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Former GUNS N' ROSES Members Featured On New MACY GRAY Album

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER members Slash (guitar),Duff McKagan (bass) and Matt Sorum (drums) are among the featured collaborators on Macy Gray's new album, "The Sellout", due on June 22. "The Sellout" is the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter's first album in more than thr...

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Play 'Halo 3' With SCOTT WEILAND

Scott Weiland, vocalist and frontman of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, will visit Xbox LIVE to play Gold Members in Halo 3. If you're a Gold Member (if you're not a member, upgrade now!),join Xbox LIVE Tuesday, June 1, starting at 7:00 p.m. ET and meet this legendary member of STP and VELVET REVOLVER. Send a...

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SLASH Interviewed On Q104.3's 'Jim Kerr Rock 'n Roll Morning Show'; Audio, Video Available

Legendary guitarist Slash was interviewed this past Wednesay morning (May 19) on WAXQ-FM / Q104.3's "Jim Kerr Rock 'n Roll Morning Show". The chat is now available for streaming using the audio player below. Also available is video footage of Slash's appearance on the program. Slash says that drugs...

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SLASH Comments On AXL ROSE's Lawsuit Against Former Manager

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has commented on the countersuit filed by his former GN'R bandmate, Axl Rose, against the singer's former manager, Irving Azoff, claiming that Azoff tried to bully Rose into doing a reunion tour with the original GUNS lineup. According to The Hollywood Reporter,...

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SLASH: RONNIE JAMES DIO Was 'The Kind Of Rock Star People Should Aspire To Be'

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash told MTV News that legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio — who died early Sunday morning after battling stomach cancer for less than a year — was one of a kind. "There's not a lot of people like Ronnie," he said. "You start to recognize [his] ...

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SLASH Talks About VELVET REVOLVER's Split With SCOTT WEILAND

Legendary guitarist Slash recently spoke to Spinner about the circumstances that led to VELVET REVOLVER's April 2008 split with lead singer Scott Weiland, putting one of music's most successful supergroups on an indefinite hiatus and sending the two factions on a quest to recapture their place in th...

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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Reckless Road' Multimedia Edition Out Now

According to the Associated Press, a multimedia edition of the GUNS N' ROSES biography "Reckless Road", in which author Marc Canter tells of the making of the band's multimillion-selling debut, "Appetite for Destruction", goes on sale Wednesday, May 19. It was produced by Vook, an Alameda, Californi...

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SLASH: RONNIE JAMES DIO's Music 'Will Live For Eternity'

Guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) has posted the following message regarding the passing of legendary heavy metal singer Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW): "Ronnie died at 7:45 a.m. this morning, but his music will live for eternity." ...

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SLASH Says He Is A 'Twitter Junkie'

Legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has told Spinner that when it came time for him to promote his self-titled debut solo album, he found he needed to try new things. "Doing this record, I did an independent distribution deal, I started using social networking, I put myself...

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SCOTT WEILAND At Peace With VELVET REVOLVER

According to The Pulse of Radio, two years after his dismissal from VELVET REVOLVER, singer Scott Weiland told Kerrang! magazine that he's no longer bitter about his parting with the group. Weiland was kicked out of the group in April 2008 after a series of disputes with bandmates Slash, Matt Sorum...

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ACE FREHLEY Working On Memoir Of His Time In KISS

According to the Artisan News Service, guitarist Ace Frehley is currently working on a memoir of his time in the seminal rock band KISS. One of the most popular rock guitarists of the 1970s, Frehley became an inspiration to a generation of guitarists with his lead-guitar prowess and atmospheric Les...

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SLASH Unveils His New Signature-Model GIBSON Guitars

Guitar Center, the world's largest musical instrument retailer, along with Gibson Custom Shop guitars, has announced the new Gibson Custom "Appetite" Les Paul Guitar, a limited-edition guitar made to honor Slash, and the same model that he used to record his recent solo album "Slash". Guitar Center...

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SLASH Interviewed In Sydney; Video Available

Kathy McCabe of Australia's Daily Telegraph conducted an interview with Slash when the legendary VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist was in Sydney on April 30, 2010. Watch the chat below. Slash performed at Melbourne, Australia's Palace Theatre on April 28 to celebrate the launch of MTV's lat...

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SLASH Performs With MAROON 5 Singer On 'The Ellen Degeneres Show'; Video Available

Legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) performed the song "Gotten" with Adam Levine of MAROON 5 on today's (Tuesday, May 11) edition of "The Ellen Degeneres Show" on NBC. Video footage of the appearance can be viewed below. "Gotten" comes off Slash's all-star collaborations album...

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REVOLVER's GOLDEN GODS AWARDS Issue Features All-Star Cover

On stands now, the 2010 Revolver magazine Golden Gods issue is not to be missed. The double-sized issue boasts an all-star cover featuring the Revolver Golden Gods Awards winners, performers and presenters — including Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy Kilmister of MOTÖRHEAD, Rob Halford of JUDAS PRIEST, Dave Gro...