HEALTH and Pictureplane make for logical tour partners. They're Lovepump labelmates, and bands to watch, and they both find creative ways to fuck with their love for making people dance. (Or at least, move.) They kicked off a month of... CONTINUE READING HEALTH/PICTUREPLANE @ THE TROUBADOUR, LOS ANGELES 9/9/09»
Posted on September 11, 2009 in , , , , (2 comments)
Tags: Dam Funk | Eric Avery | Gary Numan | HEALTH | Jane's Addiction | Mi Ami | Nine Inch Nails | Pictureplane | Rainbow Arabia
Things may be tense backstage, but the members of Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction remain consummate showmen. And while NIN|JA may be a bit (okay, a lot) of a nostalgia trip, this isn't your father's alt rock ampitheatre tour.... CONTINUE READING NIN|JA (NINE INCH NAILS & JANE'S ADDICTION) @ THE PEARL, LAS VEGAS 5/18/09»
Posted on May 19, 2009 in , (14 comments)
Tags: Jane's Addiction | Nine Inch Nails
We just saw Perry Farrell and his wife practically fuck onstage at Coachella. Things between members of Jane's Addiction aren't as amorous. In a Reuters interview yesterday, the band's frontman says tourmate Trent Reznor tried and failed to mediate after... CONTINUE READING REUNITED JANE'S ADDICTION PROMISE FREE NEW MUSIC, BITTER FEUDING»
Posted on April 20, 2009 (9 comments)
Tags: Etty Farrell | Jane's Addiction | Perry Farrell | Trent Reznor
After Brooklyn quartet Via Audio released its 2007 debut Say Something, drummer/guitarist and co-vocalist Dan Molad, left the group and was replaced on drums by Adam Sturtevant. The rest of the band -- guitarist/vocalist Tom Deis, bassist David Lizmi, and... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP LXXXIV: HEAR NEW VIA AUDIO, WIN JANE'S ADDICTION'S A CABINET OF CURIOSITIES»
Posted on April 15, 2009 in , (4 comments)
Tags: Jane's Addiction | Nathaniel Rateliff And The Wheel | Via Audio
Microblogging service Twitter has signed up countless celebrities in recent months, and among them are some of our favorite musical artists: Trent Reznor! Colin Meloy! Ed Droste! Diddy! Stereogum Tweets too! But who can keep up with all that lunch... CONTINUE READING WE GOT THE TWEET: THE WEEK'S 50 BEST ROCK STAR TWITTERS»
Posted on March 24, 2009 in , , (50 comments)
Tags: Akron Family | Amanda Palmer | Beach House | Calvin Harris | Coldplay | Damien Jurado | Dave Matthews | Dave Navarro | Diplo | Glass Candy | Islands | Jane's Addiction | Lost | Mandy Moore | Neil Diamond | Nick Thorburn | Peter Bjorn And John | Q-Tip | Robin Pecknold | Saul Williams | Solange | Sonic Youth | SXSW | Ted Leo | Thom Yorke | Tricky | Yoko Ono
Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addiction are calling their new working relatinship NINJA. Clever. When photos of Trent hanging out in his studio with Perry Farrell, Eric Avery, Stephen Perkins, and Dave Navarro surfaced last month we suspected more was... CONTINUE READING NINE INCH NAILS, JANE'S ADDICTION JOIN FORCES ON FREE NINJA EP»
Posted on March 20, 2009 in , (12 comments)
Tags: All Points West | Dave Navarro | Jane's Addiction | Nine Inch Nails | Perry Farrell | Ra Ra Riot | Street Sweeper | SXSW | The Dodos | Tom Morello | Trent Reznor
The Chicago Tribune has confirmed Lolla's big three anchors at the fest going down August 7-9 in Chicago's Grant Park. If only it was 1990 this year. (UPDATE: Kings Of Leon, too.)... CONTINUE READING DEPECHE MODE, BEASTIE BOYS, JANE'S ADDICTION HEADLINING LOLLAPALOOZA 2009»
Posted on March 6, 2009 (24 comments)
Tags: Beastie Boys | Depeche Mode | Hey Marseilles | Jane's Addiction | Kings Of Leon | Lollapalooza | U2
Remember those photos of Trent Reznor in the studio with Jane's Addiction? Well, turns out Reznor's taking the guys with him on NIN's last US tour. What?! As he notes, "[I]t's time to make NIN disappear for a while." He... CONTINUE READING NIN WAVE GOODBYE WITH JANE'S ADDICTION IN TOW»
Posted on February 17, 2009 (10 comments)
Tags: Cymbals Eat Guitars | Dirty Projectors | Jane's Addiction | Nine Inch Nails | Trent Reznor
It's unclear what's happening just yet, but photos of Trent hanging out in his studio with Eric Avery, Stephen Perkins, and Dave Navarro have surfaced at nin.com (one with Reznor and a shadowy Perry Farrell is on the main page... CONTINUE READING TRENT REZNOR + JANE'S ADDICTION = ?»
Posted on February 12, 2009 (10 comments)
Tags: Dave Navarro | Jane's Addiction | Nine Inch Nails | Perry Farrell | Trent Reznor
Jane's Addiction played in L.A. last week. This week bassist Eric Avery continues consorting with old people in his video for "All Remote And No Control." It comes from his solo album, Help Wanted, which has been out a few... CONTINUE READING NEW ERIC AVERY VIDEO - "ALL REMOTE AND NO CONTROL"»
Posted on October 27, 2008 in (1 comments)
Tags: Eric Avery | Jane's Addiction | The Shins
Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, Eric Avery, and Count Farrell performed together last night for the first time since ... well, the first time since April when they were hailed as godlike by NME. Last night's gig at downtown bar La... CONTINUE READING JANE'S ADDICTION REUNITE IN LA »
Posted on October 24, 2008 in (10 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Dave Navarro | Dirty Projectors | Eric Avery | Feist | Jane's Addiction | Perry Farrell | Sharon Jones | Stephen Perkins | The National
All four original members of Jane's Addiction performed together for the first time in too long at the El Rey last night. The occasion was the NME Awards USA, where the legendary LA band accepted a Godlike Genius Award (joining... CONTINUE READING JANE'S ADDICTION REUNITE AT NME AWARDS»
Posted on April 24, 2008 in (9 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Jane's Addiction | Klaxons | Mick Jones | Perry Farrell | The Killers | Vampire Weekend
After the success of his great Lolla lineup, Perry Farrell has something else to hoot about: Original Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery has agreed to play a show with the band for the first time since 1991. Yes, right around... CONTINUE READING SOMETHING'S SHOCKING: ERIC AVERY DECIDES HE CAN DEAL WITH BEING IN JANE'S ADDICTION FOR ONE NIGHT»
Posted on April 16, 2008 (3 comments)
Tags: Dave Navarro | Eric Avery | Jane's Addiction | Perry Farrell | Stephen Perkins
NME reports that nipple-ringed guitar hero Dave Navarro has taken up his defense in response to Perry Farrell's inconsistent statements about the cause of Jane's cessation. The group parted ways in '91 and properly reformed to release Strays in '03... CONTINUE READING JANE'S CONTRADICTION: DAVE NAVARRO PARRIES IN RESPONSE TO PERRY»
Posted on June 11, 2007 in (9 comments)
Tags: Dave Navarro | Jane's Addiction | Perry Farrell