wasn't impressed with 99% of it; in fact, I found most of it pretty fuckin annoying. But if the new album is any good, someone let me know.
If you're like me and got sucked the internet social validation sensation that is myspace, be sure to add 411mania.com to your friends list.
Sometimes The News Just Writes Itself, But Most Of The Time I Have To Type It Out
Otep has parted ways with guitarist Karma Cheema, frontwoman Otep Shamaya had this to say: " Karma has decided to pursue other opportunities and we are happy to announce the new addition of Aaron on guitar. [Thursday night, March 22] was his first night with us and he did an amazing job. He is a true musical magi of the highest degree." With a name like "Karma Cheema", I'd want him out of the band too. Musicians pick the most dumbass stage names.
Scott Weiland has made the news again but he's not the one who's in trouble for a change. Weiland and more noteably his wife had a crazy weekend. It started with reports that the two had trashed a hotel room in Burbank in a heated argument. Later that night Weiland's wife, was arrested for setting fire to about $10,000 worth of the singer's clothes. In a statement made on Tuesday, Mary Weiland said,
"With regards to this past weekend's events, it's important to my husband and I that the reports regarding domestic violence, as well as our children's safety, contain facts and not speculation. The weekend's difficulties were brought on by a reaction to an imbalance in medications used to treat my bipolar disorder. Reports that we were fighting at the Graciela Hotel are untrue. Scott was simply trying to help calm me down. I want to make it very clear that he did not hurt me in any way. For lack of a better expression, I was unstable and just 'lost it.'
Payment for the damages to the Graciela Hotel has already been made. The gracious staff and management have accepted our apologies and welcome us back in the future. Most importantly, neither of our children were witness to any of these events and they have been in the care of a family member. Scott and I are very involved in our children's lives on a daily basis and we love them unconditionally. We appreciate all your concerns and how supportive people have been. After nearly seven years of marriage I am truly grateful to have a loving husband, drug-free for 3-1/2 years now, who is able to care for me during this challenging time.
We ask that you refer to this statement for the facts and depend on no other source."
Well there it is, how very Rock ‘N Roll.
In an odd pairing of faux shock rock and old school trash, Marilyn Manson will be teaming up with Slayer for a North American summer tour. The tour will begin on July 25 and go though 25 cities. There is no more info on this so far, but I'll have it for when it's available.
Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington has struck a deal with Etnies sneakers and are collaborating on a line of shoes called, Club Tattoo. The name comes from that no talents line of tattoo shops. You know what? I'm done reporting this story, all you need to know is that this asshole is making shoes now.
Music You Can See And Hear
Velvet Revolver has announced a ton of tour dates:
South American tour:
April 10 - Pista Atlética Del Estadio Nacional - Santiago, Chile
April 12 - Estádio do Morumbi - São Paulo, Brazil
April 13 - Citibank Hall - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
April 15 - Quilmes Rock 2007 @ Estadio River Plate - Buenos Aires, Argentina
April 16 - Estadio Pepsi Music - Buenos Aires, Argentina
April 18 - Poliedro de Caracas - Caracas, Venezuela
April 20 - Parque Simón Bolívar - Bogotá, Colombia
North American tour:
May 04 - House of Blues - West Hollywood, CA
May 05 - Warfield - San Francisco, CA
May 07 - Showbox Music Club - Seattle, WA
May 10 - The Riviera - Chicago, IL
May 12 - Royal Oak Music Theatre - Royal Oak, MI
May 13 - Kool Haus - Toronto, ONT
May 15 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC
May 18 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ
May 19 - Columbus Crew Stadium - Columbus, OH
May 20 - Tweeter Center - Camden, NJ
May 22 - Nokia Theatre - New York, NY
European tour:
June 01 - Nürburgring / Rock Am Ring - Eifel, Germany
June 02 - Idroscalo / Gods Of Metal Festival - Milan, Italy
June 03 - Zeppelinfeld / Rock Im Park - Nürnberg, Germany
June 05 - Hammersmith Apollo - London, England
