“I was just amazed at the damage the wind can do,” said Jack Irons, who says his son-in-law’s barn was destroyed by the strong storms. Thankfully, the family was out of town when this ...

Formed by guitarist Hillel Slovak, drummer Jack Irons, vocalist Alain Johannes, and bassist Todd Strassman, the band served as the nucleus for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Members of the band would go ...

The film includes a wealth of interviews with musicians who performed at the venue including Milo Aukerman, Ian Mackaye, Roger Miret, Vinny Stigma, Jack Irons, Timmy Chunks, Pete Steinkopf, Bryan ...

With the exception of Irons, all of the band members struggled with drug abuse – including heroin, LSD, cocaine and methamphetamines – but only Slovak would pay the ultimate price. The shock ...

The original line-up of frontman Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons first came together in Los Angeles in 1983, but just two weeks before signing a deal ...

By the end of the decade, Pearl Jam’s popularity and sales figures had both cooled significantly, erstwhile Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons had come and gone, and former Soundgarden ...

A creepy, brilliant movie featuring an amazing central performance from Jeremy Irons, Dead Ringers follows a gynecologist who ...

A propane tank painted orange with a cut out jack-o-lantern face is just one of the many unique treasures at this weekend’s ...

Founding members Anthony Kiedis (vocals and lyrics), super bassist Michael ‘Flea’ Balzary, drummer Jack Irons and guitarist Hillel Slovak emerged from a schoolmate’s thing at Fairfax High ...

Thanks to future Pearl Jam drummer Jack Irons, the demo found its way to a 25-year-old San Diego surfer named Eddie Vedder, who overdubbed vocals and original lyrics and was subsequently invited to ...

A mutual friend and ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons declined an invitation to join their new band, but he passed the fledgeling trio’s first demo to vocalist and basketball buddy ...