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July 22, 2008
Howdy! More gigs with Jim & Marcus playing with Sparks:
July 26 - Niigata, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival August 29 - Argyll, Scotland - Hydro Connect Festival
July 1, 2008
With a little help from our friends...
Hello everyone, one and all! Just got back from London and Eastern Europe with Sparks! What an event! What an honor! What a fun bunch of guys from outer space (do the research, heh)! Where are the Guinness book people when you need them?
How do we follow that up? How about four shows in Montreal with Daniel Lanois for the Montreal Jazz Festival! We will be playing in various venues all over town for the fest! Should be a gas! Do come along if you're so inclined to! More special things to come. Watch this space!
Daniel Lanois with Marcus Blake and Jim Wilson Montreal Jazz Festival shows Cabaret Juste pour Rire Tuesday, July 01, 2008 at 9:00 PM Cabaret Juste pour Rire Wednesday, July 02, 2008 at 9:00 PM Club Soda Thursday, July 03, 2008 at 7:00 PM Métropolis Friday, July 04, 2008 at 8:30 PM
May 12, 2008
Additional new Sparks shows with Jim & Marcus playing in the band have been announced for June!
6/14 - Tallin, Estonia - Rabarock Festival 6/16 - Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia Klubi 6/17 - Vilnius, Lithuania - Forum Palace
March 21, 2008
Hello from Switzerland! We are currently traveling all over Europe on our Grande Europe tour '08! We will be changing the set list nightly so now you have to come to every one of our shows! Seriously, we're having a good time and hope to see you at a show somewhere. Also, Grande is now up live on most digital music services like iTunes, Lunchbox, AOL Music, etc. Check it out if you can!
March 2, 2008
Mother Superior start their "Grande" 2008 European tour this week! New shows have been added: 3/21 - Vicenza, Italy - Sabotage Bar 3/26 - Tubingen, Germany - Eppelhaus 4/2 - Nancy, France - Azimut 854 4/6 - Bergeijk (Eindhoven), Holland - Teater De Kattendans 4/8 - Aalst, Belgium - Negasonic
January 21, 2008
MOTHER SUPERIOR New CD GRANDE and Europe Tour 2008!!
MOTHER SUPERIOR are set to release GRANDE, a CD and LP vinyl compilation of brand new tracks, rare live TV and radio performances and previously unreleased versions of some of their best known songs. “Grande” may or may not be the band’s official ninth album (it was originally intended for a vinyl release only), but there’s no doubt that the collection will further the band’s notoriety and international acclaim as a solid rock ‘n roll force. The New York Post has described the band as having “an enormous musical vocabulary.”
The 10 songs featured on “Grande” include two brand-new sludgy rockers Brain Child and Moanin’ that are produced by long-time MS cohort Brian Kehew, who has recently been touring and playing keyboards with The Who. Kehew also remixes two MS songs (Get That Girl and Meltdown) that are recorded and mixed completely on analog tape.
The legendary DANIEL LANOIS (Grammy award winning producer of U2 & Bob Dylan) continues his ongoing relationship with Mother Superior and joins the band for three tracks on “Grande” playing pedal steel guitar on new versions of two MS classics Four Walls and Let It Go, both recorded at his Bella Vista studio. Daniel is also featured on lead guitar on a new version of the Mother Superior favorite Jaded Little Princess that was recorded live at the Roxy in Los Angeles.
There are new versions of MS favorites like Beg Borrow Steal (live on national Spain radio) and Five Stars (a fiery live version from a music festival in France) and one of the CD’s highlights is a great cover version of The Beatles’ classic Happiness Is A Warm Gun (which features the lyric “Mother Superior jump the gun” from where the band came up with their moniker). The song was originally recorded for a Beatles tribute album that was never released but the band liked their arrangement so much they re-recorded it especially for this collection.
MOTHER SUPERIOR “Grande” All Tracks Previously Unreleased
GET THAT GIRL (remix) FIVE STARS (live) FOUR WALLS (new version) BRAIN CHILD (brand new recording) JADED LITTLE PRINCESS (live) MELTDOWN (remix) BEG BORROW STEAL (live) MOANIN’ (brand new recording) HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN (brand new recording) LET IT GO (new version)
AVAILABLE IN EUROPE JANUARY 28, 2008 ON CD AND LP from KICKING RECORDS (www.kickingrecords.com)!!
MOTHER SUPERIOR EUROPEAN TOUR MARCH/APRIL 2008 (more dates TBA)
MARCH
5 - Lille, France - La Malterie 6 - Clermont Ferrand, France - Rat Pack 7 - Rodez, France - La Guiguette Lautrec 9 - Toulouse, France - L'Autan 11 - Angoulême, France - Mars Attack 12 - Montpellier, France - TAF 13 - Nice, France - Le Volume 14 - Zurich (Uster), Switzerland - Rock City 15 - Montreux, Switzerland - NED 19 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Gaswerk 20 - Leoben, Austria - Kuke 21 - Italy - tba 22 - Konstanz, Germany - Kantine 25 - Besançon, France - Les Passagers du Zinc 27 - Genève, Switzerland - L'Usine 28 - Oullins, France - MJC - Le Clacson 29 - Selestat, France - le Tigre 30 - Strasbourg, France - la Péniche
APRIL
2 - Erfurt, Germany - Engelsburg tbc 3 - Verviers, Belgium - Spirit of '66 4 - Leeuwaarden, Holland - Teater Romein 5 - Paris (Savigny Le Temple), France - L'Empreinte 10 - Harelbeke (Kortrijk), Belgium - CC 'T Spoor 11 - Heilbronn, Germany - Stereo Total 12 - Montbeliard, France - L'Atelier des Môles
Plenty more shows to be announced soon!
Historic SPARKS concerts in London to feature Jim & Marcus!
Ever known for their audacious behavior, Sparks will be performing a jaw dropping 21 night residency in London next year. The record-breaking event is in honor of the band’s twenty first album. “How do we best unveil our new album, Sparks as yet untitled twenty first?” the brothers Ron and Russell Mael were quoted as saying, “How about playing in concert every single song off of every album that preceded it, all 20 albums on 20 consecutive nights, culminating in the premiere of our latest? That’s approximately 250 songs, or for you musicians, 4 million, 825 thousand, 273 notes. Come celebrate each and every one of those notes with us!” JIM WILSON and MARCUS BLAKE from Mother Superior will be performing with SPARKS for these 21 concerts!! The Islington Academy will host the first 20 nights of the event culminating in the unveiling of the new album which will be performed at Shepherd’s Bush Empire. Tickets will be priced as follows: £20 per show, three or more nights will cost £18 per show, and a golden ticket for every show is £350 (the latter comes with a signed poster and exclusive CD). Sparks will perform the following albums on the following nights: May 16 - Halfnelson / Sparks May 17 - A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing May 18 - Kimono My House May 20 - Propaganda May 21 - Indiscreet May 23 - Big Beat May 24 - Introducing Sparks May 25 - No 1 In Heaven May 26 - Terminal Jive May 28 - Whomp That Sucker May 30 - Angst In My Pants May 31 - In Outer Space June 1 - Pulling Rabbits Out Of A Hat June 2 - Music That You Can Dance To June 4 - Interior Design June 6 - Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins June 7 - Plagiarism June 8 - Balls June 10 - Lil' Beethoven June 11 - Hello Young Lovers June 13 - Untitled New Album premiere (Shepherds Bush Empire) For further ticket information visit: www.allsparks.com
New DANIEL LANOIS Documentary DVD “HERE IS WHAT IS” features Mother Superior
Daniel Lanois recently debuted a documentary about his life as a producer and musician entitled, “Here Is What Is”. Lanois produced and directed the film, which showcases his life over the course of 18 months working in his Toronto studio as he records his new solo album, planned for release in March 2008. The movie will be premiered in the States at SXSW in March also. The behind-the-scenes film also includes many of his frequent collaborators, including co-producer Brian Eno and U2 working on a new album in Morocco, Emmylou Harris, Billy Bob Thornton and Brian Blade. The documentary is co-directed by Lanois with photographer Adam Vollick and recording engineer Adam Samuels, and also features guest appearances by Garth Hudson, Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville and Sinéad O’Connor. Also in the film is a smoking version of “Duo Glide” filmed at Daniel’s Toronto studio with Jim Wilson on piano and Marcus Blake on bass. Lanois has also launched his own label Red Floor Records which will release the film’s soundtrack as well as the soundtrack for the Pixies documentary “loudQUIETloud” which features Jim & Marcus.
For more info: http://redfloorrecords.com/
December 12, 2007
Mother Superior music is now available to digitally download through Snocap! As well as iTunes, Napster and Yahoo! Music Unlimited. Check out the store to listen and purchase!
November 11, 2007
Pearl's new EP featuring Scott Ian, Jerry Cantrell, Ted Nugent and Mother Superior is now available to download on Amazon and iTunes!
The Pearl tour with Meat Loaf was unfortunately cancelled due to Meat Loaf being diagnosed with with an inter-vocal cord cyst. October 23, 2007
The Mother Superior song "Did You See It" (from "13 Violets") is going to be on the CW show, "Supernatural" this Thursday night, Oct. 25th at 9pm!
Store update - Three Headed Dog is currently out of stock.
