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SLINKY VAGABOND Singer Auditions For VELVET REVOLVER; Video Available

Video footage of SLINKY VAGABOND singer Keanan Duffty — a British-born musician-turned-designer — laying down vocals in the studio for a VELVET REVOLVER audition tape can be viewed below. It is believed that the music being played in the clip is new material that was demoed in instrumental form by V...
November 10, 2008
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DUFF MCKAGAN Says Rest Of World Is Breathing Sigh Of Relief Following OBAMA Election

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his weeky column, which appears every Thursday on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com. An excerpt follows below. "I want to now say congratulations to us all. We have collectively taken part in pushing for something d...
November 5, 2008
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VELVET REVOLVER/Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Bassist Releasing 'Behind The Player' DVD; Trailer Available

Former GUNS N' ROSES/current VELVER REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan's raw punk approach and melodic riffs lay the foundation of some of the most influential songs of all time. In his IMV "Behind the Player" DVD, Duff gives an intimate behind-the scenes look at his life as a professional musician inclu...
October 30, 2008
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DUFF MCKAGAN Performs With ZZ TOP, DAVE GROHL In Los Angeles; Video Available

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan joined Dave Grohl (FOO FIGHTERS, ex-NIRVANA) and ZZ TOP for an October 26, 2008 concert at Pomona Fairplex in Los Angeles. Watch fan-filmed video footage of the "Tush" performance below. The show was part of Love Ride 25, a motorc...
October 29, 2008
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DUFF MCKAGAN: The Birds, The Bees, And My Daughters

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his weeky column, which appears every Thursday on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com. An excerpt follows below. "Last week, I was faced with a hurdle every parent must eventually face. You see, my wife and I have two...
October 23, 2008
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DUFF MCKAGAN Talks Sports, Music In ESPN.com Online Chat

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan took part in an online chat at ESPN.com earlier today (Wednesday, October 22). A couple of excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow below. Q: For someone whose lifestyle brought you closer to death than most, it amazes...
October 22, 2008
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DUFF MCKAGAN Says NIKKI SIXX Is 'A Class Act'

LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, has just returned to Los Angeles after playing two shows in Japan — the Loud Park 08 festival with MÖTLEY CRÜE, and an intimate headlining show the next night (October 20) at c...
October 21, 2008
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NIKKI SIXX Praises DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED

MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has issued the following update: "We had a bad-ass show in Tokyo... and there were a ton of cool bands on the bill, but most notably was DUFF McKAGAN'S LOADED. "So, after running into my friend Richard Stark yesterday, we headed down to a place here in Tokyo and saw .....
October 20, 2008
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MEGADETH Mainman To Appear At England's MUSIC LIVE, GUITARFEST

MEGADETH mainman Dave Mustaine has been confirmed to appear both at Music Live and Professional Music Technology's annual Guitarfest at the NEC in Birmingham, England. Guitarfest will take place on November 7 on the Music Live stage following the show's Education Day with the rest of the bill compri...
October 14, 2008
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TOMMY LEE, SLASH, DUFF, BILLY GIBBONS: Pro-Shot Footage Of 'Battleground Earth' Jam Available

RollingStone.com has posted video footage of a "ridiculous jam session" featuring Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Dave Kushner (VELVET REVOLVER),Tommy Lee (MÖTLEY CRÜE) and Billy Gibbons (ZZ TOP) shot on May 28, 2008 at The Greek Theatre...
October 10, 2008
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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Appetite For Destruction' To Be Reissued On Vinyl

GUNS N' ROSES's seminal 1987 debut, "Appetite for Destruction", will be reissued on vinyl on October 28 via Interscope. "Appetite for Destruction" was certified on September 23, 2008 by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) for U.S. sales in excess of 18 million copies. The LP has rep...
October 9, 2008
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Japan's LOUD PARK 08 Festival Sold Out

The Loud Park 08 festival, which is scheduled to take place October 18-19 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Japan, is officially sold out. The festival billing is as follows: Saturday, October 18: SLIPKNOT DOWN AVENGED SEVENFOLD CARCASS SONATA ARCTICA DRAGONFORCE MESHUGGAH OBITUARY APOCALY...
October 9, 2008
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BLIND MELON: Excerpts From 'A Devil On One Shoulder' Book Available

Two excerpts from the book "A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon" have been posted online, both of them dealing with GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose and BLIND MELON's tour with GN'R in 1993: * The chapter "Axl and Shannon" can be ...
October 5, 2008
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CAMP FREDDY Joined By KISS, SLIPKNOT, SEX PISTOLS Members In Malibu

CAMP FREDDY — the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS),Billy Morrison (ex-THE CULT bassist, current CIRCUS DIABLO vocalist),Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Donovan Leitch (son of legendary folk singer Donovan),and Chris...
October 5, 2008
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SLASH, 'Reckless Road' Book Author On 'Rockline'; Audio Available

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and Marc Canter, author of the book "Reckless Road: Guns N' Roses & The Making Of Appetite For Destruction", were the featured guests on the nationally syndicated radio show "Rockline" with host Bob Coburn on Monday, September 29. The program is n...
October 2, 2008