Postcards From Hell - A Zebrahead Blog

Mental Health Cover

2010-06-02T23:31:00.002+01:00

2010-05-21T12:35:00.001+01:00

2010 Tour Video

2010-05-18T09:24:00.002+01:00

coming soon...

Store Update!

2010-05-11T03:48:00.004+01:00

New items from shirts to hoodies to tote bags! There's alot of new items for you to pick from! Here's my favorite!

See all the new shit here!

Finally, a (small) update!

2010-04-30T17:49:00.002+01:00

Well ZH just got back from their UK/Japan/UK (again) tour. They'll be heading back out. Dates below.

Jun 5 2010

8:00P

Rock AM Ring Festival

Nürburgring, DE

Jun 6 2010

12:00P

Rock Am Park Festival

Nürnberg, DE

Jun 9 2010

8:00P

Parken

Gothenburg, SE

Jun 13 2010

12:00P

Download Festival

Donnington, UK

Jun 15 2010

8:00P

John Dee

Oslo, NO

Jun 16 2010

8:00P

The Cave

Stockholm, SE

Jun 18 2010

12:00P

Southside Festival

Neuhausen Ob Eck, DE

Jun 19 2010

8:00P

Stattbahnhof club

Schweinfurt, DE

Jun 20 2010

12:00P

Hurricane Festival

Scheeßel statt, DE

Remember to join the ZH community! Clicky click!

Interview with RAC

2010-02-23T05:52:00.003Z

RoyalArtistClub interviews Ben and Ali from Zebrahead about things such as Celine Dion and Chuck E Cheese!!...

Zebra head interview at Royal Artist Club.com

Not The New Album For Not Too Much!

2010-02-21T12:13:00.004Z

Remember before Phoenix came out and they released Not The New Album EP as an iTunes exclusive before the real album dropped to tie us over? Only became a fan of the best band who America just doesn't like after Phoenix came out? If it's the second one, you're probably missing out on the two iTunes exclusive tracks, "Photographs" and "Politics". Those two are back on iTunes! Also, as an added bonus, ZH is throwing in their two Japan bonus tracks from Phoenix onto the EP! "The Art of Breaking Up" and "We're Not A Cover Band, We're A Tribute Band". 5 songs for only $4.95! Click here to buy!

Now I can't speak for everyone, but "We're Not A Cover Band, We're A Tribute Band" is one of my favorite songs from the 20 altogether songs from Phoenix. I suggest you take advantage of this exclusive iTunes offer before they pull it again!

More Fliers

2010-02-17T11:32:00.002Z

More dates! (Again...)

2010-02-12T04:57:00.000Z

If you think you're the only one noticing how the pictures used are all from the same set...you're not alone.

Another show!

2010-02-10T23:56:00.002Z

ZH artists needs your help.

2010-02-09T05:58:00.008Z

Not Zebrahead themselves but the artists who have done a few shirts and a few album covers. Shawn Harris, of former band, the Matches and Emilee Seymour have been doing art together and call their duo Oxen. They did the covers for Broadcast to the World and Phoenix. Oxen has some some amazing work for some great bands including Zebrahead, Matches, She & Him, Biffy Clyro and several others. Earlier this year, they designed a shirt poking fun at the keyboard cat and the 3 wolf moon shirt. Their "Three Keyboard Cat Moon" shirt is in the running for the best shirt of 2009 on Threadless! They would love it if you voted for them. So please vote for them!

CLICK HERE TO VOTE!
Click Here to buy!

More show(s) announced!

2010-02-06T05:46:00.009Z

So...what? April 6th? Not much information really...well, enjoy the show whoever is in that country!

EDIT: Turns out the show is in Holland and/or The Netherlands. Thanks Lenno for letting us know exactly where that show is. Enjoy it because over in America...we won't.

Updates! Updates! Updates!

2010-02-02T09:47:00.013Z

Well turns out Darren is not really dead...shucks.

It's been a loooong time since our last update. We have plenty to talk about. New merch, new video, new myspace and so on.

There's a new video from the album Panty Raid. The No Doubt song "Underneath It All" is NOT a video of Matty kinda stripping in a corset...or Matty rolling around in some white sheets...it's...odd. Enjoy.

New video with a new myspace to match! Check it out! Tell all your friends!

Didn't tell your friends? Well fuck you then, order some new merch and they'll have to see it. There's some new shirts, a new hoodie and a tote bag! Perhaps there's some more coming? We'll see in the coming weeks.

Don't have Panty Raid yet? Why the hell not?! Check it here!

Zebrahead is also going on tour quite soon! Ever heard of a little thing called PunkSpring? Yea...neither have I. I guess it's a Japanese thing. They also have UK shows so don't you worry. US shows...can't say...

Christmas Feature On MySpace Japan!

2009-12-23T22:17:00.001Z

Zebrahead's homemade music video for 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' is currently featured on the front page of MySpace Japan! You can see a screenshot of the feature below by clicking the image:

How awesome it that?!

