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VELVET REVOLVER: New York City, Trenton Dates Announced

VELVET REVOLVER has announced the following dates: Dec. 29 - Trenton, NJ - Sovereign Bank Arena Dec. 31 - New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom As previously reported, VELVET REVOLVER's Australian tour, which was due to kick off in Brisbane next Tuesday, has been postponed until early next year. The b...

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VELVET REVOLVER: Australian Tour Postponed

News.com.au reports that VELVET REVOLVER has postponed next week's Australian tour citing "health issues." The band, formed by former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland with GUNS N' ROSES legends Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, had five Australian dates scheduled between December 4 and Dec...

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SLASH Talks 'Guitar Hero'; Video Available

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash recently spoke to the Artisan News Service about his involvement with Guitar Hero III. "I think it's a huge honor to be a part of this game," he said. "It's like I actually represent electric guitar to a legion of kids that are ...

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GUNS N' ROSES 'Biography' To Air Tonight

According to The Pulse of Radio, GUNS N' ROSES is the subject of a new episode of the A&E series "Biography" airing Thursday night (November 29) at 9 p.m. ET on the cable channel. The one-hour documentary charts the band's history from its earliest days on the Los Angeles rock scene to its break...

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MESHUGGAH: 'obZen' Track Listing Revealed

Swedish experimental extreme metallers MESHUGGAH have finalized the track listing for their new album, "obZen", due in Germany on March 7, 2008 via Nuclear Blast Records (with the U.S. release likely on March 11). The follow-up to 2005's "Catch Thirty Three" will contain nine songs and will have a r...

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SLASH To Guest On Tomorrow's 'The Montel Williams Show'

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash will be a guest on tomorrow's (Thursday, November 29) episode of "The Montel Williams Show" (also known as "Montel"),a syndicated a talk show hosted by Montel Williams. Slash will share his story of battling back drug addiction to sta...

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SLASH's 'Ultimate Guitar Showdown' Head-To-Head Widget Available

A "head-to-head" widget for Slash's Ultimate Guitar Showdown, an online competition in search of the ultimate guitar solo, can be found below. In Music Nation's Slash's Ultimate Guitar Showdown, guitarists will be judged by VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES axeman Slash, now the animated star of wild...

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SLASH's Suitcase Woes

According to Metro.co.uk, former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash has revealed that his suitcase was misplaced when he recently jetted into the UK, reports The Independent. "It has got loads of really expensive jewelry and all my leather trousers in," he is quoted as saying....

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DUFF MCKAGAN Says GUNS N' ROSES Reunion 'Would Be A Lot Of Fun'

Australia's News.com.au reports that VELVET REVOLVER's bass guitarist Duff says he's open to hooking up with GUNS N' ROSES again and, of course, Axl Rose — as as long as it's not too chaotic. And he intends seeing Australia on a Harley-Davidson when his band tours next month. Speaking to News.com.au...

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VELVET REVOLVER's SLASH Says Movie Of His Book Could Be 'Interesting'

The Pulse of Radio reports that VELVET REVOLVER and former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash said backstage at the American Music Awards on Sunday night (November 18) that there had been "some interest" from Hollywood in a film version of his recently published autobiography, but that he hadn't "really...

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SLASH Announces Illinois Book Signing; New Video Interview Posted Online

Legendary GUNS N' ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash will sign copies of his self-titled memoir, "Slash", at Borders in Oak Brook, Illinois on Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. Slash will be signing copies of the book only; memorabilia and other items will not be signed. Fans interested...

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ANTHRAX Guitarist On Music, Movies, Internet And Living In L.A.

ANTHRAX guitarist Scott Ian recently answered 20 questions about music, movies, comics and life for the Our World's At War web site. A couple of excerpts follow: Our World's At War: Being a New York guy, what's it like living in LA? Scott Ian: The NY I grew up in and lived in ...

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SLASH Interviewed On CBC RADIO's 'Q'; Audio Available

Jian Ghomeshi of CBC Radio's "Q" conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash earlier today (Monday, November 19). Download the podcast containing the Slash chat at this location. Slash recently published his autobiography and now has a solo album in his sights. Altho...

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SCOTT WEILAND Says Writing Autobiography is 'A Little Bit Scary To Dive Into'

Dean Goodman of Reuters reports that Scott Weiland said on Sunday that he has a publishing deal to write an autobiography, but is feeling overwhelmed by the prospect of chronicling his eventful life to date. "It's a weird thing," the VELVET REVOLVER frontman told reporters backstage at the American...

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SLASH Interviewed At ROCK 'N ROLL FANTASY CAMP; Audio Available

The Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp Podcast sat down last week with VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash, who talked about his experience at camp, how it's just as cool for him as it is for the campers, his memoir called (obviously enough) "Slash", the Guitar Hero games, and how long it's been...