Hardcore gamers flock to Seattle Sep 2, 2008
The lineup includes classic albums by the Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jane's Addiction and Megadeth as well as a No Doubt greatest hits package - pretty much something for everybody. The news out of the "Guitar Hero" camp is more likely to make fans cringe. (AZCentral -- Business)
Ninja Gaiden II skewers 1M Aug 31, 2008
Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction, Megadeth, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and No Doubt lending full track packs to rhythm game "in the coming months.". Posted Aug 28, 2008 11:41 am PT. (GameSpot)
EW: 'Exclusive: 'Rock Band 2' offering new slate of full albums' Aug 29, 2008
Stocking the digital bins, EW.com has learned exclusively, will be seminal full albums by Foo Fighters (The Colour and the Shape), Red Hot Chili Peppers (Blood Sugar Sex Magik), Jane's Addiction (Nothing's Shocking), Megadeth (Peace Sells ... Jane's Addiction (Nothing's Shocking). (USA Today -- Tech)
Music festivals cater to young, old, in-between Aug 28, 2008
And that's just fine with Lollapalooza founder Perry Farrell, former lead singer of the now-defunct 1990s alternative rock band Jane's Addiction. "I am almost 50 years old, and I certainly don't want to be condemned. I don't want to be looked upon as some kind of used-up dude," said Farrell, a father of three. (MSNBC -- Music)
Globe writers on the one thing you must do, see, or hear this week Aug 25, 2008
For that we turn to , where the list-obsessed features section includes surveys of bad songs from good bands, the best opening lines, and outrageous riders (inquiring minds want to know that Cher requires a wig room, LL Cool J needs baby oil and long-stemmed roses, and Jane's Addiction demands Zig-Zag rolling papers in orange packaging). - JOAN ANDERMAN. (Boston Globe)
Photos: All-New IFC Comedy Series Z ROCK Captures the Antics, Humor, and Angst of a Real Rock Band from New York Aug 23, 2008
Series highlights include recurring guest appearances by comedic icon Joan Rivers, comedians Dave Attell, Greg Giraldo, Gilbert Gottfried, with musicians Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction) and John Popper (Blues Traveler). Sebastian Bach (Skid Row), Dee Snider (Twisted Sister), Chris Barron (Spin Doctors) and comedian Patrice Oneal also join the mayhem. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Rock Band 2: Behind the Music Aug 21, 2008
"Mountain Song" from Jane's Addiction instead of the more likely "Been Caught Stealin'," "Battery" from Metallica, "Drain You" from Nirvana. So was there a conscientious effort to broaden people's experience with these bands this time around. (IGN PS2)
Return Of The Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1999, In The Loder Files Aug 12, 2008
It was three years before they resurfaced with a follow-up record, called One Hot Minute, with Dave Navarro, the shred-king Jane's Addiction guitarist, awkwardly slotted into the lineup. One Hot Minute was a mediocre Chili Peppers album, and Navarro was soon gone. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Lollapalooza 08 Sunday: Nine Inch Nails bring us closer to God ... Aug 5, 2008
"Hopefully you won't be so confused." In the pit, a tiny blond girl with pink and orange streaks in her hair stood, unmoved, just staring at Farrell in that inscrutable way that only tiny children can stare, as the former Jane's Addiction frontman clobbered his old band's best song. Brilliant. (Entertainment Weekly)
Film on 'The Germs' brings a punk band back to life Aug 5, 2008
The Germs' sole album, 1979's "GI," sold few copies but influenced much bigger Los Angeles bands, like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jane's Addiction. Yet even as the Germs cracked wise and brought a sense of fun and mayhem to the scene, the final stage of Crash's plan (its window inspired by David Bowie's 1972 apocalyptic anthem "Five Years") always loomed. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Lollapalooza Architect Perry Farrell Addresses Barack Obama Rumor, Jane's Addiction Reunion Jul 31, 2008
