Peter DiStefano
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Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Porno for Pyros
Porno for Pyros
Porno for Pyros was an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1992, following the initial break-up of Jane's Addiction...
(the Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction is an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. The band's original line-up featured Perry Farrell , Dave Navarro , Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins . After breaking up in 1991, Jane's Addiction briefly reunited in 1997 and again in 2001, both times...
offshoot featuring vocalist Perry Farrell
Perry Farrell
Perry Farrell is the frontman for the alternative rock band Jane's Addiction. Farrell created the touring festival Lollapalooza as a farewell tour for Jane's Addiction in 1991; it has since evolved into an annual destination festival. Farrell continues to produce Lollapalooza with partners William...
and drummer Stephen Perkins
Stephen Perkins
Stephen Andrew Perkins is an American musician and songwriter. A drummer and percussionist, he currently plays with Jane's Addiction and Hellflower....
). In 1997 the band went on hiatus while Farrell focused on a reformed Jane's Addiction and DiStefano was diagnosed with cancer.
Three years later the recovered DiStefano released two solo albums, Words in Red and Solo at DiPiazza's were produced and released independently. A third, Gratitude was released on Sanctuary Records
Sanctuary Records
Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world...
in 2004, followed with Soul Trigger and Integrity in the following years.
Other musical pursuits included an electronica-oriented project called Venice Underground (which resulted in the album Venice Underground on Immergent Records in 2000) and collaborations with Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots is an American rock band from San Diego, California that consists of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz ....
vocalist Scott Weiland
Scott Weiland
Scott Weiland is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist, most notable for his work with Grammy Award-winning rock band Stone Temple Pilots. Weiland is also known for his five-year career with supergroup Velvet Revolver as well as his own solo career...
, Bauhaus
Bauhaus (band)
Bauhaus was an English rock band formed in Northampton in 1978. The group consisted of Peter Murphy , Daniel Ash , Kevin Haskins and David J . The band was originally Bauhaus 1919 before they dropped the numerical portion within a year of formation...
vocalist Peter Murphy and others. DiStefano enjoys Skateboarding.
DiStefano planned three albums in the year 2007, his long player entitled Loyalty, the follow-up to his 2006 collaboration with fellow musician E-Rok, tentatively titled E-Rok and Pete 2, and the follow-up to his Venice Underground album.
DiStefano appeared at Lollapalooza 2007 with former Porno for Pyros bandmate Perry Farrell's new band Satellite Party to perform some Porno for Pyros songs.
Discography
K-38- 1986 "For Those Who Listen"/"Local Boy" (single)
Porno for Pyros
- 1993 Porno for PyrosPorno for Pyros (album)Porno for Pyros is the eponymous debut album by Porno for Pyros, which was the next project for Perry Farrell and Stephen Perkins after the demise of Jane's Addiction. It was released on April 27, 1993 after Jane's Addiction's break-up. The album contains the #1 Modern Rock single "Pets"...
- 1996 Good God's UrgeGood God's UrgeGood God's Urge is the second and last album by Porno for Pyros. It was released on May 28, 1996. The band went on a brief hiatus shortly after this album's release because guitarist Peter DiStefano was diagnosed with cancer....
Venice Underground
- 2000 Venice Underground
- 2008 Venice Underground 2
Rambient
- 2001 So Many Worlds
Solo
- 2002 Words in Red (extremely limited release)
- 2003 Solo at DiPiazza's (extremely limited release)
- 2004 Gratitude
- 2005 Soul Trigger
- 2006 Integrity
- 2007 Loyalty CD/DVD
- 2008 Digital Alchemy
E-Rok and Pete
- 2006 E-Rok and Pete
- 2008 E-Rok and Pete 2
Perry Farrell
- 1999 Rev (Jane's Addiction/Porno for Pyros collection)
- 2007 Ultra PayloadedUltra PayloadedUltra Payloaded is the first album from Perry Farrell's latest group Satellite Party released by Columbia Records on May 29, 2007. It was preceded by a single, "Wish Upon a Dog Star"....
Satellite Party