Tag: Jane’s Addiction
Cover Story: Smashing Pumpkins: Never Mind the Gatekeepers
It’s not often that an artist is afforded the privilege of seeing the importance of their career painstakingly delineated in its relative historical importance. You usually have to wait until your screen has faded to afterworld black for that kind of cumulative honor. But at 55, after nearly four decades spent helming Smashing […]
Hello My Name Is Peter Hook
Arguably, Mancunian musician Peter Hook’s primary survival skill is his totally unique bass-playing style, a melodic, stage-scraping thrum that — ever since he launched with the legendary but short-lived outfit Joy Division, then perfected it in his ensuing combo New Order; it’s a sound that’s often been imitated but never once been equaled. […]
Photo Gallery: Eddie Vedder at Auditorium Theatre • Chicago
Eddie Vedder Auditorium Theatre Chicago, IL February 9, 2022 Recap and photos by Curt Baran Considering the fandom that surrounds him, it’s surprising that it has taken this long for Eddie Vedder to release a “proper” solo record. Yeah, technically, it is the Pearl Jam frontman’s third outing on his own if you include a […]
Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz May 25 – May 30
Phish’s next installment of “Dinner And a Movie” features a broadcast of their 1993 concert at Great Woods in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Tune in on Tuesday, May 25, to watch. Country Now Live presents a free virtual concert with Dierks Bentley from Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl this Wednesday, May 26, at 9 PM. Tune in over at […]
Cover Story: Perry Farrell
It took Brazilian author Paulo Coelho just two weeks to write back in ’87, but the compact little novel The Alchemist is one of those metaphysical, feel-good reads that not only deserves to be on every literate bookshelf alongside The Little Prince, but demands to be revisited every couple of years lest its wisdom be […]
Lollapalooza Chicago 2016 – Day 3
Sun is shining on Day 3. All 100,000 ticket buyers showed-up to to see the elegant Chairlift, “out-of-place-but-still-fit” Chris Stapleton and the those Red Hot Chili Peppers…
Stage Buzz – Live Shots: Riot Fest Chicago – Day One
Riot Fest Chicago 2014: Cold, rain, ankle-deep, footwear-swallowing mud and incredible music…
Rock Star Energy Drink Uproar Festival live shots!
Alice In Chains, Jane’s Addiction, Coheed And Cambria, Circa Survive energize FMBA
Jane’s Addiction photos!
Perry Farrell somehow mustered up enough energy to join his comrades in Jane’s Addiction for a sanctioned Lollapalooza after show on Aug. 4 at the Aragon Ballroom. Â All photos by Curt Baran.
Jane’s Addiction live!
The record industry loves to gauge success by numbers. How many units did it move? At what spot did it debut? How many weeks did it stay on the charts? But you never see the intangibles on the spread sheet, specifically influence.
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