Cover Of The Month: Nice Price - Mental Health

It's a new year... so here's a new feature for PFH. Starting from now, on the last day of every month (assuming I remember) PFH will bring you our new feature 'Cover Of The Month'. Essentially we'll search the high and lows of YouTube for a Zebrahead cover that we feel earns the title (one way or another) of 'Cover Of The Month'.

January's 'winner' comes from Italian band Nice Price who did an acoustic cover of Mental Health. You can check it out below!


Bravo! Think you (or your band) can do a better Zebrahead cover? Link us and maybe you'll be featured next month!

Geki Rock Live Report

Japanese based Geki Rock have posted a 'Live Report' summing up the Nov 28th show on the recent Zebrahead/illScarlett Japanese tour.



You can check it out in full, including the setlist and more pictures, here and if you want a rough translation of the page then click here.

Cover Album In The Works...

Since completing their gigantic UK/European/Japanese tour things have quietened down considerably in the land of Zebrahead, however fear not! Everyone will be pleased to know that the guys are currently hard finishing up a Cover Song album!

As posted by Ben recently in a ReverbNation e-mail, he states that the guys "have been really busy.............tat tat ta da............working on a covers record...yes a covers record.....I will unfold more details soon...but it is almost done!!!.......we are excited...."

PFH can let you know the covers album has a particular theme but we'll leave that for an official announcement, as it really is worth the wait! We are possibly looking at a March/April release for this one but we'll bring you all the details as soon as they are confirmed!

More Pre-Zebrahead Malarky!

Chris DiCarlo, the former singer for late 90s La Habra based band 3-Ply has set up a MySpace music profile for the band, which I'm pretty sure some people may want to check out! 'Why?' I hear you ask. Well, before becoming the Zebrahead bassist we all know and love, our very own Ben Osmundson played bass in the aforementioned band (as well as occassionally singing!).

Head on over the 3-Ply MySpace Profile and you can listen to some of the old songs (check out LMD in particular) as well as see a few pictures of album/vinyl covers and so forth. Well who'd have thought it eh? Keep an eye on the profile as it's sure to grow once Chris digs out more stuff, and if you're still needing a pre-Zebrahead fix, then head on over to listen to Matty's old band Jank 1000.

Well I look forward to Ben sending me a threatening e-mail. Enjoy!

Move Over Charlie Brown...

If you've been wondering the reason why Ben has been taking numerous pictures around the world with a Snoopy stuffed toy (and haven't we all?), then you should thank Zebrahead German Support who decided to get to the bottom of the matter once and for all...

Click on the image below to read the full 'interview'.

Zebrahead On Guitar Hero: World Tour!... Kinda

While this is by no means an official additional of Zebrahead to the Guitar Hero franchise (though we all know it's long overdue), thanks to one of the awesome new features in Guitar Hero: World Tour, known as GH Tunes, you can now play along to a Zebrahead song! GH Tunes essentially lets users create their own songs for others to also download for free, and a very clever guy who goes by the name of "The Startled" has created Zebrahead's "Wake Me Up" which you can download for free.

If you have a copy of the game for the Nintendo Wii platform, then head on over to GH Tunes and you'll find the tune slowly clibming it's way up the Top 20 All Time Rated tunes!

Or if you simply want to hear what it's like then head on over to the GH Tunes website where you can stream it in your browser! Good job indeed! Can anyone else do better? Let us know!

The Juggernauts Music Video

More hotties? Less Matty you say?

Darren's VS Featured On Buzznet.com

Paramore vs. Zebrahead

That's right! Good job Darren! Way to get ZH out to the fans!

UK Based Online Merch Stall

Taking a leaf out of New Found Glory's book, Zebrahead have set up a UK based merch site, allowing you to buy previous shirts and other merch from past tours at reduced prices! Click here to check it out.

