Dave Navarro: Last News

COVID which he has been dealing with since last December.On Saturday (May 28), the Jane’s Addiction guitarist took to Instagram to discuss his lingering health problems which recently forced the band to pull out of this year’s Welcome To Rockville festival in Florida.“So yeah, I’m one of the ones who came down with the ‘long haul covid’. Been sick since December and supposedly will be back to my old self in… nobody knows how long,” he wrote alongside a photograph of himself.“If there are any of you who are still suffering long after your negative results, I’m just saying you aren’t alone.

Perry Farrell‘s Porno For Pyros reunited on stage at Welcome To Rockville festival last night (May 22) – see what went down at their first full show in 26 years below.The band, who have been periodically active since the 1990s, were filling in for Jane’s Addiction, who pulled out of their set at the last minute due to Dave Navarro’s ongoing battle with COVID, as Farrell explained in a statement.Discussing Navarro’s “long bout with COVID,” Farrell revealed that the Porno For Pyros line-up for their first full show in over 25 years – they reunited in 2020 for a Lollapalooza livestream – would feature himself, Stephen Perkins, Peter DiStefeno and Mike Watt.“Rockville, although we are blue that Jane’s cannot be with you at this time due to Dave’s long bout with COVID, I am still coming to Daytona,” Farrell said in the statement.“We’ll play some Jane’s songs for you as well, but for now let’s recall: My boat’s capsized it’s gonna sink to the bottom. I can see the lights on the shore…”See footage from the set below.A post shared by Welcome To Rockville (@welcometorockville)A post shared by Michael (@mld812)A post shared by Redd (@best.thing.since.sliced.red)A large portion of Welcome To Rockville this weekend ended up being cancelled due to bad weather conditions, with sets from Guns N’ Roses, Korn and more unable to go ahead.“Tonight’s cancelation at Welcome To Rockville was a massive disappointment,” Slash tweeted.

Grey Daze, the band fronted by Chester Bennington before he formed Linkin Park, have shared new single ‘Starting To Fly’.The track is taken from the band’s forthcoming album ‘The Phoenix’, which is out on June 17. It follows last month’s single ‘Saturation (Strange Love)’.Bennington left the band in 1998, but had reunited with them and was in the middle of re-recording music for a new album when he died in 2017.“‘Starting to Fly’ is a new rock anthem that is about finding yourself and your true potential.

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins reportedly admitted that he “couldn’t f****** do it anymore” just months before he died.Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron was a close friend of Hawkins’ and claimed that the musician said those words prior to his death.Matt recorded music with Hawkins under one of his side projects, Night Time Boogie Association, and said that he had a “heart to heart” with Dave Grohl.However, a representative for Foo Fighters denied that Taylor raised those issues and said there was “never a heart to heart” or “any sort of meeting on that topic”.Taylor’s friend and former boss Sass Jordan said that she “thinks he was just so tired” of “the whole game”.A friend who asked to remain anonymous told Rolling Stone: “The fact that he finally spoke to Dave and really told him that he couldn’t do this and that he wouldn’t do it anymore, that was freeing for him.

Pearl Jam paid tribute to the late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins during the opening leg of their ‘Gigaton’ tour in North America earlier this week.Before performing ‘Quick Escape’ at San Diego’s Viejas Arena on Tuesday (May 3), frontman Eddie Vedder honoured drummer Matt Cameron’s friendship with Hawkins.“[Hawkins] emitted something very incredible and very special,” the Pearl Jam frontman told the audience. “We’re all missing him, and so, Matt, I’m sorry again for your loss.

Chester Bennington‘s pre-Linkin Park band, Grey Daze, have shared the first episode of their documentary series. Watch the first episode below.The four-part series, called Grey Daze: Creation of the Phoenix, follows the band from their origins in the ’90s up to their yet-to-be-released LP, ‘The Phoenix’. The record, which is set to come out on June 17, features re-mastered vocals from Bennington.The Linkin Park frontman left Grey Daze back in 1998, but had reunited with them and was in the middle of re-recording music for a new album when he died in 2017.The band have shared the first episode of the docu-series, which features footage of Bennington and his bandmates playing together at their start, before getting into their experience of making ‘The Phoenix’, a follow-up to their 2020 album ‘Amends‘, which also featured re-mastered vocals from Bennington’s.‘The Phoenix’ will be a 10-song collection intended to honour the late singer, with contributions from Dave Navarro, Richard Patrick and Bennington’s daughters, Lily and Lila Bennington.“’Amends’ was more emotional and reflective,” Graze drummer Sean Dowdell said about the band’s coming release.

Grey Daze, the band fronted by Chester Bennington before he went on to form Linkin Park, have announced their return with new album ‘The Phoenix’.Bennington left the band in 1998, but had reunited with them and was in the middle of re-recording music for a new album when he died in 2017.In 2020, Grey Daze released ‘Amends’, an album of reworked tracks from their back catalogue, built around Bennington’s original vocal takes. NME called it “a great modern rock record fronted by one of the best vocalists in the game” in a four-star review.Now, the band are set to release the follow-up to ‘Amends’ on June 17, which they previously teased in 2021. You can pre-order the album here.‘The Phoenix’ is a 10-song collection that intends to honour the late singer, with contributions from Dave Navarro, Richard Patrick and Bennington’s daughters, Lily and Lila Bennington.

FOO Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins tragically posted about new music just weeks before his shocking death at age 50. The band announced Hawkins' sudden death on Friday night in a heartbreaking post about the beloved drummer.

