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POISON Frontman To Rock 'Guitar Hero'

According to BuddyTV, POISON frontman Bret Michaels will be appearing in pixilated form on the latest installment of the video game, Guitar Hero, which is scheduled for release in October. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock will feature Michaels performing POISON's hit song "Talk Dirty to Me" and THE...

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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Reckless Road' Book Due In September

The new book "Reckless Road and the Making of Appetite for Destruction" by Marc Canter — an amateur photographer and owner of L.A.'s famed Canter's Deli — documents GUNS N' ROSES' early years via never-before-seen photos and lots of memorabilia. Canter witnessed the creation of GUNS N' ROSES and pho...

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SLASH Explains Why He Didn't Take Part In GUNS N' ROSES 'Reunion' Gig

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash has spoken out about the recent GUNS N' ROSES near-reunion that took place at the Key Club in Hollywood, California and his reasons for not participating in it. Speaking to Mark the Shark of the TK101 radio station in Florida, Slash st...

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VELVET REVOLVER: Video Interview With SLASH, DUFF MCKAGAN Posted Online

My Damn Channel, which went online last week, has posted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES members Slash and Duff McKagan. Watch the interview, which was conducted by music producer Don Was, in eight parts at this location. The first four segments can be viewed below. According to T...

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METALLICA, SLAYER, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Confirmed For 'Guitar Hero III'

METALLICA's "One", SLAYER's "Raining Blood" and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE's "3's and 7's" are among the newly confirmed tracks for the upcoming Activision title Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. As previously reported, former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash will provide an or...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Vintage Live Footage Posted Online

As part of Rolling Stone magazine's ongoing tribute to GUNS N' ROSES' legendary debut LP "Appetite for Destruction" (which was released 20 years ago last month),the RollingStone.com web site has been updated with footage of six early GUNS N' ROSES performances. Watch the video material at this loca...

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VELVET REVOLVER's SLASH, MCKAGAN Featured In 'My Damn Channel' Session

My Damn Channel launches an entertainment studio and new media platform for top talent. The first episode (dated July 31) features a no-holds-barred session with VELVET REVOLVER's Slash and Duff McKagan — both formerly of GUNS N' ROSES. Watch it at this location (there are several other segments to...

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SLASH's Wife Talks About Finding Hubby In Rolling Stone

Daniel Kreps of RollingStone.com reports: Initially, 1987's "Appetite for Destruction" had little impact on Perla Hudson, the wife of former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist and current VELVET REVOLVER member Slash. "At the time I think I was playing with Barbies, listening to Latin music," Hudson jokes. A f...

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STEVEN ADLER Holding Out Hope For GUNS N' ROSES Reunion

Gary Graff of Billboard.com reports: With the big "Appetite For Destruction" 20th anniversary show behind him, original GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler is looking forward to taking his ADLER'S APPETITE band worldwide. But he's also holding out hope for a blowout reunion bash with his former bandm...

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VELVET REVOLVER's MATT SORUM: AXL ROSE Is 'So Jealous Of Our Band'

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash told Rolling Stone magazine (web site) that before he entered rehab last year, he was plagued by a certain rumor that some of his bandmates chose to believe: "They thought I had quit the band and joined GUNS N' ROSES," Slash said. "I would do my best to convince ...

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VELVET REVOLVER: Stripped Down Rock And Roll For New Generation

Planet-Loud.com recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: Planet-Loud.com: Going onto this record ["Libertad"], what did you want to achieve with it? Slash: You know, for me personally, I didn't have any set goal...

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Ex-ADLER'S APPETITE Singer Says STEVEN ADLER Is Playing 'Sympathy Card' With SLASH And IZZY

"The Classic Metal Show" conducted an interview with ex-ADLER'S APPETITE vocalist Sheldon Tarsha Saturday night (July 28) just prior to his show at the Roxy; playing head-to-head against Steven Adler's show the same night where GUNS N' ROSES members Duff McKagan and Izzy Stradlin popped up on stage...

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Full GUNS N' ROSES 'Reunion' Fails To Materialize At ADLER'S APPETITE Concert

Former GUNS N' ROSES members Izzy Stradlin (guitar) and Duff McKagan (bass) joined ex-GN'R drummer Steven Adler and his ADLER'S APPETITE band for a couple of "Appetite for Destruction" numbers during ADLER'S APPETITE's headlining appearance at the Key Club in West Hollywood, California Saturday nigh...

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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Appetite for Destruction' Rolling Stone Cover Story Excerpt Available

Rolling Stone magazine will honor the twentieth anniversary of "Appetite for Destruction" by looking back at the sex, drugs and Aqua Net that went into the making of GUNS N' ROSES' legendary debut. Click here for an excerpt of Brian Hiatt's cover story, and here for a photo gallery ...

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RONNIE JAMES DIO: 'I'm Not Really That Impressed With Myself'

The West Australian recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (BLACK SABBATH, DIO, RAINBOW, HEAVEN AND HELL). In January this year Dio was inducted into Hollywood's RockWalk with fellow rock royalty, including GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and FRANK ZAPPA d...