Kill Hannah

Mat Devine has a new blog up.

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:15:58 GMT

http://fuseblog.typepad.com/kill_hannah/2009/07/index.html

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:00:13 GMT

New interview w new york city speed producer john bourke on www.devilgossip.com

New Kill Hannah blog on their MySpace page.

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:26:09 GMT

Check it out. :)

http://www.myspace.com/killhannah

KH.net forums

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:28:56 GMT

I'm bringing the KH.net forums back.
You will have to re-register though.
When the boards crashed a few months back, I lost EVERYTHING. :(
So we're starting fresh.
http://killhannah.net/forum/index.php

New Album Information

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:35:20 GMT

Me, Alicia & Rachael got to hear the new album on Greg's ipod on Friday Night at the Grand Rapids show.
It's AMAZING!!
It looks like the name of the album is going to be "Wake Up The Sleepers" and it won't be out until September!

Alright, so most everyone has probably heard the special treat that KH gave KHK to give out.
What are your thoughts on the new New York City Speed?

I got to hear about a month ago when Mat let me hear a rough mix with it and I fell in love with it all over again.

and if you guys haven't seen this, someone filmed KH doing another new song "mouth to mouth" in Iowa.
You can view it on youtube here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbHbb-CSO1w

From listening to the studio version of Mouth to Mouth, I am pretty sure this is the song that Amanda Palmer is singing on...but I'm not positive. There is a female vocal in the song though.

Greg also said that WTCMF probably won't make it on the album. Which is too bad. :( But he did say something about having some chicago djs remix it and releasing it next year with remixes..so that would be awesome. :)

I can't wait til September!!

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:29:44 GMT

pictures from Grand Rapids show! :) KH, Dommin and Lacuna Coil

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebarbashphotos/sets/72157621217735341/

Also some comments at my journal.

Rachael

Special Gift from Kill Hannah to the KHK

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:25:39 GMT

Kill Hannah has given the KHK a special gift.

If you are a member, go to: http://www.killhannahkollective.org/

Check under Free Downloads on the top menu and then under media files. Tell your friends to sign up to get their special gift!!!

ALSO, If you aren't a member yet, it's easy to sign up. (and free)

Touring guitarist for Kill Hannah

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:04:38 GMT

For those of you who haven't heard, Gil Baram is the touring guitarist for Kill Hannah.

http://www.myspace.com/gilbaram

Kill Hannah on twitter....

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:51:22 GMT

For anyone who's on Twitter....

This is Mat: http://twitter.com/matdevineslife

This is Greg: http://twitter.com/gregcorner

This is Elias: http://twitter.com/opiatefluff

I know Jonny isn't in KH anymore...but this is his Twitter account for those who want to follow him:

http://twitter.com/JonnyRadtke

These are all verified. I asked each of the guys.

Kill Hannah needs your help now!!! (Chicago peeps respond please)

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:50:57 GMT

From Greg today:

"Hey Guys ,
Sorry this is last minute, but as you know this recording process has been lightning fast . Which means we've been using every second of the day and wasting no time. However today we came to a difficult point . Tomorrow we have to turn in the record to our label and we recorded 14 songs for the album, only 11 can make it . We're not sure what songs to cut , so thats why we need your help . I want to put together a focus group of kill hannah fans young and old in the city of CHICAGO today to help us make the decision . I need about 5 or 10 fans to meet sometime today and each person will listen to the album with headphones on and take notes on the songs as to which they like and dislike. Please send out a distress call to the KHK for help . Let me know what you get .

Thanks again

Greg Corner"

Please send your name, email and cell number to info@killhannahkollective.org if interested in partaking in this event and we will forward it on!

Thank you!

Lisa and Jyl

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:23:08 GMT

All my Chicago pictures of the Double Door weekend finally up at my flickr!: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rebarbashphotos/

All the sets are listed at the right :)

Tour Banner and code for upcoming tour.

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:58:04 GMT

Here you go, for those of you who might want it.

CODE for those who might need it:

Printable Flyers for the Upcoming Tour

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:04:35 GMT

***I made a mistake on these and will repost later this afternoon****

The American Spellbound Tour

in this new flyer i was 'asked' to take Jonathan out of the picture. i realize that he's not in the band anymore, but it was still hard/weird for me to do. tour banner will be coming soon.

anyway, the file looks huge, but when printed out, it is standard printer paper size.

Color:

in 4ths

Black and White

in 4ths

Short Interview with Mat Devine

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:39:03 GMT

Chicago’s own Kill Hannah is performing this Friday for the NIN after party at the Double Door, and whenever they play their hometown you can expect intensity. I chatted with lead singer Mat Devine while he worked on Kill Hannah’s fourth album at the Chicago Recording Company, which Devine proclaims is “by far going to be our biggest and most important record.” While smooth jazz played in the background, Mat and I talked about everything from the “new romantic” sound of Kill Hannah to where you can catch him dining and drinking in the city.

by Wilson Standish of BoyKings.com

Wilson: How are you?
Mat Devine: I’m good, I’m at the studio.

