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Reviews are pouring in from across the internet in the wake of the much anticipated Jane’s Addiction reunion show last night at the El Rey in Los Angeles. Check links and video below.

After much speculation in the previous week, Eric Avery has agreed to join former band mates Jane’s Addiction for a one-night-only performance at the first-ever U.S. NME Awards. The iconic foursome will be crowned with the Godlike Genius Award during the ceremony and performance, to take place at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, April 23. Jane’s Addiction is joining the likes of The Clash, New Order, Primal Scream and Manic Street Preachers, who are among the acts to have picked up the Godlike Genius prize at the UK awards.

Avery has continually declined offers to reunite with the band and instead focused on his musical endeavors, most recently, a debut solo LP, Help Wanted, released last week on Dangerbird Records. “I’ve chosen to reject the prospects of reuniting in the past, for personal and philosophical reasons. I have always considered reunions to be a way to make a quick buck, and it sells short my own experience of it the first time around,” Eric Avery attests. He adds, “The reason I started to even consider this is because it’s honoring the past instead of trying to recreate it.”

NME will bestow this award upon Jane’s Addiction because, as they state, “[they’ve] done more than any other band to introduce American alternative music to the mainstream, founding the touring Lollapalooza Festival and giving what frontman Perry Farrell refers to as the ‘alternative nation’ a real cultural focus and voice.”

See Eric’s new video for “All Remote and No Control” HERE.

Eric Avery will join his former Jane’s Addiction bandmate Dave Navarro on his weekly “Spread TV” show on maniaTV, this Thursday, April 17 at 11pm EST. Don’t miss it, as this is the first time Eric and Dave will appear together on camera since the Jane’s breakup…

In support of his new album “Help Wanted”, Eric Avery is stopping by radio stations across the east coast this week. Check him out on a station near you:

Tuesday 8 APR – WTMD Baltimore (MP3 of interview here)
Tuesday 8 APR – VH1 Radio
Wednesday 9 APR – WBRU Providence
Thursday 10 APR – WPBZ West Palm Beach
Friday 11 APR – Mancow’s Morning Madhouse; check here for a station near you
Friday 11 APR – WKRK Cleveland

Eric Avery’s “All Remote and No Control” is premiering today on IGN.
The video, directed by Andrew Huang, looks like something straight out of an eerie science fiction movie. The animation and visual effects used are brilliantly executed, setting a scene which beautifully compliments the track. Undoubtedly, a video that shouldn’t be missed!
Check it out HERE.

Eric Avery sits down with Spinner to discuss the new record. Check it out HERE.

Check out Eric Avery’s new Myspace Page. Between that and Eric’s Blog you can keep up to date on all Eric Avery news, touring info, streaming tracks from his highly anticipated upcoming album, and more.

Eric Avery discuss his upcoming record, “Help Wanted” with Billboard. Check out the article HERE.

We’re honored to announce the signing of Eric Avery to Dangerbird Records. A founding member of Jane’s Addiction and a long-time friend of ours, Eric will release his solo debut, Help Wanted, this fall. The album features guest contributions from Shirley Manson of Garbage, the Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins, and Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers on trumpet. Stay tuned for more details.