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Libertad

How much more proof do we need that the new wave of "supergroups" — starting with AUDIOSLAVE and VELVET REVOLVER, moving onto ARMY OF ANYONE, and now culminating in the bottom-of-the-barrel likes of CIRCUS DIABLO — is now dead? "Libertad", the second album from VELVET REVOLVER, is a polished, profes...
July 15, 2007
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DUFF MCKAGAN Says GUNS N' ROSES 'Got Too Big And Imploded'

Australia's Time Off magazine recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: On the new VELVET REVOLVER album, "Libertad": "By the time we came in to write 'Libertad' we really started to float out into areas tha...
July 8, 2007
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VELVET REVOLVER Bassist Talks 'Libertad', AXL ROSE

Nick Snelling of Australia's Beat magazine recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On his statement after the release of "Contraband" that VELVET REVOLVER was the kind of act that would be releasing an album eve...
July 6, 2007
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VELVET REVOLVER Members Discuss New Album With FOX NEWS; Video Available

VELVET REVOLVER has just released "Libertad", an album celebrating freedom and liberty. Guitarist Slash spoke with Fox News about the album title, while drummer Matt Sorum talked about some problems the band members had with each other before working things out, and bassist Duff McKagan explained ho...
July 6, 2007
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VELVET REVOLVER: New Audio Interview With DUFF MCKAGAN Available

A 19-minute audio interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan conducted by Fraser M of BBC Radio 1's "Chart Blog" has been posted at this location. The questions for the interview were submitted by fans. VELVET REVOLVER released its second album yesterday (July 3),titled "L...
July 4, 2007
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VELVET REVOLVER: 'Nissan Live Sets' Performance, Q&A Posted Online

VELVET REVOLVER's recent Nissan Live Sets performance on Yahoo! Music has been made available for viewing at this location. Also available is a fan question-and-answer session with the group. The performance footage, which was shot on April 27 in Los Angeles, California, includes the following track...
July 4, 2007
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Former GUNS N' ROSES Bassist Tries New Tune As Businessman

Dean Goodman of Reuters reports that former GUNS N' ROSES/current VELVET REVOLVER bass player Duff McKagan doubles as a savvy investor, overseeing a diverse portfolio ranging from property and stocks to vintage guitars. While he draws the line at donning a suit and tie, McKagan also runs the busines...
July 3, 2007
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VELVET REVOLVER: New Video Interview With DUFF MCKAGAN Available

Holland's FaceCulture recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan. Duff spoke about his "Libertad" t-shirt, the "Libertad" coin, the lyrics and music on the new VELVET REVOLVER album, the start of VELVET REVOLVER, Scott Weiland, drugs, "Contraband", the...
July 2, 2007
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DUFF MCKAGAN: I Really Wish AXL ROSE Had Used Different Name For New GUNS N' ROSES Band

Joacim Persson of the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet conducted a short interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan prior to VELVET REVOLVER's concert at the Hultsfred festival on June 14. When asked about singer Axl Rose and his new band touring as GUNS N' ROSES, McKagan said...
July 1, 2007
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DUFF MCKAGAN: 'My Life Is Not Defined By VELVET REVOLVER Or What I Do'

Australia's X-Press Online recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On touring: "I think that people really think that touring is like the cliché — glamorous and chicks and cocaine or whatever else. But touring i...
June 28, 2007
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VELVET REVOLVER: Video Interview With DUFF MCKAGAN Available

A recent video interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan, conducted by Metal Hammer U.K., has been posted online in two parts: Part#1, Part#2. The behind-the-scenes, making-of-video for the new VELVET REVOLVER single "She Builds Quick Machines" has been posted online in th...
June 23, 2007
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GUNS N' ROSES: Adelaide Concert Footage Available

Low-quality fan-filmed video footage of GUNS N' ROSES June 13, 2007 performance at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre in Australia has been posted at YouTube. According to Danielle O'Donohue of The Advertiser, 8,000 GUNS N' ROSES fans crammed the venue and they loved every minute of it. "Though it's...
June 14, 2007
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VELVET REVOLVER: 'Melody And The Tyranny' Audio Samples Available

The German branch of Sony BMG has uploaded audio samples of three of the tracks that are featured on VELVET REVOLVER's European EP, "Melody and the Tyranny", which is being released today. The EP contains two tracks from the band's new CD, "Libertad", as well as TALKING HEADS cover "Psycho Killer" (...
June 1, 2007
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SLASH Admits He Visited AXL ROSE's House In 2005

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has admitted that he visited GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose's house in 2005, despite previous claims to the contrary. Slash and ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan sued Rose in August 2005, accusing Rose of changing publishers of GUNS 'N ROSES' songs...
May 22, 2007
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VELVET REVOLVER 'Quietly Falling Apart' During Making Of New Album

Launch Radio Networks reports: VELVET REVOLVER's new album, called "Libertad", comes out on July 3, but for a while it looked like it might not come out at all. Bassist Duff McKagan told Launch that even though the band started working with producer Rick Rubin and writing songs, he was worried that...
May 16, 2007