Kyuss/Band Member news
I have it on good authority "directly via a good freind who is in touch with
the band from time to time" that Kyuss are looking to get something together,
and soon. A big proviso tho, apparently, is "they will not announce anything
until their realisitic expectation for a major deal is met by Elektra or
other major company" and them re-forming is reliant on a deal like this
so they can record new stuff and have backing for its release.
Also, Josh Homme is set to release more Queens of the Stone Age music in the
next month or two.
thanks Jay@Ozramp
The next Desert Sessions disc is to be titled "Status: Ship's Commander
Butchered", it can of course be pre-ordered from
MeterorCity for a price and it should
be available as of Monday, February 9th assuming no delays are encountered
in distribution.
John Garcia is working in a band called UNIDA. Although I am unclear as to
wether this is his solo effort or not, there *is* supposedly such a thing and
we can but hope these efforts will be recorded and signed soooon. I'll keep you
posted as I am.
Tuesday 13-1-98
Kerrang seem to be getting well and truly on the Kyuss - reformation wagon for
bands. They, as per usual have said that kyuss are getting back together
without much foundation for the rumor.
Tuesday 6-1-98
A couple points of note. Slo Burn did in fact have a record's worth of material in
the studio when they recorded the tracks which ended up on the EP. I believe there
were somewhere in the viscinity of 6 other songs recorded, none of which John was
happy with enough to release. (the tracks as far as I can guess would have been
Wheel Fall, Positiva, Cactus Jumper, Son Of God and two others) The band was
going to re-hash the songs and eventually (probably) release them, but since
they broke up too soon to do so the songs are just sitting in Red Ant's archives
gathering dust. John doesn't want (as he had indicated to Metal Hammer in
that issue a little while back) to release anything sub-standard at all and
he obviously considers these songs such.
On a more positive note, it is rumored that John is working to have Slo Burn
release a bunch of live songs (through an as yet unknown label) as well as
desiring to release a bunch of Live material of him with Karma To Burn...
As always, I am but mentioning gossip passed down to me by far-from-the-highest
authorities. But I just hope it keeps the hope running in all of you. Sometimes
hope (cliched as it may be) is all fans can have when idolising a deceased band.
Tuesday 6-1-98
Apparently the 4th to the 6th releases of the Desert Sessions will have a completely
different lineup performing for our listening pleasure. More info when the
lineup is finally decided and made public.
thanks Jadd
Listened to the Desert Sessions 10" before I went on holidays for 2
weeks over Christmas and New Year so I wasnt able to voice my opinion
before leaving.
Basically it could be loosely dropped into the genre of instrumental 70s-80s
Brit Pop. I thought *Beatles* immediately after hearing the first couple
songs and it was overall a bit of a letdown as it was so far removed from the
groove of all of the band's participants originating from Kyuss, Wool,
Soundgarden and Monster Magnet. It will take quite a few more listenings to
acclimatise to the new style apparent on this recording.
Hey there again. I just bought the two latest (relevant) Mans Ruin
releases. The Kyuss CD is good, as I mentioned previously the CD format
is much better as far as maintaining the audio quality so it is funky to have
the two 10" songs on it but the real dissappointment comes in when you
realise that the third Kyuss song is just Flip The Phase, re-titled and
included in the CD as it was on the One Inch Man single. I cant believe it.
Some consolation is in the fact that the third Queens Of The Stone Age track
is a fucking beauty. It is kind of like the other Josh Homme efforts but
it also moves on into the realms of My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, mixed
with Nine Inch Nails. It blew me away and almost takes the top spot when
concerned with Kyuss tunes behind Capsized.
I havn't yet listened to the Desert Sessions disc because the player is at
my house and i havn't gone back there this week, but if "Spiders and Vinegaroons"
is any indication, it should rip serious shit up.
