Here Today... Gone To Hell!

Strange that nobody had posted a thread about them.

Any fans out there?

I'm sure most of you have heard or seen the video "Been caught stealing".

I kinda re-got into them recently. I had bought Ritual de lo habitual 10 years ago but didn' really enjoy it that much then. Recently, I've been listening to this master piece a lot, and I have to say this is one of the most bizarre, yet amazing records I've ever heard.

This band is hard to get into. You have to let the music grow on you. There's only a few "sort of" mainstream tunes, the rest is difficult to digest, especially the more epic tunes.

Ferrel's voice doesn't really help either. At times he sounds like a whining dickhead but it does grow on you after a while. I'm gonna buy their first studio album "Nothing Shocking" to find out more.

They disbanded in the early ninentees. Farrel (singer and song writer) started the Lollapalooza festival and then formed a new band called Porno For Pyors. Good debut album, I didn't really follow up after that. They had a huge hit in '93. The song called "Pets".

You can start by downloading a few tracks. Here's my recommendations; "Been caught stealing", "Jane says", "Stop", No one's leaving".

I like Jane's Addiction, but the vocals for songs seem to be sung the same way.
Don't like the vocals!

 I love the songs 'Three Days' and 'Jane Says'.There is also a demo version of Been Caught Stealin that is much better than the version that made it onto that album. By the way, that first Porno for Pyros album is one of the best albums of the 90's. : ok:

Great band. Don't forget to check out Porno For Pyros.

yep, there's a big fan right here! haha.
one of my alltime fav bands for sure!
they were sorta like a Zeppelin of the late 80s early 90s IMO, groovy bass, extreme drumming, amazing guitarwork and very high pitched vocals. and also very innovative like Zep.

Ignatius, I think you may find it even harder to get into 'Nothings Shocking' but you'll end up loving that one too!
and don't forget about their reunion and the fact that they released a fantastic album in 2003!

Porno For Pyros was also great, but my PFP albums have been missing for ages, Im gonna have to ask my brother if he's stolen them, lol.

I can hardly wait till the Panic Channels debut album is released either, they sound veeeery promising!

I don't have that one. Is it worth it? They were scheduled to play in Madrid but they canceled the gig at the very last minute, and that pissed me off. After that, they kinda broke up again, so I lost interest...any songs you recommend?

it's a strong album, and a lot easier to like than their previous ones.
songs, hmm, which do I remember on the fly, lol..."the Riches", " Price I Pay", "Just Because", Wrong Girl", "To Match the Sun"...try those!

find the movie "The Gift",
 it was put together by Perry Farrell ( Janes Singer), and his then girlfriend Casey Nicoli, it has music by Janes Addiction ( "Ritual de lo habitial" - period)

It is one of the most bizare drug movies ever made,
 its about, the day to day life of Janes Addiction frontman Perry Farrell
 with a twist thrown in "What Do You Do If You Come Home & Your Girlfriend is Dead"

it's a very Heroin influenced film,
but -
that is better than mainstream most of the time

I found a new "old" copy on Amazon.com recently, I wish they would release it on DVD, but instead we are stuck with only used VHS

I saw them live in 2002. They did REUNITE...

Thx Hillel, I'll check'em out.? : ok:



I haven't seen "The Gift" though I heard some things about it. Will look further into this. Thank you.

they have reunited for tours n stuff several times over the years. in 1997 with Flea on bass, they also released a rarities/live album in 97 titled "Kettle Whistle", I love that album.
so yeah they toured in 2001-2002 too, but their new album & album tour wasn't released till 2003.


no problem Ignatius, let's see what you think of them!

I might check out "The Gift" even if I don't like to see my favourite musicians jacked up on dope.
there's a lot of that on their "Three Days" DVD which features lotsa backstage stuff from 97, and I didn't like it that much really.

that is a tough one for a Janes Addiction fan, because even though Perry seems to have it together today, the real Janes Addiction ( S/T Live - Nothings Shocking - Ritual de lo Habitual). before the reunioned watered down safe version of the band, was all about Herion, what do you think Janes Say's & Mountain Song are about, it takes? "Three Days" too kick Heroin, so much drug slang on those CD's

yeah I know man, but it's still difficult for me to watch stuff like that sometimes.

they sold the rights to 'Mountain Song' to the Corrs to pay off some bills for the cancelled 2004 tour didn't they?

My dream would be for both Jane's & GNR to reform & tour together. I wonder how big of venue's they could sellout?

Jane's also did a great cover of The Greatful Dead's "Ripple".

That was actually a Perry solo recording released on REV: the best of Perry Farrel. FYI. It's a good cover! :beer:

The Gift?!  Isn't that the movie that Katie Holmes shows her titties in?

I bought their last album, Strays, and its really good.  The first 5 songs are phenomenal.  I've only heard Tahitian Moon by Porno for Pyros, can someone recommend some of their songs?

 :hihi:  yeah, the Gift is also a Jane's film released before the motion picture you're wacking off to.

PFP Songs I'd recomend:

Sadness
Cursed female
Pets
Badshit
Good God's Urge
100 ways
Dogs

...Really the entire 1st album is great and the second one isn't to far behind it. Just get the whole 2 albums...

Sorry, but it's actually a Janes' recording. They did it way before Rev was ever released as it appeared on Deadicated, tribute to the band The Greatful Dead. Trust me, i'm right, look Rev booklet, it tells u all you'll need to know.

Janes are the most underrated band of all time just listen to their epic songs like "three days" or "then she did".
 Oh and by the way Perrys voice is amazing and to the guy who says he sounds like a "whining dickhead" so does axl for fucks sake!        Janes Rule!

Has anyone noticed on the tokyo dome shows that axl wears a janes addiction t-shirt during welcome to the jungle.

yeah, Axl was a huge JA fan.

Anyone have the Satalite Party CD? Nuno plays guitar. Really cool, and different.

I really like the albums Nothing Shocking and RDLH. I also dug Porno for Pyros and the RHCP album One Hot Minute, with Narvaro on guitar. Didn't really care for the Strays album though. Not bad, just not up-to-par.

so what did janes think of gnr?

I don't know about Perry but I'm assuming Dave Navarro was somewhat of a fan of Axl seeing as how he plays on "Oh My God"

and wasn't there talking about him joining when izzy left.. but gilby joined instead for some reason

last time i saw Jane's A (Big Day Out festival, australia 2003) - at the start of their set, Perry said somethin like "you know where you are", and before he could continue whatever he was saying to the crowd, Navarro played the opening couple of strums of WTTJ - big smiles all round (band included).  I know that most guitarists would prob know those chords - but it was cool that Dave just picked up on what Perry was saying and went with it.

dave has been quoted over the years as a big gnr fan....

There was talk of Navaro joining GN'R when Izzy left.

If he had joined and they wrote together, that would have been cool.

they had rehearsal rooms right next to each other in the mid 80s.

In Dave Navarro's book "Don't try this at home" he talks a bit about when Axl asked him to join GNR after Izzy left, and how he actually really wanted to join but was too afraid that he'd be seen as a sellout if he did so.

But he did that INXS thing.

Yeah, and also joined RHCP, which were a pretty big band too, and his reality show with Carmen Electra.

I guess he cared a lot more about his street cred in '91 than he does now!

But in defense of Dave Navarro, the world is different now, and so is the fact that hes sober and off drugs now, not to mention that he did play on Oh My God.

Back on topic-->
I like Jane's addiction but I agree, its really hard to get into at first, because their songs are all over the place and Perry Farrel's voice is mos t definitely an acquired taste.

Looks like Janes might be on the way back...

Check out this from 6767.com

The Latest
So, yes... As I posted a few days ago, Jane's has been honored by NME this year and we will be accepting a lifetime achievement-like honor ? at the NME Awards at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on April 23. Perry, Stephen and I will attend the show as a band. Before the press and a few blog commenters start digging up old quotes, stories and opinions, let me tell you that the three of us have been speaking regularly have decided to focus on what's most important... The music. So, all the "But I thought you said", "But so and so said", "What about... blah, blah, blah..." is irrelevant at this point. Trust me... There is nothing anyone is going to remind us of that we don't already know. Everybody in the world has said something over the top due to an emotional charge. The bottom line is that we have been getting along great and are moving forward with our personal and musical relationships. These days, the press loves to take something great and find reason to fuck it up. That's the only way they think a story can sell. They think, "Hmmmm... This is great news and all, but it's all nice and drama free. Lemme dig up a bunch of old baggage from years ago so my editor will feature my work!" The same thinking that the news networks have had for years has found it's way into entertainment. Just watch the top stories on any channel. Anyway, we know... We lived it... No need to remind us! As it stands, we are planning on attending the awards as a unit and I really don't have anything else that is concrete to report at the moment. As soon as I do, you will be among the first ones I share it with. We are all very happy with how things are evolving!

AWESOME NEWS! and im glad the guys are putting any past arguments behind them!

Good news regarding Jane's Addiction-regarding Guns, I know in Slash's book he said Axl wanted Dave to join, but Dave would never show up, and Dave interviewed Gilby on his radio show last year and they talked about how Gilby got the gig-Dave did seem to say he was messed up on drugs at the time, Gilby mentioned that Axl even said to Gilby himself that he wanted Dave first

Jane's Addiction to reunite for award
 
Dean Goodman
Reuters

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - All four original members of pioneering alternative rock band Jane's Addiction will bury the hatchet and reunite in Los Angeles next month to receive an award, according to the final piece of the puzzle.

Bass player Eric Avery, who has declined to play with the band since it first broke up in 1991, said on Tuesday he would perform at the inaugural NME Awards on April 23 with singer Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins.

His bandmates, who have resurrected Jane's Addiction several times, had previously agreed to attend the event at the El Rey Theatre, leaving Avery once again as the holdout.

The band will be honored with the "Godlike Genius Award" for its contribution to the development of alternative rock with such albums as 1988's Nothing's Shocking and 1990's Ritual de lo Habitual.

"I have always considered reunions to be a way to make a quick buck, and it sells short my own experience of it the first time around," Avery said in a statement. "The reason I started to even consider this is because it's honouring the past instead of trying to recreate it."

Avery has kept a relatively low profile since leaving Jane's Addiction and just released his first solo album.

The band, with session musician Chris Chaney in for Avery, most recently broke up following a tour to promote its 2003 album Strays. The split was acrimonious but evidently not irreparable.

In a statement on his blog published on Sunday, Navarro said he, Farrell and Perkins "have been speaking regularly (and) have decided to focus on what's most important ... The music."

His comments doubled as a preemptive strike against journalists and bloggers inclined to bring up old quotes in which the band members trashed each other.

"Everybody in the world has said something over the top due to an emotional charge," Navarro said. "The bottom line is that we have been getting along great and are moving forward with our personal and musical relationships."
 

I think there is reason there were no threads.

In my opinion, definitely one of the most overrated bands ever. I like nothing at all about them.

I cant see how you can dislike them. This band is brilliant!!!!

They do everything. and its all psychedelic tinged. They have aggression and then mellow moments. No one really sounds like janes, they have there own sound and perry farrels vocal performances are great.

They have this constant insanity within there music and i find that, very appealing.

From www.6767.com

"Yesterday, April 15, 2008, was a pretty spectacular day. After pre-taping an episode of SpreadTV with Eric Avery, which will air on Thursday, Eric informed me that he will be joining Jane's Addiction on the 23rd for the NME Awards! That means that one week from today, the original Jane's lineup will be performing together for the first time in 17 years. We have decided to do a handful of songs at the event which will be honoring the band. Eric's bass lines and writing contributions are such an integral part of the Jane's sound that the night would feel somewhat incomplete without his presence. We couldn't be happier about his decision to join us. Since Eric's departure in 1991, we have gone on to work with Flea, Martyn Le Noble and Chris Chaney. I would like to recognize them and thank them for their musicianship and support throughout the years. I consider them all as part of the Jane's family and legacy.

Last night, Perry performed at Tom Morello's Axis of Justice show at The Troubadour in Hollywood with Carl and Etty from Satellite Party. Tom had put together an incredible collection of artists for the evening including Pete Yorn, Slash, Steve Vai, Jerry Cantrell, Davey Havok and Stewart Copeland. Around 8:00pm I got a text from Perry that read, "Dave... Get down here. Flea is on his way and wants to jam!" Of course I accepted the invitation and immediately rolled over to joined Perry, Flea and Travis Barker for an impromptu Mountain Song. So much fun and for such a great cause. Plus, it gave Perry and I an opportunity to perform again in front of a public audience before hitting the awards show next Wednesday. I have had the good fortune throughout my years as a guitarist to share the stage with some unbelievable talents, but there is no one in the world that I feel more comfortable and at home with musically than Perry Farrell. Playing with Flea again was pretty incredible too. If I am not mistaken, I haven't played with Flea since the 1997 Jane's tour. Both Perry and Flea have had an enormous influence on my approach to guitar playing in their own different ways. It was pretty cool to share a musical moment with them again. Perk was up north with his band Banyan last night and was missed, but Travis was kind enough to fill in and did a great job."

First interview with all 4 original members in 17 years can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9kjfv225_s&eurl=http://www.6767.com/

thanks man!

that was great.

but damn do they look old now (minus dave).

EXCITING TIMES thats for sure!

just been listening "Three Days"

Makes me remember how fucking AWESOME Janes Addiction are.

That song is fucking epic.

