Soundgarden Reveal Future Plans, Will Chris Cornell Be Replaced?
Kim Thayil has appeared to declare Soundgarden disbanded in a new Seattle Times interview, stating that the band was 'the four of us.' He said carrying on as Soundgarden without Cornell wasn't something they'd...
Alice In Chains Considered Bizarre Nirvana & Soundgarden Ripoff
William DuVall has shared a photo of the Name The Album suggestion board for Alice In Chains' new album Rainier Fog, and there are some humorous titles, including Superun-Nevermind, a homage to Soundgarden and...
Velvet Revolver May Have Unreleased Song From Huge Film
Photo credit: Rocco Guarino
In a new Twitter conversation with Alternative Nation reporter Doug McCausland, former Velvet Revolver guitarist Dave Kushner indicated that the band did record "The House Is Alive." The song has been...
Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl Freaks Out Fans With Breakup Comments
Dave Grohl briefly freaked out fans at a recent Foo Fighters show in Denver, when he said the band was breaking up. Fans disappointingly booed, before Grohl finished his sentence, saying they'd break up...
Tom Morello Reveals How We’re ‘Closer To Identifying Problem’ That Killed Chris Cornell
Former Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello discussed suicide taking the life of Chris Cornell and many others in the last couple of years in a new Shortlist interview.
Unfortunately, rock music...
Tom Morello Reveals If He Enjoyed Rage Against The Machine Reunion Show
How did you feel about getting the Xmas No 1 in the UK?
"The Christmas No 1 was a spectacular example of People Power. While the band had very little to do with the dethroning...
Jimmy Chamberlin Reveals ‘Deciding Factor’ In D’arcy & Melissa Not Rejoining Smashing Pumpkins
Jimmy Chamberlin discussed Jack Bates playing bass on the Shiny and Oh So Bright tour instead of D'arcy Wretzky and Melissa auf der Maur in a new NME interview.
D’Arcy’s absence has been pretty thoroughly...
Slash Reveals Onstage Heart Scare With Defibrillator
Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash discussed past heart issues in a new interview with Clay Marshall via Blabbermouth. The other quote is from another Clay Marshall/Blabbermouth article.
On the defibrillator he still has in his...
Pearl Jam Member Visits Chris Cornell Statue In Heartbreaking Photos
Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament was the lone member besides Matt Cameron to attend the unveiling of Chris Cornell's new statue at the MoPOP museum in Seattle. Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd, Vicky Cornell, Lily...
Axl Rose Grunge Rant Revealed: ‘I Only Like You Guys And Nirvana’
Adrian Harte recently released Small Victories: The True Story Of Faith No More. You can purchase the book on Amazon. It's a great book, and you should definitely check it out.
Bill Gould discussed Axl...
Jerry Cantrell Reveals What William DuVall Does Better Than Layne Staley
In a new Music Radar interview, Jerry Cantrell was asked about if William DuVall joining Alice In Chains after Layne Staley's death. He mentioned that while Staley wrote a few great songs on guitar,...
Dave Grohl Reveals Why Grunge Got Dark: ‘It Messes With Your Psyche’
Former Nirvana drummer and current Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl discussed the Seattle Grunge scene in a new PBS interview. Alternative Nation transcribed his comments.
"Now it's just the touch of a button, and some...
Eddie Vedder Is Selling Guitar For $10,000
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder is selling a signed guitar for a huge price and for a great cause. You can buy it now for $10,000, while bidding as of this writing is at...
Chris Cornell Wanted Rock Hall of Fame ‘Help’ Before Death
Chris Cornell made tweets about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the last decade of his life, including asking how he could help a band get nominated, as he wanted to help...
Maynard James Keenan Shares New Video With Bandmates: ‘Vintage Deliciousness’
Photo credit: Lauryn Schaffner for Alternative Nation
Tool and A Perfect Circle frontman Maynard James Keenan has shared a new video of A Perfect Circle rehearsing for their upcoming tour.
"Tuning up some vintage Deliciousness for...
Elza’s “Endeavor” Is A Beautifully Dark Masterpiece
Photo: Timothy Nguyen Photography
In less than a month, on November 2nd, Canadian musician Elza will debut her latest release, Nothing's Wrong. Elza delivers her unique brand of modern alternative music with a beautifully dark, all encompassing...
Smashing Pumpkins’ Jimmy Chamberlin Reveals Why Courtney Love ‘Represents’ 90’s
In a new NME interview, Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin discussed Peter Hook, Courtney Love, Chino Moreno, Davey Havok, and The Killers' Dave Keuning and Mark Stoermer recently joining The Smashing Pumpkins for their...
Slash Reveals If He Forces Myles Kennedy To Rewrite Lyrics
http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slash-has-stopped-looking-over-myles-kennedys-shoulder-when-it-comes-to-writing-lyrics/
On appreciating his position:
Slash: "I've been doing this for a long time now. It's something that I still feel as impassioned about now as I did when I first started doing it. The fact...
Tom Morello Reacts To Rock Hall of Fame Disrespecting Chris Cornell & Layne Staley
Former Audioslave and Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello discussed Chris Cornell's death in a new WAAF interview with Mistress Carrie. Alternative Nation transcribed his comments.
"Of course, through the whole catalog. The way...
Famous Actor Cries Watching Nirvana Reunion
Star of HBO's The Newsroom John Gallagher Jr. revealed in a new tweet that he cried watching Nirvana's Cal Jam 2018 reunion performance. He tweeted, "I didn’t expect to cry while watching videos of...