annual gathering of some of rock's biggest names and most buzzed-about upstarts, and the brainchild of ex-Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell ... " As far as whether there will be any surprise reunions this weekend, Farrell said don't count on it especially if you were hoping to see Jane's Addiction. Even though the band's original lineup shared a stage back in April for the first time in more than 15 years, Perry said they won't be repeating that moment in Chicago. "Not this year," he said.... (VHI.com -- Music News)
At Home With Jane's Addiction, 1988, In The Loder Files Jul 30, 2008
Jane's Addiction in 1988 (Photo: MTV News) ... Jane's Addiction had. (VHI.com -- Music News)
More of this story Jul 26, 2008
"Along with the big names, Rees has brought in some new talent, including Pedestrian, an indie rock band composed of musicians who have recorded or toured with everyone from Alanis Morrisette to Gnarls Barkley and Jane's Addiction. Also, Sugarwall was picked by the Gin Blossoms' manager to tour with the '90s band that had a slew of songs on the Billboard charts such as "Found Out About You" and "Follow You Down. "Sugarwall, who just released their debut album and claim the Rolling Stones, the... (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Harmonix, MTV Games unveil setlist for 'Rock Band 2' Jul 16, 2008
AC/DC AFI Alanis Morissette Alice in Chains Allman Brothers Avenged Sevenfold Bad Company Beastie Boys Beck Bikini Kill Billy Idol Blondie Bob Dylan Bon Jovi Cheap Trick Devo Dinosaur Jr. Disturbed Dream Theater Duran Duran Elvis Costello Fleetwood Mac Foo Fighters Guns N' Roses Interpol Jane's Addiction Jethro Tull Jimmy Eat World Joan Jett Journey Judas Priest Kansas L7 Lacuna Coil Linkin Park Lit Lush Mastodon Megadeth Metallica Mighty Mighty Bosstones Modest Mouse Motorhead Nirvana Norman... (USA Today -- Tech)
Rock Band II Jul 15, 2008
IGN: E3 2008: Rock Band 2 Complete Track List Revealed. Latest hot clips: A week of gaming bliss. (IGN PS2)
Rock Band 2 Video Game Song List Re... Jul 15, 2008
Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know" Alice in Chains - "Man in the Box" Allman Brothers - "Ramblin' Man" Anarchy Club - "Get Clean" Avenged Sevenfold - "Almost Easy" Bad Company - "Shooting Star" Bang Camaro - "Night Lies"Beastie Boys - "So Whatcha Want" Beck - "E-Pro" Bikini Kill - "Rebel Girl" Billy Idol - "White Wedding Pt. I" Blondie - "One Way or Another" Bob Dylan - "Tangled Up in Blue" Bon Jovi - "Livin' on a Prayer" Breaking Wheel - "Shoulder to the Plow"Cheap Trick - "Hello There" Devo... (Suite101.com)
New Guns N' Roses Song Heads To 'Rock Band' Jul 15, 2008
Additional artists include Pearl Jam, Metallica, the Allman Brothers Band, Motorhead, Devo, Jane's Addiction, Megadeth, and Modest Mouse. Existing "Rock Band" users will be able to transfer the entire soundtrack of the existing game, as well as any songs downloaded to date, to the new version. (Billboard.com)
Harmonix, MTV Games and Electronic Arts Set to Rock the World Again With Rock Band(TM)2 Jul 15, 2008
-- Unrivaled Blend of Classic, Developing and Emerging rock acts including Pearl Jam, Metallica, Allman Brothers, Motorhead, Devo, Jane's Addiction, Megadeth, Paramore, Modest Mouse and more. -- Rock Band 2 is the first and only video game to feature the music of AC/DC. It includes their epic rock anthem, "Let There Be Rock". (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
At-bat music: Cleveland Indians May 31, 2008
Songs: "Superhero" by Jane's Addiction; "Pink Houses" by John Mellencamp; "Ants Marching" by Dave Matthews Band Critic commentary: "Is it possible to hear three songs and know everything about a person? 'Superhero' is the 'Entourage' theme song, a show whose appeal to ballplayers is obvious; 'Pink Houses' means Carroll fancies himself a patriot; 'Ants Marching' proves he hasn't bought a new album since freshman year of college. Forget strikes -- maybe pitchers should just throw iTunes gift cards... (MLB.com -- Cleveland Indians)
Perry Farrell Announces the Summer KIDZAPALOOZA Concert Summer Line Up May 10, 2008