October 10, 2007
"Beg Borrow Steal" excerptCheck out these 4 iPod ready clips (21-27 MB mp4s) of Mother Superior live on Spanish TV from earlier this year! Right click and "save link as":Beg Borrow Steal, Great 'Til 78, (I'm) Obsessed, Stealing My ShadowSeptember 24, 2007For a limited time--available directly from the website! THREE HEADED DOG (2007) $15 The latest album from Mother Superior. We only have a handful of the new European pressed CD available to U.S. and Canada customers ONLY so FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!! Head on over to the STORE!August 10, 2007NOW AVAILABLE!! NEW Mother Superior "Three Headed Dog" T-Shirts!!! Black T-Shirt with Silver Lettering and Logos. Only $12! Sizes available: Medium & Large (Men's sizes) plus GIRLS Extra Small Lady, Small Lady and Medium Lady Visit the STORENew links from "Every Day Is Sunday" (in French): 7/27/07 interview, "Moanin'" review.July 28, 2007A couple of great "Three Headed Dog" reviews: All Access and Peacedogman!June 26, 2007TONS of great YouTube live clips from the tour! Check 'em out:6/16 - Montreux, Switzerland: Jaded Little Princess / Get It On / Forkintheroad, Left For Dead, Four Walls / Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band / The Wiggle, I'm Obsessed, Today Is That Da6 / Great Til '786/3 - St Feliu, Spain: Strange Change, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band / The Wiggle6/2 - Bilbao, Spain: Ring of Fire, This Song Reminds Me Of You intro, Forkintheroad5/29 - Vigo, Spain: Jaded Little Princess, Ring of Fire5/28 - Cáceres, Spain: Jack the Ripper, Jaded Little Princess pt 1 & 2, Gorilla Monsoon, Beg Borrow Steal 5/26 - Sevilla, Spain: Great Til '78, Fuel the Fire, Forkintheroad, Beg Borrow Steal, (I'm) Obsessed, Five Stars, Forkintheroad, Great Til '78, The Wiggle, That Song Reminds Me of You5/25 - Alicante, Spain: Panic Attack, Fuel the Fire / Strange Change5/16 - Amsterdam, Netherlands: Pretty In the Morning? - ?: Jack the Ripper, This Song Reminds Me of You, (I'm) ObsessedJune 11, 2007 New live photos! Check out Bone Machine for more pics like the one above of the boys in action at HellDorado in Vitoria, Spain on June 1st!Some tour date changes/additions: June 13 - Prague, Czech Republic - Radio Wave radio session June 29 - Stuttgart, Germany - Zwolfzehn July 4 - Burgos, Spain - Estudio 27 July 7 - Granada (Benalua de Guadix), Spain - Benarock Festival On June 4th Mother Superior invaded RSF Radio 107.0 FM in St. Feliu, Spain and were the guest DJs for 2 hours!! Here is the playlist: Mother Superior - Gorilla Monsoon The Beach Boys - This Whole World Sparks - The Very Next Fight Jimi Hendrix Experience - Fire Thin Lizzy - Are You Ready Paul Revere & The Raiders - Let Me! Stevie Wonder - Maybe Your Baby Paul McCartney - Only Mama Knows Faces - Miss Judy's Farm UFO - Natural Thing Black Sabbath - Never Say Die Little Richard - Rip It Up The Police - So Lonely Queen - Get Down Make Love Mother Superior - Let It Go The Kinks - All Of My Friends Were There CCR - Hey Tonight The Rolling Stones - Bye Bye Johnny Bob Marley - Could You Be Loved Earth, Wind & Fire - Got To Get You Into My Life Barry White - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Babe Frank Zappa - Black Napkins June 6, 2007 Check out YouTube (direct link) to see over a dozen clips from recent live shows!A few review links: "Three Headed Dog" review at Chaos Realm and a review (in Spanish with 2 pics) of the June 3rd St. Feliu show at diaWHEEE! May 16, 2007 "Three Headed Dog" lyrics! Click here to read them!Check out this cool article about MS at MotorcycleUSA.com by Damon Cohoon! May 2, 2007 Tour dates updated! Here's the latest changes and additions: May28 - Caceres, Spain - El Corral De las CigunasJune5 - Montpellier, France - Anti-Rouille 11 - Linz, Austria - Ann Und Pat 18 - Lyon, France - Le Sonic 19 - Saint Etienne, France - tba 20 - Nancy, France - Soap Box ClubJuly1 - London, UK - Underworld 2 - tba 3 - Bordeaux, France - 115 4 - ?, Spain - tba 5 - Gijon, Spain - Louie Louie Club 6 - Santona, Spain - Sala Tropicana April 28, 2007 New MOTHER SUPERIOR CD "THREE HEADED DOG" set for May release LISTEN TO THE THREE HEADED DOG SAMPLER!!! Mother Superior has signed to Rosa Records for European release of their eighth CD which is titled "Three Headed Dog" and features new tracks produced by Daniel Lanois. "Three Headed Dog" features 18 ambitious and eclectic songs ranging from super catchy energetic metallic punk to evil epics and haunting soul searching Americana reminiscent of The Band and Flying Burrito Brothers. Mother Superior credits the good fortune of coming up with too many good songs as the reasoning behind the decision of the double-length CD (which clocks in at just over 65 minutes and is Mother Superior's longest disc ever). The band produced the majority of the album themselves and strived to capture their power trio live sound and show their versatility at the same time. The backing tracks for all the songs were recorded live with minimal overdubs. Daniel Lanois joins the band on pedal steel guitar ("Let It Go") and mandolin ("Standing Still") and co-produces these two songs with his longtime engineer Adam Samuels. Both songs were recorded completely live including the vocals. Mother Superior have toured as Lanois' backing band for three years but this is the first time he's made an appearance on one of their albums. The first song being released from the CD is "Let It Go" filmed at Daniel Lanois' home studio and can be seen on Mother Superior's official website and also their My Space page. At press time, the U.S. release of "Three Headed Dog" is still pending although the songs will be available as digital downloads (iTunes, Rhapsody, etc.) on June 19th and there will be import copies available via their website. "Three Headed Dog" is a kaleidoscopic journey of sound with something for everybody and MS once again shows off what the New York Post calls "an enormous musical vocabulary." TRACK LISTING 1. (I'M) OBSESSED 2. PANIC ATTACK 3. TODAY IS THAT DAY 4. LET IT GO 5. SLEEP 6. WAKE UP CALL 7. BEG BORROW STEAL 8. GREAT TIL '78 9. STEALING MY SHADOW 10. SHADY LADY 11. HOW DID YOU KNOW 12. GERMAN CREEPSHOW 13. LEFT FOR DEAD 14. FALSE ALARM 15. VIOLENCE GOING DOWN 16. FIRST IMPRESSION 17. GORILLA MONSOON 18. STANDING STILL "THREE HEADED DOG" European Tour Dates Announced Mother Superior are gearing up for a 6 week tour of Europe, kicking it off with a headlining festival appearance in Malaga , Spain at the Rinkona Rock Festival on May 5th where they will premiere songs from the brand new CD. See below or the TOUR page for all the dates! Mother Superior Radio/TV Appearance On May 31st, Mother Superior will record a live set for LOS CONCIERTOS DE RADIO 3, RNE (RADIO NACIONAL DE ESPANA) Spain Radio and TV programme to be broadcast in June. For updates visit here.New PEARL CD in the worksMother Superior are currently recording tracks that they have co-written with singer Pearl Aday (daughter of Meat Loaf, Motley Crue backing vocalist). L.A. sessions are underway with Anthrax's Scott Ian also playing guitar with the band. Joe Baressi (Tool/Queens of the Stone Age) is producing the CD which will be released later this year. March 23, 2007 Mother Superior's Three Headed Dog Tour '07 dates announced! May 16 - Amsterdam, Holland -Winston 17 - Utrecht, Holland - DB's 18 - Tilburg, Holland - Little Devil 19 - Den Helder, Holland - De Bliksem 21 - Aalst, Belgium - Negasonic 22 - Rodez, France - La Guingette Lautrec 23 - Perigueux, France - Le Reservoir 24 - Barcelona, Spain - Apolo 2 25 - Alicante/San Vicente Del Raspeig, Spain - Nave 8 26 - Sevilla (Utrera), Spain - Teatro Enrique De La Cuadra 27 - Lisboa, Portugal - tba 28 - Caceres, Spain - El Corral De las Cigunas 29 - Vigo, Spain - La Fabrica de Chocolate 30 - La Coruna, Spain - Mardi Gras 31 - Madrid, Spain - Gruta 77 June 1 - Vitoria, Spain - Helldorado 2 - Bilbao, Spain - Kafe Antzokia 3 - St Feliu, Spain - Teatre Municipal 5 - Montpellier, France - Anti-Rouille 6 - Paris, France - Hard Rock Cafe 7 - Nice, France - Le Volume 8 - Basel, Switzerland - Gleis 13 9 - Gorizia, Italy - Pieffe Factory 10 - Vienna, Austria - Viper Room 11 - Linz, Austria - Ann Und Pat 12 - Nuremberg, Gernany - Avalon 13 - Prague, Czech Republic - Radio Wave radio session 13 - Prague, Czech Republic - Klub 007 14 - Jena, Germany - Rosenkeller 15 - Thun, Switzerland - Cafe Mokka 16 - Montreux, Switzerland - NED 17 - Besacon, France - Les Passagers du Zinc 18 - Lyon, France - Le Sonic 19 - Saint Etienne, France - tba 20 - Nancy, France - Soap Box Club 22 - Berlin, Germany - Wild at Heart 23 - Dresden, Germany - Groovestation 24 - Osnabruck, Germany - Club Bastard 25 - Hannover, Germany - Bei Chez Heinz 26 - Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang 27 - Koln, Germany - Sonic Ballroom 28 - Munster, Germany - Gogo Club 29 - Stuttgart, Germany - Zwolfzehn 30 - Verviers, Belgium - Spirit of 66 July 1 - tba 2 - tba 3 - Bordeaux, France - 115 4 - Burgos, Spain - Estudio 27 5 - Gijon, Spain - Louie Louie Club 6 - Santona, Spain - Sala Tropicana 7 - Granada (Benalua de Guadix), Spain - Benarock Festival 8 - Gierle, Belgium - Sjock Festival More dates tba soon !!! All dates and venues subject to change! February 21, 2007Two more FREE downloads have been added to the media audio page:Rockwell Night Jam Jaded Little Princess w/Daniel Lanois (Los Angeles October 25, 2006)Enjoy!February 16, 2007 Upcoming MS CD and tour We are currently in and out of the recording studio finishing up our next CD which is coming very SOON. 22 songs have been recorded and are currently being mixed, remixed and shuffled around for an all-killer, no-filler disc tentatively titled "Three Headed Dog". A six-week European tour starts at the end of May (dates announced soon). New "LET IT GO" video with Daniel Lanois "Let It Go" is the first track to be released from our upcoming CD that is produced by Daniel (who also plays pedal steel guitar and sings with us on this one). The performance is totally LIVE! The video was directed by Anthony Scarpa and is also available on the MySpace page and (soon) YouTube. Two L.A. shows with PEARL featuring Mother Superior and Scott Ian In March we are recording a bunch of great tracks that we wrote with our friend Pearl for her new CD. She has an awesome voice and the band is totally rockin' (we are fortunate to have Scott Ian playing guitar with us too!). We're playing at the House Of Blues Foundation Room on Sunset Blvd. on Thursday, February 22nd and it's FREE to get in. Please come out and see us. Details below. FEBRUARY 22nd PEARL'S BACK AT THE FOUNDATION ROOM AFTER MONTHS ON HIATUS, ONLY THIS TIME SHE'S FULLY ELECTRIC!! COME ON OUT AND CATCH PEARL ROCKING AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES WITH THE MEMBERS OF MOTHER SUPERIOR, AND SCOTT IAN OF ANTHRAX! A NON STOP SET OF SLAMMIN' ROCK 'N' ROLL!! THERE'S STILL NO COVER, STILL NO MINIMUM, AND ONCE AGAIN NO EXCUSE! JUST PULL UP TO THE PODIUM IN THE BACK AND SAY YOU'RE THERE TO SEE PEARL. COME CATCH PEARL WARM UP THE FOUNDATION ROOM, AND THEN CATCH HER WHEN SHE SETS THE KEY CLUB ON FIRE on the 26th!!! DON'T MISS IT! SEE YOU THERE!! 