Artist: John Carpenter
Genre(s):
Soundtrack
Discography:
Hallowen 20 Anniversary
Year: 1998
Tracks: 28
Friday 30 May 2008
John Carpenter
Artist: John Carpenter
Genre(s):
Soundtrack
Discography:
Hallowen 20 Anniversary
Year: 1998
Tracks: 28
Slipknot's next will 'rip your face off'
Band recording untitled album in Iowa
Nearly four years have passed since the release of Slipknot's "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)." But members of the masked metal act have little doubt that its as-yet-untitled fourth studio effort, tentatively due Aug. 12 via Roadrunner Records, will appease its loyal fans, the Maggots.
"It's going to rip your face off," Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor said with confidence. "I don't think the world will be ready for this album."
Declining to give an album title or song names, Taylor describes Slipknot's forthcoming set -- which is being recorded in the band's home state of Iowa -- as a "very dark" cross between "Vol. 3" and 2001's "Iowa." "It has so much power in it and yet there are so many great spots for melody," he said. "It's a controlled chaos that hits you right out of the gate."
Lyrically, "Instead of bitching about what went wrong in my life, I'm bitching about what's wrong in life, period," Taylor said, noting that his vocals are much more melodic than before. "I got to the point where I was tired of pretending that I couldn't sing every time I made a Slipknot album, so this time I'm going all out."
After finishing its 2005 tour in support of "Vol. 3" -- which has moved 1.4 million units in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan -- some of Slipknot's nine members took a break from the band to focus on other musical projects. Taylor, who also fronts rock act Stone Sour, spent the next two-and-a-half years promoting the band's 2006 sophomore release, "Come What(ever) May."
"But the whole time we were doing the Stone Sour album, I was writing and figuring stuff out for the Slipknot album," Taylor said. "So when it came time to work this, I already had notebooks full of stuff and my own musical ideas."
Although Stone Sour is currently on hiatus while Taylor focuses on Slipknot, new material is currently being written for the band's next studio album, according to Taylor.
Meanwhile, Slipknot's time apart has given the act a new sense of musical confidence and maturity, Taylor said. "I think we're all in way better places now," he says. "We're not afraid to speak up and say what we like and don't like. With that kind of confidence and maturity, you really get to explore different stuff."
Along with its new album, Slipknot will appear in "evolved" masks and uniforms, which Taylor described as "not just a costume -- it's a way of life." The vocalist declined to give specifics, but says the freshened outfits are "very dark and will fit in everything image-wise that we're making with this album."
Slipknot will co-headline this summer's 30-date Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem tour, which begins July 9 at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Wash. For its daily set, the metal outfit will keep it "bare bones," Taylor said. "We'll definitely have some stuff with us, but it's all going to be building toward the concept of the new album dropping."
After its time on Mayhem ends in late August, Slipknot will likely take a month off before heading to Europe for a fall tour. "Then at the beginning of the year it's all headline from there," Taylor noted. "We'll probably do about a year of touring."
As for recording future Slipknot material, "We really want to do this album and then play it by ear," Taylor said. "It's a band that deserves every little bit of intensity that you have. If it gets to the point where you're not feeling it anymore, then you're just not feeling it anymore."
Nearly four years have passed since the release of Slipknot's "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)." But members of the masked metal act have little doubt that its as-yet-untitled fourth studio effort, tentatively due Aug. 12 via Roadrunner Records, will appease its loyal fans, the Maggots.
"It's going to rip your face off," Slipknot vocalist Corey Taylor said with confidence. "I don't think the world will be ready for this album."
Declining to give an album title or song names, Taylor describes Slipknot's forthcoming set -- which is being recorded in the band's home state of Iowa -- as a "very dark" cross between "Vol. 3" and 2001's "Iowa." "It has so much power in it and yet there are so many great spots for melody," he said. "It's a controlled chaos that hits you right out of the gate."
Lyrically, "Instead of bitching about what went wrong in my life, I'm bitching about what's wrong in life, period," Taylor said, noting that his vocals are much more melodic than before. "I got to the point where I was tired of pretending that I couldn't sing every time I made a Slipknot album, so this time I'm going all out."
After finishing its 2005 tour in support of "Vol. 3" -- which has moved 1.4 million units in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan -- some of Slipknot's nine members took a break from the band to focus on other musical projects. Taylor, who also fronts rock act Stone Sour, spent the next two-and-a-half years promoting the band's 2006 sophomore release, "Come What(ever) May."
"But the whole time we were doing the Stone Sour album, I was writing and figuring stuff out for the Slipknot album," Taylor said. "So when it came time to work this, I already had notebooks full of stuff and my own musical ideas."
Although Stone Sour is currently on hiatus while Taylor focuses on Slipknot, new material is currently being written for the band's next studio album, according to Taylor.
Meanwhile, Slipknot's time apart has given the act a new sense of musical confidence and maturity, Taylor said. "I think we're all in way better places now," he says. "We're not afraid to speak up and say what we like and don't like. With that kind of confidence and maturity, you really get to explore different stuff."
Along with its new album, Slipknot will appear in "evolved" masks and uniforms, which Taylor described as "not just a costume -- it's a way of life." The vocalist declined to give specifics, but says the freshened outfits are "very dark and will fit in everything image-wise that we're making with this album."
