SUPERMASSIVE MUSE

NME: Muse inspiring England's Jimmy Anderson ahead of fourth Ashes Test

2010-12-22T03:50:00.001+09:00

NME.com:

Muse inspiring England's Jimmy Anderson ahead of fourth Ashes Test

Cricketer thanks band for 'showing us how to play'

England fast bowler Jimmy Anderson has tweeted that Muse have inspired the team ahead of the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne next week.

The Test runs from December 26-30, with England currently tied 1-1 with Australia in the series. Anderson wrote that he'd taken some time out by watching 's band's gig at Perth's Bassendean Oval last night (December 19).

"Went to see Muse last night," Anderson tweeted on hisTwitter page, Twitter.com/jimmyanderson9. "They showed us how to play in Perth. Up there with the best live band I've seen."

Meanwhile, Muse cold face the wrath of Australian authorities after bassist Chris Wolstenholme flaunted venue rules by smoking a cigarette during their gig at Melbourne's Ron Laver Arena on December 14, reports the Herald Sun.

Source: http://www.nme.com/news/muse/54330

The Sun: Muse light up during Australian gig

2010-12-22T03:42:00.002+09:00

Another source, The Sun. It is reported that the band was "also rapped for encouraging fans to 'mosh out'", which is strictly banned in Australia.

Quote from The Sun:

I didn't think MUSE were the type.

The band - led by KATE HUDSON'S beau MATT BELLAMY - face legal action and a potential Australian ban after lighting up during a gig in Melbourne this week.

Officials at The Rod Laver Arena were angered when bassist Christopher Wolstenholme defied the smoking ban on numerous occasions

He reportedly tried to hide his puffing at first, lighting up for a few quick drags while dry ice smoke poured over the stadium.

But, it is claimed, Wolstenholme later freely inhaled in between songs.

Rod Laver spokeswoman Jo Juler said. "Officials spoke to the band before and after the show and we were extremely disappointed when they decided to flaunt our strict no-smoking policy.

"They are known as an anti-establishment style of performance group, but it was still sad that they decided to go ahead regardless."

Muse were also rapped for encouraging fans to "mosh out" -- in direct violation of security rules.

They now face a potential ban on appearing in Aussie venues for the next FIVE years.

Moshing is banned in Australia after the 2001 death of a young girl during The Big Day Out Festival when LIMP BIZKIT were on stage.

An Aussie gig promoter said: "These guys will never be allowed to perform again in Australia if they try it again.

"Doesn't matter how hot they are. The law is the law. Promoters won't get insurance for them-simple as that".

Source: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3300548/Muse-light-up-during-Australian-gig.html

heraldsun.com.au: Muse cop a caning over ciggies

2010-12-22T03:39:00.003+09:00

Muse are facing a potential ban from Aussie venues for the next five years after Chris lit up his cigarette on stage..

Quote from heraldsun.com.au:

ROD Laver Arena officials have given rockers Muse a rap over the knuckles after they were caught lighting up on stage.

The Black Holes and Revelations trio was hauled over the coals by stadium bosses after bassist Christopher Wolstenholme smoked two cigarettes on stage during their final gig in Melbourne.

Rod Laver, like all indoor venues in Australia, has a strict no-smoking policy.

Wolstenholme tried to hide his puffing at first, lighting up for a few quick puffs while dry ice smoke poured over the stadium.

But he later dragged on a cigarette in between songs, infuriating bosses and security.

"Officials spoke to the band before and after the show and we were extremely disappointed when they decided to flaunt our strict no-smoking policy," Rod Laver spokeswoman Jo Juler said. "They are known as an anti-establishment style of performance group, but it was still sad that they decided to go ahead regardless."

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Muse were also rapped for encouraging fans to "mosh out" -- in direct violation of security rules.

