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weilin' out

Weiland Launches Giant Loogie At Interviewer's Audacity

The Los Angeles Times' Chris Lee has provided a little bit of gross context for his Stone Temple Pilots profile on the paper's blog. At the same time Weiland was giving the writer quotes like "I live my life the way I live my life. I don't have to make any apologies," he was also launching "huge green" loogies at the wall behind the DeLeo brothers, who did not seem ruffled by the sudden appearance of expectorate. While I admire Weiland's indignation ("hey, how does it feel to be going to jail for six hours?" is indeed a douche move), Lou Reed knows that while loogies may not be forgotten by those who witness their deployment, retorts along the lines of "What are you, a fucking asshole?" read better in print. More »

10:30 AM on Thu Jun 26 2008
By Anthony Miccio
1,021 views, 14 comments

Latest by Chris N.: "Would you talk to Chris Barron this way?" more »

atlantic crossing

Half Of Stone Temple Pilots Sued By Atlantic Records

Oh, those canny DeLeo brothers. When Atlantic released them from Stone Temple Pilots' recording contract, the label probably thought they were just getting out of having to promote whatever Talk Show/Army Of Anyone crap these guys were going to come up with next. A Stone Temple Pilots reunion? How likely was that? Weiland would either stick with a good (for him) thing like Velvet Revolver, or die. But now that the unthinkable (or at least un-particularly thought about) reunion has occurred, the remaining members on the contract (Weiland and Eric Kretz) are claiming the old deal's invalid. (and I'm guessing the reason is more "LiveNation" than "Radiohead.") Not only does Atlantic want the court to state that Stone Temple Pilots still has one to three records left to make for the label, they want the band to pay their label fees. But when the bands sees the fans yelling "do 'Plush!'" it's all worth it. More »

9:30 AM on Fri Jun 13 2008
By Anthony Miccio
329 views, 3 comments

Latest by MrStarhead: Were the DeLeo brothers released to do Army of Anyone with the Firm's record label? If so, why wasn't Weiland released to do Velvet Revolver? more »

Schlock-shock radio hosts Opie and Anthony have come forward with some details about the hour-plus delay before Stone Temple Pilots' show this weekend. The duo claim bassist Robert "Apology Accepted, Brother" DeLeo was screaming "come on out, Axl!" at Weiland's bus, which a large bodyguard kept him from entering. DeLeo then called Weiland's female assistant a variety of hateful words, demanding she be taken off the tour, before addressing the finally-accounted-for Weiland with an angry "can you even do the show?" before the band finally sauntered onto the stage. Only three more months of touring left, guys! [FoundryMusic]

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all apologies

Weiland Already Delaying Gigs, Apologizing For Himself On STP Tour?

Coming out an hour late, forgetting lyrics, slurring apologetic introductions that get cut off by visibly annoyed band members—sounds like Weiland is back and better than ever! When Slash wakes up in a couple of hours and grabs The New York Times before enjoying his bagel (but after putting on on slippers, a bath towel, and a snake), the description of Stone Temple Pilots' New York show will undoubtedly inspire a smirk. More »

10:45 AM on Mon Jun 2 2008
By Anthony Miccio
2,347 views, 10 comments

reunited (and it feels so good)

Weiland Dyes...His Hair Before First Big STP Show

Yes, the former not-Vedder turned former not-Axl revealed a new look when he, the DeLeo brothers and that scrawny drummer dude performed their tiny music at the Rock On The Range Festival in Columbus, Ohio. The 17-song set actually featured a track from Shangri-La Dee Da, "Coma," along with the hit singles and Core album tracks. Hey, what about "Art School Girl?"
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3:30 PM on Mon May 19 2008
By Anthony Miccio
711 views, 1 comment

prison sex type thing

Van Nuys Got 14 Minutes To Save The Weil

Shut up, that pun is awesome. You will not be able to get it out of your head. And it refers to the 14 minutes that Weiland spent considering the errors of his ways in a jail cell in Van Nuys, Calif. What do you think he thought about as he marked away the minutes on the wall? Was he filled with gratitude at the forgiving nature of the DeLeo brothers? Did he resent the way Slash must be chortling at his predicament? Was he thinking about whether this would be the time he finally cleaned up and got his life together? Did he wish the cops would take more time with his wounded hand, because it likes to heal, he likes to steal? TMZ, please get your hands on the security tape. More »

5:15 PM on Wed May 14 2008
By Anthony Miccio
409 views, 3 comments

Latest by TheRunningboard7: Best title/tag ever on Idolator. Easily. more »

revolvadrama

Slash Gives Eddie Trunk The Final Word (We Hope)

The MSG Network* has released an interview with Slash hosted by Matt Pinfield, who really needs to give up the cheaply toupee'd "Eddie Trunk" persona he's created. Nobody's fooled. Mr. "Trunk" (yeah, right) explains that he's been so busy lately that he's only been able to read 85% of Slash's book, and even that's just because he's had some cross-country flights. Despite this riveting look into the life of a radio personality (what, doesn't he read on the toilet?), Slash is somehow able to go on with explaining just what happened with Weiland, and he hints at why we should give up on the Axl dream. More »

