The word is out on various music news sites that the Melvins first album recorded with Big Business is due out on October 10th on Ipecac Records. There are some photos of them in the studio located at kaztsurudome.com/melvins/melvins.htm
Buzz has been quoted as saying 'I'm very pleased with the results and I can't wait to play this stuff live.'
Speaking of which, the fall tour dates are starting to roll in, take note of the date in England for the Thurston Moore curated ATP festival, no word on which day Melvins will play:
All dates with Big Business
Aug 27, 2006 the Scene Bar Glendale, CA
Sep 6, 2006 The Library Sacramento, CA
Sep 8, 2006 WOW Hall Eugene, OR
Sep 9, 2006 The Roseland Theater Portland, OR
Sep 10, 2006 Hell's Kitchen Tacoma, WA
Sep 11, 2006 Neumo's Crystal Ball Reading Room Seattle, WA
Sep 12, 2006 The Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
Sep 13, 2006 The Nightlight Bellinghaam, WA
Sep 15, 2006 Big Easy Concert House Spokane, WA
Sep 16, 2006 The Other Side Missoula, MT
Sep 17, 2006 Zebra Cocktail Lounge Bozeman, MT
Sep 18, 2006 the Mangy Moose Teton Village, WY
Sep 19, 2006 Aggie Theater Ft. Collins, CO
Sep 20, 2006 Gothic Theater Denver, CO
Sep 22, 2006 Granada Theater Lawrence, KS
Sep 23, 2006 House of Bricks Des Moines`, IA
Sep 24, 2006 the Reverb Cedar Falls, IA
Sep 25, 2006 Fine Line Music Cafe Minneapolis, MN
Sep 26, 2006 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
Sep 27, 2006 Shank Hall Milwaukee, WI
Sep 28, 2006 the Double Door Chicago, IL
Sep 29, 2006 the Magic Stick Detroit, MI
Sep 30, 2006 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI
Oct 1, 2006 Frankie's Toledo, OH
Oct 2, 2006 Top Cat's Cincinnati, OH
Oct 3, 2006 Little Brother's Columbus, OH
Oct 5, 2006 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
Oct 6, 2006 Showplace Theater Buffalo, NY
Oct 8, 2006 Axis Boston, MA
Oct 10, 2006 Higher Ground South Burlington, VT
Oct 11, 2006 Pearl Street Northampton, MA
Oct 12, 2006 Toad's Place New Haven, CT
Oct 13, 2006 The Living Room Providence, RI
Oct 16, 2006 Maxwell's Hoboken, NJ
Oct 17, 2006 Warsaw Brooklyn, NY
Oct 18, 2006 Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
Oct 19, 2006 Black Cat Washington, DC
Oct 20, 2006 Ottobar Baltimore, MD
Oct 21, 2006 Mr. Smalls Theater Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 23, 2006 Star Hill Music Hall Charlottesville, VA
Oct 24, 2006 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NC
Oct 25, 2006 the Milestone Charlotte, NC
Oct 26, 2006 the Orange Peel Asheville, NC
Oct 27, 2006 Ground Zero Spartanburg, SC
Oct 28, 2006 40 Watt Club Athens, GA
Oct 29, 2006 Whirlyball Atlanta Roswell, GA
Oct 31, 2006 Jack Rabbit's Jacksonville, FL
Nov 1, 2006 Beta Bar Tallahassee, FL
Nov 2, 2006 State Theatre Saint Petersburg, FL
Nov 3, 2006 The Social Orlando, FL
Nov 4, 2006 Abbey Road Gainesville, FL
Nov 5, 2006 the Culture Room Fort Lauderdale, FL
Nov 7, 2006 Bottle Tree Birmingham, AL
Nov 8, 2006 Rhythm&Brews Chattanooga, TN
Nov 9, 2006 Blue Cats Knoxville, TN
Nov 10, 2006 Exit In Nashville, TN
Nov 11, 2006 New Daisy Theatre Memphis, TN
Nov 12, 2006 Juanita's Cantina Little Rock, AR
Nov 14, 2006 One Eyed Jack's New Orleans, LA
Nov 16, 2006 White Rabbit San Antonio, TX
Nov 17, 2006 Emo's Austin, TX
Nov 18, 2006 Gypsy Tea Room Dallas, TX
Nov 20, 2006 The Conservatory Oklahoma City, OK
Nov 21, 2006 Bob's at Cain's Tulsa, OK
Nov 24, 2006 Launch Pad Albuquerque, NM
Nov 25, 2006 The Clubhouse Tempe, AZ
Nov 26, 2006 Celebrity Showroom, Downtown Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
Nov 28, 2006 New Oasis Reno, NV
Nov 29, 2006 Great American Music Hall San Francsisco, CA
Nov 30, 2006 Troubadour Los Angeles, CA
Dec 1, 2006 Casbah San Diego, CA
Dec 2, 2006 Detroit Bar Costa Mesa, CA
Dec. 8-10, 2006 Somerset, England ATP Nightmare Before Christmas festival
Another fun thing brought to my attention was this video of the melvins on german tv circa mid-90's through you tube.
Also Mammoth Press pulled together all the submitted questions from fans (as mentioned in the previous news post) and posted the resulting interview: mammothpress.com
