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26 songs released today! Here we are in 2003 and it's become obvious that we need to clear up a few things about the Melvins. 1. Remember, when some son-of-a-bitch sells you something, expect the goddamn thing to work. 2. The Melvins are NOT a "trick on music". Got It? It hasn't been a year since the last bona fide Melvins album but nonetheless, slated for release is yet another album... However, this here new one is actually a RE-release of the classic Melvins record "10 songs". Of course the NEW one has a NEW super deluxe cover and has been expanded to 26 songs. That's 16 more than the original! The record even includes a secret recording of one of their hometown buddies out of his mind on Angel Dust. This added historical window should fully explain their origin and current message in a way never before captured on record. Even if this reissue is 16 years old you can rest assured this record is up to date! If you get this record you can know there is nothin' or nobody ahead of you. Nobody knows nothin' that you don't know. All the cards are on the table friends and that's a fact! Dang! It's been damn near 20 years since these Melvins started and they still have yet to find the common decency to die or break up. The core-band of King Buzzo and Dale remains intact and they've had the same bass player since 1998! Hailing from the Minneapolis Cows is pioneering slide bass pervert Kevin "Rutmanis". The Melvins proclaim this lineup the definitive whatever you want to call it of whatever it is they think they do. Nothing should be denied them forever more. Don't try to twist around or screw up this last one, it's a lot easier to just surrender and let the good times roll. After all, the Japanese and the Germans surrendered and look at them now. One things for sure don't listen to anyone about anything. The masses and the media don't know shit. Have no fear, the Melvins and Ipecac know what they are doing. Just sit back and let these guys do the driving. Too many know nothing know it all music critics, humorless tire iron wielding troglodytes and internet weed heads spoil the broth.

1. Easy As It Was       
2. Now A Limo       
3. Grinding Process       
4. #2 Pencil       
5. At A Crawl       
6. Disinvite       
7. Snake Appeal       
8. Show Off Your Red Hands       
9. Over From Underground       
10. Crayfish       
11. Easy As It Was       
12. Now A Limo       
13. Griding Process       
14. At A Crawl       
15. Disinvite       
16. Snake Appeal       
17. Set Me Straight       
18. Show Off Your Red Hands       
19. #2 Pencil       
20. Grinding Process       
21. Snake Appeal       
22. At A Crawl       
23. Operation Blessing       
24. Breakfast On The Fly       
25. Ever Since My Accident       
26. "Hugh"

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The Cameron Jamie film BB, which is an 18 minute film involving Backyard Wrestling, is being played at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis right now up until May 4th. The soundtrack to this film is Hung Bunny/Roman Bird Dog from the Melvins Lysol(self-titled) cd.

B B(2000) was filmed after a long investigation of the backyard wrestling phenomenon in southern California. For two years Jamie followed groups of kids in the San Fernando Valley, shooting videos, going to their wrestling shows, and integrating himself into this community. The film itself was shot with two Super-8 cameras and is superimposed with the timeless, demented, slow, and forceful music of the Melvins. The combination of the slow-motion, black-and-white images with this music creates a dreamlike state that reinforces a nightmare quality. The challenge of such a project was to avoid an exploitative relationship to its topic. Jamie is not interested in authoring "arty white-trash chic," or in depicting violence in a traditional documentary way. The dreamlike form of the film takes the documentary format to another level, to what he calls a "purgatory state of being," a middle ground that, in his view, is perfectly embodied in the notion of suburbs. Go here for more info on the event. 

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It looks like Melvins and Tomahawk will be touring together this spring in the U.S. in the first ever "Ipecac travelling road show" which will also include either Skeleton Key or Dälek. It's supposed to begin late april or early may in time for the next Tomahawk album "Mit Gas" to be released, the 26 songs rerelease from melvins will also be out by this time as well. Apparently there are going to be quite a few dates for the tour, not just the standard big cities of the u.s. stay tuned to ipecac.com for tour dates. 

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Those of you in the midwest such as myself have a chance to see the melvins this sunday at grumpy's bar and grill in Minneapolis, MN, check it out.

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Ok, insiders, here is the scoop! The upcoming 7 - Melvins 7 inch singles will be a very limited edition and VERY hard to find. But our friends at Midheaven have the answer! Starting....... now you can preorder these singles. To do so you must send an e-mail to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Let them know which singles you are interested in and they will get your payment - shipping information. Do not worry that you don't see the singles on their site, they will have 500 of each! Please remeber to be patient. This is a new system we are trying, also keep in mind there are only 2500 of each of these singles so e-mail soon! The singles are for each of the songs that appeared on HOSTILE AMBIENT TAKEOVER. The b-side to each single is a cover.

The singles will be realeased like this: January 28 IPC 21 Melvins – Black Stooges/ Foaming fast version(Melvins) 7” IPC 22 Melvins – Dr. Geek/Return of Spiders(Alice Cooper) 7” February 11 IPC 23 Melvins – Little Judas Chongo/Jerkin' Krokus(Mott the Hoople) 7” IPC 24 Melvins – The Fool, The Meddling Idiot/Promise Me(the Gun Club) 7” February 25 IPC 25 Melvins – Brain Center at Whipples/Today Your Love,Tomorrow the World (Ramones) 7” IPC 26 Melvins – Foaming/Arny(Warlock Pinchers) 7” March 11 IPC 27 Melvins – The Anti-vermin Seed/Antivermin part 2(Melvins) 7” In other Melvins news look in the calendar section for a mini California tour and finally the reissue of the very first official Melvins release, now retitled 26 SONGS, loaded with extra demos and goodies due in March.

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from Southern.net...

The Melvins have announced a new (well, sorta) record. The first will be "26 Songs". Some of you may know this as the classic, nigh on impossible to find "10 songs" will be reissued, except that this time they have added 16 bonus tracks. "10 Songs" was a collection of early demos and apparently you can now only find it on E-bay, where one would expect to pay in the region of.... oooo well about the same you pay for a photo of Buzz Osbourne signed "Dear Metal, thanks for stealing all our ideas". "26 songs" will be released on Ipecac on March 11th 2003.

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