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You won’t convince me that the only heroin songs out there are the obvious ones. It’s almost guaranteed that somewhere, some good-guy songwriter is kicking back, having pulled off such a well-disguised smack anthem that no one even noticed it. My mission is to uncover some of these sneaky writers (music blog) ... read more |
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Before the events of September 11, 2001 ever happened, New York City’s Come Together concert had already been planned as a tribute to Lennon. When the concert occurred as planned on October 2nd, it took on new meaning. Come Together: A Night For John Lennon’s Words & Music recaptures that event ... read more |
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It’s the single most burning question on the minds of concerned Americans today. So what am I referring to – McCain or Obama’s choices for a vice-presidential running mate? Nope. I’m talking about who will fill the rather large shoes left behind by Scott Weiland in Velvet Revolver ... read more |
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I was completely bewildered when, during the 3/4-set arrival of “Plush,” a nearby group of sorority chicks suddenly got all antsy, huddling together in a secret conversation until one of them finally turned to the people next to them and said, “Oh my god, what’s this song called?" ... read more |
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Standouts were “Creep,” which accomplished the album version’s lethargic melancholy via some watery guitar effects and a background effect to match, “Down,” which crushed like a thousand pounds of lead, and of course “Plush,” which was introduced by Weiland with, "this is the song that fucked everything up” ... read more |
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In an almost riveting revival of east coast/west coast tensions, Atlantic says that Weiland and Kretz are attempting to end their stint by using California laws to terminate the contract – even though it was drawn up in New York. STP says it would like to see “significant changes” before it decides to go forward ... read more |
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The somewhat uneventful combination has scheduled seven dates thus far throughout the months of June and early July, including !gasp! Milwaulkee’s Summerfest. Audiences will certainly be subjected to such staples as “Creep” and “Interstate Love Song” and, if lucky, maybe even a few rounds of Pixies favorites ... read more |
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Basic entry level passes are currently running one hundred and seventy-five dollars, with VIP admission clocking in at a cool four fifty. I’d normally say skip it, but this VIP tag just might give you a better chance at getting into Moby’s electronica set. Hand me a pacifier. I need to get my dance on ... read more |
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It's hard to tell whether Weiland’s latest solo work is already a nail in STP’s second coffin, or if it’s leftover fallout surrounding the singer’s ejection from Velvet Revolver. If it’s the latter, everything makes sense – that means it’s the postpartum solo release: the Euphoria Morning to Weiland’s Soundgarden. But if it’s the former, then the dementors of dread are upon us ... read more |
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Jumping the gun on its upcoming 65-date national tour, reunited rock scourge Stone Temple Pilots Monday night played the first show since their 2002 breakup. The venue: a Hollywood Hills party held at the former estate of famed magician Harry Houdini. Unfortunately, the audience numbered only a few hundred, consisting mostly of privileged industry suits and über-lucky radio contest winners ... read more |
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But hey, who cares that you were kicked out of Slash’s Velvet Revolver? Look at it this way – at least you’re in the running for a Dr Pepper. Now, why the fuss over break up? Consider yourself lucky to have escaped six excruciating years of making crap music alive. Music that, in theory, should have been really awesome ... read more |
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Relax Guns N Roses and Stone Temple Violet fans, Velvet Revolver probably aren’t breaking up. In response to drummer Matt Sorum’s blog about Weiland telling a Scottish crowd that they were watching Velvet Revolvers “last tour” Weiland ripped him a new one ... read more |
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So, ladies and gentleman, pull out those JNCO Jeans, those scuffed and scratched combat boots, and that t-shirt of that band you had forgotten even existed, and come prepared to be primal in the nice and wholesome, conservative appealing, blue collar Midwest. The cows’ll surely thank you, even if those nice churchgoers won’t ... read more |
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Following several stints in jail that included arrests for purchasing crack cocaine, a 2003 stint in rehab to avoid DUI charges, narrowly escaping a domestic abuse charge after going batshit on his wife, another DUI bust in November and ditching one of his own gigs last month, Scott Weiland does the unthinkable: he threw his own ass back in reha ... read more |
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For a near half decade period in the early 1990s, a pre-fabricated genre cleverly coined Grunge was sitting atop both the musical and fashion apexes of American society. Within a matter of months, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, and several other prolific bands from the Northeast had supplanted Poison and friends as the epitome of cool. Suddenly, sadness was in. Spandex was replaced by ill-fitting flannel, and “Nothin But A Good Time” was shelved in favor of “Rape Me” ... read more |
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