The Melvins

[Yves]

This is a timely thread for me as I have been watching "Metal Evolution", an 11-part documentary on heavy metal. One show was about grunge and The Melvins were seen as one of the "Seattle bands" that may have partially influenced grunge. I only know them by name but the clips and interviews with these guys had me very intrigued.

[progholio]

I've lost hours trawling the Internet for Buzz interviews. Like Frank Zappa or Steve Albini he's one of the rare rock musicians with something (of worth) to say. Incredibly incisive, witty and inspiring.
This one is no exception. Thanks for posting.

you just have to make sure you're looking in the right places

[polmico]

"Baby, Won't You Weird Me Out" has my vote for the song of the day and if you don't listen, well, then I just don't even want to be your friend.

[at least 100 dead]

"Baby, Won't You Weird Me Out" has my vote for the song of the day and if you don't listen, well, then I just don't even want to be your friend.

^^ Nice one. Need to give Freak Puke another spin.

As song of the day, I nominate:

[at least 100 dead]

Here's a recent interview with Toshi Kasai and Dale, who operate as a production team under the name of Deaf Nephews:


Cordtangler: What are some of your best practical jokes you’ve played in the studio?

Dale: Toshi, you have some good ones.

Toshi: I have a recording of a cell phone ringing that I’ve played while the band was setting up. Everyone was going crazy trying to figure out who’s phone was ringing. When Dale saw me laughing, he figured it out and punched me in the arm.

D: Toshi, what about the analog tape trick?

T: Oh yeah, when the band asked if I was ready to go, “I played my tape re-winding track and told them I just needed a minute to rewind the tape.”

CT: How long did it take them to catch-on that it was a digital recording?

T: I think about a minute. Or, when people have asked me if they can hear a playback of the end of the song. I’ll play just the last drum hit.[laughs]

D: Yeah, there is definitely a fair amount of joking around. A band will ask if they can hear a take back and we’ll reply, “listen to what”? We’ll record a really good take and then when it’s done say, “hey, did you guys want us to record that?” There is also playing a track of low-level feedback and acting like we can’t figure out where it is coming from.

CT: Speaking of Analog. Analog vs. digital. There so much talk about sound but what is your take on the way that digital has affected the process...?

Read on....

[chalkpie]

Stag was spun. Stag was dug. Stag was pretty damn eclectic and diverse. Stag was the first but not the last. Stag was good.

[polmico]

Well done, Frank. I just picked up Sugar Daddy Live from Wayside (Steve's got a few of their albums on sale), and it's obliterating my early morning Moody Blues marathon quite nicely.

[polmico]

A few "new" albums (more or less) and a pretty extensive tour. Here be some details:

Basses Loaded coming out in June via Ipecac:
http://www.merchaye-revolve.com/ipec...sses-loaded-cd

The looooong delayed Three Men and a Baby out next week via Sub Pop:
https://www.subpop.com/artists/mike_and_the_melvins

And tour dates:
Savage Imperial Death March Tour (with Napalm Death and Melt Banana)

March 26, 2016 - Tempe, AZ - The Marquee
March 28, 2016 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
March 30, 2016 - Dallas, TX - Trees
March 31, 2016 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk
April 1, 2016 - Houston, TX - Numbers
April 2, 2016 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
April 3, 2016 - Birmingham, AL - Iron City
April 4, 2016 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall
April 5, 2016 - Tallahassee, FL - Sidebar Theater
April 7, 2016 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - The Culture Room
April 8, 2016 - Orlando, FL - The Plaza Live
April 9, 2016 - Tampa, FL - The Orpheum
April 10, 2016 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
April 12, 2016 - Washington, DC - 930 Club
April 13, 2016 - Philadelphia, - PA Underground Arts
April 14, 2016 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
April 15, 2016 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
April 16, 2016 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
April 17, 2016 - Montreal, QC, Canada - Club Soda
April 19, 2016 - Toronto, ON, Canada - The Opera House
April 20, 2016 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
April 21, 2016 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom
April 22, 2016 - Chicago, IL - The Metro
April 23, 2016 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave II (Downstairs)
April 24, 2016 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
April 25, 2016 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
April 27, 2016 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
April 29, 2016 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
May 1, 2016 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox
May 2, 2016 - Vancouver, BC, Canada - The Venue
May 3, 2016 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
May 5, 2016 - San Francisco, CA - Slim’s
May 6, 2016 - San Francisco, CA - Slim’s
May 7, 2016 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
May 8, 2016 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
May 9, 2016 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour (w/ Napalm Death, Dead Cross)

[polmico]

I don't have a whole lot of words here. Enjoy!

[polmico]

I guess somebody on that cartoon likes The Melvins.

[loosefish]

Can i just say that the new album 'Basses loaded' is the best thing they've done in about 6 years? Thanks. (just skip the shitty Beatles cover).

New video

[polmico]

I really like the Beatles cover!

But, yeah, really strong album after a bit of meandering--though I'd love to hear another Melvins Lite album.

