Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler has commented on his surprise jam with ex-GNR guitarists Slash and Izzy Stradlin during a show last month by his new band SUKI JONES. The occasion, which took place at the Key Club in Hollywood, California, marked the first time that the three former GUNS N' ...
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VELVET REVOLVER, the much buzzed-about rock group featuring STONE TEMPLE PILOTS vocalist Scott Weiland, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash, bassist Duff McKagan, drummer Matt Sorum and guitarist Dave Kushner from Dave Navarro's (JANE'S ADDICTION) band, have finished laying down basic tracks for 14 songs with producer Josh Abraham and engineer Ryan Williams, according to ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash will be one of the presenters at the second annual "MTV Video Music Awards Latin America" (VMALAs) on October 23 at Miami Beach's Jackie Gleason Theater. Slash will be co-presenting with 19-year-old singer Elan, whose debut album, "Street Child", features a guest appearance by the ...
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CAMP FREDDY, the Los Angeles-based "jam" band consisting of JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro, former THE CULT touring bassist Billy Morrison (on guitar), ex-GUNS N' ROSES/THE CULT drummer Matt Sorum, bassist Scott Ford, and vocalist Donovan Leitch (the son of 1960s U.K. folk-rock icon Donovan), have signed a deal with Sanctuary Records and will begin ...
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The much-anticipated eight-disc BLACK SABBATH box set, "Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978)", has had its release date pushed back to early 2004, according to a Rhino Records spokesperson. No reason was given for the delay, but an official press release on the matter is expected by the end of the week. Retailing ...
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Misty Hale of The Courier News reports that rocker Ted Nugent used biting quotes and edgy humor to pound his message into the brains of about 500 Arkansas-area teenagers Monday afternoon (September 29). Excuses are for wimps, drugs are for puking hillbilly hippies, and hunting is the most blessed activity ever granted to mankind. The ...
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Liisa Ladouceur of The Toronto Eye recently spoke with JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro about the fact that Navarro didn't make it onto Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. "I was shocked, until I found out that Slash wasn't in there either," Dave said. "So I don't ...
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A video of three-fifths of the classic GUNS N' ROSES lineup -— drummer Steven Adler, along with guitarists Slash and Izzy Stradlin — performing the GNR classic "Mr. Brownstone" at the Key Club in Hollywood, California last Sunday (September 21) has been posted online in Windows Media format at this location. The occasion, ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES members Slash and Duff McKagan recently spoke to Guitar World magazine about ex-GNR guitarist Izzy Stradlin's brief involvement with their current project, VELVET REVOLVER. According to Slash, when Stradlin suddenly started showing up at rehearsals during the early songwriting sessions for VELVET REVOLVER, current VR second guitarist Dave Kushner began to ...
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Three-fifths of the classic GUNS N' ROSES lineup reunited on stage Sunday night (September 21) at the Key Club in Hollywood, California. The occasion was a concert by SUKI JONES, a band made up of original GNR drummer Steven Adler, Brent Muscat of FASTER PUSSYCAT and assorted former RATT members. Towards the end of the ...
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Hot on the heels of the announcement that the much-anticipated eight-disc BLACK SABBATH box set, "Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978)", will finally surface on November 4, the unofficial SABBATH web site www.black-sabbath.com is reporting that the remaining SABBATH catalog is slated for similar treatment, according to a spokesperson at the ...
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The much-anticipated eight-disc BLACK SABBATH box set, "Black Box: The Complete Original Black Sabbath (1970-1978)", is due on November 4, according to Rolling Stone. The collection will feature remastered versions of the band's albums with Ozzy Osbourne behind the mike, as well as a live DVD with previously unseen footage. Retailing for $99.98, the set ...
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VELVET REVOLVER publicist Arlett Vereecke has released a statement in response to a posting by VR singer Scott Weiland claiming, among other things, that Vereecke gave out incorrect information about the band and suggesting that she was relieved of her duties as the band's publicist. Vereecke's statement reads as follows: "In response to ...
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VELVET REVOLVER, the much buzzed-about rock group featuring STONE TEMPLE PILOTS vocalist Scott Weiland, former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash, bassist Duff McKagan, drummer Matt Sorum and guitarist Dave Kushner from Dave Navarro's (JANE'S ADDICTION) band, have issued an official press release confirming their recent signing with RCA Records. "We're thrilled to partner with RCA ...
