A new two-dollar eBook tells the story of the making of GUNS N' ROSES' 1987 album "Appetite For Destruction". Author Martin Popoff talks with Slash, Duff McKagan and a number of key behind-the-scenesters who helped make "Appetite" the biggest, boldest "dirty hair metal" statement of the '80s and indeed all time. One of those behind-the-scenesters ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal spoke to Argentina's Vorterix prior to his November 24 appearance at The Roxy Palermo in Buenos Aires. A few excerpts from the chat follow below (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On recurrecting his solo career: Bumblefoot: "Before GUNS, I was touring all the time, doing my own stuff, putting out ...
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On November 15, Dani Buarque of the "Lokaos Rock Show" conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke at the Carioca Club in São Paulo, Brazil. You can now watch the chat below. Clarke joined GUNS N' ROSES in November 1991, replacing Izzy Stradlin, who quit the group in the middle of ...
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Slash joined his former GUNS N' ROSES bandmate Gilby Clarke on stage this past Tuesday, November 12 during the BandFuse: Rock Legends video game launch event at House Of Blues in West Hollywood, California to perform THE BEATLES classic "Come Together". Fan-filmed video footage of their appearance can be seen below. Clarke joined GUNS N' ...
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Greg Prato of Songfacts recently conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Gilby Clarke. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Songfacts: What are some memories of the recording of "The Spaghetti Incident?" album? Gilby: "The Spaghetti Incident?", some of it was recorded while we were on the ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES and ROCKSTAR SUPERNOVA guitarist Gilby Clarke was interviewed on Episode 41 of the "Let There Be Talk" podcast with with rock and roll comedian Dean Delray. You can now listen to the chat using the audio player below. Clarke, 51, is best known for a three-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist ...
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Mark Kendall of GREAT WHITE joined Izzy Presley on Rockin' 101 in St. Cloud, Minnesota on May 23 to talk about the band's new video, "Shotgun Willie's"; his experience on the Monsters Of Rock cruise; and late WARRANT singer Jani Lane. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. GREAT WHITE ...
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Groovey of Hollywood Music Magazine conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES bassist Tommy Stinson at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention that took place January 24-27 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below. GUNS N' ROSES finished up its ...
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DRUMline conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Richard Fortus at this year's NAMM (National Association Of Music Merchants) show, a massive music-products convention that took place January 24-27 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. You can now watch the chat below. GUNS N' ROSES finished up its Las Vegas residency at ...
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GUNS N' ROSES members Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (guitar), DJ Ashba (guitar), Dizzy Reed (keyboards) and Tommy Stinson (bass) took part in a press conference yesterday (Friday, December 14) in Jakarta, Indonesia ahead of the band's planned concert in the city. You can now watch video footage of the question-and-answer session below. As previously reported, tonight's ...
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Rustyn Rose of Examiner.com recently conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES and current ADLER drummer Steven Adler. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On launching a new band after being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame with GUNS N' ROSES: Adler: "One can never ...
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Down Boys Records, the label owned and operated by Jerry Dixon and Erik Turner of WARRANT, has just released the brand new Christmas single, "Let It Snow", by Scotty Dunbar with BURNING HEAT. This version of the holiday classic is a complete '80s hard rock-sounding tune that fans of the bands RATT, DOKKEN ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin and international film star and musician Johnny Depp joined AEROSMITH on stage during their headlining show Monday night (December 3) in Los Angeles. Depp stepped in on guitar for the vintage FLEETWOOD MAC blues jam "Stop Messin' Around" and THE BEATLES' "Come Together", while Stradlin came up for ...
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GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal was interviewed on the December 3 edition of the "Dropping The Needle" podcast. You can now watch the first part of the chat below. "Dropping The Needle" is hosted by Michael Brandvold from Michael Brandvold Marketing and Mitch Lafon from PureGrainAudio.com. It is described as "the podcast where ...
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GUNS N' ROSES launched its first-ever Las Vegas residency on October 31 when the band played the first of 12 shows at the Joint in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The "Appetite For Democracy" lasted through this past Saturday, November 24, with the band playing a setlist exclusively created for these shows. The concerts ...
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Pulse presents Zaragon TV episode 4, featuring an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES and ROCKSTAR SUPERNOVA guitarist Gilby Clarke, conducted on May 19, 2012 at Zaragon Rock Club in Jönköping, Sweden. You can now watch the chat below. Clarke, 50, is best known for a three-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist of GUNS N' ...
