Scott Weiland

Outshined: Alice In Chains and Velvet Revolver, September 18 at Cricket Wireless Pavilion

Future Shock: Stone Temple Pilots, Neil Diamond, Rusted Root, and more

Sour Girl: Stone Temple Pilots and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club at Dodge Theatre, July 29

UNLISTED NUMBERSA DIRECTORY OF HIDDEN TRACKS FROM LP TO CD

96.Rant

Shooting Star

Three years ago, at the pinnacle of their 15-year career, local rock heroes the Meat Puppets vanished from view, after bass player Cris Kirkwood became addicted to cocaine and heroin. The story only gets worse from there.

Recordings

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me / The Clash Tribute: Burning London / Jon Dee Graham

Throw Rag

13 Ft. & Rising
(BYO Records)

Rock Band 2 Turns It Up to …Ugh, You Know the Rest

13 Ft. & Rising
(BYO Records)

Violet Wild at Last Exit

It's nearly 1 a.m. and I'm a few drinks into the night. I'm at Tempe's Last Exit Bar & Grill to watch Violet Wild, one of my favorite local pop-rock bands who used to play anywhere and everywhere a year ago and pretty much whored themselves out in the local music scene - playing gigs almost ever ... More >>

STP ain't DOA

It's nearly 1 a.m. and I'm a few drinks into the night. I'm at Tempe's Last Exit Bar & Grill to watch Violet Wild, one of my favorite local pop-rock bands who used to play anywhere and everywhere a year ago and pretty much whored themselves out in the local music scene - playing gigs almost ever ... More >>

Stone Temple Pilots

It's nearly 1 a.m. and I'm a few drinks into the night. I'm at Tempe's Last Exit Bar & Grill to watch Violet Wild, one of my favorite local pop-rock bands who used to play anywhere and everywhere a year ago and pretty much whored themselves out in the local music scene - playing gigs almost ever ... More >>

Speed Trap

PIR's Jam mixes speeding bullets with Velvet Revolver

Velvet Revolver

G 'N' R/STP contraband visits Celebrity Theatre

Meth Boom

The Crystal Method returns with Legion of Boom, another cameo-spiked celebration of nasty breaks

Method Men

The Crystal Method's Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland come back from the sticks with a new album. Finally.

Lizard Thing

From a big-name tribute to some big-beat remixes, the Doors' catalogue bulges with a soft parade of new releases

Days of Beer and Promos

Taken with the holiday spirit, Trashman gives thanks for the good things in life.

Superdrag

In the Valley of Dying Stars (Arena Rock)

Rollins Rock

Once the figurehead of '80s punk, Henry Rollins now looks to arena favorites of the '70s for hard-rock inspiration while exploring yet another chapter in his ever-diversifying career

In the Belly of the Beast

It may be a dark, dank dive. But rockers, skaters and skinheads call it home. Now, the last real bar in downtown Tempe is on the eve of destruction.

Smack Down

Scott Weiland's back, without STP and heroin

Scott Weiland

Scott Weiland's back, without STP and heroin

The Meat Puppets

Scott Weiland's back, without STP and heroin

Brewer Gives $1.7 Million in Stimulus Money to Fix Coliseum Roof so State Fair Events Can Go On

Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum​Governor Jan Brewer announced that she's releasing money from the state's Fiscal Stabilization Government Services Fund to finish repairs on the saddle-shaped roof of the Veterans Memorial Coliseum.Brewer says in a press release that she's pledged $1.7 mill ... More >>

Scott Weiland Selling (Not Pawning) His Personal Belongings For Charity (Not Smack)

​I have to admit, when I saw a press release about Scott Weiland's "personal belongings" going on the auction block I assumed the auctioneer was an agent of Big Bob's pawn shop in Santa Cruz, California. Nope. The noted junkie (and sometimes singer for acts like Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revo ... More >>

December 7 In Blogs: Arpaio, Scott Weiland, Schreiner's Sausage, and the Peoria Pill Bandit

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Joe Arpaio Slammed by Goldwater Institute Over Stoddard Mess Up on the Sun: Scott Weilan ... More >>

Queen, Aerosmith, and Barenaked Ladies — Our Picks for Bands in Need of a New Singer

