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VELVET REVOLVER's New Year's Eve Gig In NYC: Video Available

AT&T blue room is currently streaming a live set from VELVET REVOLVER, including performances of "Fall To Pieces", "Get Out The Door" and "Last Fight" from their New Year's Eve gig at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City. The veteran band's bassist Duff McKagan, drummer Matt Sorum, and guitaris...

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SLASH Performs 'Welcome To The Jungle' During BILL GATES' CES Keynote Speech; Video Available

Former GUNS N' ROSES axeman Slash performed a version of the band's classic "Welcome to the Jungle" at the end of Bill Gates' final Consumer Electronics Show keynote speech before retiring from Microsoft Sunday (January 6) in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to the Digital Noise blog, "the final set pie...

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OZZY OSBOURNE And PAUL MCCARTNEY Won't Sing Together At BRIT AWARDS

According to Showbiz Spy, rumors of a duet between Paul McCartney and Ozzy Osbourne at this year's the Brit Awards (the British equivalent of the Grammy Awards) have been shot down by the award show's bosses. The legendary music gods were reported to be collaborating on a unique version of Bond them...

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Help SLASH Find His Missing Brother-In-Law

Perla Hudson, the wife of former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash, is asking for your help in locating her missing brother, Ivan Pablo Padilla (a.k.a. Angel Padilla). He was last seen in Hollywood, California in December 2001 and hasn't been heard from since. Ivan (photo) is...

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Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist SLASH Loves Listening To WALT DISNEY Film Soundtracks

Bang ShowBiz reports that former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash is renowned for his love of hard rock music, but has now revealed he has a softer side. He said: "In my record collection you'll find the complete catalogues of Walt Disney music. All the classic themes — 'The Jungle Book', 'Cinderella',...

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OZZY OSBOURNE To Perform With PAUL MCCARTNEY At BRIT AWARDS?

According to TheSun.co.uk, Ozzy Osbourne will fulfill a lifelong dream at the Brit Awards (the British equivalent of the Grammy Awards) — by performing with his hero Sir Paul McCartney. Brits bosses are thrashing out the final details for The Prince Of Darkness to join Macca for an explosive finale....

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN, ALICE IN CHAINS, VELVET REVOLVER Members Jam With TOM MORELLO In Hollywood

SYSTEM OF A DOWN frontman Serj Tankian, Richard Patrick of FILTER, Perry Farrell and his SATELLITE PARTY, ALICE IN CHAINS members Jerry Cantrell and new singer William DuVall, Mick Mars of MÖTLEY CRÜE, VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash, and Wayne Kramer of MC5 are among the musicians...

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Fashion Designer For JUDAS PRIEST, TONY IOMMI, SLASH To Launch Women’s Ready-to-Wear Line

Ray Brown, the fashion designer for such rock heavyweights as JUDAS PRIEST, BLACK SABBATH's Tony Iommi and former GUNS N' ROSES axeman Slash, has launched Ray Brown Classic, a refined, high-end women's line that was born out of the growth and evolution of Mr. Brown's visions. Iommi states, "Consider...

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SLASH: 'Doing A Book Signing Is Like Being Host Of A Dinner Party With People You've Never Met'

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash has posted the following blog recounting his recent book-signing tour conducted in connection with his self-titled memoir, "Slash": "The whole book signing experience was pretty memorable because it was a whole different medium — I was...

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SLASH And Wife Solicit Holiday Donations For Needy Foster Families

This holiday season, VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and his wife Perla Hudson are working in tandem with the Los Angeles County Department of Children's Services and reaching out to the public for help meeting the needs of foster families. Slash and Perla have "adopted" various fam...

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SLASH Discusses His 'Greener' Lifestyle

Christina Fuoco-Karasinski of LiveDaily recently conducted an interview with guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow: LiveDaily: I've seen a few stories about your book signings, and all of them seem to focus on you living a greener lifestyle. S...

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DARKANE To Enter Studio In January

Guitarist Christofer Malmström of the Swedish thrashers DARKANE has issued the following update: "How's it going? One week left 'till Christmas. Did you tell Santa about all the DARKANE CDs that you want? "To me he came pretty early this year. I got myself another Ibanez guitar a few days ago. This...

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SLASH To Guest On VASCO ROSSI's New Album

Italian news blog Musica Metal reports that VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash will make a guest appearance on the new album from Italian pop-rock songwriter/superstar Vasco Rossi, tentatively titled "Disco Volante". Vasco describes the song featuring Slash as "a real bomb," and says that he got in tou...

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VELVET REVOLVER Confirmed For DUBAI DESERT ROCK FEST

According to Phride.com, VELVET REVOLVER has been confirmed for next year's Dubai Desert Rock Fest, set to take place March 7-8, 2008 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. VELVET REVOLVER — which consists of former GUNS N' ROSES legends Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, along with former STONE TEMPLE PI...

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SPIDERS & SNAKES Making New Moves As 2007 Comes To A Close

Los Angeles glitter and glam rock heroes SPIDERS & SNAKES are celebrating the release of their new "Melodrama" album on Corporate Punishment Records (distributed by Koch Entertainment) by making a few waves to close out 2007 and kick the new year off in grand style. The band has three songs — "F...