Melvins & Mike Patton to curate ATP’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, Dec 2008
By: Charlie Potter
After 25 years together, rock 'n roll stalwarts the Melvins deservedly get given that highest of accolades, the position of curators of the next All Tomorrow's Parties festival, along with Mike Patton, someone who regardless of your feelings about him, you have got to admit is going to curate one hell of an ATP.
This is literally a dream come true for Rockfeedback. There is of course the fear that the Melvins will just curate a whole lot of bad rock bands who sound like the Melvins but worse, however, the bands confirmed so far for their part consist of...
MELVINS (OF COURSE)
ISIS
NEIL HAMBURGER
DALEK
BIG BUSINESS
Not too shabby there then. I particularly look forward to seeing how the metaller majority of Melvins fans react to Neil Hamburger and his recently released country material...
Similarly, there is a fear that Mike Patton will put on loads of rubbish rap, RnB, and Norah Jones side projects, but so far he's gone for...
BOREN AND DER CLUB OF GORE
FANTOMAS (performing The Directors Cut)
THE LOCUST
ZU
Some of the bands in this half you could be forgiven for not having heard of, but believe me, thus far it is an impeccable line up. Buy tickets here.