Artist: The Mars Volta

With The Mars Volta reconvened and readied for the touring of a new LP, and At The Drive-In reformed needless to say Cedric Bixler-Zavala's being kept as busy as that wonderfully ridiculous barnet of his is bananas. He's also in on this one: the sort of supergroup to come together after a SPAR cider too many in some Butlins chalet come sunrise, Anywhere also comprises legendary Minutemen bass monger Mike Watt and onetime Sleepy Sun-shine Rachel Fannan although to further dislodge Bixler-Zavala from focal point, we thrust some inquisitions over in the direction of fellow project progenitor [...]

Brainiac at The Lithuanian Club - April 19, 1995 (Photo compliments of Christian Spencer via Tim Krug) This week marks the 15-year anniversary of the passing of Brainiac's Timmy Taylor. The wildly original 3RA1N1AC were at the forefront of a creative swell that hit Dayton, OH in the 1990s. While the underdog city is no stranger to innovation (the airplane, the cash register, the starter motor, Zapp & Roger, The Ohio Players, etc. all being born in Dayton), it seemed to be a particularly imaginative time. Bands like The Breeders, Guided By Voices, Cage, Swearing [...]

The Mars Volta might be considered the 'b team' now that At The Drive-In are back, but they're still looking to bring tinnitus to the UK this July. The band will play a one-off show at the HMV forum on July 15th to promote their latest album, Noctourniquet . Tickets go on sale Friday May 25th at 9am.

The Mars Volta have announced that they will play a standalone UK show later this summer. The show will take place at London's HMV Forum on 15 July. The one-off gig sees the group touring off the back of latest album Noctourniquet, released earlier in the year. The band's guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala are currently juggling the band with the live schedule of the recently-reformed At The Drive-In . The date for that lone Mars Volta gig again is as follows: July 15 - HMV [...]

Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Mars Volta, At the Drive-In, The Temper Trap Song: The Medics - Beggars [download here ] What's so good? [...]

Existen opiniones divididas acerca de The Mars Volta . A algunos les parece una banda original e innovadora y a otros tantos ni les gusta, ni le entienden. Lo que es verdad, es que su música no es tan fácil de digerir y a veces hace falta un poco de orientación para entenderla. Es así como Cedric Bixler-Zavala entra al rescate y nos presenta una guía, track por track, de Noctourniquet , sexto álbum de The Mars Volta, donde platica un poco de lo que hay detrás de cada una [...]

The Mars Volta 's Cedric Bixler-Zavala has revealed a track-by-track guide to the band's recently released sixth studio album Noctourniquet. For an in depth insight into their latest record check out the video above, and head here to read Best Fit's review.

Last month, prog-rock stalwarts The Mars Volta released their sixth full-length album, Noctourniquet , via Warner Bros. One of TMV's most accessible efforts to date, the album sees band figureheads Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala reining in their respective talents as composer and lyricist. For his part, Bixler-Zavala explains how some of that came about in a new track-by-track video interview. Over 11 minutes, he details how his personal life affected the album, which lyrics he penned while on the toilet, his homage to director Peter Greenaway, and which track Rodríguez-López wrote him [...]

Un disco dei Mars Volta ? Esistono ancora? Dico io, nel 2012 ancora quella sbobba prog che ci ha entusiasmato per un paio di anni (diciamo fino a "Frances The Mute" - un'opera davvero geniale, ammettiamolo) poi ha iniziato talmente tanto a ripetersi e ad avvitarsi su se stessa (vorrei scrivere "a farsi troppe seghe mentali" ma purtroppo non posso) che improvvisamente ci siamo scoperti tutti orfani degli At the Drive-In ed abbiamo smesso di ascoltarli? Sì, i Mars Volta esistono ancora e tanto per gradire se ne sono usciti fuori [...]

So, this is the 100th podcast I've made that I've labeled a "Countdown". There are Flashback Countdowns and Off the Charts podcasts and stuff, but this is the 100th proper countdown of current chart hits. It's chock full of bonus songs, movement and perhaps for the first time on ANY podcast...Counting to 100 by 6! Enjoy this one! Tell your friends. Countdown #100 ***Featuring*** All-American Rejects AWOLNATION The Black Keys Foster the People Fun. featuring Janelle Monae Gotye featuring Kimbra Grouplove Hoobastank Keith Urban M83 The Mars Volta [...]

