End to the Lies

Long time, no blog. That's on me. I aim to do better.

There's plenty to tell, actually, just very little time to sit at the computer and compose my thoughts. Here's a couple of morsels, though, to keep you nourished.

I've been poring over old Jane's Addiction videos this morning. It's been more than twenty years since Nothing's Shocking got passed my way (by the cousin of JA drummer, Stephen Perkins), and I find that album as compelling as ever. To see a band from the early alt-rock era firing on all pistons and witness what Henry Rollins once called called "the soul-expanding gift" (in his liner notes to 1997's compilation, Relapse) of a JA live perfromance, check out the video for "Ocean Size" (sorry, no embed available).

If it's new JA you want, you're in luck, bucko. A new album, The Great Escape Artist, is scheduled for release this summer.

Can't wait that long for a taste? Need a sneak peek (er, listen). Here's the first single, "End to the Lies."

Jane's Addiction - End to the Lies by paniko