All I Want For Christmas Is A Homemade Music Video

2009-12-17T18:03:00.000Z

Zebrahead's Ben has created a very festive music video for the band's take on the Mariah Carey classic 'All I Want For Christmas Is You'. A live performance incorporated version is up on YouTube and a version on MySpace shows purely the Zebrahead elf clip. Check both out below:

Performance And Elf Version:

Elf-Only Version:

One-Off USA Show Announced!

2009-12-15T17:59:00.000Z

What a great way to draw a close to 2009! Zebrahead are set to play a one-off show at Anaheim's House Of Blues, on December 27th with MC Lars! This is the first time in a while that the band has played a home show, so I'd encourage any fans from the surrounding area to check it out. You can buy tickets online direct from the venue here. Expect some Christmas songs to wind their way into the setlist.

NHK TV Performance!

2009-12-13T16:32:00.000Z

While touring in Japan, Zebrahead also got the chance to pop into NHK TV to perform some songs to promote the new album. The performance was aired today in Japan, and while no footage is currently available online, you can check out a still from the show below:

It appears Ali and Matty are still getting some use from their 'Girlfriend' costumes! Thanks to Yuuki for the screenshot! Here's hoping the full performance gets uploaded to YouTube in the not too distant future!

ZH Shoes!

2009-12-10T12:08:00.005Z

Not even kidding! Over at Loud Clothing, they are selling exclusive Zebrahead shoes! There are 3 to choose from.

Panty Raid Available On iTunes!

2009-12-08T12:08:00.002Z

As well as being available to buy a copy directly from the band themselves, you can now purchase your own digital copy of Zebrahead's new cover album 'Panty Raid' worldwide from iTunes! So if you're still waiting to pick it up, why not treat yourself (or a friend) to an early Christmas present!

Punkspring 2010 Confirmation!

2009-12-05T17:50:00.000Z

Just a short tidbit of news here - it seems according to Zebrahead's twitter, that the band has now been confirmed to play Japan's Punkspring festival next year in April! Expect more details nearer the time!

Tour Posters!

2009-11-27T20:28:00.009Z

I'm not sure if they'll ever have another photoshoot...but hey, here's some posters for new tour dates.

Featured on AP again & Debut Spot!

2009-11-16T01:20:00.003Z

That's like as popular as Miley Cyrus in America! BTTW and Phoenix were #9. It's great that they get so much love over there. I wonder how it'd be if Disney owned them like Miley...

AP.net also finally posted more info about ZH. Hopefully people will buy the album then ZH can see how much the US likes them and humors us with a tour...maybe.

BUY THE ALBUM NOW!

2009-11-10T21:17:00.010Z

Want to get Panty Raid early? If you don't tell Japan, you can buy the album NOW! It won't be shipped for awhile...but again, don't tell Japan. She mustn't be hurt! Not again...

There are 3 sweet deals for you! 1 CD will cost you $10 and you'll get it early! But it's a better deal to buy 2 CDs! And what's better than having 2? That's right, 3 CDs! Having an extra copy to convert a friend is great! It's like being mormon...but you know, fun!

New Myspace!

2009-11-05T11:16:00.008Z

With the new album out/on it's way, it was high time that they updated their myspace! With plenty of extras that hopefully you'll care about! Have some Zebrahead banners you can post places, links to the iTunes store (where Broadcast to the World and Phoenix are back on the iTune catalog) and an exclusive wallpaper for the upcoming album! It's also just a great way to keep up to date on Zebrahead news. Even a banner for Postcards From Hell! (This site) So go check out the new Myspace, leave a comment, grab the banners, do something!

Speaking of this new album, if you haven't already bought it you can buy it from HMV. There are also 45 second clips of every song for you to preview in case you aren't completely convinced that Zebrahead can make a quality cover album.

Happy Panty Raid Day!

2009-11-03T14:05:00.001Z

509 Bandwidth Limit Exceeded

2009-10-26T00:32:00.002Z

Callam also noticed that the Zebrahead site has exceeded it's bandwidth limit. That means alot of people are going to it right?

Girlfriend Art

2009-10-26T00:30:00.002Z

Callam found this piece and posted it on the boards.

Found this on avril's girlfriend wikipedia page....there's a zebrahead section, with this, on the page now
Anyone here found the artwork? And where?

AP.net Won't Accept ZH News [UPDATE]

2009-10-20T11:03:00.004+01:00

~~Everytime there is new news, I report it to AP.net so spread the love of ZH. They never once have put up ZH news after my many attempts.~~

AP.net has finally decided to post some ZH news after Darren and I have been harassing them for a long time now. Read the article with a bitch title on it where commenters say "they are still a band?".

Zebrahead Take Us Back

"Girlfriend" Video is Up!

2009-10-20T01:07:00.003+01:00

Just when you thought your favorite band couldn't get better.

MFZB.com Panty Raid Edition!

2009-10-17T13:46:00.002+01:00

Check out the brand new look for MFZB.com courtesy of Mr. Colin Stein! If you're a regular user on the boards go let him know how much you like it! If you're not yet registered then what are you waiting for?! Get chatting with Zebrahead fans now!