The festival's founders, Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction and Porno For Pyros, and Tor Hyams, famous children's music producer, will announce the summer's musical acts, give away a fly-away trip to the festival, and host a party at The Paul Frank Store on Melrose Avenue. WHEN: Saturday, May 10th, 2008 11:00AM Raffle begins 12:00PM Lunch is served through 2:00PM 12:30PM Paul Green's School of Rock students' rock 1:00PM Perry Farrell and Julius announce the summer Kidzapalooza line up 1:30PM Paul... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Jane's Addiction reunites at L.A. bash May 2, 2008
Kevin Winter / Getty ImagesDave Navarro, left, and Perry Ferrell of Jane's Addiction perform at the 1st Annual U.S. NME Awards at the El Rey Theater on Wednesday in Los Angeles. . (MSNBC -- Music)
Pop Tarts: Mariah Carey's Backstage Ordeal at 'Idol' Apr 19, 2008
Navarro also set the record straight regarding all the rumors that his reunited band Jane's Addiction will be performing alongside Prince at the upcoming Coachella Festival in less than two weeks. "We're back together and working hard," he said. (Fox News)
Ferrel, Morello, Slash And More Rock For Recovery Apr 19, 2008
The show worked as a cross between a greatest-hits showcase and an all-star covers band, with Cantrell and Morello joining in for Jane's Addiction classic "Mountain Song" and Slash, Morello and Cantrell joining Kramer for the MC5's vintage "Kick Out the Jams.". Rage Against The Machine guitarist/solo artist Morello hosted the show and, as Farrell noted onstage, was responsible for bringing much of the talent to the event. (Billboard.com)
Jane's Addiction reunite for award Apr 17, 2008
Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell in 2001 ... The four original members of pioneering alternative rock band Jane's Addiction will perform for the first time in almost 17 years next week, temporarily burying the hatchet so they can receive an award for career achievement ... His bandmates, who have resurrected Jane's Addiction a few times, had previously agreed to attend the event at the El Rey Theatre, leaving Avery once again as the holdout. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Avery Rejoins Jane's Addiction For NME Awards Apr 17, 2008
Jonathan Cohen, N.Y. Eric Avery will rejoin his former bandmates in Jane's Addiction for the first time since 1991 at the U.S. NME Awards, to be held April 23 at Los Angeles' El Rey Theatre. At the event, Jane's Addiction will be presented with the Godlike Genius Award and play three songs with its original lineup of Avery, frontman Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins. (Billboard.com)
Jane's Addiction To Reunite -- With Original Lineup -- For One Show (So Far, Anyway ...) Apr 17, 2008
Jane's Addiction To Reunite -- With Original Lineup -- For One Show (So Far, Anyway ... Jane's Addiction To Reunite -- With Original Lineup -- For One Show (So Far, Anyway ... Jane's Addiction's Perry Farrell (Photo: Doug Pensinger/ Getty Images). (VHI.com -- Music News)
Jane's Addiction to reunite for award Apr 16, 2008
Jane's Addiction to reunite for award - Yahoo ... Jane's Addiction to reunite for award ... LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The four original members of pioneering alternative rock band Jane's Addiction will perform for the first time in almost 17 years next week, temporarily burying the hatchet so they can receive an award for career achievement. (Yahoo News)
Bristol Time: The return of a trip-hop legacy Apr 11, 2008
"We turned out to be wired differently. I met him when I was a teenager, and was very open to whatever. As far as our creative interaction, I made him a mix-tape, when I was hanging out with him, when I was still at school. Michelle Shocked was on there, and probably a lot of the alternative music I was listening to then, like Jane's Addiction. And then we did a couple of songs, including "Aftermath", and then I left Bristol. Two years later, he signed to Island, and we started working on... (Independent)
MOG Debuts Exclusive Video: Perry Farrell Interviews Lou Reed in a Historic Meeting of Two Music Legends Mar 19, 2008