I love it when he shouts the "you run to jesus" part n it all goes heavy, so good.

From Dave Navarro's www.6767.com :

There has been some speculation online about a secret Jane's Addiction show this week. Well, there is no need to speculate... Jane's Addiction will be performing this Thursday night, October 23rd, at La Cita Bar (336 South Hill Street) in downtown Los Angeles. The night is hosted by our friend, artist Shepard Fairey. This will be the first Jane's Addiction show in years with the original line up. I have 2 pairs of tickets available for the evening. The first two people in LA to post their full names (on 6767.com) will be added to my guest list with a +1 each.
(http://www.6767.com/archives/poster_fnl-thumb.jpg)

i hope its bootlegged for us who aint in the states!

I'm sure Dave will have Todd Newman filming for Spread TV/6767.com as well as fan filmed youtube clips.

Original JANE'S ADDICTION Lineup To Perform In Los Angeles Tomorrow - Oct. 22, 2008

The reunited original lineup of JANE'S ADDICTION will perform tomorrow night (Thursday, October 23) at La Cita Bar (336 South Hill Street) in downtown Los Angeles. The evening will be hosted by JANE'S ADDICTION's friend, artist Shepard Fairey, and will mark the original group's first full concert in years.

In an August 2008 interview with Altitude, singer Perry Farrell was asked about the possibility of a full-fledged JANE'S ADDICTION reunion. "There's as much likelihood of that happening as there being commercial space flights," Farrell replied.

Regarding JANE'S ADDICTION's four-song reunion performance with bassist Eric Avery which took place on April 23, 2008 at the NME Awards USA at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, Farrell said, "It was both fun and horrible. It's like having a girlfriend that you have always been in love with and you'll always be in love with but you don't quite get along with. You're still in love with her and every time you get together, you end up throwing food at each other."

A short clip of Farrell talking to Altitude about JANE'S ADDICTION in August 2008 can be viewed below.

JANE'S ADDICTION was presented with the Godlike Genius Award at the inaugural U.S. NME Awards "in recognition of the fact that the band has done more than any other to introduce American alternative music to the mainstream," according to a press release.
Avery did not participate in the band's 1997 and 2001 reunions, with RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS bassist Flea, Chris Chaney and Martyn LeNoble all taking turns in the lineup.

Regarding his reasons for agreeing to take part in the JANE'S ADDICTION reunion at the NME Awards, Avery said in a statement, "I've chosen to reject the prospects of reuniting in the past for personal and philosophical reasons. I have always considered reunions to be a way to make a quick buck, and it sells short my own experience of it the first time around. The reason I started to even consider this is because it's honoring the past instead of trying to recreate it."

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=107398

Jane?s Addiction delivers the goods at La Cita

by kevin on October 24, 2008

Jane?s Addiction brought Hollywood to downtown Los Angeles on Thursday night, 20 years late. Or maybe just in time.

The fearsome L.A. foursome, in their original lineup, played a muscular 10-song set that reminded you of when some other guy named Bush was president (and before). And they played it to a crowd of 157 at La Cita ? the Hill Street bar that until a little more than two years ago was a neighborhood watering hole and dance hall with a largely Mexican clientele.

janes-lead2I heard no ranchero music on this night. The occasion was a party; the DJ was celebrity artist Shepard Fairey (the Boston Globe was in town to do a piece on him); and the overtones were faintly political ? even if Jane?s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell did confuse how far away the election was when he gave his get-out-the-vote spiel. And the band?s sweat-drenched admirers soaked it up. ?A Top 10 moment,? one told me unblinkingly. Added a music executive who moshed in the wings near the likes of Karen O, Nick Zimmer, Adrian Grenier, Tom Morello and Taylor Hawkins: ?I?ve loved that band since I was in diapers.?

That band ? and the 200-amp sound system it brought along ? made this ride in the Time Machine sound pristine. Even with La Cita?s low-slung ceilings, the janes2

volume from the temporary stage erected at the back of the main room was not oppressive, and the mix was perfect. Virtually start to finish, the quartet played a set worthy of their rock-star stature, as well as their fans? undying devotion.

With the guest list incredibly tight (more on that later), Barton Saunders took no chances. The 37-year-old from Toronto, who spent $410 on a plane ticket to L.A. after reading about the show on a local blog, arrived at La Cita on Wednesday, slept on the sidewalk outside the bar and hung out at the bar all day Thursday to ensure he was there for the set. ?A defining moment,? he called it.

OK. It might have been defining for the venue, too. I arrived around 7, about the same time the fire marshals did. They had concerns about all the juice coming into La Cita (an outside generator was used), and the myriad cables and lighting gear that the band?s production crew spent all day assembling. After a last-minute scramble to solve those problems (including moving the stage a couple of feet, no easy feat), officials turned their attention to the capacity, which they capped at 157 ? the legal limit for La Cita?s main room. Many on the VIP and industry lists did not get in.

Two of the bar?s owners, Carl Lofgren and Dave Neupert [that's them, holding the set list above], embraced afterward. ?I can?t believe this happened,? Lofgren said. Neither could a lot of others.

Article and photos: http://buzzbands.la/2008/10/24/janes-addiction-delivers-the-goods-at-la-cita/

And a very short video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teADxh7ZIEI

From Dave and www.6767.com:

"OK Before I get into this, let me just say how sorry we are to everyone who came all the way down to the show and waited in line, only to be turned away at the last minute. Evidently, the fire marshal came down and limited our audience... According to this music blog. Many of our own friends and family members were unable to attend as a result and it looks as though we are simply going to have to make it up to everybody somehow! Having said that... The night was just fantastic. La Cita is an extremely small venue with amazingly low ceilings. I have to say that it really felt like it was the "OLD SCHOOL" 1987 Jane's. A tiny little Mexican bar adorned with Christmas lights, hot sweaty and humid, loud and songs we haven't played in forever on the set including Trip Away and 1% off our very first XXX record. We had an amazing time. Eric Avery brought the bottom punk rock glue that we have been missing for years. Don't get me wrong... Our times with Flea, Martyn and Chaney will never be overlooked and we love all of them deeply... In some ways they are heavily responsible for helping us get to the place where we are now... But the fact remains that this machine cannot really run as well with after market parts. Jane's Addiction has to be fully stock in order to do what it does best. That is something that many have been saying for years but I am and always will be eternally grateful to those three very talented and special musicians. After the show, Tom Morello and I spoke for a few minutes about this very thing. I think he said something like, "I have always enjoyed the Jane's rock no matter the line up but you can't deny the chemistry of four guys who are supposed to be playing together." I couldn't agree more. Perry was just as riveting and mesmerizing as he has ever been. That guy is such an undeniable entertainer! After all of these years, I still catch myself looking over to my left... Captivated by his onstage energy. What an amazing honor to still be playing with my favorite all time singer and frontman. Perkins was literally on fire all night. When he is in his zone, it's like Shiva is back there with a drumstick in each hand. Watching him play drums is like watching him defy human restraints and logic. Unbelievable. Here is the set we played: Up The Beach, Trip Away, Whores, 1%, Ain't No Right, Pigs In Zen, Ted... Just Admit It, Oceansize, Had A Dad, Been Caught Stealing. The quick non-stop pace left all of us and just about everybody drenched by the end of the hour. Todd was there with a couple of our friends capturing the night on 3 cameras so there will be tons of footage to sift through and put together for a guerilla style video clip of the evening. Thanks to everyone who made this night possible... Our audience, friends, family, crew, La Cita and whatever order the stars and planets happened to be in last night. Everything came together, hopefully not for the last time."

Some of Todd Newman's footage can be found here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM12NIalBWk

Original JANE'S ADDICTION Lineup Performs In L.A.; Video Footage Available - Oct. 25, 2008

The original lineup of JANE'S ADDICTION performed this past Thursday night (October 23) at La Cita Bar in downtown Los Angeles. The event was the original band's first full concert together since 1991.

The group's setlist was as follows

01. Up the Beach
02. Trip Away
03. Whores
04. 1%
05. Ain't No Right
06. Pigs in Zen
07. Ted ... Just Admit It
08. Oceansize
09. Had a Dad
10. Been Caught Stealing

Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be viewed below.

On his blog, guitarist Dave Navarro wrote, "The night was just fantastic. La Cita is an extremely small venue with amazingly low ceilings. I have to say that it really felt like it was the 'old-school' 1987 JANE'S. A tiny little Mexican bar adorned with Christmas lights, hot sweaty and humid, loud and songs we haven't played in forever on the set.

"We had an amazing time. Eric Avery [bass] brought the bottom punk rock glue that we have been missing for years. Don't get me wrong... Our times with Flea, Martyn [LeNoble] and [Chris] Chaney will never be overlooked and we love all of them deeply... In some ways they are heavily responsible for helping us get to the place where we are now... But the fact remains that this machine cannot really run as well with after market parts. JANE'S ADDICTION has to be fully stock in order to do what it does best. That is something that many have been saying for years but I am and always will be eternally grateful to those three very talented and special musicians.

"After the show, Tom Morello [RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE] and I spoke for a few minutes about this very thing. I think he said something like, 'I have always enjoyed the JANE'S rock no matter the lineup but you can't deny the chemistry of four guys who are supposed to be playing together.' I couldn't agree more. Perry [Farrell, vocals] was just as riveting and mesmerizing as he has ever been. That guy is such an undeniable entertainer! After all of these years, I still catch myself looking over to my left... Captivated by his onstage energy. What an amazing honor to still be playing with my favorite all-time singer and frontman. [Stephen] Perkins [drums] was literally on fire all night. When he is in his zone, it's like Shiva is back there with a drumstick in each hand. Watching him play drums is like watching him defy human restraints and logic. Unbelievable."

A review of the show can be found on Buzzbands.la.

JANE'S ADDICTION, including founding bassist Eric Avery, did reunite for a four-song set at the NME Awards USA in Los Angeles last April, where they were presented with the Godlike Genius Award.

In an Augist 2008 interview with Altitude, frontman Perry Farrell said about the NME Awards USA reunion show, "It was both fun and horrible. It's like having a girlfriend that you have always been in love with and you'll always be in love with but you don't quite get along with...every time you get together, you end up throwing food at each other." He added that there was as much likelihood of a full-blown reunion "as there being commercial space flights."

The band has reunited twice before, in 1997 and 2001, but without Avery. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS bassist Flea, Chris Chaney and Martyn LeNoble all took turns in the lineup.

Video: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=107657

From http://www.janesaddiction.com/blog/all

Jane's Addiction Performs

February 6, 2009 0 Comments
Jane?s Addiction will be performing again soon in LA. If you want to attend please register for our mailing list. The first 500 people to register that are 18 years of age and older will be invited to come. If there are any changes or updates, we will post the information here. Thanks!

J.A.

February 08, 2009

While chatting at the after-party with guitarist Dave Navarro's manager, "our" Dave got the scoop that Jane's Addiction is heading to Oz this year.

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25022509-5018092,00.html

More from Dave and www.6767.com

Jane's Addiction: Echoplex Feb 16th

"This just in: Jane's Addiction will be playing a show in Los Angeles at The Echoplex on Monday Feb 16th around 11:00pm. Go to The Jane's Addiction Site and register... The first 500 people to do so will be placed on a list and guaranteed entry. Also, this show is 18 and over so bring the kids! As always, the first person to post here in the comments will be placed on my list plus a guest. Please be certain that you can attend before requesting the list position. Other than that, there isn't anything to officially report at this time."

JANE'S ADDICTION Planning Another L.A. Show, Australian Dates - Feb. 12, 2009

The reunited JANE'S ADDICTION will play at The Echoplex in Los Angeles, California on Monday February 16 beginning around 11:00 p.m. If you want to attend, register for the band's mailing list. The first 500 people to register that are 18 years of age and older will be invited to come.

In other news, JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro's manager told a reporter for Australia's AdelaideNow at the THE SCREAMING JETS show after-party on February 3 in Hollywood, California that JANE'S ADDICTION is heading to Oz this year.

Navarro and JANE'S ADDICTION bassist Eric Avery have reportedly been working in the studio withNINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor (see photo below), although they have not been working on NINE INCH NAILS material. That news, in turn, has increased speculation that the newly reunited JANE'S ADDICTION might join NINE INCH NAILS as a co-headliner on its upcoming North American tour, which is slated to begin in April.

JANE'S ADDICTION played two low-key club gigs in Los Angeles this past October and November. Those were the original band's first full concerts together in well over 15 years. The group, including founding bassist Eric Avery, first reunited for a four-song set at the NME Awards USA last April.

The band has reunited twice before, in 1997 and 2001, but without Avery. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS bassist Flea, Chris Chaney and Martyn LeNoble all took turns in the lineup.

Singer Perry Farrell has dismissed the possibility of another comeback over the last couple of years, saying in a recent interview that there was as much likelihood of a full-blown reunion "as there being commercial space flights."

Fan-filmed video footage of JANE'S ADDICTION's November 20, 2008 concert at El Cid in Silverlake, California can be viewed below (courtesy of "LAwomanPhotography").

