Blind Melon singer Shannon Hoon died as a result of a drug overdose in 1995, but the first book to tell the band’s story is only coming out now.
Culled from over 50 exclusive interviews and featuring many never-before-seen photos, A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other, by journalist Greg Prato, chronicles the group’s history and also shares tales about Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Neil Young, Lenny Kravitz, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant and The Rolling Stones – all of whom Blind Melon toured with.
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That said, it?s been a long time since I?ve actually listened to any early-era Radiohead, but I recently discovered this fantastic live recording of Scala & Kolacny Brothers doing a beautifully sullen piano and voice rendition of Radiohead?s ubiquitous 1993 single. The cluster of sixty something Belgian women focus primarily on minimalist...
Blind Melon singer Shannon Hoon died as a result of a drug overdose in 1995, but the first book to tell the band’s story is only coming out now. 
