GUNS N' ROSES will embark on a "small tour in October," Slash has confirmed. The guitarist broke the news of the band's touring plans in a brand new interview with Chile's Futuro 88.9 FM. Speaking about his schedule for the coming months, Slash, who has been busy playing shows with his solo band, ...
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POP EVIL vocalist Leigh Kakaty recently spoke with Australia's Keen Eye 4 Concerts. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his philosophy toward performing live: Leigh: "I think time is money nowadays. People don't have time to waste — they want to be entertained; ...
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In a recent interview with Guitar.com, Slash spoke about what it felt like for him to step back out on stage with GUNS N' ROSES for the first time in over two decades at the band's April 2016 concert at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. "Oh man, it was overwhelming — it ...
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Perla Hudson, the ex-wife of GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash, is selling off exotic and erotic items from their 14 years of marriage. The collection comes directly from their personal possessions and ranges in date from the early 1980s when he was still a struggling musician on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood to the late ...
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Californian rockers BUCKCHERRY have announced the dates for leg two of their "Warpaint" North American tour. The trek starts on May 18 in Waco, Texas and runs through August 15 in Kansas City. On top of touring all major markets in the U.S., the band will visit ten Eastern Canadian cities on this run. JOYOUS ...
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GUNS N' ROSES is the first act to be announced for the return of Louder Than Life. This year, the festival will be headed to its new home at the Highland Festival Grounds At KY Expo Center on Friday, September 27, Saturday, September 28 and Sunday, September 29. This will mark the debut of the ...
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L.A. GUNS singer Phil Lewis says that everything GUNS N' ROSES has released after "Appetite For Destruction" has been "pretty average." Asked by Canada's "Thorn Of Rock" radio show if L.A. GUNS ever felt overshadowed by GUNS N' ROSES' success in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Lewis said (hear audio below): "Well, yeah, of ...
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LED ZEPPELIN legend Jimmy Page spoke to the Associated Press about his involvement in the first major exhibition in an art museum dedicated entirely to the iconic instruments of rock and roll. "Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll" will go on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art beginning April 8 and will ...
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The first major exhibition in an art museum dedicated entirely to the iconic instruments of rock and roll will go on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art beginning April 8, 2019. Through more than 130 instruments dating from 1939 to 2017 — played by artists such as Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, Bob ...
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SEVENDUST singer Lajon Witherspoon has confirmed to Australia's Loud that the band has begun collecting ideas for the follow-up to last year's "All I See Is War" album. "We're going to get our feet wet a little bit and figure out a direction," he said. "Morgan [Rose, drums], John [Connolly, guitar] and I ...
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During an appearance on yesterday's (Thursday, March 28) episode of "The Rich Eisen Show", Duff McKagan was asked if he had an update on the upcoming GUNS N' ROSES studio album that he and guitarist Slash had previously confirmed was in the works. "Do I have an update on it? No," the bassist said (see ...
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The long-awaited MÖTLEY CRÜE biopic "The Dirt", based on the band's 2001 New York Times bestselling autobiography, debuted last Friday, March 22. The band immediately became the top-searched topic on Google Trends with a 4300% spike in searches. Streaming partners have been quick to support the film's soundtrack and MÖTLEY CRÜE's catalogue with the Global ...
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Less than two years since the release of "The Missing Peace" — the first L.A. GUNS album since 2002's "Waking The Dead" to feature founding guitarist Tracii Guns and vocalist Phil Lewis — the group will issue a follow-up effort, "The Devil You Know", on March 29 via Frontiers Music Srl. The official music video ...
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MEGADETH's Kiko Loureiro was among the musicians who gathered this past Sunday night (March 24) at the to honor one of rock's most legendary guitarists at the "Randy Rhoads Remembered: A Celebration For A Guitar Legend" concert at The Rose in Pasadena, California. Video footage of his appearance can be seen below. Founded in 2013 ...
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Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has released the Duff McKagan Deluxe Precision Bass. Inspired by the '80s Jazz Bass Special he played on GUNS N' ROSES' "Appetite For Destruction", the Duff McKagan Deluxe Precision Bass is a growling evolution of his signature model — updated with a sleek new look and stealthy, stage-ready ...
