Scott Weiland News

Rick Florino of ARTISTdirect recently conducted an interview with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS /ex- VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland .

A press release describes the book as "a visceral rollercoaster ride inside bipolar disorder, rock 'n' roll, celebrity culture, and the competitive world of modeling from a rock star wife and recovering drug addict," adding, "On the surface, Mary Weiland had a fairy-tale life.

ContactMusic.com reports Mary Forsberg, estranged wife of rock'n'roll icon / Notre Dame booste r Scott Weiland, is about to publish a memoir, 'Fall To Pieces' later this year.

Mary Weiland , the estranged wife of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS /ex- VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland , will publish her memoir, "Fall to Pieces" , on October 27, 2009 via William Morrow , an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers .

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS /ex- VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland has told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that STP is working on material for a new album, tentatively due in 2010.

The Maricopa County sheriff's pattern of courting extremist nativists over the past four years is the natural result of Arpaio's Johnny-come-lately stand on illegal immigration, his immigration sweeps, and his Archie Bunker-like attitude regarding racial and ethnic issues wrapped up in the immigration debate.

Why join? The Concert Authority Listen Live Stone Temple Pilots have announced a number of shows in the US this summer, kicking off July 1 in Los Angeles.

Courtesy of jay rannow Guitarist Nathan Bjornberg, left, and frontman Bryan Dixon are the core members of the Oxnard rock band Softsilence.

Video footage of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS /ex- VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland performing the VELVET REVOLVER song "Do It For The Kids" with his solo band on May 13, 2009 at Tempe, Arizona's Marquee Theatre can be viewed below.

Monday, May. 18, 2009 at 05:47 PM Before STP even put out their first album, they toured with Kurt Cobain's Nirvana and Sonic Youth.

The start of the summer movie season means it's time to start guessing which films will make the most money.

During the hiatus of VELVET REVOLVER , guitarist Dave Kushner was asked to fill in on guitar for the "Monster Circus" show in Las Vegas while Bruce Kulick was off doing a GRAND FUNK RAILROAD gig.

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS /ex- VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland will be the featured musical guest on this Friday night's episode of ABC-TV 's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" STONE TEMPLE PILOTS have begun announcing new summer tour dates, the band's first since ending their six-month 2008 reunion tour at the end of last October.

The Architects have been a staple of our city’s live music scene for several years, and for good reason: They are one of its best live bands.This weekend they’re taking over the Czar Bar, two shows in two nights.

Caption: Duff McKagan Duff McKagan's Loaded live at the Liverpool Carling Academy Liverpool, England .... Rocker DUFF MCKAGAN and his VELVET REVOLVER bandmates kicked frontman SCOTT WEILAND out of the group when it became clear he couldn't stay away from drink and drugs.

Boutique record label Softdrive Records has released the first in a series of webisodes intended to document the day-to-day functions, difficulties, and grassroots efforts of an independent record label in today's faltering economy and digitally driven music business.

The tour will also pass through Vancouver.. The full schedule is below. The Stone Temple Pilots and ex-Velvet Revolver frontman's most recent solo effort, "Happy in Galoshes," spent five weeks on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart after its November 2008 release, scoring a peak position at No.

Rappers Ja Rule and Lil Jon, plus DJ AM and Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots helped kick off the reopening of the clubs inside the Gaslamp's Hard Rock Hotel.

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash has commenced recording his debut solo album with Josh Freese on drums, Chris Chaney on bass, and Eric Valentine in the producer's chair.

Country Thunder USA rolls into Florence for its four-day run next weekend, with Alan Jackson, Tim McGraw and Montgomery Gentry in tow.