A banda Americana vai voltar a Portugal para apresentar o seu novo álbum Noctourniquet , sendo que vão tocar em Lisboa no dia 14 de Junho no Coliseu dos Recreios, Lisboa. Os bilhetes estão à venda amanhã e têm o preço de 30€.

The Mars Volta have never done things by half. Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala have consistently experimented with both what can be done in the confines of an album and with the patience of listeners. So it's no surprise that, 11 years after the release of De-Loused in the Comatorium , Noctourniquet represents the biggest change in philosophy from the band since Frances the Mute sent heads spinning. Noctourniquet has had a tumultuous gestation. Camp Volta has never been the most secure place for a musician to [...]

A reunited (though not full-time) At The Drive-In took the stage at Coachella this past weekend. Watch the band perform their much loved single, "One Armed Scissor" below. Read more »

Hace un rato hablábamos de At The Drive-In como una de las actuaciones más interesantes de Coachella 2012, no porque se trate de un grupo que deje a la sombra al resto de bandas invitadas (para gustos, los colores), sino porque la banda acaba de reunirse y la actuación de Coachella fue la primera que anunció, y será unas de las primeras actuaciones desde hace 11 años, habiendo sido la primera hace escasamente unos días en Texas. ¿Por qué se reunieron? La mayoría dirá que "por dinero". ¿No? Pues ellos no dicen eso. Jim Ward [...]

In this edition of Audiography, we feature reviews of the latest releases by New Brunswick punks Screaming Females and modern prog rock masters Mars Volta. Clark returns with a fuzzy, blissed-out release; De La Soul take us back to the fun days of rap's Golden Age; and Georgia Anne Muldrow teams up with Madlib. We also have an interview with Jon Philpot of Bear in Heaven in which we discuss the band's latest album, I Love You, It's Cool , the trials of adapting to a three-piece, and making good music for the sake [...]

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There are few songwriters in the world as prolific as Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - let's be honest. He has 14 solo albums to his name (8 of which were from 2009 and 2010 alone), around 10 albums collaborating with other people in the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group and otherwise, 6 albums and an EP with the Mars Volta (his project with vocalist and lyricist Cedric Bixler-Zavala), and a nearly uncountable list of appearances, production credits, live recordings, and otherwise. As far as sheer amount of music goes no one even comes close, save for maybe Aphex Twin, Lil' Wayne, and (if you [...]

Hay momentos en la vida en los que al menos en una ocasion se deben de dar algunas segundas oportunidades o en el peor de los casos, puede que hasta una tercera considerando que al inicio las cosas iban bastante bien e incluso lograron atraparnos durante un muy buen rato hasta que poco a poco fuimos cayendo en un abismo emocional del que ya no podiamos salir y solamente nos estaba provocando algun tipo de auto destruccion. Bueno, algunas de estas cosas que nos suelen pasar a nivel social me llegaron a pasar con The Mars Volta ya que puede [...]

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Si intitola Notourniquet il sesto disco dei Mars Volta fra i lavori più attesi di questa primavera 2012. Dopo cdcome "De-Loused In The Comatorium", "Frances The Mute" e "The Bedlam in Goliath" i Mars Volta ritornano con un album dalle sonorità tipiche della band e con brani scritti dal duo Omar Rodriguez-Lopez e Cedric Bixler-Zavala, compagni di lavoro da oltre 20 anni. Lo spettro musicale ed emozionale concepito da Rodriguez-Lopez per Noctourniquet parte dalla potente canzone iniziale "The whip hand" fino al minaccioso strisciare [...]

The Mars Volta Noctourniquet Warner Bros. 23/Mar/2011 "Un paso vacío hacia su marciana perfección" He tenido la oportunidad de oír los 5 trabajos anteriores a Noctourniquet, y sin temor a equivocarme, The Mars Volta parecía ser una banda perfecta, poderosa, innovadora, en constante evolución, pero sobre todo distinta, muy distinta a todos los grupos de [...]