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Rustyn Rose of Metalholic recently conducted an interview with guitarist Michael Wilton of progressive metal veterans QUEENSRŸCHE about the band's new studio album, "The Verdict". You can listen to the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On QUEENSRŸCHE still writing and recording new material well into their third decade as a ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum says that he learned about the partial reunion of the band's classic lineup around the same time as "everybody else did." The 58-year-old musician, who has also played with THE CULT, VELVET REVOLVER and HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES, is not involved with GN'R's hugely successful "Not In This Lifetime" tour, ...
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On March 21, Jason Becker, the guitarist/composer who has had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's Disease) for 30 years, underwent an operation to drain the abscess in his lung. According to his mother, Patricia Becker, "All went well and we are waiting on the lab results, but the doctor was encouraging and didn't ...
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Coming off an extremely successful European tour, rock veterans P.O.D. will bring their acclaimed live show back to America. The tour supporting their most recent release, "Circles", will run from May 10 to June 9 all over the country. NONPOINT, ISLANDER, NINE SHRINES and HYRO THE HERO will provide support on various dates. Singer Sonny ...
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Jack Osbourne took to his Instagram over the weekend to post a video of his daughters — Andy Rose, 3, Pearl Clementine, 6, and Minnie Theodora, 13 months — performing "Crazy Train" for their grandfather, Ozzy Osbourne. Ozzy's wife and Jack's mother, Sharon Osbourne shared the clip on Tuesday's (March 19) episode of her CBS ...
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Ted Nugent has announced 13 new U.S. shows, which are set to take place between the middle of July and end of August. The trek will once again feature Greg Smith (BILLY JOEL, ALICE COOPER, RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW) on bass, Jason Hartless (JOE LYNN TURNER, MITCH RYDER) on drums, and the Motor City Madman himself ...
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The official lyric video for the song "I'm In A Band" from the acclaimed Canadian hard rock group DANKO JONES. The track is taken from the band's upcoming album, "A Rock Supreme", which will be released on April 26 via M-Theory Audio (U.S.), Rise Above (U.K.), Indica (Canada, AU, NZ) and AFM (rest of the ...
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The "anti rock star" ethos of grunge was a reaction to the excess and debauchery so prevalent and definitive of late-eighties glam. Even though grunge's popularity was declining in its overt form by the end of the nineties, it planted the rhetorical seeds from which both nü-metal and pop punk would subsequently flourish. Ironically enough, ...
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With just six weeks left until the release of their highly anticipated new album, "A Rock Supreme", the acclaimed Canadian hard rock group DANKO JONES has unveiled a fourth song from the record — its infectious opening track, "I'm In A Band". In addition to setting the tone perfectly for the 11-track, all-killer/no-filler "A Rock ...
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POISON singer Bret Michaels has released the official music video for his new song "Unbroken". The track was co-written by his 13-year-old daughter, Jorja Bleu, who did an "amazing job," he told Digital Journal. "She played piano on it and she sang the harmonies with me. It was a great bonding experience. The ...
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GUNS N' ROSES' "Not In This Lifetime" is among 17 concert tours that ended in 2018 that have been recognized with Ticketmaster's inaugural Touring Milestone Award. The award was developed to recognize the amazing artists behind the top global tours as measured by the total number of tickets sold and fans reached. To ...
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A federal court in Michigan has denied GRAND FUNK RAILROAD's motion for preliminary injunction to stop former singer Mark Farner from using the band name MARK FARNER'S AMERICAN BAND. In a 26-page opinion, the Honorable Gordon J. Quist, United States District Court judge for the Western District of Michigan, found that GRAND FUNK RAILROAD "fails ...
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Jason Becker, the guitarist/composer who has had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's Disease) for 30 years, will undergo an operation to drain the abscess in his lung on March 21. According to his mother, Patricia Becker, this "should be an outpatient procedure, if all goes well. He is off the antibiotics for now ...
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"The Godfathers Of Hardcore" documentary, which is currently available on Showtime On Demand, follows Roger Miret and Vinnie Stigma of AGNOSTIC FRONT, the legendary New York hardcore band that played a key role in defining, shaping and establishing the sound and cultural code of conduct for the still-thriving movement. For over 30 years, Miret and ...
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DEF LEPPARD drummer Rick Allen recently spoke with "The Animal House Radio Show". The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the group's decision to return to Las Vegas later this year for a second residency: Rick: "The first time we did the residency, I wasn't sure ...
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