Mark Lanegan: Last News

VAN Conner, the co-founder of rock group Screaming Trees, has died at 55 years old after a battle with pneumonia. His brother and bandmate, Gary Lee Conner, shared the news on his Facebook page. "Van Conner bassist and song writer of Screaming Trees died last night of an extended illness at 55.

Eddie Vedder has said that he thinks Pearl Jam have “one or two” good records left in them, ahead of the release of their new album.The singer was speaking to MOJO Magazine a month ahead of the release of ‘Dark Matter’, their 12th studio record.“The older you get the better you are at living in the present,” he said. “The understanding you have less time is the biggest number in the quotient. The goal is to keep making music.”Vedder reflected on the fact that a number of his friends have passed away, including Chris Cornell, Mark Lanegan and Layne Stanley.

Josh Homme has said he is now “all clear” after being treated for cancer, and opened up about the “heartache” he’s experienced over the past 18 months.The Queens Of The Stone Age frontman spoke to ITV News recently while out on the group’s current UK and Ireland tour, which kicked off in Manchester on Tuesday (November 14).Homme told the programme that nine people he knew had passed away in the last year-and-a-half, including his former QOTSA bandmate Mark Lanegan and Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.“I had a little heartache, and I had a little of this and a little of that,” the musician said. “But also I’ve never learned so much so quickly.

Queens Of The Stone Age closed out Glastonbury’s Other Stage Sunday (June 25) with a high-energy set and request for fans to “fuck shit up together.” View exclusive photos from NME below.“Hello Glastonbury, my name is Elton John,” joked frontman Josh Homme, a nod to the ‘Rocket Man’ singer headlining the Pyramid Stage at the same time as their set. The singer was met by kind cheers of “we love you Elton” from the crowd.Homme kept the energy high throughout the night as he encouraged the crowd to “fuck shit up together”.

Queens Of The Stone Age’s Josh Homme opens up about his cancer diagnosis.

A guitar smashed by Kurt Cobain has sold at auction for almost $600,000 – around ten times the original estimated price.The black Fender Stratocaster was used by Cobain during touring for Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ album and shows signs of having been broken and repaired a number of times. Eventually it was gifted to Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan in late 1992, with inscriptions from each band member written to him on the body of the guitar.While the electronics in the guitar still work – making it technically playable – part of the neck and half of the headstock is missing, leaving it less than fully functional.Originally it was estimated that the guitar would sell at auction in New York for $60,000 – $80,000.

A signed guitar once owned by Kurt Cobain has sold at auction for nearly $600,000, Billboard reports. The black Fender Stratocaster was initially listed at $60,000 but bidding on the memorabilia was fiercely contested, pushing the price up way beyond expectations.

Kurt Cobain has sold for just shy of $600,000 (£480,000) at auction.The instrument in question is a black Fender Stratocaster, which was reportedly broken by the frontman around the same time that Nirvana were releasing their now-iconic second album, ‘Nevermind’.Hosted by Julien’s Auctions, it sold on Saturday (May 20) at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City, and exceeded all expectations by reaching 10 times the expected value. Originally, the axe was thought to bring in between $60,000 and $80,000 at the event, namely due to the period the musician used it and the details it included on the body.Not only was the Stratocaster reportedly used by the musician around 1991, but it also features signatures from all three band members – Cobain, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic.

Mark Lanegan “co-wrote” Nirvana’s closing ‘Nevermind’ track ‘Something In The Way’.An excerpt from the new book Lanegan featuring former Queens Of The Stone Age bandmate Nick Oliveri claims that the late Screaming Trees frontman helped write lyrics for the track with Kurt Cobain, which went uncredited.“Mark said he wrote some lyrics on ‘Something In The Way’ with Kurt on ‘Nevermind’,” Oliveri told author Greg Prato via Consequence. “But Kurt had played on some of Mark’s solo stuff, ‘The Winding Sheet’.“So, instead of getting paid, they just did this thing where, ‘Hey man, I added a lyric on your song and you added a lyric on my song. Let’s just call it even.

Van Conner, co-founder and bassist of the grunge band Screaming Trees, has died at age 55 following a battle with an 'extended illness.'His brother Gary Lee Conner announced the death on his Facebook on Wednesday, revealing Conner had been suffering from a prolonged illness for some time before ultimately losing a battle with pneumonia.'Van Conner bassist and song writer of Screaming Trees died last night of an extended illness at 55 It was pneumonia that got him in the end. He was one of the closest friends I ever had and I loved him immensely.