June 07 - International Arena - Cardiff, England
June 08 - Donington Park / Download Festival - Donington, England
June 10 - SECC - Glasgow, Scotland
June 11 - Empress Ballroom @ Winter Gardens - Blackpool, England
June 14-16 - Hultsfred 2007 - Hultsfred, Sweden
June 16 - ProvinssiRock - Seinäjoki, Finland
June 17 - Walibi World / Fields Of Rock - Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
June 20 - Coliseu dos Recreios - Lisbon, Portugal
June 22-23 - Feria de Zaragoza / Monsters Of Rock - Zaragoza, Spain
June 24 - Graspop Metal Meeting - Dessel, Belgium
June 25 - Le Zenith - Paris, France
June 26 - Volkshaus - Zürich, Switzerland
June 29 - Marlay Park (supporting The Who) - Dublin, Ireland
July 02 - Odderøya Park / Quart07 - Kristiansand, Norway
More dates TBA
The Family Values Tour lineup has been officially announced and I, for one am not impressed. Korn and Evanescence will co-headline this years tour. They'll be supported by Atreyu, Flyleaf, Hellyeah, and Trivium with other acts TBA. There are no real "dates" per say but here's the cities this shitty tour is hitting:
St. Louis, MO
Albuquerque, NM
Atlanta, GA
Bakersfield, CA
Boston, MA
Buffalo, NY
Camden, NJ
Chicago, IL
Columbus, OH
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Detroit, MI
East Rutherford, NJ
Hartford, CT
Houston, TX
Indianapolis, IN
Irvine, CA
Kansas City, MO
Miami, FL
Minneapolis, MN
Oklahoma City, OK
Orlando, FL
Phoenix, AZ
Pittsburgh, PA
Sacramento, CA
San Antonio, TX
San Francisco, CA
Scranton, PA
Tampa, FL
Toronto, ON
Washington, DC
As I Lay Dying has a little tour of their own planned:
May 05 - Mr. Small's Theatre - Millivale, PA
May 06 - The Bamboozle 2007 - East Rutherford, NJ
May 07 - Chameleon Club - Lancaster, PA
May 09 - The Canal Club - Richmond, VA
May 10 - Ziggy's - Winston-Salem, NC
May 11 - Ground Zero - Spartanburg, SC
May 12 - Central Florida Fairgrounds - Orlando, FL
May 13 - Culture Room - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
May 15 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA (w/ Underoath)
May 16 - The Masquerade - Atlanta, GA (w/ Underoath)
Rush is going on tour to support their new CD, Snakes & Arrows, and I'll be damned it's a long fucking tour:
Jun. 13 - Atlanta, GA @ HiFi Buys Amphitheater
Jun. 15 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Sound Advice Amphitheater
Jun. 16 - Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheater @ Florida State Fairgrounds
Jun. 18 - Raleigh, NC @ Walnut Creek
Jun. 19 - Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jun. 22 - Virginia Beach @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Jun. 23 - Bristow, VA @ Nissan Pavillion
Jun. 25 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Post Gazette Pavillion
Jun. 27 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center
Jun. 29 - Scranton PA @ Montage Mountain
Jun. 30 - Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Jul. 02 - Wantagh, NY @ Jones Beach Amphitheater
Jul. 04 - Darien Lake, NY @ Six Flags
Jul. 06 - Camden, NJ @ Tweeter Center
Jul. 08 - Homdel, NJ @ PNC Arts Center
Jul. 09 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
Jul. 18 - Calgary, AB @ Pengrowth Saddledome
Jul. 20 - Seattle, WA @ White River Amphitheater
Jul. 21 - Portland, OR @ The Amphitheater at Clark County
Jul. 23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
Jul. 25 - Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul. 27 - Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Pavillion
Jul. 28 - Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
Jul. 30 - San Diego, CA @ Coors Amphitheatre
Aug. 01 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater
Aug. 03 - Concord, CA @ Sleep Train Pavillion
Aug. 04 - Marysville, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheater
Aug. 06 - Salt Lake City @ USANA Amphitheater
Aug. 08 - Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Aug. 11 - Dallas, TX @ Smirnoff Music Center
Aug. 12 - Selma, TX @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug. 14 - Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavillion
Aug. 23 - Kansas City, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug. 24 - St. Louis, MO @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug. 26 - Noblesville, IN @ Verizon Wireless Music Center
Aug. 28 - Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theater
Aug. 30 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
