NEWS ARCHIVES -
DECEMBER 2003
December 31, 2003
MTV News will present a one hour special designed to give viewers "an in-depth look at the not-so-perfect turbulence and triumph of A Perfect Circle". Included will be an interview with Maynard James Keenan, cuts from Thirteenth Step and the "scoop" behind the album's title. Yeah, it's MTV, and I don't have high hopes that this will reveal to the world anything new, exciting or shocking, but I thought I'd pass along the info anyway. You never know. Showtimes are as follows: Monday, January 5th at 6 a.m., 12 Noon and 6 p.m.; Saturday, January 10th at 8 a.m., 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. All times are Eastern Standard Time.
December 30, 2003
Along with his growing list of musical credits, "photographer" can now be added to Jeordie's resume. His newest artistic venture has him receiving credit as one of several photographers contributing to photos and artwork on Skew Siskin's newest release entitled Album of the Year. The photo taken by Jeordie, which appears on page 16 of the album's accompanying booklet, can be viewed here. Skew Siskin begins a European tour starting in late February/early March. For more information on the band, you can visit their official website at www.skewsiskin.net. Thanks to twikkie for the info.
In other news, the EP which Jeordie produced for SoCal rockers March several months ago can now be purchased for $5.99 plus shipping and handling by going to this location.
December 29, 2003
A Perfect Circle have added a second Sydney date to their Australian tour and now will be playing the Hordern Pavillion on February 21st as well as the 20th. Tickets for the February 21st show go on sale Saturday, January 5th at 9:00 a.m. at this location.
December 23, 2003
One date from A Perfect Circle's upcoming Spring tour of the U.S. has surfaced. According to LA's KROQ, the band will play the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, CA on April 1st, with tickets set to go on sale through Ticketmaster on January 24th at 10:00 a.m. Thanks to aperfectlyric for bringing this to light over at thirteenthstep.net. Keep an eye out for additional dates (more than likely West Coast to start) and onsale information to begin trickling in during in the coming weeks.
December 19, 2003
For those who have been wondering whether Jeordie will still have a role in the upcoming "Live Freaky! Die Freaky!" animated film as announced several months ago, yes, he is still involved and will, in fact, be recording his part during A Perfect Circle's current break from touring. The film is currently scheduled for an April 2004 release. Thanks to John Roecker for the update.
According to the Melissa Auf der Maur fansite Firecrasher, Melissa will open for A Perfect Circle on their European trek. It is not clear whether this will be for the entire tour or for select dates. Jeordie and James are two of the many artists who contributed to Melissa's solo album, due to be released in the first half of the new year.
Finally, a third review of the December 9 Grand Rapids show from popmatters.com has been added to the Reviews page. A popular show, this one.
December 17, 2003
The Candid gallery has been updated with 5 new photos from an in-studio appearance at Columbus, OH radio station CD101 last month.
December 16, 2003
The final status on the Desert Sessions Tonight Show appearance is that it has been cancelled. There is no information at this time indicating that it will be rescheduled.
The Group/Promo gallery has been updated with one new photo.
December 15, 2003
The Desert Sessions performance on the Tonight Show, which had been scheduled for December 18th, now seems to be up in the air. The latest listing on the guest calendar shows the Desert Sessions as having been removed and replaced with "Music - TBA". I will keep checking to see if it turns up again, perhaps on another night.
A new live photo from Germany has been added to the Live Gallery and a review of the Springfield, MO show can be read on the Reviews page.
December 11, 2003
You might want to check out the Jay Leno show on Thursday, December 18th. According to this website as well as the official page, that night's show will feature a Desert Sessions performance. No word yet on who, besides Josh Homme, will participate, but since A Perfect Circle will be on break, it's certainly a possibility that Jeordie could show up as well as Josh Freese, who also took part in the recording of the album. If I come up with any further info on this, I'll be sure to pass it along. Thanks to skwerl for the early warning on this one.
And yes, there is a problem this morning with the message board, but the problem is on the host's end, not mine. Just be patient...hopefully the bug will be worked out soon and the board will be up and running again.
December 10, 2003
The release of Melissa Auf Der Mauer's solo album, on which Jeordie makes a guest appearance along with APC bandmate James Iha, is now set for February 2, 2004 internationally and May 4, 2004 here in the U.S.
Two reviews of last night's show in Grand Rapids -- one fan review and one from the Grand Rapids Press -- can be found on the Reviews page. Thanks to Hopeful Pandora for the fan review.
December 9, 2003
More Euro/UK tour dates have been confirmed, including the Rimini show mentioned yesterday, and are as follows:
January 13 • Rome, Italy • Venue TBA
January 14 • Rimini, Italy • Velvet
February 4 • Cambridge, UK • Corn Exchange
There have also been some changes to existing international tour dates. The Milan, Adelaide and Perth shows have all had venue changes and the venues for the Nagoya and Osaka shows have now been announced, with the Osaka date having been moved from March 5th to March 4th. Please check the Tour page for further details. Thanks to aperfectcircle.net for keeping tabs on the ever-changing details of APC's touring itinerary.
I've added another concert review to the Reviews page, this one of the December 2nd show in Ames, Iowa, written by Hangyul Kim. Also, the Tabs page has been updated with tabs for "Weak and Powerless" sent in by CreepyLama437.
December 8, 2003
Once again, a diligent fan over at aperfectcircle.net's message board has uncovered a previously unannounced APC appearance in Italy. According the the venue's website, the band will be playing at Velvet in Rimini, Italy on January 14th.
A review of the St. Paul show has been added to the Reviews page. Thanks to Ash Blue for the write up.
December 4, 2003
Six more tour dates have surfaced, this time for New Zealand and Japan:
February 15 • Christchurch, NZ • Town Hall
February 16 • Wellington, NZ • Queen's Wharf
February 17 • Auckland, NZ • North Shore Events
March 2 • Tokyo, JPN • Zepp
March 3 • Nagoya • Venue TBA
March 5 • Osaka • Venue TBA
Don't have any ticket info at this time, so please check locally.
A Perfect Circle plays Fargo, ND tonight, where Jeordie took the time to speak with the local press. The interview can be read here. A brief audio clip of the interview in mp3 format has been added to the Audio page.
December 1, 2003
Though aperfectcircle.com.au listed the Melbourne show last week as being held on February 24th, according to Ticketmaster, the show will be on February 23rd. Just wanted to pass this information along for anyone who didn't notice it.