October 3, 2019
In Los Angeles, Tim Branom met tonight with NW Metalworx Book Authors / Record Label owners James Beach & Brian Naron from Seattle. Nearly complete after three years is a 1000-page book called "Rusted Metal: A Guide…
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Jul 23 2019
Alice in Chains and the myth of Layne Staley "In Catene", the first Italian Biography
"In Catene" ("In Chains") is now available for ordering. With a Foreword by Federico Traversa (co-founder of Publisher Chinaski Edizioni), this 352 Page, softbound book, is currently only in the Italian language, but could be translated to…
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Feb 18 2019
Interview with Layne Staley's mother, Nancy McCallum
In a rare, exclusive interview, I sat down to discuss Layne's childhood and how the voice of
Alice In Chains
continues to speaks for new generations.
By Tim Branom
This interview first appeared on August 3, 2015 on Alternative Nation…

Feb 13 2019
Jerry Cantrell dives into how Alice in Chains formed, their album releases and one of the final, and most iconic, performances with former lead singer Layne Staley.
I get a little mention in this interview by Lars Ulrich. And we played together for much longer than “a few days" obviously (or I wouldn’t even be remembered). But our story is long and detailed. (You can read more…
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Jan 1 2019
Free Download of Gypsy Rose 1987 Four Song EP
As we begin 2019, we'd like to start the year off by giving away a free EP download.

Dec 30 2018
Layne Staley Unseen Video & Tribute Song Set For 2019 Release With “Eagles of Night”
AlternativeNation.net by Brett Buchanan
Tim Branom, who was an early collaborator with late Alice In Chains members Layne Staley and Mike Starr, is releasing his tribute song for them called “Eagles of Night” in 2019, and it appears that it…
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Apr 20 2018
Alice In Chains Collaborator Teases Layne Staley & Mike Starr Tribute Song
AlternativeNation.net by Brett Buchanan
Tim Branom, who was an early collaborator with late Alice In Chains members Layne Staley and Mike Starr, discussed a tribute song he is working on in a new Music Festival interview.
“Yes, I’ve…
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Apr 19 2018
Unreleased Layne Staley Songs Revealed By Bandmate
Tim Branom, who was an early collaborator of late Alice In Chains singer Layne Staley, discussed unreleased songs in a new Music Festival interview, and why he doubts an official release will happen. Note that…
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Apr 16 2018
An Interview With Tim Branom And His Story With Alice In Chains, Layne Staley And Days Of The New
Music Festival (Greece) by Chris Tsantalis
Tim Branom recording at his home studio in 2018. Photo by Cindy Kraus.
Hello Tim, welcome to MusicFestival.gr
Thanks for having me.
Give us a brief Bio.
Google seems to overly simplify me. I’m…