3:30 PM on Thu May 1 2008
By Anthony Miccio
1,019 views, 8 comments

Latest by CaptainPeacockSuit: He's looking for a lady that rocks! Since 1986 when MTV introduced the world to the blue-eyed lead singer of Poison, women around the world have worshiped Bret Michaels as a veritable Rock God. Never out of the spotlight, Bret's career more »

the law

California Court Puts A Crimp In Weiland's Busy Schedule

Scott Weiland has been sentenced to eight days in the pokey, four years probation, and 18 months in an alcohol awareness program after pleading no contest to a DUI charge he received back in November and receiving his second lifetime DUI conviction. The excommunicated Velvet Revolver frontman has to serve his jail time before May 28, which is sort of a good news/bad news thing because while this means he has to get it out of the way before Stone Temple Pilots' tour kicks off on May 17, it also means that he has to somehow squeeze in eight days' worth of jail time into his next three-ish weeks fo rehearsals, jean fittings, and all those other things that frontmen do before embarking on big reunion tours. On the bright side, though, this forced absence from the DeLeo brothers should at least push the band's first big public fight back by at least a week or so. [AP]

9:00 AM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Maura Johnston
68 views, 1 comment

Latest by Dead Air ummm Dead Air: 18 monthes alcohol awareness? Scott's mighty aware of it already. Hi-o! more »

razorblade suitcase ii: the quickening

Scott Weiland and Steve Albini, Together At Last

Yes, I know Steve Albini worked with Bush, but Bush was trying very, very hard to be cool at the time. All that "oh, I love Jesus Lizard" stuff Gavin said, I believe it was genuine. And yes, Albini worked with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, but come on, that was Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Scott Weiland, though? A Scott Weiland that in Velvet Revolver at the time this must have been planned? A Scott Weiland that was being too obnoxious for Slash to stomach? A Scott Weiland bringing along the drummer from No Doubt? I'm not saying "dude, Albini sold out." I'm saying, "man, I hope they paid his mortgage and studio equipment bills forty times over in exchange for putting a mic in front of that choad." More »

5:05 PM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Anthony Miccio
1,397 views, 16 comments

Latest by Wasp vs Stryper: I would like to say that, at least in my opinion, not having any desire to be, look or act cool - and even littler desire in actually being so - is the true epitome of cool. The fact that Steve more »

one day at a time

Stone Temple Pilots' Big Banging Reunion Plans Seem Just A Bit Premature

Weiland and the DeLeo brothers haven't even played the first show on their 2008 comeback tour yet, but that hasn't stopped bassist Robert DeLeo from mouthing off to Billboard about the band heading back into the studio to milk their current detente for all it's worth record another album. "I think new material will come probably after this tour. I think the whole thing now is kind of getting back and re-acclimating ourselves to the songs that we know. I think that's gonna make for a better atmosphere and better performances ... instead of doing a new record." Well, who knows, maybe all their problems back in the day stemmed from being cooped up in a studio together for too long. (See? Positive thinking!) I shouldn't rain on their honeymoon-after-the-second-marriage parade—instead, I should just hope that they don't get inspired by the retro atmosphere of the tour to write new songs like "Plush," but that they do get re-inspired by "Big Bang Baby," because that song is still awesome: More »

12:00 PM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Maura Johnston
404 views, 16 comments

Latest by Chris N.: And didn't get it, apparently. more »

feuds

Slash Getting Rather Catty About Weiland's Dismissal

"We gave him the cold shoulder in the UK like nobody's business. There were a couple of arguments around the stage, but other than that, nobody spoke to him. I imagine he was quite uncomfortable. No wonder he didn't have a good time. Then he told everyone in Glasgow that the whole band was over. We were like, 'Oh, well, I guess we've got a surprise coming for you, Scott.'" Oh, snap! Hey, making fun of Weiland is our job, Slash. You don't see me shirtless, wearing a top hat and playing the theme from The Godfather in front of Matt Sorum's drum kit. Yet. The new issue of Kerrang! features even more bon mots from the toxic hairball about Weiland's "extradition" from Velvet Revolver. More »

11:30 AM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By Anthony Miccio
924 views, 8 comments

Latest by AcidReign:     Maybe they can get a singer with enough presence that they can turn the guitars back up, in the mix. I'm tired of plastic, tin-boxy-sounding Slash. more »

ire

Slash May Have Known Weiland Had To Go For A While

Has there been another case where the firing of a singer led to such excitement? Ok, maybe the end of Van Hagar, but that was a "welcome back" thing, and the reaction was nothing like the way Weiland's departure from Velvet Revolver seems to have loosened the world's sphincter a tad. Or at least Slash's. "Everybody's just very relieved," says Slash. "I know everybody is tying the STP [reunion tour] thing to it, but it started way before that. We just had a lot of commitments to fulfill, so we just had to drag this thing out until the obligations were finished." But our nightmare is over! So what about his replacement? More »