WHO: Jane's Addiction front man, Perry Farrell, sits down with music legend, Lou Reed, in a candid interview conducted backstage at SXSW. WHEN: The video interview is currently available. WHERE: Excerpts of the Farrell/Reed video interview can be seen on MOGGER Indiepixie's MOG page at http://mog. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Executive Mar 15, 2008
Favorite bands: The Clash, Jane's Addiction, Nine Inch Nails, Beck, Devo, Modest Mouse, Guns N' Roses. Favorite vacation spots: Fiji, Thailand, home. (USA Today -- Sports)
R.E.M. Add Classic Flavor To Night Of New Faves, Including White Williams, YACHT & More: South By Southwest '08 Mar 15, 2008
And though the woman working the door at Stubb's didn't recognize them, we saw Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello and former Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell ducking in to see R.E.M. at midnight. And despite all that, uh, star power, perhaps the best moment of the night came just before the hyper set from Nashville's Be Your Own Pet, when a suave gentleman up front was trying to chat up a few young ladies and asked them if they were going to see Vampire Weekend. (VHI.com -- Music News)
WBOS switches format, drops DJs Feb 5, 2008
WBOS has also changed its play list to focus on alternative rock from the past two decades with automated announcements between most of the songs, by the likes of Peter Gabriel, Pearl Jam, Jane's Addiction, and Offspring. The station also dropped Holly Harris's long-running Sunday blues show. (Boston Globe)
Jane's Addiction Raids Vaults For Boxed Set, DVD Jan 24, 2008
Greg Prato, N.Y. Although it appears most of Jane's Addiction's studio outtakes/rarities have been accounted for and issued, classic live recordings are another story. Now, Jane's drummer Stephen Perkins is looking into assembling a box set that will focus on memorable and previously unheard live performances from the group. (Billboard.com)
* Locked and loaded Jan 18, 2008
Or "anywhere from, let's say, Led Zeppelin, Johnny Cash, Jane's Addiction, Ben Harper, Prince, a lot of weird bands," if you ask Taylor. Sometimes they sound a little like a mellowed out Alice in Chains circa Jar of Flies. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Sonic Spotlight: Andy Colbert Jan 17, 2008
HANDPICKED CONCERT LINEUP: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soul to Squeeze; Old Crow Medicine Show, Wagon Wheel; Jane's Addiction, Jane Says; Van Morrison, Moondance; The Temptations, Papa Was a Rollin' Stone. UPCOMING GIGS: The band will perform at noon Friday at Joe's Underground, 144 Eighth St., and at 8 p.m. Friday at Laura's Backyard Tavern, 218 S. Belair Road, Martinez. (The Augusta Chronicle)
DeGraw Dabbling In Rock On Sophomore Album Jan 16, 2008
DeGraw will be backed with a "newbie" band, with players like bassist Chris Chaney (Alanis Morissette, Jane's Addiction) and guitarist Tim Pierce. Tracks like the single, "Young Love" and "Cop Stop" ("Baby I'm a cop / stop, put up your hands and surrender to me") revisit the themes of love and relationships which dominated "Chariot." "I spend the most ridiculous amount of time of writing lyrics," he says. (Billboard.com)
'Overnighters' pushes thespians to the limit Jan 9, 2008
Reaction: The music Reddig used for inspiration was "City Song" by Jane's Addiction, and like the lyrics, the play was missing some logistical sinew. When viewed as more of an impressionistic piece, there was interesting intellectual meat to chew on and dead-on theater humor. (Anchorage Daily News)
Rockers join Super Bowl party Jan 9, 2008
Rockers to join the block party. Rockers to join the block party. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Tommy Lee, Dave Navarro sign on for Super Bowl Jan 6, 2008
Guitarist Navarro played in rock bands Jane's Addiction and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He and Electra starred in two MTV reality shows, including 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave which documented the days leading up to the couple's 2003 wedding. (AZCentral -- News)
