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R.I.P. Scott Weiland, Former Singer of Stone Temple Pilots, Found Dead at 48

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Very sad news as it’s being reported by KNAC and verified by Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro that former Stone Temple Pilots/Velvet Revolver vocalist Scott Weiland has been found dead on his tour bus in Minnesota by his personal manager. He turned 48 this past October. Weiland’s wife and manager confirmed his passing to LA Times.

Weiland’s FB page posted the following message:

Scott Weiland, best known as the lead singer for Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, passed away in his sleep while on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota, with his band The Wildabouts. At this time we ask that the privacy of Scott’s family be respected.

Weiland has had a long and troubled career that included drug use and public disputes between himself and his bandmates, both current and former. He fronted STP for many years before breaking from the group in 2002, whereupon he joined Velvet Revolver in 2003. He left, once again in a publicly negative fashion, in 2008 and rejoined STP, which lasted until 2013.

Weiland’s solo band, The Wildabouts, almost immediately began touring after the DeLeo brothers announced on the STP website that they “…officially terminated Scott Weiland“. An album with The Wildabouts was released earlier this year.

Also this year, Weiland was a part of Art of Anarchy, which featured John Moyer (Disturbed), Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (Guns N’ Roses), and twin brothers Vince and Jon Votta, although he made it very clear that he did not see himself as a band member and thought of himself as a session musician.

I wish I could say that I’m surprised by this news but the reality is I’m not. Weiland led a troubled life with a lot of difficulties. Furthermore, when I saw him during the STP reunion tour, he looked absolutely awful. He was gaunt, pale (almost ashen), and moved like any step might break him. Still, it’s a tragedy to lose someone so young, especially someone with such talent.

We send our condolences to his family and friends in this tragic time. Rest in peace, Scott. I hope you’ve found peace.

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“He Walks By Night” – Listen to a Brand New John Carpenter Song NOW!

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April 9, 2024

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It’s a new day, and you’ve got new John Carpenter to listen to. John Carpenter, Daniel Davies and Cody Carpenter have released the new track He Walks By Night this morning, the second single off their upcoming album Lost Themes IV: Noir, out May 3 on Sacred Bones Records.

Lost Themes IV: Noir is the latest installment in a series that sees Carpenter releasing new music for John Carpenter movies that don’t actually exist. The first Lost Themes was released in 2015, followed by Lost Themes II in 2016 and Lost Themes III: Alive After Death in 2021.

Sacred Bones previews, “It’s been a decade since John Carpenter recorded the material that would become Lost Themes, his debut album of non-film music and the opening salvo in one of Hollywood’s great second acts. Those vibrant, synth-driven songs, made in collaboration with his son Cody Carpenter and godson Daniel Davies, kickstarted a musical renaissance for the pioneering composer and director. With Lost Themes IV: Noir, they’ve struck gold again, this time mining the rich history of the film noir genre for inspiration.

“Since the first Lost Themes, John has referred to these compositions as “soundtracks for the movies in your mind.” On the fourth installment in the series, those movies are noirs. Like the film genre they were influenced by, what makes these songs “noirish” is sometimes slippery and hard to define, and not merely reducible to a collection of tropes. The scores for the great American noir pictures were largely orchestral, while the Carpenters and Davies work off a sturdy synth-and-guitar backbone.

“The trio’s free-flowing chemistry means Lost Themes IV: Noir runs like a well-oiled machine—the 1951 Jaguar XK120 Roadster from Kiss Me Deadly, perhaps, or the 1958 Plymouth Fury from John’s own Christine. It’s a chemistry that’s helped power one of the most productive stretches of John’s creative life, and Noir proves that it’s nowhere near done yielding brilliant results.”

You can pre-save Lost Themes IV: Noir right now! And listen to the new track below…

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