W: What are you guys working on right now?
Mat: We are finishing up this new record.

W: Awesome, do you guys have a name for it yet?
Mat: For the record? No, not officially. I’ve been calling it Antarctica, but that’s just a total first draft working title. It’s coming out through Universal, and it’s by far going to be our biggest, most important record.

W: What do you like most about playing in Chicago?
Mat: For us it’s the center of our world. The first six years we were a band we never toured. We only played in Chicago. So that established the blueprint for how we put on shows, first here then the rest of the world. We love the dedication of the fans in terms of their ferocity and intensity. It all started right here, so we choose our Chicago shows very carefully, we only do like two a year, because we want to maintain that level of energy and significance.

W: Would you ever use the term “alternative rock and roll” to describe Kill Hannah?
Mat: I guess so. I think everything is alternative, which is why that word is meaningless to me. The very first time an “alternative” radio station played Metallica and Gin Blossoms, I realized it’s just completely meaningless. I refer to us as modern rock, which is what all my favorite bands from the 80’s were. Or I just call ourselves New Romantic. A term I came up with, kinda borrowing from the way bands like Duran Duran used to be described.

W: You said that the name “Kill Hannah” stands for an “experience people can relate to.” Can you say more about what that means to you?
Mat: Oh, Hannah was my first girlfriend to mess me up. [laughs] The first time in my life I ever felt devastated by a chick, was this girl Hannah. I went home and wrote a song about it, which was very literal. And it was this song itself that started to define a new sound for me and the band then. It was a revenge fantasy…I just wanted people all over the world to wear t-shirts that said “Kill Hannah.” I couldn’t actually murder her…legally.

W: What’s going on with your clothing company Chicago Suicide Club these days?
Mat: We just downsized the clothing side of it because the event promotion and social networking side of the company are doing so well—it’s become a brand in the city that’s got a great reputation for being involved in the best parties in the city. The most inventive and original themes, and all the people who are involved are actual members of the club. Membership in the city is really high, and it’s all like-minded people. We throw a lot of great after parties for shows. When Marilyn Manson was in the city we threw an after party for him. And when 30 Seconds From Mars came through we hosted one for Jared Leto, and on and on and on. We’ve established a really cool niche for badass underground events.

W: When you’re in Chicago what are your favorite places to eat, see shows and to party?
Mat: That’s an interesting question, because we’re all so different. There’s a time when I hung out wherever our friends…we’ve just become friends with so many bartenders and owners, like Angels and Kings, Debonair Social Club or Sonotheque whenever Greg does his Dark Wave Disco. Those are places where we more typically party I guess you could say. But in terms of real parties it’s really Greg’s loft in Wicker Park, and they start at three in the morning and go to the next day.

I’m a little different because I live in River North, and it reached a point for me a year ago where I enjoyed my solitude and I started becoming more of a recluse, and now I personally hang out at restaurants where I’m usually the youngest person by 40 years, and I love that. For a while my regular night was I’d go to the Pump Room or Gibson’s. Lately I’ve been hanging out at Tavern on Rush. I live very close to Rino; a lot of my friends run Rino and Manor. Sometimes when I work on music I don’t leave the house until one in the morning, and by that time my options are pretty limited. I usually get food at Bijan’s and then I’ll end up hanging in the kitchen with friends at Rino. There are a ton of incredible restaurants. I love David Burke’s and any of Donnie’s (local restaurateur Donnie Madia) restaurants like Avec or Blackbird—I like a lot.

I really don’t go anywhere north of North Ave. anymore. I have a scooter, and it just reached a point where I was driving drunk on the scooter too much and it got too dangerous. I even put that away and now I just stick to places where I can walk to.

taken from here: http://urchicago.com/blog/interview-kill-hannah

Official setlist for Double Door show. 05/29/2009

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:22:09 GMT

Setlist in order:

Kennedy
Believer
Radio
The Chase
NYC Speed (*Mat claims this song was leaked, Debute of song,)
Black Poison Blood
Acid Rain
Living In Misery (*New song debut)
Race The Dream
Snowblind
Hummingbirds the Size of Bullets
Strobe Lights (*New song debut or as Mat calls it "dance you pale motherfuckers!)
Welcome to Chicago, Motherfucker
No One Dreams Anyway
Lips Like Morphine

Hello from Dallas(:

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:36:05 GMT

Since Kill Hannah's upcoming tour with Lacuna Coil doesn't have any Texas dates (other than El Paso, right?), I'm lucky enough to be able to venture to Oklahoma City, OK(:

Just wondering if anyone here has been to an Oklahoma City show because I was curious about the amount of people that usually come out to see them.

