MATT SORUM: Playing With MOTÖRHEAD Is ‘One Of The Most Challenging Things I’ve Ever Done’

Matt Sorum says drumming in Motörhead is “one of the most challenging things I’ve ever done” – and that includes working for Axl Rose!
Cult/Guns N’ Roses/Velvet Revolver drummer Sorum stepped into the breach to help out on Motörhead’s current US tour after it was discovered that the band’s Swedish drummer, Mikkey Dee, was committed to [...]

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Slash to be joined by Joe Perry, Tommy Lee, Rob Zombie for Mirage Hotel’s Anniversary Concert

Jason Bonham (LED ZEPPELIN), Tommy Lee (MÖTLEY CRÜE), Joe Perry (AEROSMITH) and Rob Zombie are among the musicians who will join VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Slash for Mirage hotel’s 20th anniversary concert bash on Friday, October 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show, which is being billed as "Slash & Friends", will feature appearances [...]

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MATT SORUM To Play Drums For MOTÖRHEAD – BW&BK Exclusive

On the one-year anniversary of the release of Motörizer, and the day prior to embarking on a North American tour, MOTÖRHEAD frontman Lemmy Kilmister spoke exclusively with Aaron Small from BraveWords.com.
It was recently announced that Motörhead drummer Mikkey Dee will only partake in the first and final dates of this 29 city trek. Reason being, [...]

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Slash: Velvet Revolver e disco solo de guitarrista

Slash (VELVET REVOLVER/ex-GUNS & ROSES) publicou a seguinte declaração.
“Eu não sei como vou conseguir esperar até o ano que vem para lançar (meu recentemente finalizado disco solo)! Ele está tão legal e eu estou ansioso pelo seu lançamento. Nós começaremos a mixagem em breve e então estará pronto. Mas eu terei que esperar por uma [...]

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Velvet Revolver: "o sonho está vivo e bem", diz Slash

De acordo com um post no Twitter do guitarrista do Velvet Revolver Slash, os membros remanescentes da banda tiveram uma reunião mais cedo hoje (quarta-feira, 15 de julho) e ela "foi ótima".
Ele adiciona, "[Nós] ainda não encontramos um cantor, mas o sonho está vivo e bem."
Fonte: Blabbermouth

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VELVET REVOLVER Bassist Duff McKagan On New Singer – "The Right Guy Will Fall Into Our Laps When He Is Supposed To And Maybe That’s Why It Hasn’t Happened Yet"

According to Contactmusic.com, VELVET REVOLVER insist they are not concerned about not having a singer, insisting they will regroup "when it is supposed to happen."
Velvet Revolver expect their new singer to "land in their laps."
The group have been searching for a frontman since the departure of Scott Weiland last year but bassist Duff McKagan (ex-GUNS [...]

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Promoters Sue Over Super Bowl Party That Included VELVET REVOLVER

The Associated Press is reporting:
Two California businessmen are suing over Scottsdale’s biggest Super Bowl party, which they say lost close to $1 million.
The star-studded 944 Super Village attracted the likes of Hollywood celebutante Paris Hilton and VELVET REVOLVER, 50 CENT, WYCLEF JEAN. Promoters had hoped to cash in on the much-hyped event.
But Explosive Productions promoters [...]

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Estamos esperando que apareça o cara certo

eGigs.com.uk recentemente conduziu uma entrevista com o guitarrista/ baixista/ vocalista Duff McKagan (DUFF MCKAGAN’S LOADED, VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N’ ROSES), que falou sobre a atual situação do VR, ainda sem vocalista, e contou um pouco do início de sua carreira.
 
eGigs.co.uk: Você ainda está fazendo alguma coisa com o Velvet Revolver ou a banda está "em [...]

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DUFF MCKAGAN’S LOADED: ‘Sick’ First-Week Sales Revealed

"Sick", the new full-length album from VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan’s side band, DUFF MCKAGAN’S LOADED, sold around 1,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. SoundScan. The CD landed at position No. 43 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums [...]

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SLASH Issues Update On Solo Album

VELVET REVOLVER and ex-GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Slash has posted an update on the recording process for his new solo album, which he is tracking with former NINE INCH NAILS drummer Josh Freese and ex-JANE’S ADDICTION bassist Chris Chaney. Slash writes on his MySpace page, "We’ve nailed four killer tracks with four amazing vocals so [...]

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