Ongoing History Daily: Scott Weiland’s actual cause of death
After Scott Weiland died on a tour bus in December 2015, the toxicology report stated that he had a tremendous number of drugs in his system. The conclusion by the
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Ongoing History Daily: The lost Stone Temple Pilots spin-off
Stone Temple Pilots’ career got off to a roaring start with a couple of solid albums. But then singer Scott Weiland’s drug issues started getting in the way. He ODed,
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Random music news for Friday, November 24, 2023
Black Friday. This is also known as Brown Friday in the plumbing business. Let’s be careful out there. Meanwhile, here’s some music news for November 24, 2023. More music news?
Read MoreOngoing 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.
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While 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
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 950: 18 bands who successfully changed lead singers
When 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
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Taylor 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
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, December 30, 2021
Did 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.
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Ongoing History Daily: An STP lesson to the crowd
When 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
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When 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
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Stone Temple Pilots release an expanded 25th-anniversary edition of the Purple album
I 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
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