The Distillers have re-recorded the iconic Spider-Man theme song for the new Spider-Man 2 video game.

"I can associate with Spider-Man," joked drummer Andy Granelli, "because I too enjoy wearing tight red leotards." The band roughed up the web slinger's anthem, hardcore style with engineer Alain Johannes (No Doubt, Queens of the Stone Age). The Distillers cut the track during a four-hour session at Los Angeles' 11AD studio just prior to hitting the road for their spring U.S. tour.

Singer Brody Dalle says that guitarist Tony Bradley is a huge fan of the Spider-Man movie. "Tony loves the rain scene when Spider-Man was upside down and kissing Kirsten Dunst," she says. "He thinks Tobey Maguire is hot."

As for the Distillers, the group will play Chicago's Metro Thursday night, part of a two-month run of U.S. tour dates that ends in late May. The group is scheduled to play the Download Festival in the U.K. in June, followed by a few additional European dates.

Distillers tour dates:

3/25: Chicago, Metro
3/26: Detroit, St. Andrew's Hall
3/27: Cleveland, Odeon Concert Hall
3/28: Pittsburgh, Club Laga
3/30: Toronto, Kool Haus
4/1: Ottawa, Capital Music Hall
4/2: Montreal, Club Soda
4/3: Boston, Axis
4/4: New York, Bowery Ballroom
4/7: Washington, DC, Black Cat
4/9: Jacksonville, FL, Jack Rabbits
4/10: Atlanta, Cotton Club
4/11: Nashville, Exit/In
4/13: Sauget, IL, Pop's
4/14: Columbia, MO, Blue Note
4/16: Milwaukee, The Rave
4/17: Minneapolis, Ascot Room
4/18: Omaha, Ranch Bowl
4/19: Lawrence, KS, Granada Theater
4/21: Denver, Bluebird Theater
4/24: Los Angeles, Henry Fonda Theater
4/25: Santa Barbara, The Hub
5/13: San Francisco, The Fillmore
5/14: Petaluma, CA, Phoenix Theater
5/18: Seattle, Showbox
5/19: Portland, OR, Crystal Ballroom
5/20: Vancouver, Croation Cultural Center
5/22: Edmonton, ALB, Red's
5/23: Calgary, ALB, MacEwan Hall
5/25: Regina, SK, Doris Knight Hall
5/26: Winnipeg, MB, Ramada Marlborough

AUSTIN SCAGGS
(March 25, 2004)