In response to the leak of Them Crooked Vultures’ album, the band has made the unprecedented decision to stream the record in its entirety beginning with first track “No One Loves Me & Neither Do I” at YouTube. Check out the embed below.
Them Crooked Vultures’ self-titled debut album is due out November 17 in the United States and Canada on DGC/Interscope Records and can be pre-ordered here, http://themcrookedvultures.com/preorder. Its release has been preceded by first single “New Fang” currently streaming on MySpace and “Mind Eraser, No Chaser” now available as a free iTunes download.
Them Crooked Vultures recently announced its first ever shows in California and the Pacific Northwest: November 17 at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, November 19 at the Fox Theater in Oakland, November 21 at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, and November 22 at the Roseland Theater in Portland.The dates expand an itinerary that already includes a December tour of the UK and Europe and January dates in Australia and New Zealand.
For further information, updates, dates, etc., check back at www.themcrookedvultures.com.
In celebration of All Souls Day, Them Crooked Vultures a/k/a Dave Grohl, Joshua Homme and John Paul Jones are giving it away: As of midnight, “Mind Eraser, No Chaser” is available as a FREE download at iTunes. No obligation to buy anything. Not part of a pre-order. No strings attached. FREE. The band also took in the spirit of Halloween with a treat for fans in the form of two skeletons dancing to the tune of “Gunman,” another track off the forthcoming album.
Additionally, “New Fang,” the first single from Them Crooked Vultures’ self-titled debut album due out November 17 in the United States and Canada on DGC/Interscope Records, was recently premiered and is currently streaming at http://www.myspace.com/crookedvultures. The track is also being offered as an instant download for all fans who pre-order the album on iTunes.
While the band just announced their first shows in California and the Pacific Northwest, dates in Los Angeles and Portland both sold out in a number of hours. A few tickets are still available for November 19 at the Fox Theater in Oakland and November 21 at the Paramount in Seattle. For a full list of tour dates visit www.themcrookedvultures.com.
Possibly the coolest supergroup of all time. Check out the stream of first single “New Fang” below… its awesome.
Dave Grohl, Joshua Homme and John Paul Jones - aka Them Crooked Vultures - have confirmed November 17 as the release date of their eponymous debut album in the United States and Canada on DGC/Interscope Records. The self-produced 13-song record will feature first single “New Fang” as well as the debut of the studio versions of the material Them Crooked Vultures unveiled at their August 9 debut at Chicago’s Cabaret Metro and played on a first series of shows throughout a handful of UK and European cities and portions of the eastern U.S.
A string of teaser videos have also been released by the band in anticipation for the November 17 release. Through their YouTube channel, youtube.com/themcrookedvultures, fans have had the chance to preview “Scumbag Blues,” “No One Loves Me & Neither Do I” (studio / animated), “Elephants” as well as the full version of “New Fang.”
The band have also announced the first ever shows in California and the Pacific Northwest: November 17 at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, November 19 at the Fox Theater in Oakland, November 21 at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, and November 22 at the Roseland Theater in Portland.
For further information visit www.themcrookedvultures.com and be sure to sign up for the e-mail list to receive installments of “The Crooked Times” which include the latest updates, tour dates, merch and the occasional hidden gem. Pre-order the album now on Amazon.com, http://bit.ly/TCVpreorder.
The complete track listing of Them Crooked Vultures is as follows:
No One Loves Me & Neither Do I
Mind Eraser, No Chaser
New Fang
Dead End Friends
Elephants
Scumbag Blues
Bandoliers
Reptiles
Interlude With Ludes
Warsaw or The First Breath You Take After You Give Up
Caligulove
Gunman
Spinning In Daffodils
TOUR DATES:
11-17 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern - Tickets go on sale to the public Saturday, October 31st at 10am here: http://www.livenation.com/edp/eventId/414414
11-19 - Oakland, CA - Fox Theater - Tickets go on sale to the public Sunday, November 1st at 10am here: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1C0043538EBD42C1?artistid=1360584&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60
11-21 - Seattle - Paramount - Tickets go on sale to the public Saturday, October 31st at 10am here: http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?pid=6631020
11-22 - Portland - Roseland Theater - Tickets go on sale to the public Saturday, October 31st at 10am here: http://ev12.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS:TWS:PROS09:PROS1122:&linkID=twspok
12-6 Munich - Zenith / Tickets http://www.eventim.de
12-7 Berlin - Columbiahalle / Tickets http://www.eventim.de
12-6 Cologne - Palladium / Tickets http://www.eventim.de
12-10 Plymouth, England - Pavilions / Tickets http://gigsandtours.com
12-11 Portsmouth, England - Guildhall / Tickets http://gigsandtours.com
12-13 Blackpool, England - Empress Ballroom / Tickets http://gigsandtours.com
12-14 Birmingham, England - O2 Academy / Tickets http://gigsandtours.com
12-15 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange / Tickets http://gigsandtours.com
12-17 London, England - HMV Hammersmith Apollo / Tickets http://gigsandtours.com
12-18 London, England - HMV Hammersmith Apollo / Tickets http://gigsandtours.com
01-19 Perth - Challenge Stadium / Tickets http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/
01-22 Melbourne - Festival Hall / Tickets http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/
01-25 Brisbane - Riverstage / Tickets http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/
01-26 Sydney - Hodern Pavilion / Tickets http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=CROOKEDV&searchId=619369aa-be72-48ea-a190-96cb64421e1e
01-29 Wellington - TSB Bank Arena / Tickets http://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/Them-Crooked-Vultures-tickets/artist/1360584
01-30 Auckland - Vector Arena / Tickets http://www.ticketek.co.nz
Nirvana headlined the 1992 Reading Festival and by all accounts this was the band at the top of their game and one of the most memorable and pivotal performances in the last 20 years. Based on the trailer alone I might have to agree, this looks badass:
I cannot wait to hear the rest of this album. So far the only sounds have been audio snippets and youtube live videos from performances around the globe, but this clip is the first full studio version of a song by Them Crooked Vultures featuring Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and John Paul Jones:
The album is in stores on November 17th. Visit the site for more info:
“Nirvana headlining at Reading in 1992 was something you had to see, and if you didn’t see it then it was something you pretended you saw.”