Source: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad-application/muse-cop-a-caning-over-ciggies/story-fn6bn80a-1225972362987

Live at Bassendean Oval, Perth, Australia 19th December 2010

2010-12-22T03:24:00.003+09:00

Date: 19th December 2010
Venue: Bassendean Oval, Perth, Australia
Support: Biffy Clyro

Setlist
We Are the Universe (Intro)
1. Uprising (riff version)
2. Resistance
3. New Born + Headup riff
4. Map of the Problematique + Who Knows Who riff
5. Supermassive Black Hole
6. Interlude + Hysteria + Back in Black Outro
7. Guiding Light
8. Bliss (Extended)
9. Nishe
10. United States of Eurasia
11. Feeling Good
12. Helsinki Jam
13. Undisclosed Desires
14. House of the Rising Sun riff + Time Is Running Out + Power of Soul riff
15. Burning Bridges riff + Starlight
16. Plug in Baby
Encore
17. Exogenesis: Symphony Part I (Overture)
18. Stockholm Syndrome + Negative Creep riff + Agitated riff + War Within a Breath riff + Killing in the Name riff (watch)
19. Man with a Harmonica + Knights of Cydonia

Note:

Matt threw his Santa 2.0 to Dom's drum kit at the end of Stockholm Syndrome outro, and repeatedly picked it up and continued throwing. In spite of the terrible clashes, it is reported that the Santa had no damage. Watch the scene from the YouTube link above.

Muse Twitter Update

2010-12-22T03:21:00.001+09:00

'and Dennis Lillee!'

Source: http://yfrog.com/h2i0majj

'watching the ashes with Mike Gatting!'

Source: http://yfrog.com/h2ow2dpj

'Lovely day at the cricket. Come on England.'

Source: http://yfrog.com/h3xhrgj

muse.mu news: U2 Dates: Third Night In Sao Paulo Added

2010-12-22T03:19:00.003+09:00

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U2 have announced that they will be playing a third night in Sao Paul next April with Muse as support.

The date will take place at Estadio Morumbi on 13th April 2011, tickets go on sale at 12:01am on Monday 20th December.

For more information check out the tour date link below.

Source: http://muse.mu/news/article/736/u2-dates-third-night-in-sao-paulo-added/

muse.mu news: Muse.mu Christmas Background Competition Winners

2010-12-22T03:08:00.006+09:00

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Thanks to everyone who submitted a christmas background for muse.mu this year, we had hundreds of excellent, creative submissions.

The winners have been chosen and the new backgrounds are now live on the site and below...

ANASTASIA KELLNER

ISAAC DAVID VASQUEZ

ISABEL HERRERA

KERRIE BARKER

KUBA POLAKOWSKI

MARISKA DE VRIES

MARTA MORENO TAMARAN

MERIANN FREESTONE PARKER

MONICA NGUON

NICK CAVILLE

Source: http://muse.mu/news/article/735/musemu-christmas-background-competition-winners/

Live at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia 15th December 2010

2010-12-15T23:44:00.000+09:00

Date: 15th December 2010
Venue: Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia
Support: Biffy Clyro

Setlist
We Are the Universe (Intro)
1. Uprising (riff version)
2. Resistance
3. New Born
4. Supermassive Black Hole
5. Bliss (Extended)
6. Interlude + Hysteria
7. Nishe
8. Butterflies & Hurricanes
9. United States of Eurasia
10. Feeling Good
11. Helsinki Jam
12. Undisclosed Desires
13. House of the Rising Sun riff + Time Is Running Out
14. Starlight
15. Plug in Baby
Encore
16. Exogenesis: Symphony Part I (Overture)
17. Stockholm Syndrome
18. Man with a Harmonica + Knights of Cydonia

Muse Twitter Update

2010-12-15T23:43:00.002+09:00

'Hmm.. Not sure I can play the drums in this!'

Source: http://twitpic.com/3g3hq0

Live at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia 14th December 2010

2010-12-14T21:37:00.002+09:00

Date: 14th December 2010
Venue: Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia
Support: Biffy Clyro

Setlist
We Are the Universe (Intro)
1. Uprising (riff version)
2. Resistance
3. New Born + Headup riff
4. Map of the Problematique
5. Supermassive Black Hole
6. Interlude + Hysteria
7. Nishe
8. Citizen Erased
9. United States of Eurasia
10. Sunburn
11. Helsinki Jam
12. Undisclosed Desires
13. Time Is Running Out
14. Starlight
15. Plug in Baby
Encore
16. Exogenesis: Symphony Part I (Overture)
17. Stockholm Syndrome
18. Man with a Harmonica + Knights of Cydonia

Live at Sydney ACER Arena, Sydney, Australia 10th December 2010

2010-12-10T18:28:00.020+09:00

Date: 10th December 2010
Venue: Sydney ACER Arena, Sydney, Australia
Support: Biffy Clyro

