VELVET REVOLVER will issue an EP in Europe on June 1 called “Melody and the Tyranny”, which will be available as an import in the U.S. and possibly on iTunes. The EP will contain two tracks from the band’s new CD, “Libertad”, as well as TALKING HEADS cover “Psycho Killer” (which was recorded during the…
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TIERRA ROJA, SANGRE ROJA
I knew my brother owned Velvet Revolver’s debut album CONTRABAND, and that it had been in his collection ever since it was first released in 2004. I decided to borrow the album from him, as I was desperate to listen to it after watching the Ozzfest 2005 footage. I only knew one Velvet Revolver song…
MTV’S RETURN OF THE ROCK TOUR
After displaying their ample talents on different tours, Stone Temple Pilots, Godsmack, and Disturbed was teaming up for the second edition of MTV’s Return Of The Rock tour. STP, Godsmack and Disturbed began operations on October 20 in Pittsburgh and lined up until November 10, although more shows were expected to be announced. Godsmack and…
DOUG WESTON’S TROUBADOUR TAVERN
Filling the front man slot for Stone Temple Pilots in 2017 is a daunting task. The group, which scaled the heights of mega-rock stardom in the 1990s through the aughts, has seen its fair share of internal strife — particularly the firing of front man Scott Weiland in 2013 and replacing him with Linkin Park’s…
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
In November 20, 1993, the band was the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” with host Nicole Kidman. Brothers Shawn and Lonnie Tubbs help out again (guitar and percussion respectively) on the acoustic rendition of “Creep”, just like the night before for MTV’s Unplugged. “Naked Sunday” is performed by STP as a 4-piece electric band….
THE WONDERGIRLS
A onetime Scott Weiland project called the Wondergirls may have some unreleased music featuring the vocalist en route. The group, formed in 1999, was an all-star collective, with Weiland leading or sharing vocals. Along with Weiland, the band featured Orgy’s Jay Gordon and Ryan Shuck, Porno for Pyros’ Martyn LeNoble, Puddle of Mudd’s Doug Ardito,…
HAPPY
Yes, there is a song by Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots/Velvet Revolver) along with Pharrell Williams (N.E.R.D.) which is called exactly as the Pharrell worldwide hit, but dating back a long time before. While Weiland is concerned about the upcoming release of “Blaster”, debut of Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts, someone commented indicating that there…
ROLLING ROCK
The Rolling Rock Town Fair 2.0, sponsored by Rolling Rock Beer, brought Stone Temple Pilots, Live, Deftones, Incubus, Staind, Tantric, Oleander, Clyde, a beer garden and a host of side-show freaks to Westmoreland Fairgrounds for a muggy day of pure rock. Kicking off the latter half of the day, Staind provided the appropriate introduction for…
BETWEEN THE LINES
“Between the Lines” is the first single from the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots’s sixth studio album, Stone Temple Pilots and was released on March 22, 2010. The song set the record for largest positional gain on Billboard’s Rock Songs chart, jumping from number 40 to 2, later reaching number 1. “Between the Lines”…
THE DOORS STORYTELLERS
This episode of VH1 Storytellers is broadcast on November 22, 2000 to coincide with the release of the tribute album Stoned Immaculate: The Music Of The Doors. All of the performers joining The Doors on this program also appear on the album. This performance would mark the last time that Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and…
SCOTT WEILAND IN VANCOUVER
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland and his solo band performed an acoustic set for 99.3 The Fox radio station at the Armoury Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on May 18, 2009. STONE TEMPLE PILOTS have begun announcing new summer tour dates, the band’s first since ending their six-month 2008 reunion tour at…
COME TOGETHER: A NIGHT FOR REVOLUTION
It aired on TNT and The WB. Originally planned to celebrate Lennon’s accomplishments, the concert took place on October 2, 2001 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, shortly after 9/11, and exactly one week before the 61st anniversary of Lennon’s birth. It was dedicated to “New York City and its people” and…