Jane’s Addiction and Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis have reunited for a live cover of Lou Reed’s ‘Walk On The Wild Side’.The two rock acts came together during Navarro’s Above Ground charity concert on December 20 to raise awareness and funds for mental health for people in the music industry under the MusiCares programme.The fundraiser concert featured a number of celebrated rock acts, including Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins, Slipknot and Stone Sour’s Corey Taylor, Billy Morrison and more.During the show, Dave Navarro was performing a series of songs in honour of Lou Reed’s acclaimed album ‘Transformer’, when Anthony Kiedis showed up and the two performed ‘Walk On The Wild Side’ together.Watch a clip of the performance

NHC, the supergroup featuring Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, Jane’s Addiction’s guitarist Dave Navarro and bassist Chris Chaney, played their first full gig in Los Angeles this week (November 23) – watch them cover David Bowie below.The supergroup had made their live debut in September with a set at the Ohana Festival in California, but made their full bow with a show at The Troubadour in LA on Tuesday.For the finale of the show, the band – who played with Foo Fighters and Nirvana guitarist Pat Smear – were joined on stage by Hawkins’ 14-year-old son Shane, who played drums for the rendition of Bowie’s ‘Ziggy Stardust’.“He’s a little fucking bad-ass, that is for goddamn sure” Hawkins told the crowd (per Rolling Stone), going to change

NHC, the supergroup featuring Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, Jane’s Addiction’s guitarist Dave Navarro and bassist Chris Chaney, have shared a new video for single ‘Devil That You Know’ – check it out below.The track is one of two new songs from the band shared earlier this month, alongside ‘Lazy Eye’. They followed on from the double release of ‘Feed The Cruel’ and ‘Better Move On’ in September.The new video was directed by Liam Lynch.

NHC, the supergroup starring Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, Jane’s Addiction’s guitarist Dave Navarro and bassist Chris Chaney have released two new songs – listen to them below.Following on from the double release of ‘Feed The Cruel’ and ‘Better Move On’ in September, the band have now shared ‘Devil You Know’ and ‘Lazy Eye’.The former is a soaring, cinematic number with a few prog influences while the latter is a more percussive, punk track that’s inspired by Rush.NHC (Navarro, Hawkins, Chaney) formed last December and made their live debut at Ohana Festival last month.

Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro and Billy Morrison of Billy Idol‘s live band have announced the third instalment of their Above Ground charity concerts.Set to take place at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles on December 20, the benefit show will feature Sex Pistols‘ sole studio album, ‘Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols’ and Lou Reed‘s iconic ‘Transformer’ performed in full by an all-star band.Among those who will perform as part of the line-up are Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor, Idol, Navarro’s Jane’s Addiction bandmate Perry Farrell, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins and more.Funds raised will be donated to the non-profit MusiCares, with raising awareness surrounding mental health also a priority for the concert’s

Taylor Hawkins and Chris Chaney have teamed up to form a new band called NHC – you can hear the group’s first new tracks below.Jane’s Addiction bassist Chaney and Foo Fighters drummer Hawkins previously played together in Alanis Morissette’s live band in the ’90s, while Chaney is also a part of Hawkins’ solo band The Coattail Riders.Hawkins and Chaney formed NHC with Jane’s Addiction guitarist Navarro within the last year, with the drummer – who will also serve as the singer in the new band – calling Navarro “the best lead guitarist in alternative rock” in an accompanying statement.NHC have shared two tracks today (September 19), ‘Feed The Cruel’ and ‘Better Move On’.

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Nicholas White Dave Navarro, a vocal survivor of depression for more than 40 years, is highlighting the conversation about mental illness and mental health through a new art collaboration with L.A. artist PADHiA.

Yungblud has debuted his full cover of David Bowie‘s ‘Life On Mars’ taken from the livestream event that took place in January to mark the late music icon’s 74th birthday.The singer performed the cover of the ‘Hunky Dory’ track at the A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day!, joining a star-studded list of contributors including Duran Duran, Taylor Hawkins, Corey Taylor and Dave Navarro at the event.Now, he’s officially the standalone performance for the first time, which you can view in full below.“I’m doing a merch drop with nasa and being allowed to release a cover of my favourite song by my favourite artist.

Avril Lavigne has enlisted Yungblud to help perform her 2002 ballad ‘I’m With You’ while appearing on the latter’s livestream performance The Yungblud Show.Appearing around the 28-minute mark, Yungblud introduced Lavigne as the “emo queen”, saying “I can’t believe I’m even fucking saying this”.The two offer a more stripped back version than Lavigne’s original, which appeared on her debut album ‘Let Go’, with Yungblud helming the guitar.Watch the full livestream below:The livestream, which saw other guests like Machine Gun Kelly, Tommy Lee and Dave Navarro, marked the one year anniversary of the original The Yungblud Show.

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Boy George, Taylor Momsen, and Gary Barlow are among the stars joining the line-up for the forthcoming A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day! virtual concert in honor of the late David Bowie.Comedian Ricky Gervais and Ground Control – a supergroup made up of Slipknot’s Corey Taylor, Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins, and Jane’s Addiction’s Dave Navarro and Chris Chaney – join a stellar bill of previously announced stars, including Adam Lambert, Gavin Rossdale, Duran Duran, Yungblud, Peter Frampton and Macy Gray.The virtual get together was organized by Bowie’s long-time keyboard player, Mike Garson, and will air on Bowie’s birthday on January 8, 2021.

Boy George, Ricky Gervais, Slipknot‘s Corey Taylor and a supergroup led by Jane’s Addiction‘s Dave Navarro, have been added to the line-up of the special charity livestream event which will honour David Bowie‘s life and career this weekend.A Bowie Celebration: Just For One Day! will be streamed globally on Friday (January 8) to mark what would have been the late artist’s 74th birthday.