Setlist
We Are the Universe (Intro)
1. Uprising
2. Resistance
3. New Born + Microphone Fiend rif
4. Supermassive Black Hole
5. Bliss (Extended)
6. Hysteria
7. Butterflies & Hurricanes
8. Nishe
9. United States of Eurasia
10. Feeling Good
11. Helsinki Jam
12. Undisclosed Desires
13. House of the Rising Sun riff + Time Is Running Out
14. Starlight
15. Plug in Baby
Encore
16. Exogenesis: Symphony Part I (Overture)
17. Stockholm Syndrome + riffs
18. Man with a Harmonica + Knights of Cydonia

Note:

Starlight was dedicated to Rachael Finch, who is Miss Universe Australia 2009.

muse.mu news: U2 Dates: Second Night In Buenos Aires

2010-12-10T18:14:00.002+09:00

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** UPDATE**

U2 have just announced a second night in Buenos Aires, Argentina as part of their South American tour.

This show will be on the 2nd April 2011 and tickets will go on sale on Wednesday 15th December at 12:01am. There will not be a Muse fan pre-sale for this second date. For more information on how to buy tickets, check out u2.com or the muse.mu tour date below.

u2.com

Source: http://muse.mu/news/article/733/u2-dates-second-night-in-buenos-aires/

Live at Sydney ACER Arena, Sydney, Australia 9th December 2010

2010-12-09T19:31:00.022+09:00

Date: 9th December 2010
Venue: Sydney ACER Arena, Sydney, Australia
Support: Biffy Clyro

Setlist
We Are the Universe (Intro)
1. Uprising
2. Resistance
3. New Born
4. Map of the Problematique
5. Supermassive Black Hole
6. Hysteria
7. Nishe
8. Citizen Erased
9. Collateral Damage (Frédéric Chopin Nocturne Op.9 No.2 in Eb) piano intro + United States of Eurasia
10. Sunburn
11. Helsinki Jam
12. Undisclosed Desires
13. House of the Rising Sun riff + Time Is Running Out
14. Starlight
15. Plug in Baby
Encore
16. Exogenesis: Symphony Part I (Overture)
17. Stockholm Syndrome
18. Man with a Harmonica + Knights of Cydonia

Note:

Matt dedicated Citizen Erased to Julian Assange from WikiLeaks.

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muse.mu news: U2 Dates: Santiago And Second Night In Sao Paulo Added

2010-12-09T19:28:00.000+09:00

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U2 have announced two additional dates in South America with Muse as support.

The first date is at Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile on 25th March 2011. Tickets for this show will go on general sale on Thursday 16th December and there will be a Muse fan pre-sale from 09:00 - 17:00 on Wednesday 15th December. Tickets for this pre-sale will be limited and strictly four per customer. The pre-sale link and password will be posted here soon.

In addition to this there will now be a second show at Estadio Morumbi in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This will be on 10th April and tickets will go on sale from 12:01am on Wednesday 15th December. There will not be a Muse fan pre-sale for this second date.

For more information check out u2.com or the tour dates on muse.mu below.

u2.com

Source: http://muse.mu/news/article/732/u2-dates-santiago-and-second-night-in-sao-paulo-added/

muse.mu news: Decorate your tree with Muse this Christmas!

2010-12-09T01:16:00.006+09:00

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Over in the muse.mu shop, we've added a couple of new items for sale!

First up you can decorate the family tree with Muse with our awesome new baubles! These come in red, gold, blue, black (of course) and a set of all four!

Or, if you'd rather give your iPhone a splash of Muse this Christmas, then check out the new Resistance iPhone cases for both iPhone 3 and 4. We'll have the rest of the albums for you early next year...

muse.mu shop

Source: http://muse.mu/news/article/731/decorate-your-tree-with-muse-this-christmas/

Muse interviewed on Triple J

2010-12-09T01:07:00.002+09:00

Muse were interviewed on Triple J radio today, as Dom tweeted "Cheers for the birthdays wishes! Off to JJJ now for an interview. Tune in,, I think it's live! D", and they also answered some questions from their fans. Thanks to 'Heli' on the official messageboard, it is available on YouTube.

Vote for Muse for NME Awards!

2010-12-09T00:54:00.005+09:00

The time has come again, it's NME Awards! Go vote for Muse, Matt Bellamy, Dominic Howard, and Chris Wolstenholme, for Best British Band, Best Live Band, Hottest Male, Hottest Female (I wish I could!), and whatever. The Shockwaves NME Awards will take place in London on 23rd February 2011.

