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“I remember running over to Carlos Santana and asking him to bless my pick to allow me to cross through the portal of his powers”: Porno For Pyros are NOT over – but Peter DiStefano already has a lifetime of tales from the band

DiStefano has lived a thousand lives: he refused to join Jane’s Addiction, wrote his band’s first hit about a murdered school friend, escaped a junkie death through an out-of-body experience, and cried with Perry Farrell after announcing their (no longer a) farewell tour

Guitar World

‘Every Cocteau Twins song sounds like an orgasm’: Perry Farrell’s honest playlist

The Jane’s Addiction man grew up on the Beatles and has played Led Zeppelin to Trump, but who can he no longer listen to?

The Guardian - UK

"Me and Anthony and Flea showed up wearing dildos": The night Jane's Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers played a freaky private Halloween party for a high roller called 'The Colonel'

"The Colonel had all the money, the big mansion, the cocaine, the champagne... and now he's King Of Cool Hill with Jane's Addiction playing his birthday party"

Metal Hammer

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9 times Nuno Bettencourt proved to be guitar's M.V.P.

The string-skipping, warp speed-shredding and hard-riffing virtuoso has been blowing minds since '89. Here are 9 highlights from his spectacular catalog with Extreme and beyond

Guitar World

“Ziggy Stardust was the first song I ever performed”: Perry Farrell on his pre-fame days as a David Bowie impersonator

The Jane’s Addiction went on to become friends with Bowie, despite the fact he annoyed him by accidentally giving away his contact details. Twice.

Louder

Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman Gentle Giant, Strawbs and more on new Tony Visconti box set

The work of famed producer Tony Visconti celebrated in new 4 disc or 8 LP box set, Produced By Tony Visconti, out in October

Louder

“All the excesses of rock’n’roll stardom – the sex, the drugs, the parties – were open to us”: Extreme’s Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt on the highs, the lows and the hedonism

Extreme’s career has taken in one huge hit, millions of album sales, a split, a reunion and a big dollop of over-indulgent rock star living. Frontman Gary Cherone and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt look back on where it all went right, and where it all went wrong.

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Jane's Addiction's Eric Avery on the challenges of writing a great bassline and why he was drawn to teach himself the bass guitar because of his shyness

"I could even be onstage, but not be the focus"

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Ice-T on metal, Dave Mustaine and making it against the odds: “My hustle is strong. It’s a survival instinct”

Body Count frontman, hip hop icon, controversy magnet, friend of Megadeth, Lemmy, Slayer and more – it’s Ice-T’s world, we just live in it

Metal Hammer

Smashing Pumpkins serve night of riffs, hits and power slams

Smashing Pumpkins, Jane's Addiction and more.

Newcastle Herald

Billy Corgan, pro wrestlers and a medieval castle: inside Smashing Pumpkins’ weird gig for the ages

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman owns a pro-wrestling league – so of course the band is touring Australia with a troupe of wrestlers

The Guardian - AU

Jane's Addiction: Ritual De Lo Habitual - Album Of The Week Club review

Ritual De Lo Habitual became the first ‘alternative’ record to sell a million, inspiring a generation of bands who would ultimately kill the idea of ‘alternative’ stone dead

Louder

Every Jane's Addiction album ranked from worst to best

From their 1987 self-titled live album through to 2011's The Great Escape Artist, here are Jane's Addiction's album ranked from worst to best

Metal Hammer

Watch Slash and Perry Farrell play a song about a heroin addict with a violent boyfriend to an audience of children

Jane Says is one of the most beautiful songs in Jane's Addiction's catalogue, and watching him and Slash perform it on the Kidz stage at Lollapalooza 2008 is an experience

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Chicago Sun-Times

Smashing Pumpkins, Jane’s Addiction tour a double dose of rock that has endured for decades

Over three hours and 27 songs at the United Center, it was hard not to recall the first time you heard ‘Today’ or saw the ‘Been Caught Stealing’ video.

Chicago Sun-Times

Fall Entertainment Guide: Harry Styles, Lizzo, Lil Nas X, Maneskin among the musicmakers headed to Chicago

There’s an avalanche of incredible music heading to Chicago this fall. We highlight 10 concerts you won’t want to miss.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lightfoot announces deal to keep Lollapalooza in Grant Park for another decade

The mayor made the announcement onstage to throngs of screaming fans, appearing alongside festival founder Perry Farrell.

Chicago Sun-Times

Perry Farrell, ‘I Can Help’ singer Billy Swan join Billy Corgan’s benefit for Highland Park massacre victims

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman has lived in Highland Park for years. The benefit will be at Madame Zuzu’s, the tea house he runs with his partner, clothing designer Chloé Mendel.

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Chicago Tribune

Billy Corgan on his Highland Park concert with Perry Farrell: ‘It’s almost impossible to put into words what this community is going through’

CHICAGO — Among the responses to the Fourth of July shooting in Highland Park, news went out earlier this week that one of its residents was staging a benefit concert — Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan announced he would host and perform in a livestreamed concert event July 27. Newly…

Los Angeles Times

From the Beatles to Adele, 20 unforgettable Hollywood Bowl concerts

LOS ANGELES — By its very nature, a visit to the Hollywood Bowl is a memorable event. Even before stepping into the venue itself, attendees might enjoy a preshow picnic, while the trek up Peppertree Lane feels like you're hiking the final few steps of the Yellow Brick Road.

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