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Foo Fighters Play Surprise Set at KROQ's Weenie Roast in L.A.

Noel Vasquez, Getty Images When L.A.'s KROQ holds its annual Weenie Roast concert, there's almost always an unannounced act. Years ago, Dave Grohl played a surprise acoustic set, and for the 2011 edition, he brought some friends. Immediately following Rise Against's highly anticipated and energetic 40-minute set, the stage rotated, as it ...

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Jane's Addiction See a 'Dream Come True' With RockWalk Induction

Jason LaVeris, FilmMagic On Wednesday, June 1, Jane's Addiction were inducted into the Guitar Center RockWalk in Hollywood. Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro and Stephen Perkins were on hand to be honored by Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, who called himself Jane's number one fan in his stirring induction speech. "Nirvana often ...

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Perry Farrell Battles Queen for a Bassist, Plots Dream Lineup for Lollapalooza 2012

Jason LaVeris,FilmMagic For it's more than 20-year history, Jane's Addiction has had a steady core of frontman Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins. The role of bassist, on the other hand, has been a revolving door since Eric Avery split several years ago only to return for one tour and leave again. On their new ...

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PJ Harvey Plans to Release Paintings, Poetry and Prose

Matt Kent/WireImage The art world's loss was music's gain when PJ Harvey opted for a career in rock instead of pursuing life as a sculptor. "My initial beginnings were as a visual artist, not a musician," she tells Spinner. "I was going to do a degree in sculpture at a place to go onto study sculpture, but then the path towards music ...

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Prince and Stevie Wonder Perform Surprise 'Superstition' in L.A.

Michael Caulfield,WireImage During his current 21-night stand at the L.A. Forum, Prince has had an array of guests, from Alicia Keys to Gwen Stefani. But on Friday night, during an epic two-hour-and-45 minute performance, the Purple One raised the bar by bringing out living legend Stevie Wonder for a rendition of 'Superstition.' Opening ...

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Steven Tyler, Jane's Addiction Honor Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan for Sobriety

Getty Images Over his illustrious career, Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan has won a lot of awards, but the latest, which he was presented with last night at L.A.'s Club Nokia at the annual MAP/Musicares event, left the singer a bit perplexed. "They said they were going to honor me with some kind of award, which I'm still confused about," ...

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Moby's Song About Losing His Mother, 'The Day,' Pulls Double Duty as Protest Track

Dimitrios Kambouris, WireImage It's hard to find a more personal subject than the loss of a parent, which Moby poignantly documents in his moving new single, 'The Day.' Written about a day he spent in the hospital with his dying mother, it might seem like an odd song to become the soundtrack for a protest, but 'The Day' was adopted by the ...

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