ADLER'S APPETITE members Steven Adler (drums, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) and Keri Kelli (guitar, VINCE NEIL, ex-SLASH'S SNAKEPIT recently spoke to RockConfidential.com about their new EP and their upcoming tour, among other topics. A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: On HANOI ROCKS guitarist Andy McCoy: Steven Adler: "His wife — if she's ...
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WorldNetDaily.com is reporting that KID ROCK, the vulgar rock-rapper whom inauguration staff initially talked of headlining the youth concert next week as part of the festivities for President Bush's swearing in, will not be appearing after all. "He's not performing," a spokesman for the Presidential Inauguration Committee confirmed for WorldNetDaily.com. Committee spokeswoman Jill ...
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According to a posting at Here Today… Gone To Hell!, GUNS N' ROSES' "Greatest Hits" was the 17th best-selling album in Sweden in 2004. The only other foreign acts who made the Top 20 are U2 (#3), NORAH JONES (#5), ANASTACIA (#14), ROD STEWART (#18) and RONAN KEATING (#20). "Greatest Hits"' inclusion on ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler recently spoke to Music Mania Magazine about his new band, ADLER'S APPETITE and working with GN'R singer Axl Rose, among other topics. Several excerpts from the interview follow: Music Mania Magazine: So, what have you been doing with yourself for the past 14 years? The world ...
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VELVET REVOLVER spoke to MTV.com about the making of their "Dirty Little Thing" video, the third single from their debut album, "Contraband". "Basically the concept is the train's gonna be animated and everything on the outside is gonna be animated, and once you climb inside it's gonna be real human beings in there partying," drummer ...
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VELVET REVOLVER have inked a worldwide publishing deal with Chrysalis Music (administed by Mushroom in Australia and New Zealand). As previously reported, VELVET REVOLVER will tour Australia and New Zealand for the first time in 2005. The band will begin the tour in Christchurch, New Zealand on February 19. As members of GUNS N' ROSES, ...
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VELVET REVOLVER will tour Australia and New Zealand for the first time in 2005, according to Undercover News. The band will begin the tour in Christchurch, New Zealand on February 19. As members of GUNS N' ROSES, Slash, Matt Sorum and Duff McKagan toured Australia in 1993. Slash returned in 1995 with SLASH'S SNAKEPIT. VELVET ...
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Bassist Marty O'Brien (TOMMY LEE, 3 FACED, ex-KILGORE) has posted the following message on his web site: "The KELLY CLARKSON CD that I played on, called 'Breakaway', was released this week. One of the songs I played on, 'Because of You', is going to be the next single at radio. The songs were co-written and ...
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Ever wondered what some of your favorite rock stars looked like when they were little kids? A Brazilian web site, Rock N Beauty, is currently hosting a number of childhood pictures of famous rock musicians, including the following: Ozzy Osbourne (BLACK SABBATH) Bruce Dickinson (IRON MAIDEN) Lars Ulrich (METALLICA) Kirk Hammett (METALLICA) James ...
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BIOHAZARD guitarist Billy Graziadei, along with longtime friend, singer/songwriter Jive Jones, is hosting a party called Machine at Snitch in New York City every Tuesday, and for the opening night, on December 7, he invited KITTIE to perform some songs to welcome in the new club. Juliya from the Fuse TV show "Uranium" will co-host ...
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VELVET REVOLVER's Duff McKagan, who watched the formation of NIRVANA as a Seattle native, told Launch Radio Networks that the new NIRVANA box set, "With The Lights Out", is going to provide a payday for more than just the members of the band. According to McKagan, other musicians who are on the box set — ...
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GUNS N' ROSES's "Greatest Hits" was one of the top-selling albums of 2004 in the U.K., according to the Sun Online newspaper. The list of the top 20 albums of the year were determined based on sales figures obtained for the 12-month period ending September 2004. "Greatest Hits" inclusion on the list of the top-selling ...
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VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan is among the many NIRVANA fans excited about today's release of the box set "With The Lights Out". McKagan is a Seattle native who started his music career in that city and he witnessed NIRVANA's early days, and he said the box set will allow fans a deeper insight into ...
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VELVET REVOLVER dressed up as Buckethead-era GUNS N' ROSES during their appearance at the Rocktoberfest on Oct. 31 in Little Rock, AR. Check out a live shot of singer Scott Weiland (playing the "role" of Axl Rose) and Slash ("Buckethead") at VelvetRevolverForum.com. As previously reported, VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan told Launch Radio ...
