Slash's first solo album was a huge chart-topping success in the U.K. and across the globe. Lick Library with Danny Gill have worked day and night to bring you "Learn to Play Slash", a guitar-tuition DVD that shows you how to master five of the most phenomenal tracks from this album. Slash, former lead guitarist ...
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Legendary guitarist Slash was a guest on yesterday's (Friday, November 5) edition of "Die Oliver Pocher Show", a German late-night talk show hosted by comedian Oliver Pocher. During the interview, Pocher surprised Slash by showing him a five-minute parody video featuring a German actor playing the role of GUNS N' ROSES lead singer Axl Rose ...
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Legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) was recently interviewed on U.K.'s leading classic rock radio station Planet Rock. You can now listen to the chat using the Soundcloud player below. Slash told a New York City radio program on Friday night (October 29) that GUNS N' ROSES would "have to do things way ...
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VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash will guest on this Thursday's (November 4) edition of "A Different Spin With Mark Hoppus", the new Fuse TV talk show hosted by BLINK-182 bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus. For more information, go to this location. Slash told a New York City radio program on Friday night (October 29) ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his column, which appears on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com. An excerpt follows below. "Life can throw curveballs at us when we are least prepared. So many odd circumstances have befallen me over the years that I've come ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan was interviewed on this morning's (Thursday, October 21) edition of "The BJ Shea Morning Experience" show on the Seattle radio station KISW 99.9 FM and about his surprise guest appearance last week with the band's current lineup at London, England's O2 arena. The chat can now be streamed ...
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According to Emirates247.com, GUNS N' ROSES will play on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, later this year. The concert is being organized by Flash Entertainment as part of a slew of events around the Etihad Airways Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. GUNS N' ROSES will perform ...
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Episode 325 of the "Talking Metal" podcast (web site) features an interview with JANE'S ADDICTION/ex-RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS guitarist Dave Navarro. During the chat Dave talked about his love for IRON MAIDEN and how their influence "helped shape the sound of JANE'S ADDICTION." He also revealed that he is currently in the studio ...
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Video footage of former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan performing the songs "You Could Be Mine", "Patience", "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" (BOB DYLAN cover) and "Nice Boys" (ROSE TATTOO cover) with the band's current lineup during last night's (Thursday, October 14) GN'R concert at London, England's O2 arena can be viewed below. Duff played ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan joined the band's current lineup on stage earlier tonight (Thursday, October 14) at London, England's O2 arena to perform four songs: "You Could Be Mine", "Nice Boys" (ROSE TATTOO cover), "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" (BOB DYLAN cover) and "Patience". This marked the first time since 1993 that McKagan ...
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Metal Til Death conducted an interview with vocalist Johnathan "Johnny Plague" Cooke of Los Angeles metallers WINDS OF PLAGUE during the recently completed Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. You can now watch the chat below. Jamey Jasta of HATEBREED and KINGDOM OF SORROW will make a guest appearance on the forthcoming CD from WINDS OF ...
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A Geek Girl of Technorati recently conducted an interview with original GUNS N' ROSES and current ADLER'S APPETITE drummer Steven Adler about his tell-all autobiography, "My Appetite For Destruction: Sex, And Drugs, And Guns N' Roses". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. A Geek Girl: Steven, Your positive attitude really ...
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Artisan News Service has uploaded a video report from the August 26 tribute to the 2010 Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF) honoree Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES), which took place at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California. The four-and-a-half-minute clip, which includes an interview with MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister as well as excerpts ...
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The Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF) kicked off Thursday, August 26 with a special tribute to the 2010 SSMF festival honoree Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) at the House Of Blues. MÖTLEY CRÜE's Nikki Sixx, MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister and ALICE IN CHAINS' Jerry Cantrell spoke at the event, which was hosted by rock radio ...
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Nicole Powers of SuicideGirls.com recently conducted an interview with original GUNS N' ROSES and current ADLER'S APPETITE drummer Steven Adler about his new tell-all autobiography, "My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N' Roses". A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. SuicideGirls.com: The last time we saw you was ...
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Amy Sciarretto of AOL's Noisecreep recently conducted an interview with original GUNS N' ROSES and current ADLER'S APPETITE drummer Steven Adler. An excerpt from the chat follows below. Noisecreep: When you were on Howard Stern, it really touched me when you said that you thought GN'R let you down when they kicked you ...
