The band's former bassist has discussed the way their legacy has been handledMelissa Auf der Maur (far right) with Hole in 2011Melissa Auf der Maur has spoken out about Hole‘s “unfinished business” in a new interview. The musician played bass in the band between 1994 and 1999. She also played with the Courtney Love-...

"I watched her be burned at the stake. How many people get accused of murdering their husband when they’re left with their daughter?"Melissa Auf Der Maur and Courtney Love in Hole, 1999Melissa Auf Der Maur has spoken out in praise of Courtney Love and the legacy of Hole, ahead of an upcoming tribute concert to her former bandmate. On October 2...

Back in the '90s, Melissa Auf der Maur rose to prominence as the bassist of Hole. But even then, the mechanisms and visibility of being in a major rock band weren't for her. She signed the contract in search of experience, got it, then walked away. After a brief stint with the Smashing Pumpkins following…

Earlier this year, right before the 20th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s suicide and Hole’s classic album Live Through This, Courtney Love said that she was reuniting with Melissa Auf Der Maur, Eric Erlandson, and Patty Schemel and that they were working on new material. A few weeks later, she tapered expectations by saying that...

2000′s Machina/The Machines Of God was the last album the Smashing Pumpkins released before going away for a while, the one where Jimmy Chamberlain came back and Melissa Auf der Maur took over for D’Arcy Wretzky on bass. It doesn’t boast the critical adulation and cultural resonance reserved for Siamese Dream and Me...