Eddie Vedder Surprisingly Reunites With Ex-Pearl Jam Drummer For Epic Performance
Photo credit: Paul Natkin, Getty
Eddie Vedder reunited with ex-Pearl Jam drummer Jack Irons at Red Hot Chili Peppers' show last night in Seattle to cover Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond." Watch...
Red Hot Chili Peppers Reveal What John Frusciante Told Them When He Quit Band
Red Hot Chili Peppers members Anthony Kiedis discussed John Frusciante quitting the band in a new fan Q&A with the Woody Show. Alternative Nation transcribed his comments.
"I would just say by means of...
Axl Rose Reveals What Is ‘Unswallowable’ About Trump
Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose trashed President Donald Trump again on Twitter today, tweeting: 4 ur dining displeasure 2day's Trump DC, the WH n' Mar-A-Lago special is: A wholly unswallowable British Red Herring...
Weezer Forced To Use Autotune On New Single “Feels Like Summer”
Weezer released a new pop single titled "Feels Like Summer" yesterday, a far departure from 2014's Everything Will Be Alright In The End and 2016's The White Album which recalled their earlier sound and...
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ John Frusciante Talks Possible Collaboration With Iconic 80’s Band
An original letter written in pencil by former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante to Bernard Sumner of New Order and Joy Division has surfaced on eBay, from the collection of longtime Chili...
Alice In Chains Reveal Weird Moment With KISS On 1996 Tour
Alice In Chains members Jerry Cantrell and Mike Inez discussed Alice In Chains' 1996 tour with KISS during a recent Q&A at the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp. Alternative Nation transcribed their comments....
Krist Novoselic Reveals What He Was ‘Praying’ For During Nirvana Reunion
Krist Novoselic discussed Nirvana's 2012 collaboration with Paul McCartney in a new Dropbox interview, as transcribed by Alternative Nation.
"Dave Grohl invited me to come to Los Angeles. He calls me on the phone...
Steven Adler Hints He May Have Been Muzzled By Guns N’ Roses, Was It...
Steven Adler was very open about his disappointing experience with Guns N' Roses on their 'Not In This Lifetime' tour in some interviews a few weeks ago with Mitch Lafon and Eddie Trunk, but...
Why Billy Corgan Is Alternative Rock’s Greatest Icon
Edited by Brett Buchanan
“The inscription on Billy Corgan's gravestone will no doubt read ‘Amid grand sonic architecture he dared to rock.’”
Rip Magazine, 1996
Where would one start when writing an introduction to William Patrick Corgan,...
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Reaction To John Frusciante Shirt Will Blow Your Mind
I know we use 'blow your mind' a lot as a clickbait hook, but a John Frusciante fan literally had a 'mind blowing moment' with Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith at a...
Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic Reveals What Made Kurt Cobain Cry
Nardwuar, who infamously interviewed Nirvana in January 1994, reunited with Krist Novoselic 23 years later at SXSW earlier this week, conducting an impromptu interview with the legendary Nirvana bassist.
Nardwuar gave Novoselic a signed album...
Ex-Guns N’ Roses Member Forced To Join Band By Manager: ‘Axl Never Showed Up’
Former Guns N' Roses guitarist DJ Ashba discussed his time in the band in a recent HANGIN w LAVS interview. Funky.Monkey transcribed this quote on MyGNRForum.
"At the time I played for Guns N'...
Soundgarden & Smashing Pumpkins Members Talk Grunge Guitar Solo Backlash
Think “shredder,” and the usual suspects probably immediately come to mind - Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, Dimebag Darrell, etc. But what about such talented ‘90s era alt rock guitarists as Kim Thayil (Soundgarden),...
Ex-Pearl Jam Drummers Appear Split On Attending Rock Hall of Fame, With One Turning...
Former Pearl Jam drummer Matt Chamberlain will not attend Pearl Jam's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Chamberlain tells Rolling Stone, "I'm so happy they are getting honored by the Hall...
Nikki Sixx Reveals How Promoters ‘Tried’ To Reunite Guns N’ Roses But Got ‘A...
Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx discussed Axl Rose joining AC/DC in a Neon Sunsets interview conducted last year and just recently posted on YouTube.
"I'm pretty much about the original band as much as possible. AC/DC,...
Tool Announce VIP Package With Shocking Price, Ban Cell Phones
TOOL VIP CLARIFICATION FOR THOSE WITH QUESTIONS:
For those of you with questions or who are having trouble figuring out how to purchase VIP PACKAGES, please read the following instructions carefully.
The Pre-sale begins tomorrow (Wednesday,...
Bush Performed On The Voice, But Was Gavin Rossdale Pretending To Play Guitar?
Bush performed "Mad Love" on The Voice UK, and Express and The Mirror have accused Gavin Rossdale and his bandmates of not actually performing live since their instruments were not plugged in. Rossdale...
Tracklisting For Blink-182’s Huge Upcoming Release Has Leaked
The deluxe edition of Blink-182's California is set to be released in a couple of months, and the newly recorded song titles have been leaked:
Bottom Of The Ocean
Can't Get You More Pregnant
Don't Mean Anything
Good...
Interview: Kyuss’ Brant Bjork Talks New Album, Tour & Favorite New Bands
Photo by Matt Grayson
Catch Brant Bjork at any point during a given year, and he's probably doing either one of two things - playing a show or recording an album. Last year, he issued...
Alice In Chains Reveal Why Grunge Scene With Nirvana, Soundgarden & Pearl Jam Is...
Alice In Chains members Jerry Cantrell and Mike Inez discussed the Seattle Grunge scene during a fan Q&A a few weeks ago at the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp. Alternative Nation transcribed their...