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=114287

REZNOR Confirms JANE'S ADDICTION Tour Rumors, Says It's Time To Make NIN Disappear For A While - Feb. 16, 2009

NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor has posted the following message on the band's official web site:

"Towards the beginning of my career in NINE INCH NAILS, our biggest break came in the form of an invitation to perform a series of shows with JANE'S ADDICTION. These performances essentially created and defined the term 'alternative' rock in the U.S., created an ongoing festival franchise that is still thriving (Lollapalooza), set the stage for NIRVANA to shift popular taste a few months later, and were really fucking FUN to play and attend ? truly the best times I've had. The shows were epic. So epic, they propelled NIN to the 'next level' (whatever that means), but caused JANE'S to implode. The band broke up at the end of that tour.

"Fast forward to the present. Corporate rock STILL sucks. A friend tells me they saw the original JANE'S lineup play a tiny show in L.A. that was unbelievable. I break out my JANE'S records and am amazed by how vital they sound. These guys were the real deal and in this current climate mostly dominated by poseurs and pussies, it was refreshing to hear something that sounded dangerous, volatile, beautiful and SINCERE.

"E-mails were sent, phone calls were made, dinner was arranged, ideas were discussed and the next thing I know we're in the studio experimenting. We laugh, we get to know each other, we cry, we yell, we almost quit, we record LOTS of guitar solos, we discuss, we actually begin to all communicate, we yell some more, we become FRIENDS, we laugh again and we do some great things. I get to see first-hand why they broke up all those years ago but I also get the chance to see four distinct personalities that become an INCREDIBLE band when they're in the same room.

"In NIN world, 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of our first releases. I've been thinking for some time now it's time to make NIN disappear for a while. Last year's 'Lights in the Sky' tour was something I'm quite proud of and seems like the culmination of what I could pull off in terms of an elaborate production. It was also quite difficult to pull off technically and physically night after night and left us all a bit dazed. After some thought, we decided to book a last run of shows across the globe this year. The approach to these shows is quite different from last year ? much more raw, spontaneous and less scripted. Fun for us and a different way for you to see us and wave goodbye. I reached out to JANE'S to see if they'd want to join us across the U.S. and we all felt it could be a great thing. Will it work? Will it resonate in the marketplace? Who knows. Is there big record label marketing dollars to convince you to attend? Nope. Does it feel right to us and does it seem like it will be fun for us and you? Yes it does.

"Look for tour dates soon and I hope to see you out there."

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=114497

ill go to that tour!!!!

I second that. Have never seen NIN nor Jane's Addiction. Would be a good show..

Reunited JANE'S ADDICTION Performs Another Los Angeles Show; Video Available - Feb. 17, 2009

The reunited original lineup of JANE'S ADDICTION played another low-key Los Angeles show last night (Monday, February 16) at the Echoplex. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be viewed below (courtesy of Capital_M and moviebruin).

In other news, Billboard.com reports that the reunited JANE'S ADDICTION will play its first major show at the eighth Sasquatch! Music Festival, to be held May 23-25 at the Gorge in Quincy, Washington.

JANE'S ADDICTION is planning to tour this spring with NINE INCH NAILS, who are also confirmed for Sasquatch.

The pairing with JANE'S ADDICTION was inspired by NIN's stint on the maiden Lollapalooza tour in 1991, which was headlined by JANE'S. The band broke up for the first time shortly thereafter, only to reunite minus original bassist Eric Avery in 1997 and again in 2001.

Video: http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=114540

Thanks to Dave Navarro and JA's myspace for the following:

Thanx to everyone who came down last night to support us at Echoplex. After playing a couple little shows in Mexican restaurants Downtown, it was nice to play and actual music venue. El Cid and La Cita definitely had vibe and character, but Echoplex felt like the next right gradual move. Not too big, not too small. From what I hear, the sound was much better as they have a proper in house sound system and monitors. I certainly hope that it was an easier evening for everyone attending... We played a short, tight set with Up The Beach, Whores, 1%, Ain't No Right, Mountain Song, Been Caught Stealing, Ted... Just Admit It, Stop!, Had A Dad and Ocean Size. Here is a review from Rolling Stone today that Sue has posted for us. I felt that of the three shows we have done so far with this original line up, last night was the smoothest in terms of taking care of the audience, the stage sound, the front of house sound and our gear working properly. Thanx to Dan who ran around town yesterday repairing my head. We cut it close but that particular 900 has something all the others don't and we haven't figured out what exactly that is... All we know is that we like it best.

Trent officially announced yesterday that he has graciously invited Jane's Addiction to do some dates with Nine Inch Nails this year. We couldn't think of a better way to kick off our touring life than with NIN. One of our 2009 dates has already been announced at the Sasquatch Music Festival. JA/NIN/TV On The Radio...

February 19, 2009

Note From Eric

it started with a brief email. we had done the NME show a week or so earlier. it was an old friend of janes addiction; past present and future. he said (i just opened the actual email so i can quote it),

"Hey Eric - Fun set the other nite... I was wondering if you had some time to get together for a chat about the future..... I would love to have some direct straight communication if at all possible Let me know if we can chat or meet up sometime in the next few weeks."

the word FUTURE stuck out immediately to me. the idea of janes addiction and the future. it resonated with me for two days before i returned his email. two more days later we met for a couple hours over coffee. i laid out my fears about stepping back in and he addressed them reasonably.

we spoke of not wanting to go do a bloated version of something we had done a long time ago. that the only way to go forward was to take it back. way back. to the beautiful dark spirit that got the whole story started. get in fighting shape. play some small clubs. try to write some new material.

there was even talk of trent at that point. someone with skill, cred, and a creative opinion that would garner respect from all of us. someone that might be able to wrangle the unruly clash of personalities if we tried to do some more recording. but that seemed conceptual. someone like trent.

hes busy doing his own thing. but a few days later i called our old friend again, "how real is the possibility of it being trent?" the reply was,"very real." i found the possibility of it exciting. i was feeling excited about janes? what would a new song sound like? i started putting down some ideas. felt some good creative momentum. tried to get the ball rolling. but history being the precedent, interpersonal band relations immediately soured and we almost fucked it all away without getting it off the ground.

they convinced me to put away the idea of new songs and just play some shows let everyone get some good mojo going before trying to record anything again. ok. la cita. el cid. alright try again. trent is in. try to write/record with him followed by a tour. the opportunity to work with Trent and his team: alan moulder, atticus ross. they deliver in spades. there is much to be learned from them. but janes manages to almost implode again. so again, the answer is hit the road play some shows and see if we can keep it together and get some good mojo going.

nine inch nails. janes addiction. original lollapalooza. it makes perfect conceptual sense. nine inch nails will challenge us nightly to bring out our best. i consider it a challenge of the best kind. we will finish on our feet or die trying. but then i should let the boys speak for themselves. im eric. bass player.

-e.

An honest post.

It cant be easy to work with Perry and Navarro when they are in the same room.

Thanks to Dave Navarro....

Now Playing // Pitchfork Live

Jane's Addiction:

Whores
Ain't No Right
Had A Dad
Mountain Song
Ocean Size
Stop


In anticipation of their upcoming tour with Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction got together this past Monday for an unannounced show in Los Angeles.

Videos: http://pitchfork.tv/pitchfork-live/janes-addiction/

i'm starting to get into these guys they are great! i can't believe it took me so long. they are such a breathe of fresh air in this boring rock scene.

Every Janes album is great.

Especially the original line up albums.

Janes are one of my favourite bands. They are the only band to perfectly combine the aggression of punk with psychedelic rock. Thats not an easy task.

Plus, the musicianship is wicked, the drumming is immense.

They have some great riffs. Mountain Song is a brilliant tribal metal track.

I cant praise them enough, lets not forget the awesome image they had!!!

Jane's Addiction Ready Rarities Box Set

For reasons that can probably all be traced back to Dave Navarro's constant shirtlessness, Jane's Addiction  rarely get the respect they deserve. No Pitchfork 500  inclusion, for one! Jane's frontman Perry Farrell founded Lollapalooza. That means no Jane's, no early 90s alt-rock takeover, which means most of the people reading this would still be jamming Huey Lewis and Peabo Bryson in 2009. OK, maybe not. But still, Jane's Addiction were important!

The seminal funk-metallers have a busy 2009 coming up. This summer, they'll co-headline a tour with Nine Inch Nails. And on April 21, Rhino will release A Cabinet of Curiosities, a limited edition box set of Jane's rarities. A Cabinet of Curiosities will include three CDs and one DVD in a wooden case. Or a cabinet, some might say.

The first disc is all unreleased demos from 1986 and 1987. The second has more demos, but also unreleased live tracks and beloved rarities covers of the Grateful Dead, the Stooges, and Led Zeppelin, as well as a version of Sly and the Family Stone's "Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey" that they did with Ice-T. There's also a live song called "Bobhouse" that consists of the lyrics to Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" over the music from Bauhaus' "Burning From the Inside". See, Jane's Addiction were way ahead of the whole mashup trend, too. A recording of a December 1990 live show, meanwhile, comprises the whole third disc.

The DVD will include Soul Kiss, the notorious Jane's documentary previously unavailable on DVD. It'll also feature the "Mountain Song" video that MTV banned and various music videos and home movies.

That's not the only Jane's Addiction reissue coming out on Rhino, either. On Record Store Day, April 18, independent record stores will get Rhino's 180-gram vinyl reissues of the 1988 Jane's album Nothing's Shocking and 1990's Ritual De Lo Habitual. So yeah. Good job, Rhino.

A Cabinet of Curiosities:

Disc 1:

01 Jane Says (Radio Tokyo Demo) *
02 Pigs in Zen (Radio Tokyo Demo)
03 Mountain Song (Radio Tokyo Demo)
04 Had a Dad (Radio Tokyo Demo)
05 I Would for You (Radio Tokyo Demo)
06 Idiots Rule (Demo) *
07 Classic Girl (Demo) *
08 Up the Beach (Demo) *
09 Suffer Some (Demo) *
10 Thank You Boys (Demo) *
11 Summertime Rolls (Demo) *
12 City (Demo) *
13 Ocean Size (Demo) *
14 Stop! (Demo) *
15 Standing in the Shower ... Thinking (Demo) *
16 Ain't No Right (Demo) *
17 Three Days (Demo) *

Disc 2

01 Ted, Just Admit It... (Demo) *
02 Maceo (Demo) *
03 No One's Leaving (Demo) *
04 My Time (Rehearsal) *
05 Been Caught Stealing (12" Remix Version)
06 Ripple
07 Don't Call Me Nigger, Whitey [feat. Ice-T & Ernie-C]
08 L.A. Medley: L.A. Woman/Nausea/Lexicon Devil (Live)
09 Kettle Whistle (Live) *
10 Whole Lotta Love (Live) *
11 1970 (Live) *
12 Bobhaus (Live) *

Disc 3:

01 Drum Intro (Live) *
02 Up the Beach (Live)
03 Whores (Live) *
04 1% (Live) *
05 No One's Leaving (Live)
06 Ain't No Right (Live)
07 Then She Did... (Live) *
08 Had a Dad (Live) *
09 Been Caught Stealing (Live) *
10 Three Days (Live)
11 Mountain Song (Live) *
12 Stop! (Live)
13 Summertime Rolls (Live) *
14 Ocean Size (Live) *

DVD:

Soul Kiss:

01 Mountain Song (Unedited Version)
02 City

Music videos:

03 Had a Dad
04 Ocean Size
05 Stop!
06 Been Caught Stealing
07 Classic Girl
08 Ain't No Right

Live at the City Square in Milan (for MTV Italy, October 1990)

09 Whores *
10 Then She Did... *
11 Three Days *

* previously unreleased

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/node/149405

From Dave's myspace:

Check in from JA.com
After compiling a list of FAQ, the most popular inquiry on Twitter has been, "When are we gonna get tour dates?" Well those are coming SOON! Right now we are in high gear routing the upcoming tour with NIN and as soon as we have a confirmed tour, you will know. Trust me... It's not like we have the dates and are holding them hostage... We want you to come! I can't think of a better way to start up again then a tour with the original four members of Jane's and NIN.

The original Jane's line up: After many years of different versions of Jane's Addiction, Eric Avery has re-claimed his position. We have had the honor of working with some great bass players over the years... Flea, Martyn Le Noble and Chris Chaney... But the Jane's sound was never complete without Eric. With Eric holding down the bottom, the Jane's rhythm section is once again complete. It's almost as if he and Perk live together symbiotically, to create a singular overwhelming sonic onslaught that ebbs and flows like a musical ocean. Perk and Avery not only bring out the best in each other, their ability to lock and weave with one another challenges and inspires me as a guitarist.

NIN/JA: Since our reformation, we have been spending a lot of time with Trent in the rehearsal studio and in the recording studio, working on new stuff, addressing some old stuff and more importantly, creating a friendship and working relationship. It's rare that touring partners have an opportunity to spend so much time together creatively before a tour. Regardless of the collaborative outcome our time with Trent has brought forth a new focus and sense of purpose that we plan to share with you on a nightly basis. NIN and Jane's are vastly different bands, for sure, but we have always had a connection as a result of our time together on Lolla One and various shows together. NIN/JA shows have always been "events" more than anything. Back in the day, Jane's was winding down as NIN was taking off. Our musical lives crossed each other at a very important time in music. A time where artistry and live performance meant something more. A time when the corporate structures took notice of the value in what was happening, but hadn't yet destroyed it. Touring with NIN is an invitation for us to re-capture that spirit that was at a time, inspiring, dangerous and emotionally compelling, as they have always maintained the same integrity that brought me to love music in the first place.

