Poppies on patrol were ecstatic to find out that their favorite band--Pop Will Eat Itself--reformed after a multi-year hiatus to play some U.K. gigs as part of the "Reformation" mini-tour. The response was phenomenal, and the results of those shows can be purchased in CD and DVD form.

Afterwards, rumors persisted that PWEI might be recording new material.

This rumor became reality on 11/4/05 when PWEI released a 10 minute teaser of the upcoming unnamed album. Upon multiple listens, the one minute snippets reveal a return to older styles circa "Box Frenzy" and "This Is The Day..."

You can download this to check it out via the link below:

Poppie Preview!

From Release Magazine:

There have been some Bauhaus future plan announcements in the past, but none so relevant as now. For many, this archetype UK gothic band died July 5, 1983 after their set at Hammersmith Palais, London.

The current rise of Bauhaus started with a performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Indio, California, in April this year. This also brought on a warm-up gig in a nearby club.

– The Coachella experience was nerve wrecking, but we got it together after the first few numbers, drummer Kevin Haskins tells me over the phone from Los Angeles. I talked to him before the new "Near the Atmosphere" tour start in Vancouver a while ago.

The Coachella audience was the largest the quartet ever played in front of.

– I feel more at home in smaller club venues, Haskins confesses.

He is "very excited" to be with the band again, on tour as a unit.

In a May 2002 interview with Release, Bauhaus singer Peter Murphy remarked not to be too surprised if Bauhaus returned again after the 1998 "Resurrection" tour. He confirmed their musical relationship:

– They're my brothers, those guys. I love'em.

The only new-era Bauhaus song released so far is "The Dog's a Vapour", made specifically for the "Heavy Metal 2000" film soundtrack.

Once the current "Near the Atmosphere" tour, which seems to continue through next year with a return to Europe in January, is complete, the intention is to record new material.

On the new recordings, Haskins says he'll go with "a more organic" traditional drum sound than turning to electronics. He's been experimenting lately with a Synare percussion synth device.

Finally, something about Haskins work outside Bauhaus. Together with musical production partner Doug DeAngelis (Love and Rockets, Nine Inch Nails, Pet Shop Boys), he has been scoring motion picture and TV music in the Los Angeles area under the label Messy Music. He mentions film "Employee of the Month" (2004) as one of their better works to catch, though the pair also worked on goth franchise "The Crow III". Messy Music has created recorded music under their own name including tracks with special guests like Flea from The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

From Side-Line:

In a chat with Side-Line, Douglas McCarthy has confirmed last Friday the rumours that the band is to reunite for a few selected live dates. The final okay for the reunion tour was given "by both Bon Harris and me when we met in Chicago earlier last week", Douglas said. There will only be a few selected dates and before you all start dreaming, the band has not yet started work on new material. Or "no, not yet...", as McCarthy puts it. It is expected that the band will take the opportunity to record and film live material. Only one date is sure yet: the Wave Gotik Treffen 2006. The gigs are booked by Neuwerk, a new German booking agency that was started by former employees of Protain and that already has Fixmer/McCarthy under its wings.

Ian of Flesh Field has posted free downloads of the out-of-print Inferior EP and Conquer Me EP. Both feature quality remixes from the likes of Haujobb, Icon of Coil, Imperative Reaction and Feinflug (among others). Fans of the band should hurry over to download these hard-to-find gems before they disappear!

If you are new to the band and like what you hear, do yourself and the band a favor and pick up their latest Strain.

Click here for the tracks!

Ronan from VNV Nation recently did an in-store appearance at Ozone UK in Portland Oregon before taking the stage later that night during the Formation Tour 2005.

Needless to say, I was a bit star-struck and couldn't think of anything interesting to say, except to blab on a bit on how much I loved his band and how long I'd been waiting to see him in concert (my Pastperfect DVD is getting worn out!)

Ronan seemed genuinely appreciative of my fanboy gushing (strangely enough) and was good enough to sign my "Matter + Form" CD...

Fortunately I did manage to "pop the question" (so to speak) regarding doing an interview of sorts on this very website. I was a bit nervous to do so, and I know Ronan is a busy guy with the tour and other interview commitments waiting for him when he gets home--but miracle of miracles he agreed after things have quieted down a bit! This made me very happy, as it has been a dream of sorts to get the opportunity to interview such a high profile and infuential artist such as himself. I'm definitely going to use the time I have available to put together the most captivating and thought-provoking interview I can muster so this whole thing will eventually come to fruition.

Pigface pictures from around the country
(including a few from supercoolnothing.com!)

Ghostbusters vs. NIN (The Hand That Feeds) Mashup

Peter Murphy tour dates for support of "Unshattered."

05.12.2005 House of Blues Lake | Buena Vista, FL
05.13.2005 The Masquerade | Atlanta, GA
05.15.2005 9:30 Club | Washington, DC
05.16.2005 B.B. King's Blues Club | New York, NY
05.17.2005 Odeon Concert Club | Cleveland, OH
05.18.2005 Metro/Smart Bar | Chicago, IL
05.20.2005 Ogden Theatre | Denver, CO
05.22.2005 Roseland Theater | Portland, OR
05.23.2005 Showbox | Seattle, WA
05.24.2005 The Fillmore | San Francisco, CA
05.26.2005 House of Blues | San Diego, CA
05.27.2005 Music Box At The Fonda | Los Angeles, CA
05.28.2005 House of Blues | Anaheim, CA

The first North American dates for Combichrist have been confirmed:

11.06.2005 Mexico City (MEX) | X Dada
25.06.2005 Madison (USA) | Inferno
03.07.2005 Washinton DC (USA) | Nation
17.07.2005 Los Angeles (USA) | Avalon
21.07.2005 Seattle (USA) | The Vogue

Killing Joke are opening for Motley Crue (!!!) on their U.K. dates...
(Plus a new studio album is due August 2005!)

