by Bram Teitelman | Oct 19, 2016 | Video
We love A.V. Undercover, the series in which visiting bands have to cover a song from one of 25 artists, with the list dwindling down every time an artist visits. It helped get GWAR back into the national spotlight and earned them alumni status after they crushed a...
by Bram Teitelman | Oct 18, 2016 | Awards
Today, the increasingly irrelevant Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees for 2017 were announced, and there are a few surprises, but nothing that exciting. Jane’s Addiction, Pearl Jam, Yes and Bad Brains are among the more rock-leaning of this year’s...
by Bram Teitelman | Jul 20, 2016 | We're Getting The Band Back Together
A 90s alt-rock supergroup that was never meant to be a band, Temple of the Dog are reuniting for the 25th anniversary of their only album. Consisting of Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell and all of Pearl Jam, the band was formed as a tribute to Mother Love Bone singer...
by Bram Teitelman | May 19, 2016 | Metal Memes, News, Video
Joey Siler could have just rested on his laurels after coming up with the relatively brilliant animated fake cooking show Cooking Hostile With Phil Anselmo. Pantera almost never gets old, and neither do Pantera-related puns. Even Anselmo himself got in on the action....
by Metal Insider | May 5, 2016 | New Music, News
It has been just over 14 years since former Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley sadly passed away from a drug overdose. Fortunately, Alternative Nation picked up on a not-so-subtle tweet directed from a Seattle-area audio engineer Jesse Holt to Staley’s former Mad...