-dave

Live Review: Jane's Addiction - The Echoplex, Los Angeles CA

Jane's original lineup brings the fire at not-so-secret club show.

The original lineup of Jane?s Addiction descended on the tiny Echoplex club in Los Angeles last Monday night with a high-octane dose of the kind of hedonistic gypsy love rock that only this band can deliver. If they?re working on a new album (as has been speculated) in addition to their recently announced co-headlining slot on Nine Inch Nails? ?final? tour, they sure weren?t letting on, tearing through a blistering 10-song set exclusively designed for fans of the band?s original-lineup material- not a new song or track off Strays to be found.

Fans were alerted a few days ahead of time on JanesAddiction.com to join a mailing list in order to gain access to the show, and for about 500 of those lucky early responders (and a few late stragglers, like myself) who hopped on the RSVP trail, dropped a Hamilton and got a wristband, the anticipation on the scene was palpable. The news of an upcoming tour with a soon-to-be-dormant Nine Inch Nails, which Trent Reznor announced on his blog earlier in the day, made the night even more poignantly celebratory.

And celebrate they did. After a stunning set by Josh Klinghoffer-fronted dubbish wonders Dot Hacker, Jane?s triumphantly took the stage to a thunderous reception. Before the band even hit the chorus to their first song, "Up The Beach," crowd surfers were up, joints were blazing and the scene was ignited with pure, victorious party adrenaline. I?m told that the place was crawling with high-profile Angelenos from Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher to porn goddess Sasha Grey and "Flight Of The Conchords"? Bret McKenzie, but I saw none of that action. My focus was on the living legends tearing shit up onstage.

Whatever they?ve been doing with Trent Reznor lately has paid off, because Jane?s Addiction has never sounded more finely-tuned or on top of their game than they did last night. Frontman Perry Farrell arrived with typical peacock flare in a black and white striped suit, but kept his love-fest rantings to a minimum, opting to alternately slither and flamenco around the stage while nailing notes I?d seen him skirt around for years.

Guitarist Dave Navarro?s solos weren?t the wanky ego-stroking ab-flex accompaniments I remember seeing over the many times I?ve seen them in the band?s lengthy history- they were tightly-wound, intricate flare-ups where every note seemed to matter and grandstanding wasn?t on the menu (despite the shirtless/tatted/pieced/gleaming look of course, a Navarro standard). Tight, concise and simply en fuego, his performance was much more focused and powerful than in previous years and incarnations of the band. It may have something to do with all the time he?s been spending with King Doom (Reznor) lately, but his delivery and overall sound have suddenly deepened, with more than a few chunky, chugging breakdowns scattered throughout. He left the crowd stroking to Farrell, instead playing with his head mostly tilted downward, hiding his trance-like focus under a black Kangol hat. Make no mistake, though- Navarro was very much in the moment. Every so often he?d snap out of whatever zone he goes into that allows him to peel out the parallels to Farrell?s wail and get into the groove, leaning into the audience and mouthing the words.

Bassist Eric Avery and drummer Stephen Perkins, meanwhile, breathed new, pulsing life into the foundations of classic fan favorites "Whores," "1%"and a fiercely blistering singalong "Ain?t No Right"in quick succession. Avery, previously the only OG holdout in the band?s many reunion tours over the years, seemed fully on board this ship, playing off both Perkins and Farrell throughout the night despite a no-nonsense, all-business demeanor. Watching the crowd go apeshit as he tore out the bouncing opening riff to "Aint No Right," however, he looked downward for just a moment, and anyone more than eight feet away likely missed it- but Mr. Serious broke into a shit-eating grin.

Avery?s low-end rumble at the onset of "Mountain Song" elicited a roar of approval from the sweat-soaked crowd, who were entirely unfazed by the fact that none of the material on hand had been written more recently than fifteen years ago. The pit was intense, at last as far as the Sunset Elite goes, but everyone took care of one another, and joy was thick in the air (as well as a hearty dose of pot smoke).

Farrell then introduced a funktified "Been Caught Stealing" with a short strut down memory lane: ?When we were all kind of broke and saw something we wanted, we just stole it, didn?t we?? he bragged. ?Well guess what time it is? Time to steal more shit!? The crowd roared like a hoard of kleptomaniacs, singing along with every word.

The slow-boiling "Ted, Just Admit It?" followed before the band closed out the set with an explosively charged rendition of "Stop." After a five-minute breather, they returned for a celebratory "Had A Dad"before rounding out the night with a raucous, searing rendition of "Ocean Size," a song bigger and more celebratory than anything riding the FM frequency these days. A sense of accomplishment beamed from each of the four as they set down their instruments, waved goodbye and headed into the night.

On the way out I heard someone complaining that the set wasn?t long enough, but that?s just unreasonable. Sure, their set only lasted 48 minutes, which is certainly a questionable set length under ordinary circumstances- but man, you just saw Jane?s fucking Addiction for ten bucks. Quit your bitching. Besides, the magic can?t always be a marathon. Sometimes the short, focused bursts are the most powerful- and last night was a classic example of that.

What made this show different from the rest, besides the fact that it took place in a thimble-sized club was the fact that it was a gathering of seasoned musicians, players who?ve been as far as the rock circus has taken anybody and are audacious enough to want more. The four seem to finally be able to share a stage without trying to one-up one another- the kind of atmosphere that makes for a hell of a show, but ends up a vicious cycle that?s torn apart the best bands this side of Sunset. Sure, Perry?s a grandstanding circus ringleader and after all these years I?ve still yet to see Dave Navarro with a shirt on, but it was a very even-keeled production in terms of ego and flamboyance. Maybe Avery?s participation has given them a new sense of humility and determination. Whatever the case, the formula is perfect, and the timing is right.

When I got home after the show, I sat in the car listening to the majority of their mostly-live Kettle Whistle album, not wanting to go inside just yet, to risk losing the little spark that had been reignited. For just a few minutes, I felt like the giddy little music junkie I was as a kid, totally freaking out over being three feet away from my heroes, one of the most pivotal bands of not only my life, but of the evolution of rock n? roll. That?s the magic that Jane?s Addiction brings, and that?s why this band will always matter.
 
 
Setlist:
 
Up The Beach
Whores
1%
Ain?t No Right
Mountain Song
Been Caught Stealing
Ted, Just Admit It?
Stop
Had a Dad
Ocean Size

http://www.craveonline.com/articles/music/04653095/live_review_janes_addiction__the_echoplex_los_angeles_ca.html

JANE'S ADDICTION: More 'A Cabinet Of Curiosities' Details Revealed - Mar. 6, 2009

JANE'S ADDICTION aggressively melded avant-garde, funk, metal, and punk sounds with raw sexual energy and became an incomparable force. On April 21, Rhino celebrates the legacy of JANE'S ADDICTION and unearths "A Cabinet Of Curiosities"; a 3-CD/1-DVD JANE'S ADDICTION boxed set of demos, live performances and rarities that includes 30 unreleased tracks. The set will be available from Rhino in stores and at www.rhino.com in a striking, limited-edition wooden cabinet for a suggested price of $74.98. A digital version will also be available at all digital retail outlets. Audiophiles and vinyl geeks take note that on April 18, to celebrate this year's Record Store Day, Rhino will release 180-gram vinyl versions of the seminal JANE'S albums "Nothing's Shocking" and "Ritual De Lo Habitual" for a suggested price of $17.98 and $24.98 respectively.

The "Cabinet" collection focuses solely on the band's original incarnation of vocalist Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, bassist Eric Avery and drummer Stephen Perkins. Last year, this founding foursome played together for the first time in 17 years and has since raised eyebrows with a trio of celebrated secret underground shows in tiny clubs around Los Angeles. Now, with 43 tracks on CD, "A Cabinet Of Curiosities" offers a comprehensive look at the band from demo recordings of key tracks from "Nothing's Shocking" (1988) and "Ritual de lo Habitual" (1990) to live recordings of the band roaring through its best songs onstage.

The set opens with five songs recorded in 1986 during a session at Radio Tokyo studio in Venice, CA, including an unreleased version of "Jane Says". The remaining 12 songs on disc one are unreleased demos from 1987 that feature futures JANE'S classics including "Three Days", "Ocean Size", "Classic Girl", "Summertime Rolls", and "Stop!"

The second disc contains more unreleased demos ("Ted, Just Admit It") along with a recording of the band rehearsing "My Time" and a 12" remix of "Been Caught Stealing". The disc also rounds up stray songs from various compilations (GRATEFUL DEAD cover "Ripple", "Don't Call Me N.gger, Whitey" with Ice-T and Ernie C) as well as rare and unreleased live cuts including roaring covers of LED ZEPPELIN's "Whole Lotta Love" and THE STOOGES' "1970" as well as the live staple dubbed "Bobhaus", which features lyrics from BOB DYLAN's "Like A Rolling Stone" sung over the music of BAUHAUS' "Burning From The Inside".

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=115653

From Dave's myspace:

NIN/JA Wednesdays
It's been a minute since I have checked in over here, mainly because there really isn't a lot to report... We have just been rehearsing and preparing for the NIN/JA tour. I couldn't be more enthusiastic about this tour as NIN has been one of my favorite all time bands since 1991 when I was given the chance to watch them every night for about a month. They have consistently released great, uncompromising music and have always put on incredible live performances. It will truly be an honor to share the stage with them again. In addition to NIN, Street Sweeper (Tom Morello and Boots Riley) will be joining the tour. Tom is an incredible guitarist and musician who has continually taken artistic chances while inspiring just about everyone within the sound of his work. Sharing the stage with such incredible artists each night will definitely have a profound impact on us. We are grateful for the opportunity to showcase our work along side such gifted performers.

To celebrate this collaborative tour event, my weekly radio show, Dark Matter (Wed, 10p-12a) will now become aka "NIN/JA Wednesday". As I have been doing, I will spin nothing but NIN/JA until the start of the tour. I will also include some Strays era JA, Porno for Pyros, Deconstruction, Psi Com, Satellite Party, Polar Bear, solo projects, The Panic Channel, Street Sweeper, Rage and any other incarnation of the tour's line up I can find. Feel free to make any suggestions in the comments regarding track selection.

For less interesting yet more frequent updates, feel free to follow me on Twitter.

Kings Of Leon, Jane's Addiction Among Lollapalooza Headliners

March 06, 2009 06:35 PM ET

Kings of Leon will be among the headliners of both this year's Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits festivals, Billboard sources have confirmed. Depeche Mode, the Beastie Boys, and Jane's Addiction are also playing Lollapalooza, which takes place in Chicago's Grant Park Aug 7-9, the Chicago Tribune reports and Billboard's sources confirm. 

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/kings-of-leon-jane-s-addiction-among-lollapalooza-1003949140.story

kings of leon?

Hardly alternative.

You'd rather Crash Diet?

nope, not right for the festival. But they are better suited than some commercial trash like kings of leon.

From the JA mailing list:

"TOMORROW, 3/10/09: JanesAddiction.com Pre-Sale - Kansas City, MO

We're excited to announce that our first Jane'sAddiction.com members-only pre-sale is happening tomorrow, Tuesday, March 10th, 2009, at 12 Noon (local venue time)!

Members will have access to purchase pre-sale tickets to the following show:

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre

More information:

Pre-sale tickets are available on a first-come first-serve basis. Tickets are non-transferable and are personalized with the buyer's legal name printed on the face of the ticket. ID will be required to pick up tickets and enter the venue on the night of the event, so please make sure you are signed up with your full legal name. Limit two (2) tickets per person. Purchase your tickets as soon as possible because quantities are limited.

To purchase pre-sale tickets:
1) Log in to your account on www.JanesAddiction.com (if you don't have one, click here to register). If you signed up for an account on the old Jane's Addiction website, you do not have to create a new one.
2) Find the event on either the homepage or Tour page and either click on the event to view additional information or click on the BUY TICKETS button to buy tickets directly.
3) Pre-sale tickets are sold through Concertmaps, a third-party company. You will have to create a separate Concertmaps account in order to buy pre-sale tickets and it is recommende d you do so in advance of the pre-sale start, if possible.

Please note: You must click through the Jane's Addiction site while logged in to the JanesAddiction.com in order to access the pre-sale ticket page. Typing in the URL, copying and pasting it into the browser, or any other methods will not allow you to access the pre-sale ticketing page."

From Dave's myspace:

From JA.com:

"Welcome to the new Jane's Addiction site. As you can see, there really
isn't a lot of content yet as we are still in the early construction
phase. There are lots of things that need tweaking and added as we go
but we wanted to give you a place that has all the latest information
regarding shows and tour dates. Registering allows you access to the
Jane's community as well as receive e-mailed updates that will alert
you to the latest news and fill you in on unannounced events. Jane's
has never really had much of it's own web presence as it has been the
fan based sites that have kept us alive online. Thank you to everyone
who has supported us over the years by breathing life into our digital
existence. Our intention is to make JA.com more interactive as it
grows with band entries and band generated pictures and video... We
want to take you on tour with us.

The latest: We have been rehearsing all week for an upcoming private
show in Austin, Texas. We have set aside a number of tickets for those
of you who have signed up to the site. Stay tuned for more details
on how to attend this specific event and clear your schedule
the evening of the 19th."

Dave

Also, we have added the NIN/JA tour site to the list of links on the right. Should be live any day now.

