Latest Gear Live Videos
Scott Weiland Adamant That He Is Still in Stone Temple Pilots
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Gossip, Rock,
Scott Weiland claims Stone Temple Pilots lied about firing him to boost ticket sales.
The "Sour Girl" band released a statement earlier this week, saying Scott had been sacked, although he counters the band had already organized a tour without him, and saw it as a way of promoting their shows.
"STP is not broken up. It's a whole thing to try to boost ticket sales," he told TMZ.
He added the band do not communicate very much, and said the rest of the group could never tour as Stone Temple Pilots without him, due to a clause in their contract. Scott also maintained the band is still intact and together. On Wednesday, the band released a one line statement, reading, "Stone Temple Pilots have announced they have officially terminated Scott Weiland."
Click to continue reading Scott Weiland Adamant That He Is Still in Stone Temple Pilots
Gallery: Scott Weiland Adamant That He Is Still in Stone Temple Pilots
Advertisement
Johnny Marr Enjoys Being a Solo Artist
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Upcoming Releases, Alternative, Rock,
.jpg)
Johnny Marr is creating his own "archetype" with debut solo album.
The former Smiths guitarist admits he often disagreed with his former bandmate Morrissey, who was famously known for being a dominant force within the group, but is now enjoying having control over his career as he embarks on his first solo album.
The 49-year-old musician conceded that "you had two very different characters" in the band. "I suppose I like to have things my own way, but you don't think of guitar players as solo artists or collaborators. You're either the blood brother, standing together with your band members until death do us part, or you're they journeyman. But there is a world in between, which is being your own entity. Hopefully I'll end up being seen as my own archetype," he added to The Times.
After spending most of his teenage years in The Smiths - and splitting from the group aged 24 - Johnny had an "apprenticeship" in being a rock star as all of his peers were adults: "That time between 14 and 18 was very intense for me. I was around grown-ups all the time. I was in bands with men who had done things - taken loads of drugs and so on."
Gallery: Johnny Marr Enjoys Being a Solo Artist
Travis Barker Apologizes for Flying Fear
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Concerts / Tours, Rock,
Travis Barker can't get past his horrific plane crash.
The Blink-182 drummer has apologized to fans for missing the band's upcoming Australian tour, that kicks off in Sydney on Wednesday and admitted he is still haunted by the crash in 2008, in which four people died, and hasn't been able to board a plane since.
In a heartfelt message on his Facebook page on Saturday night, the rocker said, "I'm sorry to announce I won't be joining Blink-182 on this Australian tour. I still haven't gotten over the horrific events that took place the last time I flew when my plane crashed and 4 people were killed, two being my best friends. I gave the band my blessing to take another drummer if they still wanted to do the tour without me. I hope to come to Australia again some day perhaps by ship if need be. Unfortunately, there wasn't a boat that worked with the schedule this time around. Once again I'm sorry to all the fans."
The 37-year-old rocker suffered second and third degree burns in the crash, in which he and his good friend DJ AM - who died of an accidental overdose less than a year later - were the only survivors.
Click to continue reading Travis Barker Apologizes for Flying Fear
Gallery: Travis Barker Apologizes for Flying Fear
Foo Fighters Have New Album Ready
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Upcoming Releases, Rock,
.jpg)
Foo Fighters have a new album almost ready for release. Although the rock the group are currently on hiatus, they have no plans to disband and have a collection of songs ready to record and unveil to the world.
"We've been a band for almost 20 years. When it feels like you're walking in the sand, it's time to go home. But we have pretty much an entire record ready. Once we're set, we'll make a huge stink about it," frontman Dave Grohl said.
Even the "Best of You" hitmakers have been having a break Grohl has still been busy on other projects and he admits working with Paul McCartney is one of the highlights of his career. The singer teamed up with the Beatles legend and his former Nirvana bandmates Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear on "Cut Me Some Slack" after previously recording with Paul for his documentary on California's iconic Sound City studios and he admits it was honor to make music with one of his heroes: "I remember rehearsing with him. He comes in and just wants to jam. He's willing to go off more than most younger musicians."
Gallery: Foo Fighters Have New Album Ready
Radiohead to Head Back to the Studio
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Upcoming Releases, Alternative, Rock,
Radiohead are preparing to record a new album. The "Lotus Flower" band will regroup at the end of the summer to start work on their first new tracks since 2011.
"We're taking some time out whilst people are doing some other stuff, doing their own things, and the plan is to get back together again [at the] end of the summer," bass player Colin Greenwood told BBC Radio 6 Music.
Radiohead - Colin, brother Johnny Greenwood, Thom Yorke, Phil Selway and Ed O'Brien - released their eighth album, The King Of Limbs, in 2011 and played a world tour last year. The band are currently taking a break while the individual members work on different projects.
Perhaps the band will take a more commercial direction with their next album, as Thom has previously admitted The King of Limbs divided their fanbase: "I can see why it's alienated people. I didn't realize it was on its own planet. It was amazing just to put the record out like that. But then it didn't feel like it really existed. But that was the consequence of what we chose to do. You can either get upset about it, or say, 'well, that's not good enough.'"
