The Mars Volta, N*E*R*D Join Voodoo Experience Sep 5, 2008
Jonathan Cohen, N.Y. The Mars Volta, N*E*R*D, TV On The Radio, Irma Thomas, the Butthole Surfers, Fishbone and Ben Jelen have joined the lineup for the 2008 Voodoo Experience, to be held Oct. 24-26 at ' City Park ... The Mars Volta, N*E*R*D, TV On The Radio, Irma Thomas, the Butthole Surfers, Fishbone and Ben Jelen have joined the lineup for the 2008 Voodoo Experience, to be held Oct. 24-26 at New Orleans' City Park. (Billboard.com)
Altercation Marrs Butthole Surfers NYC Show Jul 31, 2008
Ron Hart, N.Y. The triumphant return of the Butthole Surfers to New York nearly ended in a melee last night (July 29) at Webster Hall, after frontman was escorted off-stage by security following a physical altercation with the club's soundman. But it wasn't before the band's classic '80s lineup, along with the assistance of various members of opening act Paul Green's School of Rock All-Stars, delivered a scorching set of nuggets from their Alternative Tentacles and Touch yday on the final night... (Billboard.com)
11 Things: Odds and ends May 30, 2008
That you knew the Butthole Surfers were reuniting. That you knew it was the original lineup of the 1980s. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Tiny Masters of Today, a little bit of punk before bedtime Dec 10, 2007
The band quickly made a name for itself in fashionable New York circles and had soon recorded an acclaimed first album, 'Bang Bang Boom Cake,' featuring collaborations from such musical luminaries as Fred Schneider of the B52s, Gibby Haines of the Butthole Surfers and Karen O and Nick Zimmer of the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs. Today, the Tiny Masters even count rock legend David Bowie among their fans. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Johnston's tortured soul inspires other musicians Aug 4, 2007
Your Connection to the. His voice crystallizes the pain of his illness. (Athens Banner-Herald)
'You're Gonna Miss Me': Roky Doc, By Kurt Loder Jun 19, 2007
In 1990, a number of Roky admirers REM, the Jesus and Mary Chain, and the Butthole Surfers among them contributed fond covers of his songs to a tribute compilation called "Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye." There's also a new and considerably more ferocious Euro comp called "Scandinavian Friends: A Tribute to Roky Erickson," which features a cover of "Stand for the Fire Demon" by a band called the Rokys. So what ever happened to Roky himself. (VHI.com -- Music News)
R.E.M., Bowie Set For Cobain Film Soundtrack... Jun 2, 2007
Some of the audio clips are woven through the album track list, which features R.E.M.'s "New Orleans Instrumental No. 1," Bowie's "The Man Who Sold the World," Pop's "The Passenger," Bad Brains' "Banned in D.C." and songs by such Cobain influences as the Melvins, the Vaselines, the Butthole Surfers and Scratch Acid. Gibbard's cover of Beat Happening's "Indian Summer," as well as a score piece with Steve Fisk, are exclusive to the album. (Billboard.com)
Goofy garage rockers Mar 11, 2007
Their sound is three-fourths indie rock, one-fourth punk and thoroughly silly, as if the Raconteurs were singing from The Butthole Surfers songbook. Davies lists his No. 1 influence as Moose's Tooth IPA. Musically, the band draws from groups as varied as Primus, AC/DC and The Stooges. (Anchorage Daily News)
* Riders of the tenth planet Mar 2, 2007
Think futuristic lyrics penned by J.R.R. Tolkein and performed by the Butthole Surfers, but with more distortion, and you get an idea of what Rocketgrrl is trying to do. "It's kind of like a science-fiction epic adventure," said Rocketgrrl's drummer, an American who calls himself Darin the Barbarian or Rock Starkey. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