Jane?s Addiction Rip Through Early Catalog at SXSW

3/20/09, 7:56 am EST

A band like Jane?s Addiction doesn?t need to play a music festival like South By Southwest. But sometimes SXSW needs a Jane?s Addiction. The band ? with its recently reunited full original lineup ? performed a not-so-secret 10-song set at a former supermarket off an Austin highway Thursday night. It was both an affirmation of their enduring artistic power and a self-conscious wink at the magnetism of the rock star.

As if reminding the crowd that bassist Eric Avery is back in the band, Jane?s kicked off with the audacious, eight-minute-plus ?Three Days,? which begins with one of their most ominous and memorable basslines. Frontman Perry Farrell alternately slithered and flounced around the stage, drummer Stephen Perkins pounded his set in a tidy mohawk, guitarist Dave Navarro strutted around shirtless and sweating, and Avery paced in circles. With the crowd fist-pumping and screaming along to every lyric, Farrell ended ?Three Days? with his arm slung around Navarro. Losing his neckerchief and jacket, Farrell led the way into ?Ain?t No Right? before announcing ?Lovely to see all you whores out there? as way of introducing ?Whores? from the band?s 1987 debut. (Check out photos of Jane?s long and winding career in A Brief History of Jane?s Addiction.)

The band didn?t play a a single song recorded after 1990, but every snaking melody and blast of volume sounded captivating and fresh. (Half of their set came from 1988?s Nothing Shocking, with four more tunes originating on 1990?s Ritual de lo Habitual.) Navarro tossed off virtuostic solos effortlessly, sucking down cigarettes while executing some of his most nimble fingerwork, rarely glancing down at his own hands. (Navarro the guitar hero is a far more agreeable guise than Navarro the reality-TV star or Navarro the porn director). Farrell tossed his head back and let his arms rest at his the side, grinning mischievously, when he wasn?t nailing notes in his soaring upper register. Part of Jane?s power has always been their musicianship, and the band still executed perfect pauses with stunning aplomb. Neither the songs nor the band felt as if they had aged two decades.

Farrell danced up to Navarro at the end of ?Standing in the Shower Thinking? and punctuated every word of ?Ted, Just Admit It??; the song?s lyrics (?Camera got them images/camera got them all/nothing?s shocking? seemed especially poignant 21 years after its original recording, as dozens of digitals and phones tracked the band?s every move. ?We came here to deliver,? Farrell proclaimed before the set-closer ?Mountain Song,? another track built around one of Avery?s sinewy lines. With their backdrop of LEDs and knowing nods to the duties of rock stardom (both Navarro and Farrell paused to pose for photos mid-song), Jane?s Addiction didn?t just deliver a dramatic, stellar set ? they delivered on swagger and savvy too, a combination young bands at SXSW could definitely use more of.

Set List:

?Three Days?
?Ain?t No Right?
?Whores?
?Standing in the Shower Thinking?
?Ted, Just Admit It??
?Been Caught Stealing?
?Had a Dad?
?Mountain Song?
?Ocean Size?
?Stop?

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/03/20/janes-addiction-rip-through-early-catalog-at-sxsw/


Jane's Addiction at SXSW - Perry Farrell Grabs The Camera

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNM32UYsX5g

Jane's Addiction :: Live at The Playboy Rock The Rabbit Party

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr75NAjUvIc

Photos:
http://www.gettyimages.com/Search/Search.aspx?contractUrl=2&language=en-US&family=editorial&assetType=image&p=perry%20farrell%20sxsw&src=standard

Jane's Addiction Drops Two Free New Trent Reznor-Produced Tracks

March 20, 2009 10:24 AM ET

Michael D. Ayers and Gary Graff, Austin, TX

Jane's Addiction is releasing two new studio tracks online today (March 20) via Ninja2009.com, the tour site for the forthcoming co-headlining tour with Nine Inch Nails. The two studio cuts available for free download are "Chip Away" and "Whores," both songs that fans will recognize from 1987's self-titled live release.

"Just to get some creative juice flowing- we went into the studio for about two weeks," Perry Farrell tells Billboard.com. "We had the idea to re-record two tunes, just because they'd never been done officially in the studio. And we had some fun writing some new things. A handful that are close to finished, but not quite done. But there's no rush to put anything out at this point."

Trent Reznor and Alan Moulder were acting as producers for the new cuts. But can fans expect a new record? "I don't think so," Farrell says. "For me, the idea is to introduce one or two songs into this touring cycle along with the ones everybody loves and knows."

The spark that ignited the reformation of the original four members of Jane's Addiction started in 2008 at the NME Awards. "We had a good time together and the music sounded good," drummer Stephen Perkins says.

Not only is the band gearing up for a hefty summer tour, the rarities box set "A Cabinet of Curiosities" is due April 21 via Rhino. The set includes three CDs and a DVD, featuring "Soul Kiss," a documentary on the group and Farrell's movie "The Gift. "I supplied a lot of music to Warner Bros," Perkins says. "A lot of the stuff has never been heard before."

"It's a really nice, fetishy object," Farrell adds. Perkins has also taken some bootleg material and remastered it. "There's some rough sounding stuff, sonically," guitarist Dave Navarro adds. "But it's worth a listen. I have old versions of Zeppelin recordings at home that I don't necessarily throw into rotation all the time, but I like it."

Jane's Addiction gave SXSW attendees as taste of their reformation in the wee hours of Friday morning, ripping through a 55-minute set that drew entirely from the first phase of its career ? appropriate since orginal bassist Eric Avery has returned to the fold after a 17-year break.

Playing at a capacity-plus private party sponsored by Playboy and C3 Presents (with Playmates strolling around sporting ears and cottontails), the quartet served up a 10-song sampling, despite problems with one of the sound board cables that briefly threatened to derail the show. Once it was fixed, however, Jane's started with an epic rendition of "Three Days," with frontman Perry Farrell dancing like a dervish while Mohawked drummer Stephen Perkins pounded out the rhythm and Dave Navarro, shirtless and fedoraed, laced solos into the dynamic arrangement. Farrell peeled his jacket and scarf off during "Ain't No Right," ending the song with his arms raised in a triumphant V, then led into "Whores" by telling the crowd it was "lovely to see all you whores out there. How was your day?"

The set drew entirely from 1988's "Nothing's Shocking" and 1990's 1990's "Ritual de lo Habitual," mixing "hit" fare such as "Been Caught Stealing" (for which Farrell donned a pair of shades), "Mountain Song" and "Ocean Size" (but no "Jane Says") with deeper but still well-received songs such as "Standing in the Shower Thinking," the reggae-flavored "Ted, Just Admit It?" and the leaden final encore "Stop."
 
Visual evidence suggested that any of Jane's well-chronicled rancor has been allayed again; the group members were interactive and clearly enjoying themselves, and Farrell ? who's slated to perform a SXSW club show on Saturday night -- finished the night with an arm slung around Navarro's shoulders.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/jane-s-addiction-drops-two-free-new-trent-1003953692.story

An interview with Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro Eric Avery...

In an interview hours before their performance, such enthusiasm was less evident. The band members spoke variously about the reunion as a "negotiation" and how a "sea change" in the music industry had altered the reality for musicians, for better or worse.

Navarro, whose post-Jane's projects have included being a member of Red Hot Chili Peppers, hosting a reality TV show and a foray into pornography, spoke of a feeling of being home.

"In a lot of ways, Jane's Addiction is the biggest part of my life, hands down," said the guitarist. "As many times as we've done upstarts, at this stage of my life, it just feels like I've always been a member of Jane's Addiction and we take really, really long breaks."

Jane's Addiction first broke up in 1991 at the height of their popularity (and just after the first Lollapalooza, which Farrell co-founded). They toured in 1997 and again reunited between 2001-2004, both times without Avery. Royalties have been an issue.

Avery, who acknowledges his "laconic" nature, makes no effort to hide a certain tension.

"It's been interesting," the bassist said after a long pause. "It's been a negotiation. It's always a negotiation to get anything done in the world."

Perkins is perhaps the most aggressively enthusiastic member of the band. He's also worked hardest to preserve their material, for the past two years helping compile a three-CD set of rarities ("Cabinet of Curiosities") that will be released in April.

Farrell, the founder of the band, said he looked at the landscape in music and saw a vacancy.

"Everyone started to think about the current state of music, the groups that are out there that are living legends," said Farrell. "(We thought), 'There's room for us here. Maybe it would be a good time to go out there and devastate them like we used to."

When the band last broke up in 2004, Farrell criticized his bandmates for giving "no consideration to the legacy (Jane's Addiction) has built up over the years. Jane was getting stripped of her majesty."

Now, Farrell says he's less concerned about the band's legacy and is eager for the group to have a freshness.

"Honestly, that period of life is decaying," said Farrell. "It exists but in part. It's not like it was. If you put too much weight on the past, you're going to be passed up."

One advocate of the legacy of Jane's Addiction has been Trent Reznor, the lead singer of Nine Inch Nails - who toured as a young band on that first Lollapalooza in 1991.

In a blog post, Reznor recently credited Jane's Addiction for creating alternative rock, writing that their Lollapalooza shows "set the stage for Nirvana to shift popular taste a few months later, and were really ... fun to play and attend - truly the best times I've had."

Reznor has been collaborating with Jane's Addiction in the studio. Navarro says that "there's been a little too much speculation" about the sessions. The band doesn't expect to release an album (they don't have a record deal) but will release songs, as Farrell says, "in the most modern way" - online and for free.

As a live act, Farrell relishes the "pageantry" of Jane's Addiction, saying it was "glorious to be around live." He said because of the way the music industry has declined, spectacular concerts have dried up: "Our project has got the potential to be one of the groups that stand among the people like the Madonnas and the Roger Waters."

Regardless of any remaining tensions, Navarro said recent shows (they've played a handful of underground concerts in Los Angeles) have carried a "renewed spirit."

"I've been in a number of bands; I've tried it a million different ways," said Navarro. "The same issues come up with any band, any four or five people you put together. Why not have it be with my original band that's my favourite music anyway? The drama and the glories and the disappointments - all of it is kind of par for the course."

And another video:

Jane's Addiction - STOP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9gUYAPFC2g

JANE'S ADDICTION: 'A Cabinet Of Curiosities' Online Listening Party Launched - Mar. 25, 2009

On April 21, Rhino celebrates the legacy of JANE'S ADDICTION and unearths "A Cabinet Of Curiosities"; a 3-CD/1-DVD JANE'S ADDICTION boxed set of demos, live performances and rarities that includes 30 unreleased tracks. The set will be available from Rhino in stores and at www.rhino.com in a striking, limited-edition wooden cabinet for a suggested price of $74.98. A digital version will also be available at all digital retail outlets.

An online "listening party" featuring streaming versions of six songs ? "Mountain Song" (Radio Tokyo demo), "Classic Girl" (demo), "Been Caught Stealing" (12" remix), "L.A. Medley" (live), "Ain't No Right" (live) and "Ocean Size" (live) ? is available at this location.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=116803

For those in and around Vegas, Perry's bday party will be going on with a jam session planned.

Not exactly sure where (or even if its open to the public) but it maybe something worth hunting down.

Thanks to www.billymorrison.net for the heads up..

Jane's Addiction Reunion Marred By Feuds

April 20, 2009 09:26 AM ET

Gelu Sulugiuc, Reuters

War has broken out among the original members of Jane's Addiction, who are gearing up for their first tour in almost 18 years.

Singer Perry Farrell told Reuters that a mediation attempt by Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor, with whom Jane's Addiction will tour next month, was unsuccessful.

But despite the temper tantrums, Farrell is determined to keep Jane's Addiction together. He, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Steven Perkins have toured on and off over the years. Bassist Eric Avery is back in the lineup after declining to play with the band after it first broke up in 1991. His return appears to have changed the delicate chemistry.

"I'm not going to tell you it's been all smooches and hugs. But it shouldn't be because that would be a bore," Farrell said on the sidelines of the Coachella music festival, where he was scheduled to perform on Sunday.

"If my band didn't have issues, if they didn't throw tantrums, I would think I was with a bunch of suckers. As long as they can handle it, I can handle it. After all we're just delivering music that people love, so how bad can it be? It could be worse. We could be drafted."

"I just talked to Eric man-to-man. We're different people, that's okay. He serves a different purpose, he's got a different frequency he operates on. I'm overjoyed that we're working together. I don't care that we butt heads as long as when we hit the stage we blast on people."

Reznor, who is also producing Jane's new songs, tried in vain to help the group work out its differences.

"He did his best to be both producer and psychologist," Farrell said. "He was very respectful, trying to get out of the way and not overproduce. I wish honestly he would've produced a little more, but he was a little gun shy after seeing us explode on each other in the studio. He became the referee for a day and after that day I think he was done."

Farrell said not many groups from the early days of alternative rock are still playing together, and he estimated Jane's Addiction had a "small, five-year window left."

"Any time you get a chance to put the original members of a group together, (you should do it). Look at Pink Floyd. I consider Roger Waters to be the greatest live rock act for a festival today. He has a great guitar player, but it's not David Gilmour. You need the original members if you can have them. I love The Who, love Led Zeppelin, but nobody's the same when they're not original members, the people that wrote and recorded those songs and set their vibrations down into those tracks. That's why it's important to try to keep your crew together."

Although Reznor failed to reconcile Avery and Farrell, Jane's Addiction, known for hits such as "Been Caught Stealing" and "Jane Says," will follow his lead and release music for free on the Internet. Farrell said Jane's would give out singles for free on its Web site as soon as they were ready. The first one will be called "Embrace the Darkness."

