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Buzz has just confirmed a seven-week U.S. tour, which kicks off June 10 in San Diego, CA! This will be in support of his full length solo acoustic album "This Machine Kills Artists" which will be coming out on June 3rd via Ipecac. He'll be documenting his tour through an ongoing travelogue on Noisey.com.Tickets for most shows will go on sale this Friday, April 4th. Buzz will also be playing the Scion A/V Rock Fest along with Big Business and others in Pomona, CA, it's a free show but you have to RSVP!

The A.V. Club has also premiered a song from Buzz's album for streaming, Drunken Baby! 


This Machine Kills Artists out June 3rd on Ipecac

May 17     Pomona, CA     Scion Rock Fest

June 10     San Diego, CA     The Casbah
June 11     Echo Park, CA     The Echo
June 12     Santa Ana, CA     The Observatory
June 13     Fresno, CA     Strummer's
June 14     Sacramento, CA     Assembly
June 15     San Francisco, CA     Great American Music Hall
June 17     Eugene, OR     Wow Hall
June 18     Portland, OR     Hawthorne Theatre
June 20     Seattle, WA     Neumo's
June 21     Bellingham, WA     The Shakedown
June 22     Spokane, WA     The Hop
June 23     Missoula, MT     The Palace
June 24     Billings, MT     The Railyard
June 26     Fargo, ND     The Aquarium
June 27     Minneapolis, MN     Grumpy's
June 28     Milwaukee, WI     Shank Hall
June 30   Grand Rapids, MI     The Pyramid Scheme
July 1     Columbus, OH     A&R Music Bar
July 2     Detroit, MI     Small's
July 3     Cleveland, OH     The Grog Shop
July 6     South Burlington, VT     Higher Ground
July 7     Portland, ME     Portland City Music Hall
July 10     Allston, MA     Brighton Music Hall
July 12     Hamden, CT     The Ballroom at The Outerspace
July 13     New York, NY     Santos Party House
July 14     Brooklyn, NY     The Wick
July 15     Philadelphia, PA     Underground Arts
July 17     Baltimore, MD     Ottobar
July 18     Charlottesville, VA     The Southern
July 20     Carrboro, NC     Cat's Cradle
July 22     Atlanta, GA     The Basement
July 23     Birmingham, AL     The Bottle Tree
July 25     New Orleans, LA     One Eyed Jack's
July 26     Houston, TX     Warehouse Live
July 27     Austin, TX     Red 7
July 28     San Antonio, TX     Limelight
July 30     Tucson, AZ     Club Congress
July 31     Pioneertown, CA     Pappy and Harriet's


Buzz w/ Henry Rollins at the KCRW studios, photo courtesy of Rachel Reynolds

Buzz was on Henry Rollins' radio show on KCRW on Sunday March 30th and chose the entire playlist for the 2 hour show! You can stream the show from KCRW or download the mp3 courtesy of the Rollins Archive. Read more for Buzz's chosen playlist...

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Great news! Hew Time is now available for streaming prior to the official release date of March 25th courtesy of Joyful Noise Recordings. As mentioned previously, Hew Time is the all drums/percussion album by Dale Crover, Coady Willis, and Joe Plummer. You can still pre-order the Gold Vinyl version with a digital download here. The gold vinyl version is limited to 1000 copies and is going fast, the black and gold version already sold out.

"The project started with Joe Plummer. He turned Coady and myself on to a Max Roach record called M'Boom. Originally Joe's idea was to cover that record. I convinced him that it would be impossible to do so, and we should take M'Boom as a creative influence on our own thing. So here it is. Hew Time!" - Dale Crover

"Joe Plummer (Black Heart Procession, Modest Mouse, The Shins)had an idea to record an all percussion record inspired by Max Roach's M'BOOM. He came down to LA and we (Joe, Dale Crover, and myself) set up shop in the Melvins' practice space. 3 drum kits, bongos, congas, and all manner of percussive devices were used to make Hew Time, a full length album out on Joyful Noise Records March 25. We are really excited about how it turned out! Recorded and mixed by Toshi Kasai. Hope you can check it out." - Coady Willis

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Today Buzz announced that he will be releasing his debut solo acoustic full-length album, This Machine Kills Artists, on June 3 via Ipecac Recordings! An extensive North American tour kicking off in June will be announced shortly.

Buzz said this of the release: "I have no interest in sounding like a crappy version of James Taylor or a half-assed version of Woody Guthrie, which is what happens when almost every rock and roller straps on an acoustic guitar. No thanks... This Machine Kills Artists is a different kind of animal."