8430 sunset blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069 (The Foundation Room at the House of Blues) Coming soon ... more FREE downloads of rare tracks! January 4, 2007 And the winner of the holiday give away contest is ... Kelly Miller of Dearborn, MI. Congratulations! The answer was the January 27, 2004 in-store at Amoeba Records. Thanks to everyone who participated! November 29, 2006 MOTHER SUPERIOR’S 2001 SELF TITLED CD BACK IN PRINT! Due to Meat Loaf’s recent recording of the Mother Superior song, “Whore”, we’ve been getting a lot of people asking to hear the original version of the Mother Superior classic! Now, this long unavailable cd produced by HENRY ROLLINS is back in print! Check our store for more details on how to order this special re-release! MOTHER SUPERIOR HOLIDAY GIVE AWAY CONTEST! To celebrate the re-release of this M.S. classic, we are giving away a copy of the Mother Superior self titled cd along with a copy of the brand new Meat Loaf cd single featuring his version of “Whore”! All you have to do is answer this question: Where was Matt’s first show with Mother Superior? Email your answer (please put CONTEST in the subject) by December 31st to: webmaster@mother-superior.com! Our webmaster will then pick a random winner! Good luck! (Hint: The answer is somewhere on the website!) More out and about photos from Japan! November 8, 2006 New guestbook! This one looks much nicer, has many cool features and should remain spam free. Sign it today! October 30, 2006 Massive Site Update! Check out tons of new live and out and about photos, new press photos and bio, 6 free "field recording" live mp3s, 15 YouTube live video links, new interviews and reviews!!! MOTHER SUPERIOR Japan Tour 2006 New Photos! New PIXIES Documentary features Daniel Lanois soundtrack with MS A new documentary about the PIXIES reunion tour entitled "LoudQUIETloud" is released on DVD November 7th and features a soundtrack score by Daniel Lanois with Jim & Marcus helping out on guitars, bass, piano and percussion. There will also be a bonus documentary "making of the soundtrack" with footage of the boys recording at Lanois' Toronto studio. You can pre-order NOW at Amazon.com October 25, 2006 MOTHER SUPERIOR featuring Daniel Lanois at the ROXY THEATRE MOTHER SUPERIOR will be performing on Wednesday, November 8th at the ROXY THEATRE (9009 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood) as the opening act for RAUL MALO (formerly of THE MAVERICKS). Mother Superior goes on stage at 9PM and DANIEL LANOIS will add his musical expertise to this unique show! Don't miss it! This show will sell out! Tickets available at Ticketmaster! New MEAT LOAF CD single released featuring Mother Superior's "Whore" b-side Meat Loaf has recorded the Mother Superior classic "Whore" as the b-side of his first single from the new "Bat Out Of Hell III-The Monster Is Loose" CD. The single is currently available as an import from all good retailers and online. Click here to buy from HMV UK! September 23, 2006 Moshi moshi from Tokyo, Japan! Greetings from the Shinjuku! We just finished our third show (out of four shows total) for our visit to Japan and the people of Japan have been amazing so far! After visiting the Budokan, then some temples, the best record shops on the planet and having some great food, we were more than ready to rock Japan! And rock we are doing! I already can't wait until tomorrow's show. In the meantime, I'll have a saki for you. -Marcus "Moanin'" is now out in Japan on Top Beat Records distributed by Nutcase Entertainment! September 7, 2006 Check out the Live Pics page for 6 shots of Mother Superior live in Orihuela, Spain courtesy of "fmf ."! August 25, 2006 Bruce Gary 1952-2006 Our friend Bruce Gary has passed and we will miss him soooooooo much...Bruce was an MS fan and supporter literally from the start and came to many of our early gigs...when we were recording our first album (10 years ago!!) Bruce came to visit us at the studio and ended up mixing the whole "Heavy Soul Experience" CD...he brought with him his expertise and his huge smile--not to mention the bass guitar Jack Bruce used in Cream and Marcus got to play it on "Fool's Prayer"!! To this day, there are fans who tell me that HSE if their favorite MS CD and I'll never be able to listen to that album without thinking about Bruce...he was one hell of a drummer, a total music historian and a beautiful person...Rock on Bruce and THANKS for your friendship... If I don't meet you no more in this world then uh, I'll meet you in the next one and don't be late...don't be late! love, Jim August 18, 2006 Please note - the August 27th show has had a venue change from La Guarida del Angel in Jerez to La Gramola in Orihuela! August 15, 2006 Mother Superior's latest album Moanin' and the rest of their music catalog now up on iTunes and other digital download services! See the sidebar to the left for more info! July 18, 2006 Hi folks! You knew it had to happen! Mother Superior is returning to Spain to play some summer festivals and some of our favorite clubs! Here is the itinerary: Mother Superior Summer In Spain Tour '06 August 19th 2006 Lanzarote - Spain @ Lanzarote Rock Fest August 23rd 06 Gijon – Spain @ Louie Louie Club August 24th 06 Bilbao – Spain @ Azkena August 25th 06 Valladolid – Spain @ Medina Sonora Festival (with Flaming Sideburns & more) August 26th 06 Caceres – Spain @ El Corral de las Cigüeñas August 27 06 Orihuela – Spain @ La Gramola (note changed venue) We are also playing four shows in Tokyo in September! Can you dig it? Mother Superior Japan 2006 September 20-21-22-23 06 Shinjuku – Tokyo – Japan @ Live Freak In between, Spain and Japan, Mother Superior will open up for Rollins Band at the Key Club in Los Angeles, California on September 2nd! We hope to see a few friends at these shows! July 14, 2006 Mother Superior will be opening for Rollins Band at the Key Club in Los Angeles on September 2! June 15, 2006 Check out the Live Pics page for 23 cool shots of Mother Superior live in Gijon, La Coruña and Vigo, Spain courtesy of Borja Vera Fernandez! June 14, 2006 Upcoming MOTHER SUPERIOR Events! Sunday, June 25th @ 4pm Mother Superior will perform live at the 6th Annual Main Street Summer SOULstice in Santa Monica, CA on the Hollister St./Indie 103 Stage. For more info, directions, etc. go here. DANIEL LANOIS & his band (featuring Marcus & Jim and a special appearance by EMMYLOU HARRIS) will be appearing on July 6th at the Montreal Jazz Festival in Montreal, Canada. Pleins feux 175 Sainte-Catherine West Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier de la Place des Arts 175 Sainte-Catherine West at 8:00 pm in collaboration with La Presse, Couleur Jazz 91,9 and Info690 for more info go here. DANIEL LANOIS & his band (featuring Marcus & Jim) will also be appearing on August 6th at the Deep River Festival in Ontario, Canada. Also, JIM WILSON will be playing guitar with SPARKS on the following dates for their "HELLO YOUNG LOVERS" tour. Come out to say hi! June 17 – Skye Music Festival, Scotland July 8 - St Petersburg, Russia July 14 Barcelona, Spain Summercase Festival July 15 Madrid, Spain Summercase Festival July 16, Guilfest, Guilford UK Attention MS fans in Los Angeles!! MOTHER SUPERIOR's NEW CD MOANIN' is now available at AMOEBA RECORDS in Hollywood (6400 Sunset Blvd.). April 22, 2006 NOW AVAILABLE DIRECTLY FROM THE MS WEBSITE!! We have very LIMITED copies of the new European pressed MOTHER SUPERIOR CD MOANIN' available to U.S. and Canada customers ONLY!! Order now by clicking here or visit the store! Price is $15.00 plus $3 shipping and handling (total $18.00) and they will ship in May. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!!Check out the Live Pics page for cool shots of Mother Superior live in Jerez, Spain on March 16th courtesy of Juan Bautista Alcántara Rodríguez! "HELLO YOUNG LOVERS" is the new CD by SPARKS which features our own Jim Wilson on guitar! Available worldwide NOW! April 15, 2006 G'day from Sydney, Australia! We're now on the Australian leg of our tour with Daniel Lanois and the shows have been going great! The crowds have been packed for the shows and like our Mother Superior shows in Europe, the set changes nightly. We even recorded the second Sydney show for a future tv broadcast! Stay tuned! Been watching the bats fly over Darling Harbor...so cool! No worries, mate! March 23, 2006 Greetings from Rennes, France! We are now a month into our tour of Europe and we're having a great time! Thanks all of you for coming out to our shows so far! You all sure know how to rock! Come and say hello to us at the show! If you have any requests, just ask us in person or write to us here at the website! You can even leave a comment on the guestbook if ya like! See you 'round the clubs! February 20, 2006 Even more Jim & Marcus dates with Daniel Lanois announced! They're in Australia in April. Also, the April 29th Bergen, Norway and March 24th Gijon, Spain shows have been added. See the complete, updated list of tour dates below:Also, the MS song "A Hole" from "Moanin'" appears on the CD with this month's (Feb. 2006) "Classic Rock" magazine from the UK. February 21 - Koln, Germany - Underground 22 - Beilefeld, Germany - Forum 23 - Kopenhagen, Denmark - tba 24 - Karlstad, Sweden - Helbilly 25 - Goteborg, Sweden - Henriksberg 26 - Oslo, Norway - Elm Street Rock Cafe 27 - Strommen, Norway - Baratti/Romericke Rock club 28 - Halden, Norway - Dr Feelgood March 1 - Stockholm, Sweden - Brygghuset 2 - Malmo, Sweden - tba 3 - Dresden, Germany - Groovestation 4 - Berlin, Germany - Wild at Heart 5 - Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang 6 - Jena, Germany - Rosenkeller 7 - Toging, Germany - Silo 1 8 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Gaswerk 9 - Vienna, Austria - Arena 10 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Orto Bar 11 - Zagreb, Croatia - Boogaloo 12 - Padova, Italy - Factory 04 13 - Montpellier, France - Rockstore 14 - Castellon, Spain - Ricoamor 15 - Alicante, Spain - Sala Stereo 16 - Jerez, Spain - Guarida del Angel 17 - Madrid, Spain - El Sol 18 - Santoña, Spain - Sala Tropicana 19 - Cognac, France - West Rock 20 - Orleans, France - Cat's 21 - Rennes, France - Mondo Bizarro 23 - Burgos, Spain - El Carmen 13 24 - Gijon, Spain - Parque Del Piles (w/Drive By Truckers) 25 - Bilbao, Spain - Noise On Tour Festival 26 - Barcelona, Spain - Apolo II 27 - St Feliu, Spain - Teatre Municipal 28 - Valencia, Spain - Wah Wah 29 - Caceres, Spain - Belle Epoque 30 - La Coruña, Spain - Mardi Gras 31 - Ponferrada, Spain - Cotton Club April 1 - Vigo, Spain - Planta Baixa 3 - Alençon (Mortagne-Au-Perche), France - L'Agape 4 - Paris, France - Nouveau Casino 5 - Besançon, France - Le Cylindre Australian & Scandinavian tour (Jim & Marcus w/Daniel Lanois) 9 - Adelaide, Australia - Governer Hindmarsh 10 - Melbourne, Australia - Hepburn Springs 11 - Melbourne, Australia - Atheaneum Theatre 12 - Sydney, Australia - Basement 13 - Sydney, Australia - Basement 16 - Byron Bay, Australia - East Coast Blues n Roots Festival 17 - Byron Bay, Australia - East Coast Blues n Roots Festival 21 - Aarhus, Denmark- Train 23 - Copenhagen, Denmark- Vega 24 - Gothenburg, Sweden- Tradgar'n 25 - Malmo, Sweden- KB 26 - Uppsala, Sweden- Katalin 27 - Stockholm, Sweden- Berns 29 - Bergen, Norway - Ole Bull Scene (Bergenfest 2006) January 31, 2006 "Moanin'" is "Record of the Month" at "The Cutting Edge. Check out their review! January 5, 2006 Site Updates:updated the discography and liner notes pages with "Moanin'" info added links to"Moanin'" reviews: Chaos Realm (6th one down page) Peacedogman The Atom Chaser's Rockers and Rollers Weblog (4th one down page) Hard Rock & Co. (French) December 3, 2005New interviews! Belgium's Rock Your Brain! (interview at bottom of this page) and Peacedogman (bottom of page). November 8, 2005 On October 22nd, Jim and Marcus joined DANIEL LANOIS on stage at his sold out show at the AVALON in Hollywood and performed Daniel's classic "THE MESSENGER" in stunning three-part harmony. Anyone with photos, please contact us so we can put them up on the site. MOTHER SUPERIOR release new CD in November!! MOANIN' is the title of the new long-awaited MS CD to be released in Europe on the Bad Reputation label in November. The new album features 11 brand new Mother Superior songs produced by Mother Superior with Chris McClure and longtime MS cohort Brian Kehew. Here is the track listing: THIS SONG REMINDS ME OF YOU forkintheroad GET THAT GIRL NOT FOR ME TO SAY SO OVER YOU DEVIL WIND A HOLE LITTLE MOTOR SISTER MELTDOWN ERASE HER JACK THE RIPPER The album cover artwork (click thumbnail above!) is by the world famous San Francisco artist Ron Donovan. There is a MAJOR European tour being planned for late February to early April 2006. The U.S. release is being planned for early 2006 but we hope to have some import copies available in our website store for the hardcore U.S. fans. MOTHER SUPERIOR on the cover of POPULAR 1 Magazine!! The great rock magazine from Spain, POPULAR 1, will feature MOTHER SUPERIOR on its cover along with a brand new interview and review of the new CD, MOANIN'. DISCOGRAPHY UPDATE--There is a new CD sampler from the Bad Reputation label called "Killers Without A Cause" that features the brand new track "Get That Girl" from the new MOANIN' CD. CHECK OUT MOTHER SUPERIOR'S "MySpace" PAGE! To hear exclusive song samples from the new MOANIN' album, check out the MOTHER SUPERIOR page on MySpace. http://www.myspace.com/mothersuperiorrock There is also other major press coverage for Spain in November--MS is also on the cover of LA HORA TRANCE (with an exclusive interview) and ROCK 'N ROLL FANZINE will publish an MS interview in their next issue as well as interviewing Jim, Marcus and Matt in their special issue all about THE WHO. Lots of other press from Europe will coincide with the release of the new album. DOWNLOAD your favorite MS songs/albums at iTunes! By popular demand, the Mother Superior catalog has been added to the iTunes store. Now available for downloading are the following songs/albums: The Heavy Soul Experience of Mother Superior Mother Superior's Kaleidoscope Deep Sin 13 Violets New MS tracks on BEATLES and MOTORHEAD tribute CDs Mother Superior have recorded songs for two different tribute albums being released in Europe very shortly. One is a BEATLES tribute CD for which the boys recorded a stellar version of "HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN" (from which MS took their name!) and also a new MOTORHEAD tribute will feature a totally kick-ass (what do you expect?) rendition of "BOMBER". Stay tuned for more details on the release of these two tribute CDs. New SPARKS CD to be released on February 6, 2006 SPARKS will release their new CD entitled "HELLO YOUNG LOVERS" on February 6, 2006. The song "The Very Next Fight" features Jim Wilson on guitar. See the press release here! September 9, 2005 Check out the 9 new photos from the August 26th Roxy show with Daniel Lanois as well as these great e-mail quotes from the fans! "Just wanted to tell you guys again: Incredible show last night! Daniel Lanois was fucking amazing. It would be awesome to see you guys play a whole show together." "...my friends loved the show - said the same thing as Roger Manning which was "bands don't PLAY like this anymore!" again the entire Roxy all the way to the back bar and including the jaded security and maintenance guys were into it. very good!" "...another incredible Roxy performance! its rare that everyone in the club is so into a band - including the security guys and THAT is universal appeal...." "Guys, Great show last night!!! The new stuff was killer. Was that song, I think it was called "Let It Go", that you did with Daniel one of yours?" "...brilliant show last night! you guys sounded so good. you lit a fire under my ass!" "...The crowd was really into the music. I overheard a lot people saying how much you guys rocked. Mixin' it up with Daniel Lanois and playing some new songs was a real treat. People seemed to really connect with the music and there was a great vibe in the audience that I hope you guys caught on the stage. Thanks again for a great show and I'll talk to you soon." August 3, 2005 ATTENTION MS FANS!! Visit this MEAT LOAF fan site to watch a video of Meat performing Mother Superior's song "Whore" in concert. here's the details... go to: www.meatloaf-rocks.de click on "downloads" click on "videos" click on "konzert bonn 6.6.05", and choose the video clip for "whore" ENJOY!! July 24, 2005 Site Updates: added links (and translations) to Atiza and Riff Fanzine live reviews added link to Mother Superior section at GigPosters.com July 15, 2005 Click here to check out the MS collage poster and here for photos of the June 12th PAMPLONA live show! And here is a live review and cool MS photos from the June 17th BARCELONA show! Also, here is the English translations of a review and fan letter in the July issue of Popular1 Magazine! MEAT LOAF is still opening his European concerts (the "Hair Of The Dog" tour) with a version of Mother Superior's "WHORE" that is said to be an audience favorite!! Thanks to Meat Loaf for having good taste (pun intended).Site Updates: added Mother Pearl "Broken Thorny Crown" to discography added link to Peacedogman Mother Pearl "Broken Thorny Crown" review July 4, 2005 The new June issue of POPULAR 1 Magazine in Spain features a 6 PAGE interview/article with MOTHER SUPERIOR about the making of the new CD with many new photos. Also features an interview with MS producer/engineer Brian Kehew!! At newsstands NOW. For an English translation of the interview CLICK HERE. June 22, 2005 MOTHER SUPERIOR is back home after a TRIUMPHANT 2 week tour of Spain!! THANKS to all of the MS fanatics that came to the shows and made our trip a beautiful experience!! See you again SOON. June, 2005 We're off to SPAIN!! We can't wait to play for everyone! Exciting News Just In! MEAT LOAF is currently opening concerts on his latest European tour with a cover of Mother Superior's "WHORE"!!!! The winner of the "GET SOME GO AGAIN SESSIONS" autographed CD is MATT PENNINGTON of Sacramento, CA!! Congrats Matt and THANKS!!Visit the AUDIO page for 2 free mp3s from the "14 Below Souvenir Tour EP", recorded 3/18/05 in Santa Monica, CA. Enjoy! April 26, 2005 JUST RELEASED!! NEW 2CD "GET SOME GO AGAIN SESSIONS" by HENRY ROLLINS & MOTHER SUPERIOR on Henry Rollins' 2.13.61 label featuring all 27 songs recorded in 1999 and also includes the "Get Some Go Again" video and Electronic Press Kit!! Go here to order from Henry's website--only $10 for 2CD set!! Site Updatemedia page - added links to more Azkena Rock Festival photos: LaGaleriadeMaruSheena Gomezdesena Azkena Rock Festival TWO MOTHER SUPERIOR SONGS FEATURED IN NEW FILM "GRACE" "GRACE" IS A NEW FILM BY AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR ANTHONY SCARPA, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MOTHER SUPERIOR'S CLASSIC "JADED LITTLE PRINCESS" VIDEO. THE FILM IS MAKING ITS WORLD PREMIERE AT THE CINEQUEST 2005 SAN JOSE FILM FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY MARCH 5TH AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS AT THE DC INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL ON MARCH 9TH. THE FILM FEATURES TWO SONGS BY MOTHER SUPERIOR--"13 VIOLETS" AND THE NON-CD VERSION OF "FOUR WALLS" BY MOTHER SUPERIOR AND DANIEL LANOIS. "Featuring incredible performances by its cast, especially Kyle Ingleman and Kate Clarke, Grace is a raw, emotional journey that is both heartfelt and stirring. Director Anthony Scarpa's first narrative feature is a moving portrayal of a family coming to terms and of a brother and sister who must depend on each other for strength." - Tim Shively FOR MORE INFO GO TO: http://www.gracefilm.com/ JIM WILSON IS SPECIAL GUEST ON NEW CD BY "FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE" JUST RELEASED IN FRANCE IS A NEW CD BY "FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE" WHICH IS A EMOTIONALLY