Behind The Scenes Of Layne Staley’s Chaotic Final Concert With Alice In Chains
Co-written by Brett Buchanan
In 1996 the biggest story in rock music hit MTV News with a thud, and we all ran for tickets to what would surely be the hottest gig that summer. KISS...
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Anthony Kiedis On Why He Misses John Frusciante
Anthony Kiedis discussed his musical relationship with John Frusciante in a new interview with La Viola. Alternative Nation transcribed the quote.
" a very special person to me, a special person to many people,...
Top 10 Alternative Rock Songs About America
Happy 4th of July to our American readers! While many 'top 10 rock songs about America' lists will focus on the classics like Bruce Springsteen's "Born In The USA", or pop lists will...
New Blink-182 Song Is About Tom DeLonge: ‘It’s A Bittersweet Homage’
John Feldman, the producer of Blink-182's new album California, revealed in a new Fuel article that "San Diego" is about former Blink-182 singer/guitarist Tom DeLonge.
"The history of the song growing up in San...
Exclusive: New Dio Music To Be Released Soon
Alternative Nation recently interviewed former Dio guitarist Craig Goldy to promote the band's new box set, A Decade of Dio: 1983-1993.
When I asked if there were any plans on a follow up to...
Guns N’ Roses’ Izzy Stradlin & Matt Sorum: ‘They Can Fight About Money, It’s...
Izzy Stradlin and Matt Sorum's new song "F.P. Money" is now streaming on Spotify, and the song appears to reference Guns N' Roses. Read the lyrics below.
They can fight about it, money, some...
Pearl Jam & Jack White Announce Collaboration Featuring New Material
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On June 9th, 2016, Third Man Records was humbled to welcome Pearl Jam for a performance...
Blink-182 Will ‘Always’ Have A Place For Tom DeLonge
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker was recently interviewed by Rock Zone Mag. The interview was done in Spanish, but Alternative Nation was able to translate a quote (which should be taken as a paraphrase)...
DISCUSSING THE “BATMAN v SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE” ULTIMATE EDITION
In this episode, Michael Giammarino (@mikefgiammarino) and Cameron Cloutier from Obnoxious and Anonymous / Alternative Nation discuss the Ultimate Edition of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice"...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jphLQFdebpA
Michael Giammarino in a trivia contest (and winning)...
Kurt Cobain’s Favorite Albums Volume 1: The Worst Record Of All Time
Co-written and edited by Brett Buchanan
Kurt's favorites is a new series where Alternative Nation will take a look back at some of Kurt Cobain's favorite albums. This will give a better understanding of...
Tool’s Chinese Democracy: A Decade Of New Album Riffs & Teases
ToolArchive have uploaded a compilation of new (or I guess now, old) Tool riffs and live teases from the last decade since the release of 10,000 Days in 2006. ToolArchive wrote, "Everything I could...
Chris Cornell Talks Fearing Making Prince Mad
Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell discussed covering the Prince penned Sinead O'Connor hit "Nothing Compares 2 U" in a new interview with North Jersey.
"There are a lot of emotional ups and downs to it," Cornell...
Travis Barker Hints At Tom DeLonge Rejoining Blink-182 In The Future
Travis Barker did an interview with Faster Louder yesterday, and he hinted at Tom DeLonge possibly rejoining Blink-182, referring to him as currently having 'time away from the band.'
"There were a few pretty clear...
Liam Gallagher Mocks Oasis Fans For Making Noel ‘God’
Liam Gallagher has continued his savage social media assault of his brother and former Oasis bandmate Noel Gallagher. Gallagher has spent all day tweeting about his 'so called God' brother.
Listen up no oasis...
Slash Reveals If Guns N’ Roses Are ‘Playing Nice’
Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer did a brief interview with Slash yesterday and discussed Guns N' Roses' reunion.
“All the shows have been great that we’ve done so far,” Slash boasted about the tour. “Last night...
Soundgarden Unveil New ‘Soundguardian’ Vessel
King County's new research vessel 'Soundguardian' took its maiden voyage Wednesday. Aboard were members of the iconic Seattle band it's named after, King 5 reports.
"The music we created in the 80s and 90s -...
Tool To Reveal Secrets They’ve Kept For Years: ‘People Need To Know’
Blair has posted the latest Tool newsletter on the band's official website, where he hints at Tool revealing secrets they've kept for years, including new album news, and also hints at a larger tour...
Ex-Guns N’ Roses Members Surprising Thoughts On Reunion Exclusion
Former Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum posted a photo with Izzy Stradlin on Instagram discussing his new collaboration with Izzy Stradlin, "Great to play music with old Bandmate #IzzyStradlin New Song is calling...
Watch Courtney Love React To Kidnapping Of Frances Bean Cobain’s Husband
TMZ recently caught up with Courtney Love to talk to her about Frances Bean Cobain's divorce, following reports of cops being called to her hope and Isaiah Silva being allegedly kidnapped by her former...
Blink-182 Get Awkward When Travis Barker Talks Tom DeLonge Bromance
During an interview with The Huffington Post yesterday, Blink-182 got awkward when Travis Barker discussed his rekindled bromance with former singer/guitarist Tom DeLonge. Watch the clip below of Travis Barker discussing his planned...
