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Post by Misanthropic Philanthropist on Aug 16, 2005 19:40:05 GMT -5
yeah, i found that out. It actually made news here, they just didn't say that he was a former band member. Fuck. This sucks.
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Post by Misanthropic Philanthropist on Aug 17, 2005 15:15:03 GMT -5
Blood Freak Killed in Car Accident
It is a very, very sad day for Razorback Records and the whole Horror Hive. We received a call today from Jason Grinter's wife, Martha, that Jason and the rest of BLOOD FREAK died in a horrible car accident sometime over the weekend. They had left Anaheim, BLOOD FREAK's hometown, on Friday morning and were driving to Seattle so they could begin recording their long-awaited second album, "Live Fast, Die Young, & Leave a Flesh-Eating Corpse," this week. The album was to have been the second released by Razorback Records. Jason and the boys were about to head into Portland when something went wrong and their rented van veered off the road. Tragically, all three passengers were killed in the crash. Exactly what went "wrong" with BLOOD FREAK's van isn't known yet. We hope to have more details soon. What we do know is that Razorback Records and the Horror Hive mourns the deaths of our fellow gore-hounds in BLOOD FREAK, a band that rose out of the obscurity of the '80s/early '90s death metal/goregrind underground only to be lost before its time ...
BLOOD FREAK: 1988 - 2005 R.I.P.
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Post by Alice Cooper on Aug 17, 2005 15:24:16 GMT -5
Blood Freak Killed in Car AccidentIt is a very, very sad day for Razorback Records and the whole Horror Hive. We received a call today from Jason Grinter's wife, Martha, that Jason and the rest of BLOOD FREAK died in a horrible car accident sometime over the weekend. They had left Anaheim, BLOOD FREAK's hometown, on Friday morning and were driving to Seattle so they could begin recording their long-awaited second album, "Live Fast, Die Young, & Leave a Flesh-Eating Corpse," this week. The album was to have been the second released by Razorback Records. Jason and the boys were about to head into Portland when something went wrong and their rented van veered off the road. Tragically, all three passengers were killed in the crash. Exactly what went "wrong" with BLOOD FREAK's van isn't known yet. We hope to have more details soon. What we do know is that Razorback Records and the Horror Hive mourns the deaths of our fellow gore-hounds in BLOOD FREAK, a band that rose out of the obscurity of the '80s/early '90s death metal/goregrind underground only to be lost before its time ... BLOOD FREAK: 1988 - 2005 R.I.P.
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Post by Cupcake Avenger on Aug 17, 2005 20:09:58 GMT -5
Mudhoney working on new albumVeteran Seattle rock act Mudhoney is in the studio working on its first album since 2002's "Since We've Become Translucent." The as-yet-untitled set is expected to be released in early 2006 via Sub Pop. "The stuff I've heard is amazing," Sub Pop co-founder/president Jonathan Poneman tells Billboard.com. "It's more political than they have been. It's not overtly political, like protest songs, but it is great Mudhoney." The group will play three U.K. shows next month: Sept. 15 in Dublin and Sept. 16-17 in London. YES! bout time mudhoney put out a new album, I've been waiting.
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Post by Ockham's Razor on Aug 18, 2005 13:29:45 GMT -5
Blood Freak Killed in Car AccidentIt is a very, very sad day for Razorback Records and the whole Horror Hive. We received a call today from Jason Grinter's wife, Martha, that Jason and the rest of BLOOD FREAK died in a horrible car accident sometime over the weekend. They had left Anaheim, BLOOD FREAK's hometown, on Friday morning and were driving to Seattle so they could begin recording their long-awaited second album, "Live Fast, Die Young, & Leave a Flesh-Eating Corpse," this week. The album was to have been the second released by Razorback Records. Jason and the boys were about to head into Portland when something went wrong and their rented van veered off the road. Tragically, all three passengers were killed in the crash. Exactly what went "wrong" with BLOOD FREAK's van isn't known yet. We hope to have more details soon. What we do know is that Razorback Records and the Horror Hive mourns the deaths of our fellow gore-hounds in BLOOD FREAK, a band that rose out of the obscurity of the '80s/early '90s death metal/goregrind underground only to be lost before its time ... BLOOD FREAK: 1988 - 2005 R.I.P. i haven't heard anything about that... do you have their full names?