CHARGED ROCK TRIO FROM PARIS. THEIR DEBUT CD FEATURES 11 SONGS WRITTEN AND SUNG BY THE GROUP'S TALENTED LEADER, GUILLAUME NICOLAS. THE BAND ASKED JIM TO COME TO PARIS TO RECORD GUITAR SOLOS AND SING BACKGROUND VOCALS ON SEVEN SONGS!! THE CD IS NOW AVAILABLE AND GETTING GREAT REVIEWS IN THE EUROPEAN PRESS. FOR MORE INFO PLEASE VISIT THEIR WEBSITE: http://forheavenssake.free.frJanuary 12, 2005 HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM MOTHER SUPERIOR AND THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE IT OUT IN THE RAIN TO THE AWESOME SPACELAND SHOW!! MORE SHOWS TBA AND FULL DETAILS OF THE NEW CD COMING SOON... NEWS "MOTHER PEARL" CD NOW AVAILABLE AT www.mother-pearl.com GO HERE TO GET A GREAT NEW CD CALLED "BROKEN THORNY CROWN" THAT INTRODUCES THE VOICE OF PEARL ADAY (she's toured with her father, MEAT LOAF, for many years as a spotlighted vocalist and has also sung and toured with MOTLEY CRUE) AND CONTAINS 10 TRACKS THAT SHE HAS CO-WRITTEN WITH MOTHER SUPERIOR, WHO ALSO PERFORM MOST OF THE MUSIC ON THE CD! SCOTT IAN OF ANTHRAX IS THE CO-PRODUCER OF THE CD AND HE EVEN PLAYS GUITAR ON A FEW TRACKS. FROM THE HEAVY BLUES STOMP OF "LOVE PYRE" TO THE SAD SOUL BALLAD "MY HEART ISN'T IN IT," THE MOTHER PEARL CD IS FULL OF GREAT ROCK 'N ROLL SONGS (EVEN A COVER OF MOTHER SUPERIOR'S OWN "WHORE," WHICH HAS A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE WITH A GIRL SINGING IT!). AND ALSO, BY SPECIAL REQUEST, THERE'S A COVER OF RANDY NEWMAN'S "GUILTY," WHICH WAS PEARL'S SHOWCASE SONG IN MEAT LOAF CONCERTS ALL OVER THE WORLD. CHECK OUT PEARL'S WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS NOW Mother Superior's latest CD "13 VIOLETS" has been chosen by www.peacedogman.com as the #1 CD of 2004!!! Go check out the website NOW for more about Mother Superior and other happening rock 'n roll!! Germany's "Music Express" Magazine has also put the CD in their Top 5 lists! CLICK HERE FOR MORE RECENT LIVE REVIEWS AND PHOTOS! NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE U.S.!! For a limited time, we are offering the imported European pressings of "SIN" and "13 VIOLETS" on Fargo Records. "13 VIOLETS" differs from the U.S. version by two tracks ("WHAT IF?" and "STARLETT" are only available in Europe) and the songs are in a completely different running order. A whole different listening experience!! Also exclusive to the European pressing, there's a BONUS VIDEO for "JADED LITTLE PRINCESS"! RARE! $15 TRACKS: HEAD HANGING LOW FUEL THE FIRE TURBULENCE FIVE STARS FOUR WALLS 13 VIOLETS STARLETT WHAT IF QUEEN OF THE DEAD DID YOU SEE IT? EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT KICKED AROUND Click here to buy now! or Visit the store! "SIN" features completely DIFFERENT ARTWORK (with exclusive photos of Mother Superior). A must for the hardcore collector! $15 TRACKS: STRANGE CHANGE TALK TO THE FUTURE PRETTY IN THE MORNING JADED LITTLE PRINCESS SPINNIN' ROLLIN' BOY BLUES AIN'T AFRAID OF DYING FOOL AROUND DOWNTOWN TOM'S MEDICINE #2 ROCKS FADE OUT, WOUNDED ANIMAL Click here to buy now! or Visit the store! Message for MOTHER SUPERIOR fans in France and Spain The first three MOTHER SUPERIOR CD titles ("HEAVY SOUL EXPERIENCE", "KALEIDOSCOPE" and "DEEP") are NOW AVAILABLE for the first time in France and Spain!! The CDs can be ordered from FARGO RECORDS online store (go to the site to request a catalog) and they are also for sale at POWER RECORDS in Bilbao, Spain. AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON THIS WEBSITE A New Mother Superior Instrumental CD, "AD LIBIDUB" OK, so one day we took the reel-to-reel to the rehearsal room and just jammed. We'd been listening to Miles Davis, Lee 'Scratch' Perry and Jeff Beck and just let our imaginations run wild. No vocals, just the three of us bouncing off of each other's INSTRUMENTAL creativity. Complete IMPROVISATION and all new directions. Afterwards, we brought the tapes back to the Mothership and hooked up a mixing board and DUBBED it up. Listening back to the sounds that we made that day surprised and tripped us out. We think it's cool and crazy enough to share it with our fans who are interested in hearing us PLUG IN AND JAM. It ROCKS, it's loud and it's 53 minutes of madness. Anyway, if you're thinking about it too much, you're missing the point. PLAY IT LOUD. We hope you enjoy it. Warning: No POP songs here! $10 (includes U.S. shipping costs) (Overseas orders please add an additional $4 for air mail costs) Click here to buy now!
Check out these 4 iPod ready clips (21-27 MB mp4s) of Mother Superior live on Spanish TV from earlier this year! Right click and "save link as":
Beg Borrow Steal, Great 'Til 78, (I'm) Obsessed, Stealing My Shadow
September 24, 2007
For a limited time--available directly from the website! THREE HEADED DOG (2007) $15 The latest album from Mother Superior. We only have a handful of the new European pressed CD available to U.S. and Canada customers ONLY so FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!! Head on over to the STORE!
August 10, 2007
NOW AVAILABLE!! NEW Mother Superior "Three Headed Dog" T-Shirts!!! Black T-Shirt with Silver Lettering and Logos. Only $12! Sizes available: Medium & Large (Men's sizes) plus GIRLS Extra Small Lady, Small Lady and Medium Lady Visit the STORE
New links from "Every Day Is Sunday" (in French): 7/27/07 interview, "Moanin'" review.
July 28, 2007
A couple of great "Three Headed Dog" reviews: All Access and Peacedogman!
June 26, 2007
TONS of great YouTube live clips from the tour! Check 'em out:
6/16 - Montreux, Switzerland: Jaded Little Princess / Get It On / Forkintheroad, Left For Dead, Four Walls / Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band / The Wiggle, I'm Obsessed, Today Is That Da6 / Great Til '78
6/3 - St Feliu, Spain: Strange Change, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band / The Wiggle
6/2 - Bilbao, Spain: Ring of Fire, This Song Reminds Me Of You intro, Forkintheroad
5/29 - Vigo, Spain: Jaded Little Princess, Ring of Fire
5/28 - Cáceres, Spain: Jack the Ripper, Jaded Little Princess pt 1 & 2, Gorilla Monsoon, Beg Borrow Steal 5/26 - Sevilla, Spain: Great Til '78, Fuel the Fire, Forkintheroad, Beg Borrow Steal, (I'm) Obsessed, Five Stars, Forkintheroad, Great Til '78, The Wiggle, That Song Reminds Me of You
5/25 - Alicante, Spain: Panic Attack, Fuel the Fire / Strange Change
5/16 - Amsterdam, Netherlands: Pretty In the Morning
? - ?: Jack the Ripper, This Song Reminds Me of You, (I'm) Obsessed
June 11, 2007
New live photos! Check out Bone Machine for more pics like the one above of the boys in action at HellDorado in Vitoria, Spain on June 1st!
Some tour date changes/additions: June 13 - Prague, Czech Republic - Radio Wave radio session June 29 - Stuttgart, Germany - Zwolfzehn July 4 - Burgos, Spain - Estudio 27 July 7 - Granada (Benalua de Guadix), Spain - Benarock Festival
On June 4th Mother Superior invaded RSF Radio 107.0 FM in St. Feliu, Spain and were the guest DJs for 2 hours!! Here is the playlist: Mother Superior - Gorilla Monsoon The Beach Boys - This Whole World Sparks - The Very Next Fight Jimi Hendrix Experience - Fire Thin Lizzy - Are You Ready Paul Revere & The Raiders - Let Me! Stevie Wonder - Maybe Your Baby Paul McCartney - Only Mama Knows Faces - Miss Judy's Farm UFO - Natural Thing Black Sabbath - Never Say Die Little Richard - Rip It Up The Police - So Lonely Queen - Get Down Make Love Mother Superior - Let It Go The Kinks - All Of My Friends Were There CCR - Hey Tonight The Rolling Stones - Bye Bye Johnny Bob Marley - Could You Be Loved Earth, Wind & Fire - Got To Get You Into My Life Barry White - Can't Get Enough Of Your Love Babe Frank Zappa - Black Napkins June 6, 2007
Check out YouTube (direct link) to see over a dozen clips from recent live shows!
A few review links: "Three Headed Dog" review at Chaos Realm and a review (in Spanish with 2 pics) of the June 3rd St. Feliu show at diaWHEEE!
May 16, 2007
"Three Headed Dog" lyrics! Click here to read them!
Check out this cool article about MS at MotorcycleUSA.com by Damon Cohoon!
May 2, 2007
Tour dates updated! Here's the latest changes and additions: May
28 - Caceres, Spain - El Corral De las Cigunas
June
5 - Montpellier, France - Anti-Rouille 11 - Linz, Austria - Ann Und Pat 18 - Lyon, France - Le Sonic 19 - Saint Etienne, France - tba 20 - Nancy, France - Soap Box Club
July
1 - London, UK - Underworld 2 - tba 3 - Bordeaux, France - 115 4 - ?, Spain - tba 5 - Gijon, Spain - Louie Louie Club 6 - Santona, Spain - Sala Tropicana April 28, 2007
New MOTHER SUPERIOR CD "THREE HEADED DOG" set for May release
LISTEN TO THE THREE HEADED DOG SAMPLER!!!
Mother Superior has signed to Rosa Records for European release of their eighth CD which is titled "Three Headed Dog" and features new tracks produced by Daniel Lanois.
"Three Headed Dog" features 18 ambitious and eclectic songs ranging from super catchy energetic metallic punk to evil epics and haunting soul searching Americana reminiscent of The Band and Flying Burrito Brothers.
Mother Superior credits the good fortune of coming up with too many good songs as the reasoning behind the decision of the double-length CD (which clocks in at just over 65 minutes and is Mother Superior's longest disc ever). The band produced the majority of the album themselves and strived to capture their power trio live sound and show their versatility at the same time. The backing tracks for all the songs were recorded live with minimal overdubs.
Daniel Lanois joins the band on pedal steel guitar ("Let It Go") and mandolin ("Standing Still") and co-produces these two songs with his longtime engineer Adam Samuels. Both songs were recorded completely live including the vocals. Mother Superior have toured as Lanois' backing band for three years but this is the first time he's made an appearance on one of their albums. The first song being released from the CD is "Let It Go" filmed at Daniel Lanois' home studio and can be seen on Mother Superior's official website and also their My Space page.
At press time, the U.S. release of "Three Headed Dog" is still pending although the songs will be available as digital downloads (iTunes, Rhapsody, etc.) on June 19th and there will be import copies available via their website.
"Three Headed Dog" is a kaleidoscopic journey of sound with something for everybody and MS once again shows off what the New York Post calls "an enormous musical vocabulary."
