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SLASH Says It Was 'Overwhelming' Playing With GUNS N' ROSES Again After More Than Two Decades Apart

In a recent interview with Guitar.com, 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. "Oh man, it was overwhelming — it was so cool," Sl...

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SLASH's Ex-Wife Auctioning Items From Their Marriage

Perla Hudson, the ex-wife of GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash, is selling off exotic and erotic items from their 14 years of marriage. The collection comes directly from their personal possessions and ranges in date from the early 1980s when he was still a struggling musician on the Sunset Strip in Hol...

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GUNS N' ROSES To Perform At This Year's LOUDER THAN LIFE Festival In September

GUNS N' ROSES is the first act to be announced for the return of Louder Than Life. This year, the festival will be headed to its new home at the Highland Festival Grounds At KY Expo Center on Friday, September 27, Saturday, September 28 and Sunday, September 29. This will mark the debut of the GUNS...

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DUFF MCKAGAN On GUNS N' ROSES: 'Things Are Very Positive In That World'

During an appearance on yesterday's (Thursday, March 28) episode of "The Rich Eisen Show", Duff McKagan was asked if he had an update on the upcoming GUNS N' ROSES studio album that he and guitarist Slash had previously confirmed was in the works. "Do I have an update on it? No," the bassist said (s...

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Watch DUFF MCKAGAN Play His Fender Signature Deluxe Precision Bass

Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has released the Duff McKagan Deluxe Precision Bass. Inspired by the '80s Jazz Bass Special he played on GUNS N' ROSES' "Appetite For Destruction", the Duff McKagan Deluxe Precision Bass is a growling evolution of his signature model — updated with a sle...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Says 'Life Is A Lot Cooler' When You Stay Off Social Media And Don't Watch News All The Time

During an appearance on the March 20 edition of SEX PISTOLS guitarist Steve Jones's radio show, "Jonesy's Jukebox", on the 95.5 KLOS station in Los Angeles, GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan spoke about his upcoming solo album, "Tenderness". Due on May 31, the record sees McKagan reflecting on his...

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MATT SORUM Found Out About GUNS N' ROSES Reunion 'About When Everybody Else Did'

Former GUNS N' ROSES drummer Matt Sorum says that he learned about the partial reunion of the band's classic lineup around the same time as "everybody else did." The 58-year-old musician, who has also played with THE CULT, VELVET REVOLVER and HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES, is not involved with GN'R's hugely su...

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DUFF MCKAGAN To Release 'Tenderness' Album In May; Listen To 'Chip Away' Song

GUNS N' ROSES bassist and New York Times best-selling author Duff McKagan has released "Chip Away", a new track from his much-anticipated solo album, "Tenderness". "'Chip Away' is somewhat of a rail against cable news and divisive agendas… all for the almighty dollar," says McKagan. "The song also h...

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DUFF MCKAGAN On How He Overcame His Greatest Weakness To Get Where He Is Today

GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan was recently asked by Forbes to name his greatest weakness and to talk about how he has overcome that weakness to get where he is today. Duff responded: "Probably my greatest weakness, I don't like to call it that anymore. That's part of the way I've gotten over it...

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MARILYN MANSON Putting Finishing Touches On New Album

Marilyn Manson is putting the finishing touches on his new studio album for a tentative late 2019 release. Some of the sessions for the follow-up to 2017's "Heaven Upside Down" are apparently taking place at the studio of country rocker Shooter Jennings, who recently worked with Duff McKagan on the...

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GUNS N' ROSES' 'Not In This Lifetime' Recognized With TICKETMASTER's 'Touring Milestone Award'

GUNS N' ROSES' "Not In This Lifetime" is among 17 concert tours that ended in 2018 that have been recognized with Ticketmaster's inaugural Touring Milestone Award. The award was developed to recognize the amazing artists behind the top global tours as measured by the total number of tickets sold and...

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DUFF MCKAGAN Recalls GUNS N' ROSES' 'Pretty Ferocious' First Rehearsal: 'It Was On; You Could Tell Immediately'

During this year's Upfront Summit, an invitation-only technology conference that took place in Los Angeles in late January, GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan was interviewed by Milana Rabkin Lewis, the co-founder and CEO of digital music distribution company Stem Disintermedia Inc. The full convers...

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DUFF MCKAGAN's Wife To Publish First Novel In April

Susan Holmes McKagan, the wife of GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan, will publish her first novel, "The Velvet Rose", on April 16 via Rare Bird Books. Susan told Westlake Malibu Lifestyle about the book: "It's the earnest generation authenticity of a '90s 'coming of age' page-turning novel. It has...

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HELLYEAH Films Video For New Song '333' At DUFF'S BROOKLYN: Photos

HELLYEAH filmed footage for a new music video on Friday, March 1 at Duff's Brooklyn in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. The clip is for a song apparently titled "333", which will appear on the band's upcoming album. The LP will mark the group's final effort with drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott, who pass...

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HELLYEAH To Film New Music Video Tomorrow

HELLYEAH will film footage for a new music video on Friday, March 1 at noon at at Duff's Brooklyn in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The band wrote in an Instagram post earlier today: "Hellions!!. We want you guys in our next music video!!. Come out tomorrow to @duffsbrooklyn noon!. Be in the video, hear o...