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Post by Misanthropic Philanthropist on Aug 18, 2005 21:35:56 GMT -5
i don't. The only thing I heard was yesterday and it was just an initial bulletin on myspace saying that they'd all been killed in a car accident.
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Post by Ockham's Razor on Aug 18, 2005 21:39:48 GMT -5
i don't. The only thing I heard was yesterday and it was just an initial bulletin on myspace saying that they'd all been killed in a car accident. well if you ever find out let me know
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Post by Ockham's Razor on Aug 18, 2005 22:23:08 GMT -5
i don't. The only thing I heard was yesterday and it was just an initial bulletin on myspace saying that they'd all been killed in a car accident. well if you ever find out let me know nevermind i found the names... i just haven't found anything to support the demise of Blood Freak yet
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Post by Misanthropic Philanthropist on Aug 18, 2005 23:13:01 GMT -5
check razorbackrecords.com, blabbermouth.net, www.metal-archives.com and search for blood freak. It happened. i don't think 3 seperate sites would lie like this.
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Post by Misanthropic Philanthropist on Aug 18, 2005 23:54:44 GMT -5
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Post by Ockham's Razor on Aug 19, 2005 0:52:56 GMT -5
Filming Completed On Germs Biopic
The end of the 1970s saw California's punk scene explode, spawning such bands as Black Flag, X, the Dead Kennedys and the Germs. The latter was fronted by a daredevil with a death wish, Darby Crash, who committed suicide (via drug overdose) the day before John Lennon was murdered in 1980. Now, his story will be told in the forthcoming biopic "What We Do Is Secret."
While the Germs didn't enjoy as lengthy a career as some of their contemporaries -- they only released a single full-length album during their lifespan, the Joan Jett-produced "(GI)" in 1979 -- they have been mentioned as a favorite over the years by the likes of Nirvana and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, among others.
"The idea came to me after film school," director Rodger Grossman tells Billboard.com. "I was thinking, 'What would be the most personal film I could possibly make?' And I thought something about punk rock would be not just a movie that speaks to what I'm about, but also really territory that hadn't been accurately depicted. And [it] needed [to be] a movie that was true and real and let people see what an amazing and exciting world punk is."
With the aid of ex-Germs guitarist Pat Smear, Crash's family and others close to the late '70s/early '80s Hollywood punk scene, Grossman first began assembling what would become "What We Do Is Secret" nearly 10 years ago. But the director admits the extended process was a blessing in disguise, as he conducted "thousands of hours of original interviews," and was able to find an actor he feels did a masterful job capturing Crash on film -- Shane West, who is best known as Dr. Ray Barnett on "E.R."
"[West] got so close to being Darby that it actually freaked out a lot of the scenesters that came by the set," Grossman says. "He committed to doing this role in a way that I've never seen an actor commit to do anything. He read all the books that Darby read. He got blue contacts and prosthetic teeth permanently affixed to his, which had to be 'chipped out' so his teeth were more like Darby's."
"We actually formed a band for this movie, so the band practiced every day for months, to get to the point where they could play like the Germs," he continues. "So Shane was in the band rehearsal space every day. He's a singer and a guitarist, he has his own punk band, so for him, it was pretty easy to get the music end of things. Pat Smear was in the band room with them, and taught them how to play."
In addition to West's role as Crash, the rest of the Germs were portrayed by Rick Gonzalez (as Smear), Bijou Phillips (bassist Lorna Doom) and Lukas Haas (drummer Don Bolles). Also appearing in the film is "Wildboyz" co-star Chris Pontius as singer Black Randy and Tina Majorino ("Napoleon Dynamite") as Crash's best friend, Michelle.
The movie will be a mixture of music from the "movie Germs" and "real Germs," all under the watchful eye of Smear. "He did an extraordinary job. He rehearsed the band, he produced all the pre-records that we used in the movie, utilizing the band we put together as well as the remaining members of the Germs -- Don and Lorna. He produced the recordings of the other bands that perform in the movie -- the Mae Shi performed as the Screamers and the Bronx perform as Black Flag."
However, the movie does not cover Crash's entire life. "Darby had a 'five-year plan' -- to become a legend," Grossman says. "And after that, he committed suicide. We start the movie in high school with Darby, who was then 'Paul,' and Pat Smear, who was than 'George,' with Darby telling Pat about his 'five-year plan.' And the movie traces [those] five years."
