July 2, 1996: It was announced by Courtney Love's legal team that the lawsuit against Howard Stern was to be 'settled out of court'. Rumors swirled in the tabloids that to get out of the, by now obvious, humiliating defeat that she faced in a trial, Love agreed to drop the suit in exchange for paying Stern's legal fees.
July 3, 1996: MTV News reports on rumors that Eric Erlandson of Hole was planning to start his own band with Patty Schmel and Melissa Auf der Mar. All three members of Hole refuse to comment.
July 4, 1996: The Vans Warped Tour 96 began it's two month tour of the United States in Detroit, while Alice in Chains was seen as the main draw, quite a few other bands were on the roster for the traveling rock festival, and for a lot of them this would be a career defining time.
July 5, 1996: Courtney Love was released from psychiatric care, having spent two months receiving psychiatric assistance along with a strict regiment of weaning off of her various addictions and intense drug counseling. Courtney retreated to a friend's house in Seattle, still facing the divorce from her husband which had been delayed due to her involuntary admission into the psych ward. Courtney attempted to call her bandmates but none of them would take her calls, she tried to call her husband but the number had been disconnected.
July 6, 1996: Courtney Love issues a statement to press, "Yesterday I was released from psychiatric care after a two month involuntary hold. I spent two months healing and confronting the many bad decisions that I have made in the last few years under the influence of heroin, alcohol, and other drugs. I apologize to anyone and everyone that I have hurt and disappointed because of my behavior. I am healing though and I promise that I will try to be better."
July 7, 1996: MTV teases a few bands that had agreed to play at this years MTV Music Videos Awards in late August, among the acts (subject to change) are Alanis Morrisette, Beck, LL Cool J, Metallica, Hootie and the Blowfish, and Nirvana.
July 8, 1996: As the Warped Tour continued to play to sold out crowds, the music industry took notice of the crowds of young adults and teenagers and their reactions to the various bands. A pattern was starting to emerge, that while Alice in Chains was doing very for itself, the growing audience was very excited about the very NOT grunge bands such as Sublime, No Doubt, NOFX, and several others. A few executives began to wonder if 'Grunge' was nearing its sell-by-date, noting that even the biggest acts such as Nirvana were getting more experimental in their sound, whereas bands like Soundgarden and Hole were falling apart due to in-fighting, and Pearl Jam wasn't PLAYING in North America this year due to a dispute with Ticketmaster.
July 9, 1996: The tabloids began publishing rumors that Layne Staley was seen getting 'cozy' with Gwen Stefani, lead singer of No Doubt, during the Warped Tour. Both Staley and Stefani refuse to comment.
