Happy New Year my fellow bots! I hope you’ve had a great holiday. Here is the first BHO post for the new year! It’s old (from the Masters of Horror soundtrack 2005) but I had never seen it before so I’m posting the clips here. Even though Buckethead doesn’t talk much, he is by far the coolest person on earth with his detached electronic head! Check out the part when Buckethead moves the head – it’s too cool!

And here’s the second clip. Enjoy!

• Dec 15th, 2009 -- Boxenstein rocks Buckethead – check it out!
• Dec 15th, 2009 -- College Times’ Top 7 guitarists of all time
• Nov 18th, 2009 -- Buckethead meanderings…

OK, two posts in one day – wtf?! Yeah well, I said earlier that I was inspired and I just checked out this awesome cover of Bucket’s ‘Redeem Team’ by the wonderfully talented Boxenstein on YouTube (subscribe to him – you know you want to!)

Anyway, here is Boxenstein’s cover of Redeem Team – and it’s fantastic!

<3 Box

Enjoy!

• Aug 12th, 2009 -- What happened to the Bucketdatabase?
• Aug 12th, 2009 -- Buckethead wrestler?
• Aug 7th, 2009 -- Buckethead and Pinchface video archive

This post is a combination of news, a thankyou and an apology. Firstly, the apology – I am very sorry for not updating my fellow bots. Life’s journey it seems has taken me away from my favourite place but rest assured, the path back to the coop will be walked upon again! I’ve had very little time to write about Buckethead but since I’m planning (yep, still planning) my trip to the States next year to see him live, I’ve gathered  new momentum. So it’s all on!

With that I bring you a little news update from College Times listing their top seven guitarists of all time. Buckethead isn’t listed in the top seven but he gets an honourable mention. Agree, disagee? What do you think of their choices? Obviously, being biased, I would have expected Buckethead to be listed in the top seven however, their list is pretty good. They’ve got Jimi at the top with Steve Vai and Eric Clapton whom I also really like and I was surprised to see Stevie Ray Vaughan listed (although I am not denying his talent as a guitarist in any way). Here’s the link to the article for you.

And finally a HUGE thankyou to the bots who keep coming back to my website even though I’ve been awful at updating it I used to get around 30 – 50 returning visitors a month and now that number has grown to 300 returning visitors a month. I guess I must be doing something right so to honour all the loyal readers and lovers of Buckethead’s music, thankyou I shall do my utmost to keep the site updated

• Jan 5th, 2010 -- Masters of Horror 05′
• Dec 15th, 2009 -- Boxenstein rocks Buckethead – check it out!
• Nov 18th, 2009 -- Buckethead meanderings…

So I’m a writer… and sometimes I write poetry. I usually don’t do this unless I am feeling blue or feeling emotions I find hard to decipher. But there are other times inbetween where I just write because I feel inspired by someone or something at the time…

Buckethead has inspired some seriously freaky words from me in the past that I haven’t really shared with anyone until now. Bearing in mind I wasn’t quite myself alot of the time I was writing this stuff down so it might seem strange but hey, we <3 strange, don’t we bots? Yes, yes we do

So here are some silly little rhymes I put together to laugh at when I was feeling weird and funky

Enjoy my freaky bots:

Untitled # 1

I found sanctuary in the lair of the Slunks and as the maniacal screams filled me with fear, I ran. The dark, damp secluded tomb of the Bansheebot was somehow open, and there was nowhere left to run… As I struggled through the twisted bones and debris I realised that Bucketheadland wasn’t far away… if only I could find the ticket – ‘Admit One. You can’t have Slaughter without Laughter’… I just knew this would be FUN!

Inspired by Night of the Slunks

With all my chickens, how can I work with the Slunks? There are too many to care for and my time is running out…

The temperature in the vats needs to be just right, the timing needs to be perfect. The recipe for plastination has been handed down from freak to freak… there is no need to act, no need to speak.