TRACK LISTING
1. (I'M) OBSESSED 2. PANIC ATTACK 3. TODAY IS THAT DAY 4. LET IT GO 5. SLEEP 6. WAKE UP CALL 7. BEG BORROW STEAL 8. GREAT TIL '78 9. STEALING MY SHADOW 10. SHADY LADY 11. HOW DID YOU KNOW 12. GERMAN CREEPSHOW 13. LEFT FOR DEAD 14. FALSE ALARM 15. VIOLENCE GOING DOWN 16. FIRST IMPRESSION 17. GORILLA MONSOON 18. STANDING STILL
"THREE HEADED DOG" European Tour Dates Announced
Mother Superior are gearing up for a 6 week tour of Europe, kicking it off with a headlining festival appearance in Malaga , Spain at the Rinkona Rock Festival on May 5th where they will premiere songs from the brand new CD. See below or the TOUR page for all the dates!
Mother Superior Radio/TV Appearance
On May 31st, Mother Superior will record a live set for LOS CONCIERTOS DE RADIO 3, RNE (RADIO NACIONAL DE ESPANA) Spain Radio and TV programme to be broadcast in June. For updates visit here.
New PEARL CD in the works
Mother Superior are currently recording tracks that they have co-written with singer Pearl Aday (daughter of Meat Loaf, Motley Crue backing vocalist). L.A. sessions are underway with Anthrax's Scott Ian also playing guitar with the band. Joe Baressi (Tool/Queens of the Stone Age) is producing the CD which will be released later this year.
March 23, 2007
Mother Superior's Three Headed Dog Tour '07 dates announced!
May
16 - Amsterdam, Holland -Winston 17 - Utrecht, Holland - DB's 18 - Tilburg, Holland - Little Devil 19 - Den Helder, Holland - De Bliksem 21 - Aalst, Belgium - Negasonic 22 - Rodez, France - La Guingette Lautrec 23 - Perigueux, France - Le Reservoir 24 - Barcelona, Spain - Apolo 2 25 - Alicante/San Vicente Del Raspeig, Spain - Nave 8 26 - Sevilla (Utrera), Spain - Teatro Enrique De La Cuadra 27 - Lisboa, Portugal - tba 28 - Caceres, Spain - El Corral De las Cigunas 29 - Vigo, Spain - La Fabrica de Chocolate 30 - La Coruna, Spain - Mardi Gras 31 - Madrid, Spain - Gruta 77
More dates tba soon !!! All dates and venues subject to change!
February 21, 2007
Two more FREE downloads have been added to the media audio page:
Rockwell Night Jam Jaded Little Princess w/Daniel Lanois (Los Angeles October 25, 2006)
Enjoy!
February 16, 2007
Upcoming MS CD and tour We are currently in and out of the recording studio finishing up our next CD which is coming very SOON. 22 songs have been recorded and are currently being mixed, remixed and shuffled around for an all-killer, no-filler disc tentatively titled "Three Headed Dog". A six-week European tour starts at the end of May (dates announced soon). New "LET IT GO" video with Daniel Lanois
"Let It Go" is the first track to be released from our upcoming CD that is produced by Daniel (who also plays pedal steel guitar and sings with us on this one). The performance is totally LIVE! The video was directed by Anthony Scarpa and is also available on the MySpace page and (soon) YouTube. Two L.A. shows with PEARL featuring Mother Superior and Scott Ian In March we are recording a bunch of great tracks that we wrote with our friend Pearl for her new CD. She has an awesome voice and the band is totally rockin' (we are fortunate to have Scott Ian playing guitar with us too!). We're playing at the House Of Blues Foundation Room on Sunset Blvd. on Thursday, February 22nd and it's FREE to get in. Please come out and see us. Details below. FEBRUARY 22nd PEARL'S BACK AT THE FOUNDATION ROOM AFTER MONTHS ON HIATUS, ONLY THIS TIME SHE'S FULLY ELECTRIC!! COME ON OUT AND CATCH PEARL ROCKING AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES WITH THE MEMBERS OF MOTHER SUPERIOR, AND SCOTT IAN OF ANTHRAX! A NON STOP SET OF SLAMMIN' ROCK 'N' ROLL!! THERE'S STILL NO COVER, STILL NO MINIMUM, AND ONCE AGAIN NO EXCUSE! JUST PULL UP TO THE PODIUM IN THE BACK AND SAY YOU'RE THERE TO SEE PEARL. COME CATCH PEARL WARM UP THE FOUNDATION ROOM, AND THEN CATCH HER WHEN SHE SETS THE KEY CLUB ON FIRE on the 26th!!! DON'T MISS IT! SEE YOU THERE!! 8430 sunset blvd. West Hollywood, CA 90069 (The Foundation Room at the House of Blues) Coming soon ... more FREE downloads of rare tracks! January 4, 2007 And the winner of the holiday give away contest is ... Kelly Miller of Dearborn, MI. Congratulations! The answer was the January 27, 2004 in-store at Amoeba Records. Thanks to everyone who participated! November 29, 2006 MOTHER SUPERIOR’S 2001 SELF TITLED CD BACK IN PRINT! Due to Meat Loaf’s recent recording of the Mother Superior song, “Whore”, we’ve been getting a lot of people asking to hear the original version of the Mother Superior classic! Now, this long unavailable cd produced by HENRY ROLLINS is back in print! Check our store for more details on how to order this special re-release! MOTHER SUPERIOR HOLIDAY GIVE AWAY CONTEST! To celebrate the re-release of this M.S. classic, we are giving away a copy of the Mother Superior self titled cd along with a copy of the brand new Meat Loaf cd single featuring his version of “Whore”! All you have to do is answer this question: Where was Matt’s first show with Mother Superior? Email your answer (please put CONTEST in the subject) by December 31st to: webmaster@mother-superior.com! Our webmaster will then pick a random winner! Good luck! (Hint: The answer is somewhere on the website!) More out and about photos from Japan! November 8, 2006 New guestbook! This one looks much nicer, has many cool features and should remain spam free. Sign it today! October 30, 2006 Massive Site Update! Check out tons of new live and out and about photos, new press photos and bio, 6 free "field recording" live mp3s, 15 YouTube live video links, new interviews and reviews!!! MOTHER SUPERIOR Japan Tour 2006 New Photos! New PIXIES Documentary features Daniel Lanois soundtrack with MS A new documentary about the PIXIES reunion tour entitled "LoudQUIETloud" is released on DVD November 7th and features a soundtrack score by Daniel Lanois with Jim & Marcus helping out on guitars, bass, piano and percussion. There will also be a bonus documentary "making of the soundtrack" with footage of the boys recording at Lanois' Toronto studio. You can pre-order NOW at Amazon.com October 25, 2006
Coming soon ... more FREE downloads of rare tracks! January 4, 2007
And the winner of the holiday give away contest is ... Kelly Miller of Dearborn, MI. Congratulations! The answer was the January 27, 2004 in-store at Amoeba Records. Thanks to everyone who participated!
November 29, 2006
MOTHER SUPERIOR’S 2001 SELF TITLED CD BACK IN PRINT!
Due to Meat Loaf’s recent recording of the Mother Superior song, “Whore”, we’ve been getting a lot of people asking to hear the original version of the Mother Superior classic! Now, this long unavailable cd produced by HENRY ROLLINS is back in print! Check our store for more details on how to order this special re-release!
MOTHER SUPERIOR HOLIDAY GIVE AWAY CONTEST!
To celebrate the re-release of this M.S. classic, we are giving away a copy of the Mother Superior self titled cd along with a copy of the brand new Meat Loaf cd single featuring his version of “Whore”!
All you have to do is answer this question: Where was Matt’s first show with Mother Superior?
Email your answer (please put CONTEST in the subject) by December 31st to: webmaster@mother-superior.com! Our webmaster will then pick a random winner! Good luck! (Hint: The answer is somewhere on the website!)
More out and about photos from Japan!
November 8, 2006
New guestbook! This one looks much nicer, has many cool features and should remain spam free. Sign it today!
October 30, 2006
Massive Site Update! Check out tons of new live and out and about photos, new press photos and bio, 6 free "field recording" live mp3s, 15 YouTube live video links, new interviews and reviews!!!
MOTHER SUPERIOR Japan Tour 2006 New Photos!
New PIXIES Documentary features Daniel Lanois soundtrack with MS
A new documentary about the PIXIES reunion tour entitled "LoudQUIETloud" is released on DVD November 7th and features a soundtrack score by Daniel Lanois with Jim & Marcus helping out on guitars, bass, piano and percussion. There will also be a bonus documentary "making of the soundtrack" with footage of the boys recording at Lanois' Toronto studio.
You can pre-order NOW at Amazon.com
MOTHER SUPERIOR featuring Daniel Lanois at the ROXY THEATRE
MOTHER SUPERIOR will be performing on Wednesday, November 8th at the ROXY THEATRE (9009 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood) as the opening act for RAUL MALO (formerly of THE MAVERICKS). Mother Superior goes on stage at 9PM and DANIEL LANOIS will add his musical expertise to this unique show! Don't miss it! This show will sell out! Tickets available at Ticketmaster!
New MEAT LOAF CD single released featuring Mother Superior's "Whore" b-side
Meat Loaf has recorded the Mother Superior classic "Whore" as the b-side of his first single from the new "Bat Out Of Hell III-The Monster Is Loose" CD. The single is currently available as an import from all good retailers and online. Click here to buy from HMV UK!
September 23, 2006
Moshi moshi from Tokyo, Japan! Greetings from the Shinjuku! We just finished our third show (out of four shows total) for our visit to Japan and the people of Japan have been amazing so far! After visiting the Budokan, then some temples, the best record shops on the planet and having some great food, we were more than ready to rock Japan! And rock we are doing! I already can't wait until tomorrow's show. In the meantime, I'll have a saki for you. -Marcus "Moanin'" is now out in Japan on Top Beat Records distributed by Nutcase Entertainment!
September 7, 2006
Check out the Live Pics page for 6 shots of Mother Superior live in Orihuela, Spain courtesy of "fmf ."!
August 25, 2006
Bruce Gary 1952-2006 Our friend Bruce Gary has passed and we will miss him soooooooo much...Bruce was an MS fan and supporter literally from the start and came to many of our early gigs...when we were recording our first album (10 years ago!!) Bruce came to visit us at the studio and ended up mixing the whole "Heavy Soul Experience" CD...he brought with him his expertise and his huge smile--not to mention the bass guitar Jack Bruce used in Cream and Marcus got to play it on "Fool's Prayer"!! To this day, there are fans who tell me that HSE if their favorite MS CD and I'll never be able to listen to that album without thinking about Bruce...he was one hell of a drummer, a total music historian and a beautiful person...Rock on Bruce and THANKS for your friendship... If I don't meet you no more in this world then uh, I'll meet you in the next one and don't be late...don't be late! love, Jim
August 18, 2006
Please note - the August 27th show has had a venue change from La Guarida del Angel in Jerez to La Gramola in Orihuela!
