August 27, 2002

Twiggy's DJ bit from Songs For The Deaf can now be found on the Audio page. On the CD, it can be found between tracks #10 and 11. I must add that this CD kicks major ass and I strongly recommend it. As an added bonus, the the first 200,000 pressings include a free DVD which includes concert clips as well as behind the scenes footage, so be quick or be out of luck!


August 26, 2002

Keep your ears open for Twiggy on the new Queens of the Stone Age album, Songs For The Deaf. He is one of several guest “DJs” (as in radio jock, not spinning), joining the likes of QOTSA collaborator Chris Goss and Amen’s Casey Chaos in a spoofy commentary on the state of modern rock radio. DJ “bits” and radio gimmicks appear throughout the album, providing interludes between and segues into the tracks on the CD. Songs For The Deaf hits record stores tomorrow, August 27th.


August 22, 2002

In addition to the work Twiggy has been doing with Head Band, MTV News reports that he has also been working on some songs for a demo that he hopes will secure him a record deal. As of now, he has not decided whether to present himself as a solo artist or with a group. More info on that as it becomes available.

Additionally, Marilyn Manson speaks further of Twiggy’s departure from the band, saying that although the two haven’t spoken in the months since the split, he still considers Twiggy a friend and misses him. For the full read on this (and details on the forthcoming Manson album) go to mtv.com News.


August 16, 2002

More site updates: Additional clips are up on the Audio page and four pictures have been added to the Candid/Miscellaneous page.


August 15, 2002

Site updates: I have just added an audio page, with four clips so far and more to be added shortly. You can check it out here. I have also added an artwork page. Email me with any submissions and, for your own protection, please be sure to watermark your work.

If you are looking for great quality video stills/screen captures, you’ll want to visit twig_n_finck. Starting with the “Get Your Gunn” video, this site has the most comprehensive library of stills on the internet. I have placed this link on the main photos page for future reference. More stills are due to be added soon, so continue to check back there. Anyone who is a fan of NIN/GnR guitarist Robin Finck should also be sure to check out this site.

Finally, on the chance that they really mean it this time, eaglevisionusa.com is now listing the DVD release date as being October 1st.


August 5, 2002

In an interview with Zero Now, composer/songwriter/guitarist Gerry Owens of Dublin's Skindive, who appeared at Ozzfest in Dublin back in May, speaks about his meeting with Twiggy. Hanging out with the band in an LA studio, Twiggy played guitar on one of the songs from their self-titled debut album. As things turned out, however, that version of the song never saw the light of day...

ZN: You were in Vancouver doing mixing for the album. You met Twiggy Ramirez [from Marilyn Manson], didn't you?

G:Well, that was in LA. We ended up not using the sessions we did in LA, because I was out there for about 6 weeks to work with a producer and see how it went and although he was a great guy, it was ending up sounding different to how it should have been. A record company, when they take on a band, and are spending a lot of money on them, feels that they need to have the band in a safe pair of hands. And a safe pair of hands is someone who's done it before. Now, the biggest threat to a new band is a producer. 80% of the time a producer will make it sound completely different to the way it's meant to sound. The demos are exactly the same as the end product, except the end product sounds a little bit better, because it's put through better processing et cetera. So my aim is to make sure that the songs stay as they are, because a record company can take on a band and do the album, and not recognise the band that comes out at the end of it. They sign them because they like them, and then somebody else changes them. So I'm not saying that this producer wasn't good - he was really good - but the problem was it was going in a direction that was different. About Twiggy, they [Marilyn Manson] were recording Holy Wood at the time, and they live in LA, so every day Twiggy would come down, talk shit, drink and well, do a lot of drugs. He was really into Skindive, and he actually played on another version of Swallow. But after I came back, I had to sit down and think to myself, I really like his guitar parts, it's great to have him involved, but it's a bit easy to get swept along by that whole "guest appearance" thing. Suddenly, the song becomes known for somebody else rather than the band.