DUFF MCKAGAN’S LOADED To Support BLACK STONE CHERRY In U.K.

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N’ ROSES bassist Duff McKagan’s current project, DUFF MCKAGAN’S LOADED, will support BLACK STONE CHERRY on their upcoming U.K./Ireland tour. The dates are as follows:
Oct. 10 – 02 Academy – Birmingham, UK Oct. 11 – Spring and Airbrake – Belfast, IRE Oct. 12 – Dublin Academy – Dublin, [...]

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DUFF MCKAGAN’S LOADED Added To ‘Crüe Fest 2′ Second Stage

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N’ ROSES bassist Duff McKagan’s current project, DUFF MCKAGAN’S LOADED, has reportedly been confirmed as one of the second-stage performers at Crüe Fest 2 tour, which stars MÖTLEY CRÜE and features additional support from GODSMACK, THEORY OF A DEADMAN, DROWNING POOL and CHARM CITY DEVILS. As a result, DUFF MCKAGAN’S LOADED’s previously announced [...]

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SLASH Recalls Hearts Scare At MICHAEL JACKSON Show

Paul Cole of the U.K.’s Sunday Mercury reports that former GUNS N’ ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash faced a medical crisis of his own while appearing at Michael Jackson’s 40th birthday concert at Madison Square Garden.
Slash — whose real name is Saul Hudson — reveals that it was his first gig after having [...]

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Jon Bon Jovi participa de clipe de apoio aos iranianos

A canção Stand By Me, de Ben E. King, foi regravada pelo canto Jon Bon Jovi, da banda de rock Bon Jovi, em parceria com o cantor iraniano exilado Andy Madadian.

Fonte: Leitura Dinâmica (Rede TV) 2ª edição

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Tour Bus Logic and Our Obesity Situation

By Duff McKagan in Duff McKagan

I think with all of us, no matter how hard we try to remain politically correct and mind our social manners, it remains well-nigh impossible to police our private thoughts. I’ve been doing a lot of well-documented traveling lately, and with it comes plenty of time in the [...]

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Duff em entrevista para TV finlandesa

A TV finlandesa Misiikki TV conduziu recentemente uma entrevista com Duff McKagan na edição deste ano do Provinssirock Festival, que aconteceu do dia 12 a 14 de junho de 2009, em Seinäjoki, Finlândia. Assista abaixo aos três minutos e meio de conversa (em inglês, sem legenda em português):

No sábado, dia 28, [...]

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Bon Jovi join songwriting elite

Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora of rock band Bon Jovi have been inducted into the US Songwriters Hall of Fame at a ceremony in New York.
Jon Bon Jovi said of the honour: "It’s the closest thing to immortality that we’re ever going to see here."
The duo performed their hit Wanted Dead or Alive [...]

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Mega-gravadoras estão virando coisa do passado!

DUFF MCKAGAN, baixista do Velvet Revolver e ex- integrante do GUNS ‘N ROSES, falou recentemente em uma entrevista sobre como a indústria fonográfica mudou desde os anos 80 quando o GUNS N’ ROSES lançou seu primeiro álbum, "Appetite for Destruction":
"Qualquer um que gaste muito dinheiro com um álbum nos dias de hoje está jogando dinheiro [...]

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We Are the Road Crew

By Duff McKagan in Duff McKagan

Duff McKagan’s column runs every Thursday on Reverb. Follow him on Twitter @Duff64.
 
Out on the road and touring as a rock band, artists wholeheartedly rely on their crews. The term "roadie" is thought of as an archaic and demeaning term, replaced now with guitar tech, drum tech, sound [...]

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Nobody Sells Records Like We Did In The ’90s Or ’80s

VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N’ ROSES bassist Duff McKagan, who is currently on the road with his DUFF MCKAGAN’S LOADED project, recently spoke to Noisecreep about how the record industry has changed since the late ’80s when GN’R first burst onto the scene with its iconic "Appetite for Destruction" debut.
"Anybody that spends too much on a record [...]

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