A few months ago, Courtney Love gave Hole fans something to be excited about when she confirmed in a Facebook Q&A that she was “slowly, steadily” reuniting with the band’s Celebrity Skin-era lineup of Eric Erlandson, Patty Schemel, and Melissa Auf Der Maur. Then in an interview earlier this month, Love ment...

Nothing ever happened with the Fucking Virgins, the space-rock supergroup featuring Ryan Adams, Evan Dando, Melissa Auf Der Maur, and James Iha, but either way, kindred souls Adams and Dando seemed destined to work together at some point. That point, it appears, is this weekend. According to a couple Twitter posts, Adams will produce the [...]

Ex-Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur will return to the UK in November for a series of shows.Dates are as follows:November12 Sheffield, Corporation13 Glasgow, Garage 14 Manchester, Ruby Lounge 15 London, Scala 16 Brsitol, Fleece Tickets are on sale now from www.aloud.com.

The former Hole bassist was recently the only female frontwoman at America’s Heavy MTL festival. Check out her chat with Mastodon inside! (more…)

It's been about six years since Auf der Maur has put out new music and her sound has evolved considerably. Perhaps it's just a natural progression or maybe it's a purposeful effort to distance herself from her days with Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins.