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VELVET REVOLVER: Video Interview Posted Online

A VELVET REVOLVER video profile from The Associated Press, including a short interview with bassist Duff McKagan and guitarist Slash (both formerly of GUNS N' ROSES) has been posted online at MSN.com. VELVET REVOLVER's debut album, "Contraband", is scheduled for release on June 8 through RCA Records...
June 5, 2004
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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Greatest Hits' Tops Belgian Album Chart

GUNS N' ROSES' "Greatest Hits" compilation rose to No. 1 on the Belgian charts in its tenth chart week, replacing the solo debut of ARID singer Jasper Steverlinck at the top, according to Ultratop. This feat is especially remarkable if you consider that "Greatest Hits" is a collection of previously...
May 31, 2004
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SLASH Can't Compare VELVET REVOLVER With Anything

MuchMusic recently caught up with VELVET REVOLVER and asked the group, with their previous successful bands, how this project compares. Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash responded, "What we're doing right now, from the second that it started and now that we're finally touring and getting onstage,...
May 31, 2004
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STEVEN ADLER Interviewed For GUNS N' ROSES VH1 Special: Photos Available

Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Steven Adler was recently interviewed for the VH1 documentary covering the early days of GUNS N' ROSES, tentatively set to air Wednesday, June 16, 2004. Check out pictures of Adler and the VH1 crew, taken on the day the interview was conducted, at this location. As previ...
May 26, 2004
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SCOTT WEILAND On VELVET REVOLVER Debut: 'This Album Has The Utmost Potential To Be Influential'

Canadian Press is reporting that VELVET REVOLVER showed up late to a news conference in Toronto Friday (May 21),and chain-smoked their way through 45 minutes of Q&As, using enough curse words to render half their comments unusable to most media outlets. "It's fast. It's ferocious. It's like dri...
May 21, 2004
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SLASH Defuses 'Fuck AXL ROSE!' Chant VELVET REVOLVER's Chicago Gig

Jeff Vrabel of the Chicago Sun-Times reviewed VELVET REVOLVER's sold-out concert at The Riviera in Chicago, Illinois Wednesday night (May 19). "Not surprisingly, VELVET REVOLVER sounds exactly like what would happen if one melded parts of GUNS [N' ROSES] with parts of STONE TEMPLE PILOTS," he wrote....
May 21, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER: New Live Videos Posted Online

Guitarist Slash's official web site has posted two video clips of VELVET REVOLVER performing at the Roxy in Hollywood, CA on May 9. The following tracks are available for download: Mr. Brownstone (GUNS N' ROSES cover) (Windows Media) Crackerman (STONE TEMPLE PILOTS cover) (Windows Media) In a recent...
May 18, 2004
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U.P.O. Guitarist Interviewed For Upcoming GUNS N' ROSES Documentary

U.P.O. guitarist Chris Weber was reportedly interviewed for the upcoming VH1 documentary covering the early days of GUNS N' ROSES, tentatively set to air Wednesday, June 16, 2004. Weber, a former bandmate of GNR singer Axl Rose from from his pre-GUNS N' ROSES group, HOLLYWOOD ROSE, had sued Axl in 1...
May 18, 2004
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GUNS N' ROSES Special To Air On MUCHMOREMUSIC

MuchMoreMusic will be airing an hour-long GUNS N' ROSES special, "The Story of...Guns N' Roses", on Friday, May 28 at 10:00 p.m. EST. The show synopsis reads as follows: "GUNS N' ROSES brought raw, ugly rock & roll crashing back into the charts. Despite releasing only 4 studio albums, they would...
May 17, 2004
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GUNS N' ROSES: New Air Date For VH1 Documentary

The projected air date of the upcoming VH1 documentary covering the early days of GUNS N' ROSES has been changed to Wednesday, June 16, 2004, informed sources have told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. The "Behind the Music"-style show, which will feature contributions from original members Slash (guitars) and Ste...
May 14, 2004
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GUNS N' ROSES: Tentative Air Date Set For VH1 Documentary

The upcoming VH1 documentary covering the early days of GUNS N' ROSES is tentatively set to premier Sunday, June 20, 2004, informed sources have told BLABBERMOUTH.NET. The "Behind the Music"-style show, which will feature contributions from original members Slash (guitars) and Steven Adler (drums),...
May 7, 2004
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SCOTT WEILAND Says He Was Pushed To Change Lyrics To First VELVET REVOLVER Single

VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland (ex-STONE TEMPLE PILOTS) has elaborated on an online posting in which he complained about being censored while making the group's debut album, "Contraband". Weiland told Launch Radio Networks that it was one of the roughest things he's gone through as a recording...
May 6, 2004
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SCOTT WEILAND Says STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Ended With Backstage Brawl

Former STONE TEMPLE PILOTS singer Scott Weiland has admitted to Launch that the group's breakup wasn't quite as amicable as previously reported. Weiland, who is currently fronting VELVET REVOVER, told Launch that he and guitarist Dean DeLeo nearly came to blows while on tour behind their final album...
May 5, 2004
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VELVET REVOLVER To Play L.A.'s KROQ WEENIE ROAST In June

According to guitarist Slash's official web site, VELVET REVOLVER will play the KROQ Weenie Roast in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 12. No further information is available at this time. In other news, VELVET REVOLVER fan site Velvet-Revolver.com has posted links to a fully downloable version of the M...
May 5, 2004
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GUNS N' ROSES: Ex-Bassist DUFF MCKAGAN Declines To Participate In VH1 Special

Former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has declined to participate in the upcoming VH1 documentary covering the early days of GUNS N' ROSES, BLABBERMOUTH.NET has exclusively learned. McKagan's non-participation in the "Behind the Music"-style show leaves Slash (guitars) and Steven Adler (drums) a...
May 4, 2004