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Stone Temple Pilots Members File Lawsuit Against Scott Weiland

Chad Childers — Sat, 25 May 2013 03:07:49 +0000

Stone Temple Pilots apparently fired frontman Scott Weiland earlier this year and now the band has filed a lawsuit against the singer, claiming that he plotted to sabotage their 20th anniversary tour, among other accusations. TMZ.com reports that the band stated that Weiland was chronically late for performances and missed promotional gigs, which led to the band [...]

Scott Weiland Responds to Termination From Stone Temple Pilots

Chad Childers — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:23:54 +0000

Scott Weiland is now weighing in with his own official response to today's news that he has been fired from Stone Temple Pilots. The vocalist stated as recently as yesterday that all was still good with his longtime band, telling Rolling Stone, "STP has not broken up. I haven't quit. I haven't been fired." He even added that they were talking about when they wanted to tour again.

Slash on Scott Weiland's Velvet Revolver Reunion Comments: 'We're Not Buying It'

Chad Childers — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:40:16 +0000

Scott Weiland may have reunited with Velvet Revolver for a show early last year, but the singer's comments about getting back together with the band are not exactly having the desired effect.

Slash Denies That Scott Weiland Has Rejoined Velvet Revolver

Chad Childers — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:50:42 +0000

Well that was fast! The news from Scott Weiland that he was back with Velvet Revolver and planning to record and tour came as a shock to fans, but no one may have been more surprised than guitarist Slash, who offered a denial when quizzed about it by Minneapolis/St. Paul station 93X.

Velvet Revolver Reunite With Scott Weiland for Tribute Show

Dave Kim — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:48:16 +0000

Velvet Revolver didn’t exactly end their relationship with former lead singer Scott Weiland on good terms back in 2008. In fact, the band threw the Stone Temple Pilots frontman under the bus. The musicians have buried the hatchet and will reunite for one night this month. According to SPIN, the supergroup will get together January [...]

Corey Taylor Thinks Scott Weiland is a 'Lazy Piece of S___.'

Ned — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:17:43 +0000

WHOA! Corey Taylor seems to be pretty mad about everything! He touches base on television, money, Footloose Remake, Harry Potter, and especially Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots! Corey Taylor (Slipknot/Stone Sour) has been on the road supporting his new book “Seven Deadly Sins.” Which I am dying to read because I heard it was [...]

Stream Scott Weiland's Christmas Album in Its Entirety

Dave Kim — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:08:26 +0000

There are moments in life that leave you scratching your confused head until it bleeds. One of those moments for me was when I first heard about Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland's desire to record a Christmas album. It was like trying to understand the movie plot to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen or why the Detroit Lions continued to keep Matt Millen employed for as long as they did. Well, Weiland's holiday project, entitled The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, will hit stores on October 25. However, impatient fans can stream the whole album now.

Stone Temple Pilots' Scott Weiland Releases Covers Album

Dave Kim — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:01:33 +0000

Current Stone Temple Pilots frontman and former Velvet Revolver vocalist Scott Weiland has released a digital album full of covers. The singer gives his interpretations of songs from Nirvana, The Smiths, Depeche Mode, The Rolling Stones and more. The digital record, simply titled A Compilation of Scott Weiland’s Cover Songs, is only available through the [...]

Scott Weiland Says He Was Raped as a Child

Dave Kim — Thu, 19 May 2011 16:24:07 +0000

We all know the antics that Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland has gone through, including drug and alcohol abuse. However, in his new book Not Dead & Not For Sale, which was released earlier this week, Weiland made some shocking revelations. Excerpts from Not Dead & Not For Sale were posted by SPIN. Weiland [...]

Velvet Revolver in the studio

Dave Kim — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:22:44 +0000

Velvet Revolver may have found a new singer to replace former frontman Scott Weiland.Slash posted on his Twitter page, “So far so good in the studio! Got a couple brand new riffs, pretty heavy stuff. Iii|B^|)’” Slash told Kerrang! last month that Velvet Revolver were trying out two singers. I wonder if they made their [...]