When life was loud

Muse have finally ditched their unjustified Radiohead-esque tag to become headliners in their own right (picture: Tony Haresign) The Scotsman  Friday 30 June 2000 Next weekend, a field near Kinross will be transformed into the festival capital of the UK - and Muse could well prove to be the main attraction, says Paul Whitelaw.   Pretentiousness, as someone probably very pretentious once said, is the enemy of tiny minds. Muse, the UK's latest great white hope, have encountered countless tiny minds upon their vertiginous rise, minds ill-disposed to their Devonshire three piece's giddy, ostentatious mix of Radiohead-esque pomp and Nirvana-splattered viscera.   Derided as mindlessly derivative and windily pompous, Muse wear the mantle of misunderstood pioneers with thinly-veiled pride. For Muse-and in particular their skinny front-chap Matt Bellamy - know that vindication is but a chart-beat away. Bristling with an assurance and self-belief which is a million miles ...

Kerrang!  January 8th 2005, Issue #1038 Velvet Revolver, Green Day, Muse and Sum 41 all performed live at the "KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas" concert in Los Angeles on December 11 and 12.  The annual event, sponsored by Los Angeles rock radio station KROQ, was held at the 6000-capacity Universal Amphitheatre.  The Saturday night concert featured sets from Muse, Jimmy Eat World, Interpol and The Music. The following evening bill was full of extra special Christmas surprises. Green Day chose to ignore their legacy of hits and instead performed their "American Idiot" rock opera in its entirety to the delight of the crowd. Not to be outdone, Incubus invited two members from legendary 80s rockers The Police onstage. Drummer Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers helped the California rockers perform cover versions of classic songs "Roseanne" and "Message In A Bottle". Good Charlotte, My Chemical Romance, Papa Roach, Social Distortion, The Used and Velvet ...

(Note: the guy behind them is the translator) "Today we'll be presenting Muse." The lady doing the introduction says she is very excited. The format is the same as before, "Yooooooo ask!" Basically, people call in and ask their favorite band questions. I think this may have been the final segement of this particular show.  During the intro we see Muse walking past the "FUBU" shop, (someone, probably Matthew, is counting "1,2,3" they raise their hands, wave and go inside) After the intro, we cut to the studio. A white sofa and set, and a woman presenting, who sits apart on a white chair. HOST: MTV "YOU ASK" has begun!  She asks everyone to take the day off and have a good time, and participate. It's a special guest only event for Muse.  "Everyone...Muse!" To applause and "New Born" playing in the background, they enter.  MATTHEW: Hello. Nice to meet you. DOMINIC: Dom. Hello. CHRISTOPHER: Hello. After shaking h...

Portsmouth Evening News - Monday 27 December 1999 "Masked rockers Slipknot have proved so popular that their show at the Pyramids Centre in Southsea on March 3 has been moved to the bigger Portsmouth Guildhall. Original tickets remain valid and more are now on sale from the Guildhall box office"

Portsmouth Evening News - Monday 27 December 1999 JULY "Muse made their third visit to Southsea in a matter of weeks, and played one of the gigs of the year" OCTOBER "Skunk Anansie showed fans at the Guildhall that rock (that's ROCK!) can still sound good, and just as impressive was another appearance from Muse in the support slot (do they never sleep?)"   Muse article index

Little 5'3 Joey sitting on Chris Fehn's knee! SLIPKNOT 1999 Howard Stern show May Early First Album Interview June Transcript - Interview from West Palm Beach, Florida (27th June 1999) December Dates for your diary 2002 March SLIPKNOT JAPAN TOUR - Tokyo Bay N.K. Hall (March 25th, 2002) June Shock rockers at Odyssey August New Mettle behind the masks  2015 100 Drum Heroes 2015 - Joey Jordison (Rhythm Magazine) MURDERDOLLS EXTERNAL LINKS 'These Huge, Tattooed, Bearded Men Would Start Crying When They Talked to Us': How Joey Jordison's Sisters Preserved the Drummer's Legacy With Help From Fans