Photograph from 3/2/14 Grumpy's show credit: Erichka Ilich

This Machine Kills Artists track listing:

  1. Dark Brown Teeth
  2. Rough Democracy
  3. Laid Back Walking
  4. Drunken Baby
  5. Vaulting Over A Microphone
  6. New River
  7. The Vulgar Joke
  8. Everything's Easy For You
  9. The Ripping Driving
  10. How I Became Offensive
  11. Instrument of God
  12. The Spoiled Brat
  13. Illegal Mona
  14. Good and Hostile
  15. The Blithering Idiot
  16. Useless King of the Punks
  17. The Hesitation Twist

Buzz only has a handful of dates left on his current tour including the Buzzo 50th Birthday Bonanza at Grumpy's on March 25th! Check the tour dates for more info.

Poster art by Math.I

 

Full set from Buzz's acoustic performance on 3/18/14 at Grimey's Record Shop in Nashville, TN courtesy of Joey Fuller

Brian Walsby has his Buzz Dylan t-shirt back in stock go to brianwalsby.net to make your purchase!

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The recently rumored all drumming album Hew Time featuring Dale Crover and Coady Willis along with Joe Plummer (of Modest Mouse/The Shins/Black Heart Procession) will be coming out on Joyful Noise Recordings March 25th!

Here is how Joe Plummer describes the project:
"I heard Max Roach’s M’Boom 14 years ago and I’ve wanted to make my own version with drummers I love ever since. Dale, Coady and I carved out our own compositions built from a combination of drum kits and dozens of percussion instruments. I couldn’t be prouder of the end result. Thank you for the inspiration Mr. Max Roach. It’s Hew Time!"

The self-titled album is released March 25th on vinyl & digital. The first vinyl pressing is limited to 500 hand-numbered copies on Gold & Black "A-side/B-side" vinyl [SOLD OUT]. The second pressing is limited to 1000 copies on Gold vinyl, available for $15 here.

TRACK LIST:
1. 2020 Is Yours!
2. Koopolder
3. Nine Pan Alley
4. Swung
5. Bell Door
6. Swimming Pool (Hidalgo Blues)
7. Tanguy
8. Bell Window
9. Sonny Bambo
10. Cave Rage

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Check out the new music video directed by Kyle Westbrook for "Warhead" the Venom cover with Scott Kelly of Neurosis from last year's covers album Everybody Loves Sausages!

The Melvins with Scott Kelly - "Warhead".

Here's some detail on the limited 10" Amrep is putting out for Buzz's first solo acoustic tour. A small amount were sold online today, but the majority will be sold on the tour. There are 400 of the red/white/blue and 100 of the splatter versions of the vinyl. (AmRep 094) The four unreleased tracks will be on the full length album later this year via Ipecac Recordings, Revolve and Let God Be Your Gardener are exclusive to the 10".

Side A

  1. Dark Brown Teeth
  2. Everything's Easy For You
  3. Drunken Baby

Side B

  1. Instrument of God
  2. Revolve
  3. Let God Be Your Gardener

Here's what Buzz had to say about the release via The Pitch: It's sort of like in the old days, when they used to release a single prior to the record. It's not even really a release. It's a release, but not like a regular release. There's 500 of 'em, none of 'em go to stores, and the only way you can buy it is either online through us or from me at a show. That's it. So, to call it a release, it's like, "Well, kinda ... "  We've done this in the past, and then we've had people go, "This stuff was already put out." I'm like, "Well, I don't consider 500 of them being put out a fair representation of it being released!"

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Exciting news! Buzz will be heading out on his very first solo, acoustic tour this February & March. The thirteen dates include an Austin performance at the Record Label Rummage Sale on March 13th as well as the free Scion AV Rock Show on February 26th in Los Angeles. 

“I’m looking forward to taking this show on the road!” Osborne added, “Solo acoustic is something I’d never thought I’d be doing. Maybe that’s why this will work!” 

In conjunction with the dates, a commemorative 10” titled 'This Machine Kills Artists' will be released via Amphetamine Reptile Records.

Rolling Stone has an article and the new track "Dark Brown Teeth" from Buzz streaming on their site:

Buzz has also been added as a speaker at South by Southwest alongside James Williamson of the Stooges on March 14th.

All the above dates go on-sale this Friday, Feb. 7

Art by HAZE XXL

The A.V. Club asked Buzz to pick songs by bands that were good, but blew it: "Metallica is a good example, because when their first record came out, I thought, “Oh, wow! This is a nice breath of fresh air.” From the first time I saw the back cover, it was like, ‘Those guys are ugly!’ These guys aren’t winning any beauty contests. Clearasil could use that cover as an ad, and it was great. ... Now, I would like to take the band on that back cover of the Kill ’Em All album—I would like to take those guys and put them in a time machine and run them forward and make them sit through Some Kind Of Monster and say, “Guys! Do not let this happen!” You know what I mean? How could they not be appalled? They go from a song called “Whiplash” to a psychiatrist in the studio for $10,000 a week. Metal up your ass, indeed."

Guitar World let fans submit questions for Buzz: "I would advise you not to do drugs. But if you’re going to do it, I would advise you to go insane with it. The only thing worse than a drug user is a candy-ass drug user."

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