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  LISTEN: Preview Slash's Entire Solo Album

  April 2, 2010 – Former Guns N' Roses axeman Slash still has a few days before his first solo album drops in stores next week, but fans don't have to wait any longer to hear it. The self-titled record is available to stream online now. Listen to Slash here. Boasting an all-star lineup of guest vocalists, including Ozzy Osbourne, Fergie, Iggy Pop, and Kid Rock, Slash ended up being quite the challenge for the famed guitarist. …
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  Jane's Addiction Bassist Quits

  March 2, 2010 – Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery has quit the band -- and the alt-rock mainstays have already announced the hired gun set to fill his shoes: former Guns N' Roses low-ender Duff McKagan. Avery, who co-founded Jane's in 1985 and rejoined the band in 2008 for their first reunion since splitting in 1991, announced his departure via Twitter early Monday morning after the quartet wrapped their world tour in Australia. "That's it," he wro …
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  Q&A: Slash Goes Solo

  February 24, 2010 – Even though his road-doggin' ex-bandmate Axl Rose has been hogging the headlines since Chinese Democracy finally saw the light of day a year-and-a-half ago, former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash has been busy too -- on April 6, the top-hatted six-stringer will release his first solo album. Featuring vocal contributions from the likes of Fergie, Kid Rock, Lemmy, Chris Cornell, Ozzy Osbourne, and Maroon 5's Adam Levine, the self-titled Sl …
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  Guns N' Roses Perform in a Tiny NYC Bar!

  February 16, 2010 – "Happy Valentines Day," Axl Rose said with a smirk Sunday night, addressing the 150 very beautiful, very lucky people who landed on the guest list for a private Guns N' Roses concert at the Gramercy Park Hotel's Rose Bar in New York City. Winking and referencing his band, he added: "We're the morning-after pill!!!" Charming. But celebs like Mickey Rourke, Adrian Grenier, Ryan Phillippe, Albert Hammond Jr. …
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  NYC Fashion Week: Guns N' Roses Live!

  February 12, 2010 – Recently Guns N' Roses kicked off theirChinese Democracy tour to more than 7,500 fans in Winnipeg, Canada. …
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  Slash Debuts New Song with All-Star Band

  November 24, 2009 – Slash doesn't just help L.A.'s homeless youth with a nickel or dime, the ex-GNR axeman recruits Blink-182's Travis Barker, Wolfmother's Andrew Stockdale, Dave Navarro and Chris Chaney from Jane's Addiction for an all-star benefit concert -- and debuts a ass-kicking new song in the process. Sunday night at Hollywood's Avalon, the rockers gathered for Slash & Friends, a gig benefiting the Los Angeles Youth Network, and ripped through …
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  Dave Navarro, Duff McKagan to Play Benefit Gig

  September 23, 2009 – Let's make some good come out of something bad. Scott Ford, bassist for the Greg Dulli-led Twilight Singers, was recently compelled to have surgery for a life-threatening periodontal condition. The procedure cost Ford, who also hosts a popular online radio show on his website fordradio.blogspot.com, $50,000. …
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  The Inquisition: Tough Questions for Duff McKagan

  April 21, 2009 – You famously met Slash for the first time in 1984 at Canter's Deli in Los Angeles. What did you order? You would think that somebody would have asked me that over all these years, but no one ever has. Sadly, I don't remember. Come on! Well, I don't think we had any money, so we probably didn't order anything. The owner was a childhood friend of Slash's, though, so he might have sent us over some soup. …
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  Five Artists That Should Play Las Vegas

  April 16, 2009 – On May 27, Carlos Santana begins an exclusive engagement at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. He'll perform about 36 concerts a year at the 4000-seat Joint, backed by a full band, including trumpet, trombone, congas, and timbales. The legendary guitar shaman isn't the first music star to snag such a residency: Elton John, Cher, and Celine Dion have all played extended Sin City runs. …
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  Axl Rose Talks 'Democracy,' New Songs, Slash

  February 27, 2009 – In the past nine years Guns N' Roses mastermind Axl Rose has seldom spoken to the press. And this new in-depth interview, just posted to Spinner, is no exception. …
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