Jane's Addiction Ex-Bassist Eric Avery Recovers With Solo LP, Calls Billy Corgan 'Inspiring' Dec 27, 2007
Jane's Addiction Ex-Bassist Eric Avery Recovers With Solo LP, Calls Billy Corgan 'Inspiring ... When Jane's Addiction first called it quits in 1991, bassist Eric Avery teamed up with one of his oldest pals, Jane's guitarist Dave Navarro, to form a new band, one they'd later christen Deconstruction ... While the rest of Jane's Addiction remained active drummer Stephen Perkins and frontman Perry Farrell went on to found Porno for Pyros, while Navarro took over for John Frusciante in the Red Hot... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Principal Production Completed On Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures Musical Thriller REPO! THE GENETIC OPERA Dec 7, 2007
Prominent Rock Musicians From Guns & Roses, Jane's Addiction, White Zombie, Skinny Puppy, Slipknot and Love & Rockets Band Together To Record The Soundtrack ... Among the musicians featured are Richard Patrick (Filter), Steven Perkins (Jane's Addiction), Clown (Slipknot), Ray Luzier (Army of Anyone), Brian Young (David Lee Roth's band), Richard Fortus (Guns & Roses), Sonny Moore (First to Last), David J (Bauhaus/Love & Rockets), Daniel Ash (Love & Rockets), Blasko (Ozzy Osborne), Tommy Clefetus... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Walk Hard' Legend Dewey Cox (A.K.A. John C. Reilly) Gets His Rock Star On At Tour Kickoff Dec 5, 2007
WEST HOLLYWOOD, California The world-famous Roxy Theatre has played host to everyone from David Bowie to Jane's Addiction over the years. It was the last place John Belushi partied before he died, home to numerous Heidi Fleiss parties. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Navarro at Axis/Radius Nov 9, 2007
But in the case of DJ Skribble, what it means is an intriguing new collaboration with guitarist/TV icon Dave Navarro -- he of Jane's Addiction, Red Hot Chili Peppers and having incredibly hot sex with Carmen Electra fame. They met through Lee, who once famously planted a red-carpet tongue-kiss on Navarro to draw attention to that Rock Star: Supernova show, and almost immediately started brainstorming about a way the two could work together musically. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
11/10: Axis/Radius Blowout Bash Nov 8, 2007
So it would seem - the hipper-than-thou club has a 10th anniversary celebration in the works, which includes appearances by former Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro and DJ Skribble. Be there or be, well, you know. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Who needs reality TV? Web sites turning shows' viewers into stars. Nov 6, 2007
Three years later, approximately 8 million viewers a month visit the site to request songs and chat in real time with hosts like musician Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Christy Kruzick. ManiaTV leads other online video sites, such as No Good TV ( ) and Funny or Die ( ), not just because it makes good on its promise of original, interactive entertainment, but also because it has a decent revenue stream: Blue-chip advertisers such as Honda and Wrigley are interested... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Nas' New Album: Where Does It Rank In The History Of Controversial LPs? Nov 6, 2007
Other songs that used the term include one by multiracial group Sly and the Family Stone, 1969's "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey," which was reprised on the Lollapalooza stage in 1991 by rapper Ice-T and former Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell ... and Today, which featured the group wearing white lab coats, bedecked with butchered dolls and chunks of meat; Guns N' Roses' graphic Robert Williams cartoon on the initial pressings of 1987's Appetite for Destruction; and the nude sculpture on the... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Guitar Center to Crown Drum-Off Grand Champion on January 5, 2008 at The Music Box @ Fonda in Hollywood Nov 2, 2007