August 15, 2006
Mother Superior's latest album Moanin' and the rest of their music catalog now up on iTunes and other digital download services! See the sidebar to the left for more info!
July 18, 2006 Hi folks! You knew it had to happen! Mother Superior is returning to Spain to play some summer festivals and some of our favorite clubs! Here is the itinerary:
Mother Superior Summer In Spain Tour '06 August 19th 2006 Lanzarote - Spain @ Lanzarote Rock Fest August 23rd 06 Gijon – Spain @ Louie Louie Club August 24th 06 Bilbao – Spain @ Azkena August 25th 06 Valladolid – Spain @ Medina Sonora Festival (with Flaming Sideburns & more) August 26th 06 Caceres – Spain @ El Corral de las Cigüeñas August 27 06 Orihuela – Spain @ La Gramola (note changed venue)
We are also playing four shows in Tokyo in September! Can you dig it? Mother Superior Japan 2006 September 20-21-22-23 06 Shinjuku – Tokyo – Japan @ Live Freak In between, Spain and Japan, Mother Superior will open up for Rollins Band at the Key Club in Los Angeles, California on September 2nd! We hope to see a few friends at these shows!
July 14, 2006
Mother Superior will be opening for Rollins Band at the Key Club in Los Angeles on September 2!
June 15, 2006
Check out the Live Pics page for 23 cool shots of Mother Superior live in Gijon, La Coruña and Vigo, Spain courtesy of Borja Vera Fernandez!
June 14, 2006
Upcoming MOTHER SUPERIOR Events! Sunday, June 25th @ 4pm Mother Superior will perform live at the 6th Annual Main Street Summer SOULstice in Santa Monica, CA on the Hollister St./Indie 103 Stage. For more info, directions, etc. go here. DANIEL LANOIS & his band (featuring Marcus & Jim and a special appearance by EMMYLOU HARRIS) will be appearing on July 6th at the Montreal Jazz Festival in Montreal, Canada. Pleins feux 175 Sainte-Catherine West Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier de la Place des Arts 175 Sainte-Catherine West at 8:00 pm in collaboration with La Presse, Couleur Jazz 91,9 and Info690 for more info go here. DANIEL LANOIS & his band (featuring Marcus & Jim) will also be appearing on August 6th at the Deep River Festival in Ontario, Canada. Also, JIM WILSON will be playing guitar with SPARKS on the following dates for their "HELLO YOUNG LOVERS" tour. Come out to say hi! June 17 – Skye Music Festival, Scotland July 8 - St Petersburg, Russia July 14 Barcelona, Spain Summercase Festival July 15 Madrid, Spain Summercase Festival July 16, Guilfest, Guilford UK Attention MS fans in Los Angeles!! MOTHER SUPERIOR's NEW CD MOANIN' is now available at AMOEBA RECORDS in Hollywood (6400 Sunset Blvd.).
April 22, 2006 NOW AVAILABLE DIRECTLY FROM THE MS WEBSITE!! We have very LIMITED copies of the new European pressed MOTHER SUPERIOR CD MOANIN' available to U.S. and Canada customers ONLY!!
Order now by clicking here or visit the store! Price is $15.00 plus $3 shipping and handling (total $18.00) and they will ship in May. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!!
Check out the Live Pics page for cool shots of Mother Superior live in Jerez, Spain on March 16th courtesy of Juan Bautista Alcántara Rodríguez!
"HELLO YOUNG LOVERS" is the new CD by SPARKS which features our own Jim Wilson on guitar! Available worldwide NOW! April 15, 2006
G'day from Sydney, Australia! We're now on the Australian leg of our tour with Daniel Lanois and the shows have been going great! The crowds have been packed for the shows and like our Mother Superior shows in Europe, the set changes nightly. We even recorded the second Sydney show for a future tv broadcast! Stay tuned! Been watching the bats fly over Darling Harbor...so cool! No worries, mate!
March 23, 2006 Greetings from Rennes, France! We are now a month into our tour of Europe and we're having a great time! Thanks all of you for coming out to our shows so far! You all sure know how to rock! Come and say hello to us at the show! If you have any requests, just ask us in person or write to us here at the website! You can even leave a comment on the guestbook if ya like! See you 'round the clubs!
February 20, 2006
Even more Jim & Marcus dates with Daniel Lanois announced! They're in Australia in April. Also, the April 29th Bergen, Norway and March 24th Gijon, Spain shows have been added. See the complete, updated list of tour dates below:
Also, the MS song "A Hole" from "Moanin'" appears on the CD with this month's (Feb. 2006) "Classic Rock" magazine from the UK.
February
21 - Koln, Germany - Underground 22 - Beilefeld, Germany - Forum 23 - Kopenhagen, Denmark - tba 24 - Karlstad, Sweden - Helbilly 25 - Goteborg, Sweden - Henriksberg 26 - Oslo, Norway - Elm Street Rock Cafe 27 - Strommen, Norway - Baratti/Romericke Rock club 28 - Halden, Norway - Dr Feelgood
March
1 - Stockholm, Sweden - Brygghuset 2 - Malmo, Sweden - tba 3 - Dresden, Germany - Groovestation 4 - Berlin, Germany - Wild at Heart 5 - Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang 6 - Jena, Germany - Rosenkeller 7 - Toging, Germany - Silo 1 8 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Gaswerk 9 - Vienna, Austria - Arena 10 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Orto Bar 11 - Zagreb, Croatia - Boogaloo 12 - Padova, Italy - Factory 04 13 - Montpellier, France - Rockstore 14 - Castellon, Spain - Ricoamor 15 - Alicante, Spain - Sala Stereo 16 - Jerez, Spain - Guarida del Angel 17 - Madrid, Spain - El Sol 18 - Santoña, Spain - Sala Tropicana 19 - Cognac, France - West Rock 20 - Orleans, France - Cat's 21 - Rennes, France - Mondo Bizarro 23 - Burgos, Spain - El Carmen 13 24 - Gijon, Spain - Parque Del Piles (w/Drive By Truckers) 25 - Bilbao, Spain - Noise On Tour Festival 26 - Barcelona, Spain - Apolo II 27 - St Feliu, Spain - Teatre Municipal 28 - Valencia, Spain - Wah Wah 29 - Caceres, Spain - Belle Epoque 30 - La Coruña, Spain - Mardi Gras 31 - Ponferrada, Spain - Cotton Club
April 1 - Vigo, Spain - Planta Baixa 3 - Alençon (Mortagne-Au-Perche), France - L'Agape 4 - Paris, France - Nouveau Casino 5 - Besançon, France - Le Cylindre
Australian & Scandinavian tour (Jim & Marcus w/Daniel Lanois)
9 - Adelaide, Australia - Governer Hindmarsh 10 - Melbourne, Australia - Hepburn Springs 11 - Melbourne, Australia - Atheaneum Theatre 12 - Sydney, Australia - Basement 13 - Sydney, Australia - Basement 16 - Byron Bay, Australia - East Coast Blues n Roots Festival 17 - Byron Bay, Australia - East Coast Blues n Roots Festival 21 - Aarhus, Denmark- Train 23 - Copenhagen, Denmark- Vega 24 - Gothenburg, Sweden- Tradgar'n 25 - Malmo, Sweden- KB 26 - Uppsala, Sweden- Katalin 27 - Stockholm, Sweden- Berns 29 - Bergen, Norway - Ole Bull Scene (Bergenfest 2006)
January 31, 2006
"Moanin'" is "Record of the Month" at "The Cutting Edge. Check out their review!
January 5, 2006
Site Updates:
updated the discography and liner notes pages with "Moanin'" info added links to"Moanin'" reviews:
Chaos Realm (6th one down page) Peacedogman The Atom Chaser's Rockers and Rollers Weblog (4th one down page) Hard Rock & Co. (French) December 3, 2005
New interviews! Belgium's Rock Your Brain! (interview at bottom of this page) and Peacedogman (bottom of page).
November 8, 2005
On October 22nd, Jim and Marcus joined DANIEL LANOIS on stage at his sold out show at the AVALON in Hollywood and performed Daniel's classic "THE MESSENGER" in stunning three-part harmony. Anyone with photos, please contact us so we can put them up on the site.
MOTHER SUPERIOR release new CD in November!! MOANIN' is the title of the new long-awaited MS CD to be released in Europe on the Bad Reputation label in November.
The new album features 11 brand new Mother Superior songs produced by Mother Superior with Chris McClure and longtime MS cohort Brian Kehew.
Here is the track listing:
THIS SONG REMINDS ME OF YOU forkintheroad GET THAT GIRL NOT FOR ME TO SAY SO OVER YOU DEVIL WIND A HOLE LITTLE MOTOR SISTER MELTDOWN ERASE HER JACK THE RIPPER
The album cover artwork (click thumbnail above!) is by the world famous San Francisco artist Ron Donovan.
There is a MAJOR European tour being planned for late February to early April 2006.
The U.S. release is being planned for early 2006 but we hope to have some import copies available in our website store for the hardcore U.S. fans.
MOTHER SUPERIOR on the cover of POPULAR 1 Magazine!!
The great rock magazine from Spain, POPULAR 1, will feature MOTHER SUPERIOR on its cover along with a brand new interview and review of the new CD, MOANIN'.
DISCOGRAPHY UPDATE--There is a new CD sampler from the Bad Reputation label called "Killers Without A Cause" that features the brand new track "Get That Girl" from the new MOANIN' CD.
CHECK OUT MOTHER SUPERIOR'S "MySpace" PAGE! To hear exclusive song samples from the new MOANIN' album, check out the MOTHER SUPERIOR page on MySpace. http://www.myspace.com/mothersuperiorrock
There is also other major press coverage for Spain in November--MS is also on the cover of LA HORA TRANCE (with an exclusive interview) and ROCK 'N ROLL FANZINE will publish an MS interview in their next issue as well as interviewing Jim, Marcus and Matt in their special issue all about THE WHO. Lots of other press from Europe will coincide with the release of the new album.
DOWNLOAD your favorite MS songs/albums at iTunes! By popular demand, the Mother Superior catalog has been added to the iTunes store. Now available for downloading are the following songs/albums:
The Heavy Soul Experience of Mother Superior Mother Superior's Kaleidoscope Deep Sin 13 Violets
New MS tracks on BEATLES and MOTORHEAD tribute CDs Mother Superior have recorded songs for two different tribute albums being released in Europe very shortly. One is a BEATLES tribute CD for which the boys recorded a stellar version of "HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN" (from which MS took their name!) and also a new MOTORHEAD tribute will feature a totally kick-ass (what do you expect?) rendition of "BOMBER". Stay tuned for more details on the release of these two tribute CDs.
