Tool Respond To Rumors That They’re Recording In Kansas, Claim ‘Decoy’ Hacked Them
Blair has posted the November Tool newsletter on ToolBand.com:
I am still having trouble believing that this actually happened - and that I was completely oblivious to the fact that such a person even exists!...
Nancy Wilson Discusses Seattle Scene Influence In 40 Years of Heart
Nancy Wilson of Heart, recently wrote a feature for Artist Waves where she reflects on 40 years of Heart. Their debut record, Dreamboat Annie, was released in 1976.
In the article, Wilson says:
"There’s always...
Ex-Pearl Jam Drummer’s House Will Shock You
The Los Angeles Times and Sherri J Photography recently shared photos of former Pearl Jam and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons' house that he recently sold in Malibu for $1.625 million.
The beautiful...
Izzy Stradlin Not Rejoining Guns N’ Roses ‘Isn’t Just About Equal Pay’
L.A. Weekly reporter Art Tavana was recently interviewed on Appetite for Distortion, and he revealed that he is writing an in-depth piece on Stradlin where he's interviewed enough people close to Stradlin to write...
90’s Grunge Band Performs As Nirvana, Sound Surprisingly Similar
90's Grunge rockers Local H performed a set as Nirvana over the weekend at the Double Door in Chicago to celebrate Halloween. Based on this performance, Nirvana definitely missed out not inviting frontman...
Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan & James Iha Celebrating Halloween Will Melt Your Heart
Smashing Pumpkins founding members Billy Corgan and James Iha shared some heartwarming (warm enough to melt your heart) photos on Halloween on Monday on The Smashing Pumpkins' official Facebook page. A new photo...
Why Cage The Elephant Blew Tool Away At Voodoo Fest
Edited by Brett Buchanan
This past weekend, Alternative Nation had the opportunity to cover the Voodoo Festival. Voodoo Festival is on Halloween Weekend every year in New Orleans. It’s a three day festival featuring...
Tool Fans Blamed For Drummer’s Medical Emergency
Blair has posted the latest Tool newsletter, in which he sarcastically blames 'negative energy' from Tool fans for the band's drummer Danny Carey recently suffering from health problems. Read the full newsletter below:
WARNING!...
Billy Corgan On Why He Is ‘Anti-Cubs Celebrities’ Like Eddie Vedder
There's a reason you don't see Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan hanging out with other celebrity Chicago Cubs fans like Eddie Vedder, Bill Murray, Vince Vaughn, Tom Morello, and John Cusack: he is anti-Cubs...
Guns N’ Roses’ Slash Claims He Was Never Legally Married In Divorce Docs
Credit: TMZ.com
Slash is playing hardball in his divorce ... we've learned he wants a judge to say he was NEVER married to Perla with the endgame of shutting down her request for a cut...
10 Candidates To Fill In For Eddie Vedder On Temple of the Dog Tour
Edited by Brett Buchanan
November is shaping up to be quite the exciting month for fans of Temple of the Dog. Alternative rock’s first true supergroup has been making headlines for most of 2016. But...
Layne Staley’s Haunting Wedding That Never Was Will Break Your Heart
The 20th anniversary of the death of late Alice In Chains frontman Layne Staley's girlfriend Demri Parrott was over the weekend. Alice In Chains: The Untold Story author David de Sola shared some information...
Why Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chili Peppers & Smashing Pumpkins Are Haunted By Ghosts
Edited by Brett Buchanan
I was afraid this would happen. Apparently, Alternative Nation has become haunted by a number of ghosts. These ghosts are communicating us in the form of the top 10...
Tool Guitarist Transforms Into Professional Wrestler
Billy Corgan isn't the only 90's alternative rock titan with a love of professional wrestling. Tool guitarist Adam Jones dressed up as a lucha libre wrestler at a concert in Little Rock a few...
Ten Underrated Horror Films From The 1970s
The 1970's is often revered as something of a golden age for horror films. Many of the masters of horror first made their mark during the decade including, Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper,...
Hellwitch Talks Upcoming Seven Inch ” At Rest”
Florida is well known for spawning some death metal greats such as Death, Morbid Angel, Obituary and Atheist. The scene also has some hidden gems, one of the most notable being Hellwitch. Formed in...
Stone Temple Pilots Have Either Been Hacked, Or Changed Their Name To Sandy Valley
There has been bizarre activity on Stone Temple Pilots' official Twitter page over the last few days. First a tweet was made a few days ago saying that several tweets had been deleted...
Guns N’ Roses Member Says Band Had Less Work Ethic Before Slash’s Return
Guns N' Roses guitarist Richard Fortus discussed playing with Slash in a new video. Alternative Nation transcribed the following quotes.
"I’ve been playing with Guns N’ Roses for 15 years now, and it’s been...
Temple of the Dog’s Newest Member Revealed
Temple of the Dog will be joined by keyboardist Boom Gaspar on their 2016 tour. The band uploaded a gear 'load out' photo, which featured gear labeled 'Gaspar.' It is unknown is...
Watch Steven Adler Perform Guns N’ Roses “You Could Be Mine” For First Time
Ash Avildsen has uploaded a video of Steven Adler performing the Guns N' Roses classic "You Could Be Mine" off of Use Your Illusion II. Adler did not play on the Use Your...