This incredible night, hosted by Stephen Perkins of Jane's Addiction, will feature performances by the four Drum-Off finalists as well as Angels & Airwaves, "Go Get A Late Pass!!!" featuring. uestlove of The Roots, Street Drum Corps with special guests Adrian Young of No Doubt, Brooks Wackerman of Bad Religion, Shannon Leto of 30 Seconds to Mars, John Sawicki of Stomp and Byron McMackin of Pennywise. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Porn's Red Hot, Rock Is Not Oct 26, 2007
In Michael Grecco's new book, "Naked Ambition: An R-rated Look at an X-rated Industry," the former Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jane's Addiction star, who now writes and directs XXX videos, says: "Rock and porn exist to break taboos. Rock used to have that rebellious 'up against the world' creed . . . That doesn't exist anymore in the music world - but it's alive and well in the adult industry." He adds: "It's heartening to feel kin to a group of freewheeling individuals who don't give a [bleep]... (New York Post -- Gossip)
Spencer Gifts faces copyright suit over Willie Nelson T-shirts Oct 23, 2007
He has been granted access to photograph such musical acts as Slayer, Emmylou Harris, Allison Krauss, Jane's Addiction, Linkin Park and Ringo Starr, according to the lawsuit. He was also the official campaign photographer for U.S. Sen. (MSNBC -- Business)
Sensitive Foo-age guys Oct 6, 2007
There was magic in Jane's Addiction and Soundgarden that was lacking. It was like the old guy festival. (The Age)
Dave Navarro to party at Axis/Radius Oct 5, 2007
text size Former Jane's Addiction guitarist will make the scene at Axis/Radius' 10 year anniversary Nov. 10 ... Even though he was part of the decidedly influential alt rock band Jane's Addiction, he's most famous now for: A. marrying Carmen Electra, B. wearing a lot of eyeliner, and C. Hosting the TV abominations Rock Star: INXS and Rock Star: Supernova. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Olivea Watson, L.A.-Based Singer/Songwriter, is Chosen the 2007 Winner of the Gibson Guitar New Musician Award Oct 3, 2007
Last year's HATCHfest attendance was 11,800, and noteworthy attendees over the years include The Samples, Stephen Perkins of Jane's Addiction, Jackson Browne, Peter Fonda, Michael Keaton, Bill Pullman, Jeff Bridges, Brian Geraghty, William Fichtner, The LifeSavas, J.D. Souther and Tony Furtado. HATCHfest is like no other musical event, mentoring young minds and hatching creative talent within innovation and the arts. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
KROQ's L.A. invasion channels the '90s Sep 18, 2007
Leading his new band, Satellite Party, Farrell mixed his lush new sound with older tunes, beginning with "Stop," a song still as anxious and stirring as in his Jane's Addiction days. The Foo Fighters delivered the most satisfying set of the night, beginning with Grohl alone with a guitar strumming and singing "Everlong," chewing gum between lyrics. (Los Angeles Times)
Metal proves to be a mainstay niche for guitar makers Sep 2, 2007
Everything about that guitar is completely thought out," he said.Minarik is thrilled when famous rockers such as Dave Navarro, formerly of Jane's Addiction, and Claudio Sanchez, of Coheed and Cambria, occasionally play his wares. They're not purveyors of death metal, but they're noticed among guitar players.Minarik likes the possibility of expanding to traditional designs, since the music tastes can be fleeting and the fire for metal may flame out, yet again."It's a pendulum. It'll swing back... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
ManiaTV moving ahead with new CEO Aug 31, 2007
An existing show hosted by former Red Hot Chili Peppers and Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro will move from the Dragonfly nightclub to the new studio being launched in Los Angeles, and Hoskins said his team is recruiting more Hollywood talent. About a dozen people in Denver have been laid off, partly due to the shift away from user-generated video, but Hoskins said more people will be hired in Los Angeles, keeping total employment around 70. (Herald Online, SC -- Technology)
Hitting rock bottom Aug 25, 2007
