• Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan Writes Moving Eulogy After Scott Weiland's Death

    Billy Corgan has issued a sentimental statement on Scott Weiland's death and goes as far to name him amongst Layne Staley and Kurt Cobain as "a great voice of our generation." In his eulogy posted to the Smashing Pumpkins website, Corgan references both the lost voices in music and his own sometimes dysfunctional relationship with the band.

  • Former Stone Temple Pilots' Scott Weiland Says Guns N' Roses Are Reuniting

    Former Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland, who has been working closely with Slash, recently suggested that the guitarist's band, Guns N' Roses, are indeed reuniting. He also stated that Chester Bennington of Linkin Park, who has been filling in for Weiland in Stone Temple Pilots, has left the band.

  • Scott Weiland Guitarist Jeremy Brown Dies One Day Before 'Blaster' Release

    Jeremy Brown, guitarist for The Wildabouts and frequent Scott Weiland collaborator, has died. The musician passed Monday, March 30, of causes that have yet to be determined. Brown, 34, was only a day away from seeing the release of his new album with Weiland, Blaster. The former Stone Temple Pilots singer announced the loss of his friend on Facebook.

  • Scott Weiland Forms Art of Anarchy with Guns N' Roses, Disturbed Members

    Scott Weiland has apparently been a busy guy. The singer has been working on a new release with The Wildabouts titled "Blaster," out March 31, while also recording an album with the supergroup Art of Anarchy. The band features former Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Disturbed bassist John Moyer and brothers Jon and Vince Votta on guitar and drums. While Art of Anarchy's debut is also due this spring, Weiland is more focused on his solo career.

  • Stone Temple Pilots Recording New Music with Linkin Park Frontman Chester Bennington

    A few days after Scott Weiland said he would be opened to reuniting with his former band, Stone Temple Pilots, the group announced that it would be making new music with current singer Chester Bennington. Bassist Robert DeLeo took to Twitter to let fans know that the band has been hard at work writing new tunes with the Linkin Park vocalist. Recording of the new album started today (Jan. 12).

  • Scott Weiland Is Open to a Velvet Revolver Reunion Tour, Stone Temple Pilots Vocalist Talks Former Bands

    Vocalist Scott Weiland recently announced a new solo album, Blaster - his first since leaving Stone Temple Pilots in February of 2013. The effort, his fifth as a solo artist, will feature a new backing band, The Wildabouts. Weiland spoke to 107.7 The Bone recently and said that he wouldn't be opposed to hitting the road with his other previous band, the short-lived supergroup Velvet Revolver.

  • SXSW 'K-Pop Night Out' Showcase Returns for 3rd Year

    Legendary Austin music festival South By Southwest will be hosting its third annual "K-Pop Night Out" showcase Thursday, March 19, at the Elysium Nightclub. Presented by the Korea Creative Content Agency, the showcase features performances by a selection of South Korean pop artists, with this year's bill including Hitchhiker, Epik High (pictured above), Crayon Pop, The Barbarettes, Asian Chairshot, EE and Eastern Sidekick. Though the term "K-pop" may suggest that all these artists fall under the same genre of music, "K-Pop Night Out" boasts quite a diverse selection. SXSW describes Epik High as the group responsible for "bringing hip-hop to the mainstream in Korea," while Eastern Sidekick is described as "an edgier Korean version of The Strokes." Other styles of music that are being represented at the showcase include girl group pop (Crayon Pop, The Barbarettes), alternative rock (Asian Chairshot) and bizarre dance music (EE, Hitchhiker).

  • Lindsey Stirling to Perform at Sundance's ASCAP Music Café

    The 17th annual Sundance ASCAP Music Café has announced its lineup for the 2014 Film Festival with violinist Lindsey Stirling set as one of the performers. Other acts announced by the organization include Scott Weiland, Andrew Dost of fun. and Jamestown Revival.

  • Stone Temple Pilots's Scott Weiland Announces Album Release Date, Solo Tour [SCHEDULE]

    Former Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland has announced the release date of his upcoming album "Blaster" as well as a string of tour dates in support of the album beginning in late February. According to an interview with "Rolling Stone," "Blaster" is set for release March 31 through Softdrive Records and will be Weiland's first album with his new backing band The Wildabouts. The tour in support of "Blaster" kicks off Feb. 22 in Scottsdale, Arizona, and finishes March 14 in Boston, though Weiland will be appearing at several festivals between March and May as well. "Blaster" will be Weiland's third solo album overall, his first since 2008's "'Happy' in Galoshes," as well as his first since being fired from the Stone Temple Pilots in 2013 — he was ultimately replaced by Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington. "'"Happy" in Galoshes' was an experimental art record, for the most part," Weiland tells "Rolling Stone." "'Blaster' is definitely a band sound: a stripped down, furry sound with a lot of space between the notes. But it's tight and to-the-point while keeping that garage rock vibe to it."
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