June 18, 2009, 09:12:23 AM by hydro in Lollapalooza.
Meaning "remarkable or wonderful person or thing"
You can bet this year's Lolla will be nothing but remarkable and wonderful.
Saturday Aug 8th from 4-5 pm
Perry and Special Guest's Nick Maybury will be spinnin the beats on his own stage "Perry's"
Sunday Aug 9th 3:15-4:30
Head over to the Kidzapalooza Stage, always a special performance by Peter DiStefano and Tor Hyams with Perry Farrell and Paul Green's All Star Band.
Artist Page
Sunday Aug 9th from 8:30-10 pm
Closing the three day festival, together for the first time in 18yrs on a Lollapalooza stage Jane's Addiction!!!!!!
Artist Page
To see the full line up and daily schedule please go to
www.lollapalooza.com
May 27, 2009, 09:18:00 PM by Mike in Jane's Addiction.
Here's one I'd much rather just keep for myself but it wouldn't be much of a giveaway then would it? What we have here is a 26 1/2" x 38 1/2" Ritual de lo Habitual Litho autographed by all four original members of Jane's Addiction. That's right Eric Avery, Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, and Stephen Perkins have all put their John Hancock's on this beautiful piece.
It can be yours if you're lucky and follow these simple rules for entering the giveaway. Simply send an email to me at perryfarrellsite@gmail.com with "that would look sweet on my wall" in the subject line. Please only one entry per person. The giveaway will run for ten days and the winner will be chosen randomly.
Good luck everybody!
May 22, 2009, 09:31:14 PM by Mike in Jane's Addiction.
Photo: Jane's Addiction - Irvine, CA - shot by Christy Borgman ~ LA Woman Photography
Photo sent in by our very own vikkivale. She said "even though she doesn't have balls, Jane's Addiction still has everyone by the cajones... 18 years after last playing Irvine Meadows (now Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre), they returned to slay us again..."
To read reviews, checkout the setlist, or watch youtube clips visit our forums.
May 20th Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA
May 20, 2009, 08:42:58 AM by Mike in Jane's Addiction.
Jane's Addiction performing Jane Says Monday night at The Pearl in Las Vegas, NV.
Photo: David Benjamin
The good reviews keep rolling in from fans and the media alike as Jane's Addiction make their way across the States on their current NINJA Tour. Perry doesn't seem to have lost a step due to his recent calf injury and can be seen in countless youtube clips jumping around on stage like a man possessed. If you haven't already made plans to attend you should get off your arse and get tickets for a show near you. This very well could go down as the tour of the year.
May 11, 2009, 01:09:30 AM by Mike in Jane's Addiction.
Perry injured his leg during tonight's opening number in Atlanta and had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital after the show. The exact extent of the injury is unknown at this time. Although Perry was able to soldier on and complete the show this could be something that slows him down a bit as the band continues their tour. Here's hoping for a complete and speedy recovery.
UPDATE: I've been in contact with Perry's wife Etty and she passed along the following.
"Perry has a torn calf muscle. He has been advised by the doctor to use crutches and stay off of it for a week. However, he is determined to rock Austin "the fuck out". We will keep him rested, and his leg elevated during our 17 hour drive to Austin. Perry wants to be your "Superhero".
XX Etty"
May 10, 2009, 04:02:05 AM by Mike in Jane's Addiction.
credit daecks via flickr
Jane's Addiction and Nine Inch Nails co-headlining tour kicked off Friday night in West Palm Beach, FL. Thanks to the relaxed recording policy we are blessed with a multitude of videos, pictures, etc. So much so in fact it's hard to keep up with all of it. We're doing the best we can and you can view the results in the following threads:
May 8th Cruzan Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, FL
May 9th Ford Amphitheatre, Tampa, FL
May 10th Lakewood Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA
May 12th Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX
May 14th Journal Pavilion, Albuquerque, NM
May 15th Cricket Wireless Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ
May 16th Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, CA
May 18th The Pearl, Las Vegas, NV
Huge thanks to everyone out there recording shows and taking pics!
May 07, 2009, 12:57:36 PM by Mike in Jane's Addiction.
Perry Farrell 'Can't Wait For People To Hear' New Jane's Addiction Songs
May 07, 2009 05:35 AM ET
Gary Graff, Detroit
As it prepares to begin its five-week tour with Nine Inch Nails, the reunited Jane's Addiction is sitting on a pair of brand new songs frontman Perry Farrell "can't wait for people to hear" -- although there are no plans for that to happen yet.
"I think they're really good," Farrell tells Billboard.com. He calls one, "Embrace the Darkness," "a festival anthem," while "I'll Protect You" is about a pair of runaways whose paths cross. The two follow studio recordings of "Chip Away" and "Whores" from Jane's 1987 live album, produced by Nine Inch Nails's Trent Reznor and Alan Moulder, that the group posted on the tour web site, ninja2009.com.
