the mars volta video- since we’ve been wrong
June 25, 2009
entire mars volta album ‘octahedron’ streaming now
June 16, 2009
you can listen to the mars volta’s entire upcoming album octahedron right now on their myspace.
buy it next tuesday the 23rd.
click here to listen two new songs from the mars volta’s upcoming album octahedron out june 23. to listen to “since we’ve been wrong” click on the cross hairs at the top of the diamond on the right of the painting. to listen to “cotopaxi” click the cross hairs on top of the mountain. the other cross hairs are some pictures of singer cedric bixler-zavala and guitarist omar rodríguez-lópez.
the two songs can also be heard on the mars volta’s myspace.
again the new album octahedron comes out june 23. the image below may or may not be the album art. we’ll find out.
the mars volta, chicago, aragon!
April 18, 2008
i’m going to see the mars volta this sunday night, the 20th in chicago at the aragon ballroom! the doors open at 5:30.
i am beside myself with excitement! i am going to take as many pictures as possible, and i will let all of you know how the show was. i hope to see some of you there. it will be a very beautiful experience.
omar rodriguez lopez’s calibration video
February 18, 2008
omar rodriguez lopez of the mars volta has released a video for “calibration,” the single from the likewise named album.
calibration (is pushing luck and key too far) is available in stores and online now.
image from omar’s myspace
the mars volta tour update as of 2/14
February 6, 2008
Feb 17 2008 8:00P Docks Hamburg
Feb 19 2008 8:00P Sentrum Oslo
Feb 20 2008 8:00P Cirkus Stockholm
Feb 22 2008 8:00P Vega Copenhagen
Feb 24 2008 8:00P Huxleys Berlin
Feb 26 2008 8:00P Volkshaus Zurich
Feb 27 2008 8:00P Alcatraz Milan
Feb 29 2008 8:00P La Riviera Madrid
Mar 1 2008 8:00P Razzamatazz Barcelona
Mar 3 2008 8:00P Elser Halle Munich
Mar 5 2008 8:00P Olympia Paris
Mar 6 2008 8:00P 013 Music Hall Tilburg
Mar 8 2008 8:00P Palladium Cologne
Mar 9 2008 8:00P Ancienne Belgique Brussels
Mar 11 2008 8:00P Academy Glasgow
Mar 13 2008 8:00P Apollo Manchester
Mar 14 2008 8:00P Brixton Academy London
April 1 – Orlando, Fla. @ House of Blues
April 4 – Myrtle Beach, S.C. @ House of Blues
April 5 – Atlanta, Ga. @ The Tabernacle
April 17 – St. Louis, Mo. @ The Pageant
April 18 – Columbus, Ohio @ Newport Music Hall
April 20 – Chicago, Ill. @ Aragon Ballroom (i’ll be there)
April 21 – St. Paul, Minn. @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
more to come…
the bedlam in goliath, the mars volta fail to disappoint once again
January 29, 2008
the bedlam in goliath is definitely a faster paced album. the closest thing to slower songs like asilos magdelena, and the widow, would be tourniquet man. which is also the shortest song on the album. no time for slow songs on this one.
goliath and parts of agadez are the only songs that resemble such favorites as l’via l’viaquez, drunkship of lanterns, viscera eyes, and one of my all time favorites day of the baphomets, more rhythmic, cultural grooves that make you want to dance. soothsayer seems at times like it is trying, but it remains with the more intense songs that make up the majority.
there is definitely that underlying rhythm throughout the album that they have perfected and stuck with since frances the mute.
this album has a de-loused seamlessness to it, but at a much faster pace. it revisits their post-at the drive-in days like the tremulant ep. making this a great mix of the different sounds they have experimented with, polished, and refined since the less structured but classic avant-garde days of at the drive-in.
all in all it is a non stop work of art. they just can’t disappoint and can’t be stopped. another testament to the genius that is omar rodriguez lopez and cedric bixler zavala.
with help and support from the many musicians who have played live, helped write, and helped record, like john frusciante and flea. (what was that you were saying about the bad influence of the chili peppers? you know who you are).
here is an article explaining the concept and inspiration for bedlam in goliath, with audio clips
the day is upon us… the bedlam in goliath
January 28, 2008
the mars volta’s new album “the bedlam in goliath” comes out tomorrow.
they recently put two new songs, “metatron,” and “ouroboros” on their myspace. “wax simulacra” has been on their myspace and available for download from itunes for some time now.
i have seen mixed reviews about this album thus far, some just plain arrogant, saying things like the red hot chili peppers are a bad influence on the mars volta (you know who you are).
well if you are familiar at all with me and my site you will know that i disagree very much with that.
the same reviewer apparently dislikes funk and slap bass as well. well jog off then and go listen to some non funky, closed minded, non experimental, white bread, non cultural, non ethnic, non diverse, homogeneous rubbish and leave the mars volta to the rest of us.
the mars volta also have four videos on their website. they aren’t the actual music videos, but you get to hear the songs. the videos are also pretty entertaining. “goliath” is a good one.
click here for my review of the bedlam in goliath
in case you missed the mars volta on letterman
January 19, 2008
“wax simulacra” from their upcoming album belam in goliath jan 29th
the mars volta on david letterman + game based on the new album
January 15, 2008
the mars volta are going to be on the david letterman show this thursday the 17th.
the mars volta will also be celebrating the release of “the bedlam in goliath” with a show at san diego’s soma on january 29th.
tickets go on sale this friday, january 18th at 10am pst here.
you can pre-order “the bedlam in goliath” on amazon now, also there is a game on there that you can play called “goliath the soothsayer.”
“Omar Rodriguez Lopez (guitar, producer) was in a curio shop in Jerusalem when he found the Soothsayer, an archaic Ouija-style ‘talking board.’ ”
the game is based on a true story. said story is what inspired the mars volta to write “the bedlam in goliath.”
go here to play it. it’s really creepy. it reminded me of resident evil.
bedlam in goliath single “wax simulacra” now available on itunes. see previous post.
