The current Velvet Revolver/Alice in Chains tour isn’t the first time that the members of VR have been tied up with a Seattle band. It’s a long and interesting road…
On September 29, 1992 AIC releases Dirt and STP with Core.
In 1995 Weiland’s side project The Magnificent Bastards covered “How Do You Sleep?” and the Layne […]
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Don’t let the grim title fool you, Dead Children Playing: A Picture Book is actually a book consisting of artwork from Stanley Donwood.
Who is this Stanley Donwood?
Good question. He’s the man behind the artwork for Radiohead’s albums. He’s been collaborating with the band since 1995. His work has been used for albums such […]
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I’m in a wedding this weekend, so Pearl Jam’s “Around The Bend” has been stuck in my head.
“Around The Bend” is the last track from Pearl Jam’s fantastic, yet somewhat forgotten 1996 album, No Code. It’s a catchy song, because it’s not very Pearl Jam like. It has kind of a tropical sound to it […]
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So last week I wrote an FYI post about Alice in Chains and another B5 blogger, Jennifer who writes some great stuff at Hippie Sounds, reminded me of Mad Season’s Above.
Mad Season was a Seattle supergroup consisting of AIC frontman Layne Staley, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin and […]
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The very unique Tori Amos will be rather busy this fall, as she hits around 50 dates for her North American tour.
The tour kicks off in Albany, NY on October 9 and will run until December 16 in Los Angeles. The tour will be in support of her 9th studio album, American Doll Posse, […]
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Seattle’s darkest and perhaps most underrated band, Alice in Chains, will be hitting the road with Velvet Revolver this summer and fall. Word is that they are also planning to record a new album.
The band formed back in 1987, when guitarist Jerry Cantrell met singer Layne Staley . The band was soon rounded out by […]
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Seems that Pearl Jam is once again battling a major corporation, this time for censorship concerns. The battle began on Sunday when portions of “Daughter” went out during a live stream from Lollapalooza. The stream was presented by AT&T, the company also sponsored Lollapalooza and received the honor of having the main stage dubbed the […]
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Seems that Pearl Jam is once again battling a major corporation, this time for censorship concerns. The battle began on Sunday when portions of “Daughter” went out during a live stream from Lollapalooza. The stream was presented by AT&T, the company also sponsored Lollapalooza and received the honor of having the main stage dubbed the […]
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Have you heard the rocking new track from the Foo Fighters? If not, you should, it’s quite good.
“The Pretender” is the first single leaked from the Foos upcoming 6th album Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace, which comes out September 25. The track was leaked last week and has been floating around since.
“The Pretender” starts off […]
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This was STP’s third, and in my opinion, their best album from 1996. While Core was a decent debut and Purple remains a classic; Tiny Music established STP as one of the best bands from the 90’s. The album was, and still is, incomparable to the rest of STP’s catalog.
Scott traded in his rougher […]
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