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GUNS N' ROSES' AXL ROSE: Meat The Parents

The following item was published in today's edition of the New York Post: Forget turkey. Axl Rose craves red meat on Thanksgiving. The GUNS N' ROSES frontman booked a private room for 30 family members and friends at the Old Homestead steakhouse in the Meatpacking District on Thursday, says owner Gr...
November 26, 2002
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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Chinese Democracy' In Stores By June

GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy" should be in stores by June, according to keyboardist Dizzy Reed. "There are just a few odds and ends left to do - a couple of finishing touches, a couple of vocals — and we need to mix it," he said. In the meantime, GN'R — long ...
November 23, 2002
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ROCKDETECTOR Looking For Bands To Include On CD

A new book, "Rockdetector A-Z Of 80s Rock", will be published by London's Cherry Red Publishing in March 2003. Written by Garry Sharpe-Young and Dave Reynolds, the book features 400+ pages and encompasses the hard rock acts that rose up during this decade, both brand new artists and established band...
November 23, 2002
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GUNS N' ROSES' DIZZY REED Speaks Out On Former Bandmates, Upcoming Album

GUNS N' ROSES keyboardist Dizzy Reed has a word of advice for his former GN'R bandmates Slash (guitar),Izzy Stradlin (guitar),Duff McKagan (bass),and Matt Sorum (drums),who have joined forces in an as-yet-unnamed new project: "I say good luck, and I hope they have a good time — and they should e...
November 21, 2002
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CRYSTAL EYES Sign With DMP SWEDEN

Sweden's CRYSTAL EYES have signed a multi-album deal with DMP Sweden Records. The group's first release for the label will be their third full-length album, "Vengeance Descending", which is scheduled to be mixed and mastered during December. The complete track listing for the CD is as follows (in al...
November 20, 2002
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GUNS N' ROSES' DIZZY REED: The Fans Don't Miss The Original Band

Despite the fact that the current incarnation of GUNS N' ROSES features only frontman Axl Rose from the original lineup, keyboardist Dizzy Reed — who has been with the group since 1990 — recently told Launch that, from his perspective, the new GNR is still going over well with the band's fans. "I kn...
November 20, 2002
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SLASH Speaks Out On AXL ROSE, New Project With Ex-GN'R Bandmates

Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist Slash has spoken to MTV.com about the new project he has formed with ex-GN'R bandmates Duff McKagan, Izzy Stradlin and Matt Sorum and the as-yet-unnamed group's ongoing vocalist search. Here are some of the more interesting quotes from the interview: On how the new ban...
November 18, 2002
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PEAVEY ELECTRONICS CORP Launches EDWARD VAN HALEN CUSTOM SHOP

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Peavey Electronics Corp., is proud to introduce the Edward Van Halen Custom Shop. That totally tricked-out, customized Wolfgang electric guitar you've been pining for all these years is now only a few mouse clicks away at www.Peavey.com. Peavey's EVH Custom Shop offers guitari...
November 17, 2002
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Brother Of SEVENDUST Frontman Shot To Death, Band Postpone Dates

SEVENDUST frontman Lajon Witherspoon's 21-year-old brother was shot to death in Nashville, Tennessee Saturday night (Nov. 9),according to informed sources. Details are sketchy at the moment, but it appears that Lajon received the news of his brother's passing during SEVENDUST's performance in St. J...
November 11, 2002
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GUNS N' ROSES: 'Chinese Democracy' To See Release In February

GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy", won't surface until February, according to MTV.com, who has posted a lengthy review of the group's North American tour kick-off at this location. GUNS N' ROSES played to a half-full Tacoma Dome (capacity: 22,500) in Tacoma, Washington last...
November 9, 2002
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Vancouver Police To Try And Arrest More GUNS N' ROSES Rioters

The following article comes to us courtesy of Canada.com: VANCOUVER (CP) — Police will review videotape from GM Place and use search warrants if necessary to secure footage from media outlets to nab people who rioted after a GUNS N' ROSES concert was cancelled. Thousands of fans, using metal barrier...
November 9, 2002
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GUNS N' ROSES Singer Gives First Radio Interview In 10 Years!

Prior to the GUNS N' ROSES show at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washinton last night, Axl Rose called Seattle radio station KISW and gave his first radio interview in ten years. During the 10-minute interrogation, Rose talked about the cancellation of the previous night's kick-off date in Vancouver, t...
November 9, 2002
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UPDATED: GUNS N' ROSES No-Show Sparks Riot

The long-awaited launch of GUNS N' ROSES' first North American tour in nine years, scheduled to take place last night (Nov. 7) at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, was canceled after frontman Axl Rose failed to make it to the Canadian city in time for the gig. Following the announ...
November 8, 2002
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CKY: We Didn't Know We Were On GUNS N' ROSES Tour Until Three Days Ago

Pennsylvania's CKY, who are opening GUNS N' ROSES' U.S. tour starting Thursday night (November 7) in Vancouver, didn't know they were on the bill until three days ago. At the time, the band was heading from Michigan to California to finish up a tour with LEISURE. "All of a sudden, Axl picked us. We...
November 7, 2002
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MIX MASTER MIKE: How I Was Picked To Open For GUNS N' ROSES

BEASTIE BOYS DJ and solo DJ Mix Master Mike, who has been tapped to support GUNS N' ROSES' on their North American tour, was reportedly hand-picked for the gig by GN'R frontman Axl Rose. The DJ says: "I've never met him personally, but what I've heard through a lot of close friends was that he ...
November 7, 2002