Allstar: Rob Zombie/ Fear Factory/ Monster Magnet
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Rocktropolis allstar daily music news
September 9, 1998
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Edited by Carrie Borzillo
ROB ZOMBIE'S HELLISH TOUR KICKS OFF OCT. 6
Rob Zombie will kick off his North American tour on Oct. 6 at the
Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M., along with the previously
announced
Monster Magnet and Fear Factory.
As Zombie told allstar in July, his stage set is going to look
like "a
huge palace in hell... it'll be a fuckwad of shit for theaters. All I
care
about is giving the kids a kick-ass show." Expect lots of pyromania
and
a
video screen backdrop.
The tour is his first solo outing to support his debut, Hellbilly
Deluxe,
which debuted at No. 5 on The Billboard 200 last week with more than
120,000 units sold in week one alone.
In other Zombie news, Geffen received an email from a student named
Brooks in Texas, who was written up and given four demerits for
wearing
a
Zombie T-shirt because it said "Hell" on the back. Apparently, the
teachers
think Rob Zombie is evil and the principal said that only birds are
supposed to have Xs on them (referring to birds as targets, and to the
X on
Zombie's forehead on Hellbilly Deluxe).
Rob Zombie/ Fear Factory/ Monster Magnet tour dates:
Oct. 6, Albuquerque, N.M., Convention Center
Oct. 8, Austin, Texas, City Coliseum
Oct. 9, Houston, Aeriel Theater at Bayou Place
Oct. 10, Corpus Christi, Texas, Texas Sky Amphitheatre
Oct. 11, San Antonio, Texas, Sunken Gardens Amphitheatre
Oct. 13, Dallas, Bronco Bowl
Oct. 15, Atlanta, International Ballroom
Oct. 17, Dayton, Ohio, Hara Arena
Oct. 18, Peoria, Ill., PCC Exhibit Hall
Oct. 19, St. Louis, American Theatre
Oct. 21, Milwaukee, Wisc., Modjeska Theatre
Oct. 22, Davenport, Iowa, River Center
Oct. 24, Chicago, Aragon Ballroom
Oct. 25, Akron, Ohio, Rhodes Arena
Oct. 26, Upper Darby, Penn., Tower Theater
Oct. 28, New York, Roseland Ballroom
Oct. 29, Utica, N.Y., Utica Auditorium
Oct. 30, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Mid-Hudson Civic Center
Oct. 31, Lewiston, Maine, Central Maine Civic Center
Nov. 1, Worcester, Mass., Palladium
Nov. 3, Mississauga, Ontario, Arrow Hall
Nov. 4, Detroit, State Theatre
Nov. 6, Madison, Wisc., Dane County Exhibit Hall
Nov. 7, St. Paul, Roy Wilkins Auditorium
Nov. 8, Fargo, N.D., Civic Memorial Auditorium
Nov. 10, Kansas City, Kan., Memorial Hall
Nov. 12, Denver, Mammoth Events Center
Nov. 16, Vancouver, P.N.E. Forum
Nov. 18, Salem, Ore., Salem Armory
Nov. 24, Las Vegas, The Joint
Nov. 27, Mesa, Ariz., Mesa Amphitheater
-Carrie Borzillo
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NATALIE IMBRUGLIA RACKS UP NINE ARIA NOMINATIONS
Continuing her attempt at global pop dominance, Aussie singer
Natalie
Imbruglia has racked up nine nominations for the upcoming Australian
Record
Industry Association Awards (that's Australian for Grammy) on Oct.
20 in
Sydney, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Imbruglia, who is up for two MTV Music Video Awards on these shores
this
Thursday (Sept. 10), nabbed nominations for Best Album (Left of the
Middle), Best Single ("Torn"), Female Artist, New Talent, Debut Album,
Debut Single, and Best Pop Release for the singles "Torn" and "Big
Mistake."
Savage Garden, who cleaned up with 10 awards last year, are battling
the
Superjesus, the Whitlams (who nailed down eight nominations),
Regurgitator
(eight as well, including two for Best Video), and You Am I in the
Best
Australian Group category.
An especially interesting battle is shaping up in the Best Female
Artist
category, where Imbruglia goes head- to- head with another former
Neighbours star, Kylie Minogue (remember "Locomotion"?), who left the
show
in the 1980s to pursue a music career. Monique Brumby, Kate Caberano,
and
Tina Arena round out the category.
-Kevin Raub
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DAVE MATTHEWS BAND READIES LIVE ALBUM FOR NOVEMBER RELEASE
The second in a series of Dave Matthews Band live recordings is
slated
for a November release on RCA Records. The as- yet- untitled album
follows
1997's platinum- selling Live at Red Rocks 8-15-95 double CD, the
first
of
several forthcoming live performance releases by the band. The
specific
concert that will be featured on the second two-CD set is still being
decided, but, like Red Rocks, will include a complete, unedited record
of
the group's concert from start to finish.
