Search results for 'slash'
News
Former GUNS N' ROSES Members Deny Having Chosen Singer For New Band
Contrary to previous reports, NEUROTICA frontman Kelly Shaefer has NOT yet been officially selected to front the new band featuring former GUNS N' ROSES members Slash (guitar),Duff McKagan (bass) and Matt Sorum (drums). Although Shaefer recently put down lead vocals over two instrumental songs subm...October 14, 2002
News
SLASH, WES BORLAND, DAVE NAVARRO Among Artists Confirmed For BAND OF GYPSYS 2003
Slash (ex-GUNS N' ROSES),Wes Borland (ex-LIMP BIZKIT),Dave Navarro (JANES'S ADDICTION, ex-RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS),Kenny Olsen (KID ROCK),Vernon Reid (LIVING COLOUR),Sen Dog (CYPRESS HILL),and Hugo Ferreira (TANTRIC) are among the artists confirmed to appear on the planned sequel to JIMI HENDRIX...October 13, 2002
News
NEUROTICA Frontman Teams Up With Former GUNS N' ROSES Members In New Band
NEUROTICA singer Kelly Shaefer (formerly of prog-thrash legends ATHEIST) has been tapped to front the new band featuring former GUNS N' ROSES members Slash (guitar),Duff McKagan (bass) and Matt Sorum (drums),according to Slash's official fan site, www.snakepit.org. Details are sketchy at the momen...October 10, 2002
News
GUNS N' ROSES Photo Collection: By ROBERT JOHN
From their inception in 1985 right to the present, GUNS N' ROSES have been one of the most popular and controversial groups in music. Wherever the band went, from the studio to the stage and everywhere in between, photographer Robert John was there with them. His photos serve as visual history of th...September 20, 2002
News
Ex-GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist Confirms Collaboration With DUFF MCKAGAN, MATT SORUM
Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has confirmed to Rolling Stone that he is collaborating with ex-GN'R bandmates Duff McKagan (bass) and Matt Sorum (drums) on an album that is tentatively due to be released in 2003. "I'm doing a fucking record with me, Duff and Matt Sorum," Slash told the magazin...September 14, 2002
News
GUNS N' ROSES Slammed By Boston Globe Writer Over VMA Appearance
Click here to read a very humorous — and some say, extremely accurate — commentary on GUNS N' ROSES' appearance on the MTV Video Music Awards, written by Renee Graham and originally published in the September 10th edition of the Boston Globe. The following is an excerpt from Graham's column: "Absorb...September 11, 2002
News
Ex-GUNS N' ROSES, JANE'S ADDICTION, ROLLING STONES Guitarists Join Forces In Supergroup
Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash, JANE'S ADDICTION six-stringer Dave Navarro, and ex-ROLLING STONES axe-slinger Mick Taylor have formed a "supergroup" — so they can pay tribute to legend JIMI HENDRIX. The new band, which hasn't yet been named, will perform a one-off tribute show to the guitar he...September 5, 2002
News
ACE FREHLEY, SLASH To Perform At San Diego's STREET SCENE 2002 Festival
KISS guitarist Ace Frehley, former GUNS N' ROSES axeman Slash and JANE'S ADDICTION six-stringer Dave Navarro will be performing at San Diego's Street Scene 2002 festival on Saturday, September 7th as part of the JIMI HENDRIX TRIBUTE, according to the event's official web site. The tribute will be an...September 2, 2002
News
GUNS N' ROSES Perform At VMAs, AXL ROSE Shuns Press Amid Plastic-Surgery-Gone-Wrong Reports
GUNS N' ROSES' surprise performance at Thursday's 19th annual MTV Video Music Awards has received mixed reviews from fans of the hard rock group, with many of the band's longtime followers in agreement that frontman Axl Rose's vocal delivery left a bit to be desired as GN'R belted out a medley of "W...August 30, 2002
News
Former GUNS N' ROSES Guitarist Welcomes Addition To Family, GNR MP3s Hit The Web
Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and wife Perla welcomed their first child yesterday. London Emilio Hudson weighed in at 9 lb 4oz and is said to have his Daddy's curly hair. In related news, check out this photo of Axl Rose taken at the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan. In other GNR-related ...August 29, 2002
News
Former GUNS N' ROSES Trio Make Collaboration 'Main Priority'
Former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has told UK publication Classic Rock that his much-talked-about project with ex-fellow Gunners Slash (guitar) and Matt Sorum (drums) is "the main priority" for everyone involved, with plans to record original material as soon as a suitable vocalist has been...August 25, 2002
News
SLASH To Welcome Child, GUNS N' ROSES Rock Hong Kong
Photos taken at the recent baby shower for former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash and wife Perla — who are expecting a baby boy named London in early September — can be viewed at this location. In related news, the complete set list for GUNS N' ROSES' performance on Wednesday, August 14th in ...August 15, 2002
News
GUNS N' ROSES: AXL ROSE Speaks!!
A few hours before GUNS N' ROSES arrived in China for the start of the band's Chinese Democracy World Tour (they will be performing tonight at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center),frontman Axl Rose conducted a brief interview from which the following excerpts are provided: On launching...August 14, 2002
News
JIMI HENDRIX Tops Guitar Greats Poll
Rock legend JIMI HENDRIX has been voted the greatest guitarist of all time in a poll of readers of UK music magazine Total Guitar. LED ZEPPELIN's Jimmy Page came in at number two, while former CREAM member-turned-soloist Eric Clapton landed at three. Also appearing in the Top 20 are Slash (ex-GUNS N...August 8, 2002
News
GUNS N' ROSES, JANE'S ADDICTION, PITCHSHIFTER All-Star Jam Video Posted Online
Video footage of PITCHSHIFTER frontman J.S. Clayden jamming on the JIMI HENDRIX classic "Hey Joe" with all-star cast, including former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash, JANE'S ADDICTION/ex-RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS guitarist Dave Navarro, and THE CULT/ex-GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum, can be viewed at t...July 27, 2002