On Queens Of The Stone Age's live album Over The Years And Through The Woods, you can hear Josh Homme asking the crew to turn the lights on the culprit, before instructing audience members: "When you see Mr Cocksmoker later, just walk by and go 'Hey cocksmoker, eat a bag of dicks.'" Equally funny is the case of the Jane's Addiction shoe thrower, immortalised on live LP Kettle Whistle. "The guy threw a Birkenstock!" spits an appalled Perry Farrell. (Guardian Unlimited)
Concert Highlights for the Week of August 15 - 21 Aug 15, 2007
Perry Farrell's Satellite Party Fine Line Music Caf; Since he made what seems like instant history with Jane's Addiction in the late '80s and early '90s, and brought alternative music to the forefront once and for all by creating the once-again-mighty Lollapalooza, Perry Farrell has never had trouble keeping himself busy with project after project after project. Some worked well (his vastly underrated first post-Jane's Addiction band, Porno for Pyros), some were so-so (he directed the nearly... (City Pages)
Incubus rules the Band Camp Aug 14, 2007
The worst of the lot was Satellite Party, in which Jane's Addiction mastermind Perry Farrell showcased his faceless new band by going almost exclusively on a nostalgia trip. His inane, mumblemouthed intros led to dull-roar versions of "Been Caught Stealing," "Stop," and Porno for Pyros's "Pets" that took the easy way to adulation, an ironic twist for a performer who once reveled in his supposed transgressiveness. (Boston Globe)
Perry Farrell's a SingStar Aug 7, 2007
Perry Farrell's SingStar Sit Down Jane's Addiction lead singer talks up the karaoke title and breaks an editor's heart ... Six crooners would face off, and the top three would perform "Been Caught Stealing" by Jane's Addiction -- one of the first official songs in the game -- and then have their videos judged by the band's lead singer -- Perry ... The lead singer of Jane's Addiction since forming the band in the '80s, Farrell's sung hits such as "Been Caught Stealing" and "Jane Says." As he made... (IGN PS2)
Iggy's lust for life Aug 6, 2007
Revived by founder Perry Farrell, lead singer of the band Jane's Addiction, "Lolla" is contracted to stay in the Windy City through 2011. Reuters. (The Age)
Against Me! Deliver A Smashing Set, Daft Punk Land The Saucer: Lollapalooza, Day One Aug 4, 2007
But fans of the alt-rock icon's better-known band, Jane's Addiction, were the real winners on Friday. Satellite Party which have gone through a recent lineup overhaul opened with a cover of Jane's "Stop!," eliciting "Wooos" and "Eee-yeahs" from the audience. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Why reunions can never fully succeed Jul 23, 2007
I'll never stop loving Jane's Addiction, for example, but Strays is a definite chink in a collective armour that Deconstruction, Perry Farrell's Satellite Party, The Panic Channel and, generally speaking, everything Dave Navarro has ever done on his own (besides Carmen Electra) can never penetrate. I am prepared to argue the original, irascible lineups of Killing Joke, Wire and, to a less progressive extent, Dinosaur Jr., have pulled off recent reunion albums that successfully added another... (Toronto Star)
From stolen instruments to national acclaim Jul 20, 2007
It was created by former "Jane's addiction" front man Perry Farrell. Aranda has made the cut from over one thousand bands that entered. (KFOR Oklahoma City, OK)
Satellite Party Jul 20, 2007
Farrell, as he has since the earliest days of Jane's Addiction, parlayed a combination of manic energy and unabashed slapstick into a presence that alternately enhanced and overwhelmed the songs that made up the 80-minute set. He's still not much of a singer per se, as borne out by quieter passages that revealed the shrillness of his tenor -- a shortcoming that was masked to some degree by the pillowy backing vocals provided by his wife, Etty Lau, who stalked the stage with an ecdysiast's... (Variety)
Music Listings Jul 20, 2007
Perry Farrell's Satellite Party New group formed by Jane's Addiction leader mixes rock and dance grooves on its debut Ultra Payloaded. Commodore Ballroom, Sept. 23, 9 pm, $30, 604-280-4444. (Vancouver Sun)
