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Jane's Addiction

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    The Fishbone Documentary Is Now Streaming on Netflix

    "They should have been the band that went way beyond any of us that were influenced by them." - Les Claypool, Primus If you're old enough to remember Fishbone from their early '90s heyday, chances are you already worship them. Though they never broke through to the mainstream, their funk-punk-ska-s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    The Top 10 Band Reunions That Never Should Have Happened

    We all have our guilty pleasures, whether it's the easy-listening rock sounds of The Eagles, the dated '80s pop-hop of Neneh Cherry, or the country cheese of Garth Brooks. But even with such a place in our heart, are any of these bands deserving of a place back on stage in a comeback tour? While th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2012

    This Week On Seattle Sounds: Death Cab's Ben Gibbard Bumbershoot's Chris Porter, 3 p.m. Sunday on 97.3 KIRO FM

    I mentioned earlier this week that Josh Kerns and I chatted up Death Cab frontman Ben Gibbard earlier this week for Sunday's episode of Seattle Sounds (3 p.m. Sunday, 97.3 KIRO FM). But what I didn't mention is that Gibbard let us in on a nasty little secret about how the band passes the time while ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Bumbershoot 2012: Jane's Addiction, Skrillex, Tony Bennett, M83 Top Lineup

    Bumbershoot (Sept. 1 to 3), the ever-evolving summer music and arts festival that consumes the Seattle Center every Labor Day weekend, announced its lineup this morning. Headliners include Jane's Addiction, Tony Bennett, Skrillex, M83, Mac Miller, and Big Sean. Down-lineup highlights include Mudhone ... More >>

  • Music

    November 2, 2011

    John Roderick's Answers & Advice: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

    Passing on Auto Shop was almost as bad a move as that earring, Dad.

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Dear John: Has the Seattle Music Scene Gone Christian?

    John Roderick, right, seen here with his worship team band the Long Winters. ​The following is a taste of John Roderick's upcoming column in Wednesday's edition of Reverb Monthly, Seattle Weekly's new music magazine. Q: I was at a show recently and I thought I had been magically transplanted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2011

    Today Reverb Recommends Adding 20 Free Songs to Your iTunes to Celebrate Lollapalooza

    Les Claypool of Primus. Moby never stood a chance.​Ninety-nine percent of the time, free things come with a "catch," but Spin magazine has bypassed all the asterisks to offer a legitimately no-cost mix of the best songs during Lollapalooza's last 20 years. The album can be downloaded for the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    Hey! Get a Load of Duff's Memoir, It's So Easy

    Duff McKagan's memoir, It's So Easy, is being released by Touchstone/Simon & Schuster in October.​We're excited to be the first to share with you the cover of Reverb columnist Duff McKagan's memoir, It's So Easy and Other Lies. Duff's publishers at Touchstone/Simon & Schuster will start showin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Zeppelin or Sabbath? Well, That All Depends When You're Asking

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He makes regular appearances on the blog throughout the week as well.​I had such a good time last week with some of your questions that I thought I'd give it another shot. Besides, there appears to be an endless amount of curiosity as to wha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2010

    Mrs. McKagan and the Other Real Rock Housewives are Coming to E!'s Married to Rock

    Susan McKagan, seated in the center.​For those of you who haven't been able to get enough of Reverb columnist Duff McKagan's stories about and lessons learned inside the McKagan house, the cameras are about the shine a brighter light on the other side of the pillow: Mrs. Susan Holmes McKagan. ... More >>

  • Music

    September 15, 2010

    Little Big Bands

    How the Northwest's premier summer music festivals reflect the redefinition of "indie."

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2010

    7 Year Bitch's Selene Vigil-Wilk Has a Solo Album On the Way

    ​Hello, serendipity. While I was randomly reminiscing about the charms and talents of former 7 Year Bitch frontwoman Selene Vigil (now Vigil-Wilk), she was preparing to release her first solo project since that band dissolved in the late '90s. Selene moved to California shortly after the brea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    I'm Gonna Need a New Roof: I Never Thought I'd See the Day.

