Stone Temple Pilots

Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows From the Last Week in S.F. Music

Stone Temple Pilots (and Scott Weiland) Need to Give Up on Stone Temple Pilots Already

Imagine, for a moment, how sick of your singer you have to be to fire him or her -- especialy when there's still a shit-ton of money to be made out of sticking with the douche. Back in February, Stone Temple Pilots confirmed yet again that Scott Weiland was a bigger pain in the ass than a serious bo ... More >>

A Handy Guide to the Best and Worst Bands With "Black" in Their Name

Tonight, the Black Keys are playing the Oracle Arena in Oakland. Did you know they were that big now? We kind of thought they'd be a Fox Theater band forever. Especially since there are so many damn bands with "Black" in their names. Speaking of which, we want to honor Black Keys' arena-playing prow ... More >>

In Which Three Young Boys Weigh in on the Best Songs of 2011

Not an actual photo of any of the children subjected to WU LYF for this article.​The year is drawing to a close, which means it's time for us music writers to puff out our chests -- those chests emblazoned with big red "C's" for "critic" -- and be extra insular, bombastic, and pissy. In our ye ... More >>

Soundtracking a Soul-Cleansing Trip to Ireland

Flickr/Dargott72​ In the Irish town of Recess, there is a monument that proclaims: "On this site in 1897 nothing happened." I've never visited Recess during what has essentially become biennial excursions to Ireland; I've only passed by during bumpy bus rides from Galway to Clifden and back. ... More >>

The Top 10 Hottest Men in Grunge

Sure, it was the era of long, dirty hair and long johns worn to the bar -- but '90s grunge sure did throw up some eye candy. Here, to honor the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's Nevermind, as well as Cameron Crowe's new Pearl Jam documentary Twenty, are the top 10 hottest men of grunge. (Tomorrow, we'll ... More >>

5 Reasons Limp Bizkit Sucks Less Than You Remember (No, Seriously)

​Okay, everyone. Calm down. We know, we know. While we can't say we were surprised to hear that Limp Bizkit's new album sucks something terrible, it's also undeniably true that, once upon a time, for a very short time, those nookie-obsessed Floridians were kind of awesome. Yes, there was th ... More >>

The Cheesiest Food Songs of 2010

These eight songs aspired to be hot enough to melt our popsicle, but all they did was make us taste cheddar. Behold, our countdown of the cheesiest food-themed songs of 2010: 8. "Ms. Chocolate" by Lil Jon featuring R. Kelly and Mario They're cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, they want a piece, etc. ― ... More >>

Pavement's Promise

Why Malkmus and Co. still need their seminal band

Faith No More's second coming

SXSW Friday PM Pt. 2: Hole's Botoxed '90s Flashback

Jeff Miller​If you wanted the '90s delivered to your festival this week, you had two obvious choices: Stone Temple Pilots and Hole. And I'll give you one guess as to which toxic, tempermental frontperson had the nostalgia addicts lining up really early to see if she'd shine or offer a shit show.&n ... More >>

Half-Naked Twister, Steely Dan, Comic-Con and a Reality TV Overdose: Your Monday Morning Hangover

Friday Night: Stone Temple Pilots at the Greek

‘The Worst Music Ever’ pulls Smash Mouth from the crapper

Former Live 105 DJ Blogs for Mother Jones: BetterKnowanSFBlog - The Riff Blog

Gettin’ High on Death

Encore Performance

Don't fret. Guitar Hero II kills the opening act.

The Big Bang

Entering Comets on Fire's blazing parallel universes

Plushy

And now we present a boring interview with a big-time rock star: Scott Weiland of Velvet Revolver

Award Show Performers

Thursday, October 21, 2004 at Ruby Skye

Crushed Velvet: Velvet Revolver

Contraband

Peter Frampton

Now

Hear This

Can the Cult's Ian Astbury fill Jim Morrison's shoes? Probably not, but you'll be too drunk to notice.

House Of Tudor

Notable upcoming shows

Sex Bomb

Girls Against Boys proves that everything new is old again

Kiddie Primer

Suspicious Minds

Recordings

Recordings