Voting Page

EDIT: Vote for The Hottest Man poll from here!

The Sun: Softer shade of Matt

2010-12-09T00:46:00.003+09:00

From the daily gossip.. Matt's songwriting in the next album will be influenced by Kate Hudson.

Quote from The Sun:

MATT BELLAMY has hinted MUSE could go soft because his songwriting style has changed since he started dating Hollywood actress KATE HUDSON.

Matt said: "I've been through a lot of personal changes, so some of the songwriting might be a bit more open and personal."

Last week he talked of his plans for a hemp farm. All he needs now for the full mid-life crisis is a Harley-Davidson.

NOVAFM: Exclusive: Tim Blackwell interviews MUSE

2010-12-09T00:39:00.002+09:00

Tim Blackwell from Australian NOVA FM interviewed Matt and Dom about their Brisbane gig, supporting U2 and being toolies at schoolies. Listen to the audio from the link below.

http://www.novafm.com.au/nova1069/audio_exclusive-tim-blackwell-interviews-muse_100514

Happy Birthday Dominic Howard!

2010-12-07T00:00:00.002+09:00

Happy 33rd Birthday Dom!

Live at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia 6th December 2010

2010-12-06T23:45:00.005+09:00

Date: 6th December 2010
Venue: Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
Support: Dead Letter Circus

Setlist
1. Exogenesis: Symphony Part I (Overture) (watch)
2. Uprising
3. Knights of Cydonia (watch)
4. Resistance
5. Supermassive Black Hole
6. MK ULTRA (watch)
7. Butterflies & Hurricanes (watch)
8. Nishe
9. United States of Eurasia
10. Sunburn (watch)
11. Helsinki Jam
12. Undisclosed Desires
13. Time Is Running Out
14. Interlude + Hysteria
15. Starlight
16. Bliss (Extended) (watch)
Encore
17. Citizen Erased
18. Plug in Baby (watch)
19. Take a Bow (watch)

muse.mu news: Muse shortlisted for 2 European Festival Awards

2010-12-06T23:44:00.000+09:00

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More great awards news... Muse have been shortlisted for two European Festival Awards! The band are in the running in the following categories:

Anthem Of The Year (for Uprising)
Best Headliner

The awards take place in Groningen in The Netherlands on January 12th 2011. Voting is open now until 8th December and by voting you can enter a prize draw to win tickets to every festival that wins an award!

For more information and to cast your vote, click on the link below.

European Festival Awards Website

Source: http://muse.mu/news/article/729/muse-shortlisted-for-2-european-festival-awards/

Muse Twitter Update

2010-12-06T23:37:00.002+09:00

'Mmmm. Eucalyptus..'

Source: http://twitpic.com/3ddwv8

'Just been told she can kill 100 men!'

Source: http://twitpic.com/3dduvy

'This is Nivea!'

Source: http://twitpic.com/3ddup1

'Hello ladies!'

Source: http://twitpic.com/3ddisz

The Vine: Live review, photos - Muse, Brisbane 2010

2010-12-06T23:32:00.003+09:00

Several photos are available on the source page.

Quote from thevine.com.au:

Live review, photos - Muse, Brisbane 2010

Muse
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Sunday 5 December 2010

The UK trio open with ‘Uprising’, and one thing is immediately clear: this is music made to pump fists to. Moments ago, canvas sheets had formed gradually-lit "skyscrapers", each filled with ghostly figures ascending staircases. As the projected figures domino’d down, the canvases were dropped to reveal the members of Muse stood high on platforms. The sight was gasp-inducing, but if so it couldn’t be heard above the sonic onslaught. Peacocking singer Matt Bellamy immediately pulled focus in his silver suit, matching guitar, and blue shuttered shades. The eye was thrilled by the spectacle; the skin crawled with goosebumps; the face grinned unreservedly, and a high percentage of those present cheered themselves hoarse. As far as modern concert reveals go, the opening of Muse’s 2010 tour is right up there with Metallica’s timeless walk-on to ‘The Ecstasy Of Gold’ (recently noted on TheVine as one of the live music sights you must see before you die). Except that, where Metallica’s entrance is shrouded in darkness and dignity, Muse’s is its shimmering, neon opposite.