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VELVET REVOLVER spokesperson Arlett Vereecke has confirmed to BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the group's one-song collaboration with producer Josh Abraham (STAIND, ORGY, POWERMAN 5000) is going by the title "Loving The Aliens (Sometimes)". The group had previously recorded the tracks "Slither" and "Set Me Free" with producers Bob Ezrin (KISS, JANE'S ADDICTION, PINK FLOYD) and Nick Raskulinecsz, ...
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VELVET REVOLVER, the new band featuring GUNS N' ROSES alumni Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, David Kushner of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland, entered a Los Angeles studio earlier this week to record one song (rumored to be titled "Loving The Aliens (Sometimes)") with producer Josh Abraham (STAIND, ORGY, ...
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VELVET REVOLVER guitarists Slash and David Kushner, along with bassist Duff McKagan, will be featured on the cover of an upcoming issue of Guitar World magazine. A sneak peek at two possible covers has been posted on Slash's official fan site (www.snakepit.org). Check it out: cover#1, cover#2. Although VELVET REVOLVER were ...
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A video of VELVET REVOLVER performing the original track "Slither" live at El Rey Theatre on June 19 has been posted online in Real Media format at this location (file size: 10.1 MB). A studio recording of the song is slated to appear on the group's forthcoming debut album, tentatively due in late ...
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VELVET REVOLVER, the new band featuring GUNS N' ROSES alumni Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, David Kushner of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland, will sign a long-term deal with RCA Records today (Friday, August 22), according to the group's publicist. VELVET REVOLVER recently abandoned plans to issue a live ...
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VELVET REVOLVER, the new band featuring GUNS N' ROSES alumni Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, David Kushner of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland, are expected to ink a long-term deal with RCA Records, according to Slash's official fan site (www.snakepit.org). "As far as we know, no contract has yet ...
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VELVET REVOLVER, the new band featuring GUNS N' ROSES alumni Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, David Kushner of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland, have abandoned plans to issue a live EP/DVD of their June 19 Los Angeles performance and are said to be concentrating on writing the material for ...
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A video of VELVET REVOLVER performing the GUNS N' ROSES classic "It's So Easy" live at El Rey Theatre on June 19 has been posted online in Windows Media format at this location. A live recording of the song from the same concert is slated to appear on the group's forthcoming CD/DVD EP, ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash is scheduled to appear at the Michael Jackson 45th birthday party taking place at The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles on August 30. Comedian Steve Harvey will be serving as the Master Of Ceremonies at the event, dubbed "Celebration Of Love", which is being presented ...
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A video of VELVET REVOLVER performing the STONE TEMPLE PILOTS track "Sex Type Thing" live at El Rey Theatre on June 19 has been posted online in Windows Media format at this location. A live recording of the song from the same concert is slated to appear on the group's forthcoming CD/DVD EP, ...
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Hits Daily Double is reporting that the label bidding "war" over VELVET REVOLVER, the new band featuring GUNS N' ROSES alumni Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, David Kushner of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland, has been narrowed down to the following three finalists: Arista, Elektra and Warner Bros. The ...
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Label bidding for VELVET REVOLVER, the new band featuring GUNS N' ROSES alumni Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, David Kushner of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland, is reportedly "out of control," according to Hits Daily Double, the companion web site of music industry tip sheet HITS. The group, who ...
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A video of VELVET REVOLVER performing the track "Set Me Free" live at El Rey Theatre on June 19 has been posted online in Windows Media format at this location. A studio version of "Set Me Free" is featured on Decca/Universal's soundtrack to "The Hulk" and is slated to appear on the group's ...
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A spokesperson for former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has dismissed as "fiction" a Rolling Stone report indicating that the current VELVET REVOLVER axeman will be collaborating with actress Gina Gershon on an original song for the "Prey for Rock and Roll" soundtrack. "Slash is totally committed to VELVET REVOLVER and is ONLY ...
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Actress Gina Gershon is trying to arrange a songwriting session with former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and songwriter/producer Linda Perry (CHRISTINA AGUILERA, PINK) in hopes of recording an original song for the "Prey for Rock and Roll" soundtrack, according to Rolling Stone magazine. "Prey…" features Gershon in the role of Jacki, the lead singer ...
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VELVET REVOLVER, the new band featuring GUNS N' ROSES alumni Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, David Kushner of SUICIDAL TENDENCIES and former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland, will likely release an EP in October via Immortal Records, according to Billboard.com. The label, which was previously distributed by Epic and Virgin, has just inked ...
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