Albums Revisited: Deconstruction Steps Up To The Bar

Albums revisited: Deconstruction steps up to the bar: new contributor Peter Marks looks back on the underrated release from Jane’s Addiction alums Dave Navarro and Eric Avery.  Bassists always draw the shortest straw from fans of the bands they are in, Kids In The Hall famously chided the bass player in one of their many […]

Jane’s Addiction’s ‘Ritual De Lo Habitual’ Turns 25

Jane’s Addiction’s ‘Ritual De Lo Habitual’ Turns 25: the band’s alt-rock masterpiece re-examined on its 25th anniversary.  This week (August 21st to be exact) marks the 25th anniversary of ‘Ritual De Lo Habitual‘, the second studio album from alternative rock progenitors Jane’s Addiction. While Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ is seen as the album that broke alternative to […]

Jane’s Addiction’s ‘Nothing’s Shocking’ Turns 25

Jane’s Addiction’s Nothing’s Shocking turned 25 years old last week. And boy does that make me feel old. The album came out when I was in high school for God’s sakes. Nothing’s Shocking’s title was a misnomer because the album proved a lightening rod for controversy. It started with the album cover, which featured a sculpture […]

Perry Farrell says The Pixies are recording new music

  Perry Farrell says The Pixies are recording new music Slicing Up Eyeballs has announced that Perry Ferrell intimated the Pixies are recording new material, via a Twitter reply to a fan. When the fan mentioned that in her high school years it was “it was all about Jane’s Addiction and the Pixies”, Ferrell replied:  “Still […]