News Machine, February 2024

The Residents' News Machine is an official news blog dedicated to the activities of The Residents, which has been active at the group's official website since January 13th 2017.
This page collects posts made to this blog in February 2024, archived from the original page by a Mysterious Spanish Lady. 
==Blog entries==
===Star Stunted II from Melodic Virtue pre-order===
Thursday, February 8 2024, 10:44am
Star Stunted II "Mahogany Wood" -- a limited edition, 10" black vinyl record out March 8th. PRE-ORDER NOW!
https://www.melodicvirtue.com/products/star-stunted-ii-mahogany-wood-10-single
Created by Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran), Rob Crow (Pinback), Roy Mayorga (Ministry), Dren McDonald, Neil Burke (Men's Recovery Project), and Aaron Tanner to celebrate the release of The Residents: A Sight for Sore Eyes, Vol. 2! Also features a mix by GRAMMY Award Winner, Joshua Blair (Paul McCartney, Mark Ronson)!
===God In Three Persons UK/Europe Tour Cancelled===
Thursday, February 15 2024, 11:53am
From The Office of The Cryptic Corporation:
It is with heavy hearts that we inform you that due to circumstances beyond our control, we have had to call off bringing the God In Three Persons show to the UK and Europe. We are sorry for any inconvenience this has caused.
Tickets can be refunded from point of purchase.
===Untitled post (Commercial Book by Andrew Hook)===
Sunday, February 18 2024, 9:10am
A few years ago, award-nominated writer Andrew Hook wrote O For Obscurity, Or, The Story Of N, the definitive biography of The Mysterious N Senada, the Bavarian musician who influenced the early music of The Residents, drawn from material discovered in the band's archives long after Senada's death. Now - with the full approval of the band - Hook's eleventh published short story collection, "Commercial Book," will shortly be available from Psychofon Records.
As most people reading this will be fully aware, in 1980 The Residents released Commercial Album, a collection of 40 songs each of exactly one minute in duration. Using these songs as the springboard for fiction, Andrew Hook's Commercial Book presents 40 stories each of exactly 1000 words in length, therefore emulating the restriction which The Residents placed on their songwriting. With each story taking its title from each song and inspired by the music and lyrics, "Commercial Book" is a weird, alter-trip into the depths of the original record, a collaboration wholly in the spirit of The Residents and fully endorsed by them.
The first hundred hand-numbered books come in special Psychofon packaging with the complete Commercial Album Radio Ads CD that was intended for Ralph Records promotion in 1980 as a bonus. You can then read Andrew's stories while listening to the corresponding tracks. Cool!
The book will be available both as a special edition with the CD and also individually from the Psychofon website. The pre-sale starts Wednesday 2/21/24. The official release date is not yet fixed, probably at the end of March.
This is an Eyeball Museum / Psychofon Records Production.
With little to no exception, The Residents found the stories to be absolutely delightful.
- Homer Flynn, President, The Cryptic Corporation
They may be miniatures, but Andrew Hook's globe-spanning, genre-hopping tales conjure entire worlds within 1000 words. His lonely, haunted characters are immersed in dreams and steeped in film and music. 'Commercial Book' is another essential collection from one of our most gifted storytellers.
- Tim Major, author of Jekyll & Hyde: Consulting Detectives
A dissonance of the near sinister thrums inside each beautiful tale.
- Eugen Bacon, twice World Fantasy Award finalist and British Fantasy Award winner
===A MESSAGE FROM THE CRYPTIC CORPORATION===
Tuesday, February 20 2024, 10:00am
The Residents recently came to me with an unusual and specific request. The group, as most of you know, is an ongoing partnership, with collaboration being their most cherished value. As they prepared to begin a new project, they reluctantly came to the conclusion that Nolan Cook, one of their longtime associates, no longer fit into their future plans. Fearful of the negative impact this decision might have on the musician, they asked me to break the news.
With sadness and regret, I informed Nolan of the group's decision. Forever stoic, he took the news with grace, saying he had several other projects he now felt free to pursue and conveyed his appreciation for the nurturing and support the band had provided during their twenty-five year long relationship.
Thanking him again, I wished Nolan well, while expressing a sincere desire that his next pizza delivery job proves more satisfying than the last.
Homer Flynn
President of the Cryptic Corporation
===A NIGHT OF IDEAS and THE RESIDENTS?===
Thursday, February 22 2024, 8:06am
HUH?
Yes, The Residents will be performing at Night of Ideas at the SF PUBLIC LIBRARY (?).
How weird is that?
Check it out: https://nightofideas.org/san-francisco/
Saturday, March 2
===ESKIMO? NIGHT OF IDEAS? HUH!===
Monday, February 26 2024, 11:18am
Yes, The Residents will be performing a condensed version of their classic Eskimo album this Saturday, March 2, as part of A Night of Ideas at the San Francisco Public Library.
Check out this link for more info: https://nightofideas.org/san-francisco/
The event is FREE!!! but... you need to register in order to get in. Registration here: https://events.kqed.org/790/813
Events start at 4PM on Saturday. The Faceless Wonders will be the closing act.
==See also==
*News Machine
*Residents.com
*BOG
==External links and references==
*The Residents' News Machine
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