Scott’s Week on Grunge Graveyard: Stone Temple Pilots and Scott Weiland’s Lost Year

Stone Temple Pilots and Scott Weiland’s Lost Year

Space Needle (Episode 68)

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Scott’s Week on Grunge Graveyard: The Story Behind Stone Temple Pilots’ “Purple” Album

Stone Temple Pilots: The Story Behind Purple Album

Scott’s Week on Grunge Graveyard: The Tragic Death of Scott Weiland

Scott Weiland The Tragic Death of the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver Frontman

Happy Birthday Scott!

It is the anniversary of Scott Weiland’s birth today.

I’ll be posting an article or a song every day this week to celebrate his life and legacy, this will be Scott’s Week on Grunge Graveyard.

Space Needle (Episode 67)

 

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Anniversary of Shannon’s Death

It’s been 25 years since Shannon’s death today.

The Alice in Chains Story with Jerry Cantrell & Guns ‘N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan

The Alice in Chains Story with Jerry Cantrell & Guns ‘N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan

Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell and Guns ‘N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan have known each other since the 80’s, when they were both Seattle musicians on the cusp of breaking through. In this special feature (content guide below), the two longtime friends share the story of AIC, from the Music Bank & when Man in the Box hit (features Corey Taylor & Ben Weinman).

Content guide below: 00:00 Duff and Jerry in Seattle, Axl & the demo tape 01:25 Alice in Chains as a Greek tragedy (by Duff McKagan) 02:15 The lion force of new singer William DuVall in the band’s Second Act 02:41 Ben Weinman of Dillinger Escape Plan on William DuVall (Ben also plays in Giraffe Tongue Orchestra with William) 03:31 Nothing is easy in Alice in Chains 04:04 No one breaks overnight & the impact of “Sweet Child of Mine” and “Man in the Box” 05:16 Corey Taylor (Slipknot) on watching Alice in Chains on the Clash of The Titans tour (Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth) in 1992 06:01 The magic moment when Alice in Chains broke through 06:07 Meeting Layne Staley at The Music Bank 07:28 The birth of the Seattle scene – Soundgarden, Mother Love Bone & Alice in Chains

Space Needle (Episode 66)

Lunar perfection captured by @jaznewt on Tuesday night!

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Eddie Vedder with Brad Wilk

Eddie with Rage Against The Machine drummer Brad Wilk ( who at one point auditioned to be in PJ )

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