Van Conner, the Screaming Trees co-founding bassist who played on the rock band’s hits including “All I Know” and “Nearly Lost You,” died Tuesday of pneumonia. He was 55. His brother and bandmate, Gary Lee Conner, posted the news on social media.

The Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli has spoken to NME about his band’s new album ‘How Do You Burn?’, which features contributions from his late friend and collaborator Mark Lanegan.Work on the Whigs’ ninth studio album, which arrived on Friday (September 9), began in 2020 after COVID-19 curtailed Dulli’s plans to tour his solo record ‘Random Desire’.Forced to record much of the record remotely, Dulli, guitarist/co-producer Christopher Thorn and drummer Patrick Keeler formed a bubble together in California, while bassist John Curley, guitarist Jon Skibic and keyboardist/strings player Rick G. Nelson laid down their parts in Cincinnati, New Jersey and New Orleans respectively.“Most of the records I do are reactions to the one before it, so the solo record was more of a muted affair [while] I went in the opposite direction for ‘How Do You Burn?’,”  Dulli told NME about the latter’s grandiose, energetic sound.“Luckily, Patrick, Christopher and I live in California so I was able to play live with them, [which] gave the record the immediacy I think it has.

Queens Of The Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri has said that he “took some time to heal” following his departure from the band.The musician was a core member of the Josh Homme-led group between 1998 and 2004, contributing to their albums ‘Rated R’ (2000) and ‘Songs For The Deaf’ (2002).Oliveri was fired by Homme in 2004, with the frontman accusing him of disrespecting QOTSA’s fans with his on-tour behaviour.The bassist reunited with the band in 2013 when he provided backing vocals on ‘If I Had A Tail’, which appears on their sixth record ‘…Like Clockwork’. He then joined Queens Of The Stone Age on-stage for the first time in 10 years in Portland, Oregon the following year.Speaking to Eonmusic recently, Oliveri opened up about his relationship with Homme.“You know, we’ve know each other for so long it’s just weird to be at each others’ throats,” he explained.

Primal Scream have honoured the late Mark Lanegan by bringing ‘Deep Hit Of Morning Sun’ back into their live sets – watch footage below.The band, who have recently been playing their 1991 album ‘Screamadelica’ in full at a number of headline shows and festival dates, played 2002 track ‘Deep Hit Of Morning Sun’ for the first time in years to honour Lanegan, who passed away earlier this year and had covered the song.“We’ve brought ‘Deep Hit of Morning Sun’ back into the set in honour of Mark Lanegan who covered it so beautifully with The Twilight Singers,” the band wrote on Instagram, sharing footage of a performance of the song.Check it out below.A post shared by Primal Scream (@primalscreamofficial)Grunge icon Lanegan passed away at his home in Killarney, Ireland on February 22, age 57.Lanegan was the frontman with Screaming Trees from 1985 to 2000 and was also known for his work with bands like Queens of the Stone Age, Mad Season, The Gutter Twins and for his many other numerous collaborations.The news of Lanegan’s passing prompted a huge wave of tributes on social media from the likes of Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, Manic Street Preachers, Tim Burgess, Courtney Love and Sleaford Mods.Lanegan’s 12th solo album, ‘Straight Songs Of Sorrow’, came out in 2020 and served as a companion to his far-reaching memoir, Sing Backwards And Weep. In a four-star review, NME described the record as being “open and viscerally honest” while containing “music that salves the soul”.Back in December 2021, Lanegan released another memoir, Devil In A Coma.

Mark Lanegan‘s final ever video prior to his death has been released.‘Hiraeth’, from the late grunge icon and Joe Cardamone’s side project Dark Mark vs. Skeleton Joe, features the final filmed footage of the Screaming Trees frontman, with a collage of clips throughout his career.The second half of the video shows Lanegan and Cardamone wandering the forests around Killarney, Ireland, where Lanegan moved to towards the end of his life.The pair filmed the video after his near-death experience from COVID-19. Lanegan died at the age of 57 in February.“When I made it over to Killarney to visit Mark post-COVID/coma, we only had a week to work on filming things and humble resources,” Cardamone told Spin of the video.“We just got together every day and tried to make a go of it.

