News Latest News from Ultimate-Guitar.Com. en-US Copyright 1998-2026 Ultimate-Guitar.Com. All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=2008 Sat, 23 Mar 2024 12:12:09 -0400 Sat, 21 Apr 2018 12:12:40 -0400 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/news.xml.php?artist=2008 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/after_13_years_drummer_josh_freese_returns_to_a_perfect_circle.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/after_13_years_drummer_josh_freese_returns_to_a_perfect_circle.html Music News: "A Perfect Circle has always been a very special band for me and I'm really looking forward to getting out and playing these songs again."]]> Sat, 23 Mar 2024 12:12:09 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/maynard_james_keenan_names_best_gateway_song_for_a_perfect_circle_explains_why_it_was_a_challenge_to_record.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/maynard_james_keenan_names_best_gateway_song_for_a_perfect_circle_explains_why_it_was_a_challenge_to_record.html Music News: "I just really enjoyed that song. It was a challenge."]]> Fri, 21 Apr 2023 23:21:29 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/maynard_james_keenan_admits_to_stealing_music_ideas_from_nine_inch_nails_trent_reznor_dont_tell_him.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/maynard_james_keenan_admits_to_stealing_music_ideas_from_nine_inch_nails_trent_reznor_dont_tell_him.html Music News: "Professionals steal, right?"]]> Thu, 25 Aug 2022 23:21:11 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/a_perfect_circles_billy_howerdel_releases_new_single_selfish_hearts.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/a_perfect_circles_billy_howerdel_releases_new_single_selfish_hearts.html Music News: The musician's upcoming solo album "What Normal Was" will be out next month.]]> Fri, 27 May 2022 23:00:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/a_perfect_circles_billy_howerdel_explains_idea_he_got_from_working_with_ska_band_describes_how_trent_reznor_destroyed_his_favorite_guitar_on_tour.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/a_perfect_circles_billy_howerdel_explains_idea_he_got_from_working_with_ska_band_describes_how_trent_reznor_destroyed_his_favorite_guitar_on_tour.html Music News: "It was kind of in scraps".]]> Sat, 21 May 2022 00:00:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/a_perfect_circles_billy_howerdel_releases_new_single_free_and_weightless.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/a_perfect_circles_billy_howerdel_releases_new_single_free_and_weightless.html Music News: The song comes from the musician's upcoming solo album "What Normal Was".]]> Sun, 15 May 2022 13:11:13 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/billy_howerdel_speaks_on_pressure_of_singing_instead_of_maynard_names_one_singing_advice_that_maynard_gave_him.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/billy_howerdel_speaks_on_pressure_of_singing_instead_of_maynard_names_one_singing_advice_that_maynard_gave_him.html Music News: "The guitarist described the pressure of releasing his first album outside A Perfect Circle."]]> Wed, 11 May 2022 22:47:05 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/a_perfect_circles_billy_howerdel_releases_solo_debut_single_poison_flowers.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/a_perfect_circles_billy_howerdel_releases_solo_debut_single_poison_flowers.html Music News: The multi-instrumentalist has a new album coming up.]]> Fri, 04 Mar 2022 21:23:17 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/a_perfect_circles_billy_howerdel_will_make_his_live_solo_debut_this_month.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/a_perfect_circles_billy_howerdel_will_make_his_live_solo_debut_this_month.html Music News: The musician will perform in Las Vegas on February 23.]]> Thu, 17 Feb 2022 18:00:01 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/apcs_billy_howerdel_my_main_guitar_is_1_of_137_gibson_les_pauls_trent_reznor_broke_when_i_worked_as_nin_roadie.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/apcs_billy_howerdel_my_main_guitar_is_1_of_137_gibson_les_pauls_trent_reznor_broke_when_i_worked_as_nin_roadie.html Music News: "When I was working with Nine Inch Nails, the very first thing I did was I burned it accidentally," the guitarist said.]]> Fri, 20 Sep 2019 06:39:16 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/apcs_howerdel_this_is_what_i_learned_from_working_with_maynard_james_keenan.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/apcs_howerdel_this_is_what_i_learned_from_working_with_maynard_james_keenan.html Music News: "He's big on simplicity," the guitarist says about the singer.]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2019 08:20:56 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/apcs_billy_howerdel_this_is_the_album_that_made_me_tune_to_c_and_stay_there.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/apcs_billy_howerdel_this_is_the_album_that_made_me_tune_to_c_and_stay_there.html Music News: "Every song on that record raised the bar for me, as an artist or musician," the guitarist says.]]> Fri, 30 Nov 2018 09:55:11 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/listen_a_perfect_circle_streaming_cover_of_acdcs_dog_eat_dog.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/listen_a_perfect_circle_streaming_cover_of_acdcs_dog_eat_dog.html New Releases: When Maynard goes Bon Scott...]]> Thu, 22 Nov 2018 10:22:53 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/billy_howerdel_its_amazing_with_how_little_ego_maynard_approached_a_perfect_circle_when_we_were_starting.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/billy_howerdel_its_amazing_with_how_little_ego_maynard_approached_a_perfect_circle_when_we_were_starting.html Music News: "I was working for Guns N' Roses as a studio engineer, then jumped into leaving my day job in the summer of 1999," the guitarist says about the band's beginnings.]]> Wed, 21 Nov 2018 09:12:56 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/billy_howerdel_that_time_maynard_woke_me_up_to_ask_if_i_could_play_bohemian_rhapsody_thats_how_apc_reunion_began.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/billy_howerdel_that_time_maynard_woke_me_up_to_ask_if_i_could_play_bohemian_rhapsody_thats_how_apc_reunion_began.html Music News: "I was asleep and my wife woke me up and said, 'Maynard's on the phone and it sounds serious,'" the guitarist says.]]