"I see 100,000 people in the United Kingdom singing along to this song," he said. "We don't have a record label to have to worry about putting together something that they can charge $19.99 for. I think we should put the songs out and keep writing and be creative. It's great that we have these classic songs, but it couldn't hurt us to put in more new songs (in our shows) that people know and got online for free."

Farrell, who also organizes the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago, said the recession has been hurting the touring business but not ticket sales for Jane's Addiction or Lollapalooza.

"At Lollapalooza, we're selling more tickets than ever," he said. "People need an even bigger excuse to escape more than ever and there is no better escape than going to a festival and just tripping and taking in music."

Jane's Addiction's co-headlining tour with Nine Inch Nails will kick off in Florida on May 8, and run through June 12 in North Carolina. The band will also be among the headliners at Lollapalooza, which runs August 7-9; the full lineup will be announced on Tuesday.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/jane-s-addiction-reunion-marred-by-feuds-1003964174.story

Janes Addiction To Play Splendor

by Paul Cashmere - April 22 2009

The first round announcement for Splendor In The Grass has been made. Janes Addiction will be there.

The festival this year will also feature Bloc Party and MGMT performing their only Australian show at the event.

Other acts include The Specials, Flaming Lips, Friendly Fires, Sarah Blasko, Hilltop Hoods, Grinspoon, Kram, Birds of Tokyo, Yves Klien Blue, Bob Evans and Augie March.

Splendor In The Grass is July 25 and 26 at Byron Bay.

http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=8125

http://www.splendourinthegrass.com/news.php?NewsId=9

Jane?s Addiction?s ?Nothing?s Shocking? Heads to ?Rock Band?

4/24/09

Great news for people who like killer bass lines: Jane?s Addiction?s 1988 album Nothing?s Shocking is coming to Rock Band as a full-album download next week. Jane?s album will join the 14 other full records currently available for gameplay, which include Guns n? Roses? Chinese Democracy, Pearl Jam?s Ten and the Pixies? Doolittle. Rock Band?s first full album was Judas Priest?s Screaming For Vengeance.

It?s fitting that aspiring Dave Navarros (or people who just like screaming ?Sex ? is ? violent!?) will get the chance to rock out to Nothing?s Shocking as the recently fully reunited band ? with original bassist Eric Avery ? is currently prepping to hit the road with Nine Inch Nails next month, plus headline August?s Lollapalooza. When Rolling Stone caught Jane?s at SXSW, the crew tore through a handful of Shocking tracks and Perry Farrell admitted that 21 years after the album was first released, he has finally been shocked: by the Octomom.

Fans will be able to pay homage to Avery?s monster bass lines starting April 28th; the album?s tracks will be available for purchase as an album or as individual tracks for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and as individual tracks for Wii.

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/04/24/janes-addictions-nothings-shocking-heads-to-rock-band/

Anyone have the Deconstruction album? Any good?

PERRY FARRELL Injured At Atlanta JANE'S ADDICTION Show - May 11, 2009

Billboard.com reports that JANE'S ADDICTION lead singer Perry Farrell is recovering from a torn calf muscle he suffered on stage at a concert in Atlanta.

Farrell hurt himself during the first song Sunday night at Lakewood Amphitheatre but was able to finish the show.

According to a statement from the band's publicist, he was taken by ambulance to Atlanta Medical Center after the show.

Doctors told him to stay off the leg for several days, but Farrell says he still plans to perform as planned Tuesday night in Austin, Texas.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=119830

Perry Farrell Recovering From Tour Injury With Meds and TLC

May 18, 2009

After suffering a calf tear last week, shortly after the Jane's Addiction/Nine Inch Nails tour kickoff, Jane's frontman Perry Farrell tells Spinner he is already on the road to recovery. "It's getting better," he says. "I wear a boot right now and I've got some good meds. So, between the two of those things, and my wife pampering me, I'm healing."

It would've taken a lot more than a torn calf to keep Farrell, who blames the injury on a tight muscle that day, from this tour. So far he feels it's lived up to the hype. "I'll tell you, judging by the success of the shows I don't think anybody can be in a bad mood," he says. "As far as the audience is concerned, we're bringing out a lot of nostalgic feelings and sentiments from people, just judging by the crowd sing-alongs and the welcomes that we've gotten. I think it's been a very successful tour and a very wise decision to team up."

The questions before the tour weren't how fans were gonna respond, but rather, the relationship between Farrell and bandmates Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins and Eric Avery, who had held out on the reunion for 17 years before rejoining the others last year. "We're making sure that everybody is comfortable and happy and has what they need," Farrell says. "Everybody is, for the most part, enjoying it from what I can see. We're just concentrating on the live show right now because the recording part of it got a little messy."

Still, Farrell is hopeful for a Jane's future, including recording. "I would love to have Jane's Addiction as part of my life," he says. "I so enjoy performing those songs for the audience. This is a superbly important part of my life and I hope that everybody feels the same."

http://www.spinner.com/2009/05/18/perry-farrell-recovering-from-tour-injury-with-meds-and-tlc/

Perry Farrell's appearance on CBC's "The Hour" has been posted.  You can watch the 16 minute interview here:

http://www.cbc.ca/thehour/videos.html?id=5676647

From Dave Navarro...

Now that the NIN/JA 09 tour is over, I can grab a breath and actually
sit down and type something out. It's funny how after 6 weeks of
basically having nothing to do but play shows, I could somehow never
find the time. I tend to get a little lost out there in terms of time
and dates and all that. Whats seems like a great idea tomorrow seems
like just as good an idea the next day and so on... Most of my "down
time" was spent napping or preparing to nap or freshening up after a
nap or a show with Jane's Addiction. Oh yeah, I also got to watch SSSC
and NIN on a daily basis. So whatever excuse I think I have for
disconnecting, you know the truth.

The tour was amazing! Probably one of the best touring experiences I
have ever had and definitely the smoothest tour THIS band has ever
done. Lots of laughs and no drama and no inner turmoil... Just a great
time celebrating our music and our musical connectivity on stage. Of
course, some nights were better than others in terms of degrees of
energy or musicianship (personally speaking... Had some sloppy
nights!), but every night felt good and right and the way it is
supposed to be, exceeding my expectations... I am actually looking
forward to Europe as I type this.

I couldn't have asked for more inspiration every night than to catch
NIN right before us. I would go out there early in their set and watch
as much as I could before getting ready for our show. Hearing "March
of the Pigs" performed live while putting your pants on will certainly
wake you the fuck up and inspire the best you've got to give! What an
amazing band. As a fan I am saddened by Trent's decision to take some
time, but I am equally as honored to have been a part of this, his
final tour for, "Who knows how long?" Trent, Ilan, Robin and JMJ
couldn't have made this any better of an experience then they did and
I thank them for it. The entire NIN/JA crew was also the best I have
had the pleasure of working with and many thanks to them.

I also got a chance to meet some of our long time supporters on this
tour. More than ever before it seems. Love us or hate us, praise us or
slam us, they are a major part of the lifeblood of this band and we
couldn't have been as alive and somewhat on the radar if it wasn't for
them. Great to finally meet some of you. Thanks to you and all of our
supporters for making this tour a viable reality. I guess some would
say, "they just keep ya honest!" Also met a lot of the NIN
community... They are just as passionate and judgemental and critical
and adoring and outspoken as the JA community I can assure you. Many
of them embraced us with open arms, some made it known that they
didn't and some simply went home. To the ones who welcomed us, THANK
YOU! To the ones who didn't, I sincerely appreciate your giving us the
opportunity. Overall the press wasn't too bad this time around, with
mostly favorable comments. Of course some were not so kind. To the
ones who welcomed us, THANK YOU! To the ones who didn't, I sincerely
appreciate your giving us the opportunity. Well, somewhere between
that and GO FUCK YOURSELF.

How did it feel? How did it feel? The shows really felt solid and
great to be a part of every night. I don't want to beat a dead horse,
unless I get a chance to literally beat one, but having EA back has
changed the band dynamic on every level and there is no denying that
without him are are an entirely different band. During the shows I am
very connected to each member on stage in a very different way. With
Perkins I have a lot of eye contact, with Perry I have to have
constant "peripheral" awareness as you never know what he's gonna do
or where he may end up... With Eric on bass I have a sense of trust
that everything that is supposed to be there is there, as we don't
have much opportunity to interact. I am always somewhat limited to
staying close to my effects. Sometimes when I get too far away, Dan
will run out and switch stuff for me. Thanx Dan. Anyway, apart from my
relationships with them, the audience is a huge factor in terms of how
each show will feel. It's always nice when we get to certain stretches
and we see the same people in front every night. We actually miss you
guys when we get to a distant area code.

Re-entry is always weird. Back home. Can't believe the NIN guys went
to Europe already. Everything has come to a screeching halt. Hmmm...
Here is some of Eric's laundry. Maybe he has some of mine. Wonder
what's on TV.
END SCENE

I will start to check in here more often, I was just "really busy" for
the past few weeks... but well rested!

what were there last set lists if anyone knows?

Do they play anything off Strays also? I know its not the original line up, but that album does have some great tracks on it aswell.

And of course, hopefully they will play a good mix of Nothings Shocking and Ritual.

i recently bought Ritual De Habituo off the internet. a CD version, as much as i like Janes, i never owned any of their music.

So i thought it would be fair to give them some money. However i was dissappointed to find (in mine?) there isnt a booklet of lyrics. Is this the same for everyone else? Its just a blank sheet, with the album artwork on the front?

JANE'S ADDICTION Drummer's Elbow Infection Forces Australian Tour Cancelation - July 23, 2009

The reunited original lineup of JANE'S ADDICTION has canceled all of its previously announced Australian tour dates because drummer Stephen Perkins has been admitted to the Infectious Disease Ward at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles for treatment of an infection in his elbow. Doctors expect to keep him there for the next few days for further diagnosis and observation while antibiotic treatment continues.

"I know how excited we were to come play in Australia, and how long the fans there have waited for this. I want everyone Down Under to know that we will come back as soon as we can," singer Perry Farrell said in a statement.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=124128

From Dave Navarro...

Perk update: Still under close observation and recovering slowly but surely, however he is finally able to rest up at home with medication!

He's feelin' better folks!
http://twitpic.com/bj9kv

Here is a video interview with Jane's Addiction.

http://www.nme.com/news/janes-addiction/46360

And a review of the show.

http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=136&title=xxxx&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1

Perry Farrell - New Video - "I Like 'Em Big"

Farrells new video for his song I Like Em Big. Debuting in tandem with Lollapalooza 2009s opening day, the piece features more champagne and lingerie than you can shake a satin scarf at. Directed by Andrew Bennett, whose work includes videos for Deftones and many others, it captures a side of Perry and his wife Etty that will undoubtedly surprise viewers, reinforcing Farrells knack for pushing boundaries and having fun while doing so.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFyhpBOLSjc

Jane's Addiction Close Lollapalooza With Help From Joe Perry

The highlight of the set was the finale. After jokingly threatening to end their set early, the band returned for a second encore with Aerosmith's Joe Perry and their families joining them on stage. Perry, in town after his band's tour was put on hold after Steven Tyler fell off a stage and broke his shoulder, performed 'Jane Says' with the band, which Farrell ended by screaming "We did it!" to the crowd and telling them "Don't go to bed. Stay out late. Live to tell about it. Have children and a raise them the way you lived."

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L-bYYG_hxA

Thanks Spinner

A little better video can be found here:

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125016

Dave Navarro and Mark Weitz join Spirits In The Sky tour roster.

August 19, 2009

Ahh, there's nothing like that first rehearsal feeling! Where you remember that you don't remember much and you've got to re-remember it all over again!

So we worked on about 4 songs last night, after listening to about 20 new ones, sitting around the fire to decide which would be the best ones to play. The goal for today is just to get those four down and add to the pile as we go along. I'm hopeful the band can work up 12, and I can play another 5 or 6 solo.

Some exciting news to add as well, as Dave Navarro and Mark Weitz have joined the tour. Dave sadly can't play San Diego with us, so hopefully we can find an Ace up our sleeve somewhere to fill in. It's gonna be crowded onstage, that's for sure with Mike and Kerry on drums, Mark on bass, Dave and I on guitar, and Mark #2 on keys. Whoa...

Billy Corgan, Dave Navarro Launch Tour in California

08.27.09

http://www.spin.com/articles/billy-corgan-dave-navarro-launch-tour-california

Some video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZJKPmhPZF4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVa6QkyV5E4&feature=related

anyone recognise that bassline?

I think Janes Addiction might of stole it for that epic track they did on Ritual.

A short interview with Dave Navarro before the LAYN event where his gives advise to upcoming artists.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb_uu9l85c0

JANE'S ADDICTION Heads Into Studio - Jan. 19, 2010

According to The Pulse of Radio, the original lineup of JANE'S ADDICTION headed into the studio on Monday (January 18) to begin writing new material, although it's too early to say whether this will result in the band recording its fourth full-length studio album. According to Stereokill.net, singer Perry Farrell revealed the news by responding to a fan's question about whether the group would write new songs at the band's Facebook page, writing, "Monday we get together to write new music and craft a future."

