This is the full story behind Alice in Chains’ MTV Unplugged (1996): how Layne Staley, Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney and Mike Inez ended up on a candlelit Brooklyn stage after two and a half years off the road. It’s a story of a trash can beside Cantrell’s stool, Metallica in […]
Today we take a look at Rob Thomas’ difficult childhood growing up in Florida and South Carolina. Podcast on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rock-n-roll-true-stories-podcast/id1876614383 My second YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@rocknrolltruestories2 Before Rob Thomas became the voice of Matchbox Twenty, he was a teenager without a permanent home, carrying a small keyboard between places […]
The story behind Candlebox’s contractual nightmare with Madonna’s label Maverick Records. Podcast on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rock-n-roll-true-stories-podcast/id1876614383 My second YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@rocknrolltruestories2 Candlebox sold millions of records, but singer Kevin Martin later said his royalty checks stopped while his bandmates continued getting paid. How did the voice behind “Far Behind” and […]
The story behind the one Alice in Chains song that was their answer to all the media stories circulating following the release of 1992’s Dirt. Podcast on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rock-n-roll-true-stories-podcast/id1876614383 My second YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@rocknrolltruestories2 Alice in Chains had heard the rumors. Their band was finished. Layne Staley was supposedly […]
The story behind the epic Guns N’ Roses song ‘Don’t Cry’ and the music video. Podcast on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rock-n-roll-true-stories-podcast/id1876614383 My second YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@rocknrolltruestories2 In 1991, Guns N’ Roses weren’t content to just release a follow-up to Appetite for Destruction. They released two albums on the same day, debuted […]
The story behind one of the biggest acts of the mid 90’s who domiated the rock scene from Stockbridge, Georgia. Podcast on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rock-n-roll-true-stories-podcast/id1876614383 My second YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@rocknrolltruestories2 What happens when a rock band goes triple platinum… then loses access to its own money? This is the unbelievable […]
Talking about one of the most overlooked and underrated alternative rock albums of the 90’s. Quicksand should have gotten AT LEAST as big as Helmet in my opinion, and their debut full length Slip is an absolute gem that deserves more attention. @QuicksandNYCvideo #quicksandband #alternativerock #90srock Buy Metal Trenches MERCH […]
35 years after Pearl Jam released ‘Ten’, we’re celebrating one of the most important rock albums of all time with the drummer who played on it: Dave Krusen. As Pearl Jam’s original drummer, Dave Krusen helped define the sound of ‘Ten’ with his powerful, musical, and nuanced drumming. In this […]
In the mid-1990s, Alanis Morissette shocked the music industry by transforming from a discarded Canadian teen pop star into the voice of a generation with the massively successful album *Jagged Little Pill*. After being dropped by her label, she teamed up with producer Glen Ballard in an earthquake-damaged studio to […]
It’s officially the end of an era. MTV, once the heartbeat of rock, metal, and pop culture, has announced a major shutdown that marks the final days of what used to be music television. Paramount Global has confirmed that five of MTV’s remaining music channels in the UK — MTV […]