​In the 24-hour news cycle it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries: Feathered Bastard: Joe Arpaio Slammed by Goldwater Institute Over Stoddard Mess Up on the Sun: Scott Weilan ... More >>

Scott Weiland Lip-Synching? Stone Temple Pilots Singer Falls Off Stage Without Missing a Note

Normally a story/video about Stone Temple Pilots' singer and noted crackhead Scott Weiland falling off stage wouldn't grab my attention. That's not true: Watching him stumble off stage into the camera pit is a little scary but a lot funny. That's not what grabbed me here, though. It really, really ... More >>

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 9/2 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. • What are the 25 craziest things The Maine's singer has tweeted? • Why did Bob Dylan's "ticketless" show i ... More >>

T.I. Sticking to His Motto, "Live Your Life:" Arrested for Alleged Drug Possession

Tiny and T.I.​T.I. has been arrested! Already? What took so long? Cue the sad trombone noise. TMZ broke the news early this morning that the Atlanta-born rapper and his wife Tameka "Tiny" Harris were pulled over late last night on Sunset Boulevard by an L.A. County Sheriff for making an illegal ... More >>

Noted Junkie and Singer Scott Weiland to Pimp His Fashion Line at Fashion Square Friday

A piece from Weiland's fashion collection.​Scott Weiland, the noted drug abuser who also sings songs for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, will be making an appearance to promote the rough synthesis of an opioid (Morphine acetate muriate) resulting in a mixture of tightly related precursors ... More >>

Scott Weiland's Publicist and "Good Friend" Comes to His Defense

​Sometimes people ask me, "Martin, why are you so hard on noted junkie and sometimes rock singer Scott Weiland?"Well, for one, because he's a pathetic piece of trash who makes donations to a "charity" that's actually just his late brother's family. Also, because he seems to have been caught lip-sy ... More >>

Stone Temple Pilots and Arizona Fall Frenzy at Tempe Beach Park Last Night

Luke HolwerdaScott Weiland performs last night with Stone Temple Pilots at Tempe Beach Park during the first night of Arizona Fall Frenzy.​Scott Weiland didn't take a header off the stage last night at Arizona Fall Frenzy. Nor did he accidentally reveal he was lip-synching or abusing heroin for th ... More >>

Scott Weiland Flips Out in Houston -- Went on a Bender After Fall Frenzy Show?

​Stone Temple Pilots have postponed their fall tour after singer Scott Weiland apparently went batshit crazy at a show in Texas over the weekend, according to Spinner. A dozen dates have been axed but the band is planning to reschedule them.To all the people who criticized me for bagging on this j ... More >>

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 9/23 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts.What did we do to piss off Scott Weiland's publicist?What was the deal with the "suspicious backpacks" at Arizona ... More >>

Sept. 22 In BlogS: Vinlanders, Oktoberfest, Scott Weiland, Eggs Benedict, and Jules Loh

​​​In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:

From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 9/30 Issue

​This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts.Could Jan Brewer's henchmen close Tucson's Rialto Theatre?What can Apple do with $75 million instead of running iT ... More >>

Ozzy Osbourne and Slash at Comerica Theatre Last Night

Luke HolwerdaOzzy Osbourne​Ozzy Osbourne and Slash Comerica Theatre January 26th, 2011 Have you ever wondered what happened to the people who appeared in the '80s rock documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot? Well, from the looks of it they were all standing in a line that stretched around the Comer ... More >>

Ten Songs For The Forever Alone

Know your memes, people​It's not hard to tell that Valentine's Day is not for everyone. A day whose sole purpose is to celebrate love can be quite a bitch for someone who just so happens to be flying solo for the time being. But wait -- what's wrong with being single? Certain people enjoy liv ... More >>

Rebecca Black Concert at Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall: This May or May Not Be a Joke

​There may or may not be a Rebecca Black concert at Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall in June.Some outlets, such as our sister paper in Orange County, have reported the fliers for Black's mall tour are not a joke. The New York Times had reported the same thing but is now backpedaling.If the ... More >>

Aaron Lewis

​There may or may not be a Rebecca Black concert at Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall in June.Some outlets, such as our sister paper in Orange County, have reported the fliers for Black's mall tour are not a joke. The New York Times had reported the same thing but is now backpedaling.If the ... More >>