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Red Hot Chili Peppers Finish New Album, Release Pushed Back?

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RHCPtv5 are reporting that Red Hot Chili Peppers have finished their new album. It is not expected to be released in April though, with a confirmed release date uncertain. The album is...

Billy Corgan Says Smashing Pumpkins Deserve To Be In Rock Hall of Fame: ‘We’re...

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Billy Corgan discussed The Smashing Pumpkins possibly being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in a new interview with Rolling Stone. "If it's a meritocracy, I think my band belongs in there...

311 Deliver Epic 311 Day Weekend: Play 85 Songs & Debut 2 New Tracks

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311 just wrapped up another monstrous 311 Day in New Orleans. Every year since 2000, the Los Angeles by way of Omaha rockers, treat their devoted fans to the ultimate 311 extravaganza on March...

Guns N’ Roses’ 2016 Lineup Confirmed, Tour Announcement Imminent

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Mitch Lafon has tweeted a photo of a new drumhead signed by Guns N' Roses that it set to be auctioned off at a benefit concert for the people of Flint, Michigan who were...

Billy Corgan Talks Bands Playing Old Albums: ‘It Smacks Of Consumerism’

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Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan continued his criticism of bands who play their old albums from front to back live in a new interview with Rolling Stone, something that he has been doing for...

Red Hot Chili Peppers Sing New Song For Bernie Sanders

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The Red Hot Chili Peppers have recorded a new brief "BernieSanders.com" jingle for Democrat socialist Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. The Red Hot @ChiliPeppers have a message for you... #rhcp...

Scott Weiland Talks STP’s Tiny Music In Unreleased Interview As Album Nears 20th Anniversary

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Cerwin Vega have released Part 2 of their interview with late Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland, which is now being released posthumously. Alternative Nation has transcribed several quotes. The interview was...

Eddie Vedder Says Pete Townshend May Edge Out Keith Richards As Rock Royalty’s Ultimate...

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Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder discussed The Who and Pete Townshend in a new Rolling Stone article. "A few years ago in Chicago, I saw Pete wring notes out of his guitar like a mechanic...

Dave Navarro Remembers Layne Staley & Demri Parrott

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Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro recently tweeted about late Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley and Layne's girlfriend Demri Parrott, who died in 1996. Yeah we were all super close friends - I miss those...

Guns N’ Roses’ Gilby Clarke Talks Axl & Slash Reuniting: ‘It’s Gonna Be Interesting’

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During a brand new interview with "The Rock Show" on Star Radio with Neil Jones, former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke talked Guns N' Roses upcoming reunion featuring Axl Rose, Slash, and Duff...

Eagles of Death Metal Frontman Apologizes For “Absurd Accusations”

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Eagles of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes made a statement on Friday apologizing for accusations that he made to the Fox Business Channel, implying staff at the Bataclan venue in Paris France played a...

Garbage Announce New Album Details

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Garbage have announced details on their new album Strange Little Birds on Twitter and Facebook which will be released on June 10th. According to Rolling Stone, the band started recording the album in drummer Butch...

Alternative Nation’s Modern Artist Showcase: March 2016

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After an extended hiatus from the AlternativeNation's Modern Artist Showcase, I have decided to explore bringing this segment back as it is incredibly important to keep up with what is and could be happening...

Placebo Announce 20th Anniversary World Tour

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After much speculation, Placebo has announced they will commence a 20th anniversary world tour through the rest of 2016 and 2017 to celebrate their 20 years as a band, marked by the release of...

Stone Temple Pilots Finish Open Auditions For New Lead Singer

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Stone Temple Pilots finished their online open audition submissions earlier this week on their website. Over the month long process, it inspired many different types of musicians to not only make submissions, but...

Chris Cornell Gives The Rolling Stones Advice On Performing In Cuba

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NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Cornell remembers the challenges that he and members of Audioslave faced when they were planning a free concert in Havana a decade ago, and he's encouraging the Rolling Stones...

Pearl Jam To Give Away Ear Plugs At Concerts

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From PearlJam.com: Pearl Jam, Ten Club and MusiCares are teaming up to spread the word on Hearing Health. Visit the MusiCares table at each of Pearl Jam's U.S. shows on the 2016 Spring Tour to...

Guns N’ Roses Planning Acoustic Performance?

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A rumored layout of the seating arrangement for Guns N' Roses' upcoming April 8th and 9th shows in Las Vegas at the new T-Mobile Arena have been released, and for April 9th the floor...

Eagles of Death Metal Singer Rips Cops For Not Bringing Guns To Bataclan Due...

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Part 2 of Eagles of Death Metal frontman Jesse Hughes' interview on Fox Business' Kennedy aired last night, and Hughes had some critical words for the Democratic party and gun control proponents. Alternative...

Given to Fly: Honoring 25 Years of Pearl Jam

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“Arms wide open with the sea as his floor” March 10, 1991: Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament appear on Seattle radio station, KISW and reveal that their band would be changing its name from Mookie...

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