The impetus behind the live series was the overwhelming fan demand
for
quality live recordings of the band. Like fellow groove rockers the
Grateful Dead and Phish, the Dave Matthews Band has always encouraged
the
taping of their live performances, but the quality of said tapes is
obviously poor. At one point, the band even allowed fans to patch into
the
soundboard until the bootlegging of material got out of hand. The live
series is designed to discourage that practice while upping the
quality
of
the recordings for the fans.
Meanwhile, Matthews and Co. are currently in Los Angeles filming the
video for "Crush," the third single from the latest studio effort,
Before
These Crowded Streets. The band will perform "Stay (Wasting Time)"
along
with jazz great Bela Fleck at the 15th Annual MTV Music Video Awards
on
Thursday (Sept. 10).
-Kevin Raub
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U2 TRACK LISTING ANNOUNCED FOR BEST OF 1980-1990
The track listing and name of the new single from U2's first of
three
greatest hits packages (allstar, Sept. 8), U2: The Best of 1980-1990,
have
been revealed.
The album hits stores on Nov. 3 as a limited- edition double-CD,
including a disc of 15 U2 B-sides from the '80s. The Best of 1980-1990
lands in stores without the bonus CD on Nov. 10.
"Sweetest Thing," which also appears on the album, will be released
as a
single to radio on Sept. 29. The song was originally written for The
Joshua
Tree, but was not finished in time for the album (the incomplete
version
later appeared as a B-side for "Where the Streets Have No Name"). The
band
finished the song for this album with producer Steve Lillywhite (U2,
Dave
Matthews Band).
Track Listing for The Best of 1980-1990:
"Pride (In the Name of Love)"
"New Year's Day"
"With or Without You"
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
"Sunday Bloody Sunday"
"Bad"
"Where the Streets Have No Name"
"I Will Follow"
"The Unforgettable Fire"
"Desire"
"Angel of Harlem"
"When Love Comes to Town"
"Sweetest Thing"
"All I Want Is You"
-Mike Magnuson
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ALANIS MORISSETTE LAUNCHES FIRST TOUR IN TWO YEARS
That Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie Alanis Morissette is hitting
the
road for the first time since 1996 for a series of 12 intimate warm-up
dates prior to the Nov. 3 release of her sophomore album and its
ensuing
full- scale tour.
Morissette, whose band will consist of bassist Chris Chaney,
guitarist
Nick Lashley (both of whom toured with her for Jagged Little Pill),
guitarist Joel Shearer, and Gary Novak on drums, starts things off at
the
Catalyst in Santa Cruz, Calif. on Oct. 11.
The set will include songs from the 17-track Supposed Former
Infatuation
Junkie, including her forthcoming single, "Thank U."
Alanis Morissette's club tour dates:
Oct. 11, Santa Cruz, Calif., the Catalyst
Oct. 12, San Francisco, Warfield
Oct. 14, Los Angeles, Palladium
Oct. 16, Dallas, Deep Ellum Live
Oct. 18, Chicago, Metro
Oct. 20, Detroit, State Theatre
Oct. 22, New York, Hammerstein Ballroom
Oct. 23, Boston, Avalon
Oct. 26, Philadelphia, Electric Factory
Oct. 27, Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club
Oct. 29, Atlanta, Tabernacle
Oct. 31, Toronto, Phoenix
-Mike Magnuson
PJ HARVEY BRINGS HER DESIRE TO NORTH AMERICA OCT. 20
PJ Harvey is bringing her desire to North America with a few months
worth
of just- announced dates. Harvey, whose Is This Desire? is due Sept.
29
on
Island, just wrapped up a month- long tour of European festivals on
Aug. 31.
The new dates kick off Oct. 20 at Show Box in Seattle and wrap up
Nov. 8
at the Roxy in Atlanta.
Oct. 20, Seattle, Show Box
Oct. 22, San Francisco, Warfield
Oct. 24, Los Angeles, Wiltern
Oct. 27, Minneapolis, First Ave.
Oct. 28, Chicago, Vic Theatre
Oct. 30, Toronto, The Warehouse
Nov. 1, Philadelphia, TBA
Nov. 2, Boston, Avalon Ballroom
Nov. 4, New York, Hammerstein Ballroom
Nov. 6, Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club
Nov. 8, Atlanta, Roxy
-Carrie Borzillo
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JULIANA HATFIELD, FIG DISH, JESUS LIZARD APPEAR ON LOCAL H TRACK
Local H/Stanford Prison Experiment Tour Starts Sept. 16
Juliana Hatfield, Fig Dish, and the Jesus Lizard found their way
onto
a
mysterious bonus track on Local H's new album, Pack Up the Cats,
released
Sept. 1 on Island. Well, it's actually on the bonus track on the
two-song
bonus CD that's being given away for free at Best Buy stores
nationwide
while supplies last.
