Brett Buchanan

Ex-Queens of the Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri revealed that Josh Homme got some parts of “Feel Good Hit of the Summer” from another band in a new Songfacts interview. “Josh said he was walking down the road and he heard it in his head, like a list of things. But I believe he got it from a band called the Subhumans.  » Read More

King’s X icon Doug Pinnick discussed Soundgarden in a new interview with Detroit’s WRIF. “There was thing called drop-D tuning we did in ’88 when our first record came out. And almost the whole record was drop-D tuning. “Someone told me one time, they said, ‘The quickest way to get everybody to mimic you is to play something that any kid can play when they pick up a guitar immediately.’ […]

King’s X legend Doug Pinnick told Detroit’s WRIF that he knew Alice In Chains “since before they got signed.” He recalled: “Layne [Staley] did say to me, ‘Keep putting out, writing songs so we can keep ripping you off.’ He said that to Jerry [Gaskill], actually. But he told me that on ‘Rooster’, he said, ‘I was just doing Doug.’  » Read More

Alice In Chains have announced, “To commemorate the upcoming 30th anniversary of Dirt, we created a special limited edition deluxe box set that is now up for pre-order, which includes an exclusive orange 2LP vinyl with remastered audio, a hardcover book with never before seen photos, and more… Only 3000 available. Check it out now in our official AIC webstore: shop.aliceinchains.com #Dirt30.”  » Read More

The 1975 are replacing Rage Against The Machine at the Reading and Leeds festivals. Stoosh93 posted on Reddit, “Absolutely gutted and what a shite replacement. I’m getting a refund for my Leeds Friday ticket anyone else?” “I’ve raised a complaint to get a refund. They are selling tickets on behalf of the festival. The Leeds official website says you can get a refund if there are any major cancellations or […]

Queens of the Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri discussed recording multiple versions, a couple of which are unheard, of “Feel Good Hit of the Summer” with Judas Priest’s Rob Halford in a new Songfacts interview. “One of my favorite memories was when Chris [Goss] asked Rob if he’d sing on ‘Feel Good Hit Of The Summer.’  » Read More

Matt Skiba will be joining Alkaline Trio in the studio in January 2023, adding more fuel to the rumors that Tom DeLonge is back in Blink-182. Blink-182 Italia posted: Apparently, Alkaline Trio is aiming to hit the studio in January. Now, let’s try to put this information into context before fan theories go off the rails.  » Read More

Zack de la Rocha made a mistake onstage that resulted in aggravating his injured foot according to Rage Against The Machine fans on Reddit. Bobtbob posted, “I believe it was during the end of Freedom he beat his bad foot against the ground and Immediately keeled over and twisted around on his seat. Tom turned around to look at him.  » Read More

Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante was shocked onstage before “Tell Me Baby” in Seattle, a fan on Reddit reports. FrugalSardine posted, “People who have seen a recent show other than Seattle – how did John seem to you? Don’t get me wrong, his playing was excellent and his vocals were strong, but I never saw him crack a smile once and he didn’t seem to want to make […]