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​Back in the fall of 1993, I had serious thoughts that there were not going to be many more springs and summers and winters ahead for me. My two-and-a-half year run in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    The Jane's Addiction Ride Continues: Two More Live Shows and Maybe a Few New Recordings

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​Man! Am I ever lucky to be doing what I do! My tenure in Jane's Addiction recently took me to Europe for two shows with Rage Against the Machine in Arnhem, Holland, an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2010

    On the Road With Jane's Addiction, Reminded of Some of Mankind's Troubling Detours

    Jane's Addiction Drummer Stephen PerkinsDuff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​I've been on a brief two-show European run with Jane's Addiction that started with a gig in Amsterdam. It certainly is interest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2010

    My Short List of Long Songs, From Mastodon to Iggy & the Stooges

    Iggy PopDuff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​Unless we are talking about something from the Ramones or other to-the-point smithereens, three-minute songs written for the sake of getting on the radio are m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2010

    Jane's Addition, Flipper, and Filling Those Familiar Shoes

    http://www.vintageguitars.org.uk/adDetails/201The Ripper Bass - Designed To Rip Your Ears Off!​I want to thank Duff McKagan for the props in his column. And I want to extend my appreciation of his bass playing - especially in the introduction to "Sweet Child O' Mine." The interplay between the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Learning the Old Jane's Addiction Jams

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​Never before have I been in a situation where I had to play bass lines written by someone else for a whole set. It is a challenge for sure, and an eye-opening experien ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2010

    A.M. Music News: Shabazz Palaces, Heaven Rock, and Why 130,000 Viewers Can't Be Wrong About Grynch

    -- YouTube: Damn! Grynch's new video for "My Volvo" has been viewed more than 130,000 times since it was released on April 22. $1 gets you in to see him at Neumos tonight. -- SPIN: Reverb columnist Duff McKagan and his Jane's Addiction bandmates played a surprise set at Hollywood's club Bardot las ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Jane's Addiction Was Different Before They Were "Alternative"

    Krist Novoselic's column on music and politics runs every Tuesday on Reverb. Check back on Friday when he writes about what he's been listening to.​On November 17, 1988, I went to KISW's "Rising Star" show at the Paramount Theatre, an event that featured a band that was in heavy rotation on th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Those Old GNR "Rivals," Jane's Addiction

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​ There was a band that was playing around the LA clubs at the same time as my band, GNR. In 1986, both bands seemed to reign somewhat supreme. It was a good time for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2010

    Duff McKagan Addresses the Jane's Addiction Rumors, the Velvet Revolver Talk, and Those Missed Deadlines

    Duff McKagan is the former bassist for Guns N' Roses. He currently plays bass in Velvet Revolver and fronts the band Loaded. His column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​Hey, Duff. What's up, man? Column was a half-day late ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2010

    A.M. Music News: Menomena, KOL, and Two Free MP3s From Earl Greyhound

    Earl Greyhound​-- Spinner: If you're as curious about the Jakob Dylan's Woman and Country -- with T Bone Burnett Neko Case -- as I am, check out this full stream of the record. -- Pitchfork: Menomena's next record, the suddenly unfortunately titled Mines, drops July 27, courtesy of Barsuk Rec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    Sasquatch! Has Completely Sold Out!

    Pavement plays Sasquatch! on Sunday, May 30.​If you haven't bought tickets to Sasquatch!--May 29 to 31 at the Gorge--you're SOL. Word has just come down from Sasquatch! brass that all three days of the festival have sold out. This is the earliest this massively popular/successful fest has sold ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    Live Music Roundup: Wednesday, August 26

    Jay Reatard​Bat for Lashes, Other Lives at Neumos, 8 p.m., $14 adv. I wonder if David Lynch knows he has an English-Pakistani doppelganger running around named Natasha Khan, a modern musical mystic who includes Lynch as one of her major influences, goes by the stage name of Bat For Lashes and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Sasquatch 2009 Wrap Up: Nine Inch Nails, Erykah Badu, Kings of Leon, and Plenty of Peeps

    Renee McMahonWatch a slideshow of Saturday at Sasquatch 2009 featuring Kings of Leon, Animal Collective, Saturday, May 23 Jonathan Cunningham on King Khan and the Shrines: "There aren't a lot of lead singers that can perform at a music festival dressed in solely underwear, a gold cape, Airwalk sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    Why Jane's Is Still an Addiction: My Show Review and Phoner with Perry Farrell

    If the headliners of this year's biggest summer festivals, Sasquatch included, make you want to shout ''the 90's were great and I hear they're making a comeback!"--you are not alone. Some of this summer's acts (Pearl Jam, the Dave Matthews Band and Green Day), have managed to hang around and merge ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2009

    Sasquatch Music Festival

    If the headliners of this year's biggest summer festivals, Sasquatch included, make you want to shout ''the 90's were great and I hear they're making a comeback!"--you are not alone. Some of this summer's acts (Pearl Jam, the Dave Matthews Band and Green Day), have managed to hang around and merge ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 15, 2009