There have been a plethora of suggestions from many an individual
regarding a possible re-formation of Kyuss. Now far be it for me, an
out-of-it Australian nobody (or *git* for short), to suggest that it
is true, I really have absolutely no idea as to wether it is true or
otherwise that the band has reunited. Suffice it to say that all mention
of Kyuss I have heard from record stores, email, magazines and that recent interview
with Jason Newstead on MTV, has mentioned that it is likely something is
in the pipelines. I have also considered the fact that Brant, Alfredo and
Josh are all working on the Desert Sessions together and this sounds
seriously like Kyuss if I ever heard it. Maybe this is the source/reason for
all the gossip mongering. Maybe not too.
Not to count my chickens before they are hatched, but I live in constant
fucking hope for the former option. I know you agree.
Does anybody know for sure?? Mail Me Please
Not too relevant to Kyuss tidings, though of interest to people of my
homeland. Metallica are once more touring this fine brown land and have
set dates for Newcastle and Sydney on the second and third of March 1998.
All I hope is that they drag along some cool US band like KYUSS or Queens
Of The Stone Age in order to fill the lineup. It would be shit cool to see
Kyuss dudes in the crowd... Oh well I will have to keep dreaming I think.
You know the new "desert sessions" recordings due out over the next few
months from Man's Ruin? Well, apart from the 6 ten inch EP/singles that are
being released, there are 3 CDs with the same music on them which have
release starting in the beginning of February. Not that we will be getting
the CDs only, but it is cool to know there are top quality releases due as
well as the nostalgic vinyl format.
Anyone heard a particular song of the forthcoming Metallica album
(imaginatively) titled Reload? Well, I have heard it twice in the last two
days and it would seem that Jason Newstead's prediction of a few months ago
was correct. He said to watch out for the new album cuz it had a fair bit of
Kyuss in it. Well the song "The Memory Remains" (latest single) has a killer
rhythm section that just bleeds Kyuss. Check it out if you can.
Apart from the obvious aural similarities with Kyuss, this song has a picture
on the back (inside of the slimline jewel case version) which is very
"Demon Cleaner"/"Sons Of Kyuss" in nature.
Something my girlfriend posed in the way of an interpretation for this song
is, well fairly elementary now that I think about it. Metallica is just
commenting that although it has been around 2 years since Kyuss actually last
existed, their memory and musical influence still remains in music of even the
musical giants like them. I think that is not reading too much into the song
title...
Unfortunately the release date for the first installment of "The Desert
Sessions" is to be set back to December 8th so there shall be still a bit
more waiting for that particular item to arrive on order or in the record
stores. It is still being pre-ordered from here
for your information tho...
The Desert Sessions. The first of the six 10" singles (three of which have
already been recorded) to be released as part of the "Desert Sessions" is to
be titled "Instrumental Driving Music for Felons" and is to be released
November 7th from Mans Ruin. There is a page at ATN
which has an interview with Josh Homme and "John McBain" (geetarist) of
Monster Magnet relating to the forthcoming release. It apparently has Josh,
(i think that is in a production capacity moreso than instrumental) John,
Soundgarden person Ben Shepard, and Brant Bjork, Alfredo,
and a dude from Wool (shine 7" single b-side band) Pete Stahl.
It has been recorded thus far, in Dave Catching's "Joshua Tree" studio (I get
the impression that is AKA Rancho De La Luna).
Kyuss. There has come to light, a new CD of Kyuss live recorded from a show
they did in Texas in 1995. It includes 16 tracks from the last and second last
Kyuss studio sessions, amongst a couple other Live favourites. Of course the
info is available elsewhere, ie. this site
Here you can get more info and order the CD as of the 27th of this here month.
Good luck and be sure i will be rushing like yerself to get a copy of the CD.
Catchya later.
Of late, there has been
some speculation on the subject of wether the Slo Burn album had already been
recorded. In an interview that John did in Metal Hammer recently (September issue)
he implied - at least it sounded like it to me and one or two others - that
the forthcoming Slo Burn album had actually already been recorded. It was
simply a matter of weeding out the stuff they didn't want on there and releasing
it.
I have also heard it speculated that Slo Burn - Damon, Brady and Chris, that is
have been signed already to another label. No confirmation here so don't just
take my word for it.
Some encouraging news from the mouth of
Mr Kozic, is that the first installment of "The Desert Sessions" featuring Josh Homme amongst
other notables will be released - SOON - (no date tho.)