> Wed, 14 Nov 2018 12:28:34 -0500 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/heres_what_maynard_james_keenan_decided_to_wear_for_halloween.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/heres_what_maynard_james_keenan_decided_to_wear_for_halloween.html Music News: "#saymyname #dontsayhisname"]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2018 11:14:33 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch_a_perfect_circle_plays_judith_1st_time_in_7_years.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch_a_perfect_circle_plays_judith_1st_time_in_7_years.html Music News: "The song wasn't played for years, as Keenan’s feelings on the original subject matter changed," a report says.]]> Mon, 29 Oct 2018 13:04:57 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/maynard_allows_fans_to_film_apc_concert_as_present_from_grandpa_fans_react.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/maynard_allows_fans_to_film_apc_concert_as_present_from_grandpa_fans_react.html Music News: "It was such a magical experience to not see one single cell phone screen until Maynard’s announcement," one fan wrote.]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2018 08:39:39 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/billy_howerdel_reveals_favorite_song_off_new_a_perfect_circle_album_eat_the_elephant.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/billy_howerdel_reveals_favorite_song_off_new_a_perfect_circle_album_eat_the_elephant.html Music News: "Being a musician is about listening more than even doing," the guitarist says.]]> Sun, 08 Jul 2018 11:36:29 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/report_what_its_like_attending_a_perfect_circle_gig_after_they_banned_phones.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/report_what_its_like_attending_a_perfect_circle_gig_after_they_banned_phones.html Music News: "There's a snag here - no-one's sure how strict the policy is," the reporter points out.]]> Sun, 01 Jul 2018 12:55:52 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/a_perfect_circles_billy_howerdel_most_people_i_spoke_to_support_us_in_banning_phones_at_shows.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/a_perfect_circles_billy_howerdel_most_people_i_spoke_to_support_us_in_banning_phones_at_shows.html Music News: "The biggest thing is concern or the courtesy to the people around you. It's not like you're the only one there," the guitarist says.]]> Thu, 28 Jun 2018 11:13:47 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/a_perfect_circles_billy_howerdel_i_didnt_want_to_play_blues_guitar_when_i_started_out_heres_how_it_affected_my_style.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/a_perfect_circles_billy_howerdel_i_didnt_want_to_play_blues_guitar_when_i_started_out_heres_how_it_affected_my_style.html Music News: "Everyone starts with blues and I wasn't very rebellious but rebellion to me was liking non-guitar music."]]> Thu, 07 Jun 2018 13:24:04 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/billy_howerdel_most_songs_on_new_a_perfect_circle_album_were_written_in_2014.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/billy_howerdel_most_songs_on_new_a_perfect_circle_album_were_written_in_2014.html Music News: "I started giving Maynard pieces - I gave him three or four songs back in '13-ish."]]> Mon, 04 Jun 2018 10:20:47 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/a_perfect_circles_billy_howerdel_im_not_much_of_a_player_my_strength_comes_from_using_computer_to_manipulate_sound.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/a_perfect_circles_billy_howerdel_im_not_much_of_a_player_my_strength_comes_from_using_computer_to_manipulate_sound.html Interviews: UG exclusive: "I'm not saying that to be modest or whatever."]]> Thu, 24 May 2018 11:10:21 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/watch_maynard_goes_shopping_for_new_wigs_with_billy_howerdel.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/wtf/watch_maynard_goes_shopping_for_new_wigs_with_billy_howerdel.html Wtf?: Featuring some psychotic moments of them talking to mannequins. ]]> Fri, 11 May 2018 11:44:04 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/billy_howerdel_asking_me_what_its_like_working_with_maynard_is_like_asking_me_what_it_was_like_being_breastfed_by_my_mother.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/billy_howerdel_asking_me_what_its_like_working_with_maynard_is_like_asking_me_what_it_was_like_being_breastfed_by_my_mother.html Music News: "I don't know - compared to what? I can't compare it to anything else."]]> Sun, 06 May 2018 19:38:08 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/apcs_billy_howerdel_what_is_maynard_like_with_meeting_deadlines.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/apcs_billy_howerdel_what_is_maynard_like_with_meeting_deadlines.html Music News: "When you don't have all the time at your disposal, you have to stay focused on your goal."]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2018 14:05:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/apcs_howerdel_i_got_my_guitar_from_trent_reznor_while_working_as_nin_roadie_he_broke_137_les_pauls_on_tour_this_is_one_of_them.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/apcs_howerdel_i_got_my_guitar_from_trent_reznor_while_working_as_nin_roadie_he_broke_137_les_pauls_on_tour_this_is_one_of_them.html Music News: "It became the defining sound of what the guitar is in APC."]]> Sat, 28 Apr 2018 12:45:05 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch_a_perfect_circle_perform_two_new_songs_on_jimmy_kimmel_live.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/watch_a_perfect_circle_perform_two_new_songs_on_jimmy_kimmel_live.html Music News: "TalkTalk' and "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish"...]]> Thu, 26 Apr 2018 15:17:44 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/maynard_i_embrace_my_inner_grandpa_if_your_ball_bounces_into_my_yard_im_gonna_keep_it.html https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/maynard_i_embrace_my_inner_grandpa_if_your_ball_bounces_into_my_yard_im_gonna_keep_it.html Music News: "That's my yard and now it's my ball, sorry."]]> Sat, 21 Apr 2018 12:12:40 -0400