This year in Minehead, UK, All Tomorrow’s Parties is hosting Nightmare Before Christmas, a festival curated by none other than The Melvins and Mike Patton.

The festival starts on Friday, December 5th and goes through Sunday the 7th. The lineup, (at least for my tastes), is awesome.

The Melvins, Fantomas, Isis, Squarepusher, Butthole Surfers, Big Business, Dalek, The Black Heart Procession, Mastodon, The Damned, The Meat Puppets, Os Mutantes, Joe Lally and Monotonix are all bands I would love to see, especially on one bill.

The only problem with the festival is that a lot of fans here in the states aren’t going to be able to make it. As soon as this event occurs and other sites start to get some coverage up I will try and compile it here.

ATP Official Site.

Gibson.com has a great, brand-new interview with Buzz Osborne of The Melvins up at their site. In this interview Buzz Osborne discusses, among other things, the recording of The Melvins new album “Nude With Boots” and his thoughts on music in general.

One thing I thought was very interesting about the interview is that he mentions using Fender guitars in places on the new album. Buzz Osborne is usually associated with Les Paul Customs, as many Melvins fans know. Excerpt…

“I used my ’69 Les Paul on the whole album supported by a Silvertone, Telecaster, and an early ’90s reissue Mustang.”

You can check out the full interview here.

The Melvins are gearing up to tour this summer, in support of their new Ipecac Records album “Nude With Boots.” The band is once again paired with Big Business for the album and tour and they will also open each show on the tour separately.

I came across a pretty good interview with Buzz Osborne, lead singer/guitarist and songwriter of The Melvins. In it, he discusses some of his influences when making “Nude With Boots” and his general view of the band’s recorded output and history.

You can check it out here…

Buzz Osborne Interview @ Synthesis Radio.

Melvins Tour Dates:

06-16 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
06-17 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
07-16 Santa Barbara, CA - Velvet Jones *
07-17 Sacramento, CA - The Boardwalk *
07-18 San Francisco, CA - Slim’s *
07-19 Reno, NV - Club Underground *
07-21 Modesto, CA - Fat Cat *
07-26 Seattle, WA - Showbox at the Market
07-29 Teton Village, WY - Mangy Moose *
07-31 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre
08-03 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon *
08-04 Chicago, IL - Double Door *
08-05 Detroit, MI - Small’s *
08-06 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop *
08-07 Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom *
08-09 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club *
08-10 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street *
08-12 New Haven, CT - Toad’s Place *
08-13 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
08-15 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar *
08-16 Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle *
08-17 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn *
08-18 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club *
08-20 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks *

*w/Big Business opening.