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Next Tuesday, the hotly anticipated Alex Van Halen memoir Brothers lands on shelves, but the buzz has gotten even stronger this week after he dropped some bombshells that won’t be included between the bindings. The book tells the story of the unbreakable bond between the drummer and his younger brother, Edward, beginning with their childhood... Continue Reading →
One of the most elusive alternative rock reunions imploded this past weekend as Jane’s Addiction cancelled the remaining dates of their North American tour following an onstage scuffle between frontman Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro. The group, which also features drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery, had been plagued by a series of... Continue Reading →
One of the more unexpected reunions in the past however many years was that of Jane's Addiction. Not because bands reconvening is anything groundbreaking in these days of Oasis and Linkin Park, but because these guys had tried it over and over and over again across decades and always had the same problems split them... Continue Reading →
Looking at pop rock albums of the '90s, very few - if any - are good as Weezer's debut, The Blue Album. Tonight at the TD Garden, the outfit led by lord of the geeks Rivers Cuomo, never afraid to pin his nerdiness - or his heart - on his sleeve, bring the "Voyage to... Continue Reading →
Backstage in the dining area last night at The Xfinity Center, I'm sitting down to dinner with Jeff Gutt, the singer from Stone Temple Pilots - which is an absolutely bonkers way to start a story, I realize this - and we're talking about the Vanyaland 617 Q&A he did with me recently. He mentions... Continue Reading →
First of all, it must be said that that headline got a chuckle out of Jeff Gutt, who has been the singer for Stone Temple Pilots since 2017. I sat down with him recently for a Vanyaland 617 Q&A where he talked about his resiliency in an unforgiving industry, one where his alternative was going... Continue Reading →
Last week, and almost exactly 15 years to the day they called it quits in wildly dramatic fashion, Britpop titans Oasis revealed they would be getting back together for a series of concerts next year in the United Kingdom. The news set off a firestorm of excitement across the pond among the media, longtime fans,... Continue Reading →
Being under the weather is never fun, so imagine having to get up in front of thousands of people night after night and appear as if you're right as rain. That's what Gavin Rossdale had been doing for a spell with his band Bush, leading to our interview getting pushed back a few times as... Continue Reading →
The Gaslight Anthem is, by far, one of my favorite bands to come out of the early-ish '00s. Whether it's the overarching connectedness to the everyman in their lyrics, the swirling guitar melodies that almost don't fit into a punk rock song or the constant nod to their musical influences, there's always been something there... Continue Reading →
“If I could go back and change my life, or anybody’s life I would do it. That wasn’t supposed to happen; it was supposed to be a concert. I just try to take it one day at a time, and sometimes one day [is] worse… some days I can’t even get out of bed. I... Continue Reading →
The Chronicles of Michael Christopher 