–Kerrang (October 2003)
“The staggering energy and intensity radiating from the stage never let up… Cobain’s ravaged pop songs coming off like some dream marriage of the Sex Pistols and the Beatles, borne on bracing waves of distorted guitar noise.”
–Rolling Stone (October 29, 1992)
Ranked #1 in Kerrang Magazine’s “100 Gigs That Shook The World” and voted as “Nirvana’s #1 Greatest Moment” by fans in an NME poll, Nirvana’s historic August 30, 1992 headlining appearance at the UK’s Reading Festival is one of the most bootlegged concerts in the annals of rock n roll. Now, fans will have an opportunity to own a pristine copy of that entire performance — color-corrected video from the original film with audio sourced from the original multi-track masters. Nirvana Live At Reading will be issued in a limited edition CD+DVD Deluxe Edition as well as DVD-only, CD-only configurations on November 3, 2009, followed by a 2LP version on November 17, 2009.
While the show’s centerpiece was a performance of nearly the entire Nevermind tracklist, also noteworthy were early performances of three as yet unrecorded songs which wouldn’t be released until 2 years later on In Utero: “All Apologies,” “Dumb,” and in its first ever public performance, “Tourettes.” The career-spanning setlist also reached back to the band’s 1989 Sub Pop debut album, Bleach, for “Blew,” “About A Girl,” “School,” “Negative Creep” and first single “Love Buzz,” and even further back to the mid-‘80s for “Spank Thru.” Other songs from the Reading set would appear in studio form on the Incesticide compilation later in the year: “Aneurysm,” “Been A Son” and “Sliver.” Additionally, the band played a pair of beloved covers by two bands that helped shape the formative Nirvana sound – “The Money Will Roll Right In” by Fang and “D-7″ by The Wipers.
Only 2 of the 25 performances on the DVD have ever been released before. Watch “School” now, exclusively on Amazon.com.
Nirvana Live At Reading DVD:
1. Breed
2. Drain You
3. Aneurysm
4. School
5. Sliver
6. In Bloom
7. Come As You Are
8. Lithium
9. About A Girl
10. Tourette’s
11. Polly
12. Lounge Act
13. Smells Like Teen Spirit
14. On A Plain
15. Negative Creep
16. Been A Son
17. All Apologies
18. Blew
19. Dumb
20. Stay Away
21. Spank Thru
22. Love Buzz*
23. The Money Will Roll Right In
24. D-7
25. Territorial Pissings
* not included on CD/LP
Here’s a great inside look at what really happened at the infamous 1992 MTV music video awards. Nirvana vs. Guns n Roses feuds, instrument smashing, song choice pranks, head injuries… this night had it all! See below for a video of the actual Nirvana performance.
Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic:
Seeing as this is the one-year anniversary of my column for SeattleWeekly.com, I thought I’d do something different this week and tell the whole story behind the 1992 MTV Music Video Awards when my bass came crashing down on my head.
Nirvana showed up for the production of the awards show early in the day at UCLA, west of Hollywood. The show was in the sports arena, and there were mobile houses set up for the performers off an athletic field.
We settled into our trailer. In the music world, you show up on time only to wait around a lot. Why not have a beer to take the edge off? Instead of a cold, sudsy treat, I found cans of warm cheap beer. Arg! Might as well let it cool down in the mini-fridge for a while.
I walked around and checked out the stage area. Other bands were showing up. I said hello to the fellows in Pearl Jam and the Black Crowes. Sammy Hagar said hi. There was Howard Stern in a suit made to let his bare buttocks hang out.
