Blog: Hippies Are Dead

Wow, this one sure caught us unawares: in the wake of Velvet Revolver's breakup, and a brief reunion with Stone Temple Pilots, Scott Weiland has now decided to revive his solo career. We here at HAD are actually pretty psyched for this news: Weiland's first disc, 12 Bar Blues , is a fave of ours, and quite underrated. The 1998 effort was produced by Daniel Lanois, and is a highly eclectic selection of tracks that really showcase Weiland's stylistic flexibility. The album's marketing and PR was significantly undermined by Weiland's imprisonment, and as [...]