Zebrahead 2010 UK Dates!

2009-10-15T16:30:00.002+01:00

The 'Party In Your Pants' tour hasn't even gone underway yet but SeeTickets have already announced when Zebrahead will next be over in the UK! Check out the March/April 2010 UK dates below:

BIRMINGHAM, O2 Academy2 on Tuesday 23 March 2010
NORTHAMPTON, Roadmender on Thursday 25 March 2010
MANCHESTER, University on Friday 26 March 2010
NEWCASTLE, O2 Academy2 on Saturday 27 March 2010
NOTTINGHAM, Rock City - Over 14's Only on Sunday 28 March 2010
LONDON, O2 Academy Islington on Wednesday 31 March 2010
SOUTHAMPTON, Brook on Thursday 01 April 2010

Tickets for these headlining shows go on sale from 9am GMT tomorrow (16th Oct) right here.

Hear 'Girlfriend' In Full On The New Official Site

2009-09-20T17:01:00.001+01:00

Zebrahead's Official Site has had a bit of a makeover to match the forthcoming 'Panty Raid' covers album artwork! Ben has written a short update detailing the new theme:

Hey Guys and Gals. Hope you guys like the new layout of the site. Easy to see it reflects the art on the "Panty Raid" covers album. Seeing some underwear?..and they are girls underwear! This is because it is a covers album of all female fronted songs. Hope you will think it is as fun as we have! Already writing songs for a new album and stoked. What a great bonus this covers album is.....at a time when there is normally nothing going on ....we throw a curve ball and suprise you with some FUN!

MFZB 4 LIFE

But probably more exciting for you is that is you head on over to the Audio Page of the site you can listen to the first single 'Girlfriend' in full! Let us know what you think!

EDIT: 'Girlfriend' can now also be heard on the band's Official MySpace as well!

Japan Panty Raid Tour!

2009-09-18T18:57:00.002+01:00

Zebrahead have announced four brand new Japanese dates as part of their upcoming Japan Panty Raid Tour taking place this December with support from none other than MXPX! The dates are as follows:

December 4th - Tokyo, Japan - Studio Coast
December 6th - Yokohama, Japan - Bay Hall
December 7th - Nagoya, Japan - Club Diamond Hall
December 8th - Osaka, Japan - Namba Hatch

More information can be found over at Creativeman.

Two Panty Raid Music Videos Shot!

2009-09-16T20:33:00.002+01:00

Zebrahead have spent the past two days shooting not one but two music videos for their upcoming 'Panty Raid' album. The first single and music video to be lifted from the album is 'Girlfriend' and as the pictures would suggest, it seems to be a parody of the original Avril Lavigne video. The last two pictures seem to be for the second music video which as of yet has not had the track confirmed, but stay tuned for more details! You can check out some of the pictures Ed has uploaded from the shoots below:

Area4 Festival Video

2009-09-16T14:15:00.003+01:00

You may recall us blogging about Zebrahead's Area4 Festival performance being broadcast on German TV not too long ago. Well luckily a fellow fan has recorded the footage so everyone is able to see the guys rocking out on stage. You can see the 20 minutes video (in two parts) that was broadcast on WDR (Rockpalast) below:

Panty Raid... As Explained By Ali

2009-09-11T03:39:00.003+01:00

Ali gives the low-down on Panty Raid via JoggleBug. Listen to him below:

Summer 2009 UK & Europe Tour Video

2009-09-07T09:22:00.004+01:00

A cool tour video documenting the band's time in the UK and Europe this past summer has been added to their YouTube channel! Check it out below:

Check out more tour highlights in the form of pictures that were recently added to Zebrahead's MySpace.

Panty Raid Details Announced!

2009-09-01T23:45:00.004+01:00

Well guys here is some information you've been waiting to hear regarding Zebrahead's upcoming album 'Panty Raid'! Sony Japan's Official Site has been updated with not only information on what exactly 'Panty Raid' is, but also the date it will be released!

It has been revealed that this album will be strictly a female artists cover album (hence the name!) and furthermore 'Panty Raid' is set to drop in Japan this November 4th. Even more exciting though, is that right now you can listen to a short clip of the first single to be lifted from the album - 'Girlfriend'. This is of course a cover of Avril Lavigne's 2007 smash hit. It looks like the picture shown below is also set to be the album's cover art. Check it out:

EDIT: The full tracklist has been revealed! You can check it out below courtesy of PUNKS

01.Survivor (Destiny's Child)
02. Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Cyndi Lauper)
03. Underneath It All (No Doubt)
04. Trouble (Shampoo)
05. London Bridge (Fergie)
06. Beautiful (Christina Aguilera)
07. Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne)
08. Sweet Escape (Gwen Stefani)
09. (Introduction)
10. Jenny From The Block (Jennifer Lopez)
11. Rehab (Amy Winehouse)
12. Spice Up Your Life (Spice Girls)
13. Introduction
14. Oops!... I Did It Again (Britney Spears)
15. Get The Party Started (P!NK)
16. Mickey (Toni Basil)
17. All I Want For Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey) [Japan Bonus Track]

And there you have it!

