Fan-filmed video footage of ADLER'S APPETITE, the band featuring former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler, performing on July 12 at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, Nevada can be seen below. The Vegas concert marked Adler's first live appearance since he was hospitalized for a self-inflicted stab wound. On June 27, local authorities responded ...
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This September, UGLY KID JOE singer Whitfield Crane will embark on his first-ever solo tour. This unique show, dubbed "Playing All The Songs", will allow Whit to play tracks from his extensive back catalog for the very first time, including songs from ANOTHER ANIMAL, MEDICATION, LIFE OF AGONY, YELLOWCAKE, RICHARDS/CRANE and, of course, UGLY KID ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, PEARL JAM guitarist Mike McCready hosted the first-ever "Peak To Sky" music festival in Big Sky, Montana over the weekend (July 6 and July 7), a two-day event featuring performances from McCready's visual and arts project INFINITE COLOR & SOUND, Brandi Carlile and others. The festivities were capped with ...
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FATES WARNING singer Ray Alder has spoken out against cell-phone use at concerts, saying that "it's very frustrating" to see fans watching the shows "through their phone." Alder made his comments in response to a tweet from U.K. columnist Sali Hughes, who wrote: "People who spend entire gigs of artists they love, filming the bloody ...
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Steve Adler says that he is "alive and well," less than a week after he was hospitalized for a self-inflicted stab wound. The former GUNS N' ROSES drummer addressed the incident in a video message posted to his Facebook page earlier today. In the clip, which can be seen below, Adler says: "I'm really sorry ...
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On June 18, GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan took part in an in-store performance at Easy Street Records in Seattle, Washington. Video footage of the event can be seen below (courtesy of YouTube user "woodlawn1477"). Duff's new solo album, "Tenderness", came out on May 31. McKagan and Shooter Jennings began recording "Tenderness" more than ...
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During a recent appearance at Musicians Institute's "Conversation Series", Zakk Wylde (BLACK LABEL SOCIETY, OZZY OSBOURNE) spoke about what it was like when he auditioned to join Slash in GUNS N' ROSES in the mid-'90s. "I'd known the guys, on and off, for years when I first came out here [to California] and I started ...
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A representative for former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steve Adler has denied that the musician tried to kill himself. Adler was hospitalized on Thursday after local authorities responded to a call shortly after 6:30 p.m. for a possible suicide attempt at a Studio City, California, home. A spokesperson at the Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed ...
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According to TMZ, former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler was rushed to the hospital after stabbing himself at his home. Law enforcement sources tell the site a 911 call was placed from Adler's Los Angeles residence shortly after 6:30 Thursday night (June 27) to report that someone had sustained a self-inflicted stab ...
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GUNS N' ROSES is bringing its outrageously successful "Not In This Lifetime" tour back to the U.S this fall — and for the first time in 2019. With fans hungry for more GN'R, today the band revealed eight new dates across the United States, kicking off September 25 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The shows include ...
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In a recent interview with Q104.3's Jim Kerr, GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan was asked what changed with Axl Rose to make him go from being hours late to a concert to being the hardest-working man in the music business. McKagan responded (see video below): "I can't speak for him. I'll just tell you ...
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In a brand new interview with Rock Cellar, Slash addressed his recent comment that there are probably enough songs for a new GUNS N' ROSES album. Asked if that is true, the guitarist replied: "You know, by the time it gets to the place where anybody's read it, it's morphed into something more ...
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In a recent interview with Metro, GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan was asked if he believes it's important to be vocal about things happening in politics or society. He said: "I'll think about it first… In America and in Britain, we are the ones who are supposed to be governing this thing, ...
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The immediate mental image most of us draw of Duff McKagan traces back 30 years. The 20-something was draped with a hairspray-stiff mane. A cigarette regularly dangled from his lips. He was — and once again is — a key member of dirty hard rock/heavy metal icons GUNS N' ROSES. He looked the part. He ...
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In a recent interview with Planet Rock, Duff McKagan spoke about what it felt like for him to step back out on stage with both Slash and Axl Rose for the first time in over two decades at GUNS N' ROSES' April 2016 concert at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. "I've gotta say, and ...