AKA the time Sid stole an interview without saying a word. Note about date and place - I am told this is in fact from an Ozzfest show. INTRODUCTIONS JOEY: I'm Joey from Slipknot. I'm number one and I play the drums.  COREY: I'm Corey, singer for Slipknot. I'm number eight. SID: Sid. I'm zero. DJ. SHAWN (holding up his middle finger): I'm the clown. Number six. I play percussion. MICK: Mick. Number seven. Guitar.  PAUL: Paul. number two, and I play bass. CRAIG: 133. Number five. Samples and keyboards. JIM: James. Number four. I play guitar. CHRIS (stroking his nose): Chris. Number three. I play percussion. Don't be afraid to pull on your stick, man. INTERVIEW (Joey appears to be sitting on Chris Fehn's knee) Q: How did growing up in Iowa, influence your music? JOEY: Ummm, as far as our music goes, I can't speak for anyone else, but as far as all nine of us go, umm I guess what you see right now and like if you have heard any of the music and the music...

Short interview Kerrang! January 8th 2005 (Issue 1038) 1. HOW'S THINGS >> I'm good, chilling  2. WHERE ARE YOU AND WHAT CAN YOU SEE OUT OF THE WINDOW? >> I am in my bus looking out at I think a military fucking instalment near to San Diego. 3. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU PUT IN YOUR MOUTH? >> A spoon, I think 4. WHAT RUMOUR WOULD YOU LIKE TO START ABOUT YOURSELF? >> That I'm secretly having an affair with my assistant.  5. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE A GIRL FOR A DAY? >> I would fuck my pussy all day to see what it feels like.  6. WHAT ONE THING WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHANGE ABOUT YOURSELF? >> Fuck, I love myself.  7. WHAT'S YOUR SEXUAL FANTASY? >> I have fulfilled all of them. I have none.  8. WHAT DO YOU LOOK FOR IN A GIRL/BOYFRIEND. >> Innocence, but a whore  9. WHAT ARE YOU OBSESSED WITH? >> I am obsessed with anything that's dark. The dark side of human nature.  10. WHAT WOULD SURPRISE PEOPLE ABOU...

"I was watching AHC's performance surprisingly calmly, but as soon as it finished, AC/DC's "For Those About To Rock" started playing at full volume... and then a curtain with the SLIPKNOT logo (a modified "S" with a pentagram) came down. The audience erupted in a roar. Whether I liked it or not, my excitement was building, and before I knew it, people were trickling into the previously sparsely packed back block. Ah, so many people were there just to see SLIPKNOT? From here, it took about 40 minutes for the set change, but so many people came that I started to feel like, "Maybe this isn't the time to just sit back and watch the show..." Around 7:30pm, the lights went out again. The new soundtrack began to play... Light shone on the curtain from inside, and a faint figure was reflected in it. It was a figure holding an instrument, with a head that was clearly different from that of a normal person... (laughs) As soon as the set ended, the c...

1994 February MP joins battle of the bands 1995 June Guest band at the Ivy House, Teignmouth, blurb 1996 1997 May The Cavern, Exeter 1998 1999 December Farewell to 1999 and rock 'n' roll on 2000 CD Review with Barry Rutter (mention) 2000 Webfree TV, Austria June T IN THE PARK: Rhapsody in Balado  Moved by the Muse August Interview - Reading Festival 2000 Newspaper advertisement - Slane Castle MTV Lowlands Festival 2000 Interview 2001 Origin of Symmetry Interview - Abbey Road July MTV Japan: You Ask! Premier gigs in Japan 2001. Origin of Symmetry. 2002 2003 September Advert for Muse at the nec arena, Birmingham 2003 December Album of the year - Absolution Matt Bellamy: the ONLY guitar interview!  2004 February And you wouldn't want to miss - Muse at the Olympia August Darkness reigns over at hard rock awards bash (mention) 2005 January KROQ Show boasts galaxy of stars at annual bash HYSTERIA - Muse Triumph - On the second attempt - At their biggest UK shows to date May Sunsc...