March 9th, 2010 by Vincent
On January 8, 1994 Jason Patric hosted Saturday Night Live along with musical guest Blind Melon. Chris Farley was dressed up in a bee costume as Jason Patric introduced the band.
This “partnership” on SNL was not the band’s and Shannon Hoon’s only encounter with Mr. Farley. Chris Farley went to see the band performing live a few weeks later at the Roseland Ballroom in New York and also in August at the Woodstock festival.
Check this article out.
Many thanks to Greg Prato for the tip. - Picture above taken from “A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other”
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March 6th, 2010 by Vincent
Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp allows musicians to jam with legendary rock stars, play live on stage at major concert venues, and live their rock ‘n’ roll dreams. At the end of February, Brad Smith and Christopher Thorn joined the R’n'R Fantasy Camp in Hollywood, CA at the request of their old friend Rami Jaffee to play ‘No Rain’.
The auditions were filmed and will air for the first time on VH1 Classic in July.
Brad and Chris are interviewed in the video below (at 2:30) :
Download link
Thanks to Brad of the Blind Melon Forum for the tip.
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March 3rd, 2010 by Vincent
Greg Prato recently interviewed Christopher Thorn for RollingStone.com about the forthcoming Shannon Hoon / Blind Melon documentary.
The still-untitled DVD is being directed by Colleen Hennessy and developed through Danny Clinch’s production company, Three on the Tree. While it will feature footage from several sources, the main focus of the film is the hours of footage Shannon Hoon shot himself over the years.
“…It’s one thing to read somebody’s writing, but when somebody looks into the camera, and you see the fear, the sadness, or the happiness. I would say it’s even more intimate… “ says Christopher Thorn. “…People are going to be absolutely blown away…” he adds.
Read the whole interview here.
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February 6th, 2010 by Vincent
A new melon website is online since a few weeks, this one is dedicated to the late Shannon Hoon and ran by Randall Peenk, a cool melonhead from Orlando, FL. I recently got in touch with Randall to know more about him and his plans for ShannonHoon.com.
“Right now it’s in it’s infant stage awaiting input from the fans as far as idea’s, artwork, etc. In the near future we will be adding a widget for people to donate to the vigil… It’s up to the Melonheads of the world to make it something we all can be proud of” he says.
“I registered shannonhoon.com right after seeing a commercial for the Behind the Music special. At the time, celebrity names were being bought up left and right for use by porn sites and the like. So, I wanted to protect it. To sort of do a favor for Shannon so to speak. I also thought Nico might want it someday“ says Randall.
Several people from the Blind Melon Forum encouraged him to use the domain to build him a proper site. With the help of Neil Shultz from gorockfest.com, Randall finally go it off the ground in January.
Randall is an early Blind Melon fan: “…I’ve been into the Melon since I first saw the video to No Rain. I rushed out the next day and bought the cassette and was instantly captivated. I was about 18 at the time and had a real positive outlook on the music coming out during that time, due mostly to Blind Melon as well as the grunge movement…” he says.
Randall was lucky enough to see Blind Melon twice in the 90’s. “… the first time was in 1993 when they opened for Lenny Kravitz. It was such an awesome show. I was at the front of the right side of the stage. Shannon grew visibly aggravated by some youngsters moshing and crowd surfing to the left, so he came and stood right in front of me and my friends. He proceeded to play change, and it was just beautiful. As the band started the next song (can’t recall what it was) I remember Shannon saying “While the band gets this song going, I’m gonna test out some of your local”, and began hitting a big bowl of weed, right in front of at least a dozen cops that sorrounded the stage. It’s good to be the king I guess! I also saw them the next year at Woodstock 94. A great show as well, though not as intimate with such a large crowd…”
Visit and enjoy ShanonHoon.com !
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February 3rd, 2010 by Vincent
I got a mail from Matt Roberts, multimedia coordinator for Guitar Edge.
This Month, Guitar Edge is featuring a guitar tab of ” No Rain”.
Check it out here:
http://digital.guitaredge.com/guitaredge/201003_1#pg113
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January 23rd, 2010 by Vincent
Glen Graham has just posted a new blog on myspace:
Some of you are probably wondering what’s going on? Well… there is a documentary in the works that should be out later this year and oh yes, the singer search…
We are still very interested in finding an appropriate addition to this band. You may recall that twelve years elapsed between the first two incarnations of Blind Melon. Perhaps we can shave off a few years this time.
If you or someone you know is interested in filling some rather large shoes, email an Mp3 or Youtube link of your/their rendition of any song in our catalogue to blindmelonsinger@gmail.com
If we like what we hear you will be hearing from us very soon.
We know you’re out there,
Glen (Saturday, January 23, 2010)
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