Area4 Festival Broadcast

2009-09-01T10:23:00.000+01:00

Zebrahead's appearance at the recent Area4 festival in Germany is to be broadcast on German TV this September 14th. Tune into WDR (Rockpalast) channel between 0:15 and 2:45 to see the likes of Zebrahead, Faith No More and AFI on the stage.

Zebrahead's complete set for the festival was as follows, no word on how much will be shown on the TV programme:
00. Intro
01. Rescue Me
02. Postcards From Hell
03. Jag Off
04. Hello Tomorrow
05. Playmate Of The Year
06. HMP
07. Anthem
08. The Setup

You can check out a little intro video Matty and Ali filmed for the channel below:

Unsere Videos können Sie mit dem Flash-Player ab der Version 8.0 ansehen. Den neuesten Flash-Player können Sie beim Hersteller Adobe unter folgender Adresse kostenlos downloaden:

http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer_de

Might Just Happen Anyway!

2009-08-30T21:21:00.005+01:00

Hart Brake Kid have uploaded a new song on their MySpace profile entitled 'Might Just Happen Anyway'. This song just so happens to have been co-produced by none other than Matty Lewis himself! That's right check out the tidbit of info below from the band's MySpace blog:

"OK!!!!! ITS TIME!!

Our new song "MIGHT JUST HAPPEN ANYWAY" is now up and ready for you to rock!!!

This is one of many new songs that were co produced by Matty Lewis of ZEBRAHEAD, and we couldnt be more excited!!"

Click here to listen to the song!

Two Headline UK Shows Announced!

2009-08-27T19:38:00.002+01:00

Two new headline shows have been added for the UK in October according to Zebrahead's twitter account! Newport TJ's on the 30th of October and Milton Keynes - Crauford Arms on the 19th of October! This means the current October UK schedule is as follows:

October 17th - Glasgow, UK - 02 Academy*
October 18th - Newcastle, UK - 02 Academy*
October 19th - Milton Keynes - Crauford Arms - Headline Show
October 20th - Cambridge, UK - Corn Exchange*
October 21st - Margate, UK - Winter Gardens*
October 22nd - Birmingham, UK - 02 Academy*
October 23rd - Sheffield, UK - 02 Academy*
October 24th - Leicester, UK - De Montford Hall*
October 25th - Manchester, UK - Academy 1*
October 26th - Exceter - Exceter, UK - University Great Hall*
October 28th - Bournemouth, UK - Opera House*
October 29th - London, UK - Roundhouse*
October 30th - Newport, UK - TJ's - Headline Show

* W/Bowling For Soup as part of the 'Party In Your Pants' tour.

Photographs Music Video

2009-08-22T15:24:00.001+01:00

Zebrahead have just recently uploaded a fanmade music video for their song 'Photographs' onto YouTube! This video was made by none other than yours truly, so I welcome any kind of feedback on it! If you haven't got the song yet then head over to your online music store of choice as 'Photographs' is available for digital purchase as part of the "Not The New Album EP".

Check out the video in full below!

Kerrang! Review & Ali's First Gig!

2009-08-20T19:37:00.002+01:00

The latest issue of Kerrang! Magazine has a short Sonisphere review in which the guys were awarded an awesome score of KKKK (4/5), Ali also gets reminiscent and tells the readers about his very first gig! Check out the scans below!

MY FIRST GIG
GUNS N'ROSES / SKID ROW
Los Angeles Forum 1990
"Axl was a complete asshole - he made us wait a really long time before he would come out. Sebastian Back was also very cocky and arrogant. I mean they were just these huge rockstars being big dickheads! Despite that, I wound up really enjoying the show. It was full of wasted people and was just total spectacle from start to finish, which is pretty awesome to witness. I'm also pleased that I got to see Guns N'Roses before Axl Rose lost his mind completely"
-Ali Tabatabaee, Zebrahead

Thanks to MFZB.com's Scott and Matias for the scans!

Peterborough & Nottingham Gig Pictures

2009-08-15T11:25:00.001+01:00

Check out a large collection of Zebrahead gig pictures from the recent Peterborough (3rd Aug) and Nottingham (4th Aug) UK shows below:

Peterborough, UK - 3rd August 2009
Nottingham, UK - 4th August 2009

Got any Zebrahead pictures or videos from recent shows? Why not drop us a line and we'll feature them for you!

Amplified_TV UK Gig Video Review

2009-08-09T21:56:00.000+01:00

MFZB.com's very own KelsiBuck has uploaded an awesome Zebrahead Swindon and Portsmouth video review as part of Amplified_TV. Fantastic video! Check it out in full below!

Surfing? Hell Yeah!

2009-08-04T10:53:00.002+01:00

Surfline have used Zebrahead's 'Hell Yeah!' as the music for their 'Super Sessions in Tahiti' surf video! Check it out right here.

