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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...

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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...

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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...

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SLASH, JIMI HENDRIX Paintings By RON WOOD On Display In Paris

Reuters reports that portraits of VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and Jimi Hendrix are among the paintings by THE ROLLING STONES guitarist Ron Wood which are on display through June at the Bailly Contemporain gallery opposite the Louvre museum in the heart of Paris while the STONES...

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SLASH Is 'Looking Forward' To Hearing 'Chinese Democracy'

James Wigney of Australia's Herald Sun recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On his current relationship with GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose: "I'm just glad that he (Axl) is out there doing his thing again. We did...

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SLASH Escapes Fine For Lighting Up In Cardiff

David James of the icWales reports that VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash is set to escape a £50 fine for lighting up on stage in Cardiff. The former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist was spotted puffing at the Cardiff International Arena during a gig with VELVET REVOLVER. But city cigarette ban chiefs said the...

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Video Of ALICE COOPER Receiving 'Hero' Award From SLASH Available

Video footage of Alice Cooper receiving Mojo magazine's "Hero" award from VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash is available at YouTube. Slash recently admitted he found it quite "emotional" presenting Alice with the award. The former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist said: "I've known him for so long and he's alwa...

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VELVET REVOLVER Guitarists Discuss 'Libertad'

Claire Davies of the U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine (web site) recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER's Slash and Dave Kushner. A couple of excerpts follow: Total Guitar: Your debut album "Contraband" was huge, so how does "Libertad" compare in sound and style – does it live up to your e...

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SLASH 'Proud' To Present ALICE COOPER With 'Hero' Award

Virgin Media reports that Slash has admitted he found it quite "emotional" presenting his mate Alice Cooper with Mojo's "Hero" award. The former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist said: "I've known him for so long and he's always been a really good friend to me and a huge influence on me, so there was ...

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U.K.'s MTV2 To Air Footage From METAL HAMMER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS

U.K.'s MTV2 will air footage from this year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards on its "Headbanger's Ball" program on Tuesday, July 10 beginning at 11:00 p.m. (note the change of time from the usual 12:00 midnight slot). A video diary from this year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards gala, which was he...

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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...

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JOHNNY CRASH Album Featuring GUNS N' ROSES Members To See Light Of Day

In a recent interview with Sleaze Roxx, former TOKYO BLADE and JOHNNY CRASH vocalist Vicki James Wright spoke about JOHNNY CRASH's unreleased album which featured guest appearances by GUNS N' ROSES members Dizzy Reed (keyboards) and Matt Sorum (drums). Asked if he would ever consider officially rele...

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METAL HAMMER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS Video Diary Available

A video diary from this year's Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards gala, which was held last night (Monday, June 11) at Koko in London, England, is available at Metal Hammer TV. The Sun Online reported earlier today that Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE were booed last night when they collected ....

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Booed At METAL HAMMER GOLDEN GODS AWARDS

The Sun Online reports that Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE were booed last night (Monday, June 11) when they collected their award for "Best UK Band". As a sea of black descended on top London night spot Koko for the fifth annual Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards, the boys seemed shocked at ....

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SLASH: 'I Won't Let Any Smoking Ban Bother Me!'

Nathan Bevan of icWales.co.uk reports that former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has hit back at the prospect of a paltry £50 fine for breaking Wales's smoking ban. Slash was last night facing being one of the first in Wales to be prosecuted for breaking the ban — which came into effect a ...