Lair of the Asp

Collide has always been definitely an impressive band to me album-wise, so this seems like it should be a good thing if they can pull it off likewise live... After 5 albums and 11 years together, Collide will finally play a live show in Los Angeles. The six-piece live band will make their Hollywood debut at the historic El Rey Theatre on Thursday, April 14th. Along with Statik and kaRIN, Collide's expanded live show line-up includes Scott Landes on guitar, Rogerio Silva on guitar, Chaz Pease on drums, and Kai Kurosawa on bass and warr guitar. In 1995, Collide self-released their first cassette demo, "The Crimson Trial". Ten years later they have 5 additional full-length albums and their own record label, Noiseplus Music. Their latest release, "Vortex", is a double CD that features remixes of songs from previous albums as well as three covers.

Finally, some non-death-related news... The former Smashing Pumpkins and Zwan frontman, Billy Corgan, will release his debut solo album "TheFutureEmbrace" on June 21st before beginning an American tour. The 12-song record includes a cover of the Bee Gees’ "To Love Somebody" featuring backing vocals from The Cure’s Robert Smith, while former Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin features on "Dia". Chamberlain also has a solo album due through Sanctuary Records. The album will be released on June 21 and the complete tracklisting is: "All Things Change", "Mina Loy (M.O.H.)", "TheCameraEye", "To Love Somebody", "A100", "DIA", "Now (And Then)", "I'm Ready", "Walking Shade", "Sorrows (in blue)", "Pretty, pretty STAR" and "Strayz".