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Video of GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan and Shooter Jennings performing an "acoustic duo" version of the song "Chip Away" at the SiriusXM studios can be seen below. The performance was recorded for Shooter's weekly "Electric Rodeo" show on SiriusXM's Outlaw Country channel. "Chip Away" is taken from Duff's new solo album, "Tenderness", which ...
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GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan recently spoke with Andy Hall of the Des Moines, Iowa radio station Lazer 103.3. The full conversation can be heard below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On his new solo album, "Tenderness": Duff: "This kind of more austere, restrained sort of music is something I've wanted ...
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Duff McKagan says that Axl Rose is "a super-smart guy" who is "concerned about his country." The GUNS N' ROSES bassist made his comment while speaking to Rolling Stone magazine about Rose's support of a number of left-wing causes on Twitter, where the singer has repeatedly criticized President Donald Trump's policies. "If he ...
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In a brand new interview with Mistress Carrie of the Worcester/Boston, Massachusetts radio station WAAF, Duff McKagan spoke about how his GUNS N' ROSES bandmates Axl Rose and Slash inspire him to be a better musician. "Watching Axl prepare for a show — an hour and a half [of] vocal warmups," Duff said (hear audio ...
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GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan kicked off a two-week North American solo tour last night (Thursday, May 30) in Philadelphia. McKagan is touring in support of his newly released solo album, "Tenderness", which sees him reflecting on his experiences traveling the globe over two and a half years on GUNS N' ROSES' "Not In ...
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JUDAS PRIEST frontman Rob Halford kicked a cell phone out of a fan's hand during the band's May 25 concert in Rosemont, Illinois. The incident happened six songs into PRIEST's set at at the Rosemont Theatre where the group was playing as part of its North American tour with URIAH HEEP. According to eyewitness accounts, ...
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Slash has confirmed that GUNS N' ROSES will start work on new music in the fall. The guitarist had previously said that there was talk of GUNS putting new ideas together, but he was reluctant to say that fans could definitely expect to hear fresh material from the reunited group. Explaining why he had been ...
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GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan is featured in Amoeba Music's "What's In My Bag?" segment in which he talks about some of the records he is into. In the clip below, he can be seen shopping at Amoeba in Hollywood, where he talks about various records from Pat Travers, Prince, MINOR THREAT, ADOLESCENTS and ...
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Duff McKagan says that Axl Rose did a "great" job performing with AC/DC. AC/DC postponed the last 10 dates of its spring 2016 North American trek after singer Brian Johnson was advised to stop playing live or "risk total hearing loss." The band went on to complete the European and North American legs of its ...
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GUNS N' ROSES bassist and New York Times best-selling author Duff McKagan has released "Last September", a new track from his much-anticipated solo album, "Tenderness". As McKagan tells it, the spare and compelling "Last September" was inspired by the harrowing experiences shared by #MeToo abuse survivors. "I heard and read some awful stories," he says. ...
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GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has confirmed that Izzy Stradlin was originally supposed to be part of the band's reunion tour. While GUNS N' ROSES' "Not In This Lifetime" trek features the "classic era" lineup of McKagan, singer Axl Rose and guitarist Slash — with the occasional guest appearance by drummer Steven Adler — ...
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GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan spoke to Yahoo Entertainment about the inspiration for his solo song "Parkland", which was written after the school shooting that occurred on February 14 last year. There have been at least 111 school shootings in the United States since 1970, according to a New York Times analysis. ...
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Gregg Stone of Northern Colorado radio station 92.9 The Bear recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan. You can listen to the entire chat via the SoundCloud widget below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether he has plans to write a book about his recent experiences on the ...
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GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed has told "Rock Talk With Mitch Lafon" in a new interview that the band's recently completed "Not In This Lifetime" tour more than lived up to his expectations. "I had no doubt that it was gonna be as big and as massive as it was," he said. "And I ...
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According to The Blast, GUNS N' ROSES has filed a lawsuit against a company it claims has been selling a knockoff beer named after the band. Canarchy Craft Brewery Collective has allegedly been seeling a beer called Guns 'N' Rosé through its portfolio of craft breweries, which includes Oskar Blues Brewery. In addition, ...
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