Scott Weiland a day before being kicked out of STP: ‘No One’s Ever Fired Anybody In STP’

Talk about a backstab! Yesterday, we were telling you how Scott Weiland was fired from STP, and how he actually found out about it from the press. But there’s more drama here; ironically, just a day before this, he was giving an interview, saying how the band only needs some “fresh blood”, and how “no one’s ever fired anyone from STP”: “STP has not broken up. I haven’t quit. I haven’t been fired. We’re talking…

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Scott Weiland out of Stone Temple Pilots

STP has apparently fired their lead singer, Scott Weiland, announcing it with a  single tweet just a few hours ago: “Stone Temple Pilots have announced they have officially terminated Scott Weiland – no further information is available at this time.” Wow.  Um, ok. The group has yet to update their site, but it’s only been a coupla hours. I guess now the question is, can STP be STP without Weiland?

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Stone Temple Pilots finish recording new album

There was an entire soap opera revolving around the Stone Temple Pilots a few years back. They reformed, only to split up again a few months and a number of muddy statements later. Evidently, I become terribly surprise at the end of last year when I received a press release in which Scott Weiland announced the band was not only back together, but also planning a new record and huge tour to boost. I didn’t…

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Stone Temple Pilots set to release a new album and tour in 2010

They’ve had their fair share of difficulties, to say the least that is, but according to the band’s frontman, Scott Weiland, Stone Temple Pilots will be touring a great deal in the following year, to complete an upcoming new album. Apparently, the tour will stretch across the whole year, with short breaks in between. Most probably the first leg of the tour will run for a short period of time, before breaking into the post-album…

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Stone Temple Pilots to split again

Whoaaa aren’t we loving this!! After the Velvet Revolver soap opera, after going back to lifetime love STP, Scott Weiland decided it’s time to move on in his musical carreer. Again. After releasing his second album, he spoke to USA today about that. According to him, writing songs that would become hits is the least of his priorities at the moment. “There’s a beauty in being part of a band, when there’s equality and trust….

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Stone Temple Pilots to reunite

They are preparing this reunion for the Rock on the Range festival, to be held May 17-18 at Columbus, Ohio’s Columbus Crew Stadium. It will probably be glorious and spectacular and two days long, here’s why. Among the bands which are going to play there, to name just a few would be naming Kid Rock, Disturbed, 3 Doors Down, Staind, Papa Roach, Seether, Flyleaf, Shinedown, Serj Tankian, the reunited Filter, Killswitch Engage and Finger Eleven….

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Stone Temple Pilots reunion imminent ? [17.05.2008]

One month ago, the former [tag]Stone Temple Pilots[/tag] frontman, Scott Weiland broke news of a posible reforming, last month at a benefit in Florida, telling the Miami Herald to watch out for an STP reunion in the months ahead. Recently [tag]Velvet Revolver[/tag] guitarist Slash recently confirmed to Billboard.com, that Velvet singer Scott Weiland, will reunite with his previous band for a short series of shows this summer.  According to HardDrive Radio, the reunited Stone Temple…

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Velvet Revolver: ‘Libertad’

Artist name: Velvet Revolver Album name: Libertad Label: RCA Records Gender: Hard Rock Release date: July 3, 2007 ZMErating: 9/10 Website: http://www.velvetrevolver.com/ If [tag]Velvet Revolver[/tag] never made it to its second album, i would be any thing but surprised. I mean face it when you have such a conglomeration of stars and egos from the ’80 hard rock times, featuring ex-members of Guns N’ Roses and fronted by arguably the biggest ego of the grunge…

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