Krist Novoselic news

Krist discusses the 1992 MTV Music Awards

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:04:44 +0000

In his most recent blog post, Krist tells the story of the 1992 MTV Music Awards, of the band’s Gun’s and Roses fiasco and his infamous bass-tossing incident.

See his blog post for more information

Flipper cancels entire tour, Krist Novoselic leaves the band

admin — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:22:08 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

SEP. 17, 2009

It is with regret that Flipper must announce that we will be postponing our upcoming tour, scheduled to kick off on Nov. 8th. Bass player Krist Novoselic has decided that he will be unable to tour with the band.
Responsibilities at home will prevent him from being able to take the time necessary to get out on the road to promote our upcoming releases.

It is unfortunate, but Flipper will be finding a new bass player. We have enjoyed our time with Krist and have a new album of songs to show for it, and we¹ve done some great shows together.

We are very proud and excited to announce that Flipper will begin releasing it¹s back catalog later this year, beginning with 4 classic¹s. Generic Flipper, Gone Fishin¹, Public Flipper Limited, and Sex Bomb Baby.
We will follow these with more back catalog releases and a new album, as yet untitled, which was recorded by Jack Endino and includes Novoselic on bass.

We are looking forward to releasing all these great albums on CD, Vinyl, and Digitally, beginning later this year in US, Canada, Japan, and Australia. We will follow with releasing in UK, Europe, and other territories in the world as soon as we secure appropriate label partners.

Stay tuned for more info coming very soon.

Flipper adds tour dates

admin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:15:26 +0000

Flipper has added a bunch of tour dates to their MySpace page. Here they are:

Sep 4 2008

8:00P

Porky’s Lounge

Longview, Washington

Sep 5 2008

8:00P

El Corazon

Seattle, Washington

Sep 6 2008

8:00P

Dug Fir

Portland, Oregon

Nov 8 2008

8:00P

Fun Fun Fun Festival

Austin, Texas

Nov 9 2008

8:00P

Meridian Red Room

Houstin, Texas

Nov 10 2008

8:00P

One Eyed Jacks

New Orleans, Louisiana

Nov 11 2008

8:00P

Lenny’s

Atlanta, Georgia

Nov 13 2008

8:00P

Sonar Lounge

Baltimore, Maryland

Nov 14 2008

8:00P

JC Dobbs

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Nov 15 2008

8:00P

Knitting Factory

New York, New York

Nov 18 2008

8:00P

ULU

London

Nov 19 2008

8:00P

Dijsmuide

Nov 20 2008

8:00P

Waterfront

Rotterdam

Nov 21 2008

8:00P

Bastard

Osnabruck

Nov 22 2008

8:00P

Logo

Hamburg

Nov 23 2008

8:00P

Lido

Berlin

Nov 24 2008

8:00P

Underground

Koln

Nov 26 2008

8:00P

Social Club

Paris

Nov 28 2008

8:00P

Dampfzentrale

Bern

Nov 29 2008

8:00P

Latte

Brescia

Nov 30 2008

8:00P

Backstage

Munich

Dec 1 2008

8:00P

Lucema Music Bar

Prag

Dec 2 2008

8:00P

Arena

Vienna

Article on Krist’s father & the recent capture of Radovan Karadzic

admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:22:10 +0000

Writer David Rolland from the San Diego CityBeat has written an article entitled “Memories of War” relating to the recent capture of ex-Serbian leader Radovan Karadzic, who until his capture recently was one of the most wanted war-criminals in the world. David had interviewed Krist’s father (Krist Sr.) in Krist’s home country of Croatia back in 1995, and in the articles reflects on the interview he had with Krist Sr.

To read more, view the article here

Novoselic.com also has an interview with Krist Sr. in the archives, you can view that here.

Krist reflects on Seattle WTO protests, 9/11 and their affect on civil liberties

admin — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:10:16 +0000

In his latest blog post, Krist reflects on the anarchist pamphlet You Can’t Blow Up A Social Relationship published in 1979 that notes violence and social disobedience only invites authorities to constrict civil liberties. In the pamphlet it is evident that meaningful work, through association & peaceful collaboration is a greater tool for social/cultural change than violence. Specifically, Krist identifies and elaborates on two events that exemplify the teachings from the pamphlet: the 1999 Seattle WTO protests and 9/11.

To read more, visit Krist’s blog entry here

For more information about Krist’s musical & political involvement in the WTO protests, you can visit The No WTO Combo page.

Krist comments on the recent capture of ex-Serbian leader Radovan Karadzic

admin — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:49:03 +0000

Krist has added a entry to his weekly blog at The Seattle Weekly discussing the recent capture of one of the world’s most wanted war criminals, ex-Serbian leader Radovan Karadzic. Karadzic commited unspeakable acts of violence in areas of Serbia during the 1990’s. Serbia was formerly part of Yugoslavia. Also formerly part of Yugoslavia is Croatia which is where Krist’s family immigrated from. Krist also lived in Croatia for a brief period of time during the 1980’s. In his blog entry, he discusses how his experiences living and visiting Croatia has shaped his world view.

To read more, visit Krist’s blog entry.

Flipper upcoming tour dates

admin — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:09:04 +0000

Flipper will be performing a few select venues this upcoming weekend. Here’s a run-down:

Jul 26 2008 8:00P
THE FILLMORE - PIONEERS OF PUNK SAN FRANCISCO

Jun 27 2008 8:00P
THE FUNNHOUSE SEATTLE

Jun 28 2008 8:00P
HELL’S KITCHEN TACOMA

For more information, please visit Flipper’s MySpace page.

Mudhoney Defined Grunge

admin — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:41:05 +0000

In a recent article for The Daily Weekly, Krist expresses his congratulations to Sub Pop on their recent 20th anniversary. Sub Pop was the record label that produced Nirvana’s first album Bleach. In the article, Krist also mentions his favorite Sub Pop band is Mudhoney.

View the entire article on Krist’s blog here

Flipper plays tunes from upcoming CD

admin — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:20:00 +0000

Novoselic finds roots in Flipper Flipper is no household name; the TV dolphin, maybe, but definitely not Bay Area punk band, which remained on pop’s fringes even as alt-rockers it inspired topped the charts in the ’90s.

“The grunge sound came out of Flipper,” Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic said, citing the sludgy, shambolic sounds of the band’s 1982 album “Generic” as a template.

“I know Soundgarden were big Flipper fans,” he said. “Mudhoney (singer) Mark Arm’s a big Flipper fan.”

Novoselic has actually been in Flipper since 2006 and will play bass for the influential quartet tonight at Seattle’s Funhouse and Saturday at Hell’s Kitchen in Tacoma. It’s a scenario he never could have imagined as a teen when Flipper inspired him to make music.

“I put on ‘Generic’ Flipper. I was, like, 18 years old,” Novoselic recalled. “I listened to it, and it just sounded kind of weird. Like, it was so lo-fi. It sounded like the band was live, you know. And I kind of didn’t get it.”

Krist lashes out against Rush Limbaugh

admin — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:19:55 +0000

Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic lashes out at American radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh in his latest piece for the Seattle Weekly. Read full article here.