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Matthew Wilkening

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  1. Article · Oct 2, 2026 · Matthew Wilkening

    The Man Who Inspired the Melvins' Name Dead at 89 (opens the original)

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    The grocery store manager that inspired the Melvins' name has died at the age of 89. Melvin "Pete" Lee Loman was an unpopular supervisor at the Montesano, Washington Thriftway grocery store, at which future Melvins singer and guitarist Buzz Osborne worked prior to the band's 1983 formation. According to the Daily World, Loman died of unspecified causes on September 24, 2026 at the Summit Pacific Health center in Elma, Washington. As Osbourne confirmed in a Loudwire Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction int

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Matthew Wilkening

    Smashing Pumpkins Launch 2026 'Rats in a Cage' Tour With 32-Song Set (opens the original)

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    The Smashing Pumpkins kicked off their Rats in a Cage tour with a 32-song set in Columbus, Ohio Wednesday night. You can see the complete set list and fan-shot video from the show below. The tour is a slightly belated 30th anniversary celebration of the group's 1995 double-album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Billy Corgan, James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin dedicated the entire 16-song first set to songs from the album. After kicking things off in slightly restrained fashion with "1979," th

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Matthew Wilkening

    Smashing Pumpkins Launch 'Rats in a Cage' Tour: Video, Set List (opens the original)

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    The Smashing Pumpkins kicked off their 'Rats in a Cage' tour with a 32-song set in Columbus, Ohio Wednesday night. You can see the complete set list and fan-shot video from the show below. The tour is a slightly belated 30th anniversary celebration of the group's 1995 double-album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Billy Corgan, James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin dedicated the entire 16-song first set to songs from the album. After kicking things off in slightly restrained fashion with "1979,"

  4. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Matthew Wilkening

    Did Paul McCartney's Longtime Drummer Just Join Pearl Jam? (opens the original)

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    Pearl Jam performed with longtime Paul McCartney drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. last night - but the group did not confirm that he was their new full-time drummer. Early into his solo set at the Ohana Festival in Dana Point, California on Friday night, Eddie Vedder surprised the crowd by bringing out all of his Pearl Jam bandmates, along with Laboriel. Together they played 15 songs, beginning with the Vitalogy gem "Corduroy." You can watch fan-shot video of that performance below. According to Stereog

  5. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Matthew Wilkening

    Ween Announces 14-CD 'Boognish Provides' Live Box Set (opens the original)

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    Ween will release a 14-CD box set named Boognish Provides on Oct. 16. The set features seven complete and previously unreleased concerts from the band's 1994-1995 'Chocolate and Cheese' tour, which found Gene and Deen Ween (Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo) trading the drum machine they used at early concerts for the live rhythm section of drummer Claude Coleman and bassist Andrew Weiss. A double-vinyl edition of Boognish Provides will be released on the same day, featuring 19 songs cherry-pi

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