This is the second time since reuniting in the fall of 2008 that JANE'S ADDICTION has attempted to begin work on a new project. The band entered a studio last spring, but Farrell told The Pulse of Radio that it didn't work out too well that time. "You know, I'll be honest with you," he said. "We started to record and things got kind of ugly (laughs). You know, it's one of those things where the headbutting really came out when we tried to write and people were like, 'Well, I don't like that . . . ' But you know what? I'm very patient, because it's only been, what, 18 years, so I can't expect things overnight to be perfect."

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=133693

Brilliant news!!!!

Im so glad they are giving it another go.

fuck


quote from Erics twitter.


sucks

From Perry Farrell:

David, Stephen, and I with new writing partner, went into the garage. Felt like old days, except no cassette recorder. Crafting w/Protools.

We are working on getting Jane's to S. America my friends. In discussion now w/ promoters

We have a different lineup than Coachella it is true. It won't be revealed for a while remember; we are in August.

fuck. sorry, as much as i enjoyed the third album. if Janes do new material, i want original line up!

Saw this over at www.gnrevolution.com

http://xiola.org/

wow, so it's been an active 3 days or so. duff mckagan might be the mysterious writing partner/bassist, that perry spoke about. Jane's Addiction got together in perry farrell's garage on monday without eric avery, but with a new writing partner. we assumed the writing partner would also be a bassist to fill in where eric is leaving.

if yr not familiar with duff mckagan, he was the original bassist for guns n roses. i personally haven't kept up with him beyond that, but i've always thought he was a great bassist and his song writing is also decent for rock/punk genres. i personally like duff, he seems like a nice guy and he just may be a good fit with dave and stephen's metal/rock roots. so i'm not completely opposed to this.

here's what i am opposed to: calling it jane's addiction. i realize jane's addiction carries more weight than any band the 3 core members have ever been in and it will definitely bring in the cash. the truth is though, with duff on board, this is gonna be even more rock sounding than strays was and maybe that's the point. i realize bob ezrin was brought in to make jane's addiction rock. what seperated jane's addiction from guns n roses, motely crue, bon jovi, was the fact that there was a softer artistic, feminine touch. perry's and eric's influences merged with dave and stephen's influences made the band unique.

so go ahead abandon yr roots, abandon the very thing that made jane's addiction a once mighty band. rock yr arse off, but drop jane's addiction off and resist relying on nostalgia to sell tickets and downloads. do the right thing by all of yr loyal fans and stop raping the jane's addiction name.

but then again, does it matter? perry farrell's twitter: "I have to remember: Those that matter don't mind, and those that mind don't matter." my suggestion, stop quoting drivel and write something brilliant, or none of it's gonna matter.

guns n roses are on a completely different page to motley crue
motley crue are on a completely different page to bon jovi.

To be fair, Duff is probably the better pick of a songwriter, gnr n janes came out together in the late 80s, and they rehersed next door to each other, and all knew each other.

Yeah I don't think the guy is making a very fair comparison between GNR and other 80's bands.  Doesn't seem that he's too well versed in Guns N' Roses.  I think Duff would be a fine choice for them.

i can understand his anger at the guys for again, fuckin Eric over, i wanted a true Janes Addiction album this time around.

But its hardly the guy they picks fault.

And plus, he says Janes were softer than Bon Jovi? The fuck!?!

From Perry Farrell:

This year we have a stack of music for release. One of the tracks is Underground. Look for it to drop in the fall.

about 16 hours ago from web

Smashing Pumpkins to tour with Jane?s Addiction?

According to Mike Gentile, general manager at the First Niagara Pavilion, tours that may be headed to town include those featuring Maroon Five, Iron Maiden, the Jonas Brothers and a double bill with Smashing Pumpkins and Jane's Addiction.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/music/s_666225.html

id go see that if they came to the UK.

Janes rule, loved them with NIN.

And Smashing Pumpkins are a misunderstood, and under-rated band.

I don't think so. They definitely had their day, and to be honest they've done nothing recently to be praised for.

Im really fucking excited about this!
if there's anyone that could fill the void of Eric Avery, it would be Duff or Flea.
Im speaking in terms of groove and creativity, here....this could be huge! not expecting Duff to stay in JA and tour with them (though it would be fucking awesome if he did), but I hope he writes and records their entire next album with them. I think that would be really huge for both JA and Duff.

gigantic fan of both of them!

Sure, they are of the time. But their peak material is great stuff!

i could say the same about NIN! Havent liked anything theyve done since With Teeth-uh.

Can't get into them for some reason

It's official, Eric Avery has quit Jane's Addiction.

thats it. with equal parts regret and relief, the janes addiction experiment is at an end.

about 10 hours ago via TweetDeck

Here is Dave Navarro's Peta Ad, poster and video at the link:

Rocker Dave Navarro Bares It All for Animals

Dave Navarro rocks. Whether he's touring with Jane's Addiction, hosting his radio show Dark Matter, or posing nude for PETA, he does it with the style and intensity fitting of a rock star. Dave's latest gig is helping animals by baring it all in an ad for PETA's "Ink, Not Mink" series. Helping animals has never looked so good!

https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2949

Im trying to give a second opportunity to this band, and im listening to their greatest hits "Up from the Catacombs", i love the sounds, they-re really modern and cool, however im still not catching the frontman's voice.... Its quite irritating to be honest, just the way sings and his voice  :no: Its a shame though cause i really love the guitars, drums and bass. Its so sad when the only thing u dont like is the vocals on a band.

Don't plan on seeing them live at all....

Its hard to know that Axl totally loves this band, and i cant stand their frontman's voice, but then again, we cant all like the same bands right?

...my point was that they just broke up.

yeah, i know that too, i wouldn't bother to see them live anyways, i dont thinks its worth it. I bailed out on more important bands anyway... like Metallica.

Already saw them live anyways lol

Iv seen Metallica, AC/DC, Korn and Slipknot live, only GNR missing and ill probably go see Motorhead in May

OK, I'm not really into J'sA but this is what I can bring you...

I'm from Uruguay and what you see below is the first poster that came out announcing GnR, saying that Jane's would be the opening act. Now rumor says that Axl said no to that cos Duff would be coming with them. I have no idea what the deal is but the poster is not a fake, it was also on the streets, and people commented on it a lot here.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1003/Silvia87/26529_107487569273268_1000003607582.jpg)
 

If it were true. i would imagine it being quite a special gig. I hope Axl can put his differences towards Duff aside. But i can understand how it would be awkward also.

Is hard to tell... and btw "Democracy" is misspelled! Some quality poster :-\  ;D

First Jane's Addiction Live DVD - Blu Ray finally released in August 2010

Filmed on Halloween night 2009 at Voodoo Experience in New Orleans

June 8, 2010


Eagle Rock Entertainment are proud to announce the simultaneous release on 30 August 2010 of the ?Live Voodoo? DVD and Blu-ray from Jane?s Addiction [Cat No EREDV802 and ERBRD5060 respectively]. These are the first ever Jane?s Addiction live visual releases and ?Live Voodoo? includes classic tracks such as "Been Caught Stealing", "Jane Says", "Ocean Size", "Stop!", "Mountain Song", "Three Days" and many more.

Filmed live on Halloween night 2009 at Voodoo Experience in New Orleans, Live Voodoo sees the reunion of the classic Jane's Addiction line-up of Perry Farrell (vocals), Stephen Perkins (drums), Eric Avery (bass) and Dave Navarro (guitar). This spectacular show captures the band on top form with Perry Farrell at his most mesmerizing and the rest of the band clearly enjoying the occasion. The tracklisting is predominantly drawn from their first two albums, which both featured this line-up, and the band are joined on stage by twin girl dancers, whilst the show climaxes with a joyous all singing and dancing stage invasion.

*TRACKLISTING*

1) Up The Beach 2) Mountain Song 3) Ain?t No Right 4) Three Days 5) Whores 6) Then She Did? 7) Been Caught Stealing 8) Ocean Size 9) Ted, Just Admit It 10) Summertime Rolls 11) Stop! 12) Jane Says 13) Chip Away

Bolstered by the Bonus Features which include two extra tracks recorded in LA in 2008; ?1%? and ?Ocean Size? plus an NME featurette and a Photo Gallery, ?Live Voodoo? captures one of the greatest ever live bands at the height of their powers.

http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/118831-first-janes-addiction-live-dvd-blu-ray-finally-released-in-august-2010-a.html

Sex & Love: Penthouse Magazine

by DAVE NAVARRO on JUNE 27, 2010

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that my Sex & Love column had found a home. Thanks to you guys and your trust in me (albeit with a grain of salt), Sex & Love will be appearing in Penthouse Magazine starting in October. It has been years since I have been a contributor to a monthly magazine? I used to write film reviews for Bikini magazine with my cousin Johnny. Anyway, my Penthouse Q&A column will consist mainly of answers to the questions I get here on 6767, so I would love and appreciate another batch of questions from you guys for the November issue. Some answers to the June 2nd post will appear in October. Of course, my responses are meant only as suggestions? I am not a licensed therapist or anything, at least, not yet! This is Sex & Love advice from a guy who has seen both failure and success in the relationship department? A little jaded, a little disillusioned, a little sarcastic yet very honest. Answers may be sincere, absurd, comical and sometimes flat out wrong. You?ll have to consider the source I suppose! Thank you in advance for your participation.

Jane's Addiction "Jane Says" on Guitar Center Sessions

An exclusive clip of Jane's Addiction's performance of "Jane Says" from Guitar Center Sessions on DIRECTV. See an all new episode on September 25th at 9pm ET/PT on DIRECTV channel 101 and in 3D on DIRECTV channel n|3D. Get a free MP3 download of this song by visiting www.guitarcenter.com/sessions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPsorSm1PpQ

Dave Navarro Speaks Out on his new Epiphone Signature Guitar, Janes Addiction, and Bullying

Published: October 12, 2010

Rick: I checked out your note on bullying and diversity at your website. It seems you take the Declaration of Independence?s phrase about people?s right to ?the pursuit of happiness? literally and I commend you for that.

Dave: Thank you. It?s absolutely true. To be honest with you, my feeling is this. I don?t personally give a fuck what makes people happy as long as they?re not hurting anybody else. That?s the bottom line. And you?ve got political and religious rights telling people how to live their lives and you?ve got certain aspects or certain divisions of the church trying to cram their voice down everybody?s throats.

At the end of the day, if you don?t hurt anybody and you?re happy who gives a fuck? And if you think I?m going to hell because of my lifestyle, that?s my problem. What do you care if I go to Hell? Doesn?t that give more room for you? Obviously, the suicides of late have been a huge hot bed of discussion, and an emotionally fueled one, and I just wanted to back humanity, in a way, because what I wrote there is applicable to all about all people, regardless of what they?re into.

Like I said, I, don?t know what it?s like to be a bullied teen that lives a gay life, but I certainly live a sexual alternative lifestyle myself, so I don?t want anyone telling me how to live that, and I can identify with you.

Rick: What?s Camp Freddy up to lately? Are you still together?

Dave: Yeah, we played last Saturday. I used this very guitar, this new Signature Epiphone. We did an acoustic show to raise money for Wonderland Elementary School. We raised money for them so they could have their programs and tools. So they could become creative human beings. It was a lot of fun, yeah, we?re playing all the time.

Rick: Jane?s Addiction looks like it?s still running hot. How do you keep the high energy going?

Dave: You know that energy happens when the audience files in. Its? one thing to be in a rehearsal space, with I guess your second family for long periods of time. But, I would commend the audience for bringing the energy to us. I thank them for it.

http://guitarinternational.com/wpmu/2010/10/12/dave-navarro-speaks-out-on-his-new-epiphone-signature-guitar-janes-addiction-and-bullying/

Saw them a couple of years ago with NIN... Navarro is awesome on stage!!! I hated Perry Farell though  :P

Jane's Addiction played last night at an event for Tony Hawk -- without Duff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W9BRp6wvW4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJvC8VZ_uew

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysPGPY0Y2WU

http://lawomanphotography.blogspot.com/2010/10/tony-hawk-foundation-stand-up-for.html

Former JA bassist Chris Chaney filled in, look for him to probably be there moving forward.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=147968&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blabbermouth+%28Blabbermouth.net%27s+Daily+Headlines%29&utm_content=Twitter

Episode 325 of the "Talking Metal" podcast (web site) features an interview with JANE'S ADDICTION/ex-RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS guitarist Dave Navarro. During the chat Dave talked about his love for IRON MAIDEN and how their influence "helped shape the sound of JANE'S ADDICTION." He also revealed that he is currently in the studio with producer Rich Costey (MUSE, FRANZ FERDINAND) working on the new JANE'S ADDICTION album which will include songs co-written by ex-bassist Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES).

Regarding the rumor that he almost joined GUNS N' ROSES, Navarro stated, "When Izzy [Stradlin] left the band, Axl [Rose] called me to be a member of GUNS. There are a number of reasons that it didn't work out. If I could pick one, it would be my own heroin addiction. We have always had a great respect for one another."

The podcast can be streamed using the audio player below (Note: The Navarro interview begins 17 minutes into the episode.)

An interview with Dave Navarro from the Tony Hawk Foundation fundraiser:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO6Wt4Xg7FA

Dave Navarro has joined Slash in supporting the NOH8 campaign.

