Smells Like Alternative

Well this is my last post here at b5, so this is an utterly fitting song.
“Over Now” is the last track from Alice in Chains last studio album, which was their self-titled 1995 release. The track also appears on the band’s Unplugged performance and the compilation The Essential Alice in Chains.
Despite “Over Now” never being released as a single, it still charted on the Billboard rock charts.
A very cool and eerie tune, that seemed to foreshadow the end of one of Seattle’s finest.
Remember to visit Evolvor if you want to keep up with 90’s alt rock.

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On the eve of this year’s Lollapalooza, Perry Farrell (the frontman from Jane’s Addiction, Porno For Pyros and Satellite Party), sat down with Rolling Stone to discuss the festival and the possibility of a Jane’s Addiction reunion.
Farrell basically told RS that Lollapalooza is getting “bigger and wider”. He’s also amazed that four of the headliners are not signed to a label, this would include Radiohead, NIN and Rage Against The Machine. Farrell also shares some info about a new part of Lollapalooza this year which is a dance tent where folks can “listen to club culture music, but also …read more

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Hopefully you’ve heard about the video for Radiohead’s “House of Cards”. But, if not, you can go here and learn all about it.
It’s very good, and unique. What else should we expect from Radiohead?
Anyways, the band is now offering fans the chance to download the video for free. That’s right FREE.
Here’s what frontman Thom Yorke had to say about giving the video away: “so as you may know we have completed a video for the song- it has been in the land of google, and now also if you want to download a higher quality version without the internet streaming …read more

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Chris Cornell will drop his third solo album this fall, with an exact date yet to be announced.
The former Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman teamed up with producer Timbaland for the new album, which is entitled Scream. And here’s what he had to say about it: “Tim lent a lot to what I describe as sort of the psychedelic aspect of this album, kind of a Pink Floyd or Dark Side of the Moon or almost like a Queen Night at the Opera type of a feel to me. That’s something I never would have predicted. You know, I …read more

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Some pretty sweet 90’s acts are coming to a town near you, hopefully. Here’s a quick rundown of some acts that you should check out.
Cake, the guys who just want a girl in a short skirt and and long jacket, will be embarking on a mini tour at the end of September.
September 25 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
September 26 – Hamilton, ON @ Hamilton Convention Centre
September 27 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
September 28 – Rochester, NY @ The Armory
September 30 – Albany, NY @ The Palace
October 1 – Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
Matthew Sweet, remember the dude behind …read more

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The Foo Fighters will be releasing a DVD from their two night stand at London’s Wembly Stadium on August 23.
The DVD will capture 18 tracks from the band’s June 6 and 7 performances, including the Foos jamming with Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones on “Rock and Roll” and “Ramble On”.
Pretty cool if you ask me.
Here’s the tracklisting for Foo Fighters: Live At Wembly Stadium:
‘The Pretender’
‘Times Like These’
‘No Way Back’
‘Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)’
‘Learn To Fly’
‘Long Road To Ruin’
‘Breakout’
‘Stacked Actors’
‘Skin And Bones’
‘Marigold’
‘My Hero’
‘Cold Day In The Sun’
‘Everlong’
‘Monkey Wrench’
‘All My Life’
‘Rock And Roll’
‘Ramble On’
‘Best Of You’
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Since Lollapalooza is next weekend, and there were there statements from Perry Farrell that he may take the festival overseas to compete with the Glastonbury Festival, it seems like an opportune time to revisit the FYI on Lollapalooza.

FYI: Lollapalooza
Here’s a little preview of what to possibly expect from Radiohead.

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Our Lady Peace are working on their follow up to 2005’s Healthy In Paranoid Times.
The Canadian band reportedly have 16 or 17 tracks ready for the new album and began work on the new album in February of 2007. The guys should be getting back to work on the new album anytime now.
On July 5 guitarist Steve Mazur left a post on the band’s MySpace page that stated: “Many songs are finished, we’re just writing more now `cause we’re having a good time doing it [...] so we figure why not just keep going until we feel that we’re …read more

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The Foos will be releasing a greatest hits compilation this November, and that’s all the info we have for now.
The package will most likely look something like this: “I’ll Stick Around”, “Big Me”, “Everlong”, “Monkey Wrench”, “My Hero”, “Learn to Fly”, “Breakout”, “All My Life”, “Times Like These”, “Best of You”, “DOA”, “No Way Back”, “The Pretender”, “Long Road To Ruin” and hopefully some non-album tracks like “Baker Street”, “The One”, and/or “Darling Niki”.
Honestly, the only way I would buy this would be if it came with a DVD of all the band’s videos and some other special features. …read more

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I seriously hope that no one missed Pearl Jam’s performance at the Vh1 Rocks Honor: The Who.
While all the performers were good, Pearl Jam, as usual, stole the show. Heck, they even outperformed their idols The Who on that night.
Pearl Jam once again proves that their the best around with their rendition of “The Real Me”, from The Who’s 1973 masterpiece Quadrophenia. My boys absolutely tear this song up. I can’t stop listening to it!
As you watch this, check out the smooth bass skills by one Jeff Ament, he really stole this performance from the other guys.

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