The blood tells its own story, but don’t worry… I’ll always save the jowls just for you…

Buckethead quote # 1:

(This quote is one I saw on www.buckethead.tk and really liked it so I am adding it here)

“If you find your truth, you must follow it. You could find it in a paper bag, or in a statue, or in a slaughterhouse; you might find it dangling somewhere. People might say, “What the heck are you doing?” But it’s OK if they don’t understand. And if you follow it, stay true to it, and respect it, you could be in store for the greatest journey you could ever imagine.” – Buckethead

I’ve got others that I’ve written but they’re kinda personal and I’m not really cool with posting them yet… maybe, one day

Here’s a pic that a friend of mine who also really likes Buckethead made for me which I think is cool to add to this post:

Brad's Buckethead <3

Thanks for reading

<3

Bucketgirl

• Feb 27th, 2009 -- Buckethead poetry – Soothsayer
• Feb 5th, 2009 -- Buckethead poetry – Asylum of Glass
• Jan 5th, 2010 -- Masters of Horror 05′

Thanks to bunghole30’s update on YouTube, the Buckethead Signature Les Paul Gibson guitar has now been released. It is priced at $4,311.00 USD (so that’s around $ 5,796.69 NZD for you New Zealanders) and wow, does it look fantastic!

Am I sexy, or what?

This is BIG news for any guitarist or Buckethead fan. Wouldn’t it be great to get Buckethead’s official word on what he thinks about the guitar?

What an honour… but totally deserved. I think it’s beautiful, what do you all think?

• Jan 5th, 2010 -- Masters of Horror 05′
• Dec 15th, 2009 -- Boxenstein rocks Buckethead – check it out!
• Dec 15th, 2009 -- College Times’ Top 7 guitarists of all time

German website Optinal Mittlegrund had a few details about DCK in this interview with Giacomo from RareNoiseRecords.

Here are the details taken from the site regarding DCK, Buckethead and Bill Laswell:

[OM] What can you say about Death Cube K’s “Torn from Black Space”. As far as I know it was recorded some time ago but did not get released. Any background info would be fine. Are there any plans for new releases?

[Giacomo] Yes, it was the “unreleased” DCK. As far as new projects are concerned, I would be very interested, but I will be approaching Buckethead in future (or try to do so…) to discuss – we also would like to push the visual aspect of the DCK project, by getting the fan community involved in making dark videos to accompany the tracks…

[OM] Did you ever meet Buckethead in person? If so, what was it like?

[Giacomo] No, but I hope one day. I think he is amazing.

[OM] Can you tell me any news about Charged, a project by Eraldo, Laswell and Toshinori Kondo? Will there be any further releases?

[Giacomo] Yes, 2010, lineup of the record: Eraldo, Kondo, Laswell, Guy Licata, Ayib Dieng and Paolo Polcari (of Meditronica…)

Here is the full interview and RareNoiseRecord’s DCK page.

• Jan 5th, 2010 -- Masters of Horror 05′
• Dec 15th, 2009 -- Boxenstein rocks Buckethead – check it out!
• Dec 15th, 2009 -- College Times’ Top 7 guitarists of all time

I found this really well-written article about Buckethead over at the Listeningroom website. I manage to read quite a few articles written about Buckethead but most of them are either copies of the Wikipedia entry for Buckethead or just plain dull and boring.

This one however, is cool so I thought I would post it here. Whilst it doesn’t really reveal anything new about Buckethead as such, it does list Buckethead as one of the better guitarists around simply because he tends to fall ‘under-the-radar’. And that’s just plain cool in my book.

Here’s an excerpt from the article:

In 1992, he launched his recording career with Praxis, the first of several bands and side projects that Buckethead has launched over the years, augmenting his solo work.

But he remains an elusive and mysterious figure, guarding his identity and appearance in any public forum. Reportedly, he once missed out on a chance to join Ozzy Osbourne’s band at Ozzfest because he refused to perform without his trademark bucket and mask.

And the Buckethead character is something he takes a long way. The story he’s built around the persona is as bizarre as the costume: That he grew up abused on a farm and was forced to live in a chicken coop.

