In a brand new interview with Sweetwater's Nick Bowcott, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash was asked if he has been able to get any music-related projects completed while in quarantine for the past three and a half months. He responded (hear audio below): "I've been pretty much a homebody, but I've ...
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GUNS N' ROSES has released video footage of the band's June 2018 performance at the U.K.'s Download festival. The 30-minute clip is part of the new GN'R web series dubbed "Not In This Lifetime Selects" featuring highlights from nearly four-year "Not In This Lifetime" tour. Featured songs: 00:00 Slither (VELVET REVOLVER cover) 04:16 Rocket Queen ...
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Rhino has set a July 31 release date for THE STOOGES' 50th-anniversary "Fun House" box set. Featured are all seven tracks from the original album, newly remastered on 2-LP 45 RPM (for highest audio quality), the vinyl debut of "The Complete Funhouse Sessions" and "Have Some Fun: Live At Ungano's", a recording of THE STOOGES ...
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Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack spoke to the lPA news agency about how his father is handing the coronavirus crisis. He said: "He's just bored. He was going to go back in the studio and start work on another album, and that got all shut down, especially because his producer [Andrew Watt], ...
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In a new interview with Chuck Shute of "The Chuck Shute Podcast", OZZY OSBOURNE bassist Rob "Blasko" Nicholson was asked if the legendary BLACK SABBATH singer has any concrete plans to resume touring once he has recovered from his recent health issues and the coronavirus pandemic has subsided. Blasko responded (hear audio below): "I'm not ...
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GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has condemned institutional racism in the United States following the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed in Minneapolis on Monday night by a police officer in an incident caught on camera. The officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeled on his neck for nearly ten ...
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Ozzy Osbourne has told Entertainment Tonight that the making of his latest album, "Ordinary Man", has helped him cope with the emotional toll of his recovery. The disc was recorded with Andrew Watt after Ozzy previously collaborated with the guitarist/producer on the Post Malone song "Take What You Want". "That whole ...
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GUNS N' ROSES has released professionally filmed video footage of the band's October 29, 2019 concert in Salt Lake City, Utah. The clip, which can be seen below, is part of the new GN'R web series dubbed "Not In This Lifetime Selects" featuring highlights from nearly four-year "Not In This Lifetime" tour. "Not In This ...
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GUNS N' ROSES' previously announced summer 2020 North American stadium tour is being postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping the globe. The nearly two-month-long trek was scheduled to launch on July 4 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and run through August 26 on Missoula, Montana. Earlier today (Wednesday, May 20), the band released the ...
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During an appearance on the latest episode of the "Appetite For Distortion" podcast, GUNS N' ROSES drummer Frank Ferrer was asked to name "the most challenging song to play" in the band's live set. He responded (hear audio below): "That's a really good question, because there's three eras in GUNS — there's the 'Appetite [For ...
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With the support of the MusiCares Foundation, the team behind "Soundcheck Live" is bringing together 68 of the brightest stars in the music world to deliver a stirring performance of "Let It Be" for a good cause. The performance will feature Avril Lavigne, Nuno Bettencourt, Orianthi, Phil X, Gary Cherone and Doug "Dug" Pinnick, as ...
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GUNS N' ROSES have been forced to cancel their previously announced spring/summer 2020 European tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic which is sweeping the globe. The trek was scheduled to kick off on May 20 in Lisbon, Portugal and hit approximately a dozen European cities before concluding on June 27 in Dublin, Ireland. Earlier today, ...
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A wedding cake topper purportedly featuring the real hair of GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash is being auctioned via eBay. The topper was apparently created for the guitarist's 2001 wedding to Perla Ferrar, and was originally auctioned off by Julien's Auctions after the pair divorced in 2018. ...
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Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum recently gave a video tour of his Drac Studios to Brazil's "Dois Da Tarde" radio show. Check it out below. Nestled in the middle of world-famous Hollywood, California, Drac Studios provides a discreet, inspiring and comfortable location while being within minutes of everything Los Angeles has to offer. ...
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As a member of GUNS N' ROSES, Matt Sorum lived a well-documented rock and roll lifestyle that included heavy drinking and drug use. In a brand new interview with the "Appetite For Distortion" podcast, the drummer reflected on his past life on the edge, saying (hear audio below): "At that particular time of our lives, ...
