Rolling Stone points out that original bassist Eric Avery has left Jane's Addiction. Avery made the announcement on his Twitter, writing, "thats it. with equal parts regret and relief, the janes addiction experiment is at an end." Frequently shirtless Jane's guitarist Dave Navarro confirmed the departure on his own Twitter: "Yes, Eric Avery has left the band. More to come but we wish him all the best!"

Jane's broke up for the first time in 1991, and Avery was the only member who didn't participate in the 2003 reunion album Strays or in their various pre-2008 reunion tours. When he finally rejoined in 2008, Avery made the original Jane's lineup whole again. Onstage at last year's Lollapalooza, though, Avery didn't exactly look amped to be there. His low-key stage attire (Danzig shirt!) stood out pretty far from his bandmates' circus-glam getups.

Rolling Stone speculates that Jane's may already have another bassist on board: Former Guns N' Roses  and Velvet Revolver member Duff McKagan. -pitchfork.com