I don't have a problem with that tbh
― Οὖτις, Monday, 7 January 2019 17:21 (five years ago) link
Haven’t listened to the new track yet; but I wouldn’t be surprised if Neil had less involvement in this LP than he did in, like, the first Weird War album.
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Monday, 7 January 2019 17:23 (five years ago) link
If that is the case, I only have a problem with it inasmuch as it's being labeled a Royal Trux album. Like I'd be cool if they each guested on the other's albums but don't tease.
― Hootie and the Banshees (Old Lunch), Monday, 7 January 2019 17:27 (five years ago) link
The new song kinda sounds like Trux-pastiche (like the other two). And the "coke mirror" aesthetic... I dunno.
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Monday, 7 January 2019 17:40 (five years ago) link
Big Trux fan here. Got my pre-order goin. Y'all are right about Jen runnin the show.I get the vibe Neil has custody of Live Trux and Jennifer has the studio end of it.Jen was getting blasted drunk thru the last tour.Really hope there's some Neil songwriting intelligence on the new LP
― edges, Monday, 7 January 2019 19:24 (five years ago) link
As tour cancellation announcements go, you could do worse than Royal Trux: "Jennifer is incredibly grateful that she will not be spending any time in jail, and in her own words, states: "Shit could definitely be worse." Rock'n'roll.— Kevin Williams (@TribuneKevin) January 15, 2019
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 15 January 2019 16:21 (five years ago) link
What happened??
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Tuesday, 15 January 2019 16:37 (five years ago) link
Maybe I'm bad at googling today, but I can't find anything about a tour cancellation or what happened.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 15 January 2019 16:39 (five years ago) link
this was posted on the Facebook Event page for the Philly show
"Due to some unresolved issues arising from a past arrest, Royal Trux will be rescheduling their North American Tour. Jennifer is incredibly grateful that she will not be spending any time in jail, and in her own words, states: "Shit could definitely be worse.”
She regrets that her inconvenience may affect the fans' and ticket buyers but is looking forward to the shows being rescheduled for later this Spring.
New dates will be announced shortly, tickets purchased in advance will be honored for the new dates."
― circa1916, Tuesday, 15 January 2019 16:49 (five years ago) link
Royal Trux postpone tour due to issues from a past arrest https://t.co/xiDwcO1qXq pic.twitter.com/5q9GTUaV40— ALARM Magazine (@ALARMmag) January 15, 2019
― Bênoit Balls (stevie), Tuesday, 15 January 2019 17:01 (five years ago) link
xps
― Bênoit Balls (stevie), Tuesday, 15 January 2019 17:02 (five years ago) link
Thanks.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 15 January 2019 17:28 (five years ago) link
haha, this overall messiness and confusion in Truxland is very appropriate I guess.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 15 January 2019 17:29 (five years ago) link
It really is, I wish I was more excited about the new album, tbh. Nothing has really jumped out at me yet, it all def seems more fitting for Black Bananas or whatever.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 15 January 2019 17:32 (five years ago) link
I’m just here giving it all the side-eye... 👀
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Tuesday, 15 January 2019 17:33 (five years ago) link
In our current era of well organized, smoothly run heritage rock revivals I appreciate this confusing bit of chaos if I am bummed about the date getting moved.
― chr1sb3singer, Tuesday, 15 January 2019 17:38 (five years ago) link
ha this is actually convenient for me bc i had a conflict for the chicago show
― na (NA), Tuesday, 15 January 2019 18:44 (five years ago) link
don't even try to tell me what that announcement was-- i haven't had anything to do w/ it since june last year apart from some screaming yelling emails & txts— Neil Hagerty (@TheHowlingHex) January 15, 2019
― tylerw, Tuesday, 15 January 2019 21:58 (five years ago) link
looool, this bodes well for the tour.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 15 January 2019 22:08 (five years ago) link
are they cleaned up? hag seems to have it together, idk as much about jen
― GarugBand (rip van wanko), Tuesday, 15 January 2019 22:28 (five years ago) link
Hag's been clean for years afaik
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 15 January 2019 22:29 (five years ago) link
tbh a RTX w out controversy and shenanigans and arguments would not be a true RTX reunion
I dunno, my p.o.v. is that this was probably not meant to work out
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Tuesday, 15 January 2019 22:35 (five years ago) link
yeah i thought the original royal trux breakup was because hagerty got clean and herrema didn't and he got sick of dealing with it, but that might be an oversimplification
― na (NA), Tuesday, 15 January 2019 22:36 (five years ago) link
Exactly - and it makes me wonder about some of the circumstances surrounding the reunion (and other things that aren't really my business).
