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Inside the New Jane’s Addiction: Duff McKagan on Band’s Plans
April 13th, 2010
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This past December, former Guns n’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan was having dinner with Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell. “He was kind of bummed,” says McKagan. “He had just heard that [original Jane’s Addiction bassist] Eric Avery was leaving the band.” McKagan offered to jam with Jane’s at Farrell’s home studio and within weeks was hired for the vacant bass position. “We’re from the same musical time, the same town, the same era,” says ...
Strokes, Libertines In Demand: Has 2000s Nostalgia Already Begun?
March 30th, 2010
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The announcement that the Libertines are reforming for U.K. gigs this summer got us thinking: is the world already nostalgic for the music of the 2000s? We realize we’re not even four months into this new decade, but the evidence seems to be there — especially when you consider that the Strokes are also returning for big shows this summer. “Should I say the truth [about why we're playing gigs?],” ...
Bob Seger to Hit the Road?: “We’re Looking at Some Dates”
March 26th, 2010
Photo: Clary/AFP/Getty This morning Bob Seger called into Detroit disc jockey Dick Purtan’s final broadcast — and casually made a huge announcement. “We’re thinking about maybe a tour later this year,” Seger said. “We’re looking at some dates and trying to get some buildings, maybe October-November. We just started three days ago and we’ll see what’s available, and of course we’ll play here [Detroit]… See you at the Palace [of Auburn Hills].”
Seger last hit ...
Phil Collins on Overcoming Nerve Damage, Future of Genesis
March 25th, 2010
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Phil Collins is putting the finishing touches on a new Motown covers collection despite suffering severe nerve damage to his hands that has made drumming nearly impossible. “The first time I picked up the drum sticks after my neck surgery, they flew across the room because I couldn’t grip them,” he says. “When I play, I’ve had to tape the sticks to my hand. It’s like wearing a condom. It’s very strange. It really ...
Neil Young Begins to Map Out Solo Acoustic Tour With Bert Jansch
March 23rd, 2010
Information is just beginning to trickle out, but it looks like Neil Young is launching a solo acoustic American theater tour in May with Scottish folk legend Bert Jansch opening. Only five dates have been announced of what apparently is being billed as the Twisted Road tour, though many more are likely to come.
Young toured American theaters in the fall of 2007 with a half-solo-acoustic/half-full-band show. He last embarked on an entirely solo acoustic ...
The Stooges, Genesis, Abba Join the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at Historic 25th Induction Ceremony
March 16th, 2010
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It was a moment unlike anything the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame had ever seen: midway through a snarling performance of “I Wanna Be Your Dog” a shirtless Iggy Pop commanded the black tie audience to storm the stage. “Come on!” Iggy ordered, “Let’s get the Upper East Side up here!” With that, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament, Green Day’s Mike Dirnt and a handful of others ran on the stage ...
Keith Richards: “Rumors of My Sobriety Are Greatly Exaggerated”
March 4th, 2010
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In the new issue of Rolling Stone, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and producer Don Was tell the story behind the Rolling Stones upcoming Exile on Main Street reissue, which is due May 18th in a variety of special editions — several of which feature 10 never-before-heard Stones tracks from the Exile era. At the end of our phoner with Richards, we asked about the possibility of a new Stones studio album in the near ...
Patti Smith, Living Colour Pay Tribute to the Who at Carnegie Hall
March 3rd, 2010
Photo: Bank/WireImage“Carnegie Hall, I apologize for what I’m about to do,” said surprise guest Patti Smith last night at a Who tribute concert at the famed New York venue before launching into a snarling punk version of “My Generation,” during which she spit on the hallowed stage at least three separate times. (Iggy Pop did some damage to the very same stage at the Tibet House benefit last week.) Earlier in the night, Bobby McFerrin ...
Slash Says Velvet Revolver Still Searching for Undiscovered Singer
February 22nd, 2010
Photo: Strauss/WireImage Slash didn’t have trouble finding a host of singers for his upcoming solo album, but the guitarist tells Rolling Stone the hunt for a new Velvet Revolver vocalist is still ongoing — and once he finishes touring behind his own record, tracking down a new frontperson is a priority. “I think Duff [McKagan] is doing something with Jane’s Addiction right now so we’re all sort of all over the place doing whatever until ...
Slash on Recording With Ozzy and Lemmy, Plans for Summer Tour
February 19th, 2010
Photo: Hogan/GettySlash spent more time navigating red tape than laying down guitar lines for his self-titled solo disc, due in stores this April. “It took four months to make the record,” he says. “I had to write all the material then I had to make demos to send to all the singers. And then the thing that made it take the longest was getting releases from all the different artists’ record companies.” But the paperwork ...