    Toadies

    Saturday, April 18

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2009

    The Shins @ The Showbox: May 4 & 5

    Renee McMahonWatch a slideshow of The Shins at Bumbershoot 2007.The Shins When: May 4 (all agels), May 5 (21 ) Where: The Showbox at the Market Cost: $34.99 via Ticketmaster on Friday, March 27 A perfect show for those of you interested in watching a band stand still while shouting at a microphone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2009

    Sasquatch 2009 Line-Up Announced

    It's official as of this morning. My Memorial Day weekend just got a whole lot better. Tickets are officially on sale February 28. Saturday, May 23th Kings of Leon / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / The Decemberists / Animal Collective / Bon Iver / Devotchka / M. Ward / Doves / Sun Kil Moon / The Gaslight Anthem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2008

    Tonight's Show Suggestions

    3 Inches Of Blood, "Deadly Sinners" Andrew Miller wrote a blurb about these guys, who I also appreciate. Though I really, really wish they weren't signed to Roadrunner Records, who have earned themselves a permanent place on my shit list per last week's Amanda Palmer music video fiasco. The Hands, P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2008

    (The Whole) Jane's Addiction Reuniting

    3 Inches Of Blood, "Deadly Sinners" Andrew Miller wrote a blurb about these guys, who I also appreciate. Though I really, really wish they weren't signed to Roadrunner Records, who have earned themselves a permanent place on my shit list per last week's Amanda Palmer music video fiasco. The Hands, P ... More >>

  • Music

    December 5, 2007

    Twenty Years Later, N.W.A.'s Underground Rumble Still Roars

    What does it say about the state of the union that “Dope Man” and “Fuck tha Police” are still relevant?

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2007

    Emasculation Rock

    What does it say about the state of the union that “Dope Man” and “Fuck tha Police” are still relevant?

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2007

    SXSW: Sticky, Dirty, Salty, Stinky

    What does it say about the state of the union that “Dope Man” and “Fuck tha Police” are still relevant?

  • Music

    May 12, 2004

    Blind Sight

    Best New Artist Kuma look around Seattle's goth-pop corners.

  • Music

    August 27, 2003

    Top-Selling Records at Local Record Stores

    Best New Artist Kuma look around Seattle's goth-pop corners.

  • Music

    August 27, 2003

    A pierced nipple is still a pierced nipple: Lollapalooza 2003.

    Best New Artist Kuma look around Seattle's goth-pop corners.

  • Music

    August 20, 2003

    Top-Selling Records at Local Record Stores

    Best New Artist Kuma look around Seattle's goth-pop corners.

  • Music

    August 13, 2003

    Top-selling records at local record stores

    Best New Artist Kuma look around Seattle's goth-pop corners.

  • Music

    August 6, 2003

    Top-selling records at local record stores

    Best New Artist Kuma look around Seattle's goth-pop corners.

  • Music

    July 9, 2003

    Wreckers of Civilization

    Insectoid vocals, interminable solos, capital-R Rock: Ladies and gentlemen, Led Zeppelin.

  • Music

    February 12, 2003

    Days of Our Nights

    Lollapalooza and the Dandy Warhols return, Hot Hot Heat get wild, plus more on Jack White, the Gits, etc.

  • Music

    February 20, 2002

    Days of our nights

    Lollapalooza and the Dandy Warhols return, Hot Hot Heat get wild, plus more on Jack White, the Gits, etc.

  • Music

    December 19, 2001

    Days of our nights

    Lollapalooza and the Dandy Warhols return, Hot Hot Heat get wild, plus more on Jack White, the Gits, etc.

  • Music

    November 14, 2001

    Days of our nights

    Lollapalooza and the Dandy Warhols return, Hot Hot Heat get wild, plus more on Jack White, the Gits, etc.

  • Music

    October 31, 2001

    Days of our nights

    Lollapalooza and the Dandy Warhols return, Hot Hot Heat get wild, plus more on Jack White, the Gits, etc.

  • Music

    July 11, 2001

    Days of our nights

    Lollapalooza and the Dandy Warhols return, Hot Hot Heat get wild, plus more on Jack White, the Gits, etc.

  • Music

    January 3, 2001

    Whadchagit?

    Lollapalooza and the Dandy Warhols return, Hot Hot Heat get wild, plus more on Jack White, the Gits, etc.

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