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Scott Weiland fell out with Velvet Revolver and retreated back to Stone Temple Pilots to record some new material. Now, he’s coming out against the wives of the band members, saying that it’s their fault the band split up in the first place.

According to Spinner, the singer said, “Everyone was a rock star. There were petty jealousies. Then the wives got involved with the business of the band, and that was the beginning of the downfall. When Velvet Revolver first got together it was great. We had all been through the same experiences, and it felt like a gang.”

That’s funny, because I heard that the band kicked him out in favor of searching for a new singer. It’s not like their wives came between all of them.

What do you think?

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Scott Weiland’s wife Mary is to credit for the reunion of the once defunct Stone Temple Pilots.

Apparently, she called guitarist Dean DeLeo and asked him to play at a party last year as a favor.

He tells MTV.com, “Mary called me, because (bassist) Robert and I have this band with (Tom Petty + the Heartbreakers drummer) Steve Feronne, doing this big 12-piece band (Farm Fur), and Mary called me, because there was some private party she was involved with, and she asked us to play. And then she said, ‘Scott’s here. Do you want to talk to him?’ And we started chatting.”

And singer Weiland is convinced it was this phone call that led to the decision to reform and embark on a 2008 tour.

They’re planning to play their gig as STP again on May 20th in Cleveland. Woot!

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Newly reformed Stone Temple Pilots played for the first time in eight years last night. They only played a 30 minute, six song set in the Hollywood Hills…..I’m sure it rocked.

Even though STP didn’t really get a whole lot of attention in the 90′s, they’re set to blow up this time around. Especially after Scott Weiland and Slash really rocked out Velvet Revolver. And they rocked in concert, too.

If he can bring the same energy back to STP, I’ll go and see them live.

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Velvet Revolver has given the axe to former frontman Scott Weiland because they say that he wasn’t committed to them 100 percent.

In a statement by the band, they say this about his departure:

“This band is all about its fans and its music and Scott Weiland isn’t 100 per cent committed to either. Among other things, his increasingly erratic onstage behavior and personal problems have forced us to move on.”

Stone Temple Pilots’ fans will be happy, though, because they’re planning to announce their reunion tour next week.

Stay tuned!

Scott Weiland has been discharged from a rehab center after staying a full 28 days. The singer, who fronts both Velvet Revolver and the reformed Stone Temple Pilots is “doing well”, according to his attorney.

The singer had a long history of drinking and drug related problems, which have gotten him a DUI offense, as well as being caught buying crack. He also faces DUI charges after he was arrested in November.

At least he’s on the right track.

According to sources, Scott Weiland told fans recently that he planned to reunite the Stone Temple Pilots to do a summer tour.

The official news was released by Velvet Revolver axeman, Slash. We haven’t heard of the deets on the reunion yet, but we’re hoping that they come to our neck of the woods! That would be rockin’!

And don’t think that because he’s doing stuff with STP, that Scott Weiland plans to leave Velvet Revolver any time soon. That’s not happening.

I saw VR in Cleveland a year or so ago and they rocked the house HARD, so it’d be a shame to walk away from that type of electricity on stage.

Tour deets to come upon availability.