02/12/01
Big Dumb Face Details
Wes' side project, Big Dumb Face, allegedly has these track listings:
1: "Burgalveist"
2: "Duke Lion"
3: "Kali Is The Sweet Hog"
4: "Blood Red Head"
5: "Space Adventure"
6: "Fightin' Stance"
7: "Organ Splitter"
8: "Mighty Penis Laser"
9: "Robot"
10: "Rebel"
11: "Voices In The Wall"
12: "Right In Here"
The video for the first single, "Duke Lion", should premiere soon. The band
will also launch a tour soon with Wes going under his famed alias "The Tongue of
Colicab", his brother Scott Borland (bass), going as "The Cardboard Urinal",
and Kyle Weeks (Drums) going as "The Three Headed Demetrian Pup".
02/10/01
DJ Lethal Busy With Debut From MC Rock, Solo Album
SANTA MONICA, California � When he's not supplying killer
beats for Limp Bizkit, DJ Lethal is keeping busy with his
new record label, Lethal Dose Records, and an upcoming solo
debut.
The scratch master recently signed his first artist, New
York rapper Rock of the underground hip-hop duo Heltah Skeltah
and the group Boot Camp Clik.
Rock's upcoming solo album, Planet Rock, is expected to
feature guest vocals by Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst, Outlawz,
Method Man and Redman, while producers will include Lethal,
Rockwilder (Method Man & Redman), Shok (DMX, Rah Digga) and
Scott Storch (Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre). Timbaland (Jay-Z) and
the Neptunes (Ol' Dirty Bastard, Kelis) are being sought as
well.
Lethal met Rock through Tha Liks (formerly Tha Alkaholiks)
last summer, but he's been a fan of Rock's work for years.
"Besides his style and how authentic it is, his voice just
puts it in there," Lethal said while hanging out with Rock
in a recording studio Thursday night. "After one note of
his voice, you know it's him."
Rock first gained notice in Heltah Skeltah with his partner
Ruck. An underground buzz over their 1996 debut, Nocturnal,
resulted in a deal with Priority Records, which released
their second album, Magnum Force, in 1998.
Rock laid down several songs last year for a solo album he
had planned to release through Priority; several of those
tracks will be carried over to Planet Rock. "I'm an adrenaline
junkie, so expect a lot of adrenaline on my album," the
rapper said.
Lethal said his vision for Lethal Dose Records is "breaking
barriers, all authentic, no Britney Spears put-together pop
stuff � bringing back the phat sh--." The Lethal Dose imprint
is a joint venture between the DJ and Geffen Records.
Meanwhile, Lethal is making progress on his solo LP, though
he's had to put the project on the back burner while Limp
Bizkit tours behind last year's Chocolate Starfish and the
Hot Dog Flavored Water. He's hoping the group's upcoming
hiatus will allow him to complete the disc in time for a
late summer release.
"It's hard to finish, especially when I have to find so many
artists to rap, since I don't rap," he said. "I get a month
at a time, and I use that month to make music, so by the time
I'm ready to have vocals, I end up going back out on tour."
Lethal had planned for the effort to be half rock and half
rap, but the album is shaping up to be heavy on the
hip-hop. "I might sprinkle a little bit of rock in there,
but it's pretty much straight hip-hop, my first love," he said.
Tha Liks, Kurupt, Rock and Dilated Peoples have already
recorded their vocals. Kurupt appears on a track with a late
rapper named Smash, whom Lethal had planned to sign to his
label.
"Apparently he used to ride his bike to see these girls in
the 'hood," Lethal said. "And one day, somebody just pulled
up on him and thought he was somebody else or something and
shot him."
Lethal said he and Everlast are discussing the possibility
of a House of Pain reunion, but finding the time to make it
happen has been difficult. "I'm open to it � we're just trying
to figure it out."
Teen Who Had Heart Attack In Limp Bizkit Pit Dies
A 15-year-old girl who suffered a heart attack during Limp
Bizkit's set at the Big Day Out festival in Sydney, Australia,
last week died on Wednesday (January 31).
The teenager, identified by authorities only as Jessica, died
at Sydney's Concord Hospital around 3:30 p.m., according to a
report in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Jessica was transported to the hospital after being pulled
from a mosh pit and revived backstage at the concert on Friday,
and she was listed in critical but stable condition on Sunday
night. The Australian Associated Press, who initially reported
Jessica's age as 18, said her condition was upgraded to
critical on Monday.
A hospital spokesperson told the Herald that Jessica died
peacefully and that the girl's family has requested that no
additional details be released.
Limp Bizkit, who were headlining the multi-city Big Day Out
festival, pulled out of the three remaining shows following
the Sydney performance, citing concerns with safety and
security measures.
"We are devastated that Jessica died, and really nothing can
describe the sadness and anguish we're feeling," the band said
in a statement released Wednesday. "We offer sympathy, prayers
and compassion to her family and friends. The loss of her life
will impact ours forever."
In their own statement, festival organizers expressed their
"deepest sympathy at the tragic death of Jessica" and said
that their "hearts and thoughts go out to her family and
friends in this time of sorrow."
"The Big Day Out has always been a celebration of youth and
the joy of music," the statement said. "It is incredibly
devastating for all involved in the event that a young woman
has lost her life in what should have been a joyous day of
festivity with her friends."
Aside from issuing condolences, the Big Day out abstained from
making any further comments on the matter "until the full
circumstances surrounding Jessica's death are known."
Big Day Out co-organizer Ken West told the Herald on Sunday
that future editions of the traveling festival would likely
perform to smaller crowds or be divided over a two-day period
for each city it plays.
The Big Day Out festival will hit Adelaide on Friday and
Perth on Sunday.
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