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Original GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin has released a new single, "Baby-Rann". It features Izzy on guitar and vocals, bassist J.T. Longoria, JU JU HOUND guitarist Rick Richards and ex-REVEREND HORTON HEAT drummer Taz Bentley. The video below was edited by Ed Shiers and filmed earlier this month at Oceanway Studios in Hollywood, California. ...
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Video footage of former GUNS N' ROSES and ROCKSTAR SUPERNOVA guitarist Gilby Clarke performing on November 9 at Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California can be seen below. Clarke, 50, is best known for a three-year tenure as the rhythm guitarist of GUNS N' ROSES. He joined the band in November 1991, replacing ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES and ROCKSTAR SUPERNOVA guitarist Gilby Clarke performed the American national anthem this past Sunday, October 21 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers took on the visiting New Orleans Saints. The NFL game was televised locally on WTVT FOX 13. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES and ROCKSTAR SUPERNOVA guitarist Gilby Clarke will perform the American national anthem on Sunday, October 21 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the visiting New Orleans Saints. The NFL game will be televised locally on WTVT FOX 13 beginning at 1 p.m. ET. ...
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Joe Bosso of MusicRadar.com recently conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES and current ADLER drummer Steven Adler. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MusicRadar.com: You say you're feeling great, and it's true that you certainly sound that way. Adler: "I am! [laughs] I've been reading Joel Osteen, and ...
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Slash was joined by his former GUNS N' ROSES bandmate Gilby Clarke on stage on Friday, August 10 at the Buffalo Chip Campground during this year's Sturgis motorcycle rally for a performance of the GN'R classic "Paradise City". You can watch fan-filmed video footage of Gilby's appearance below. Slash, who previously played in Sturgis with ...
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Video footage of Slash talking to Fuse TV about the 25th anniversary of GUNS N' ROSES' classic debut album, "Appetite For Destruction", can be seen below. Slash reveals the dirty alternate lyrics for "Paradise City" and talks about how "Welcome To The Jungle" became the LP's anchor. "'Appetite' is not what you'd call a favorite ...
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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin joined his former band on stage last night (Saturday, July 21) to perform almost a dozen songs during a hastily scheduled concert at a private wedding in Saint-Tropez, France. Izzy and the current lineup of GN'R reportedly played the following tracks: "You're Crazy", "Welcome To The Jungle", "It's So ...
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Video footage of Slash talking to Australia's long-running radio station Triple M about the 25th anniversary of GUNS N' ROSES' classic debut album, "Appetite For Destruction", can be seen below. "'Appetite' is not what you'd call a favorite record [of mine]," Slash admitted. "I never even thought of it that way. It's a good record, ...
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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin joined his former band on stage this past Thursday night (May 31) at the O2 Arena in London, England to perform the songs "14 Years", "You Could Be Mine", Dead Flowers", "Knockin' On Heaven's Door", "Nightrain" and "Paradise City". Better-quality fan-filmed video footage of the "14 Years" performance can ...
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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Izzy Stradlin joined his former band on stage earlier tonight (Thursday, May 31) at the O2 Arena in London, England to perform the songs "14 Years", "You Could Be Mine", Dead Flowers", "Knockin' On Heaven's Door", "Nightrain" and "Paradise City". Fan-filmed video footage of the "14 Years", "You Could Be Mine ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES members Slash, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler, Matt Sorum and Gilby Clarke performed three "Appetite For Destruction" songs with Myles Kennedy at the band's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony on April 14 in Cleveland, Ohio. Kennedy, who handles lead vocals in Slash's solo band and ALTER BRIDGE, sang "Mr. ...
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Mick Burgess of Metal Express Radio recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed. A few excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Express Radio: Over the years, the band has mainly operated with two guitarists, whether that was Slash and Izzy or Gilby Clarke. You've currently got Ron [Thal] ...
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GUNS N' ROSES, BEASTIE BOYS, Donovan, Freddie King, Laura Nyro, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS and SMALL FACES/FACES are among the inductees on the exclusive HBO special "2012 Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony", debuting saturday, may 5 (9:00-11:30 p.m. ET/PT). The 27th annual induction ceremony was conducted April 14 at Cleveland's legendary Public ...
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