Ongoing History Daily: Bands who had to change their name, part 2
Here are a few more cases of where a band had to change their original name. Ongoing History Daily: Bands who had to change their name, part 1 is here.
Read MoreHere are a few more cases of where a band had to change their original name. Ongoing History Daily: Bands who had to change their name, part 1 is here.
Read MoreWhile he was alive and a member of Stone Temple Pilots, Scott Weiland had a serious relationship with heroin. In 1997, he was out of the band while he tried to get clean.
Read MoreWhen someone in your band decides to leave, gets fired or, heaven forbid, dies, you have a problem. It’s an issue if any member leaves, but if we’re talking about your singer, that’s
Read MoreTaylor Hawkins’ body is being sent back to the US. We’re still awaiting an official cause of death. This Taylor Hawkins tribute from Wolfgang Van Halen was very touching. (Via Danny) Chris Frantz
Read MoreDid you know that before he became president of the US that Jimmy Carter did THIS? Wow. Marvel at that as you browse through music news for December 30, 2021. Robert DeLeo of
Read MoreWhen Scott Weiland was still fronting Stone Temple Pilots, he had no trouble getting into a fight with someone in the crowd. In the summer of 1993, STP was playing Boston when a
Read MoreWhen Scott Weiland was still fronting Stone Temple Pilots, he had no trouble getting into a fight with someone in the crowd. In the summer of 1993, STP was playing Boston when a
Read MoreI recall being rather shocked the day when Stone Temple Pilots’ Purple came into the radio station in the spring of 1994. The most-heard phrase uttered by the staff was “This is the
Read MoreBuilding and maintaining a band is a lot like building and maintain a sports team. You struggle and wheel-and-deal and trade and sometimes steal to put together just the right lineup. And it’s
Read MoreYou have music you don’t know about and never asked for. And no, I’m not talking about a U2 album. It’s the stuff that’s buried in your CD collection places you would never,
Read MoreThe community of musicians is like any other. While most people are good, you will have your bad actors: musicians who murder, rape, rob and commit all sorts of horrible crimes. That’s the
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