Thanks to MFZB.com's The Lurkness for finding this!

Sonisphere Video Interview

2009-08-03T11:42:00.000+01:00

PiledriveWrestling recently managed to interview Ali and Matty on their tourbus while at the Sonisphere Festival in the UK on August 2nd. You can check it out below!

First Russian Fansite

2009-07-22T21:29:00.002+01:00

A very cool Russian Zebrahead Fansite has recently launched and is well worth checking out even if you aren't too great at the language! Looking for more Zebrahead links? Why not have a browse of the many sites linked on the right hand side column (scroll down a bit!).

Good job on the site guys!

Party In Your Pants Sampler

2009-07-22T21:25:00.002+01:00

Available for download when you buy a ticket for the UK tour this October the 'Party In Your Pants' sampler contains 3 Zebrahead tracks taken from 'Phoenix'. Quite a cool way to get fans of the other touring bands to experience Zebrahead. The full tracklisting for this sampler is as follows:

1. Bowling For Soup - My Wena
2. Bowling For Soup - I'll Always Remember You That Way
3. Bowling For Soup - Goodbye Friend
4. Zebrahead - Hell Yeah!
5. Zebrahead - Just The Tip
6. Zebrahead - Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right But Three Lefts Make A Right
7. The Leftovers - Dance With Me
8. The Leftovers - Can't Stop
9. The Leftovers - Untouchable

For all the latest developments for the "Party In Your Pants" October UK tour, keep an eye on the Official Tour Twitter Page.

October UK Dates Unveiled!

2009-07-15T18:43:00.002+01:00

Zebrahead's October UK touring plans have finally come to light! You may remember some headline UK dates were accidently revealed by label SPV who soon withdrew them. It's now apparent that rather than heading out on their own headline tour, instead the band will be hitting the road with Bowling For Soup at a number of larger venues across the country. Check out the schedule below:

Bowling For Soup + Zebrahead + The Leftovers.

17/10 Glasgow 02 Academy
18/10 Newcastle 02 Academy
20/10 Cambridge Corn Exchange
21/10 Margate Winter Gardens
22/10 Birmingham 02 Academy
23/10 Sheffield 02 Academy
24/10 Leicester De Montford Hall
25/10 Manchester Academy 1
26/10 Exceter Great Hall
28/10 Bournemouth Opera House
29/10 London Roundhouse

You can order tickets for all these shows right here.

HD Summer Sonic 08 Videos

2009-07-14T20:04:00.003+01:00

Check out Zebrahead's awesome performances of "Mental Health" and "Playmate Of The Year" from last year's Sumemr Sonic 08 festival in Japan

Thanks to Masuhiro of MFZB.com for finding these!

Headline Shows Added For Summer!

2009-06-11T07:58:00.006+01:00

Zebrahead have announced 6 new headline shows, literally taking place days after the band has played the UK's Sonisphere Festival this August. 2 of the shows will take place in the UK, with the 3rd being in Austria and the 4th being in the Czech Republic! See below for the four new additions!

August 3rd - Met Lounge - Peterborough, England
August 4th - Rock City Basement - Nottingham, England
August 5th - Wedgewood Rooms - Portsmouth, England
August 6th - Furnace - Swindon, England
August 12th - B72 - Vienna, Austria
August 13th - Modra Vopice - Prague Punk Fest - Prague, Czech Republic

Thanks to MFZB.com's Scott for the heads up on the above image! Keep checking back for any additions to the Summer tour.

Cover Of The Month: usfgeek - Anthem

2009-05-31T11:05:00.002+01:00

This month's COTM winner is usfgeek who has done an awesome drum cover of "Anthem"! The video below shows of his skills which may even give Ed a run for his money! As always we'll be searching the highs and lows of YouTube to find a winner for next month, so feel free to hook us up with a video link if your in a band or have done a solo cover. And with that said, enjoy this month's winner:

European Festivals & October UK Tour Dates!

2009-05-30T10:34:00.000+01:00

UPDATE: According to some sources the UK tour dates could be changing so bear that in mind, and expect any confirmed changes to be announced right here!
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SPV's official website has finally unveiled all the of upcoming Zebrahead dates for the next few months, starting with some festivals in Europe and UK this August and ending with a UK tour in October. You can check out the full list of dates below:

SUMMER FESTIVALS:
2 Aug 2009 - Knebworth, UK @ Sonisphere Festival
8 Aug 2009 - Eschwege, Germany @ Open Flair Festival
9 Aug 2009 - Rothenburg, Germany @ Taubertal Festival
14 Aug 2009 - Horb, Germany @ Mini Rock Festival
15 Aug 2009 - Püttlingen, Germany - Köllerbach @ Rocco Del Schlacko Festival
20 Aug 2009 - Hasselt, Belgium @ Pukklepop Festival
21 Aug 2009 - Lüdinghausen, Germany @ Area 4 Festival
22 Aug 2009 - Lierop, Netherlands @ Nirwana Tuinfeest Festival
23 Aug 2009 - Erfurt, Germany - Hohenfelden @ Highfield Festival
28 Aug 2009 - Wirges, Germany @ spAck! Festival

