The Playboy/ C3 party is one of the best late night SXSW ragers consistently every year. So how do you celebrate year 10? With Jane's Addiction as the headliner. Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, a kilt-wearing Stephen Perkins and returning bassist Eric Avery sampled from their back catalog, opening with the spacey "Three Days." All but four songs were off the LA band's 1988 breakthrough Nothing Sh...
Perry Farrell & Dave Navarro Reunite. Dave's guitar looks like a rocket ship? True, NYC Fashion week this year has been unbearably boring. Thus far, it's been filled with flowy non-descript spring dresses and B-grade stars making front row (The Hills and Gossip Girl chicks could really learn a thing or too about over-exposure. They're more omnipresent on the NYC streets than those Kanye slit g...
I sauntered down to the NME Awards at the El Rey Theatre in LA last night, intent to see if it would live up to the golden hyped hype. After all, there was a red carpet and all! Hosted by the Brit Music mag (that has a wicked monopoly on music across the pond and is trying to break ground here) and Myspace (yes, Tom was there), the NME Awards is definitely still in the growing stages here in th...
..I'm gonna be running around over by the coastal side of town, in Marina Del Rey tomorrow, so I thought I'd slap me some LA-styled funkiness on here today via Jane's Addiction's Ritual de lo Habitual LP...I don't know what it is about the bass line on this joint but I've always dug it... if your ass hasn't started shaking to it by the time that dog starts barking in the middle of the bridge, ...
Discussions about major music labels are usually vehemently negative, but there are a couple of things they do quite well. One is the ability to market an artist around the world in a very short time and within a few months create a global phenomenon. But in the wake of yesterday's news that British ISPs have agreed to start monitoring their customers for illegally downloading music, the newspa...
Original Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery hasn’t played with the band since since their 1991 Lollapalooza tour, 17 years ago. But for one-night, and one-night-only Avery will perform again with Jane’s Addiction at the first-ever U.S. NME Awards being held at Los Angeles’ El Rey Theater on April 23rd. Jane’s Addiction will be crowned with the Godlike Genius Award for doing “more than
*+A Dissertation on My Undying Love of Jane's Addiction+* _by lizziegreeneyes_Let me 'splain. [pause] No, there is too much. Let me sum up...~*Inigo Montoya*~They aren't funk per se, but they have a funk all their own & this song is what I consider to be of a mellow funk varietal (with smoky notes of peppers & a hint of black currant to finish smooth)... I am in a mellow state of mind... wish i...
http://treblezine.com/features/163.htmlTreblezine just published the first of our Best of 90's album feature. Today starts off with best LP's from 1990. Let the debate begin.One of my picks Jane's Addiction's Ritual de lo Habitual is number five.http://treblezine.com/reviews/2744-Jane_s_Addiction_Ritual_de_lo_Habitual.htmlJane's AddictionRitual de lo HabitualWarner Bros.1990My mental portrait o...
We both have the weekend off so we took the PCH to Venice. I made a mix for our drive and day at the beach. These are songs that reflect our amazing and relaxing day today at Venice Beach.It may be a bit early but I'm starting the summer road trip to the beach mixes with this one called Venice Waves with You. Jane's Addiction - Up The Beach (mp3) The Ramones {mp3} - California Sun (mp3) Paul Mc...
Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello was originally listed as a solo performance. Then, rumours spread like wildfire when it was changed to "Tom Morello with special guests". Of course, people thought it might refer to a RATM reunion. But was anyone prepared to see a stage spilling over with SLASH, PERRY FERRELL, LES CLAYPOOL, WAYNE KRAMER (MC5), NUNO BETTENCOURT, ALEXI MURDOCH, AND BRECKI...