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Ozzy Osbourne spoke to Guitar World magazine about his decision to make a full album with Andrew Watt after previously collaborating with the guitarist/producer on the Post Malone song "Take What You Want". "The whole thing was an accident," Ozzy said. "I didn't plan on doing an album — I was ...
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GUNS N' ROSES have been "working fastidiously on killer stuff" for their much-anticipated new album. The news of GN'R progress on the follow-up to 2008's "Chinese Democracy" LP was broken by Susan Holmes McKagan, wife of GUNS bassist Duff McKagan, during an appearance on the latest episode of the "Appetite For ...
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Former GUNS n' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum's autobiography, "Double Talkin' Jive: True Rock 'N' Roll Stories From The Drummer Of Guns N' Roses, The Cult, And Velvet Revolver", which was previously due in April and was subsequently pushed back to early July, will now arrive in late summer or early fall. Matt discussed the book's ...
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The latest in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Blvds Of Splendor", the latest solo project from 1970s icon and ex-THE RUNAWAYS singer Cherie Currie, can be seen below. Due on April 28 as a digital release via Blackheart Records, the LP features guest collaborations with Billy Corgan of SMASHING ...
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The third in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Blvds Of Splendor", the latest solo project from 1970s icon and ex-THE RUNAWAYS singer Cherie Currie, can be seen below. Due on April 28 as a digital release via Blackheart Records, the LP features guest collaborations with Billy Corgan of SMASHING ...
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Matt Sorum says that he is "very proud" of his accomplishments with GUNS N' ROSES. The drummer, who replaced Steven Adler in GUNS N' ROSES, recorded the highly successful albums "Use Your Illusion I" and "Use Your Illusion II" (both 1991) and "The Spaghetti Incident" (1994). He also supported the group on the "Use Your ...
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Duff McKagan (GUNS N' ROSES), Slash (GUNS N' ROSES), Sebastian Bach (SKID ROW), Nikki Sixx (MÖTLEY CRÜE), Alissa White-Gluz (ARCH ENEMY) and CRO-MAGS are among the rockers who have reacted on social media to the passing of Jimmy Webb, the iconic manager at famed New York clothing store Trash And Vaudeville, who died Tuesday morning ...
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The second in a series of webisodes featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Blvds Of Splendor", the latest solo project from 1970s icon and ex-THE RUNAWAYS singer Cherie Currie, can be seen below. Due on April 28 as a digital release via Blackheart Records, the LP features guest collaborations with Billy Corgan of SMASHING ...
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GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan spoke to Riki Rachtman Radio's "The Triple R" podcast about how he and his family are coping with quarantine life during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. He said: "We're looking at it very serious. I have two kids and a wife. We live in Seattle, so that was the ...
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1970s icon and ex-THE RUNAWAYS singer Cherie Currie has set an April 28 digital release date for "Blvds Of Splendor", her latest solo project, via Blackheart Records. The LP features guest collaborations with Billy Corgan of SMASHING PUMPKINS, Slash and Duff McKagan from GUNS N' ROSES, as well as Juliette Lewis, Brody Dalle, THE VERONICAS ...
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Rhino has set a July 17 release date for THE STOOGES' 50th-anniversary "Fun House" box set. Featured are all seven tracks from the original album, newly remastered on 2-LP 45 RPM (for highest audio quality), the vinyl debut of "The Complete Funhouse Sessions" and "Have Some Fun: Live At Ungano's", a recording of THE STOOGES ...
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GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has taken to his Instagram to share a photo of him and his wife wearing bandanas over their faces as a precautionary measure against the spread of the new coronavirus. He captioned the picture: "Oh...you know, just gonna walk to the store and grab some milk and dog food....maybe ...
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GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan will launch a new show called "Three Chords & The Truth" on SiriusXM's Ozzy's Boneyard (SiriusXM Ch. 38) tomorrow (Friday, March 20). This weekly show will be hosted by McKagan and his nephew Dexter Charles, who will personally curate their favorite songs to play for loyal fans, as well ...
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GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan has called for compassion amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The 56-year-old rocker has urged the public to "take care of our fellow man" amid the health crisis, saying that "this will pass." McKagan wrote on social media: "More than anytime, it seems we must reach out a hand and take ...
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In a recent interview with Guitar Player's "No Guitar Is Safe" podcast, Slash spoke about what it felt like for him to step back out on stage with GUNS N' ROSES for the first time in over two decades at the band's April 2016 concert at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. "That was our ...
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