If Velvet Revolver’s second album, Libertad, had a bed, it shat all over it. The sales would have been considered top-notch for your average metal band, but for mega super duper rockstars likes Guns Without Rose, it was bad enough for their major label to promptly drop them.There’s a few reasons this might have occurred. [...]
Scott Weiland, vocalist with Stone Temple Pilots and solo performer, suffered a health scare this week after he had a seizure during a flight to Miami. The commercial aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing as flight crew called for him to be transported to hospital.
MUSIC NEWS - News from the tour bus; STONE TEMPLE PILOTS & ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland recently posted the first in a series of video blogs from his current solo tour for his new release, Happy Galoshes . The short clip is below, thanks to the SDR street team. His business partner and touring guitarist/keyboardist, LA producer, Doug Grean recently posted an update online
Scott Weiland's Happy in Galoshes came out Tuesday. It's all over the place, as you can probably tell from these few songs. Not bad though. I don't really expect much from Weiland these days, but a couple songs on here surprised me. Especially that David Bowie cover. "Missing Cleveland", the album opener is simple and predictable, but instantly lovable and my favorite so far. Scott Weiland ...
It's about time we heard some fresh noise from former Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland and his new album has plenty of it. The double disk, twenty track monster that is Happy In Galoshes should certainly put a smile back on the faces of Velvet Revolver fans. Now not every track is going to be a [...]
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I know this post is late, but I am thankful for the disruption of the holiday this week. I don't know what to blame, but this is, by far, the worst lineup of album releases so far this year. See for yourself below: Youth, Paul McCartney, and Fireman - Electric ArgumentsDavid Byrne and Brian Eno - Everything That Happens Will Happen TodayDeath Cab fo...
Scott Weiland's been through a lot. The former Stone Temple Pilots/Velvet Revolver frontman's struggles with his inner demons has been well documented. With that in mind I was shocked when I first learned that Weiland was prepping his first solo album in a decade. On his new album, "Happy" In Galoshes (to be released Nov. 25th), Weiland's backing band is comprised of members of No Doubt. ...
Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland has set October 7 as the release date for his yet-to-be-titled second solo album. Weiland has been working on the project for several years and will issue it through his own label, Softdrive Records. The record will follow up his 1998 solo debut, 12 Bar Blues, and Weiland explains his new work one is a natural progression."It'll definitely be a sonic j...
Speaking on Howard Stern's talk show, Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland revealed he was working on the follow-up to his 1998 solo album 12 Bar Blues with producer and Shellac guitarist Steve Albini. Along with Albini, who has worked on albums with the Pixies, Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Bush, Joanna Newsom and more, Weiland has been in and out of the studio with No Doubt drummer Adrian Young.T...
Nice to hear that Scott is cleaned up and happy after being ousted from VR. Here's one of the first tracks from his upcoming solo CD, due November 25- the follow up to 1998's solo debut, 12 Bar Blues. I like this one, but there's another I'm not as fond of, but it's O.K.- I'll put that one in comments so you can chime in on that one too.
Stone Temple Pilots/ex-Velvet Revolver singer Scott Weiland has just been sentenced to 192 hours in county jail for his November DUI arrest. This is Weiland's second DUI offense. He has until May 28 to serve the sentence.??File photo??Scott, who was not present in court today, entered a no-contest plea through his attorney, Anthony Brooklier. The singer was also ordered to complete an 18-month ...
Scott Weiland and his publicity camp are trying to blow over an arrest on November 21st that led the Velvet Revolver singer and former Stone Temple Pilots frontman to Van Nuys Jail.Weiland was taken into custody after crashing his car on a state highway and an officer decided he showed "signs of impairment.' (TMZ). Weiland, who has been in and out of rehab more than once, refused to take any bl...