ANVIL Frontman Lips - "PAUL McCARTNEY Knew Who We Were; I Almost Passed Out"
November 10, 2014, 9 years ago
Craig Mathieson at The Sydney Morning Herald recently spoke with Anvil frontman Steve "Lips" Kudlow, who discussed the band's comeback in the wake of their documentary, Anvil! The Story Of Anvil.
Lips: "We were at the People's Choice Awards with the film and I could see Paul McCartney sitting at a table 20 feet away. We lost our category to (dolphin documentary) The Cove and when we got up to go to talk to him, Quentin Tarantino grabs my jacket and starts yelling, 'Those bastards, they gave the prize to some dolphins!'"
"I go, 'Listen, Quentin, it's great to meet you, but I want to speak to Paul McCartney.' So we rush up to Paul McCartney, and he's surrounded by his people, but he takes a look at Robb and I and goes, 'Oh my God, it's the Anvil boys. Are we rockin' tonight?' Paul McCartney knew who we were. I almost passed out."Click here for the complete article.
Anvil recently announced the Hope In Hell European Tour 2014, launching in Germany on November 21st. The tour routing can be found below.
Hope in Hell European Tour 2014
November
22 - Breslau, Poland - Klub Liverpool
23 - Posen, Poland - Klub u Bazyla
24 - Berlin, Germany - C Club
26 - Nuernberg, Germany - Hirsch
27 - Florence, Italy - TBA
28 - Burglengenfeld, Germany - VA Zentrum
30 - Kortrijk, Belgium - De Kreun
December
2 - Bochum, Germany - Matrix
4 - Trondheim, Norway - Blaest
5 - Haugesund, Norway - Skala
6 - Sandnes, Norway - Tribute
7 - Oslo, Norway - Pokalen
9 - Tampere, Finland - Klubi
10 - Helsinki, Finland - Nosturi
12 - Borlaenge, Sweden - Liljan
13 - Trollhattan, Sweden - Backstage Rockbar
16 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
18 - Munich, Germany - Backstage
19 - Forli, Italy - Pepper
20 - Karlsruhe, Germany - Schwarzwaldhalle/Knock Out Festival
Anvil has released a new video for the song "Eat Your Words" , directed by Rene U Valdes, from their latest album, Hope In Hell.
Hope In Hell was released last year in Germany and Europe through SPV / Steamhammer in four different formats: as a limited-edition Digipak including two bonus tracks, as a jewel case CD, double gatefold colored vinyl including two bonus tracks and as download.
Anvil drum legend Robb Reiner's first major gallery show of his paintings is being held from September 25th to October 6th at the BBAM Gallery in Montreal (3255 Rue St. Jacques).
A statement from the gallery reads: “Robb has previously turned down all gallery offers except for BBAM! This is a limited engagement and a rare opportunity to see his work up close and off the screen. Anvil embarks on a major Japanese tour immediately following this show.”
For more details visit Bbamgallery.com.
