Interesting to see how this plays out.
part of me hopes this is a fake-out for media attention - that would be pretty hilarious tbh
― Bênoit Balls (stevie), Wednesday, 28 November 2018 16:39 (five years ago) link
Hagerty is the original steev mike
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 28 November 2018 16:40 (five years ago) link
Don’t know what the “punchline” would be — a show here in L.A. was cancelled at last minute, earlier this year, due to some weird drama. The $$ was refunded; but that experience plus these tweets by Neil = me for sure not buying tix to upcoming show in advance.
― plant a twee or die (morrisp), Wednesday, 28 November 2018 17:03 (five years ago) link
not sure why anyone who knows anything about the history of royal trux would think they would need to fake drama
― na (NA), Wednesday, 28 November 2018 17:28 (five years ago) link
It's all leading up to the announcement of a Kinky Wizards tour.
― Welcome to Gropelord, TX (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 28 November 2018 17:57 (five years ago) link
Bad blood, it's gonna fall on you...
― plant a twee or die (morrisp), Wednesday, 28 November 2018 19:30 (five years ago) link
Has anyone even picked up on this outside of this thread though
― PaulTMA, Wednesday, 28 November 2018 20:23 (five years ago) link
thanks for the feedback ive got someone looking over the notifics for me because i am too thin-skinned— Neil Hagerty (@TheHowlingHex) November 28, 2018
― plant a twee or die (morrisp), Wednesday, 28 November 2018 22:27 (five years ago) link
Whew, glad that clears everything up then.
― soaring skrrrtpeggios (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 28 November 2018 22:30 (five years ago) link
hagerty's twitter feed is golden.
― affects breves telnet (Gummy Gummy), Thursday, 29 November 2018 23:07 (five years ago) link
gotta figure neil would either be Not Online or Extremely Online
― affects breves telnet (Gummy Gummy), Thursday, 29 November 2018 23:08 (five years ago) link
For years, he ran this "collaborative blog" thing at a site called Soapblox -- it was the main Howling Hex webpage -- and it was pretty cool. He would do most the main posts, and users could comment; but you could also submit articles/posts that he would approve for publication if he liked them enough. But he shut it down suddenly at some point in the early 2010s.
― plant a twee or die (morrisp), Thursday, 29 November 2018 23:11 (five years ago) link
Point:https://royal-trux.com
Counterpoint:
Dennis DeYoung Says He Had No Prospects After He Got Fired From Styx https://t.co/P9BAqFL8sK via @YouTube— Neil Hagerty (@TheHowlingHex) November 29, 2018
― Mike Dixn, Tuesday, 11 December 2018 06:06 (five years ago) link
https://fatpossum.com/royal-trux-announce-white-stuff/
― na (NA), Monday, 7 January 2019 16:47 (five years ago) link
title track is ok but definitely sounds like a jennifer song
― na (NA), Monday, 7 January 2019 16:50 (five years ago) link
That PR blurb sure makes me miss Drag City’s writing!
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Monday, 7 January 2019 17:10 (five years ago) link
(It’s also “funny” how only Jennifer is quoted, lol)
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Monday, 7 January 2019 17:12 (five years ago) link
to be clear i like jennifer's songs but there had been theorizing above that she is the one driving the new royal trux but nmh being less active, and this press release/new song seem to point that way
― na (NA), Monday, 7 January 2019 17:19 (five years ago) link
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