UK TOUR:
2 Oct 2009 - Oxford, UK @ Academy 2
3 Oct 2009 - Swindon, UK @ Furnace
4 Oct 2009 - Birmingham, UK @ Academy 2
5 Oct 2009 - Stoke, UK @ Sugarmill
6 Oct 2009 - Norwich, UK @ Waterfront UEA
8 Oct 2009 - Northampton, UK @ Roadmender
9 Oct 2009 - Newcastle, UK @ Academy 2
10 Oct 2009 - Glasgow, UK @ Garage G2
11 Oct 2009 - Leeds, UK @ The Cockpit
12 Oct 2009 - Sheffield, UK @ Academy 2
13 Oct 2009 - Manchester, UK @ Academy 3
14 Oct 2009 - Newport, UK @ T.J´s
16 Oct 2009 - Islington, UK @ Islington Academy
17 Oct 2009 - Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
18 Oct 2009 - Portsmouth, UK @ Wedgewood Rooms

And there you have it! If any more dates get added we'll be sure to let you know!

Zebrahead Gets Twitter!

2009-04-20T00:40:00.003+01:00

Hurrah! You may be happy to learn that now there is another official Zebrahead site for you to know all the latest happenings direct from the band themselves - this time in the form of the Official Zebrahead Twitter Profile! For anyone not familiar with Twitter, it is essentially a microblogging site where short 140 character updates can be posted informing anyone following your feed, exactly what you are up to!

This will certainly be handy during studio time and touring, so keep an eye for any interesting tid-bits. PFH has added a twitter badge on the right hand side, just above the Mobile Stream so you can be in the know without even leaving this page!

Look At My New Credit Card

2009-04-15T21:47:00.004+01:00

Nirwana Tuinfeest Confirmation!

2009-04-15T20:04:00.002+01:00

Zebrahead are now confirmed to play the Netherlands this summer as part of the Nirwana Tuinfeest happening on August 22nd! This is the second European festival Zebrahead currently have lined up. Check back for more tour news as we get it!

Zebrahead To Play Spack!

2009-04-08T21:50:00.003+01:00

Zebrahead have been added to the bill for this year's Spack Festival! Good news for all German fans, as the band are set to take the stage there on the 28th August 2009. Ben also hints on the band's MySpace blog that we should expect more really cool things this summer!"

So as always, stay tuned!

Zebrahead On Summer Sonic Poster!

2009-04-03T22:22:00.002+01:00

While they may not be playing the monster festival this summer in Japan, Zebrahead are certainly still on the minds of the Summer Sonic organisers! The band can be seen mid-performance on the official Summer Sonic '09 lineup poster which can be seen here (scroll down!). Pretty neat!

Zebrahead still hold the impressive title of being the band to play Summer Sonic the most times, despite not making an appearance this year!

Cover Of The Month: GoodBettrBest - Veils & Visions

2009-03-31T18:36:00.002+01:00

Well it's that time again folks. You know it's been a slow month for Zebrahead news when the last COTM is just a few posts down from this one!

Anyway moving shiftly on, this month's winner is non other than MFZB.com's very own GoodBettrBest! The video below allows you to see his awesome guitar skills while covering Veils & Visions from the band's Waste Of MFZB CD. As always we'll be searching the highs and lows of YouTube to find a winner for next month, so feel free to hook us up with a video link if your in a band or have done a solo cover. And with that said, enjoy this month's winner:

Panty Raid!

2009-03-12T13:20:00.004Z

Zebrahead's forthcoming covers album has officially been named as 'Panty Raid'! Hmmm we have a feeling this title offers a big hint on what kind of songs will be featured (think about it!). Full tracklisting and other details should be announced soon. In the mean time check out the official announcement below, taken from the band's MySpace blog:

"Yes..the news section has been super super calm lately...that is about to change....big things coming up in the world of zebrahead....FIRST off...a new album of covers....(for those confused...covers are when you play other peoples songs...you would be suprised on how many people are confused by that!)....lots of them....This album will be titled PANTY RAID!

Lets play and lame and ridiculous game and make some guesses as to why it will be named that???..and maybe even some songs you think could be on it based on the album TITLE!!!...Next news blog will have the tracklisting for ya to see!!!....this is coming sooner than you think!!..Lets get this party started!

MFZB"

Cover Of The Month: BlackStage - The Set-Up

2009-02-28T17:35:00.004Z

This month's winner comes from Portuguese band BlackStage who have a number of live Zebrahead cover performances uploaded to YouTube, however we think their cover of 'The Set-Up' is probably their best! You can check it out below, it even includes the new ending to the song. Good job guys!

Think you can do better? Link us to you or your band and maybe you'll be featured next month!

Zebrahead Nominated For OC Award!

