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Stone Temple Pilots Recruit Linkin Park's Chester Bennington as New Singer

Dave Kim — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:10:15 +0000

The rock world was in a bit of shock Saturday night (May 18) as Stone Temple Pilots revealed their newest member: Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington. STP made a surprise appearance at Los Angeles, Calif. radio station KROQ’s annual Weenie Roast concert. The group performed a number of hits as well as a new track [...]

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.

10 Awesome Cover Songs By Rock Bands [Videos]

Jackie — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:20:59 +0000

I'm a big fan of a good cover song. When I go to a concert for a band I like and they belt out journey tune, or something epic from Britney Spears I go crazy. In honor of that I decided to create the top 10 most awesome cover songs!

Stone Temple Pilots Take Stage at Canada Gig After 2-Hour Wait, Cancel Next Night's Show

Mary Ouellette — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 02:00:38 +0000

Stone Temple Pilots fans in Abbotsford, British Columbia, last night (Sept. 17) had to exercise an extreme amount of patience in order to see the band play live as the rockers finally took to the stage two hours after the opening band without any explanation to ticket-holders regarding their tardiness.

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 [...]

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 [...]

Stone Temple Pilots and Wayland Perform at Rock The Rapids

Dave Kim — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:29:55 +0000

Stone Temple Pilots and Wayland had great sets during Day 2 of Rock The Rapids earlier this week. Check out photos from the event after the jump.

Stone Temple Pilots Own Rock The Rapids in Downtown Grand Rapids

Dave Kim — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 19:16:53 +0000

Grunge veterans Stone Temple Pilots returned to Grand Rapids a year after their show at the DeltaPlex last August, and somehow had MORE fans come see them at Rock the Rapids Tuesday night. The weather was perfect, the beer was flowing and the band kept playing for an hour and a half of 90s nostalgic bliss.

JT's Top 5 Stone Temple Pilot Songs

JT — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:00:04 +0000

“ST mother f'n P” (a dahmer nickname for the band) rocks out at 'Rock The Rapids' tomorrow night. And after more than a year of solid performances, I think the Scott Weiland-unpredictability-factor can be put to bed now. They put on a great show last time they were in town. The band sounded tight and [...]

Rock The Rapids to Offer Diverse Musical Lineup in Downtown Grand Rapids

Dave Kim — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:45:58 +0000

Stone Temple Pilots are scheduled to headline Rock The Rapids, the six day festival taking place August 8-13 in downtown Grand Rapids. JT and Dahmer sat down with Rock The Rapids founder Denny Baxter to discuss the lineup, as well as Dahmer’s history with STP frontman Scott Weiland. Rock The Rapids will be located on [...]

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 [...]

Ozzy, Muse, Paramore and Alice Chains receive Grammy nods

Dave Kim — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:11:02 +0000

Ozzy Osbourne, Muse, Paramore, and Alice In Chains are all nominated for next year’s Grammy Awards. Muse nabbed three nominations including Best Rock Performance and Best Rock album for The Resistance. Ozzy, Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots and Them Crooked Vultures will battle it out for Best Hard Rock Performance award. Main [...]