[polmico]

And now this:

[polmico]

Massive there month tour? Yep:


A Walk With Love And Death Tour (with Spotlights)

July 5, 2017 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
July 6, 2017 - Santa Ana, CA - The Observatory
July 7, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA - The Troubadour
July 8, 2017 - Fresno, CA - Strummer’s
July 9, 2017 - Sacramento, CA - Goldfield Trading Post
July 10, 2017 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
July 12, 2017 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
July 14, 2017 - Vancouver, BC, Canada - Venue Nightclub
July 17, 2017 - Edmonton, AB, Canada - Union Hall
July 18, 2017 - Calgary, AB, Canada - The Marquee
July 20, 2017 - Winnipeg, MB, Canada - Pyramid Cabaret
July 21, 2017 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
July 22, 2017 - Minneapolis, MN - Grumpy’s (BASH 17)
July 24, 2017 - Milwaukee, WI- Turner Hall Ballroom
July 25, 2017 - Chicago, IL - The Metro
July 26, 2017 - Grand Rapids, MI - The Pyramid Scheme
July 27, 2017 - Detroit, MI - El Club
July 28, 2017 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
July 29, 2017 - Columbus, OH - A&R Music Bar
July 31, 2017 - Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theater
August 1, 2017 - Syracuse, NY - The Westcott Theater
August 2, 2017 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
August 3, 2017 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza
August 4, 2017 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
August 5, 2017 - Asbury Park, NJ - The Stone Pony
August 6, 2017 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
August 8, 2017 - Richmond, VA - The Broadberry
August 9, 2017 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle
August 10, 2017 - Knoxville, TN - The Concourse
August 11, 2017 - Louisville, KY - Headliner’s Music Hall
August 12, 2017 - St. Louis, MO - The Ready Room
August 13, 2017 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
August 15, 2017 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
August 17, 2017 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge
August 18, 2017 - Las Vegas, NV - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (Psycho Fest)
August 20, 2017 - San Jose, CA - The Ritz
August 21, 2017 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Catalyst
August 22, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
September 5, 2017 - Phoenix, AZ- Crescent Ballroom
September 6, 2017 - Tucson, AX - 191 Toole
September 8, 2017 - Austin, TX - The Mohawk
September 9, 2017 - Dallas, TX - Tree’s
September 10, 2017 - San Antonio, TX - Paper Tiger
September 11, 2017 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live (Studio)
September 13, 2017 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jack’s
September 14, 2017 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall
September 15, 2017 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbit’s
September 16, 2017 - Tampa, FL - The Orpheum
September 17, 2017 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - The Culture Room
September 18, 2017 - Orlando, FL -The Social
September 20, 2017 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
September 21, 2017 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade (Hell Stage)
September 22, 2017 - Nashville, TN - 3rd & Lindsley
September 23, 2017 - Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone
September 25, 2017 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
September 26, 2017 - Rock Island, IL - Rock Island Brewing Co.
September 27, 2017 - Des Moines, IA - Wooly’s
September 28, 2017 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
September 30, 2017 - Ft. Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre
October 2, 2017 - Albuquerque, NM - The Launchpad
October 3, 2017 - Flagstaff, AZ - The Green Room

And is it in support of a new double album? Fuck yeah.

[chalkpie]

Wow. That's no joke.

[Jeremy Bender]

I have a buddy who is a huge Melvins fan, he's played me some of their stuff. We're going to the show on 8/22 at the Echo in Silver Lake. It's a really small club with barely enough room to fit a guitar trio on stage, really looking forward to it.

[at least 100 dead]

Melvins go shopping at Amoeba and tell all.

[at least 100 dead]

Do these Melvins people ever sleep? Dale has a solo album coming out in August:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/fe...-album-w485159

There’s also a documentary moviefilm, expected to ship in a few weeks:

“The Colossus of Destiny: A Melvins Tale” follows the band’s history, with rare behind-the-scenes footage from their early days in Washington to their multiple modern incarnations with an eye on the enduring influence they’ve had throughout their 30-year plus history. The documentary features interviews with Mike Patton, Chris Cornell, Jello Biafra, Gene Simmons, Krist Novoselic, Mark Arm, J. Mascis, Josh Homme, David Yow and many more.

http://revolvemerchandise.shop/colossus-of-destiny

[Kavus Torabi]

Saw the documentary in a cinema locally a couple of nights back.
It's terrific. Funny, warm and, most of all, extremely inspiring.

[polmico]

Ordered Dale's solo, the new double album, the doc and a new Melvins hoodie. I'm ready for ... something.

[loosefish]

The new one is out. I'm finding the first disc a bit Melvins-by-numbers on first listen and the song with the Redd Kross bloke singing is actively shite. It's not a bad record though. I haven't got round to 'love' yet, but i hear it's more of a piss-about a'la Prick.

Still seeing them in Oct. Great fucking live band.

[Kavus Torabi]

I really like the 'song' disc of the new one. Particularly the first song, Christ Hammer and the one before it.
Sorry, I'm out and about and don't have the track list.
I've only played it a couple of times all the way through but those are the three that grabbed me.
Needle-skipped through the second disc. Might play it at some point!

[polmico]

Ordered Dale's solo, the new double album, the doc and a new Melvins hoodie. I'm ready for ... something.

Ach! Still waiting for the Melvins album and hoodie and doc, but, hey, Crover's solo album came today! Dale writes some pretty good popish tunes! Toshi Kasai collaborates throughout. Only one listen in, but I think this is a pretty safe rec for everyone here. Plus, you get a Dale magnet if you order from him. That's win win, folks.

[polmico]

[chalkpie]

^great tune.