Ex-MEAT PUPPETS bassist Cris Kirkwood made his initial appearance in federal court on Tuesday (Dec. 30) in a wheelchair and hospital gown, grimacing alternately from pain and exasperation, according to the Arizona Republic. His federal public defender, Jane McClellan, said he would spend the night at a federal detention facility in Florence, despite his gunshot ...
December 2003 - Blabbermouth Archive
Ex-MEAT PUPPETS Bassist Arrested On Assault Charge
Former MEAT PUPPETS bassist Cris Kirkwood was arrested by federal officials Tuesday morning (Dec. 30), five days after being shot in the stomach by a post office security guard, according to RollingStone.com. Kirkwood, 43, was arrested as he left Arizona's Good Samaritan Hospital, where he was taken after he was shot by a ...
MACHINE HEAD Confirmed For ROCK AM RING, DOWNLOAD Festivals
MACHINE HEAD have been confirmed for the Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park festivals (web site), set to take place June 4-6, 2004 in Nürnberg and Nürburgring, Germany (respectively). The band are also slated to appear at the U.K.'s Download festival (web site), which is tentatively scheduled for June 6-7 ...
KISS Drummer Celebrates Birthday With Fans: Video Available
Backstage during the KISS Platinum Package meet-and-greet in Fresno, California on December 20, the fans greeted drummer Peter Criss by singing "Happy Birthday" to him. Watch the video here. Criss (born Peter Criscoula) was born on December 20, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York. He is 58 years old. ...
THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: New Singer Found?
Norway's THEATRE OF TRAGEDY have posted several photos taken during a recent rehearsal session with an as-yet-unidentified female singer who may — or may not — end up becoming the official replacement for departed vocalist Liv Kristine. Check them out here. As previously reported, Kristine issued a statement in late August ...
NIRVANA: First-Ever Concert Available For Download
A recording of NIRVANA's first-ever concert in March 1987 has been posted online. The band — which then featured Aaron Burckhard on drums — delivered a nine-song set at a house party in Raymond, Wash. Click here to listen. Meanwhile, a former contributing editor to Rolling Stone magazine ranked NIRVANA's "Nevermind" ...
DAN SWANÖ To Launch New Web Site
Multi-talented Swedish musician/producer Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, NIGHTINGALE, MOONTOWER) will launch his new official web site on January 1, 2004. The site, sponsored by The End Records, will focus on all of Dan's projects and will include a huge download section full of MP3s, videos, etc. ...
Report: SCOTT WEILAND Switches Rehab Facilities, Need For More 'Personal Care' Cited
MTV.com reports that two months into lockdown, Scott Weiland has switched rehab facilities. Though the former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman/current VELVET REVOLVER singer was in court-ordered rehab at Grandview in Pasadena, California, he's now housed at Las Encinas, also in Pasadena. Prosecutors said that the switch was made so that the singer could get more ...
METALLICA Drummer Says He Has No Opinion On RIAA Crackdown On Music File Swappers
METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich was recently asked by Live Daily for his opinion abut the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) crackdown against Internet users it says are illegally sharing songs. "I was talking to my manager Cliff Bernstein about it yesterday on the phone," Ulrich said. "[There was] something in the New ...