Mark Lanegan

The Arctic Monkeys, who shot to fame on the Internet and broke all records with their debut, won the coveted Mercury Prize on Tuesday for the Best British album of the year. It s good tunes -- that... More »

It s the first day of summer, and tonight we are pagans, Greg Dulli declared before launching into I m Ready, the opening song of a two-hour hometown set on Wednesday night at the Avalon. The Twilight... More »

Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan, Ballad of the Broken Seas (V2) Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan — the former cellist/vocalist of Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian and the former frontman... More »

The surviving members of grunge rock band Alice In Chains are hitting the road this summer for the first time since frontman Layne Staley s death from a drug overdose in 2002. With Staley, Alice In... More »

Queens of the Stone Age mastermind Josh Homme will be on his best behavior for his band s upcoming fall tour with Nail Inch Nails. Homme s going to have to--the singer-guitarist pleaded no contest... More »

With numerous releases flowing through stores in the next several weeks, many retailers are most excited about the Nirvana boxed set, With the Lights Out, which comes out Nov. 23. The defunct grunge... More »

The later years of Seattle rock act Screaming Trees will be celebrated with the upcoming compilation Ocean of Confusion: Songs of Screaming Trees 1989-1996. Due Nov. 9 via Epic/Legacy, the 20-track... More »

While working on their next studio album, Queens Of The Stone Age were joined this week in a Los Angeles studio by ZZ Top guitarist Billy F. Gibbons. According to QOTSA s official Web site (http://www... More »

Martina Topley-Bird is the owner of a voice that is bluesy, soulful, sweet and haunting. It s not for nothing that she has been compared to, among others, Erykah Badu and Billie Holiday. After collaborating... More »

Former Hole/Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur will embark on her maiden North American solo tour May 11 in Minneapolis opening for the Offspring, the artist told Billboard.com. Auf Der... More »

(9/1/98, 6 p.m. PDT) - Screaming Trees will play their first live date in more than a year when the band takes the stage Saturday (Sept. 5) at La Luna in Portland, Ore. That gig is part of a brief West... More »

(6/15/98) - Tuatara, the instrumental collective that includes Screaming Trees Barrett Martin, Luna s Justin Harwood and R.E.M. s Peter Buck, performed yesterday at the Tibetan Freedom Concert. However... More »