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GUNS N' ROSES Keyboardist: 'I Believe In AXL ROSE'

Fitchburg Sentinel recently conducted an interview with GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On his cover band, HOOKERS & BLOW: "Basically, there are a bunch of guys from Hollywood who play in the clubs together. HOOKERS & BLOW have come through this are...

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GUNS N' ROSES To Contribute New Song To 'The Da Vinci Code' Soundtrack?

According to a recent article published by the Canyon News, GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose told a fan in Malibu, California a few weeks ago that the group's long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy" will be released early next year. In addition, he allegedly revealed that GUNS N' ROSES are lookin...

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AC/DC Frontman Jams With VELVET REVOLVER In Orlando

AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson joined VELVET REVOLVER onstage during their appearance at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday (Sept. 6) for a rendition of LED ZEPPELIN's "Rock and Roll". VELVET REVOLVER's concert at Hard Rock Live was a benefit for victims of 2005 hurricanes, including Katrin...

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VELVET REVOLVER: Stand-In Drummer MARK SCHULMAN Speaks

Davesontour.com recently conducted an interview with veteran drummer Mark Schulman, who was on tour drumming for VELVET REVOLVER on their appearances at Ozzfest. Mark was spending his first off-day on the tour traveling to and from Muskegon, Michigan, where he was conducting a drum clinic. An excerp...

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VELVET REVOLVER To Perform Benefit Concert For Hurricane Victims

On Tuesday, September 6, VELVET REVOLVER will perform a benefit concert for victims of 2005 hurricanes, including Katrina, at the Hard Rock Live concert venue in Orlando. The supergroup, comprised of former members of GUNS N' ROSES Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, frontman Scott Weiland, formerly...

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AXL ROSE Slams SLASH And DUFF For Filing 'Baseless Lawsuits' And 'Spreading Untruths'

MTV.com is reporting that GUNS N' ROSES frontman Axl Rose has fired back at his former bandmates Slash and Duff McKagan, through his attorney. Last week, Slash and Duff filed a federal lawsuit against the singer, charging that Rose transferred the publishing rights to the band's back catalog without...

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AXL ROSE's Attorney: 'Clerical Error' Is To Blame For All Royalties Being Sent To Singer

Axl Rose's attorney has told the Los Angeles Times that "a clerical error" by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is to blame for all GUNS N' ROSES-related publishing royalties being sent to the singer, thereby bypassing the band's other partners, Slash and Duff McKagan...

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SLASH, DUFF Sue AXL Over GUNS N' ROSES Publishing Royalties

MTV.com is reporting that former GUNS N' ROSES members Slash and Duff McKagan filed a federal lawsuit in Los Angeles on Wednesday (Aug. 17) against Axl Rose, accusing the GN'R frontman of changing the publisher of the group's copyrighted songs without their consent and pocketing the royalties. The l...

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VELVET REVOLVER Bassist Talks About MATT SORUM's Injury, Playing OZZFEST

Paul Maldonado Jr. of The Albuquerque Tribune recently conducted an interview with VELVET REVOLVER basist Duff McKagan (ex-GUNS N' ROSES). Several excerpts from the chat follow: On playing this year's Ozzfest: "We'll do all right; we'll hold our own. We did Ozzfest in Europe last month - we did Doni...

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WHITESNAKE Singer Succumbs To Lure Of 'Chiclet Teeth'

According to a posting at AwfulPlasticSurgery.com, a web site dedicated to chronicling "the good, bad, and ugly of celebrity plastic surgery," WHITESNAKE singer David Coverdale is yet another celebrity who has succumbed to the lure of veneers — better known as chiclet teeth. "Veneers are not always...

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BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Guitarist NICK CATANESE: DIMEBAG Loved Us Like Brothers

Glam-Metal.com writer Deb Rao recently spoke to BLACK LABEL SOCIETY guitarist Nick Catanese about the group's upcoming headlining tour and Ozzfest, among other topics. A few excerpts from the chat follow: On how the Ozzfest tour is going: "All the shows are cool in one way or another. The fans are a...

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Club Co-Owned By VELVET REVOLVER Subject of Reality TV Show

According to the Hollywood Reporter, a proposed reality show set at a Manhattan rock 'n' roll club co-owned by two members of Grammy-winning rock group VELVET REVOLVER is drawing interest from several cable networks, sources said. Original Media, the company behind the tattoo reality show "Miami Ink...

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GUNS N' ROSES Biographer: I Wrote This Book For Fans Who Believe In AXL ROSE

Sp1at.comrecently interviewed Paul Stenning, the author of the unofficial GUNS N' ROSES biography "The Band That Time Forgot". A couple of excerpts from the interview follow: Sp1at.com: Which former or current band members have you interviewed for the book? Did you ever try and speak to Axl? Paul St...

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VELVET REVOLVER Bassist Comments On London Terrorist Attacks

ABC ePrep reports: VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan says that the mood in London in the wake of the tragic attacks is very different from the mood only a few days ago, when VELVET REVOLVER performed at the London Live 8 concert. He described the atmosphere at the show as a, "worldwide...just gro...

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VELVET REVOLVER Frontman Sprains Ankle; Show Must Go On

According to a posting on Duff McKagan's Raw Power official fan club web site, bassist Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N' ROSES) has checked in from Europe with the following update: "Last night in Denmark [at Roskilde festival] we had one of the best shows of this tour...amazing. Unfortunate...