2009-02-27T10:45:00.004Z

Congratulations to Zebrahead who have been nominated for Best Punk Act in this years OC Awards! The guys are up against Ignite, Sederra, TSOL and The Vandals. You can check out the full nominee press release, including the other categories right here.

Big thanks to Neil from MFZB.com for the heads up on this!

My Own Worst Enemy

2009-02-25T21:37:00.004Z

Kevin Baldes, best known for playing with alternative band Lit managed to snap some awesome photos of the band last August when they played the House Of Blues, CA. You can check out all the photos on his Flickr page here!

Hockey Anyone?

2009-02-25T21:19:00.003Z

So readers of this blog may already be aware that when not caught up with Zebrahead, Matty tends to enjoy playing baseball, well as it turns out his sporting activities don't just stop there. Matty enjoys playing a bit of Hockey on the side as well! Ben mentions a short story in a new MySpace blog:

So I forgot to post this a couple weeks ago....Matty plays Hockey at a League where he lives...and they have games where anyone can come in and play....a couple weeks ago Melvin from NOFX walked in to play...and ends up on the opposing team to Matty....and YES Melvin scored on Matty...end of story.....thought it was funny...apparently Melvin is really good...or does matty just suck at playing GOALIE???
MFZB

Cover Of The Month: Nice Price - Mental Health

2009-01-31T17:11:00.004Z

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

2009-01-31T17:01:00.004Z

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...

2009-01-31T16:25:00.003Z

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!

2009-01-31T15:48:00.004Z

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...

2009-01-31T15:35:00.004Z

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

2009-01-31T15:25:00.003Z

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

2009-01-28T05:55:00.002Z

More hotties? Less Matty you say?

Darren's VS Featured On Buzznet.com

2009-01-13T07:45:00.002Z

Paramore vs. Zebrahead

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

UK Based Online Merch Stall

2009-01-12T23:25:00.002Z

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!

2009-01-12T23:16:00.002Z

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!

2008-12-22T03:53:00.002Z

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

2008-12-08T18:41:00.002Z

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!

2008-12-06T16:51:00.002Z

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!

2008-11-20T20:09:00.003Z

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

2008-11-17T00:08:00.003Z

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!

2008-11-16T16:06:00.002Z

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?

2008-11-10T09:15:00.001Z

Ali explains all:

Hell Yeah! Music Video!

2008-11-03T20:30:00.004Z

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!

2008-10-27T19:39:00.003Z

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

2008-10-19T21:31:00.002+01:00

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!

Zebrahead On Knight Rider!

2008-10-16T17:05:00.004+01:00

While the band may be in the UK currently, their music is still hitting the masses back in their home country! Last night saw part of Zebrahead's new single "Hell Yeah!" being played in a scene in the newly revamped NBC series "Knight Rider". Knight Rider is a series that follows the 1982 TV series of the same title and the recent 2008 television movie!

Stay tuned as we're hoping to get a clip of the episode in question ASAP for you guys to check out!

UPDATE: Check out the short clip below from the episode!

Best Hit USA Greeting!

2008-10-09T08:54:00.002+01:00

Zebrahead recently recorded a short message for Japanese show 'Best Hit USA'. Click here to see their message. Zebrahead's interview with the channel can be seen on TV on the following days:

BEST HIT USA 2008
Oct. 14 (Tuesday) BS Asahi, 23:00 to 23:55
Oct. 18 (Saturday) BS Asahi, 17:00 to 17:55 (repeat)

Here's hoping it gets uploaded onto the website!

New Fanclub Package!

2008-10-06T05:20:00.012+01:00

I'm sure many of you got the new email from them. At the bottom it has a link to a new store and new merch, where I found the New Fan Club Package. This version comes with laminated pass that let's us in for meet and greets**, a new fanclub shirt (the grave one), 3 picks and the newest version of "Phoenix" with Politics and Photographs! Not sure if that has the Japanese tracks as well. Personally I like the old shirt. There's going to be some new merch up for the UK and US stores so check back here to see where they are going to link you in the days to come.

Sorry about the quality, it's the site...it's really shitty.

** PASS DOES NOT GUARANTEE YOU WILL MEET THE BAND - BUT IT WILL HELP

UK Supports Acts Revealed!

2008-10-05T13:10:00.004+01:00

Zebrahead are soon to embark on a UK headline tour followed by a European tour supporting Simple Plan. Up until now the support acts for the UK leg of the tour weren't entirely known. PFH is happy to bring you the full list of support acts compiled through some MySpace investigatory skills!

It appears all support comes directly from UK bands this time round, with no single band performing for all the dates. Check out the list below to see which bands will be supporting Zebrahead at your show(s)!

