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VELVET REVOLVER Bassist Says Collaboration With Producer PHARRELL Will Be 'Amazing'

VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan confirmed to MTV.com on Tuesday (April 11) that Pharrell Williams will be a producer on the band's follow-up to 2004's double-platinum-certified "Contraband", but he won't be the only one — Lenny Kravitz is also a contender. McKagan also laid to rest rumors that...

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DUFF MCKAGAN, JERRY CANTRELL Jam With CAMP FREDDY In New York: Photos Available

CAMP FREDDY, the Los Angeles-based "jam" group featuring guitarist Dave Navarro (ex-JANE'S ADDICTION, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) alongside VELVET REVOLVER members Matt Sorum (drums) and Scott Weiland (vocals),performed at an exclusive General Motors event Tuesday night (April 11) at Hard Rock Cafe New...

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DUFF MCKAGAN To Tour With ALICE IN CHAINS?

According to Rolling Stone magazine, VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan might go on tour this summer with the reunited ALICE IN CHAINS as the band's second guitarist. McKagan performed with ALICE IN CHAINS last month in New Jersey at a taping of the VH1 Classic series "Decades Roc...

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BUCKCHERRY Singer Recalls Early Version Of VELVET REVOLVER

Launch Radio Networks reports: Back in 2002, BUCKCHERRY singer Joshua Todd and guitarist Keith Nelson were invited by former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash to play with him, ex-GUNS bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Matt Sorum at a benefit concert. The show went so well that Todd and Nelson thought th...

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VELVET REVOLVER's DUFF MCKAGAN Shoots Down 'Rehab' Rumors

VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has rejected as false recent rumors that he has entered a rehab center in the Cascade Mountains in the state of Washington near his home to "get clean." The Metal Sludge web site quoted an anonymous source last week as saying that Duff "went to...

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SLASH Says That He Has Hasn't Quit VELVET REVOLVER

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash spent time at a Los Angeles recording studio on Friday (March 31) laying down a guest guitar solo on an album from an up-and-coming female singer that is being produced by one-time GUNS N' ROSES producer Mike Clink, informed sources have told BLABBERM...

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GUNS N' ROSES: No Reunion With SLASH, DUFF

A representative for GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose has shot down persistent rumors that former GNR members Slash, Izzy Stradlin and Duff McKagan are in talks with Rose about taking part in a "reunion" tour this summer. The rumors gained strength a couple of days ago when unconfirmed reports surfac...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Second Oslo Date Added

GUNS N' ROSES have added a second date at the Spektrum in Oslo, Norway on July 8. The group's European schedule is now shaping up as follows: May 27 - Lisbon, POR @ Rock In Rio (Lisbon) May 28 - Madrid, SPA @ Juan Carlos I May 31 - Budapest, HUN @ Sportaréna Jun. 3-4 ...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Dutch Date Announced

GUNS N' ROSES will be playing the Goffertpark in Nijmegen, Holland on July 2. Support at the show will come from STONE SOUR and ALICE IN CHAINS. Tickets go on sale on this Saturday, March 25. The group's European schedule is now shaping up as follows: May 27 - Lisbon, POR @ Rock In Rio ...

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IN FLAMES Guitarist To Appear On FUSE Network's 'Tattoo Stories'

IN FLAMES guitarist Björn Gelotte will be featured on the Fuse network program "Tattoo Stories". Gelotte will be profiled on the program's Wednesday, March 22 episode. Fuse's "Tattoo Stories" airs at 11:00 p.m. EST / 8:00 p.m. PST. Previous artists profiled on the show include Duff McKagan and Slash...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Guitarist Throws 40th Birthday Bash: Photos Available

ALICE IN CHAINS guitarist Jerry Cantrell celebrated his 40th birthday at a private party in Los Angeles Saturday night (March 18). Attending the event were a number of well-known musicians from the hard rock/heavy metal world, including Lemmy and Mikkey Dee (MOTÖRHEAD),Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER...

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GUNS N' ROSES: Budapest Show Announced

GUNS N' ROSES have confirmed a headlining show at the Budapest Sportaréna in Hungary on May 31. The group's European schedule is now shaping up as follows: May 27 - Lisbon, POR @ Rock In Rio (Lisbon) May 28 - Madrid, SPA @ TBA May 31 - Budapest, HUN @ Sportaréna Jun. 3-4 - Milan, ...

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VELVET REVOLVER Drummer Talks About New Songs

VELVET REVOLVER drummer Matt Sorum (ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has posted the following message on his official web site regarding the songwriting process for the band's second album: "Had a great day in Drac Studios [Matt's studio] today [Friday, March 17] working with Duff [McKagan, VELVET REVOLVER bassist...

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GUNS N' ROSES: More European Dates Announced

After selling out the Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland in about eight minutes, GUNS N' ROSES have added another show at the same venue the following day (July 6). Tickets for the second show will go on sale on Friday, March 17 at 9:00 a.m. The opening act for the Helsinki shows will be BULLET ...

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VELVET REVOLVER Bassist MCKAGAN Talks New Album

Launch Radio Networks reports: VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan told Launch on Friday (March 10) that the band will enter the studio on April 10 to begin recording its sophomore album. The group has been preparing songs since coming off the road last year and McKagan says the material is nearly...