With filming complete, Grossman's goal is to premiere "What We Do Is Secret" at next year's Sundance Film Festival. The film does not yet have a distributor in the United States, although there are some partners lined up internationally.
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Post by Ockham's Razor on Aug 19, 2005 0:53:54 GMT -5
Devo Mulling First Album Since 1990
The past five years have seen an exponentially growing interest in Devo. The group, which formed in Akron, Ohio, in 1972, has ratcheted up its performance schedule from one live show in 2001 to 17 in 2005. Three new DVDs have been issued in the last 18 months, and the group's music is appearing with increasing frequency in commercials and movies such as "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou" and "Raising Helen."
What's more, Devo's skewed musical sensibilities have taken root in breakthrough acts like the Killers, Franz Ferdinand and Interpol. Buoyed by this awareness, founding bassist Jerry Casale feels that for the first time in 15 years, the time is right for a new Devo album to be written and recorded, even going as far as to mention Alan Moulder (U2, Nine Inch Nails) as a possible candidate to produce the material.
"Devo has a unique sound and has written about unique topics," Casale told Billboard.com backstage after the group's sold-out Aug. 6 show in Los Angeles. "But we feel like right now, it is now or never for us." The group's last new studio set was 1990's "Smooth Noodle Maps," which failed to dent The Billboard 200.
But with reformations and/or new albums from seminal groups like Gang Of Four, Bauhaus and Mission Of Burma already dotting the 2005 musical landscape, Casale's sense of urgency is easier understood. With the renewed influence of electronic pioneers Kraftwerk and New Order also spilling over onto young bands of today, Devo may be keen to remind listeners that it was eschewing a path through punk and new-wave before either of those genres were even fully defined.
One sticking point is the willing participation of Devo member Mark Mothersbaugh, the driving force, with Casale, behind the group's material. Since the mid '90s, Mothersbaugh has become an in-demand soundtrack producer and is busy with myriad other projects, meaning he'd have to go out of his way to clear his schedule for a Devo album.
The band takes its name from the concept of De-evolution, which posits that human beings, rather than evolving, are actually regressing. The theory suggests that we see evidence of this in the declining state of world politics, in our progressive destruction of our environment and the degradation of the family unit. Devo has been writing about this for 28 years, and has seen its predictions come regrettably true. "We just want to apologize for being right," Casale said at one point during the concert.
Indeed, with war raging in Iraq and a polarizing president in the Oval Office, Casale is as impassioned as ever about the state of world affairs. "[President] Bush is an anti-democratic fundamentalist," he explained, touting "posturing and machismo as opposed to innovation and words with action."
The group's current tour hits Atlantic City, N.J., tonight (Aug. 17) and has scattered dates on the books through Oct. 9 in San Diego. Also on tap is a Jan. 13-15 stand in Agoura Hills, Calif.
A new DVD, "Live 1980," arrives Aug. 30 via Music Video Distribution. The set was taped Aug. 17, 1980, at the Phoenix Theatre in Petaluma, Calif.
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Post by Kamikaze Parrot on Aug 19, 2005 12:32:18 GMT -5
Filming Completed On Germs Biopic The end of the 1970s saw California's punk scene explode, spawning such bands as Black Flag, X, the Dead Kennedys and the Germs. The latter was fronted by a daredevil with a death wish, Darby Crash, who committed suicide (via drug overdose) the day before John Lennon was murdered in 1980. Now, his story will be told in the forthcoming biopic "What We Do Is Secret." While the Germs didn't enjoy as lengthy a career as some of their contemporaries -- they only released a single full-length album during their lifespan, the Joan Jett-produced "(GI)" in 1979 -- they have been mentioned as a favorite over the years by the likes of Nirvana and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, among others. "The idea came to me after film school," director Rodger Grossman tells Billboard.com. "I was thinking, 'What would be the most personal film I could possibly make?' And I thought something about punk rock would be not just a movie that speaks to what I'm about, but also really territory that hadn't been accurately depicted. And [it] needed [to be] a movie that was true and real and let people see what an amazing and exciting world punk is." With the aid of ex-Germs guitarist Pat Smear, Crash's family and others close to the late '70s/early '80s Hollywood punk scene, Grossman first began assembling what would become "What We Do Is Secret" nearly 10 years ago. But the director admits the extended process was a blessing in disguise, as he conducted "thousands of hours of original interviews," and was able to