Also he gave me the title of the other long awaited CD. It is Kyuss "Queens Of The Stone Age" and
is only 6 tracks (albeit 6 cool tracks) namely
Kyuss
- Into The Void
- Fatso Forgetso
- "Its a surprise... you'll have to buy the CD"
The Gamma Ray Sessions
- If Only everything
- Born To Hula
- Spiders and Vinegaroons (previously unreleased)
Fucking cool or what? Personally, I can't wait for the December 5 scheduled release date.
OK, on a more congenial
note, here is the go with John, Damon, and the rest of the boys from Slo Burn.
John : He has left the band because of "creative diferences" and so they are
temporarily singerless. Another thing is that the other three wanted to move
out of California and John wasn't happy to do that and so told them basically
to fuck off. Understandable. If you recall, he had a project called Thirteen
along with the more famous project - Slo Burn. Anyhow, this band has recorded a demo
tape apparently - three tracks - which is circulating SoCal which is obviously
a good sign. (I'm trying to obtain a copy)
The other three guys are still together but it is unclear if they will retain
the existing title or not.
All the members were signed to Red Ant for the term of one album (EP too?) and
so, the way I understand it, anything released by any of the members until
their contractual obligation is met must be released through Red Ant.
Keep an ear out for Thirteen...
Ta Jadd for keeping in touch with Man's Ruin, and keeping me informed too
as I am relatively unable (to phone that is).
Hey fucking fuck head
motherfuckers goddamn shit fuck.... Slo Fucking Burn broke up and just when
I was hoping to witness the first touch of Kyuss on our Australian shores in
the last 5 years I may be considered to be mightily pissed. "Internal Troubles"
apparently. Fuck, I cant be bothered. See you.
Well, apart from
the CD already mentioned here as coming out from Man's Ruin in the near
future consisting of Queens, Gamma Ray.... There is also one supposedly
coming out around the same time called "The Desert Sessions" which, I have
been informed, will have members of Kyuss, Soundgarden, Monster
Magnet, and Fu Manchu. Well, what is this crazey sludge-heavy-music
world coming to?
Excellent, Slo Burn
have decided to cease the teasing of the Southern hemisphere fans, with
their incessant Northern hemisphere tours, by doing some shows in Australia
in November. This wonderful news came via the possible Australian support act
DernRutlidge, a Melbourne hardcore band. I cant fucking believe it, but n
ow I
have the thankless task of trying to obtain back-stage passes so I can "hang
out" with them. Shit. Anyone out there that can help me??? please mail
me. Or try phoneing
(+61) 017 151 794 some time during the day. Ta.
Alrightey, Mr Barry
Reager, attourney, has been in touch of late and had this to say about the
bootleg CD mentioned in the trades section of the pages I have set up here.
Black Jeweler-it's named after my car(a black Ford Explorer that
was lent to a jeweler in Palm Springs to transport stones to and from
Los Angeles)
There was a bit more to the correspondence but being the selfish dick that I
am, well, I kept it for myself. Sorry. Hopefully Scott will be back on the
internet again soon and we will be able to contact him with questions and
maybe even re: future releases.
Later freaks.
Mondo Generator have
a demo recording that has been circulated in small circles in the states and maybe
across to the UK. The genre happens to be Punk of all things. Maybe Kyuss
wasn't that far from the punk side of music but I would not be surprised if the
music didn't appeal to most lovers of the late Kyuss. There is at least one source
of this music, if you are interested contact this man:
Jadd Shickler and he should be able to help you.
Latest word (in)directly from Man's Ruin
records. Jadd has told me that there is apparently going to be a CD release
from this brilliant label in the next couple of months that will contain songs
from Gamma Ray, Queens..., Kyuss (at least one of the last recorded songs
from the as-yet unreleased Rancho material), Kyuss into the void/fatso and
well maybe that will be all. Well the only news that could possibly be better
would be to hear that the boys are back together... unlikely in the
immediate future I know, but nevertheless, if that isn't brilliant news,
well I dont know what is.
