SAMBORA OFFERS BECKHAM GUITAR LESSONS

BON JOVI star RICHIE SAMBORA has offered English soccer ace DAVID BECKHAM free guitar lessons.
The guitarist is a big fan of the L.A. Galaxy star and has urged him to give call him if he ever feels like learning the instrument.
He says, “Beckham is a good guy. He’s done so much [...]

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DENISE RICHARDS BLAMES MEDIA FOR SAMBORA SPLIT

DENISE RICHARDS is convinced her relationship with BON JOVI star RICHIE SAMBORA only broke down because the media accused her of breaking up his marriage.
Richards began dating the Bon Jovi guitarist after she split from her former husband Charlie Sheen in 2006 – just months after he ended his 11-year marriage to [...]

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VELVET REVOLVER Drummer Goes To College

Anna Gleason of The Lariat reports that VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N’ ROSES drummer Matt Sorum came to Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California on May 3 to speak to a full house of students. The event was hosted by music instructor Terry Newman as a special treat for students taking his history of rock classes.
 
Sorum grew [...]

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SEBASTIAN BACH Won’t Rock VELVET REVOLVER’s Mic

Despite getting the thumbs up from outgoing singer Scott Weiland, SEBASTIAN BACH will likely not take over the lead-singing vacancy in VELVET REVOLVER, saying it would be “really awkward”.
 
Talking to Tampa radio’s The Buckethead Show, Bach said he likes his own new album Angel Down more than the VR records, plus Bach would rather be [...]

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Scott Weiland – “Ultimately Our Goal Was To Create A Legacy”

RollingStone.com has issued the following report from Evan Serpick:
Midway through March, Scott Weiland told a Glasgow crowd VELVET REVOLVER was coming to an end. After a brief scuffle with his then-bandmates in the press, Velvet Revolver announced they would be carrying on – without Weiland. One week later, however, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS made an announcement [...]

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SCOTT WEILAND: ‘I’m Not Quite So Sure That It Was All AXL’s Fault’

Evan Serpick of RollingStone.com recently conducted an in-depth interview with STONE TEMPLE PILOTS/ex-VELVET REVOLVER singer Scott Weiland. An excerpt from the chat follows:
 
RollingStone.com: [STONE TEMPLE PILOTS guitarist] Dean [DeLeo] said that he has a ton of material that he has written over the last five years with you and the band in mind. Do you [...]

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SLASH Says GUNS N’ ROSES Reunion “Is Very Unlikely At Any Point In The Near Future”

US radio/TV personality Eddie Trunk spoke to guitar legend SLASH (VELVET REVOLVER, ex-GUNS N’ ROSES) for a special currently running on the MSG Network. A few highlights from the interview are as follows:
 
Velvet Revolver will continue. They are in the early stages of looking for a new singer. He wants someone who is a pro, [...]

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Will STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Stay Together This Time?

The Pulse of Radio reports: STONE TEMPLE PILOTS will tour for the first time since 2002 this spring and summer, beginning next month, with tentative plans to record a new album later this year. But since the group broke up under less than amicable circumstances six years ago, what’s to stop that from happening again? [...]

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SCOTT WEILAND ‘Would Pay’ To See GUNS N’ ROSES Reunion

Classic Rock magazine has published an article on VELVET REVOLVER’s split with singer Scott Weiland, featuring interviews with all five members of the band conducted in March on their last-ever UK tour with Scott.
 
When asked if an alternative to this heated situation between him and the rest of VELVET REVOLVER would that they all cool [...]

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SLASH Says WEILAND Was Convinced SORUM Was Singing During VELVET REVOLVER’s Shows

Guitar World spoke with Slash in New York on April 17 while he was in town to perform a benefit show with Tom Morello, Jerry Cantrell and Perry Farrell.
 
The guitarist discussed VELVET REVOLVER’s split with singer Scott Weiland:
“We had gotten to that point where we were resigned to the fact that we weren’t going to [...]

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