I am honored and proud to be a part of the @NOH8Campaign #NOH8 http://yfrog.com/0nt0ppj

His photo:

http://yfrog.com/0nt0ppj

Dave Navarro's Peta ad has been nominated for Peta2's Libby Award:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MNVa-UpHqQ

Perry Farrell Bringing Lollapalooza to Chile in 2011

Perry Farrell is taking Lollapalooza back on the road, but it won't be like its old touring incarnation. The alt-rock carnival, which will also celebrate its 20th anniversary in the summer of 2011, is heading to over Santiago, Chile's O'Higgins Park on April 2-3 for an event dubbed Lollapalooza Chile.

"The people of Santiago have a passion for contemporary music and lead international lifestyles," Farrell said, describing the Chilean mecca as "perfect" in a statement. "There are a series of prerequisites when selecting a destination. Number one is space. It must be open and lovely; scalable up to 100,000 patrons. Second is the proximity to the city. We provide the entertainment. The city provides the culture, hotels, restaurants and clubs. Then, most important are the people."

http://www.spinner.com/2010/11/19/lollapalooza-chile-perry-farrell/

TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek to Play on New Jane's Addiction Album

Jan 3rd 2011

Jane's Addiction began work last year on their first new studio album since 2003's 'Strays,' with Duff McKagan of Velvet Revolver and Guns 'N' Roses, playing bass. McKagan split from the band during the recording process citing "creative differences," though McKagan recently wrote in his Seattle Weekly column that the reason he left the band was to concentrate on his many other projects, including Velvet Revolver, writing a book, and starting a new business. Well, Jane's have found an equally busy and well-known musician, though one from a different school and coast of music than McKagan, to fill in on bass for the album.

The Jane's camp has confirmed exclusively to Spinner that TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek -- also known for his production work with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Massive Attack, and the Foals, and 2010's Maximum Balloon project -- will be playing bass and writing on the untitled new Jane's album, due this summer.

Sitek, along with producer Rich Costey (Franz Ferdinand, Muse), will be part of the creative team for the as-yet untitled album. However, given the demands on Sitek's time with all his other projects, it seems likely he will be part of the group for the album only. And when Jane's brought in 2011 with two shows in Aspen, Colo. this past weekend, Chris Chaney -- who played bass on 'Strays' -- was back in the fold.

There's little info yet on the new album, with Perry Farrell saying in a press release, "Dave [Navarro], Steve [Perkins] and I are fully immersed in the process of making modern music. It has been a great experience thus far, and the results have so much potential."

http://www.spinner.com/2011/01/03/tv-on-the-radios-dave-sitek-to-play-on-new-janes-addiction-alb/

Had a chance to see these guys on NYE in Aspen - but the flights from NYC to Aspen this time of year was ridiculous!

Got to see them play live before they retire.


Joe

That's right, you were a wee-little one when they last toured the US...two years ago...

:hihi: Just one that hadn't had the real thrill of music!


Joe

Perry Farrell Talks New Jane's Addiction LP

 February 4, 2011

"We are taking great risks and writing in ways that we have never written before," Farrell, 51, says of the bandmembers, who are embracing digital technology -- synths, MIDI, effects, et al. -- for the first time in their 25-year career. "We're producing a really amazing piece of art, an amazing piece of music. It will make people say, 'This is strangely beautiful.'"

How did TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek get involved with the new Jane's Addiction LP?

When Duff McKagan decided he didn't want to work with us anymore, there was a moment of silence. Everyone had gripes, but at the same time, it was a sad time because we were building something together. It's like a sports team, then one guy gets traded or retires or gets injured. But your team has to go on. That's the state we were in.

http://www.spin.com/articles/perry-farrell-talks-new-janes-addiction-lp

ugh, janes using digital stuff.

Please dont compromise the rock and make a watered down 80s wannabe synth record like most artists are doing atm

Dave Navarro was questioned by police for an incident after the Jane's Addiction show in Aspen:

Woman?s story leads to questions for rockstar

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

In closing an investigation into the possible drugging of a woman at a Jane?s Addiction concert in Aspen, police interviewed a car-service driver, security staff at an upscale hotel and the group?s lead guitarist, Dave Navarro.

Police first learned about the incident on Dec. 31, 2010, from the woman?s husband, the day after a Jane?s Addiction show at Belly Up Aspen. After the concert the woman, a 39-year-old New Castle resident, went to Navarro?s hotel room at the Viceroy in Snowmass Village. But she said she had no idea how she ended up there, according to a recently released police report. The Aspen Daily News is not publishing her name because she is considered a victim. The woman has not accused Navarro of any wrongdoing.

She told police she arrived at the concert around 10 p.m. and drank a couple of beers. She put napkins over her drinks to prevent them from being doctored because when she attended the same concert in 2009, she ?thought she may have been drugged,? the police report said. She did not report it at the time.

After the recent concert, the woman said ?she did not remember leaving the Belly Up, but remembered waking up? at the Viceroy. Police interviewed members of hotel security who said they found her in a hallway alongside vomit.

Navarro talked with Aspen police Officer Rick Magnuson on Jan. 9. The musician is described in the incident report as ?a witness to [her] state of being? that night.

Navarro described the woman as a friend whom he had met a year earlier at a concert in Aspen or Denver. He said she called him before the show and they planned to meet afterward.

?Navarro said that he has an ?interesting friendship? with [the woman] and added that ?she is a little unglued,?? according to the police documents. He told police the relationship is platonic and added that she ?tends to drink.?

Around 2 a.m. on Dec. 31, she sent him a text: ?I?m here, let me come up,? according to his statement to police. ?I exercised poor judgment and let her up.?

She was accompanied to his seventh-floor room by the driver of a car service, who police also interviewed.

Both the driver and Navarro said the woman appeared under the influence of alcohol. The musician said he was sober and does not drink.

?He stated that [the victim] was ?intoxicated beyond belief, I had to throw her out of my room,?? the report said. ?Navarro added that [she] was ?medically or chemically incapacitated.? ... I asked Navarro if it was possible that [she] was under the influence of another drug besides alcohol and he replied, ?It was in the realm of possibility.??

He said she was in his room for about 75 minutes. ?It was the low point of my trip,? he told police.

A hotel security guard found the woman in a third-floor hallway, roused her and asked her if she had been attacked or forced to do anything against her will. She told the guard and Aspen police that nothing happened to her physically.

The hotel let her sleep in a suite for a few hours before a guard drove her home to New Castle.

When her husband called police on Dec. 31, 2010, to report the possible drugging, Magnuson stressed that the victim should go to a hospital for blood and urine analysis. She declined to do so.

On Jan. 30, Magnuson told the woman that police do not have a suspect and that the investigation had ?reached its logical conclusion, based on current information.?

http://www.aspendailynews.com/section/home/145166

Listen: Jane's Addiction's new song, End To The Lies

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/listen-janes-addictions-new-song-end-to-the-lies-410849

Performed live:

End to the Lies -- Buenos Aires

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGduoa4Yxhg

JANE'S ADDICTION: New Song Available For Free Download - Apr. 8, 2011

JANE'S ADDICTION yesterday (April 7) gave its fans the chance to be the first to hear music from "The Great Escape Artist", the band's first new studio album in eight years.

The group's singer Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins are giving away a free download of the final mix of "End To The Lies" exclusively at their web site, www.janesaddiction.com.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=156532

What a fucking shitty song.

The only thing that made it sound remotely like the same band is the voice.

The guitar, may aswell be a synth.

No guitar solo ? Fuck that shit.

It sucked.

JANE'S ADDICTION: 'End To The Lies' Video Released - May 27, 2011

"End To The Lies", the new video from JANE'S ADDICTION, can be viewed below.

To direct the clip, the band enlisted the help of ShadowMachine Films (Adult Swim's "Robot Chicken") to create a visually stunning piece of art.

"I'm really happy to work on this video for 'End To The Lies' with Alex [Bulkley of ShadowMachine Films]. He clearly gets what JANE'S ADDICTION is about and the roots of where we came from. We came up in a very artistic community," said guitarist Dave Navarro. "This video encompasses that through merging L.A. streets and street artists with sexuality and the beauty of music. There is no better way to define what this band has always been about."

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=158735

From Dave Navarro:

A Sad Day For Me, Here At 6767

by DAVE NAVARRO on JUNE 20, 2011

Well, eventually I knew this day would come? I must admit I never truly thought it would happen so soon! As of now, the days of commenting here are a thing of the past. Now, the reality is that very few people even come here anymore and the overall result is that we won?t be able to hear from about 3 or 4 people. Frankly, it?s not the number of visitors that is the problem. The simple fact is this. For the most part, a vast majority of places online that allow commenting have become either horrible hate fueled centers of stupidity and the practice has become so utterly tired? Usually senseless mean spirited and toxic. There was a time when weeding through a certain amount was tolerable as eventually one might discover a cohesive thought provoking statement that sparked a debate or a discussion. However, now it appears that the problem has gotten SO bad that personally, I can?t allow it here at this site. Don?t get me wrong, I love a good laugh and there used to be some pretty clever and entertaining banter thrown back and forth? Even fueled by hate and rage, it was at least fun to read and at times sarcastically witty to an impressive degree. Somehow, it now feels as though there are fewer clever and intelligent commenters around and the majority of our social commentary comes from absolute morons. Most of it is SO not funny, that it is downright embarrassing. It leaves you to wonder, ?How is this person even operating a computer?? I am stunned and saddened when I realize just how many people out there are typical, boring, random and SUPER not funny at all! Where did all the funny and smart comments go away to???

So, I have simply bounced this as an option here. Now message boards are an entirely different issue in my opinion. The boards usually consist of many regulars who have gotten to know each other and understand the personalities on the board. Topic oriented discussion etc? Sure, they can get pretty mean spirited as well but they also have created relationships to a degree where they will call each other out on over the top negativity and argue opinions even share content. Some of the more Social media like Twitter and Facebook will at least give the readers some kind of an idea of who is writing what is being read? Even if its a fake profile, at least we ?think? we know more about who is saying what.

http://6767.com/

Did you guys miss out on this piece of awesomeness ? - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pR0aqlDCuQ

Just heard this on the radio the other day....was so impressed I had to call the station and ask what the hell it was. I love it.

Didn't win an all expenses paid trip to go listen to the CD release show in Qatar when you called? You seem to always win shit when you call the radio station... (joking of course)

:hihi:

Haha, no, they're giving that away tomorrow.  ;D

You remind me of that commercial with the girl that calls up the radio and already has won all the prizes, you know what I mean?

An Interview With Dave Navarro Of Jane's Addiction

20 hours ago

One of the most established bands in music history is Jane?s Addiction. The band has been selling out theaters for more than 25 years. A lot of people credit them for starting the alternative scene with Jane?s Addiction headlining the first ever Lollapalooza. And although Jane?s Addiction has been so influential in music and pop culture, the band will only be releasing their fourth studio album. Dave Navarro recently stopped by to talk about this revolutionary group.

Q ? For being around for so long, Jane?s Addiction only released three studio albums. How has the band managed to stay so popular with the release of only three albums?

A - Jane?s Addiction has only put out new music when our hearts were in and when we had something to say creatively. I?m hoping the fans identify with that and stick around because they see that.

Q ? The new album, ?The Great Escape Artist,? is due out this September 27, the first studio album in eight years. How is this album different from previous Jane?s Addiction albums?

A - This album is different because the band went in a new direction that we haven?t been in before but at the same time there are many familiar threads of where we used to come from. It?s an evolution from where we were but always remembering where we came from.

Q ? How has the band evolved from when you guys first came onto the scene in 1985?

A - We have certainly evolved musically and as people and as a collective entity. Musically, we intended to broaden the depth of the music by introducing a new space that we hadn?t experimented with before. It?s an evolution from where we were without forgetting where we came from. Ultimately we are just having a great time doing what we are doing, which is making music and playing it for people.

Q ? What?s your best advice for young bands trying to make it in today?s industry?

A - My best advice is to be sure that you love what you?re doing and you believe in what you?re doing because there are no guarantees in this industry, especially in today?s climate, and the only reason we got to where we are at is because we never bent for anyone.

http://www.rockaaa.com/news/motorhead-covers-album-on-the-horizon-7817

Dave Navarro was on the Stern Show last week, gave a pretty good interview.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciGppi2UB1I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bpwj6qhOQ0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ7WaAIxg6w&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAfU8CZJlqI&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGSmWbEUi_A&feature=related

well the new album sucks.

Not memorable at all and really doesnt sound like Janes Addiction made it, sounds more like Perry gone solo.

JANE'S ADDICTION NAVARRO ON WHAT IT TAKES TO BE INK MASTER

With Spike-TV's Ink Master to be decided later today, March 6, judge and host of Ink Master Dave Navarro tells Artisan News about what it takes to become Ink Master.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMc0yHyvIp4

Caught JA last night, interesting show - much heavier than I expected live.

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Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins: 'I think we're peaking now'

March 16, 2012

http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2012/03/janes_addiction_drummer_stephe.html

I'm assuming this interview was from 1990

Video Jane's Addiction entire Lollapalooza Brazil show:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01oPjRVFuK8

Jane?s Addiction
Lollapalooza Brazil
Jockey Club ? Sao Paulo, BR ? April 8, 2012

01 ? Underground
02 ? Mountain Song
03 ? Just Because
04 ? Been Caught Stealing
05 ? Ain't No Right
06 ? Ted, Just Admit It...
07 ? Twisted Tales
08 ? Jane Says
09 ? Chip Away
10 ? Three Days
11 ? Stop!
12 ? Ocean Size