I’ll be completely honest here, I’m a sucker for this time of year. Especially, when it comes to holiday music.

If you’ve been a regular visitor around here, then you’re already well aware of my affinity towards 90’s bands, and their take on the whole December 25 shin ding.

For the last couple of years I’ve been raving about Scott Weiland’s rendition of the classic “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas,” which he performed on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on December 18, 2007.

To make my spirit bright, the track has finally been officially recorded and put up for sale at iTunes.

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For some unexplained reason I’ve been listening to Scott Weiland’s second solo album “Happy in Galoshes” a lot lately.

I think the album as a whole is pretty sweet. Puts me in a very relaxed mood. But one track has been sticking out like no other, which would be “Killing Me Sweetly”.

Musically, it kind of reminds me of the track “Son” from Weiland’s solo debut “12 Bar Blues”, but with a semi -tropical feel. Lyrically, it deals with his divorce, which this album deals with in great detail.

Anyways, I really dig this tune.

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Since December 24 is here in a week, wow where did the time go? I decided to do an extended song of the week, or should I say songs of the week.

For some unknown reason Christmas time just makes me feel all tingly inside, just a good 90’s track. So here’s a glimpse of some classic Christmas tunes done 90’s style.

Pearl Jam – “Someday At Christmas”: I know I’m biased, but the guys absolutely kick ass on this Stevie Wonder track. You can listen, and even download, the song right here.

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About a good five years ago I stumbled upon five unreleased tracks from Stone Temple Pilots on the great STP fansite Below Empty.

The tracks were outtakes from the band’s last two albums, No. 4 and Shangri-La Dee Da, which I immediately dug.

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It’s been a rather gloomy week, at least weather wise, so it’s refreshing that there were a good amount of news on 90’s acts.

While not a 90’s band per se, Guns N’ Roses have revealed a number of listening parties for the long awaited Chinese Democracy. The listening parties are open to the public, but no recording devices what so ever will be allowed in. And, for fans that pre-ordered the new album and bring their receipt will get a free shirt. He may have taken over a decade to finally get Chinese Democracy out, but Axl seems to be making it up to the fans. Here’s the info on the listening parties:

I got several newsletters from RED today, but two of them really grabbed my attention.

The first is the video for Scott Weiland’s “Paralysis”, which is the first single from his upcoming second solo album Happy In Golashes.

The song is pretty poppy, but it works for Scott. Anyways, the video is nothing spectacular, but once again, it works for Scott. The only question that I have is this a sequel to Scott’s first solo video “Barbarella”? Seriously, check them both out and let me know what you think.

“Barbarella”

“Paralysis”

I’m feeling a little hungover from a Guns N’ Roses binge this week, so let’s have a quick look at what else is going on in the music world.

AC/DC and their exclusive partnership with Wal-Mart seems to be paying off. The band’s latest album, Black Ice, sold 193,000 copies on it’s first day of release, which was on October 20. The album is expected to sell around 800,000 copies by the end of it’s debut week. So far, Black Ice, is outpacing the Eagles Long Road Out of Eden, which was also a Wal-Mart exclusive. While I don’t like this exclusive deal, or Wal-Mart, it’s working for AC/DC. But, I don’t think too many other bands can pull this off. Let’s hope this doesn’t become a trend.

Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland will be embarking on a solo tour this November and December. Weiland will be on the road promoting his second solo album Happy in Galoshes. I mentioned the release date last week, which will be November 18, but I had the title wrong. My bad. Hopefully, Scott won’t fuck up this solo tour like he did in 1998 when promoting 12 Bar Blues.

Here’s Scott Weiland’s tour dates, with more to be added:

Here’s a quick rundown of news that some readers here might find interesting, cause I sure as hell do.

The Smashing Pumpkins will release a new track entitled “G.L.O.W. exclusively through the upcoming Guitar Hero: World Tour . The new track, along with the tracks “1979″ and “The Everlasting Gaze”, will be part of Smashing Pumpkins package. As if that wasn’t enough, Billy Corgan will grace us all with his chrome dome as a playable character when fans attempt the classic “Today”. I may not be a huge fan of Corgan, but this is a great way to release singles now. I don’t think any of us can question the success of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, so this is a smart move on Corgan’s part.