The Afghan Whigs have announced ‘How Do You Burn?’, their first new album in five years, and shared their latest single ‘The Getaway’ – you can hear the new song below.After returning with new music back in February, the five-piece are now set to release their ninth studio album, which will be the follow-up to 2017’s ‘In Spades’, on September 9 via Royal Cream/BMG. Pre-order is available here.Work on ‘How Do You Burn?’ started in September 2020, with recording largely taking place remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Slipknot fans have expressed their disappointment over drummer Joey Jordison being missed out of the Grammys’ annual In Memoriam video segment.Jordison died in 2021, aged 46, with a rep for his family confirming (via Rolling Stone) that he died peacefully in his sleep on July 26.A few days later, his former bandmates shared a lengthy tribute video on social media made up of live performances, behind-the-scenes footage and interviews.“Our hearts go out to Joey’s family and loved ones at this time of tremendous loss,” Slipknot wrote. “Joey Jordison’s art, talent, and spirit could not be contained or be held back.

Manic Street Preachers covered Madonna‘s ‘Borderline’ during their set at BBC 6 Music Festival last night (March 31) – watch below.As announced last week, the band kicked off this year’s festival by playing an exclusive, intimate show at Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff. It marked their first-ever appearance at the famous Welsh venue, despite having been set to perform there back in 1990.Towards the end of their career-spanning 16-track set, the Manics debuted a rendition of Madonna’s 1984 single ‘Borderline’, which appeared on her self-titled debut studio album (1983).James Dean Bradfield and co.

Screaming Trees drummer Barrett Martin has recalled how he regrets throwing a beer can at Mark Lanegan’s head – but recalled how it resulted in the pair becoming like “brothers”.Martin paid tribute to Lanegan on his social media pages this week, sharing a story about how the band used to throw beer cans at one another.The grunge icon passed away at his home in Killarney, Ireland on February 22, age 57.Martin wrote: “With the passing of our brother and bandmate, Mark Lanegan, I have found that humour is really the best medicine, and Mark knew this truth, perfectly. So I outlined 7 stories about Mark and the Trees, which I am currently writing and will post here on my pages.

Mastodon, Anthrax, Dethklok and Municipal Waste have joined forces for a cover of British heavy metal legends Judas Priest’s ‘Screaming For Vengeance’.The cover, released via Two Minutes To Late Night on YouTube on Monday (February 28), sees Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor take on vocal duties as he puts on his best Rob Halford impression, complete with studded leather pieces and aviator sunglasses.Gene Hoglan (ex-Testamanent, Dark Angel) takes on the drums, while Anthrax’s Jonathan Donais and Dethklok’s Nili Brosh play the guitars. Municipal Waste and Cannibal Corpse member Phil “LandPhill” Hall takes on bass, while Gwarsenio Hall provides support on guitar and vocals.Watch the cover below.The ‘Screaming For Vengeance’ cover is Two Minutes To Late Night’s 56th entry into its star-studded remote cover series, which began at the start of the pandemic.

Eddie Vedder was joined by The Police drummer Stewart Copeland at a California show this weekend to perform ‘Message In A Bottle’ – check out footage below.Vedder and his all-star band The Earthlings, which features Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and former RHCP guitarist (and current Pearl Jam touring member) Josh Klinghoffer, are currently towards the end of a short US tour behind Vedder’s new solo album, ‘Earthling’.At Friday night’s (February 25) show at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California, Copeland joined the band on drums for an extended run through one of The Police’s biggest hits.It also saw Chad Smith, usually drummer for the band as he is in Red Hot Chili Peppers, taking up guitar duties instead.See footage of the performance below.At an earlier show on the tour in Seattle, Vedder paid a moving tribute to the late Mark Lanegan following the grunge icon’s death.The former Screaming Trees frontman passed away yesterday morning at his home in Killarney, Ireland.There was an outpouring of grief from artists across the music world from the likes of Manic Street Preachers, The Charlatans frontman Tim Burgess, Anton Newcombe and many others.Vedder, who was performing at the Benaroya Hall, paused his show to honour the late 57-year-old.“I got here about four o’clock and all of a sudden my body started shaking a little bit,” he told the audience. “I started to feel really terrible and I think it was because I was having an allergic reaction to sadness.“Because we lost… there’s a guy called Mark Lanegan.