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VELVET REVOLVER: Tour Dates Announced
VELVET REVOLVER will jump-start the June 8 release of their much-anticipated debut album, "Contraband" (RCA),with their first-ever tour. Launching May 13 in St. Louis, the intimate venue trek will take the band — who've only played one show before (last year in Los Angeles) — across the U.S. into s...April 15, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER To Kick Off Two-Month U.S. Tour On May 13
VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash has told Launch Radio Networks that the band will kick off their first nationwide tour on May 13 in St. Louis, Missouri. Dates and venues for the trek, which will run through July 22, could be announced as early as Tuesday (April 13). As previously reported, VELVET RE...April 12, 2004
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Report: SCOTT WEILAND Cleared To Tour With VELVET REVOLVER
Vocalist Scott Weiland, who has has spent the past several months in a court-ordered drug rehabilitation center after pleading no contest last year to heroin possession, been cleared by California authorities to tour with his bandmates in VELVET REVOLVER, according to Billboard.com. "Scott actually...April 8, 2004
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Will Older GUNS N' ROSES Fans Buy A New Album From The Group?
The charts editor for Billboard magazine has spoken to Newsday about the impressive chart debut of GUNS N' ROSES' "Greatest Hits" — a collection of previously released songs from a band whose last studio collection, "The Spaghetti Incident?", came out more than a decade ago. As previously reported,...April 6, 2004
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Hanging Out With SLASH In New York City
Tricia Romano of the Village Voice has included the following tidbit in the April 5 installment of her "Fly Life" regular column: "Still in recovery mode the next night, I went to my weekly moonlighting DJ gig at the Soho Grand. The four hours are usually passed with mellow house music and downtempo...April 6, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER: SLASH/DUFF MCKAGAN's Interview With VIRGIN RADIO Posted Online
Slash fan site Slash's World has uploaded the former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist's recent interview with Virgin Radio (U.K.) in six parts at this location. Also present for the discussion about all things GNR and VELVET REVOLVER was Slash's bandmate Duff McKagan. Slash and Du...March 30, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER: Q Magazine Seeks Readers' Help In Composing Questions For SLASH
Britain's Q magazine will be interviewing former GUNS N' ROSES/current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash for their "Cash For Questions" slot — the section of the magazine where readers get to send in the questions they've always wanted to ask a star. The magazine will put the best ones to Slash, and p...March 25, 2004
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CARCASS: 'Best Of' Collection Due In May
Earache Records will be issuing a "best of" collection from legendary U.K. grindcore band CARCASS on May 17. Titled "Choice Cuts", the compilation contains over 20 tracks, including two full Peel Sessions broadcast back in 1989 and 1990. It also features a comprehensive booklet including an in-depth...March 22, 2004
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GUNS N' ROSES File Lawsuit Against GEFFEN To Halt Release Of 'Greatest Hits'
GUNS N' ROSES have filed a lawsuit against Geffen Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc., to stop the "unauthorized" release of a "Greatest Hits" package by the band. The lawsuit. which was filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, seeks a temporary restraining order and preliminary injuncti...March 15, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER: 'Contraband' Release Pushed Back To June
The release date of VELVET REVOLVER's much-anticipated debut album, "Contraband", has been postponed to June 8 from the previously announced May 18, according to the web site of the group's record label, RCA Records. No reason was given for the delay. The album's first single, "Slither", will be del...March 12, 2004
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SLASH: I'm Not Waiting Around For AXL ROSE To Get His Head Together
The Glasgow Daily Record recently asked Slash about a possible GUNS N' ROSES reunion with Axl Rose. "I haven't talked to him since I quit," Slash said. "I don't really see a reunion happening. "The things that are keeping us apart are so much tougher than money. "He made some idle threats while we w...March 9, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER To Film 'Slither' Video In Early April
Plans are moving forward for VELVET REVOLVER to film a video for "Slither", the upcoming first single from the group's debut album, "Contraband", in early April. Director Kevin Kerslake is shooting interior and exterior scenes in Los Angeles and Europe (including catacombs footage in France),while...March 9, 2004
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Former COAL CHAMBER Bassist, Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist Guest In CYPRESS HILL Video
CYPRESS HILL's video for the song "What's Your Number", featuring a guest appearance by former COAL CHAMBER bassist Nadja Peulen, has been posted online at this location. Also making a small cameo appearance in the clip is former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash. "What's You...March 6, 2004
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HANOI ROCKS Singer: AXL ROSE Was Scared Of Sharing The Stage With Us
HANOI ROCKS frontman Michael Monroe has spoken to Rock Rage about his previous friendship with GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose and his opinion of Rose's current band. Asked if he is still friends with Axl, Monroe said, "Well, I was very friendly with him whenever we bumped into each other, but I haven...March 5, 2004
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Review: VELVET REVOLVER Meet The Challenge On Much-Anticipated 'Contraband'
Jon Wiederhorn of MTV.com has posted a review of VELVET REVOLVER's much-anticipated debut album, "Contraband", due on May 18 through RCA Records. "In some ways 'Contraband' is the sum of its parts," he writes. "Slash fires off an arsenal of bluesy metal riffs and serpentine solos, [Duff] McKagan and...March 1, 2004
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