On "Living The Dream", his new album with vocalist Myles Kennedy and THE CONSPIRATORS, guitarist Slash displays some funk, blues and boogie-rock influences that aren't readily apparent in his work with GUNS N' ROSES. "A long time ago," Slash recently told writer Clay Marshall, "there was that Lenny Kravitz song called 'Always On The Run'. ...
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During a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times about his new solo album, "Living The Dream", GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash spoke at length with writer Clay Marshall about a number of topics. Some select "outtakes" appear below (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether there's a dream "guest star" situation for him equivalent to ...
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Considering the overwhelming success of GUNS N' ROSES' ongoing "Not In This Lifetime" tour — which will likely end up being the second-highest-grossing tour of all time, according to Billboard — few would have begrudged Slash for walking away from his solo career, which saw him release three albums between 2010 and 2014 (the latter ...
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Professionally filmed video footage of SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS performing the song "Driving Rain" during their concert for SiriusXM on September 11 at the famed Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below. SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS debuted several new songs during the SiriusXM show, ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS performing on October 1 at Wellmont Theater in Montclair, New Jersey can be seen below. SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS' new album, "Living The Dream", was released on September 21 via Slash's own label Snakepit Records, in partnership with Roadrunner Records. "Living ...
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In a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash discussed reconnecting with Axl Rose in late 2015, the first time the two had spoken in nearly two decades. "When Axl and I had our first conversation in 20 years, it was really great," Slash said. "It was a ...
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SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS have released the new video for "Driving Rain", featuring hilarious live-action, animated adventure with ragdoll puppets. The song is the first single from SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS' new album, "Living The Dream", which was released on September 21 via Slash's own label Snakepit Records, in ...
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In a brand new interview with Australia's Music Feeds, Myles Kennedy spoke about the camaraderie and respect between him and GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. Kennedy sang lead vocals on a pair of songs that appeared on Slash's eponymous solo debut album in 2010 before taking a more central role — under the ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash spoke to USA Today about reuniting with GUNS singer Axl Rose for the first time in two decades for the "Not In This Lifetime" reunion tour. Slash said that it was "nice" to hear from Rose after they hadn't talked for 19 years following his exit from GUNS ...
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A question-and-answer session with Slash and Myles Kennedy in which they break down SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS' new album, "Living The Dream", can be found below. The disc will be released on September 21 via Slash's own label Snakepit Records, in partnership with Roadrunner Records. "Living The Dream" is Slash's fourth solo ...
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"My Antidote", a new song from SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Living The Dream", which will be released on September 21 via Slash's own label Snakepit Records, in partnership with Roadrunner Records. "Living The Dream" is Slash's fourth solo album, ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS' September 13 concert at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below. The show took place just two days after the band performed exclusively for SiriusXM listeners at the same venue. The setlist for the September 13 concert was ...
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Slash and his solo band, MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS, were the musical guests on last night's (Wednesday, September 12) episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" The band performed a total of five songs on the show's outdoor stage in front of a standing-room-only crowd. Two of the tracks — "Driving Rain" and "Mind Your Manners" ...
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SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS debuted several new songs during their concert for SiriusXM Tuesday night (September 11) at the famed Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. The intimate set saw SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS play the first two singles from their upcoming album, "Living The Dream" ("Driving ...
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In a brand new interview with Inquisitr, SCORPIONS frontman Klaus Meine talked about his comment from almost a year ago that American president Donald Trump's idea for a border wall was "like the clock ticking backwards." Asked what he feels the situation is today, Klaus responded: "When you follow the latest ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash recently spoke with SiriusXM DJ Jose Mangin about "Living The Dream", his new solo album featuring Myles Kennedy and THE CONSPIRATORS. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On juggling two bands: Slash: "I've been working with Myles and THE CONSPIRATORS since 2010, so up until just recently, everything ...
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Slash has lamented the state of the music industry, saying that the current market conditions are especially difficult for younger artists. Major record labels were caught off guard by new technology in the late 1990s and tried to force the issue by suing the original Napster file-sharing service out of existence rather than making partnership ...
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Earlier this summer, the music world was dealt a huge loss with the untimely passing of musician Vinnie Paul Abbott. In addition to his renowned work as a founding member of PANTERA and DAMAGEPLAN, Abbott was most recently a part of the group HELLYEAH, which was set to perform at both Louder Than Life and ...
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Slash and his solo band, MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS, will be the musical guests on the Wednesday, September 12 episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" The band will perform several songs on the show's outdoor stage in front of a standing-room-only crowd. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. and features a diverse ...
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Slash has revealed to Japan's "Rock City" that his upcoming fourth solo album, "Living The Dream", is the first record he has made using the digital audio workstation Pro Tools after recording all his previous LPs to analog tape. The "Living The Dream" sessions, which commenced in late March, saw Slash and his SLASH FEATURING ...
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Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Are You Ready", the new video from DISTURBED, can be seen below. The clip was directed by Roboshobo (a.k.a. Robert Schober), who has previously worked with METALLICA, ALICE IN CHAINS, MASTODON and GREEN DAY, among others. "Are You Ready" is the first single from DISTURBED's new album, "Evolution", which ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash recently discussed "Living The Dream", his forthcoming album with vocalist Myles Kennedy (ALTER BRIDGE) and THE CONSPIRATORS, with the New York radio station Q104.3. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the title "Living The Dream": Slash: "It was originally just ...
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Coming on the heels of the announcement of ALTER BRIDGE's career-defining set "Live At The Royal Albert Hall Featuring The Parallax Orchestra", the band has released another video from the live performance. The latest track, "The End Is Here", is a song from the group's 2004 debut release, "One Day Remains". "The End Is Here" ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has praised AEROSMITH, calling the legendary Boston rockers "a good example of what rock and roll is all about." Slash first got to know the members of AEROSMITH when the band took GUNS N' ROSES on their first arena tour in 1988. More recently, Slash and his band THE CONSPIRATORS ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, Slash revealed in a new interview with Variety that he recently rediscovered a never-before-heard collaboration between him and late LINKIN PARK singer Chester Bennington. The track was intended for Slash's first solo album, although he ended up recording it with late MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister on vocals. ...
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"Mind Your Manners", a new song from SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS, can be streamed below. The track is taken from the band's new album, "Living The Dream", which will be released on September 21 via Slash's own label Snakepit Records, in partnership with Roadrunner Records. Slash says: "I wrote this song on ...
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DISTURBED will release its new album, "Evolution", on October 19. The official music video for the disc's first single, "Are You Ready", can be seen below. The clip was directed by Roboshobo (a.k.a. Robert Schober), who has previously worked with METALLICA, ALICE IN CHAINS, MASTODON and GREEN DAY, among others. The band said in a ...
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Slash says that "there's no shortage of ideas" for a possible new GUNS N' ROSES album. Speaking to Classic Rock magazine, the GUNS N' ROSES guitarist, who will release a new album with his SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS solo band next month, said: "When GUNS N' ROSES started doing its ...
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SiriusXM announced that SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS will perform for SiriusXM on Tuesday, September 11 at the famed Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles. The announcement was made on SiriusXM's Volume channel show "Trunk Nation LA Invasion: Live From The Rainbow Bar & Grill". Slash joined Eddie Trunk as the special ...
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Coming on the heels of the announcement of ALTER BRIDGE's career-defining set "Live At The Royal Albert Hall Featuring The Parallax Orchestra", the band has released another video from the live performance. The latest track, "Words Darker Than Their Wings", is a song from the group's 2010 "ABIII" album that, until those two shows in ...
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