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VELVET REVOLVER's SLASH Parties In Hollywood; Video Available

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) was among the celebrities that showed up at Hyde in Hollywood on Saturday (December 23). Watch footage from X17. VELVET REVOLVER is currently recording its sophomore album, tentatively entitled "Libertad", with producer Brendan O'Brien (INCUBUS, RAG...

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Report: JOHNNY DEPP Tipped For FREDDIE MERCURY Film Role

Louise Jury of the U.K.'s The Independent reports that "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Johnny Depp is being lined up to play a rock star for real in a biopic of the late QUEEN frontman Freddie Mercury. Robert de Niro's company, Tribeca Productions, is said to be behind the project, which Brian May,...

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VELVET REVOLVER: New Album 'Is Coming Off Amazingly'

VELVET REVOLVER vocalist Scott Weiland's (ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS) MySpace has been updated with the following message: "I just wanted to give you all a little update from the studio on the new VELVET REVOLVER record. Having spent some time with the guys during pre-production and now most currently i...

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VELVET REVOLVER Completes Basic Tracks For New CD

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has issued the following update on the recording sessions for the group's new album, "Libertad" — the follow-up to 2004's "Contraband": "Hey, just wanted to let everybody know we (VELVET REVOLVER) are almost done with basic tracks. Everything is mov...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS Planning Live Return On European Festival Circuit

The reactivated SMASHING PUMPKINS likely will return to the stage for the first time since their final December 2000 concert "at some European festivals this summer," according to a post on the band's MySpace page. Meanwhile, the PUMPKINS continue plugging away at their reunion album. "We are four s...

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SCOTT WEILAND To Perform 'Jazzy' Version Of Christmas Classic On 'Tonight Show With Jay Leno'

VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland (ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS) will perform a jazzy version of the classic "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" with a stand-up bass, some violinists and a grand piano during his scheduled appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Monday, December 18. Wei...

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KORN: Video Interview Available

G4's The Feed has uploaded a video interview with KORN members Jonathan Davis (vocals) and Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu (bass),conducted by "Street Fury"'s Big C on the floor of SEMA '06 in Las Vegas. Watch it at this location. "MTV Unplugged: Korn" — which was taped this past Saturday (Dec. 9) at MTV'...

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SCOTT WEILAND To Guest On 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno' On Monday

According to NBC.com, VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland (ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS) will be a featured guest on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Monday, December 18. The show airs nationally on NBC from 11:35 p.m. to 12:35 a.m. ET/PT. Other guests scheduled to appear on the program are Samuel L...

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KORN: 'MTV Unplugged' Air Dates Announced

"MTV Unplugged: Korn" — which was taped this past Saturday (Dec. 9) at MTV's Times Square studios — will air online February 10 and on TV February 17, according to MTV.com. The "MTV Unplugged: Korn" CD will be released on February 20. For this particular performance, KORN called upon musical directo...

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VELVET REVOLVER Drummer: New Album Will Be More 'Stripped Down'

AOL Music reports that VELVET REVOLVER is getting ready to head into the studio to ramp up work on their second album, tentatively entitled "Libertad". "Hopefully, we will have a lot of the tracks done before Christmas and then come back in January and finish up," drummer Matt Sorum said. The band m...

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WEILAND On VELVET REVOLVER: 'I Haven't Been This Excited About A Rock Record Since 1993'

VELVET REVOLVER frontman Scott Weiland recently spoke to MTV.com about the group's new album, "Libertad" — the follow-up to 2004's "Contraband". "I haven't been this excited about a rock record since 1993, when I went into the studio to record [STONE TEMPLE PILOTS'] 'Purple'," which was recorded in...

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QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS Moving Ahead With New Music, Another Tour Possible

Launch Radio Networks reports: If all goes well, QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS will grace us with new music on tour next summer. The group has been in the studio this year, and QUEEN guitarist Brian May told Britain's Sky News, "The tracks seems to be coming out very well, so we'll have to think about ...

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PAIN OF SALVATION Members To Perform Acoustic Set In Athens

PAIN OF SALVATION's Daniel Gildenlöw (vocals/ guitar) and Johan Hallgren (guitar) will perform an exclusive acoustic show at the Rock Hard Greece party on January 21, 2007 at the Underworld Club in Athens, Greece. They will also present their new album, "Scarsick", which is due on January 22 via Ins...

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SMASHING PUMPKINS: New Demos Leaked?

According to MTV.com, four supposed SMASHING PUMPKINS demo tracks have been making the rounds on numerous file-sharing web sites — but the authenticity of the tunes remains to be seen. The songs — "Collapsing Cities", "The Restless Word", "Siam Mais" and "In the Eyes Beholding" — were leaked as "The...

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Maniacal Renderings

Listening to the metal majesty and rock grandiosity of "Maniacal Renderings" by JON OLIVA'S PAIN is proof that I made a big mistake letting 2004's "Tage Mahal" get past me. The new effort by the SAVATAGE and DOCTOR BUTCHER legend is a masterful album filled with operatic grandness, heavy metal power...