Sep. 01 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
Sep. 02 - Columbus, OH @ Germain Amphitheater
Sep. 06 - Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheater
Sep. 08 - Chicago, IL @ Midwest Bank Amphitheater
Sep. 09 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
Sep. 12 - London, ON @ John Labatt Centre
Sep. 14 - Quebec City, QC @ Colisee de Quebec
Sep. 15 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
Sep. 19 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
Sep. 21 - Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Place
Oct. 03 - Glasgow, UK @ SECC Arena
Oct. 05 - Newcastle, UK @ Newcastle Metro Radio Arena
Oct. 06 - Sheffield, UK @ Hallam FM Arena
Oct. 09 - London, UK @ Wembley Arena
Oct. 10 - London, UK @ Wembley Arena
Oct. 11 - Birmingham, UK @ NEC Arena
Oct. 14 - Manchester, UK @ MEN Arena
Oct. 16 - Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Ahoy' Rotterdam
Oct. 17 - Rotterdam, Netherlands @ Ahoy' Rotterdam
Oct. 19 - Oberhausen, Germany @ Oberhausen, Germany
Oct. 21 - Mannheim, Germany @ SAP-Arena
Oct. 23 - Milan, Italy @ Forum Arena
Oct. 26 - Oslo, Norway @ Spektrum
Oct. 27 - Stockholm, Sweden Globe Arena
Oct. 29 - Helsinki, Finland @ Hartwell Arena
The recently reunited Smashing Pumpkins has a handful of dates too:
May 22 - Paris, France @ Grand Rex
May 28 - Landgraaf, Netherlands @ Pinkpop (Near Heerlen)
May 31 - Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound Festival
June 02 - Nürburgring, Germany @ Rock am Ring
June 03 - Nürnberg, Germany @ Rock im Park
June 09 - Lisbon, Portugal @ Super Rock
June 12 - Madrid, Spain @ Las Ventas
June 15 - Nickelsdorf, Austria @ Nova Rock
June 16 - Imola (Venice), Italy @ Heineken Jammin' Festival
June 17 - Interlaken, Switzerland @ Greenfield Festival
Aug. 05 - Washington, DC @ V Festival at Pimlico Park
Aug. 24 - Leeds, England @ Leeds Festival
Aug. 26 - Reading, England @ Reading Festival
Sep. 08 - Toronto, ONT @ V Festival
The Burden Brothers are touring nowhere near me:
March 27th in Little Rock, AR @ Juanita's
March 29th in Tulsa, OK @ Boston's
March 30th in Springfield, MO @ Remington's
April 3rd in Indianapolis, MN @ Music Mill
April 4th in Chicago, IL @ Double Door
April 6th in Madison, WI @ The Annex
April 7th in Minneapolis, MN @ Cabooze
April 11th in Lincoln, NE @ Knickerbockers
April 12th in Kansas City, MO @ The Hurricane
April 13th in Wichita, KS @ JC's House of Rock
April 14th in Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory
April 27th in Austin, TX @ Stubb's
April 28th in Spring, TX @ Texas Crawfish Festival
And finally a complete tour date list for Static-X:
April 28th in Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
April 29th in Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Cafe
May 1st in Providence, RI @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
May 2nd in New Haven, CT @ Toad's Place
May 4th in Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
May 5th in Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
May 6th in Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
May 9th in Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's
May 10th in Cleveland, OH @ House Of Blues
May 11th in Detroit, MI @ Harpo's Concert Theatre
May 12th in Ft. Wayne, IN @ Piere's
May 15th in Nashville, TN @ City Hall
May 17th in Sauget, IL @ Pop's
May 18th in Springfield, MO @ Remington's Niteclub
May 19th in Little Rock, AR @ The Village
May 20th in Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club
May 22nd in Loves Park, IL @ Forest Hills Lodge
May 23rd in Chicago, IL @ House Of Blues
May 24th in Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave Eagles Club
May 25th in Minneapolis, MN @ 1st Ave.
May 26th in Fargo, ND @ Playmakers
May 27th in Sioux Falls, SD @ Ramkota
May 29th in Englewood, CO @ Gothic
May 31st in Black Foot, ID @ El Rey Events Center
June 2nd in Spokane, WA @ Big Easy
June 3rd in Seattle, WA @ Showbox
June 5th in Portland, OR @ Roseland
June 6th in Chico, CA @ Senator
June 7th in Modesto, CA @ Fat Cat
June 8th in Fresno, CA @ Rainbow Ballroom
June 11th in West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
June 12th in Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
Take Me Off The Shelf
Thanatopsis – Anatomize
Any Last Words?
I've been so busy this week that I almost forgot about this week's column. But alas, I did not. Hopefully, when things die down a bit over here I'll be a little more coherent.
