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GUNS N' ROSES Top U.K. Album Chart

GUNS N' ROSES' "Greatest Hits" compilation rose to No. 1 on the U.K. charts in its fifth chart week, replacing ANASTACIA's self-titled third Epic album at the top, according to Billboard. The Axl Rose-fronted band's only previous U.K. best-seller was "Use Your Illusion II", which spent a solitary we...
April 19, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER: 'Slither' To Become Available As A Digital Download

VELVET REVOLVER's first single, "Slither", will be available as a 99-cent digital download from various online outlets (including iTunes, Napster, Real, and Walmart.com) beginning on Tuesday, April 20. "Slither" comes off the group's much-anticipated debut, "Contraband", due on June 8 through RCA Re...
April 17, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER: Tour Dates Announced

VELVET REVOLVER will jump-start the June 8 release of their much-anticipated debut album, "Contraband" (RCA),with their first-ever tour. Launching May 13 in St. Louis, the intimate venue trek will take the band — who've only played one show before (last year in Los Angeles) — across the U.S. into s...
April 15, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER To Kick Off Two-Month U.S. Tour On May 13

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash has told Launch Radio Networks that the band will kick off their first nationwide tour on May 13 in St. Louis, Missouri. Dates and venues for the trek, which will run through July 22, could be announced as early as Tuesday (April 13). As previously reported, VELVET RE...
April 12, 2004
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Will Older GUNS N' ROSES Fans Buy A New Album From The Group?

The charts editor for Billboard magazine has spoken to Newsday about the impressive chart debut of GUNS N' ROSES' "Greatest Hits" — a collection of previously released songs from a band whose last studio collection, "The Spaghetti Incident?", came out more than a decade ago. As previously reported,...
April 6, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER: SLASH/DUFF MCKAGAN's Interview With VIRGIN RADIO Posted Online

Slash fan site Slash's World has uploaded the former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist's recent interview with Virgin Radio (U.K.) in six parts at this location. Also present for the discussion about all things GNR and VELVET REVOLVER was Slash's bandmate Duff McKagan. Slash and Du...
March 30, 2004
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GUNS N' ROSES File Lawsuit Against GEFFEN To Halt Release Of 'Greatest Hits'

GUNS N' ROSES have filed a lawsuit against Geffen Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., to stop the "unauthorized" release of a "Greatest Hits" package by the band. The lawsuit. which was filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, seeks a temporary restraining order and preliminary injuncti...
March 15, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER: 'Contraband' Release Pushed Back To June

The release date of VELVET REVOLVER's much-anticipated debut album, "Contraband", has been postponed to June 8 from the previously announced May 18, according to the web site of the group's record label, RCA Records. No reason was given for the delay. The album's first single, "Slither", will be del...
March 12, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER To Film 'Slither' Video In Early April

Plans are moving forward for VELVET REVOLVER to film a video for "Slither", the upcoming first single from the group's debut album, "Contraband", in early April. Director Kevin Kerslake is shooting interior and exterior scenes in Los Angeles and Europe (including catacombs footage in France),while...
March 9, 2004
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Review: VELVET REVOLVER Meet The Challenge On Much-Anticipated 'Contraband'

Jon Wiederhorn of MTV.com has posted a review of VELVET REVOLVER's much-anticipated debut album, "Contraband", due on May 18 through RCA Records. "In some ways 'Contraband' is the sum of its parts," he writes. "Slash fires off an arsenal of bluesy metal riffs and serpentine solos, [Duff] McKagan and...
March 1, 2004
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STEVEN TYLER, JONATHAN DAVIS Jam With CAMP FREDDY At Hollywood Event: Photos Available

AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler, KORN frontman Jonathan Davis, SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones and former GUNS N' ROSES bass player Duff McKagan were among the guest performers at the CAMP FREDDY gig at a GM party/Hollywood fashion event Tuesday (Feb. 24). Check out pictures from Wire Image. As prev...
February 25, 2004
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AXL ROSE Can't Work With Another Guitarist, Decides To Take Guitar Lessons

RAGING SLAB/BACKDRAFT singer Greg Strzempka recently spoke to the Swedish web site Metalshrine.se about a number of different topics, including the time RAGING SLAB toured with GUNS N' ROSES. Asked if he "hung out" with the GNR guys, Greg said, "Yeah! Well, Axl [Rose, GNR lead singer] was in his own...
February 21, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER: 'Contraband' Release Date Pushed Back A Week

According to the official homepage of RCA Records, VELVET REVOLVER's debut CD, "Contraband", will arrive on May 18 — one week later than its previously announced May 11 release date. As previously reported, "Slither", the first single from "Contraband", is scheduled to go for radio adds on March 22,...
February 14, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER: 'Slither' To Go For Radio Adds In Late March

"Slither", the first single from VELVET REVOLVER's upcoming debut CD, "Contraband", is scheduled to go for radio adds on March 22, according to a posting at the web site of radio industry trade publication FMQB (Friday Morning Quarterback). "Contraband", due on May 11 through RCA Records, will inclu...
February 9, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER, JANE'S ADDICTION, THE OSBOURNES At Pre-GRAMMY Party: Photos Available

Members of VELVET REVOLVER, JANE'S ADDICTION and FOO FIGHTERS, along with Sharon, Jack and Kelly Osbourne, were among the attendees at Clive Davis' Pre-Grammy Party on Saturday (Feb. 7) at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills. Check out photos from Film Magic: Slash, Duff+Matt, Dave Grohl,
February 8, 2004