Layne Staley

Alternative Rock Hard Rock Heavy Metal 

Working in the Sludge Factory

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1995, Alice in Chains, Columbia Records, Grind, Jerry Cantrell, Layne Staley, Mad Season, Mike Inez, Sean Kinney, Sludge Factory

Reflections on Alice in Chains’ last studio album with Layne Staley

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Alternative Rock Hard Rock 

Recognize My Disease: Alice in Chains’ Facelift Turns 30

September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1990, Alice in Chains, Columbia Records, Jerry Cantrell, Layne Staley, Man in the Box, Mike Inez, MTV, Nirvana, Sean Kinney, Warrant, Whitesnake

Was the debut LP from this Seattle institution grunge genesis or a hair metal hangover?

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Music Journalism Seattle 

Straight Talk From Mark Lanegan

July 24, 2020September 3, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 2020, Courtney Love, Jerry Cantrell, Klaus Kinski, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, MARK LANEGAN, Nirvana, Nirvana MTV Unplugged in New York, Screaming Trees, Sing Backwards and Weep, Straight Songs Of Sorrow

The Seattle rock icon pulls no punches in his revealing new memoir

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Alternative Rock Blues Hard Rock Psychedelics 

‘Tis the Season: Above at 25

March 20, 2020March 19, 2020 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment 1995, Alice in Chains, Barrett Martin, John Baker Saunders, Layne Staley, Mad Season, MARK LANEGAN, Mike McCready, Pearl Jam, Screaming Trees, Seattle

Most groups were one-offs; but Mad Season could have been more than that

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Alternative Rock Blues Hard Rock 

LISTEN: Above by Mad Season Turns 25

March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alice in Chains, Barrett Martin, John Baker Saunders, Layne Staley, Mad Season, Mike McCready, Pearl Jam, Screaming Trees, Seattle

Revisit the Seattle supergroup’s very first performance

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Alternative Rock Folk Hard Rock Rock 

Another Side Of Alice

January 23, 2019March 11, 2021 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1994, 25th Anniversary, Alice in Chains, Jerry Cantrell, Layne Staley

On 25 years of Alice In Chains’ EP masterpiece

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