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Vocalist Johnathan "Johnny Plague" Cooke of Los Angeles metallers WINDS OF PLAGUE was interviewed by the WMHB 89.7 FM metal radio show called "Metal Mutilation" at the Mansfield, Massachusetts stop of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival on July 27. You can now listen to the chat below. Jamey Jasta of HATEBREED and KINGDOM OF ...
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Los Angeles metallers WINDS OF PLAGUE are busy decimating the weak across North America as part of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival all summer long while continuing to write material for their much-anticipated new album. A very candid, in-depth interview with WINDS OF PLAGUE frontman Johnathan "Johnny Plague" Cooke about the start of Mayhem, ...
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Mushie's Blog recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Mushie's Blog: Despite the impatient wait of 15 years for ["Chinese Democracy"] to come out, the band had no efforts to promote the sale, no videos or other promotional matters ...
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LED ZEPPELIN was reportedly incredibly close to touring without singer Robert Plant, but it never happened. It's an interesting idea, though, for a band to hit the road even if their vocalist isn't interested. That might be the case for the original members of GUNS N' ROSES since Axl Rose doesn't seem too keen on ...
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Jed Gottlieb of BostonHerald.com recently conducted an interview with original GUNS N' ROSES and current ADLER'S APPETITE drummer Steven Adler. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. One being newly sober after three suicide attempts, two heart attacks, a stroke and 28 overdoses: "I got sick and tired of coming to in ...
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Los Angeles metallers WINDS OF PLAGUE will embark on their first European headlining tour in November. Commented WINDS OF PLAGUE frontman Johnathan "Johnny Plague" Cooke: "So after the huge success of our last tour supporting PARKWAY DRIVE, we couldn't wait to cross the ocean again to come and rage across Europe and the U.K. again. ...
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Jamey Jasta of HATEBREED and KINGDOM OF SORROW will make a guest appearance on the forthcoming album from Los Angeles metallers WINDS OF PLAGUE, tentatively due in early 2011 via via Century Media Records. The CD will be recorded later this summer with producer Matt Hyde (SLAYER, HATEBREED). Jasta recently sat down with WINDS OF ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER/JANE'S ADDICTION bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his column, which appears on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com. An excerpt follows below. "I'm not much of a 'critic' when it comes time to write about music and hence, I really only write about stuff that ...
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Los Angeles metallers WINDS OF PLAGUE will enter the studio later this summer with producer Matt Hyde (SLAYER, HATEBREED) to begin recording their third album for an early 2011 release via Century Media Records. WINDS OF PLAGUE is busy decimating the weak across North America as part of the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival all ...
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The third annual Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF), set for August 26-28, 2010, has announced 2010 honoree Slash will perform with Fergie (a.k.a. Stacy Ann Ferguson) and Myles Kennedy — two of the vocalists on Slash's self-titled album, which topped the charts as the #1 rock album and #3 on The Billboard 200 list in ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of former GUNS N' ROSES and ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA guitarist Gilby Clarke's June 21, 2010 performance in Austin, Texas can be viewed below. Former GUNS N' ROSES and ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA guitarist Gilby Clarke has announced his first dates since he sustained serious injuries in a hit-and-run accident on his motorcycle on ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of legendary guitarist Slash performing the GUNS N' ROSES classic "Rocket Queen" in Milan on Thursday, June 10 can be viewed below. Photos of the concert at the Palasharp Arena are available on the news blog Musica Metal. According to Musica Metal, a man climbed onstage during Slash's solo ...
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The Pulse of Radio reports: Could induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame be enough to finally reunite the original lineup of GUNS N' ROSES? The band will be eligible in 2013, 25 years after the release of their debut album "Appetite For Destruction". While guitarist Slash told Billboard.com he'd be sure to ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES and ROCK STAR SUPERNOVA guitarist Gilby Clarke has announced his first dates since he sustained serious injuries in a hit-and-run accident on his motorcycle on January 10. He will now play the follows shows: May 28 - Brixton - Redondo Beach, CA May 29 - The Starline - Fresno, CA May ...
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