Wednesday, 2/01/12

Update from MJK regarding live videos + YouTube

Keep this in mind before you want to upload something:

We are currently working on some form of reciprocal exchange. Almost 100% of the copyright infringement on uTube from other channels never gives a nod to the source. No mention of www.puscifer.com or www.youtube.com/pusciferdotcom being the official channels for Puscifer, Caduceus, A Perfect Circle, and Tool. No traffic is sent our way. This recent barrage of cease and desist notices is an attempt to correct this. People/artists doing videos using our work without permission deliver an added sting when they don't even mention our sites. We are independent. We NEED the traffic to OUR URL's and channels to survive as an independent project. So some form of reciprocating gesture needs to be put in place for us not to be pricks about it all. Then and only then will we consider allowing people to use our art and product in conjunction with theirs.
Having said that, NO live footage is EVER permitted. The live experience is to be enjoyed in the moment. Not on the internet.
We'll be in touch.

Reported by JessicaSarahS at 19:22

Puscifer video for Telling Ghosts debuts on Spin.com

The new video for Telling Ghosts is a nice sample of the live Puscifer experience that awaits. It is one thing to listen to Puscifer's album in the comfort of your own listening space, but it is quite another to see it all unfold live. If you have the opportunity to see Puscifer live, I highly recommend it. You can view the video here:



Experience Puscifer live this spring in the following cities:

February

23 Austin, TX Long Center for the Performing Arts
25 Baton Rouge, LA River Center Theatre
26 Memphis, TN Orpheum Theatre
28 Nashville, TN Andrew Jackson Hall
29 Louisville, KY Brown Theatre

March

1 Pittsburgh, PA Byham Theatre
3 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre
4 Indianapolis, IN Murat Theatre
6 Kansas City, KS Kansas City Music Hall
7 Omaha, NE Omaha Civic Auditorium
10 Edmonton, AB North Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
11 Calgary, AB Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
13 Vancouver, BC The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
14 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
16 San Francisco, CA Palace of Fine Arts
17 Riverside, CA Fox Performing Arts Center
18 Escondido, CA California Center for the Arts

More ticket information at Puscifer.com and Puscifer's Facebook.

Reported by JessicaSarahS at 17:21

Monday, 10/24/11

Puscifer releases video for "Conditions" title track

One of my favorite things about the internet is how you don't have to sit around through hours of crap to see a new music video. And with that, Rolling Stone's got "Conditions of my Parole" streaming. Enjoy!

Reported by leviathant at 14:38

Tuesday, 10/18/11

Puscifer's follow-up album far better than cover art lets on

Conditions of my ParoleMaynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell, Josh Eustis, Carina Round, Juliette Commagere, Matt McJunkins, Jeff Freidl, Gil & Rani Sharone, Jonny Polonsky, Tim Alexander, Devo Keenan, Alessandro Cortini, Sarah Jones, and Jon Theodore. I think that covers everyone involved in Conditions of my Parole, the album by Puscifer that's available now (if not very soon). If you haven't already heard it, or maybe you're wary of it given previous Puscifer output, Spin's got a full preview for your streaming pleasure, so you can try before you buy, like it used to be at indie CD shops.

Puscifer was one of those projects that I was really excited about, and then found myself quite let down when music finally emerged. I honestly only dug one or two songs off "V is for Vagina," although I was fortunate enough to catch their show in Philadelphia and while the ham was sometimes too thick, it was entertaining and worth the short trip to the TLA. The remixes didn't do it for me, but something happened with "'C' Is for (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference HERE)‎" - just about the whole thing was really, really good.

So when I did the terrible pirate thing a week or two ago and downloaded a leak of Conditions of my Parole, I tried not to get my hopes up, lest I be let down like I was with the debut. In fact, despite the goofy cover art, this album is a keeper. Previously I'd cherry-picked tracks from previous releases (thanks Amazon, iTunes) - though I'm not much of a pre-orderer anymore, as soon as I can buy this album, I'm buying the whole thing. Definitely a keeper.

Reported by leviathant at 00:03

Wednesday, 10/12/11

Stream the new Puscifer LP right now! + Tour Dates!

Stream Puscifer's new album, Conditions of My Parole, here on Spin.com

Catch Puscifer on tour, beginning in November. Visit Puscifer's Facebook page to purchase tickets and for more information.

NOV 7 Paramount Theatre Seattle, WA
NOV 9 Capitol Theatre Salt Lake City, UT
NOV 10 Paramount Theatre Denver, CO
NOV 12 Peabody Opera House St. Louis, MO
NOV 14 State Theatre Minneapolis, MN
NOV 15 Cadillac Palace Theatre Chicago, IL
NOV 17 Lakewood Civic Theatre Cleveland, OH
NOV 18 Sony Centre For The Performing Arts Toronto, ON
NOV 19 Royal Oak Music Theatre Detroit, MI
NOV 22 Orpheum Theatre (MA) Boston, MA
NOV 23 Tower Theatre Philadelphia, PA
NOV 25 Brooklyn Academy of Music New York, NY
NOV 27 Ovens Auditorium Charlotte, NC
NOV 29 Tennessee Theater Knoxville, TN
NOV 30 Cobb Energy Center Atlanta, GA
DEC 6 The Orpheum Theatre - L.A Los Angeles, CA
DEC 9 Ikeda Theatre Mesa, AZ

Reported by JessicaSarahS at 03:50

Monday, 9/26/11

Maynard Interview in October issue of Sunset Magazine and NM wine distribution update

A short interview in Sunset Magazine's October Issue:

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And another wine related note: Gabriel, the wine department manager at the New Mexico Whole Foods at Indian School Plaza, has informed us that they are now allowed to sell Caduceus/Merkin/Arizona Stronghold product. It is currently the only place in the state of New Mexico to carry them. So if you need to pick up a bottle, stop by the store!