I eventually made it to the food service area, where Kurt and Courtney were at a table with their newborn daughter, Frances. They told me that Axl Rose had walked by and Courtney started teasing him. She yelled, “Axl, Axl—you’re the godfather!” Upon hearing this, Axl apparently got very annoyed, walked over to Kurt, and demanded that he keep his woman in line. Kurt turned to Courtney and sarcastically asked his woman to keep in line and left it at that. Axl then split. Of course, Kurt and Courtney were musing over Axl’s response in the context of society’s patriarchal tendencies. My thought was that Rose shouldn’t have gotten bent out of shape. He should have walked over and asked to kiss the baby or something!
At the same time, Kurt wanted to play the tune “Rape Me” and was adamant about it. The MTV people were upset. We were being asked from all corners not to. I thought we should play something off Nevermind, do the gig, and leave. Easy, right? No. Kurt was very stubborn and refused to play another tune. There was quite a swirl around this issue.
I went back to the trailer and had a still-warm beer. Yuk, but I drank it anyway. To resolve the song controversy, we said we were going to do “Lithium,” but we decided among the band to pull a prank and play a few chords of “Rape Me” at the beginning. Even though the issue was resolved, the back and forth between their people, our people, us and them, or whoever—it was draining.
I was walking toward the stage and came across my now-friend and colleague, Duff McKagan. I think Duff was also under the influence. He must have heard something from Rose and had a terse word for me. I was already a little bent out of shape and instantly replied with the same sentiment. The production people grabbed me and we continued toward the stage.
I was now even more shook up. One should take the stage in a good frame of mind, but I wasn’t there. Nirvana gets introduced, and we start playing our prank, then switch into “Lithium.” I’m plugged into some awful bass rig that’s distorting terribly. I can barely hear what I’m playing, and the tone deteriorates into an inaudible mess. Fuck it—time for the bass-toss schtick. Up it goes!!!!! I always try to get good air—I bet I hit over 25 feet, easy! But no matter how high it went, I was not on my game— the only time I’ve ever dropped it was then in front of 300 million people. Ouch! I was fine, but I faked like I was knocked out, perhaps expressing my inner torment over a taxing evening. (Maybe I was just embarrassed.)
I stumbled offstage toward the green room with my hands on my forehead. I walked straight into the bathroom and looked at a bloody forehead in the mirror. I washed my face off and put a paper towel to my head. Paramedics came in and put a little bandage on, then handed me a long medical release form to sign. Standing behind them was Brian May, the guitarist of Queen, with a glass of chilled champagne. I signed the release just to get the medics away from me so I could take a sip of Mr. May’s wonderful medicine. Ahh, yes!!! Moments later Dave Grohl burst in. He’d been looking all over for me, only to find me enjoying a calm glass of bubbly with Mr. May. It was a relief for all!
I met Duff properly in the late 1990’s. And it was a nice exchange—considering we had met quite improperly in 1992. I’ve had a great year here at the Weekly. One of my best days was when I unexpectedly came across Duff’s new column—what a pleasant surprise!
I hope you like the story of that infamous moment in rock music. I still have that bass guitar, too. I don’t play it much. The neck is a little bent!!!
Foo Fighters continue to impress with their live show. Nice touch with the orchestra:
The version I have posted below is the second video Foo Fighters have released for this song. While the first one was pretty good this one is just hilarious. The format is the simply the band dressed up, playing to a crowd of screaming female fans, and while this is really nothing new, its the way Dave Grohl sells it that makes this video worth it. He hams it up so much that you almost can’t believe it. Some of his dance moves had me laughing out loud. Well done:
www.FooFighters.com
Nearly 14 years to the day of the filming of Nirvana’s landmark “MTV Unplugged” performance, that raw, revealing and emotionally gripping acoustic concert previously seen only on television will be available for the first time on DVD. Unplugged In New York (Geffen/MTV Networks/UMe) will be released on November 20, 2007 and will feature the complete, unedited 66-minute concert including “Something In The Way” and “Oh Me” not aired during the original 44-minute broadcast. Unplugged In New York also includes five previously unreleased rehearsal performances and MTV News interviews with the band and audience members.
Filmed November 18, 1993 at Sony Music Studios, the show first aired on MTV on December 14, 1993; just four months before the untimely passing of Kurt Cobain. Unplugged In New York DVD is now presented in both Dolby Stereo and 5.1 Surround Sound and includes both the shorter original broadcast version, and Nirvana’s entire unedited performance. When released on CD in November 1994, MTV Unplugged In New York debuted #1, won the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album in 1996 and was quickly certified five times platinum.
Nirvana Unplugged in New York DVD Trailer Video stream
Nirvana Unplugged in New York Video Streams:
Nirvana Official Site:
And MySpace page:
http://www.myspace.com/nirvana
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