I'll keep you posted.
OK, check
here because, as
usual, Mr Giampaolo has copped a visit from one of the ex-band members, Nick,
who informed him that Mondo Generator is actually a real thing, the band is
an item, it just doesn't include Josh or Brant Bjork.
Check his page for details.
(not me, no never me, Ill just sit here alone and visitorless while Dominic
gets all the important calls... Do you know that i got 6 whole visitors
the other day? 6. God that makes me feel important)
It would seem that Kerrang have
just been festering rumours bout Kyuss and the old members getting together
in the format of "Mondo Generator". Dunno if Dominic Presented this on his page
but Mr Bjork said that there has been nothing of the sort and that though
there may have been a bit of fucking round between him and Josh there was
certainly not any project like this in existence. Who woulda thought that
they would have formed a project and named it after one of their songs
anyway? It is just a song. That's all.
How disappointing. They like to stir up shit don't they? (the tabloid press that
is)....
Another, long-time, correspondent
of mine, Detmar Hess (alias "fucking legend") saw the Dynamo Festival too.
It would seem that everyone was mightily pleased to see Slo Burn, and also
Karma To Burn during their brief stay.
A couple of months ago KTB fired the vocalist, Mr Jarosz (maybe he quit,
either way, the vocalist that appeared on the album is no more) and apparently,
the band are planning on being an instrumental band from now on, for ever..
Anyway, the reason for mentioning Karma To Burn is that John actually went out
and did Vocals for a couple of their songs. Understandably, this happened to
just make people's weekends.
The songs which Slo Burn played were, all the tracks off the EP and also all
of the tracks off the 1996 Demo. Using my brilliant mathematical skills,
this would tend to indicate that they played, rather than the previously
thought five, approximately seven songs in their short set. Bbbbbrilliant.
Some more News that I have come
across just today (21-5-97) is that "There are, and will be no more Kyuss
releases EVER". This is assuming they don't end up hooking up together again to
release anything. Though this is quite disheartening, it is obvious that the
members of the band do not hate eachother and so it is possible to see a
re-union somewhere in the distant future, maybe, possibly, hopefully (hope
against hope).
Queens of The Stone Age are in the process of recording and rehearsing
material for another release over the next few months and will be (almost
definately) releasing whatever they come up with on Mans Ruin.
Slo Burn are currently doing the Ozzfest tour (ozzy osborne tour) in the
States and have done numerous tours in North America and Eastern Europe over
the last few months since the release of their first EP. Denis Hoffman, who
attended The Dynamo Festival in Eindhoven (holland) told me that they played
about five songs of which at least one was not on the EP, and John, sometime
during the show said that they had a full length release due out around the
beginning of next year!!!
Another person mailed me saying that the release will just be out somewhere
during "the fall" (northern hemisphere). Suffice it to say that they will
have an album (most probably on Vinyl too) around Christmas, and knowing the
Record company shit we get all the time, it is probable that the album will
actually be there next year early (as John said).
As you may not have known, Scott Reeder, was a part of a project with
members from Fu Manchu which was called Nebula. This band was
apparently cruising along, rehearsing and shit. Unfortunately, Scott
recently quit the band in preference to opening a pet shop in Palm Desert
- California!! (good fucking on him for being able to do something not
music/movie related).
It would seem that this week is not a great week for positive Kyuss
tidings, but here we are.
A couple of people have mailed
me with the wonderful news that Josh Homme, Nick Oliveri and Brant Bjork
have formed a project called Mondo Generator. This was printed in the
Brit music fanzine called Kerrang, and although it may just be speculation,
we can but hope for a result of the Kyuss kind from this.
Once again, in Drum Media this
week, 6th May 1997 edition, there was mention of Kyuss in Murray Engelheart's
Remedy column, it was, I think, a write up based on an interview Josh Homme
did on Melbourne's RRR radio station. It went like this:
Former Kyuss guitarist, Josh Homme is getting a new
band toghther called Queens Of The Stone Age. They make their first
appearance on the recent Burn One Up stoner, tripper compilation. "I'd
done a couple of songs to get kicked off [Kyuss Label] Elektra," Homme
told Remedy. "It was mostly by myself. That's where the idea started.