Whole Foods Indian School Plaza
2103 Carlisle Blvd. NE
(Carlisle and I40)
Albuquerque NM

Reported by JessicaSarahS at 00:29

Thursday, 9/08/11

View Puscifer's new 'Man Overboard' video on Rolling Stone.com

"Man Overboard," the first video from Puscifer's second album, Conditions of My Parole, pairs the band's incredibly tense music with dark, grimy digital animation depicting a band rocking out at sea on a rusty old ship. Frontman Maynard James Keenan – best known for his work with Tool and A Perfect Circle – is typically intense, but he brings a wry sense of humor to the piece that is echoed in the clip's visuals. -RS


Read the article and view the video on Rolling Stone.

Reported by JessicaSarahS at 16:18

Tuesday, 8/16/11

Adam Jones plays national anthem for WWE event.

Apparently Adam Jones played the National Anthem for a WWE event earlier tonight. You can read about it at his Facebook page or watch the video below, which the view is horrible but the sound quality is great!

Reported by ninedead at 01:57

Wednesday, 6/29/11

APC begins tour and new song debut

APC will begin their summer tour in Portland tonight, tickets still available. A special treat for those of you attending will be a debut of a new APC track according to Billy's facebook page:

First APC show in T-Minus 8 hours and 15 minutes. Might be a fopaux but I am psyched to play tonight and even more psyched to debut our new song called _y _n_ ___n. That's all the clues you get for now.

Reported by ninedead at 16:08

Thursday, 6/23/11

Captain America trailer featuring Tool's 46 & 2



Personally, the second of two great trailers so far this year . Thanks to Fourtheye's twitter feed for this find.

Reported by ninedead at 22:42

New Puscifer album, "Conditions of My Parole" out October 18

From a June 22nd SPIN.com interview:



The album features frequent Puscifer collaborators, including producer Mat Mitchell, Telefon Tel Aviv's Josh Eustis, and British singer/songwriter Carina Round, plus newcomers including Jeff Friedl and Matt McJunkins from ASHES dIVIDE, L.A. songwriter Juliette Commagere, Bat for Lashes drummer Sarah Jones, and Jon Theodore, the former sticksman for Mars Volta.




The article also mentions a two month tour beginning in November.

Read the full interview here!

Reported by JessicaSarahS at 17:16

Thursday, 6/02/11

New Puscifer in October

From Maynard's Facebook page

Finishing up some new tracks. Hoping to mix in the coming month with the hopes of an October release. As soon as we have it in the can, we'll begin taking pre-orders on www.puscifer.com. It's sounding pretty tasty. Fairly confident you'll be pleased.


With APC busy touring and rumors of new Tool material this could be a great year for fans of the three.

Reported by ninedead at 01:32

Monday, 5/23/11

More APC tour dates.

Im sure most of you got this email as well but for those that didnt A Perfect Circle have added three more tour dates

Aug 1 Salt Lake City, UT Kingsbury Hall, Aug 8 Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion, Aug 10 Wallingford,CT Oakdale Theatre

Hope everyone gets a chance to see them this tour.

Reported by ninedead at 12:14

Friday, 5/13/11

An interview with Billy Howerdel

Gotham recently interviewed Billy Howerdel and the topics ranged from A Perfect Circle to covering Queen with Maynard.
On new apc during the tour
So will we hear new APC music on the tour? “We are gonna hear at least a song, I would say,” Billy tells me. “One of them is very, very close to being done. And from there, things could come together once we get on the road and start hashing through some of the other ideas and they could quickly become a song and find their way onto the live stage.”

and for those Ashes Divide fans
And fortunately for ASHES diVIDE fans, he’s not neglecting that band either. “I’m writing for both bands. I’m just writing new music. I just kind of tag it under Billy Howerdel, you know, and where it falls is where it falls,” he explains. “I’ve got a bunch of new ideas that I usually don’t let come fully together until the end. I try to leave it loose while I’m writing it. Maynard showed interest in a couple, so I started firming them up.”

Reported by ninedead at 11:33

Tuesday, 4/12/11

Tool back in the studio by the end of the sumer.

Our friends over at Fourtheye posted a very insightful paraphrase of Danny's recent interview with DRUMscene mag.

As of the time of the interview 4 songs are in the works, which Danny expects is about half the album. Danny seems keen to write shorter and more to the point songs this time round, but things seem to have a habit of growing! So far the songs seem to be heading along the path set by Jambi.

Maynard is expecting to spend some time with Tool before the APC shows and has expressed a desire to be more involved in the writing this time round, as Danny suggested that Maynard found some of the complex rhythms of the last album hard to write for.

There will be no further tours until the album is released, which all things going well they hope if 2011. The plan is to be in the studio by the end of the US summer.

They are leaning towards using Joe Baressi for the album, but haven’t ruled out using David Bottrill. Depends on how the remaining song writing pans out.

Danny’s really keen on getting a Live DVD out, using the footage recorded on previous tours (he talks specifically about the 6 pro-shot shows). As far as he knows the others in the band are keen, but it is a lengthy process editing the footage. Seemed pretty sure it would see the light of day eventually.

Reported by ninedead at 17:40


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