find an actor he feels did a masterful job capturing Crash on film -- Shane West, who is best known as Dr. Ray Barnett on "E.R." "[West] got so close to being Darby that it actually freaked out a lot of the scenesters that came by the set," Grossman says. "He committed to doing this role in a way that I've never seen an actor commit to do anything. He read all the books that Darby read. He got blue contacts and prosthetic teeth permanently affixed to his, which had to be 'chipped out' so his teeth were more like Darby's." "We actually formed a band for this movie, so the band practiced every day for months, to get to the point where they could play like the Germs," he continues. "So Shane was in the band rehearsal space every day. He's a singer and a guitarist, he has his own punk band, so for him, it was pretty easy to get the music end of things. Pat Smear was in the band room with them, and taught them how to play." In addition to West's role as Crash, the rest of the Germs were portrayed by Rick Gonzalez (as Smear), Bijou Phillips (bassist Lorna Doom) and Lukas Haas (drummer Don Bolles). Also appearing in the film is "Wildboyz" co-star Chris Pontius as singer Black Randy and Tina Majorino ("Napoleon Dynamite") as Crash's best friend, Michelle. The movie will be a mixture of music from the "movie Germs" and "real Germs," all under the watchful eye of Smear. "He did an extraordinary job. He rehearsed the band, he produced all the pre-records that we used in the movie, utilizing the band we put together as well as the remaining members of the Germs -- Don and Lorna. He produced the recordings of the other bands that perform in the movie -- the Mae Shi performed as the Screamers and the Bronx perform as Black Flag." However, the movie does not cover Crash's entire life. "Darby had a 'five-year plan' -- to become a legend," Grossman says. "And after that, he committed suicide. We start the movie in high school with Darby, who was then 'Paul,' and Pat Smear, who was than 'George,' with Darby telling Pat about his 'five-year plan.' And the movie traces [those] five years." With filming complete, Grossman's goal is to premiere "What We Do Is Secret" at next year's Sundance Film Festival. The film does not yet have a distributor in the United States, although there are some partners lined up internationally. Interesting
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Post by Ockham's Razor on Aug 19, 2005 13:28:37 GMT -5
In Memoriam: Randall J."Biscuit" Turner of Big Boys (1949-2005) The sad news has come in that Randall J."Biscuit" Turner of pioneering Austin punk act Big Boys has passed away. Forming in the late 70s, the band consisted of the occasionally cross-dressing Randy “Biscuit” Turner, with Tim Kerr on guitar, Chris Gates playing bass, and Rey Washam on drums. Though clearly driven by hardcore punk, the band also dabbled with humor, eclectic songwriting and a funk influence which made them a precursor to bands like Fishbone and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Besides those influences, the band at times played an early brand of post-punk not unlike their contemporaries The Minutemen. The unique sounding band was gained a loyal national following after appearing on a number of skateboard magazine, Thrasher's, popular compilations, and were known for their encouragement of crowd participation, breaking down the barriers between performer and audience.
In 1993, Touch and Go compiled two anthology CDs for the band, titled The Skinny Elvis and The Fat Elvis which included essays from Fugazi/Minor threat frontman Ian MacKaye and producer Steve Albini.
At the end of early shows the band was famous for yelling, "OK y'all, go start your own band".
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Post by Kamikaze Parrot on Aug 19, 2005 13:31:02 GMT -5
In Memoriam: Randall J."Biscuit" Turner of Big Boys (1949-2005) The sad news has come in that Randall J."Biscuit" Turner of pioneering Austin punk act Big Boys has passed away. Forming in the late 70s, the band consisted of the occasionally cross-dressing Randy “Biscuit” Turner, with Tim Kerr on guitar, Chris Gates playing bass, and Rey Washam on drums. Though clearly driven by hardcore punk, the band also dabbled with humor, eclectic songwriting and a funk influence which made them a precursor to bands like Fishbone and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Besides those influences, the band at times played an early brand of post-punk not unlike their contemporaries The Minutemen. The unique sounding band was gained a loyal national following after appearing on a number of skateboard magazine, Thrasher's, popular compilations, and were known for their encouragement of crowd participation, breaking down the barriers between performer and audience. In 1993, Touch and Go compiled two anthology CDs for the band, titled The Skinny Elvis and The Fat Elvis which included essays from Fugazi/Minor threat frontman Ian MacKaye and producer Steve Albini. At the end of early shows the band was famous for yelling, "OK y'all, go start your own band".
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