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The number of festivals headlined by alternative heavyweights keeps growing and growing with the announcement of the headliners for the Voodoo Music Experience.
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R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails and Stone Temple Pilots have been tapped to participate in the 10th annual Voodoo Music Festival down in New Orleans from October 24-26.
Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 2, and for all your additional info check out the festival’s official site.
Besides the Voodoo Fest, Lollapalooza and the Virgin Festival had previously announced line-ups filled with alternative bands including Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, and …read more

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Since STP is fully reunited let’s do an FYI on their short, but awesome, catalogue.

Core, the band’s debut album, was released on September 29, 1992.
Core went 8x platinum.
Singles: “Plush”, “Creep”, “Sex Type Thing” and “Wicked Garden”
Must have tracks: “Crackerman”, “Piece of Pie”.
“Creep”

Purple was released on June 7, 1994.
Purpledebuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and went 6x platinum.
Singles: “Interstate Love Song”, “Vasoline” and “Big Empty”.
Must have tracks: “Kitchenware & Candybars”, “Lounge Fly”, “Army Ants”.
“Interstate Love Song”

Tiny Music…Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop was released on March 26, 1996.
Tiny Musiconly went 2x platinum.
Singles: “Big Bang Baby”, “Lady Picture Show” and “Trippin’ On …read more

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Since we already mentioned STP today, let’s keep the theme going.
I already did a post on Tiny Music last summer, but it’s still my favorite STP album (and their best). Besides, this beautiful weather just tells me that it’s time to bring this album back by blasting it for all to hear.
With that, here’s my post from last August: Stone Temple Pilots – Tiny Music…Songs From The Vatican Gift Shop.
Until next time, enjoy the groovy video for “Big Bang Baby”.

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Stone Temple Pilots are apparently going to release a DVD of their private Houdini estate performance from April 7, where they also announced a massive 65 date tour.
There’s no other info at this time, but be sure to check out the band on May 1 when they appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
I love STP, but I’m not too sure about this. It seems kind of lame to release a live DVD with only 7 tracks, but if they add some special features then I’m game.
For now, check out this little sampler from the April 7 performance.

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I’m bringing back the FYI on STP again, because they’re everywhere right now, because of their reunion and all.
FYI: Stone Temple Pilots
Enjoy the video for “Hello, It’s Late”, which was a gem from their last album, 2001’s Shangri-La-Dee-Da.

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Last night STP officially returned!
The band performed a 30 minute intimate gig for lucky contestant winners and industry folks at the Harry Houdini Estate in L.A.
The show was used as a platform to announce the huge 65 date tour for this summer and fall. Also, guitarist Dean DeLeo told the crowd that the band would be working on a new album after the tour.
Sweet!
Anyways, the seven song setlist was: “Big Empty”, “Plush”, “Vasoline”, “Lady Picture Show”, “Big Bang Baby”, “Interstate Love Song” and the encore was “Trippin On A Hole”.
If you can’t wait to see the guys this summer, then …read more

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Velvet Revolver has made a not so shocking announcement today.
The band announced that they have booted frontman Scott Weiland from the group.
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Here’s what Slash had to say: “This band is all about its fans and its music and Scott Weiland isn’t 100% committed to either.” Slash added, “Among other things, his increasingly erratic onstage behavior and personal problems have forced us to move on.”
If you’ve been following the news on VR in the last couple of weeks, then this is not a surprise move.
In related news, Weiland and the members of STP …read more

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I guess Scott and Slash weren’t lying cause Stone Temple Pilots have confirmed a reunion show at the Rock on the Rage Festival in Columbus, OH on May 17.
The 2-day festival will also feature Kid Rock, Disturbed, 3 Doors Down, Staind, Papa Roach, Seether, Flyleaf, Shinedown, Serj Tankian, a reunited Filter, Killswitch Engage and Finger Eleven. Tickets go on sale February 23 through Ticketmaster.
A pretty lame line-up, but STP are going to announce more shows.
The band’s official site has just launched a new tour section and there are rumours flying around that STP will be part of this year’s limited run …read more

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According to Slash, Stone Temple Pilots are going to hit the road this summer.
Slash broke the news to Billboard, stating that once Velvet Revolver wraps up their current tour, frontman Scott Weiland is going to rejoin STP. However, Slash still wants Velvet Revolver to record their third album, which would be the follow up to last year’s Libertad.
Last weekend Weiland promised an STP reunion during a solo performance at a charity event in South Beach, FL.
Wow, is this actually happening?
I can’t wait!

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Former Stone Temple Pilots/current Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland has promised an STP reunion!
Weiland performed a solo set at the Bay Point All Stars Gala in South Beach, Flordia ( which benefits the Bay Point School and the AROD Foundation) on January, 19.
From the stage Weiland stated to the audience to expect an STP reunion in the coming months. This past summer he told the Washington Post “We wanted to be played on rock radio for the next 20-30 years. That’s actually happening. The only thing that’s left unfinished is the completion of the story. I feel that there could be a better …read more

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