Stone Temple Pilots

Scott Weiland, Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill, 7/22/12

Scott Weiland Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill in Mesa Sunday, July 22 "Cocaine's a hell of a drug," commented one of my friends watching Scott Weiland strut around on stage in his jerky, velociraptor/ballet dancer-style last night at Toby Keith's I Love this Bar and Grill.

Five Super Tuesday Songs

In case those persistent robo-calls and that "Ron Paul Revolution" sticker on your neighbor's Hyundai haven't made it clear, it's an election year folks. That means today is Super Tuesday; the day the Republican presidential candidate picture becomes a whole lot clearer. After winning big here in A ... More >>

Incubus, If Not Now, When?

​Incubus fans expecting the band's popular brand of guitar rock are in for a shock with the group's seventh album, If Not Now, When?, released today. Listening to all twelve of the slow, concise power ballads here, one might even start to think they were listening to a Coldplay album.Well, guitari ... 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 >>

The 88: The 88

​Artist: The 88Title: The 88 Release date: September 28 Label: Rocket ScienceWhat do you do if you're a band like The 88? You're top-flight songwriters and musicians, you get your songs placed in all kinds of big-name TV shows and high-profile TV commercials, you tour the country opening ... More >>

Warpaint: The Fool

​Artist: Warpaint Title: The Fool Release date: October 25 Label: Rough Trade The musical path taken by L.A. foursome Warpaint is well trodden -- but this kind of ultra-moody, sort of experimental, Joy Division-indebted music is usually plied by men. But Warpaint is a quartet of women, and in ... 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 >>

Fall Frenzy in Photos

Victor PalaganoUproar on Sunday night. ​What a weekend! We've already written extensively about the three-day concert event known as Fall Frenzy, but part of the story can only truly be captured through a lens. Before we put our Fall Frenzy coverage to bed, check out the following slideshows d ... 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 >>

Suspicious Backpacks and Other Highlights From the First Night at Arizona Fall Frenzy

Benjamin LeathermanThe beer area at Arizona Fall Frenzy was just as busy as last year, despite a major disruption at the front gate.​They weren't kidding about the "frenzy" part. An abandoned backpack and a few other suspicious packages left near the front gate of Tempe Beach Park created a whir ... 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 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 >>

Authority Zero: Stories of Survival

​Artist: Authority ZeroTitle: Stories of SurvivalRelease date: June 22Label: Suburban NoizeI have a friend who's a native Phoenician and longtime fixture in the Valley punk scene, both as fan and musician. He loves West Coast punk, thinks Southern California spawned the best of the best punk, espe ... More >>

13 Must-Hear Songs from the First Half of 2010

Dum Dum Girls​Today marks the halfway point of Nothing Not New. That means I've listen to nearly 140 records in their entirety in the first six months of 2010. Just another 140 or so to go before I can retreat to the familiarity of my record collection.To recognize the occasion, the Up on the Sun ... More >>

Foals: Total Life Forever

​Artist: FoalsTitle: Total Life ForeverRelease date: June 22Label: Sub PopThough I disagree with a commenter on one of my posts this week (Shawn from excellent local music blog Electric Mustache) about the merits of electro-punk Sleigh Bells, I agree with him that S.B. are a band that you either l ... More >>

Nothing Not New: Podcast #7

​Music editor Martin Cizmar and I are back with a new podcast. We've got new 10 songs and Martin's musings on his favorite record from the grunge era. Here's what's in store from podcast #7. Crystal Castles: "Empathy" Sleigh Bells: "Infinity Guitars" The Cool Kids: "Strawberry Girls" Ariel P ... More >>

Odds 'n' Sods: Delta Spirit, Stereo Total, The Tallest Man on Earth, The Cringe, The Dig, and more

​Let's clear off the desk, shall we?Stereo Total: Baby Ouh! -- This band on the Kill Rock Stars label is a multi-lingual new-New Wave boy-girl band with songs sung in English, German, and French. It's quirky with a capital "Q" and not nearly as charming as it thinks it is. Still, most songs are un ... More >>

What's Selling: Zia Records Tempe

​Though school may be out for the summer, Tempe kids shopping at Zia Records manage to stay turned on to all that is new.They're still all over the Deftones latest record, and Sleigh Bells sneaks in at the number four slot even though not everyone on our staff is as enthused about this release. Ha ... More >>

Rihanna Topless Pic, Kate Moss Plays Matchmaker, Brown Vs. Boyle

Idolator: Chris Brown Getting Clobbered By Susan BoyleIdolator: Rihanna Topless AgainNME: Kate Moss sets up date between Pete Doherty and Alison Mosshart - Daily GossipPitchfork: Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer, and Megadeth to Tour TogetherPitchfork: Former Drummer Bill Berry Returns to R.E.M. for Holid ... 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 >>

Fair Warning

10 things to know before heading down to 19th and McDowell

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 >>

The Meat Puppets

Meat Puppets

Smack Down

Scott Weiland's back, without STP and heroin

Scott Weiland

You Asked For It: Graceful Degradation

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

STP ain't DOA

Stone Temple Pilots

Niki's Weekend Word: Mill Avenue, downtown Phoenix, Summer of Sound, and Foxboro Hot Tubs

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

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

Razer

Packing socks

Army of Anyone

Army of Anyone
(Firm Music)

Encore Performance

Don't fret. Guitar Hero II kills the opening act

Calvin Johnson

Pre-alt

Speed Trap

PIR's Jam mixes speeding bullets with Velvet Revolver

Velvet Revolver

G 'N' R/STP contraband visits Celebrity Theatre

Roll Call

New roller derby league sets wheels in motion

Lizard Thing

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

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.

Copy Cats

In the tired realm of tribute albums, imitation is the sincerest form of flatulence

Recordings

One Night in Marrakesh

UNLISTED NUMBERSA DIRECTORY OF HIDDEN TRACKS FROM LP TO CD

TAPES IN THE MAIL, VOL. III

SCREED

TUNES OF '93 IN TEN EASY STEPS SIR CHARLES, BARRY GOLDWATER AND DAVE FROM CIRCLE K WEIGH IN WITH THEIR FAVES