10:20 AM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By Anthony Miccio
1,111 views, 18 comments

Latest by Silverfuture: Ozzy? more »

brush-offs

Matt Sorum To Weiland: "Oh Yeah, We'll Miss You Too I Guess"

Matt Sorum's European tour-ending blog post unwittingly reveals just where Scott Weiland ranked in the grand scheme of things: "Want to give a very special thanks to our amazing crew, These are the guys and girl that work there asses off bouncing around on a tour bus then getting up after no sleep to set up all the gear, get the dressing rooms ready, food for the crew and band etc etc. Hard working dedicated people who love the traveling rock n roll show. They are the foundation of Velvet Revolver. Love U guys!!!! .... As for Scott I wish him well." Not even a "thank you," Matt? Look for Weiland to have a 250-word rebuttal to not getting top billing over the people who put out the deli trays by around noon or so. [Matt Sorum's Blog]

10:00 AM on Thu Apr 3 2008
By Maura Johnston
475 views, 1 comment

Latest by Dead Air ummm Dead Air: Don't forget about his thoughts on Notre Dame football. more »

rebuttals

Weiland To Velvet Revolver: Whatevs

A day after the not-entirely-unexpected bomb dropped that Velvet Revolver had finally banded together to relieve "erratic" frontman Scott Weiland of his duties, comments boxes and drive-time rock DJs are still reeling over the better-late-than-never news. An unemployed Weiland, on the other hand, is doing his best to remain unfazed, soldiering on with his recently reconciled bros in STP and offering a terse, bitchy dismissal of VR's accusation that he was the weakest link in a chain of shady reprobates. He's also graciously offered his former bandmates his considered opinion on which classic metal shrieker should get his old gig, provided Slash and Co. can woo this possible replacement away from a lucrative gig opening for Poison. More »

11:45 AM on Wed Apr 2 2008
By Jess Harvell
1,756 views, 5 comments

Latest by HUGE_Hefner: I once commented here that "Purple" was my favorite STP album, but I was lying. The only one I still listen to is "Tiny Music", a masterpiece from begining to end. more »

breaking

SO NOT A JOKE: Weiland Ejected From Velvet Revolver

It's official! We even called to verify! WEILAND IS NO LONGER IN VELVET REVOLVER. Ding-dong, the witch is dead. Which old witch? The wicked witch! Ding-dong, the wicked witch is dead. More »

4:25 PM on Tue Apr 1 2008
By Anthony Miccio
2,338 views, 39 comments

reworkings

Slash Finally Realizes Weiland Is Velvet Revolver's Weakest Link

Slash promises that Velvet Revolver will record a third album, with or (please please please) without Weiland. "We don't know how or when but the core four guys will continue," he was quoted as saying. It's a heartwarming response to the bitchfits his estranged compatriot has been issuing to the world, as there's no reason The Band Formerly Known As Guns N' Roses should back a grating, obnoxious hack who can't get his pipes around anything on Appetite For Destruction except "It's So Easy," making him more of a rock dodo than a rock dinosaur. But now that The Big Empty might be out of the picture, which grating, obnoxious hack (with more vocal range) should replace him? More »

10:00 AM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Anthony Miccio
2,133 views, 10 comments

Latest by wakeupbomb: Come on people, is there a more obvious choice than Justin Hawkins from The Darkness? Seriously, the Darkness broke up (didn't they?) and he's got the pipes to cover Axl's high notes, and rock out on his own. more »

breakups?

So Much For Velvet Revolver Opening Up For Led Zeppelin

While his bassist, Duff McKagan, was jawing about maybe being the support act for that Led Zeppelin tour that probably isn't happening anyway, Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland was seething inside, angry that the reunion of his first band was being pushed to the side by the press and the dudes who were supposed to be his bandmates, at least until said reunion took off. He finally began the popping-off process last week, telling a Glasgow audience that they were witnessing the band's final tour. VR drummer Matt Sorum posted an apology for Weiland's actions on his blog, saying that being in a band was "a lot like being in a relationship" and indirectly implying that Weiland was behaving like the crazy one—a theory that gained a little bit of traction when the skinny frontman fired off a statement to Blabbermouth.net: More »

9:30 AM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By Maura Johnston
1,178 views, 10 comments

Latest by n/a: @tigerpop: I think Brain Drill made $5K for the whole tour... more »

Scott Weiland is Still Not Dead, at least as far as Velvet Revolver bandmate Duff McKagan knows, but U.K. fans probably shouldn't get their hopes up that he won't disappear halfway through the group's upcoming tour. Did the other members of VR ever think about one of those kid-leashes? He's probably skinny enough to wriggle out of one, though. [Blabbermouth]

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