The tracks mark the first time Jane's Addiction's most famous lineup, with bassist Eric Avery back in tow for the first time since 1991, has recorded since 1990's "Ritual de lo Habitual."
"I'll be honest with you -- we started to record and things got kind of ugly," Farrell says with a laugh. "(Recording) is, like, the last hurdle for us. It's one of those things where the head-butting really came out when we tried to write...The way I look at it is I'm very patient. It's only been, what, 18 years? I can't expect things to be perfect overnight. There's still animosity 'cause it's 18 years' built up.
"That's just how we roll. But the fact we're all getting back together is a super-positive sign. I know we'll get back in there and write some more...once we've gotten to sit down and have dinner, a couple weeks on the road, get to relax with each other a bit."
Farrell says there's a possibility one or both of the new songs may also be released online, but nothing has yet been determined.
Meanwhile, the band has been rehearsing in Florida for the tour's kick off Friday in West Palm Beach. Farrell says the tour's stage set will incorporate "playful pornography" images as well as extensive video "loops" by regular collaborator Andrew Bennett. The set list, meanwhile, will be comprised entirely of songs from Avery's tenure with Jane's, which comprises material from the first three albums and the new box set "A Cabinet of Curiosities," but neither of the two new songs.
"It's all good stuff," Farrell notes. "I love all the records we did. I love the last record Jane's did (2003's 'Strays'), but it doesn't quite feel right to have Eric playing that material, so we're just gonna go with the material we're all involved with, and everybody's in a good mood about that."
After the North American tour wraps in mid-June, Farrell and his band will head to Europe and Australia, returning home to play at Lollapalooza 2009 during the first weekend of August.
Billboard
April 21, 2009, 12:41:45 PM by Mike in Jane's Addiction.
A CABINET OF CURIOSITIES:
* First-ever Jane’s Addiction boxed set: 43 tracks on 3 CDs—spotlighting demos, live tracks and other rarities—and a bonus DVD with videos and live performance footage.
* 30 tracks are previously unreleased!
* Deluxe: Housed in a collectible, limited edition wooden box designed after an old-fashioned “CABINET OF CURIOSITIES.”
* Standard slipcase version available May 5th
* Over 3 hours of music from the band’s legendary original incarnation: Perry Farrell (vocals), Dave Navarro (guitar), Eric Avery (bass) and Stephen Perkins (drums).
* Disc 1 opens with five songs recorded during a 1986 session in Venice, CA including an unreleased version of the signature track “Jane Says.”
* Also features 11 unreleased demos from ’87, among them seminal versions of future Jane’s classics including “Three Days,” “Ocean Size,” “Summertime Rolls,” “Stop!” and more.
* Disc 2 highlights include previously unissued demos for “Ted, Just Admit It…” and “Maceo,” a 12” remix of “Been Caught Stealing,” the Grateful Dead cover “Ripple,” a rehearsal of “My Time” and rare and unreleased 1987 live cuts including the band’s concert staple “Bobhaus” and a roaring version of Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love.”
* The band was legendary for their live shows, and Disc 3 presents a complete concert recorded on December 19, 1990 at the Hollywood Palladium including peak-form unreleased performances of “Mountain Song,” “Whores,” “Ocean Size” and “Been Caught Stealing.”
* DVD Disc 4 opens with Fan’s Video: Soul Kiss, previously unavailable only on VHS—selections include the MTV-banned video for “Mountain Song,” a clip for “City” and candid footage of the band.
* Also features all eight music videos from Nothing’s Shocking and Ritual de lo Habitual plus a trio of unreleased 1990 performances taped in Milan for MTV Italy.
Exclusive Best Buy Bonus Live Disc:
1. Standing In The Shower… Thinking (Live, 1991)
2. Of Course (Live, 1991)
3. Ted, Just Admit It (Live, 1991)
4. Mountain Song (Live, 1991)
5. Stop! (Live, 1991)
All selections were recorded at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater, July 23/24, 1991
All selections previously unissued.
iTunes has bonus tracks too (Chip Away + Trip Away)
April 14, 2009, 06:11:49 PM by Mike in Jane's Addiction.
This Saturday April 18th is National Record Store Day. To celebrate we're going to give away both of the 180-gram reissues. That's right Nothing's Shocking and Ritual de lo Habitual on beautiful 180-gram vinyl.
All you need do is send an email to perryfarrellsite@gmail.com with "I want the vinyl" as the subject. This contest will run for ten days and the winner will be chosen randomly.
Please only one entry per person.
A big thank you goes out to Rhino Records for making this giveaway possible.
April 14, 2009, 03:46:18 PM by Mike in Jane's Addiction.
There's only a week to go until the Box Set is finally released.
Here's a cool flash enhanced widget you can checkout in the meantime to tide you over.
It contains audio and video from the Box Set as well as pics and the complete track listing.
Click HERE to checkout the widget.
Visit our forums for more details on the Box Set.
