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This Machine Kills Artists, the solo-acoustic debut from King Buzzo is out today, June 3rd via Ipecac! Check out the full-album stream at Dangerous Minds. In addition to the U.S. tour which begins on June 10th in San Diego, Buzz has also just announced that he'll be touring Europe and Australia over August/September.

After a 31-year career in music with the Melvins, which has born over 30 albums of studio and live material, dozens of limited and highly limited 12-inch, 10-inch, and 7-inch records, and north of 2000 live performances why is he going acoustic now?

Because it actually makes sense.

After all, Buzz has written the vast majority of the Melvins’ songs with a fair amount of them originally written on an acoustic guitar and then simply transferred to electric. "I recorded most of This Machine Kills Artists with my red white and blue Buck Owens American acoustic. It's a great guitar and is pretty much irreplaceable so it's staying home for tours. It's too bad really. Maybe I can paint the Chinese one I use live red white and blue! Ha!"

This Machine Kills Artists is an authentically acoustic album with no electric guitars, amplifiers or direct boxes used during the 17-track release’s recording. Buzz’s live performance, previewed in a brief March tour, is equally raw, with the legendary singer/guitar player armed with only his guitar and his quirky-yet-captivating stories.

"I have no interest in sounding like a crappy version of James Taylor or a half assed version of Woody Guthrie,” explained Buzz. “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." This Machine Kills Artists isn’t merely Melvins Lite (hey, there already is a Melvins Lite!), instead the album offers a surprising new side to the grunge progenitor, songs when offered naked further highlight what a powerful songwriter the Melvins’ front man is.

Along with the new album Buzz will be hitting the road on a giant tour that will take him all the way around the world! The tour itself will begin in the U.S. with a multi-month outing before winding it’s way throughout the globe. The songs on This Machine Kills Artists were written to be performed live and that's exactly what Buzz plans on doing.

It's all about digging it out of the dirt...

The more you work the luckier you get...

King Buzzo Solo Acoustic Australia Tour

August 13, 2014 - Adelaide, SA - Enigma Bar
August 14, 2014 - Geelong, VIC - Barwon Club
August 15, 2014 - Melbourne, VIC - Ding Dong Lounge
August 20, 2014 - Newcastle, NSW - The Small Ballroom
August 21, 2014 - Sydney, NSW - Newtown Social Club
August 22, 2014 - Wollongong, NSW - Anita's Theatre
August 23, 2014 - Canberra, ACT - Transit Bar
August 24, 2014 - Brisbane, QLD - Black Bear Lodge
August 26, 2014 - Perth, WA - Astor Lounge

King Buzzo Solo Acoustic European Tour

August 30, 2014 - Brighton, England - The Haunt
August 31, 2014 - Paris, France - Noveau Casino
September 1, 2014 - Köln (Cologne), Germany - Gebäude 9
September 3, 2014 - Dresden, Germany - Beatpol
September 4, 2014 - Vienna, Austria - Arena
September 5, 2014 - Judenburg, Austria - Rock Is Hell Fest
September 7, 2014 - Ravenna, Italy - Hana-bi
September 8, 2014 - Bologna, Italy - Locomotiv
September 9, 2014 - Milan, Italy - Carroponte
September 10, 2014 - Düdingen, Switzerland - Bad Bonn
September 11, 2014 - Zurich, Switzerland - Rote Fabrik (w/ Philm)
September 13, 2014 - Schorndorf, Germany - Manufaktur
September 14, 2014 - Munich, Germany - Kranhalle
September 15, 2014 - Frankfurt, Germany - Mousonturm
September 18, 2014 - Tilburg, The Netherlands - Incubate Fest
September 19, 2014 - Kortrijk, Belguim - De Kreun
September 20, 2014 - London, England - Oslo
September 21, 2014 - Bristol, England


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SCIONAV just put up for streaming and download "The Hesitation Twist", a new song from Buzz's upcoming solo acoustic album. The track will also be released as a 7" split with Tweak Bird!

 
AmRep has also announced that the latest Sugar Daddy split series 12"s will be up for sale at SHOXOP on 5/20 around 5:30 Central time.  Only a portion of them will go on sale at that time, the rest will be held back for the upcoming King Buzzo Summer Showdown with the U.S.A. Vol. 11 is Star Spangled Banner/Dogs and Cattle Prods(Melvins 1983), Vol. 12 is A History of Bad Men/The Vulgar Joke(King Buzzo).

 

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The Quietus has debuted Instrument of God, another song from Buzz's This Machine Kills Artists solo acoustic album which is set to come out in less than a month! Buzz has also added a few more dates to his upcoming U.S. solo acoustic tour and Fest 13 has also announced that the Melvins have been added to their lineup.

Jul 05 2014 - The Westcott Theater - Syracuse, NY
Jul 09 2014 - Dover Brickhouse - Dover, NH
Jul 11 2014 - The Met - Pawtucket, RI
Jul 19 2014 - Visulite Theater - Charlotte, NC


AmRep has been posting some sneak peaks of a few releases that are on the horizon!


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The Color of Noise, a documentary on Tom Hazelmeyer/HAZE XXL & his record label Amphetamine Reptile Records is scheduled to premiere on May 30th in Nashville, TN at Third Man Records. AmRep has been releasing Melvins stuff since the early 90's and they're featured throughout the documentary. Rumor has it there will be a handful of new releases from the label available for the first time at this event so if you're in the area or can make the trek you should definitely check it out!

More info for the event at thirdmanrecords.com

 

 

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via Noisey: "You know how you watch CNN or whatever and they have a tip line? I guarantee that mailbox is probably 99.9999% filled with the dumbest bullshit iPhone videos, blog links, emails about replica watches, and more proof that man is currently devolving back to ape (see the film Idiocracy). Anyway, finding a gem in that cesspool almost makes wading through the neck-high sewage totally worth it. Here is an example of the 0.0001%. Looks like a teaser for a Melvins documentary, or a greatest hits, or a video compilation or something. Any way you slice it, holy fuck."

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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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