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Tuesday, 15 January 2019 22:41 (five years ago) link
somebody needs money, duh
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 15 January 2019 22:45 (five years ago) link
Well, yes - guess there was a sort of risk/benefit analysis involved.
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Tuesday, 15 January 2019 22:52 (five years ago) link
i know it's real because i have done 3 records in 18 months for 3 different entities w/ 3 different groups & all either did not come out &/or were redone and i got paid in $$, identity theft & calumny-- such is the life of a natural heel, it's everything i'd hoped it could be— Neil Hagerty (@TheHowlingHex) January 17, 2019
― na (NA), Thursday, 17 January 2019 20:47 (five years ago) link
hmmmmmmmmmmm
love the use of the word calumny as opposed to libel or slander
― GarugBand (rip van wanko), Thursday, 17 January 2019 20:52 (five years ago) link
one of his many tweets that reads like it's responding to something specific but it's unclear what (he knows what's real?)
― na (NA), Thursday, 17 January 2019 20:54 (five years ago) link
Suxx if true. Maybe should've hung w/Drag City.
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Thursday, 17 January 2019 21:14 (five years ago) link
(Unless DC is one of those "entities"... I don't know whether Neil & the Hex actually left DC, or just RTX.)
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Thursday, 17 January 2019 21:16 (five years ago) link
I feel bad for Fat Possum as they're probably going to feel the repercussions of all this.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Thursday, 17 January 2019 21:19 (five years ago) link
investors jumping from windows
― calumy (rip van wanko), Thursday, 17 January 2019 22:18 (five years ago) link
I've been thinking for a while I hope Neil didn't burn his bridges at Drag City. I don't think it'd be very easy to convince a label to put out Howling Hex records right now.
― Mike Dixn, Friday, 18 January 2019 00:11 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfKblFXTh6s&feature=youtu.be
new video, with no neil (though not much jennifer either tbf)
― na (NA), Friday, 25 January 2019 16:25 (five years ago) link
love it
― Οὖτις, Friday, 25 January 2019 17:00 (five years ago) link
new MOJO has an awesome Trux feature with lots of infighting during and after the interview
― whoa is me (stevie), Friday, 25 January 2019 18:08 (five years ago) link
Another new song... feelin' it even less than the others, TBH.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NONE3HlzhkM
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Monday, 4 February 2019 20:16 (five years ago) link
It all feels like such a weak facsimile of the late-'90s Trux concept.
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Monday, 4 February 2019 20:18 (five years ago) link
(plus, y'know, they're not very good songs)
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Monday, 4 February 2019 20:25 (five years ago) link
everyone probably loved Accelerator because 'Liar' has the greatest riff ever.
― Ich bin kein Berliner (alex in mainhattan), Monday, 4 February 2019 20:53 (five years ago) link
"Mouth Breather" sounds like the "Dancing Days" riff, transmitted into 1990 Chicago via a scuzz-rock fax machine (this is not a value judgment, btw)
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Monday, 4 February 2019 21:31 (five years ago) link
I've been seeing promos of "White Stuff" all over social media for the past three weeks but I finally listened to the full song just now, and it don't sound bad to me at all
I'm down with "Every Day Swan" too
― slack thompson (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 21:18 (five years ago) link
and mark this for following this dumb b.s. but they put out a record that i hadn't heard and still haven't heard and then lied and said I had approved it— Neil Hagerty (@TheHowlingHex) February 22, 2019
he was tweeting other stuff that seemed related to the new album this morning
― na (NA), Friday, 22 February 2019 15:38 (five years ago) link
"basically a debtors' prison situation" yeesh
― tylerw, Friday, 22 February 2019 15:42 (five years ago) link
The “tour” is back on, new dates announced y’day... but who would buy tix now?
― yuh yuh (morrisp), Friday, 22 February 2019 15:43 (five years ago) link
dunno, literally the only place there's any indication of this stuff is hagerty's twitter! kind of surprised someone hasn't dug deeper into it (possible I've missed an article, not sure)
― tylerw, Friday, 22 February 2019 15:47 (five years ago) link
haw
TOUR TALK..... best believe. pic.twitter.com/e4XLIYJtcm— ROYAL TRUX (@realroyaltrux) February 22, 2019
(of course this is from last november)
― tylerw, Friday, 22 February 2019 17:00 (five years ago) link