Then I started hooking up with this guy named Dave Catching and we just
started writing some songs. We happened to be in Amsterdam at the end of the
Screaming Trees tour (Homme was playing guitar) and this Burn One
Up compilation came up. So we grabbed a couple of friends from this band,
Beaver (who are also on Burn One Up) and recorded a song. That
was so easy and casual that we were like, well, maybe we should play these
songs that I recorded before and turn it into a band. I'm still into heavy
rock music but it's going to be way more diverse I think. I want to fill the
gaps, whatever isn't going on in music I want to go over there."
A little more informative this time round wouldn't you say. Well that is
still cool he takes the time to write about Kyuss and their stuff. Maybe I was
wrong about the Melbourne Radio thingy, but as an aside, that happened
recently and yours truly will be recieving a copy soon (as soon as I can get
my butt in gear about a trade for it)
Well, I just picked up the
newest edition of the best Sydney music newspaper around (the Tuesday 22nd
April issue) and was mightily surprised to notice that in the 'Remedy' column
that they run every week, there was some news on the late Kyuss amongst much
news of a less interesting kind. Upon further reading, however, I was
dissapointed to realise that they appeared to be behind the rest of the
world by a couple of weeks, the "news" was as follows:
"Kyuss are gone but they sure ain't buried. Fu Manchu's 10" green vinyl
single of the Blue Oyster Cult's classic plodder, Godzilla was produced
by ex-Kyuss guitar-through-bass-amp man, Josh Homme and features long time
ex-Kyuss drummer, Brant Bjork.
Speaking of Kyuss there's a crazed new stoner compilationout called Burn One
Up that features Josh Homme's new band, Queens of the Stone Age as well
as Fu Manchu, Sabbath masters, Sleep, Cathedral and Floodgate. Sludgarama
and most of the tracks are previously unreleased."
Interesting, the definition of news in this instance. After all this trashing
of the local music rag I should acknowledge the fact that if no Internet access
is present for a Kyuss fan, it is hard to find info apart from the pitance in
the relevant papers, so I suppose it has its merits. Anyway just thought it
was interesting, and for those that didn't know, well here is some new news!!
When Kyuss split (sob sob)
Josh Homme was offered a solo album deal by elektra and released a 7" single
(clear vinyl pressing) on Frank Kozic's Man's Ruin label under the name Gamma
Ray. Elektra and Man's Ruin are currently negotiating for the release of
more of Gamma Ray's material while Josh settles on a more suitable name for
his solo effort. At this stage he seems to be leaning to "Queens Of The
Stone Age" or something thereabouts. If you havn't checked the Guestbook one
of my kind visitors posted a message informing of a "Queens of the stone age"
song released called '18 AD' on some compilation. Just checked on it and
the compilation isrright now available from CD Europe for $47.95 and CD
Banzai $?... (also look at the discography, may prove to be some small help.
It is called Burn One Up and is imported from Holland/Germany. Good Luck.
(As an aside, John Garcia does backup vocals on one of the already
released tracks called Born To Hula)
Here too is If Only Everything
Kyuss went in to do a
recording session at Rancho De La Luna a short time before they split up
and ended up laying down a good half a dozen or more tracks including the
already available Into The Void/Fatso Forgetso single from Man's Ruin on
purple vinyl, and one 12 minute jam!Wonder when & where this will pop up.
With a total playing time of around 17 minutes for the two tracks alone Kyuss
fans will not be disappointed with the already released offerings.
PS if anybody has or sees Sky Valley, Blues or Wretch on Vinyl I would be
ever so greatfull if you could grab it or at least tellme how to get it because
I am totally obsessed with getting them.Ta.
Really, If anybody that visits these pages knows of
anything new or at all possibly of interest about any of the bands/things
talked about here ESPECIALLY Kyuss, since much of my time and money is spent
in the pursuit of anything to do with this wonderful band, it would give me
no end of interest to hear from you.
(you know how)
Thanks in advance...
=A91997 Jay Pigot
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