12th Oct - Stoke Sugarmill - Templeton Pek
13th Oct - Manchester Academy 3 - Templeton Pek & All or Nothing
14th Oct - Swansea Sin City - Templeton Pek & Kids Can't Fly
15th Oct - Cambridge Junction - Templeton Pek & Kids Can't Fly
16th Oct - Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms - Templeton Pek & Kids Can't Fly
17th Oct - London Mean Fiddler - Templeton Pek & Kids Can't Fly
19th Oct - Leeds Cockpit - Paige & Kids Can't Fly
20th Oct - Glasgow Cathouse - Failsafe & Paige
21st Oct - Sheffield Corporation - Failsafe & Paige
22nd Oct - Nottingham Rock City - Failsafe & Paige
23rd Oct - Birmingham Barfly - Failsafe & Paige
24th Oct - Newcastle Academy - Failsafe & Paige

For more information on the bands listed, check out their MySpace profiles below for music samples!

Templeton Pek
All Or Nothing
Kids Can't Fly
Paige
Failsafe

*Support acts for the Oxford show on the 18th are currently unknown, it may be safe to assume two local supports will be chosen, but stayed tuned for more info!

Mental Health Tops Wireline Chart!

2008-10-02T13:25:00.003+01:00

Zebrahead's first music video 'Mental Health' to be lifted from the album 'Phoenix' ranked in at No. 1 yesterday on Japan's Western Music's 'Wireline Chart'! Congratulations to the guys and here's hoping similar success is met with both the forthcoming 'Hell Yeah!' and 'The Juggernaughts' videos!

Upcoming Japanese Schedule!

2008-10-02T13:20:00.002+01:00

Zebrahead will be featured on the following days in various Japanese media. Check out the complete list below:

Magazines
Oct 1st - EYESCREAM Magazine
Oct 15th - INROCK Magazine
Oct 15th - ROCKS! Magazine

TV
Oct 14th - BS Asahi - 23:00 to 23:55
Oct 15th - SPACE SHOWER TV "Transporter" - 9pm
Oct 16th - TV Asahi (EX)
Oct 17th - BS Asahi 00:00 - 00:55 (Repeat)

Geki Rock Summer Sonic Report!

2008-10-02T13:14:00.003+01:00

Japanese site Geki Rock have added some pictures and a live report from this summer's Summer Sonic Festival. Click here for a rough translated version of the report and to check out more pictures of the guys on stage.

Hate That Japanese Site?

2008-09-28T22:35:00.005+01:00

Me too.

sorry about that conversion thing, i tried to fix it but i cannot

Hell Yeah! Music Video Preview!

2008-09-25T16:06:00.002+01:00

Sony Japan's Official Zebrahead Site has been updated with a short clip of Zebrahead's new music video for 'Hell Yeah!' expected to be available for full viewing shortly. Click here to be taken to the main page where a streaming flash file will play, alternatively click here to see the clip which will open in Windows Media Player (WMP is required).

New Merch Store!

2008-09-21T10:48:00.005+01:00

Zebrahead has unveiled a new merch store and best of all, new merch to go with it! Head on over here to check it out and grab some new merch, including hoodies, bags, some new shirts and of course 'Phoenix' in case you still haven't picked up a copy yet! So what are you waiting for? Head on over and grab some new merch to keep you looking cool, while plugging your favourite band at the same time!

Super Cool Stuff Podcast!

2008-09-19T16:05:00.005+01:00

Zebrahead took part in a phoner for Episode 10 of The Super Cool Stuff Show recently. You can hear the guys talk about the origin of the band, the new album and more! Check it out below! (Note: The actual Zebrahead part takes place a bit of the way into the episode!)

Alternatively download the mp3 directly to your computer by right clicking here.

Zebrahead Gets A Street Team!

2008-09-19T10:42:00.006+01:00

ICON Mes have put together a site in which fans of the band can now join up for the Official Zebrahead Street Team! If you're clueless about what exactly a 'street team' is, it's essentially a group of fans who go and promote a band in their area, whether it be plugging internet sites or handing out leaflets. Essentially the goal is to help raise more awareness of the band in question!

Like all good street teams ICON knows you probably don't wanna be doing this kind of stuff for free, so to entice you in, you are entered to win cool Zebrahead items, including a signed copy of the new album 'Phoenix'.

Click the banner below to join the streetteam and see what all the fuss is about!

'HMP' For Free Download!

2008-09-16T23:07:00.004+01:00

Who says there's no such thing as a free lunch? Zebrahead and Rock Ridge Music have teamed up to allow visiters of the site the ability to download the opening track to Phoenix for absolutely free! You can head on over here to download your free copy of "HMP"! Though seriously if you don't have the album yet, then why the hell not?!

Touring - Zebrahead Style

2008-09-15T14:28:00.007+01:00

Ali recently spoke to RockSound to give the lowdown on what happens during the average day of a Zebrahead tour. Click here to read what he had to say!

Osaka Summer Sonic Footage!

2008-09-15T10:11:00.003+01:00

Big thanks for Hector at MFZB.com for finding this! Below is a clip that was shown on Japanese TV recapping highlights of Summer Sonic performances from The Subways, New Found Glory, Zebrahead and Paul Weller. Zebrahead can be seen performing 'Mental Health' and 'Playmate Of The Year' (3:44 - 6:06). Check it out!