You can read the entire article here.

• Jan 5th, 2010 -- Masters of Horror 05′
• Dec 15th, 2009 -- Boxenstein rocks Buckethead – check it out!
• Dec 15th, 2009 -- College Times’ Top 7 guitarists of all time

As any true Buckethead fan would know, Buckethead loves to collaborate with other musicians and his music can be found all over the place in very ‘hard-to’find’ places. So unless you’re really looking for everything he has released or gets involved in musically (or just reading alot like me lol), you’re probably gonna miss the smaller projects that sometimes go under the radar.

Well, have no fear because Bucketgirl is here to save the day (yes, I know that was hella cheesy, lol oh well)…:P

I located this article here on a jazz music reviewers blog and thought there’d be bots out there who would like to know about it if they didn’t already.

The album is called ‘Arc Of The Testimony’ and features long-time collaborator of Bucket’s Bill Laswell. Buckethead plays guitar on several tracks listed below:

Arcana – Arc Of The Testimony (1997)

1. Gone Tomorrow 9:39
2. Illuminator 6:07
3. Into The Circle 9:25
4. Returning 4:29
5. Calling Out The Blue Light 6:37
6. Circles Of Hell 7:15
7. Wheeless On A Dark River 4:27
8. The Earth Below 5:28

Credits
Bass – Bill Laswell
Cornet – Graham Haynes (tracks: 1, 3)
Drums – Tony Williams
Guitar – Buckethead (tracks: 2, 4, 6) , Nicky Skopelitis (tracks: 1 to 7)
Saxophone [Alto] – Byard Lancaster (tracks: 1, 3, 5)
Saxophone [Tenor] – Pharoah Sanders (tracks: 1 to 6)

The original article can be found here. Enjoy and if anyone manages to get a hold of these tracks, please let me know, I’d be keen to hear what they’re like

• Feb 12th, 2009 -- Enter the Chicken – Coma
• Jan 5th, 2010 -- Masters of Horror 05′
• Dec 15th, 2009 -- Boxenstein rocks Buckethead – check it out!

While we all <3 Buckethead, not all of us are aspiring rock musicians or even able to play guitar! A perfect example of this is my own musical dabblings which started off with classical piano (both my parents were in bands so the music had to seep in there somewhere!) and now I play most of what I do by ear and alot of it isn’t rock

So, with that in mind, I found this YouTube user UnclassicalPiano hitting the ebony and ivory to Buckethead’s music! How cool is that?

But don’t take my word for it… check it out for yourself, this dude is awesome (and plays some of my most loved Buckethead tunes as well, bonus!)…

Soothsayer like you’ve never heard it before…

And an extremely haunting version of Padmasana…

And Nottingham Lace!

UnclassicalPiano, you my friend truly do rock Keep up the good work! I am sure Buckethead would be blown away to hear his music being played so beautifully on the piano… <3

• Dec 15th, 2009 -- Boxenstein rocks Buckethead – check it out!
• Aug 12th, 2009 -- What happened to the Bucketdatabase?
• Aug 12th, 2009 -- Buckethead wrestler?

According to Reuters (a very good and credible source for news), Buckethead (named as Brian Carroll) along with previous Gn’R band members Tommy Stinson and Robin Finck are being sued by British label Independiente and the US branch of the Domino Recording Company for allegedly using portions of songs belonging to a German musician.

An excerpt from the article:

Singer Axl Rose and Guns N’ Roses band members and album producers copied portions of two of Schnauss’ songs — “Wherever You Are” and “A Strangely Isolated Place” — for a song used on the band’s last album called “Riad N’ the Bedouins,” according to the lawsuit.

You can read the entire article here.

I doubt Buckethead would actually be liable, but it would be awesome to know what he thinks about it…

• Jan 5th, 2010 -- Masters of Horror 05′
• Dec 15th, 2009 -- Boxenstein rocks Buckethead – check it out!
• Dec 15th, 2009 -- College Times’ Top 7 guitarists of all time