Layne Staley’s Mother Details ‘War’ He Fought At Home: ‘He Died Five Times’
Late Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley's mother Nancy Layne McCallum recently discussed her son's addiction in a new interview with Seattle Times' Nicole Brodeur.
“While others were in Afghanistan and Iraq, he was fighting...
Frances Bean Shares Never Before Seen Photo With Kurt Cobain To Celebrate Birthday
Frances Bean Cobain shared an adorable photo of herself with her father Kurt Cobain to celebrate her 25th birthday.
She also wrote, "Aw shucks. Thanks for all the birthday wishes Internet. I got to spend...
Chris Cornell’s Sister To Perform Live With Soundgarden Producer
Chris Cornell's sister Katy Cornell's band Into The Cold have shows coming up in Seattle, including a show on August 26th at Parliament Tavern in Seattle with Soundgarden producer Jack Endino's band Basement Sessions.
Into...
Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme Reacts To Fans Asking Him To Save...
Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme discussed the state of rock in a new New York Times interview.
"Yes, people have said, 'Are you saving rock ’n’ roll?' And I was like, “Is...
Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor Releases Cryptic Messages, Announce Double Album
Trent Reznor released a 'fix' for Nine Inch Nails' EP cover Add Violence. He posted an image on Instagram with the word Nescience. The word in the image is Nescient. A...
An Open Letter To Soundgarden About The Unfinished New Album
Longtime Alternative Nation reader Dave Travers sent the following open letter to Alternative Nation yesterday to mark the three month anniversary of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell's death:
An Open Letter to Soundgarden
To Ben, Kim and...
Chester Bennington Fan Makes Music Request In Suicide Note, Friend Shares Beautiful Portrait
A Reddit user named Canilian recently posted a story on Reddit about a friend of his dying by suicide the day after late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington. He also shared a beautiful piece...
The Freaks’ Actual Reality Is Inspiring A New Evolution Of Rock Music
This band stimulates nostalgia for rock music of the 90’s and 00’s (a time where alternative and pop-punk bands like Green Day, Blink-182, Fall Out Boy, & My Chemical Romance dominated), while hinting at the next...
Chris Cornell’s Widow: ‘I Do Not Know Life Without Him, I Don’t Want To’
Chris Cornell's widow Vicky tweeted last night about her late husband on the three month anniversary of his death.
Whoever said time would ease my pain lied. I want him, I miss him, I love...
Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme Reveals Song He Wants Kids To Listen...
Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme discussed Australia, his family, and his own mortality in a new interview with The Australian.
“I have a connection here because of my wife and her family,”...
Trent Reznor Reveals Why He Felt ‘Strange’ Hearing Johnny Cash Cover “Hurt”
Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor was recently interviewed by The Current.
On when he's most creative:
"A weird thing happened before I had kids: my functional time of day was trying to get up before...
Guns N’ Roses’ Slash Breaks No Photos With Fans Policy For Awesome Reason
Subtle Signs posted on MyGNRForum a thread titled 'How we got Slash to break his no photos with fans rule in Buffalo!' Read his post below:
"It seems as though it is easier these...
Grunge Legend Thinks It ‘Probably Hurt’ Chris Cornell That Eddie Vedder Got In Hall...
Candlebox singer Kevin Martin was recently asked about Chris Cornell's legacy on the Remembering Chris Cornell podcast.
"The biggest pain for me about all of this is, not just his family and the loss there,...
Rage Against The Machine Bassist Reveals How Rush Drummer Was ‘Real Mean’ To Him:...
Prophets of Rage/Rage Against The Machine/Audioslave bassist Tim Commerford discussed meeting Rush drummer Neil Peart in a new interview with Matt Pinfield. Alternative Nation transcribed Commerford's comments.
"I was such an over the top Rush...
Chester Bennington’s Widow Going To The Beach With Mike Shinoda’s Wife Is Beautiful
Late Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington's widow Talinda shared a photo of herself at the beach with Mike Shinoda's wife Anna. See the beautiful photo and Talinda's tweets about it below.
We love our...
Stone Temple Pilots Unveil Never Before Released “Plush” Recording
Stone Temple Pilots have released a never before released live version of "Plush" from a July 2, 1993 concert at the Castaic Lake Natural Amphitheater in California. The recording will be featured on the...
Guns N’ Roses Send Adorable Messages To Member Excluded From Reunion
Slash and Duff McKagan gave shout outs on Twitter to their former Guns N' Roses bandmate Gilby Clarke to celebrate his birthday yesterday. Clarke played with the classic Guns N' Roses lineup for...
Chris Cornell’s Final Soundgarden Show Itinerary Revealed, When Was Dinner?
Soundgarden performed for the final time in Detroit and Chris Cornell died by suicide shortly after the show in his hotel room three months ago today. Below is the crew itinerary for the...
Rigor Mortis/Warbeast Vocalist Looks Back On Music Career
Rigor Mortis were one of the most underrated thrash band's of all time. This horror themed Texas heavy weight has influenced many great bands, most notably Pantera. I was recently able to speak with...
Foo Fighters & Red Hot Chili Peppers Are ‘Doing Something That Hasn’t Been Done...
Los Angeles, CA (August 17, 2017) – “LANDMARKS LIVE IN CONCERT” and “GREAT PERFORMANCES” have announced a November 10th air date on PBS (check local listings) for FOO FIGHTERS - LANDMARKS LIVE IN CONCERT,...
