Jane's Addiction

[Falcon]

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...

[FunkyMonkey]

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.

[mrlee]

An honest post.

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

[FunkyMonkey]

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/

[GnFnR87]

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.

[mrlee]

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!!!

[FunkyMonkey]

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

[Falcon]

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

[FunkyMonkey]

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

[FunkyMonkey]

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

[Falcon]

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.

[FunkyMonkey]

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

[mrlee]

kings of leon?

Hardly alternative.

[AdZ]

You'd rather Crash Diet?

[mrlee]

You'd rather Crash Diet?

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

[Falcon]

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."

[Falcon]

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.

[FunkyMonkey]

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

[FunkyMonkey]

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

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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