New SPARKS CD to be released on February 6, 2006 SPARKS will release their new CD entitled "HELLO YOUNG LOVERS" on February 6, 2006. The song "The Very Next Fight" features Jim Wilson on guitar. See the press release here!
September 9, 2005
Check out the 9 new photos from the August 26th Roxy show with Daniel Lanois as well as these great e-mail quotes from the fans!
"Just wanted to tell you guys again: Incredible show last night! Daniel Lanois was fucking amazing. It would be awesome to see you guys play a whole show together."
"...my friends loved the show - said the same thing as Roger Manning which was "bands don't PLAY like this anymore!" again the entire Roxy all the way to the back bar and including the jaded security and maintenance guys were into it. very good!"
"...another incredible Roxy performance! its rare that everyone in the club is so into a band - including the security guys and THAT is universal appeal...." "Guys, Great show last night!!! The new stuff was killer. Was that song, I think it was called "Let It Go", that you did with Daniel one of yours?" "...brilliant show last night! you guys sounded so good. you lit a fire under my ass!"
"...The crowd was really into the music. I overheard a lot people saying how much you guys rocked. Mixin' it up with Daniel Lanois and playing some new songs was a real treat. People seemed to really connect with the music and there was a great vibe in the audience that I hope you guys caught on the stage. Thanks again for a great show and I'll talk to you soon."
August 3, 2005
ATTENTION MS FANS!! Visit this MEAT LOAF fan site to watch a video of Meat performing Mother Superior's song "Whore" in concert. here's the details... go to: www.meatloaf-rocks.de click on "downloads" click on "videos" click on "konzert bonn 6.6.05", and choose the video clip for "whore" ENJOY!!
July 24, 2005
added links (and translations) to Atiza and Riff Fanzine live reviews added link to Mother Superior section at GigPosters.com
July 15, 2005
Click here to check out the MS collage poster and here for photos of the June 12th PAMPLONA live show! And here is a live review and cool MS photos from the June 17th BARCELONA show! Also, here is the English translations of a review and fan letter in the July issue of Popular1 Magazine! MEAT LOAF is still opening his European concerts (the "Hair Of The Dog" tour) with a version of Mother Superior's "WHORE" that is said to be an audience favorite!! Thanks to Meat Loaf for having good taste (pun intended).
added Mother Pearl "Broken Thorny Crown" to discography added link to Peacedogman Mother Pearl "Broken Thorny Crown" review
July 4, 2005
The new June issue of POPULAR 1 Magazine in Spain features a 6 PAGE interview/article with MOTHER SUPERIOR about the making of the new CD with many new photos. Also features an interview with MS producer/engineer Brian Kehew!! At newsstands NOW. For an English translation of the interview CLICK HERE.
June 22, 2005
MOTHER SUPERIOR is back home after a TRIUMPHANT 2 week tour of Spain!! THANKS to all of the MS fanatics that came to the shows and made our trip a beautiful experience!! See you again SOON.
June, 2005
We're off to SPAIN!! We can't wait to play for everyone! Exciting News Just In! MEAT LOAF is currently opening concerts on his latest European tour with a cover of Mother Superior's "WHORE"!!!! The winner of the "GET SOME GO AGAIN SESSIONS" autographed CD is MATT PENNINGTON of Sacramento, CA!! Congrats Matt and THANKS!!
Visit the AUDIO page for 2 free mp3s from the "14 Below Souvenir Tour EP", recorded 3/18/05 in Santa Monica, CA. Enjoy!
April 26, 2005
JUST RELEASED!! NEW 2CD "GET SOME GO AGAIN SESSIONS" by HENRY ROLLINS & MOTHER SUPERIOR on Henry Rollins' 2.13.61 label featuring all 27 songs recorded in 1999 and also includes the "Get Some Go Again" video and Electronic Press Kit!! Go here to order from Henry's website--only $10 for 2CD set!!
Site Update
media page - added links to more Azkena Rock Festival photos: LaGaleriadeMaruSheena Gomezdesena Azkena Rock Festival
TWO MOTHER SUPERIOR SONGS FEATURED IN NEW FILM "GRACE" "GRACE" IS A NEW FILM BY AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR ANTHONY SCARPA, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MOTHER SUPERIOR'S CLASSIC "JADED LITTLE PRINCESS" VIDEO. THE FILM IS MAKING ITS WORLD PREMIERE AT THE CINEQUEST 2005 SAN JOSE FILM FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY MARCH 5TH AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL SCREENINGS AT THE DC INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL ON MARCH 9TH. THE FILM FEATURES TWO SONGS BY MOTHER SUPERIOR--"13 VIOLETS" AND THE NON-CD VERSION OF "FOUR WALLS" BY MOTHER SUPERIOR AND DANIEL LANOIS. "Featuring incredible performances by its cast, especially Kyle Ingleman and Kate Clarke, Grace is a raw, emotional journey that is both heartfelt and stirring. Director Anthony Scarpa's first narrative feature is a moving portrayal of a family coming to terms and of a brother and sister who must depend on each other for strength." - Tim Shively FOR MORE INFO GO TO: http://www.gracefilm.com/ JIM WILSON IS SPECIAL GUEST ON NEW CD BY "FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE" JUST RELEASED IN FRANCE IS A NEW CD BY "FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE" WHICH IS A EMOTIONALLY CHARGED ROCK TRIO FROM PARIS. THEIR DEBUT CD FEATURES 11 SONGS WRITTEN AND SUNG BY THE GROUP'S TALENTED LEADER, GUILLAUME NICOLAS. THE BAND ASKED JIM TO COME TO PARIS TO RECORD GUITAR SOLOS AND SING BACKGROUND VOCALS ON SEVEN SONGS!! THE CD IS NOW AVAILABLE AND GETTING GREAT REVIEWS IN THE EUROPEAN PRESS. FOR MORE INFO PLEASE VISIT THEIR WEBSITE: http://forheavenssake.free.fr
January 12, 2005
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM MOTHER SUPERIOR AND THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO MADE IT OUT IN THE RAIN TO THE AWESOME SPACELAND SHOW!! MORE SHOWS TBA AND FULL DETAILS OF THE NEW CD COMING SOON... NEWS "MOTHER PEARL" CD NOW AVAILABLE AT www.mother-pearl.com GO HERE TO GET A GREAT NEW CD CALLED "BROKEN THORNY CROWN" THAT INTRODUCES THE VOICE OF PEARL ADAY (she's toured with her father, MEAT LOAF, for many years as a spotlighted vocalist and has also sung and toured with MOTLEY CRUE) AND CONTAINS 10 TRACKS THAT SHE HAS CO-WRITTEN WITH MOTHER SUPERIOR, WHO ALSO PERFORM MOST OF THE MUSIC ON THE CD! SCOTT IAN OF ANTHRAX IS THE CO-PRODUCER OF THE CD AND HE EVEN PLAYS GUITAR ON A FEW TRACKS. FROM THE HEAVY BLUES STOMP OF "LOVE PYRE" TO THE SAD SOUL BALLAD "MY HEART ISN'T IN IT," THE MOTHER PEARL CD IS FULL OF GREAT ROCK 'N ROLL SONGS (EVEN A COVER OF MOTHER SUPERIOR'S OWN "WHORE," WHICH HAS A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE WITH A GIRL SINGING IT!). AND ALSO, BY SPECIAL REQUEST, THERE'S A COVER OF RANDY NEWMAN'S "GUILTY," WHICH WAS PEARL'S SHOWCASE SONG IN MEAT LOAF CONCERTS ALL OVER THE WORLD. CHECK OUT PEARL'S WEBSITE FOR MORE DETAILS NOW
Mother Superior's latest CD "13 VIOLETS" has been chosen by www.peacedogman.com as the #1 CD of 2004!!! Go check out the website NOW for more about Mother Superior and other happening rock 'n roll!! Germany's "Music Express" Magazine has also put the CD in their Top 5 lists!
CLICK HERE FOR MORE RECENT LIVE REVIEWS AND PHOTOS!
NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE U.S.!! For a limited time, we are offering the imported European pressings of "SIN" and "13 VIOLETS" on Fargo Records.
"13 VIOLETS" differs from the U.S. version by two tracks ("WHAT IF?" and "STARLETT" are only available in Europe) and the songs are in a completely different running order. A whole different listening experience!! Also exclusive to the European pressing, there's a BONUS VIDEO for "JADED LITTLE PRINCESS"! RARE! $15 TRACKS: HEAD HANGING LOW FUEL THE FIRE TURBULENCE FIVE STARS FOUR WALLS 13 VIOLETS STARLETT WHAT IF QUEEN OF THE DEAD DID YOU SEE IT? EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT KICKED AROUND
Click here to buy now! or Visit the store!
"SIN" features completely DIFFERENT ARTWORK (with exclusive photos of Mother Superior). A must for the hardcore collector! $15 TRACKS: STRANGE CHANGE TALK TO THE FUTURE PRETTY IN THE MORNING JADED LITTLE PRINCESS SPINNIN' ROLLIN' BOY BLUES AIN'T AFRAID OF DYING FOOL AROUND DOWNTOWN TOM'S MEDICINE #2 ROCKS FADE OUT, WOUNDED ANIMAL
Message for MOTHER SUPERIOR fans in France and Spain The first three MOTHER SUPERIOR CD titles ("HEAVY SOUL EXPERIENCE", "KALEIDOSCOPE" and "DEEP") are NOW AVAILABLE for the first time in France and Spain!! The CDs can be ordered from FARGO RECORDS online store (go to the site to request a catalog) and they are also for sale at POWER RECORDS in Bilbao, Spain.
AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON THIS WEBSITE A New Mother Superior Instrumental CD, "AD LIBIDUB" OK, so one day we took the reel-to-reel to the rehearsal room and just jammed. We'd been listening to Miles Davis, Lee 'Scratch' Perry and Jeff Beck and just let our imaginations run wild. No vocals, just the three of us bouncing off of each other's INSTRUMENTAL creativity. Complete IMPROVISATION and all new directions. Afterwards, we brought the tapes back to the Mothership and hooked up a mixing board and DUBBED it up. Listening back to the sounds that we made that day surprised and tripped us out. We think it's cool and crazy enough to share it with our fans who are interested in hearing us PLUG IN AND JAM. It ROCKS, it's loud and it's 53 minutes of madness. Anyway, if you're thinking about it too much, you're missing the point. PLAY IT LOUD. We hope you enjoy it. Warning: No POP songs here! $10 (includes U.S. shipping costs) (Overseas orders please add an additional $4 for air mail costs) Click here to buy now!