Gallery: Radiohead to Head Back to the Studio
Queens of the Stone Age ‘Embrace Evil’ for Album
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Upcoming Releases, Blues, Rock,
Queens of the Stone Age "embraced" their "evil" on their new album. The band sent a cryptic handwritten note to the UK's Kerrang! magazine in which they talk about the conditions surrounding the making of their sixth studio album.
"Some things you can't fix so... On this record we came to a realization: the best trick of all, is no trick at all. The songs are a real time document of the manic ups and downs of the last year. It can't always run like clockwork. So rather than control the direction of the recordings, we decided to ride shotgun on our emotional bandwagon. We embraced our evil, held the horrible, licked the lunacy and blew the beautiful. As a result, we're on cloud 9. I can't write anymore cause my phone's dying, Queens of the Stone Age," the message read.
Click to continue reading Queens of the Stone Age ‘Embrace Evil’ for Album
Gallery: Queens of the Stone Age ‘Embrace Evil’ for Album
.jpg)
Johnny Marr lives "in pursuit" of a songwriting relationship like the one he had with Morrissey.
The guitarist was a key member of 80s indie band The Smiths with Morrissey, and although they parted ways in 1987, he would still like to find another person who can write songs like him. Talking about Morrissey he said, "It was pretty apparent that he wasn't a blank canvas in terms of his ideas about being a singer. He was good to go and knew what he was about and where he wanted to go. It definitely felt like two equals. [In The Smiths] we were falling over ourselves with ideas that we were constantly amassing, and that's the greatest thing in the world. It's still what I'm trying to live my life in pursuit of, really. To find your opposite number who is up to speed was pretty remarkable."
Johnny also hopes The Smiths' lost demos for their first album, known as the Troy Tate Sessions, are eventually released.
Click to continue reading Johnny Marr in Pursuit of Morrissey
Gallery: Johnny Marr in Pursuit of Morrissey
Morrissey Hospitalized for Suspected Bladder Infection
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Artist News, Concerts / Tours, Rock,
.jpg)
Morrissey fans will be saddened to hear that the former Smiths frontman has been hospitalized at the William Beaumont Hospital in Michigan.
In addition to having to cancel his Thursday night show in Flint, Michigan due to his medical issue, the British singer also postponed concerts in Minneapolis and Chicago Friday evening and tonight, respectively.
Many of Morrissey's current tour dates are rescheduled from when he postponed them last year to care for his ailing mother. Fans who expected to see him perform in Flint were refunded their money while those in Minneapolis and Chicago were encouraged to hold on to their tickets for the TBA rescheduled dates.
No further information has been offered in regards to the seriousness of the singer's medical issue.
Read More 
| Billboard via E! Online
Gallery: Morrissey Hospitalized for Suspected Bladder Infection
Paul McCartney in the Studio with His Son
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Collaborations, Upcoming Releases, Rock,
Paul McCartney has joined his son in the recording studio. The ex-Beatles icon's son, James - one of his four children with late wife Linda McCartney, along with Heather, Mary and Stella - called on his father for a helping hand while recording his second studio album.
The 35-year-old musician is hard at work on his follow-up to 2011 debut The Complete EP Collection - which collected previous releases "Available Light" and "Close at Hand" - and his dad was only happy to lend a hand.
Paul, 70, posted a picture of the pair by a mixing desk on Twitter with the caption, "Having fun in the studio with James on his new album." James also tweeted about the studio session, writing, "In the studio with Dad having a great time working on the new album."
Click to continue reading Paul McCartney in the Studio with His Son
Gallery: Paul McCartney in the Studio with His Son
Jack White Set for the Grammys
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Awards, Performances, Alternative, Blues, Pop, Rock,
.jpg)
Jack White, Carrie Underwood and Ed Sheeran have been confirmed to perform at the Grammy Awards.
Nine time award winner Jack will take to the stage at the 55th annual event - held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 10 - as will Ed, who is teaming up for a special duet with Elton John. "Buzzing to announce I am going to be performing live on @TheGRAMMYs ... Cannot wait! (sic)" Ed wrote on Twitter.
Ed's track "The A Team" is competing for "Song Of The Year," while Jack's Blunderbuss album is nominated for the Best Rock Album and Album of the Year, while "Freedom at 21" receives the nod for Best Rock Song.
Jack recently said he believes his debut solo has been such a success because he was tough with himself the whole way through recording: "I have an obsession with being hard on myself because I really need to feel proud of what I do. If I look back and see that I got the best engineers, that someone mixed the record for me, that it was just a bunch of people playing the parts, I couldn't live with throwing my name on top of it."
Click to continue reading Jack White Set for the Grammys
Gallery: Jack White Set for the Grammys
Advertisement
© Gear Live Media, LLC. 2007 – User-posted content, unless source is quoted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain License. Gear Live graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, videos, articles, blogs, forums, scripts and other service names are the trademarks of Gear Live Inc.