Judging by Weiland’s speaking tone, I’m guessing he didn’t smile once during our 20-minute conversation, parts of which are excerpted below. But he should smile. Because Blaster, out March 31, is a good rock record. Superior to both those Velvet Revolver LPs he made in the early 2000s with Guns N' Roses expatriates Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, and every STP disc since 1999's No. 4.