Alternative Music

In a new interview with Australia’s May The Rock Be With You, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS drummer Eric Kretz was asked if he and his bandmates have had any discussions about using the coronavirus downtime to work on new material. The 55-year-old musician responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Yeah, there was at first, but then it kind of goes into, ‘Do you guys wanna do a record?’ And we’re so disappointed that we finished the ‘Perdida’ record [STP‘s first-ever acoustic album] and then we weren’t able to tour it. And I think in some ways, it was actually very therapeutic just to take a break — just take a break. The whole world is hurting right now, and it’s just, like, ‘Let’s just hang out with our families.’ ...

In a new interview with The Metal Voice, drummer Gil Moore of Canadian rock legends TRIUMPH discussed the first-ever feature documentary about the band’s dramatic career, “Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine”, which was made available last month for streaming in Canada, only on Crave. Produced by Emmy and Peabody award-winning Banger Films, “Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine” is a Crave original documentary that has been described as “a celebratory, exhilarating thrill ride through the history of one of rock’s most unsung acts.” The film covers TRIUMPH‘s humble beginnings as staples of the GTA circuit in the mid-’70s to their heyday as touring juggernauts, selling out arenas and stadiums all across North America with their legendary s...

ENVY OF NONE, the new band from Alex Lifeson (RUSH), Andy Curran (CONEY HATCH), Alfio Annibalini and singer Maiah Wynne, will release its self-titled debut album on April 8 via Kscope. The official Jaden D.-directed music video for the LP’s second single, “Look Inside”, can be seen below. Curran, having a “soft spot” for “Look Inside”, recalls the song’s creation: “I was in my studio late one night, headphones on… a few glasses of red wine deep and thought, wouldn’t it be fun to pull out my bass, blow up the tone, double it and play to a really messed up super slow drum groove. It’s got a real stoner vibe to it. That’s what happens when you mix wine and bass… Mission accomplished!” With the rough bed track and so...

In a new interview with Joe Rock of Long Island, New York’s 102.3 WBAB radio station, punk rock icon Henry Rollins, who is a relentless world traveler, expressed his solidarity with the people of Ukraine over Russia’s invasion of the country. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “The thing is still, in a way, breaking news. What I have been thinking about is everybody at my [spoken-word] shows in Kyiv, no one’s life is what it was a month ago. And I think of all those people throughout the last several days, ’cause they’re either moving, they’re on their way somewhere or they’re panicked or they’re not having a great time today. And these are people — very friendly. I talked to a lot of them. They were waiting for me at the hot...

PHIL CAMPBELL AND THE BASTARD SONS, the band featuring MOTÖRHEAD guitarist Phil Campbell alongside his sons Todd, Dane and Tyla, will embark on a U.K. tour which will see them play a set of MOTÖRHEAD classics. The group, which is rounded out by vocalist Joel Peters, will play 11 U.K. shows starting on May 7 at Merthyr Tydfil Redhouse Cymru and ending on May 21 at Bradford Nightrain. Tickets go on sale on Friday, March 11 at 10 a.m. Phil Campbell says: “Looking forward to SLAMMING out some MOTÖRHEAD classics to make your ears bleed one more time.” Tour dates: May 07 – Merthyr, UK @ Tydfil Redhouse Cymru May 08 – Blackpool, UK @ Waterloo Music Bar May 10 – Newcastle, UK @ Cluny May 11 – Edinburgh, UK @ La Belle Angele May 12 – Leeds, UK @ Key Club Ma...