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DUFF MCKAGAN Interviewed At 'Lemmy' Premiere (Video)

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan and his wife, Susan Holmes McKagan, were interviewed by Eric Blair of "The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show" at the Los Angeles premiere for the new documentary on MOTÖRHEAD singer and bassist Lemmy Kilmister, "Lemmy: 49% Motherf...
January 17, 2011
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JANE'S ADDICTION Frontman Talks Next Album, Departure Of DUFF MCKAGAN

Andy Greene of RollingStone.com recently conducted an interview with JANE'S ADDICTION frontman Perry Farrell. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. On the next JANE'S ADDICTION LP, tentatively titled "The Great Escape": "It's a strange mixture of that post-punk goth darkness that JANE'S h...
January 13, 2011
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Live in Houston

Hardly a comprehensive examination of the VELVET REVOLVER experience, much less one that moves beyond 2004's "Contraband" debut, the "Live in Houston" DVD does capture well the band's energetic performance during one night in 2005. While brief segments of historical narrative are included throughout...
January 11, 2011
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DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED: Trailer For Upcoming Feature-Length Film Released

A trailer for the upcoming feature-length film about Seattle rock legend Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) and his band, LOADED, can be viewed below. The movie is based on the band's upcoming album, "The Soundtrack", which is tentatively due on March 22 via Eagle Rock Entertainment, and...
January 11, 2011
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MATT SORUM Plays Along To DEF LEPPARD, AC/DC, METALLICA Classics; Pro-Shot Footage Available

Guitar Center TV has uploaded professionally filmed video footage of Matt Sorum (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES, THE CULT) playing drums along to classic songs by DEF LEPPARD, AC/DC and METALLICA while accompanied by "four deliciously dangerous dancers singing and dancing and changing costumes" at G...
January 10, 2011
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VELVET REVOLVER Drummer Drops More Hints About Potential New Singer

VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash told ARTISTdirect.com that the band has "moved leaps and bounds" in its search for a new lead singer. The group has been without a vocalist since dismissing Scott Weiland in April 2008. Following a new round of auditions last fall, the band seems to have zeroed in on...
January 7, 2011
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DUFF MCKAGAN Rocks On ESPN.com

Rock musician Duff McKagan shares his passion for sports, music and more in a new weekly sports column in the "ESPN Music" section on ESPN.com. The founding member of GUNS N' ROSES and current bands VELVET REVOLVER and LOADED debuted his first column on Wednesday, sharing with ESPN.com readers a lit...
January 5, 2011
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DUFF'S BROOKLYN Pays Tribute To PETER STEELE (Video)

This past Halloween, Duff's Brooklyn in Williamsburg, Brooklyn paid tribute to late TYPE O NEGATIVE bassist/vocalist Peter Steele in honor of his favorite holiday. A three-and-a-half-minute video clip shot at the event can be viewed below. Steele passed away on April 14, 2010 from heart failure. He...
January 5, 2011
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QUEENSRŸCHE, ALICE IN CHAINS, VELVET REVOLVER Members To Perform At Seahawks Vs. Saints Game

Catch a special live musical performance by Michael Wilton and Chris DeGarmo (QUEENSRŸCHE),Mike Inez (ALICE IN CHAINS) and Ben Smith (HEART) this Saturday, January 8 at the Seattle Seahawks playoff game (half time) against the New Orleans Saints at Seattle's Qwest Field. Also scheduled to appear is...
January 5, 2011
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JANE’S ADDICTION Adds TV ON THE RADIO's DAVE SITEK To Creative Team

JANE'S ADDICTION — singer Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins — and producer Rich Costey (MUSE, FRANZ FERDINAND, INTERPOL) recently added TV ON THE RADIO's Dave Sitek to the creative team. Sitek, best known for his production work on TV ON THE RADIO, YEAH YEAH YEAHS and...
January 4, 2011
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DUFF MCKAGAN: 'I Have Never Been Real Big On New Year's Resolutions'

Former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan has penned the latest installment of his column, which appears on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com. An excerpt follows below. "I have never been real big on New Year's resolutions — maybe because in my 'sober life' I have strived for e...
December 30, 2010
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SLASH On VELVET REVOLVER: 'Things Have Been Moving In A Very Positive Direction'

Joe Bosso of MusicRadar.com conducted an interview with legendary guitarist Slash (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES) this past Tuesday (December 21). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. MusicRadar.com: Matt Sorum was recently quoted as saying that VELVET REVOLVER had finally found a singe...
December 23, 2010
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DUFF MCKAGAN Says He Snorted His Body Weight In Cocaine

VELVET REVOLVER and former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan had sinus surgery on December 14 to repair his torn and damaged sinuses left non-functional as a complication from years of cocaine use. In the latest installment of his column, which appears on Reverb at SeattleWeekly.com, McKagan writes...
December 23, 2010
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MATT SORUM Says VELVET REVOLVER Is 'Real Close' To Finding New Singer

VELVET REVOLVER have been on hiatus since singer Scott Weiland left the group in April of 2008, but recently the band has been auditioning vocalists. Drummer Matt Sorum told VH1 Radio Networks' Dave Basner about the singer search, "We're real close [to finding the right person]. We got a guy that we...
December 17, 2010
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DUFF MCKAGAN, BILLY SHEEHAN, RATT Members To Appear At NAMM

Duff McKagan of GUNS N' ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER fame will appear on the Rotosound booth at Winter NAMM at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California alongside fellow legendary bassist Billy Sheehan. Billy is regarded by many to have changed the way the bass guitar is played and has been...
December 17, 2010