Just curious about who I might see, but not know it, there[:

Video from last night

Sat, 30 May 2009 18:04:46 GMT

I thought I would just catch Jonny watching "Lips Like Morphine" from sidestage. I was wrong.

I've added downloadable mp4 & wmv versions to my Kill Hannah folder on mediafire. The mp4 is full size (I shot at 640x480) and the wmv is half size (converted for my zune). Sorry they get lost in the folder - they are titled "Kill Hannah - Lips Like Morphine - 29 May 2009"

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=d97f012794d527466ac21a5e3449f882e76b124db8230b57

Fri, 29 May 2009 22:23:19 GMT

Holy crap...Jonny isn't in KH anymore! He just posted on his Twitter.
"Nine Inch Nails, then Kill Hannah afterwards. Gonna be weird watching a KH show from the crowd..haha. I know they're gonna rock it out!"
"And yes, so there is no confusion, I am no longer playing with Kill Hannah. The guys have made a great new album"
"And I know they'll go far. I will always be apart of KH, but for now, I'm moving on and excited about MY career and future musical projects"
"So stay tuned, Kiddies, and keep your eyes and ears open !! Xoxoxo -Jonny Badger"
"And I promise, I will have info soon about new music from me. Working hard in the studio. Can't wait for you all to hear it!"
"Ok ok...u I'll tell you the name of my project. "Polar Moon". You likey? Thought you would :)"

I can't believe this, but just thought I'd share.
Hope everyone has fun at the show tonight...wish I could be there.

For those of you going to the Kill Hannah show at the Double Door tonight

Fri, 29 May 2009 19:54:31 GMT

The afterparty is at the Crobar in the upsatirs lounge with DARK WAVE DISCO. Say Kill Hannah at the door for NO COVER!

Crobar address: 1543 N. Kingsbury

Tickets for Kill Hannah's new tour.

Wed, 27 May 2009 23:54:40 GMT

You can get tickets for most of the venues here: https://tixx1.artistarena.com/lacunacoil/

The fees are cheaper than going through TicketMaster. (you can buy regular or VIP tickets....vip is for Lacuna Coil though)

If you are going to the show at Slim's in San Francisco, you can purchase tickets here: http://www.slims-sf.com/slims-bin/showcal?date=2009-07-27

Local 101 download

Wed, 27 May 2009 01:53:10 GMT

I edited the original mp3 of the Local 101 show down to just the KH part of the show.
You guys can download it here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=NAOC4C6C

the official announcement of tonight's broadcast

Sun, 24 May 2009 22:22:40 GMT

Tonight on Local101: Kill Hannah talk about recording their new album, Mat on Broadway, & Dark Wave Disco at Lolla this year. 8pm on Q101.

Also Featured - Chicago bands Comasoft, Last Vegas, and David Costa.

You can hear the show @ 8 PM on q101.1 in the Chicago area, or listen to the show for free tomorrow at www.myspace.com/local101 !

Sun, 24 May 2009 15:52:37 GMT

Is anyone gonna tape tonight's Kill Hannah interview on Local 101 or maybe transcript it? I won't be able to listen.

killhannah.com is back up....

Sat, 23 May 2009 16:31:23 GMT

http://www.killhannah.com/

New Kill Hannah tour. For those of you who haven't heard....

Thu, 21 May 2009 18:28:15 GMT

I also confirmed this with KH management.

LACUNA COIL Announce American Spellbound Tour With KILL HANNAH, SEVENTH VOID, DOMMIN

LACUNA COIL's Cristina Scabbia reports:

"My dear friends,

I have VERY good news! We'll be back to the US soon with our own tour! The American Spellbound Tour will have some very special guests as well: KILL HANNAH, SEVENTH VOID and DOMMIN!!!

I will see you ALL there!!!!!

Rock on, always!"

The tour dates include:

July
4 - El Paso, TX - Street Festival, (THE CULT headlines)
6 - Oklahoma City, OK - Diamond Ballroom
7 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont Club
8 - Waterloo, IA - Electric Park Ballroom
10 - Grand Rapids, MI - Intersection
12 - St. Paul, MN - Station 4
14 - Missoula, MT - Wilma Theater
15 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
17 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
18 - Portland, OR - Roseland
19 - Seattle, WA - Neumo’s
21 - Santa Rosa, CA - Last Day Saloon
22 - Los Angeles, CA - House of Blues
24 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
25 - Sparks, NV - The New Oasis
26 - Chico, CA - Senator Theatre
27 - San Francisco, CA - Slim’s

taken from here:

http://www.bravewords.com/news/114052

http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=44787