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Former ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell, VELVET REVOLVER's Slash, Duff McKagan and Scott Weiland, former JANE'S ADDICTION guitarist Dave Navarro, and the SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones were on hand for the grand opening of Chrome Hearts accessories store at the Body English nightclub on Thursday (Nov. 4) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Check out ...
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VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan has told Launch Radio Networks that the group shot a gig earlier this year in Houston that they want to release on DVD. "There's a DVD we recorded for HDNet, and we got to own the film, and we recorded a concert in Houston with, like, eight cameras or something. ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan (currently in VELVET REVOLVER) has "officially" retracted a statement attributed to him in a Lousiana newspaper which quoted him as saying that GN'R frontman Axl Rose never wrote any of the music for the band. In an interview with The Times-Picayune published last month, McKagan was ...
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Launch Radio Networks is reporting that VELVET REVOLVER's U.S fans will be able to hear some of the B-side cover versions from some of their overseas singles. The band will release a new version of their debut album, "Contraband", later this month packaged with an additional disc featuring the covers — AEROSMITH's "No More No ...
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While VELVET REVOLVER's combination of former GUNS N' ROSES members Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum, ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS frontman Scott Weiland, and Dave Kushner, who has played guitar in several great rock bands would be considered a "supergroup," Kushner recoils at the term. "I couldn't have put together a better band. And not just ...
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In a recent interview with Germany's WDR.de, VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) revealed that he shared a flight from Los Angeles to Seattle with the late NIRVANA frontman Kurt Cobain only hours prior to Cobain's decision to take his own life in April 1994. Commented McKagan: "I was actually probably the last ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan was misquoted by a Lousiana newspaper which reported that he said that frontman Axl Rose never wrote any of the music in GN'R, according to the bassist's latest online posting. In an interview with The Times-Picayune published last week, McKagan was quoted as saying that Rose ...
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VELVET REVOLVER played a 45-minute free show for an estimated 3,000 fans last Wednesday (Oct. 13) in a Hollywood parking lot, after they were denied a permit to play on the roof of Sunset Boulevard's Hustler store on October 12th. Bassist Duff McKagan explained to Launch Radio Networks why it would have been too reckless ...
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Canadian hard rock legend Thor the Rock Warrior (a.k.a. Jon Mikl Thor) continues to flex his acting muscles and stretch his hard rock career into the world of film and television. Thor is currently filming "Murder at the Presidio" with Lou Diamond Philips and Jason Priestly in Victoria, British Columbia. Directed by John Fasano, the ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES and current ADLER'S APPETITE drummer Steven Adler recently spoke to "Smart-Ass Midday Goddess" J.D. Page of Worcester, MA's WWFX-FM 100.1 The Fox about his work with GN'R, his cocaine-induced stroke and his current band. Several excerpts from the interview follow: J.D. Page: I wanna know, just off the bat, so that ...
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In a brand-new interview with The Times-Picayune, former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan explained that despite perceptions to the contrary, mercurial frontman Axl Rose was not the sole creative force behind GUNS N' ROSES. "Axl made it an Axl thing, but it really wasn't," McKagan said. "He never ...
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The New York Post has published an article about Snitch, the new "rock-friendly" venue in New York City co-owned by Scott Weiland and Duff McKagan of VELVET REVOLVER. McKagan, for one, plans to stop in frequently. "It's cool to have a home base in New York," he said. If and when VELVET REVOLVER guitarist, Slash, ...
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VELVET REVOLVER (minus guitarist Dave Kushner) performed a special three-song acoustic set at the Snitch nightclub in New York City Friday night (Sept. 17). According to one attendee, the band played acoustic renditions of "Dead Flowers" (THE ROLLING STONES), "Surrender" (CHEAP TRICK) and "Used to Love Her" (GUNS N' ROSES). Check out pictures from
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VELVET REVOLVER members Duff McKagan (bass) and Slash (guitar) recently spoke to the Belfast Telegraph about their years spent playing with GUNS N' ROSES and the formation of their new group. Several excerpts from the interview follow: On McKagan's pancreas "exploding" on May 10, 1994: Duff McKagan: "That was not a good day. ...
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VELVET REVOLVER members Scott Weiland, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum presented the "Best-Selling Pop/Rock Artist" award to Avril Lavigne at the World Music Awards on Wednesday (Sept. 15) at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV. Check out pictures from Wire Image, Daily Celeb, Globe Photos and ...
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VELVET REVOLVER are among the presenters at the World Music Awards on Wednesday, September 15 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, NV. The event will be broadcast live by ABC between 9 and 11 p.m. Other presenting or performing artists include Usher, Josh Groban, Kanye West, Marc Anthony, Avril Lavigne, Alicia Keys, ...
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