The track consists of just answering machine messages that are heard
in
part on the album cut, "Hit the Skids Or: How I Learned to Stop
Worrying
and Love the Rock."
"It's messages by David Sims from the Jesus Lizard and friends of
ours,"
says Local H's Scott Lucas. What friends? "Blake [Smith] from Fig Dish
and
Juliana Hatfield's on it," he adds. "They're just saying whatever.
David is
talking about some party with English girls. We cut them up, and
there's
some kid going on about how I'm his dad."
As previously reported in allstar, the other bonus track is their
cover
of AC/DC's "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock N' Roll"
featuring producer/ musician Brendan O'Brien on the hurdy gurdy.
Meanwhile, Local H kick off a tour with Stanford Prison Experiment
on
Sept. 16 in Detroit. More dates will be added.
Local H/Stanford Prison Experiment tour:
Sept. 16, Detroit, St. Andrews Hall
Sept. 17, Cleveland, Peabody's
Sept. 19, Boston, Karma
Sept. 20, Hartford, Conn., Webster Theater
Sept. 22, Washington D.C., 9:30 Club
Sept. 24, New York, Bowery Ballroom
Sept. 25, Lancaster, Penn., Chameleon Club
Sept. 26, Charlotte, N.C., Carolina Music Fest.
Sept. 27, Atlanta, Cotton Club
Sept. 29, New Orleans, Jimmy's Music Club
Oct. 1, Houston, Fitzgerald's
Oct. 3, Phoenix, Bash On Ash
Oct. 4, Tucson, Rialto
Oct. 6, Los Angeles, Trobuadour
Oct. 7, Las Vegas, Huntridge Theatre
Oct. 8, San Francisco, Slims
Oct. 10, Portland, Ore., La Luna
Oct. 11, Seattle, RKCNDY
Oct. 14, Lawrence, Kansas, Granada Theater
-Carrie Borzillo
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EX-ALARM SINGER MIKE PETERS CEMENTS U.S. DATES
The first wave of dates for the ex-Alarm frontman's Interactive
Acoustic
Works U.S. tour have finally been cemented.
As previously reported in allstar, fans can pick the set list in
their
city by logging onto Peters' official Web site or faxing their
requests
to
011-44-174-557-1577. The entire Alarm back catalog, as well as all of
Peters' solo work, is fair game.
Peters' third solo album, Rise, will be released Oct. 13 on Velvel
Records.
Here are the first round of dates for Mike Peters Interactive Acoustic
Works U.S. tour:
Oct. 10, Boston, TT The Bears
Oct. 11, Washington, D.C., The Metro
Oct. 13, New York City, Mercury Lounge
Oct. 14, Asbury Park, N.J., The Saint
Oct. 15. Hoboken, N.J., Maxwells
Oct. 16, Philidelphia, TBA
Oct. 17, Balitmore, Daytona's (with Tom Tom Club)
Oct. 20, Chicago, House of Blues (with John Taylor)
Oct. 21, Columbus, Ohio, Mekka
Oct. 22, Cincinnati, Bogarts
Oct. 23, Cleveland, Agora
Oct. 24, Madison, Wis., Alvin's
Oct. 26, Minneapolis, Club Tavern
Oct. 29, Kansas City, Kan., Shank Hall
Oct. 30, St. Louis, TBA
-Kevin Raub
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GOSSIP:
Those of you who read a certain British music publication might have
noticed something familiar about their Sept. 8 story on New Order.
That's
because the band's quotes were apparently taken from allstar -- they
originated in Kevin Raub's exclusive interview with all four members
of
New
Order on Sept. 1. Yes, we're doing some wrist- slapping. Meanwhile, we
just
thought we'd remind you that you're always far more likely to read the
scoops here first...
Joan Jett is fine, but she had a seizure Tuesday (Sept. 8) night at an
ACLU
dinner honoring Danny Goldberg, chairman of the Mercury Records
Group at
Century City Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. While paramedics were on the
scene, Jett refused to go to the hospital. She was well enough to
make a
meeting at her label the next morning, though...
It's not yet confirmed, but it looks like Stabbing Westward might be
the
opening band for Depeche Mode's forthcoming North American tour. They
opened up the last leg of the Devotional tour, and have recently
expressed
interest in touring with them again and it seems like the feeling is
mutual. Purity is
opening up the European dates...
Contrary to published reports, Beck hasn't quite yet hired Anthony
Hoffer
as his new guitarist, according to a source at Geffen. If he does play
the
Silicon Planet Tour (he's still not confirmed for the shows), then he
will
have Hoffer alongside him, though those are the only plans he
apparently
has for the guitarist at press time...
-Miss Truth
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