Posts Tagged ‘Seattle’
Chris Cornell Remembered
I was shocked and devastated when I received a news alert from a friend late last night informing me Soundgarden singer/guitarist Chris Cornell had passed away a few hours after performing a show at a Detroit theater. It was even more shocking and devastating to find out today that the coroner concluded Cornell had committed…
Read MoreDemri Parrott Remembered
This past Saturday was the 20th anniversary of the death of Demri Parrott, Layne Staley’s ex-fiancée. I wrote the following tweetstorm to remember her (and him) for the occasion: Most, if not all of that material was in my book, where Layne and Demri’s relationship and her passing is covered in much more depth.
Read MoreA Guide to the Unreleased Layne Staley Material
The subject of unreleased Layne Staley material received renewed attention today after this post at Alternative Nation. I covered this subject in my book Alice In Chains: The Untold Story and thought it would be worth going into some detail here: Are any of the unreleased tracks from leftover Alice in Chains material? No. When…
Read MoreUnplugged 20
Today is the twentieth anniversary of Alice in Chains’s performance on MTV Unplugged.
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Mike Starr
He would have been 50 today.
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Jerry Cantrell
He turns the big 5-0 today.
Read MoreLayne Staley's Orange Shirt
Xana La Fuente – fiancee of the late Andrew Wood – wrote a blog post about how Layne came about the long sleeve orange shirt he wears in the “Would?” video. It’s an interesting read, further connecting the song, band, and video to the fallen grunge pioneer.
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Andrew Wood
Lost at the too young age of 24, he would have been 50 today. For those of you who are curious to learn more about Andrew’s life and music, I highly recommend Scot Barbour’s documentary Malfunkshun: The Andrew Wood Story.
Read MoreDog Album 20
Alice in Chains (aka Tripod, aka The Dog Album) was released 20 years ago today. (h/t Mark Yarm)
Read MorePMRC 30
Rolling Stone published an interview with Tipper Gore on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the infamous PMRC hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on the subject of explicit subject matter in popular music. I briefly touched on this subject in my book. A few weeks after the hearing, Layne…
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