After the zero-to-100 sensory suckerpunch of ‘Uprising’, there’s an uphill battle to be fought. That turn of phrase is entirely apt, as the band’s more recent material – 2003’s Absolution onward – saw a lyrical shift from the introverted self, to the us-versus-them, stadium mentality. It's blatant and overt and both self-parodying yet earnest. (Tellingly, only a handful of tunes from 2001’s Origin Of Symmetry are aired, and none from their 1999 debut Showbiz). Watching Bellamy prance around on stage, cutting shapes with his body and his instrument, his self-awareness and self-belief is striking. He and his bandmates have spent years honing their ability to write ridiculous anthems that sound best sung thousands-strong. It is bravado and pomp and absurdity all rolled into one. Like final encore ‘Knights Of Cydonia’, their stupid, genre-traversing hit that was never-gonna-not-be-a-hit. Every second of the song seems crafted to be performed in monstrous hulls like this (and bigger), yet despite the brazen ambition, it’s still an utter thrill to hear. Half the fun is watching fans lose their minds to lines like “No-one’s going to take me alive / The time has come to make things right”. Indeed. How could you argue against such statements? Your brain resists. But the moment is addictive, you want to be a part of this rebellion somehow. Nameless foe must be conquered! Cerebral lyricism this is not, but by tapping into the primal urge to oppose someone, something, anything – as in ‘Uprising’ (“They will not control us / We will be victorious”), and ‘Resistance’ (“They’ll keep us apart / They won’t stop breaking us down”) – Bellamy et al thereby manage to convert most anyone who hears their transmission into followers. If only because they, too, wish to oppose something; anything.

All this talk and these gestures of conflict are very entertaining, especially when the execution involves: lasers, megaphones, moving platforms, a keytar, gigantic (and glitter-filled) eyeballs dropped from the ceiling, and a double-necked guitar, which Bellamy uses to reflect light into the audience. The tower sections both above and below the band members constantly project live footage and CGI throughout the show. After a while, it all becomes a bit overwhelming. Bassist Christopher Wolstenholme looks surly throughout the evening; he smokes the occasional cigarette, and trots to centre-stage for a few moments to introduce ‘Hysteria’, whose rhythmic backbone is one of the finest basslines of this decade. Hey may be a bassist of rare talent, but his stage presence is near nil, despite the gaudy red-and-black striped suit. When Wolstenholme and drummer Dominic Howard partake in a mid-set rhythmic interlude atop a slowly-twirling, ascending platform, the absence of charisma from either player is dismaying. This is the band who took the piss out of themselves on Italian TV by swapping instruments and miming badly, yet you wouldn’t pick the playfulness after witnessing the utter lack of humour on display tonight.

But for Howard’s fleeting address to the crowd toward the end – to summarise: “Good to see you Brisbane. We last played here in 2007. We missed you.” – there’d be a strong case to be made for a lack of humanity with Muse. Ironically. As the general admission punters grope at the giant eyeballs released into their midst during set closer ‘Plug In Baby’, I reflect on the fact that they’ve been touring this same show – or similar – across the world since October 2009. And they could probably do with some time off. Or perhaps it’s another of Bellamy’s self-aware irony-upon-ironies; to pursue aloofness despite his status as figurehead of the so-called ‘resistance’. But it’s more than a little funny how a band whose music gives "voice to the oppressed", can remain so dissociated from the power of what they’ve created. The fists will keep pumping no matter what, but one wonders if the band's passion has been long since knocked out.

Andrew McMillen

(Pics: Elleni Toumpas)

Source: http://www.thevine.com.au/music/live-reviews/live-review,-photos-_-muse,-brisbane-201020101206.aspx

Live at Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia 5th December 2010

2010-12-06T23:24:00.005+09:00

Date: 5th December 2010
Venue: Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, Australia
Support: Dead Letter Circus

Setlist
We Are the Universe (Intro)
1. Uprising (watch)
2. Map of the Problematique
3. New Born (watch)
4. Supermassive Black Hole (watch)
5. Resistance (watch)
6. Interlude + Hysteria + Back in Black outro(watch)
7. Guiding Light
8. Nishe
9. United States of Eurasia
10. Feeling Good (watch)
11. Helsinki Jam
12. Undisclosed Desires (watch)
13. House of the Rising Sun riff + Time Is Running Out (watch)
14. Starlight (watch)
15. Plug in Baby
Encore
16. Exogenesis: Symphony Part I (Overture) (watch)
17. Stockholm Syndrome (watch)
18. Man with a Harmonica + Knights of Cydonia (watch)