Slipknot will co-headline this summer's 30-date Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem tour, which begins July 9 at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, Wash. For its daily set, the metal outfit will keep it "bare bones," Taylor said. "We'll definitely have some stuff with us, but it's all going to be building toward the concept of the new album dropping."
After its time on Mayhem ends in late August, Slipknot will likely take a month off before heading to Europe for a fall tour. "Then at the beginning of the year it's all headline from there," Taylor noted. "We'll probably do about a year of touring."
As for recording future Slipknot material, "We really want to do this album and then play it by ear," Taylor said. "It's a band that deserves every little bit of intensity that you have. If it gets to the point where you're not feeling it anymore, then you're just not feeling it anymore."
SONNY LANDRETH
From the Reach (Landfall): A-
Bayou slide guitar master Landreth didn’t need the help of Eric Clapton, Robben Ford, Dr. John, Mark Knopfler and Eric Johnson to make “From the Reach” his finest album yet by far. But it sure didn’t hurt. His interludes with Clapton and Johnson are especially glorious and thoroughly organic. Yet what makes it the best of Landreth’s six studio albums is the leap his songwriting has taken in the five years since his last. Penetrating lyrics (the killer Katrina lament “Blue Tarp Blues”) meet fresh new blues and Louisiana-based melodies (“Howlin’ Moon”) in an explosion of creativity. Formerly an exciting guitarist who could sing and write competently, Landreth’s performance on “From the Reach” marks his debut as a complete musician. Download: “When I Still Had You.”
Bayou slide guitar master Landreth didn’t need the help of Eric Clapton, Robben Ford, Dr. John, Mark Knopfler and Eric Johnson to make “From the Reach” his finest album yet by far. But it sure didn’t hurt. His interludes with Clapton and Johnson are especially glorious and thoroughly organic. Yet what makes it the best of Landreth’s six studio albums is the leap his songwriting has taken in the five years since his last. Penetrating lyrics (the killer Katrina lament “Blue Tarp Blues”) meet fresh new blues and Louisiana-based melodies (“Howlin’ Moon”) in an explosion of creativity. Formerly an exciting guitarist who could sing and write competently, Landreth’s performance on “From the Reach” marks his debut as a complete musician. Download: “When I Still Had You.”
Cotton quits X Factor for US career
Television presenter Fearne Cotton has reportedly quit 'The X Factor' after landing a deal for a new talent show in the US.
The 25-year-old star, who has hosted just one series of the spin-off show 'The Xtra Factor', is now planning to move to the US to pursue her television career there.
A source told The Sun: "Fearne had fun working on 'X Factor' but she decided to quit while she was ahead."
"There was no guarantee she would have been doing a second series. It made sense to make a clean break and concentrate on America."
Cotton has signed up to co-host the US talent show 'Last Comic Standing' on NBC.
The 25-year-old star, who has hosted just one series of the spin-off show 'The Xtra Factor', is now planning to move to the US to pursue her television career there.
A source told The Sun: "Fearne had fun working on 'X Factor' but she decided to quit while she was ahead."
"There was no guarantee she would have been doing a second series. It made sense to make a clean break and concentrate on America."
Cotton has signed up to co-host the US talent show 'Last Comic Standing' on NBC.
Colin Linden
Artist: Colin Linden
Genre(s):
Folk
Discography:
Southern Jumbo
Year: 2005
Tracks: 13
Canadian singer/songwriter Colin Linden has been delivering his own blues-oriented rock since the early '70s. He plays into sound evangel and family as well, devising Linden's ferment nearly recognizable across Canada. He has released a slew of records end-to-end the '80s and '90s, nigh notably victorious a Juno Award for South at Eight-North at Nine (1993) in 1994. He made quite an an impression on the American homefront with his 1997 release Through the Storm, Through the Night, but Linden continued making euphony into the new millennium and issued Raised By the Wolves in February 2000. His collaborations as well include work with Kim Wilson, Bruce Cockburn, the Band, and Mavis Staples.
Grey's Anatomy star battles skin cancer
'Grey's Anatomy' star Eric Dane, has revealed to OK! magazine that he has been diagnosed with skin cancer.
The 35-year-old actor, who plays Dr Mark Sloan in the hit show, became concerned after noticing an unusual patch of skin above his lips and immediately sought medical treatment.
He told the magazine: "I went to my dermatologist. He said it was malignant tissue caused by sun damage."
Doctors treated the growth by freezing it off with liquid nitrogen and Dane admitted it was a traumatic procedure.
He added: "My skin is very sensitive and my lip was traumatised by the procedure I had to go through. I didn't eat very well for a couple of weeks and lost a bunch of weight."
Despite dropping over 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms) during his ordeal, the actor has insisted he is on the road to recovery.
The 35-year-old actor, who plays Dr Mark Sloan in the hit show, became concerned after noticing an unusual patch of skin above his lips and immediately sought medical treatment.
He told the magazine: "I went to my dermatologist. He said it was malignant tissue caused by sun damage."
Doctors treated the growth by freezing it off with liquid nitrogen and Dane admitted it was a traumatic procedure.
He added: "My skin is very sensitive and my lip was traumatised by the procedure I had to go through. I didn't eat very well for a couple of weeks and lost a bunch of weight."
Despite dropping over 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms) during his ordeal, the actor has insisted he is on the road to recovery.
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