May 3rd, 2013

aliceinthetempleofpearlgarden:

My copy of Above deluxe edition

Signed by Mike McCready and Barrett Martin

when this arrived it was the greatest day ever

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April 28th, 2013

Alice in Chains timekeeper Sean Kinney’s new bass drum head is an apparent tribute to Layne Staley and Mike Starr.

(Source: facebook.com)

April 23rd, 2013
I didn’t have a lot of confidence as a singer [in the beginning]. But Layne pushed me to sing my own shit. I was unsure, especially standing next to a guy like Layne, who had an amazing voice, was super-talented and so quick. He was a natural. I’m not. But with Layne pushing me, my confidence grew. William is real challenging, too—a natural like Layne was. The way we work together is very similar.
Alice in Chains’ Jerry Cantrell, in a new interview with Electronic Musician magazine
April 20th, 2013

Mike McCready and Barrett Martin sign Mad Season LPs outside Easy Street Records in Seattle earlier today (Record Store Day).

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April 5th, 2013

Alice in Chains/Mad Season frontman Layne Staley died 11 years ago today. Watch Mad Season perform “River of Deceit” on New Year’s Eve 1995 at RKCNDY in Seattle. Video of the full show is available for the first time as part of the new Above deluxe edition.

(Source: noisecreep.com)

April 2nd, 2013

“Black Book of Fear,” one of three new tracks on Mad Season’s reissue of Above, out today. Co-written by R.E.M.’s Peter Buck, with newly added vocals by Mark Lanegan.

(Source: Spotify)

March 23rd, 2013

Here’s the full list of Record Store Day (April 20) releases, including records from the Flaming Lips, Mad Season, Moby & Mark Lanegan, Thurston Moore and Soundgarden, and comps from Sub Pop and Kill Rock Stars.

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