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Call Of the Midwest

April 25th, 2013

Midwest Tour Dates


We’re playing three shows in the Midwest in early June!
June 6th – Shank Hall – Milwaukee WI – TICKETS
June 7th – 1st Avenue – Minneapolis MN – TICKETS
June 8th – Firebird – St. Louis MO – TICKETS

Northeast Jaunt Aftermath
We had a great time playing in New England and NYC. The shows in Northampton MA, Boston Ma, and at the Bowery Ballroom in New york City went well.
Photos from the Bowery Ballroom by John Gullo
Photos from the Bowery Ballroom on Brooklyn Vegan website
Recording of the Bowery Ballroom show from the NY Taper website

How would you like to remix a Dead Milkmen song?
We’re having a contest! Remix the Dead Milkmen bonus track “Anthropology Days” from the Great Boston Molasses Flood single. Contest deadline is June 30th, 2013. We’ll collect your remix masterpieces and announce a winner on July 7th, 2013. Winner will get a t-shirt, all the new singles, and a CD.

All the details and complete rules are here on the Remix Contest page.

Other News & Information
The latest installment of Rodney’s radio show happens every first Friday of each month on Y-Not Radio. At 9pm Rodney plays two hours of the best Goth, Industrial, and Dark Wave. In case you miss it, here’s the on demand stream – usually available the Sunday after the initial broadcast.

As always, for the latest from Rodney be sure to check his website: rodneyanonymous.com and you can also find him on Twitter

Dandrew’s other band Farquar Muckenfuss has a great gig coming up:

PhilaMOCA – 531 N. 12th Street
Thursday, May 30 – Farquar will open for England’s legendary The Monochrome Set, who return to the U.S. for the first time in over 30 years! TICKETS

Anthropology Days Remix Contest

April 7th, 2013

Anthropology Days Remix Contest!


How would you like to remix a Dead Milkmen song?

Remix the Dead Milkmen bonus track “Anthropology Days” from the Great Boston Molasses Flood single.

Contest deadline is June 30th, 2013. We’ll collect your remix masterpieces and announce a winner on July 7th, 2013. Winner will get a t-shirt, all the new singles, and a CD.

All the details and complete rules are here on the Remix Contest page.

Get remixing!

3 Shows! 3rd Single!

March 15th, 2013

The Dead Milkmen play three shows in April 2013!


Spring is nearly here and we have not been hibernating this winter. Here’s what’s happening!

SHOWS!
We’ve got three shows in April!

April 19th – Pearl Street – Northampton, MA – TICKETS
April 20th – The Sinclair – Boston, MA – TICKETS
April 21st – The Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY – TICKETS

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NEW SINGLE
“The Great Boston Molasses Flood” is the third single in our ongoing series and is out today. You can buy the digital tracks on our web store 3/15/2013. The 7inch limited edition vinyl (only 500 made) are at the manufacturer now. You be able to pick this up at our web store soon. Stay tuned for more info.

We’re posting demos of the new songs on the Dead Milkmen SoundCloud account.

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Soul Rotation & Not Richard But Dick Available For Download
Hollywood Records has decided to release the long out of print Dead Milkmen albums for digital download. You’ll find them at all the usual places like iTunes and Amazon and on the streaming services too such as Spotify. Release date is April 2nd.

Other News
Rodney sang some guest vocals on the title track on the “Monsters EP” release by the band Total Fucking Destruction. Drummer Rich Hoak is an old friend and former housemate of ours. Listen to the track and download it for free here: http://grindcorekaraoke.com/track/monsters

The latest installment of Rodney’s radio show happens every first Friday of each month on Y-Not Radio. At 9pm Rodney plays two hours of the best Goth, Industrial, and Dark Wave. In case you miss it, here’s the on demand stream – usually available the Sunday after the initial broadcast.

As always, for the latest from Rodney be sure to check his website: rodneyanonymous.com and you can also find him on Twitter

Dandrew’s other band Farquar Muckenfuss has been playing a few shows and have two great gigs coming up.

PhilaMOCA – 531 N. 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA
Tuesday, April 16, 8:00 PM – As part of PhilaMOCA’s Tuesday Tune-Out series, Farquar Muckenfuss perform a full set of Monkees covers followed by a screening of The Monkees’ feature film HEAD (1968). TICKETS

PhilaMOCA – 531 N. 12th Street
Thursday, May 30 – Farquar will open for England’s legendary The Monochrome Set, who return to the U.S. for the first time in over 30 years! TICKETS

Since we had to keep the surprise party a big secret from Joe you might have missed the special CD that was released last fall for his 50th birthday. You can listen and download the Now You Are 50 – The Songs Of Joe Jack Talcum over on bandcamp. The CD features covers of Joe Jack Talcum songs from friends old and new including Dean, Dandrew, The Bastards of Fate, Rob Crow from Pinback, The Tolleyvox, and Farquar Muckenfuss to name just a few. 23 tracks in all!

Keep tabs on all things Joe Jack at his website: jacktalcum.com

New 7inch Single! Big Words Make The Baby Jesus Cry

December 22nd, 2012

The new 7inch single from The Dead Milkmen!

Our new single featuring Jesus, snow, and mistletoe! The second in the series of new limited edition (500 only) vinyl 7 inch singles from the Dead Milkmen is now available in the online store!

Each vinyl single cover is hand-stamped with big words by the band and is unique in design. Vinyl single package contains a download card to get the MP3 versions of the A and B sides as well as a third digital only bonus track.

Plus – more diorama art from Rodney on the “Arts ‘n Crafts” page!

New 7 Inch Single!

November 13th, 2012

New Single from The Dead Milkmen - Dark Clouds Gather Over Middlemarch

We’re pleased to release the first in a series of limited edition 7 inch vinyl singles. Only 500 of each will be made. The tracks are released digitally as well.

The first single A-Side is called “Dark Clouds Gather Over Middlemarch”. The B-Side is “Ronald Reagan Killed The Black Dahlia”. We’re also releasing bonus track of a ROME cover “Little Rebel Mine” featuring guest vocalist Audrey Crash singing a duet with Rodney.

You can buy the single direct from our website. All vinyl records come with a download card to get all the tracks digitally from us including the bonus track.

We’re also providing a link for fans to download original art designed by Rodney to create their own dioramas based on the covers. Go to deadmilkmen.com/artsncrafts to download.