Video: Tomahawk - "South Paw"

Tomahawk are back with a new Vincent Forcier music video for Oddfellows tune “South Paw.” The clip see’s the band member’s transformed into puppets, something that I’m kind of surprised Mike Patton and crew haven’t done before as it fits the bands sense of humor to a T.

Video: “Retox 'YPLL' Documentary”

What we got here is a sweet ten minute documentary directed by Mitch Massie about the punk band Retox. Featuring new music from their forthcoming LP YPLL  (Out May 28) and open discussions about their recording process, touring, and overall philosophy on what it means to be a small hard working band today. Featuring interviews with band members Justin Pearson, Mike Crain, Brian Evans, Thor Dickey as well as fellow musicians Jason Hamacher (Frodus,) Buzz Osboorne (The Melvins,) Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs,) Trevor Dunn (Tomahawk,) Maxamillion Avila (Antioch Arrow) and Aaron Montaigne (Heroin.) 

Video: Tomahawk – “Oddfellows”

The video for "Oddfellows" complements Tomahawk’s sound perfectly, directed by Vincent Forcier, we get some fun-house styled animation in the form of demented cartoon sketches of ghouls and demons superimposed on top of distorted black and white performance footage of the band. 

Listen: Tomahawk - "Oddfellows"

We have already shared the stream and video for “Stone Letter” from super group Tomahawk, the musical project consisting of Duane Dennison, Trevor Dunn, Mike Patton and JohnStanier and today we got a stream of the title track from their forthcoming LP, Oddfellows. Likening this song even more than “Stone Letter", some great riffs from Duane has got me excited for more.

Video: Tomahawk - "Stone Letter"

Almost two months ago we heard our first new material from super group Tomahawk, the musical project consisting of Duane Dennison (The Jesus Lizard,Unsemble), Trevor Dunn (Fantomas, Melvins Lite), Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mondo Cane) and John Stanier (Battles, Helmet). The song was “Stone letter”, the lead single from the bands forth LP, due out shortly and entitled Oddfellows, and we now have a set of visuals to go along with it that is composed of live footage from various performances.

Go Buy This: Hydra Head Records - Massive Sale of Test Pressings, Original Artwork, etc.

This past September, seminal underground hardcore and metal label Hydra Head announced they’d be shutting down their operations after 20 years as mainstays in the scene. Head honcho Aaron Turner, who also played with the now defunct ISIS, released a statement about that decision  in which he detailed the reasons behind it and laid out a plan for the label moving forward. Hydra Head is now organizing massive sale of gems ranging from the small and accessible (stickers, pins, etc), to the large and costly (lots of 150+ rare records and test pressings, musical instruments, original artwork, 7″ box sets, etc), and a whole lot in between (t-shirts, subscriptions to future vinyl represses, box lots of highly discounted CDs and even a trip to Disney Land! It’s gift giving season so you might be able to find something very unique and special for that friend of yours who’s into anyone of the many great bands that released material through the label over the years. Check it all out HERE.

Listen: Tomahawk – “Stone Letter”

It’s been about six years since we have heard any new material from super group Tomahawk, the musical project consisting of Duane Dennison (The Jesus Lizard, Unsemble), Trevor Dunn (Fantomas, Melvins Lite), Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mondo Cane) and John Stanier (Battles, Helmet). The band recently announced the release of a fourth LP, titled Oddfellows. Now, we have a first taste of what the record will sound like, via brand new track “Stone Letter” as well as a short album preview below via youtube. The new album was described as a “full-on rock album” by Duane Dennison, who told Rolling Stone: “There’s no quirky weirdness – it’s very straightforward for us.  There’s almost like this weird, upbeat sound, what I call ‘heavy pop,” and Patton totally got the vibe right away… really heavy Beach Boys.”