One of my MYSPACE friends and fellow Cracknation boarder LordBeavis recently attended his first Pigface show and took some really snazzy pictures.

You can check out the pics here: http://home.comcast.net/~lyter/pics.html

Source: http://www.pissarmy.com/...rder=asc&start=0

Posted by Mrs. Al Jorgenson:

"Hello Everyone!

sorry for the silence. it's been busy around here!

wanted to update y'all on what is going on, but first want to apologize to the pissants who have sent me private messages. for some reason, i am unable to post replies to y'all. i will work it out with afra and get back to you soon.

Well, first off, Al just completed a re-mix of The Melvins/Jello Biafra project, a track entitled: "Enchanted Fist Thought." Then he was working on some interesting theme songs for two TV shows. Al calls it "cop rock." I'll tell you more about this if/when these projects move forward.

Next up, Al is producing a young musician, songwriter, producer from Detroit Spyder Baby (see www.spyderbaby.net), and just finished a remix of a track entitled "Bitter."

Then, Mr. Gibby Haynes came to Hell Paso for a spell, and he and Al and Mike Scaccia and Ginger Baker (ooops I mean Mark Baker) worked together in the studio for 10 days. It was awesome! I'll keep you posted on where all of that will lead as things unfurl themselves.

Unfortunately, our agent in Europe could not make a tour happen for Ministry this summer, which totally SUCKS and bummed me out for quite a while, but everything happens for a reason, and it looks like Al will spend the summer in the studio working on some new stuff for a couple of projects, so it is all good.

In the next little while, Ministry Evil Doer Tour swag will be available at the eStore, so if you missed us on tour in the States, you will still have a chance to capture the T-Shirt. ha ha!

And what a FANTASTIC tour it was, and we are so grateful to all of the pissants who came out and showed their support of Ministry, and to everyone who made it backstage, or the tour bus to say hello and introduce yourselves. We are especially grateful to the pissants who volunteered to man the voter registration booths at each show. You REALLY made a difference and we are very proud of the enthusiasm of our pissants who responded to this call to arms.

We cannot WAIT to get back on the road again, but it won't probably be until next year, the Year of the Dog (which is Al's chinese astrological sign).

2005 is showing itself to be a great year, and after all, it is the Year of the Cock (and that's all I'm gonna say for right now).

So between Cocks and Dogs, you shall be hearing and seeing more of Al."

May 06 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room – On Sale: 3/25/05
May 07 - Tampa, FL - The Masquerade – On Sale: Now
May 09 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall – On Sale: 3/25/05
May 11 - Atlanta, GA - Earthlink Live – On Sale: 3/25/05
May 12 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In – On Sale: 3/26/05
May 13 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues (18+) – On Sale: 3/26/05
May 14 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa – On Sale: 3/24/05
May 15 - Dallas, TX - Gypsy Ballroom (17+) – On Sale: 3/26/05
May 17 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre – On Sale: 3/25/05
May 18 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues * – On Sale: 3/18/05
May 19 - Los Angeles, CA - Avalon * – On Sale: 3/18/05
May 20 - San Diego, CA - 4th & B * (21+) – On Sale: 3/18/05
May 21 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore * – On Sale: 3/27/05
May 22 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore * – On Sale: 3/27/05
May 24 - Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre – On Sale: 3/26/05
May 25 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom (19+) – On Sale: 3/25/05
May 26 - Seattle, WA - Showbox – On Sale: 3/26/05
May 28 - Edmonton, AB CAN - Starlite Room (18+) – On Sale: 3/25/05
May 29 - Calgary, AB CAN - The Whiskey (18+) – On Sale: 3/25/05
May 31 - Salt Lake City, UT - Lo-Fi Café – On Sale: 3/25/05
Jun 01 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre – On Sale: 3/26/05
Jun 02 - Kansas City, MO - Madrid – On Sale: 3/26/05
Jun 03 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe (18+) – On Sale: 3/26/05
Jun 04 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave – On Sale: 3/26/05
Jun 06 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues (18+) – On Sale: 3/26/05
Jun 07 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues – On Sale: 3/30/05
Jun 08 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theater – On Sale: 3/25/05
Jun 09 - Toronto, ON CAN - The Phoenix – On Sale: 3/26/05
Jun 10 - Montréal, QC CAN - Spectrum – On Sale: 3/25/05
Jun 12 - Boston, MA - Axis (18+) – On Sale: 3/26/05
Jun 14 - Covington, KY - Madison Theatre – On Sale: 3/30/05
Jun 15 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero – On Sale:3/23/05
Jun 16 - Washington, DC - Nation (18+) – On Sale: Now
Jun 17 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza * – On Sale: 4/01/05
Jun 18 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza * – On Sale: 4/01/05