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  Jane's Addiction Bassist Quits

  March 2, 2010 – Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery has quit the band -- and the alt-rock mainstays have already announced the hired gun set to fill his shoes: former Guns N' Roses low-ender Duff McKagan. Avery, who co-founded Jane's in 1985 and rejoined the band in 2008 for their first reunion since splitting in 1991, announced his departure via Twitter early Monday morning after the quartet wrapped their world tour in Australia. "That's it," he wro …
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  Dave Navarro, Duff McKagan to Play Benefit Gig

  September 23, 2009 – Let's make some good come out of something bad. Scott Ford, bassist for the Greg Dulli-led Twilight Singers, was recently compelled to have surgery for a life-threatening periodontal condition. The procedure cost Ford, who also hosts a popular online radio show on his website fordradio.blogspot.com, $50,000. …
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  Billy Corgan, Dave Navarro Launch Tour in California

  August 27, 2009 – Smashing Pumpkins main man Billy Corgan launched his latest endeavor, Spirits in the Sky, last night at the tiny, 225-capacity Cellar Door in Visalia, California, with Jane's Addiction axeman Dave Navarro, fresh from his band's massive tour with Nine Inch Nails, joining in on guitar. There's very little information available about the new songs Corgan played last night, save for a few bad cellphone videos and a diligent live-blog accou …
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  Eminem, Flaming Lips, Jane's Addiction Headline New Orleans Fest

  June 27, 2009 – The lineup for New Orleans' Voodoo Experience music festival has been unveiled, and it's packed with some of music's heaviest hitters: Eminem, the Flaming Lips, and Jane's Addiction are scheduled to headline the event, which will take place Oct. 30 - Nov. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  June 26, 2009 – In a week when the big news was the death of Michael Jackson, some of music's biggest stars were still making headlines: Chris Brown pled guilty to assaulting Rihanna, Marilyn Manson discussed $200K drug budgets, and Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.Am's entourage exchanged words -- and, allegedly, fists -- with gossip blogger Perez Hilton. …
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  Perry Farrell Injured Onstage, Rushed to Hospital

  May 11, 2009 – Jane's Addiction's Perry Farrell is an energetic showman, but Sunday night the singer's antics cost him. During the first song of the reunited band's set at Atlanta's Lakewood Amphitheatre, Farrell tore his calf muscle. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  April 25, 2009 – This week's top stories had us thinking that summer couldn't come soon enough: Green Day announced their summer tour plans, while officials unveiled the lineup for this year's Lollapalooza festival. …
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  Jane's Addiction, Tool, Depeche Mode Play Lollapalooza

  April 21, 2009 – It's official: Depeche Mode, Jane's Addition, Tool, the Killers, Beastie Boys, and Kings of Leon will headline 2009's Lollapalooza festival, scheduled to hit Chicago's Grant Park August 7-9. The three-day fest will also feature Snoop Dogg, Thievery Corporation, Lou Reed, TV On the Radio, Vampire Weekend, Santigold, the Decemberists, Animal Collective, Arctic Monkeys, Band of Horses, Of Montreal, Bat for Lashes, Andrew Bird, Silversun P …
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  Jane's Addiction Reunion Show a Hit

  March 20, 2009 – Admittedly, hinging a blockbuster summer tour around the return of a prodigal bassist is tricky. For all the talk of this iteration of Jane's Addiction being the first pure reunion in 17 years, you could have seen a band with that name and with three of the four members, augmented by the very famous Flea, just a few years ago. There was an album, and that one song is the opening theme to Entourage. …
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  Jane's Addiction and NIN Announce Tour Dates

  March 4, 2009 – Nine Inch Nails have unveiled dates for their co-headlining summer tour with Jane's Addiction, which will kick off May 8 at West Palm Beach, FL. The tour is the first since 1991 for the original lineup of Jane's Addiction, and may be the last outing for Nine Inch Nails. The 22-date jaunt will hit amphitheatres and arenas across the country, ending June 12, in Charlotte, NC. …
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