You can read the following statement from the band below:

"We now have merch for sale at reduced prices at
www.zebrahead.bigcartel.com/products

prices start at £5

instead of having the shirts from the last tour of Europe and the UK sit and wait tell the next tour...we decided to put it up for people to buy at reduced cheap prices....After tours we will start putting things up there for you...it is shipped from the UK so should be cheap for our friends over the pond.......but when it runs out .....it runs out....this is only what remains!!!!!

Hope this makes you happy in pants!!!!go check it out

MFZB"

Japanese Press Schedule!

A new year brings more promo press for Zebrahead. The band will be appearing in the following magazines and tv programmes this month in Japan:

Magazines
Jan 10th YOUNG GUITAR
Jan 13th GUITAR MAGAZINE
Jan 15th INROCK
Jan 19th BASS MAGAZINE
January Issue of GRINDHOUSE

TV Programmes
Monday Jan 12th 22:55-23:25 MBS-TV "Music Edge"

Nottingham Rock City Soundcheck Videos!

Below are three videos taken from the soundcheck that took place on 22nd October 2008 at Nottingham's Rock City Basement. The band soundchecked three songs in total; Type A, HMP and The Juggernaughts which can be seen below for your viewing pleasure!

Type A:

HMP:

The Juggernaughts:

The Juggernaughts Teaser Video

Head on over to Sony Japan's Official Zebrahead Site to see a short clip from the band's new music video for 'The Juggernaughts' - the third single to be lifted from 'Phoenix'. 'The Juggernaughts' was shot on location in California last September and features cameo appearances from Jason Freese among others! Expect the full version to be posted online soon!

Japanese Phoenix Tour Pictures!

Sony Music Japan's Staff Blog has been updated with some nice shots from various shows on the recently completed Japanese segment of the Phoenix Tour. In total the entire Phoenix tour stretched nearly 2 months and payed visit to several different countries across the globe, making it one of the most ambitious tours to date! You can check out the pictures from Japan below:

Zebrahead INROCK Feature!

Only in Japan are you able to flick through a music magazine to see Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and Christina Aguilera before finally ending up on a page with Zebrahead!

Indeed, once again Zebrahead are featured in Japanese music magazine INROCK (Issue #300) making it just one of their many appearances this year. The band, as well as having a new photoshoot, were interviewed about life on the road and being away from home.

You can check out a sneak peak of the feature below (click to enlarge):

LiveTheScene Video Interview

Matty and Ali took part in a video interview for LiveTheScene in Newcastle, UK during the recent UK tour. You can check out the full thing below!

Pierre's Simple Plan!

The lead singer of Simple Plan (better known as Pierre Bouvier) has been able to live out his lifelong dream of being a drummer thanks to the guys in Zebrahead! On several dates of the European tour (and what looks likely to continue throughout) Pierre has joined the guys on stage to switch from his normal singing duties and instead replace Ed to drum during the classic song "Wasted".

Simple Plan recently uploaded a YouTube video detailing the entire event. Check it out below!

Who Is Mike Dexter?

Ali explains all:

Hell Yeah! Music Video!

The moment most of you have been waiting for has finally arrived! Zebrahead's brand spanking new video for the second single to be lifted from Phoenix has finally hit the web! You can check out the music video for 'Hell Yeah!' by playing the Bebo embedded player below, or alternatively head over to Zebrahead's Official Bebo Profile to view it.


EDIT: You can now check out the video in High Quality on YouTube!

Get Phoenix For Free!

What's better than Zebrahead new album? How about Zebrahead's new album for free?! Assuming you have yet to pick up this beast of an album, you'll be happy to know that buying a subscription to alternative music focused Big Cheese Magazine, will get you sent a copy of 'Phoenix' absolutely free of charge! No strings attached!

Quite a great deal and a great way for the guys to get their music out to people who may be unfamiliar with them! Click here for more information including shipping prices. This deal is sure to be limited in numbers!

Live @ Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth Video

Here is an exclusive for PFH. First of all a video of Zebrahead performing 'Hell Yeah' live in Portsmouth on 16/10/08 filmed by myself for mfzb.com and here! Enjoy!
Check back over the next few days for a download of 20mins worth of live footage from the show!