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VELVET REVOLVER Singer Completes Work On Last Song For Upcoming Debut

VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland finished recording the vocals to the last song for the band's upcoming debut album Friday (December 26) at Lavish studios in California with engineer Douglas Grean, according to Doug's latest posting at his web site. As previously reported, Weiland is currently...

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Report: Ex-MEAT PUPPETS Bassist Shot By Guard

Michael Kiefer of The Arizona Republic reports that Cris Kirkwood, former bass player for the MEAT PUPPETS, an influential Phoenix band that became a national act in the 1980s and '90s, was shot Friday (December 26) after an altercation with a security guard at the downtown Phoenix post office. Kirk...

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SCOTT WEILAND Slams ROLLING STONE Magazine's 'Gossip Columnists'

VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland (ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS) has posted the following message on the band's official web site: "First of all let me say that Rolling Stone magazine's gossip columns exist only so rich college boys can wipe their fucking asses with the rag. As for the lad that inter...

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KING DIAMOND Discusses Upcoming Live Album, PROBOT Project

KING DIAMOND recently spoke to Metal Reference about the his upcoming live album, tentatively due next fall through Metal Blade Records. "The musicians [from my band] are currently located in [KING DIAMOND guitarist] Andy [LaRocque]'s studio [Los Angered in Gothenburg, Sweden] in order to listen to...

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VELVET REVOLVER Guitarist Says Album Is Done, Holds Off On Announcing 'Real' Title

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has told the webmaster of his official fan site, www.snakepit.org, that the title of the group's much-anticipated debut CD is not "Comrades", as has been previously reported, and that the "real" title is so "supercool" that he wanted to wait before...

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Ex-HOLE/SMASHING PUMPINS Bassist To Support A PERFECT CIRCLE In Europe

According to the Melissa Auf der Maur fan site Firecrasher, the former HOLE/SMASHING PUMPKINS bassist will open for A PERFECT CIRCLE on their European trek. It is not clear whether this will be for the entire tour or for select dates. As previously reported, Melissa Auf Der Maur will release her sel...

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VELVET REVOLVER To Release 'Comrades' In April

VELVET REVOLVER, the much buzzed-about rock group featuring ex-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 set "Comrades" as the working title f...

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VELVET REVOLVER Guitarist Ties The Knot

Congratulations are in order for VELVET REVOLVER guitarist David Kushner, who married his girlfriend Christine on Saturday, December 6 in California. Kushner's bandmate Slash (formerly of GUNS N' ROSES) reportedly missed the ceremony because his son London's babysitter showed up too late. VELVET REV...

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Former NIRVANA Bassist Testifies At Senate Hearing

Washington's The Olympian is reporting that former NIRVANA bassist Krist Novoselic provided star power for last week's Senate hearing on replacing the primary. Clad in a sober business suit and sounding as serious as a banker, he testified on his plan for 11 legislative "superdistricts," an overhaul...

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METALLICA's 'Master Of Puppets' Makes 'Top 40 Albums Of All Time' List

METALLICA's groundbreaking 1986 release "Master of Puppets" has been named one of the Top 40 albums of all time by USA Today music critic Edna Gundersen in the daily newspaper's Dec. 5 edition. Criteria for inclusion was albums that "stand as cohesive bodies of work — not just fine collections of so...

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SCOTT WEILAND's Arraignment Delayed (Again)

VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland's arraignment on a DUI charge has been delayed once again, according to MTV.com. Though he was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday, the former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer is now due back in court on December 23 to enter a plea to the charge of driving under t...

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GENE SIMMONS Domain 'Hijacked' by Indie Rock Musician

In a bold attempt to gain notice in Simmons Records' increasingly competitive new-to-be-signed artist selection, Seattle rocker Jason Frost has mysteriously posted a message at GeneKlein.com aimed directly at Gene Simmons of the rock band KISS. For those unfamiliar, Gene Klein is KISS bassist/vocali...

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ROLLING STONE Magazine Publishes 'Greatest Albums Of All Time' List

The editors at Rolling Stone magazine recently polled an array of musicians, critics, and influential industry figures to come up with these 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time. Nearly 300 such music experts (including METALLICA's James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, BLACK SABBATH's Geezer Butler and Bill Wa...

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TENEBRE To Begin Recording New Album

Sweden's TENEBRE will enter Cherryfields Studio later this month with producer Mikael Körner (FUNHOUSE) to begin recording their fifth album, tentatively due in early 2004 through Regain Records. Among the songtitles set to appear on the CD are "Shine", "Black Void Nirvana", "Silverflame" and "Blue"...

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VELVET REVOLVER: Vocal Tracks To Be Completed This Week

VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland (ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS) will complete the vocal tracks for the band's much-anticipated debut album on Tuesday (December 2),after which the group will begin mixing the effort with Andy Wallace (NIRVANA, KORN, LIMP BIZKIT, SEPULTURA, SLAYER) for a tentative Mar...