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BACH LASHES OUT AT RECORD LABEL BOSSES

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Former SKID ROW rocker SEBASTIAN BACH has lashed out at his first record label boss – insisting he’s outraged a track he recorded with AXL ROSE was passed over in favour of an unknown band.

Bach confesses he started his own label, Get Off My Bach, because the music industry is so unstable even for the [...]

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THE THINGS THEY SAY:

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“The ambience of a restaurant is very important. You won’t hear Barry Manilow in here; you won’t hear Rod Stewart, Kiss or Guns N’ Roses, sorry boys and girls. All you will hear is classical, beautiful metal.” Iron Maiden star NICKO McBRAIN on the music diners will hear at his new Rock N Roll Ribs [...]

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Slash took drugs because it ‘complimented’ his personality!

Former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash has opened up about his heroin addiction and revealed he ‘never stopped’ taking the drug because it ‘complemented’ his personality.

The rocker has revealed he was drawn to the Class A drug when he was with Guns N’ Roses because it suited him ‘perfectly’ and helped him escape reality, reports [...]

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ROSE & SLASH CONSTANTLY REJECT GUNS N’ ROSES REUNION OFFERS

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Rockers AXL ROSE and SLASH have turned down deals worth “hundreds of millions” to reform the original GUNS N’ ROSES line-up – because they still can’t stand to be around one another.

Drummer Stever Adler was the first of the original members of the rock group to leave – he was fired in 1990 after his [...]

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NO JANE’S ADDICTION SHOW FOR GUNS N’ ROSES

JANE’S ADDICTION will not hit the stage with GUNS N’ ROSES in Peru in 2010 – AXL ROSE and his band have confirmed they’ll be on their own.

Posting a message on their Twitter.com website, the heavy rockers suggest promoters got carried away with their Lima concert plans.
The statement reads, “Sometimes agents (and) promoters [...]

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GUNS N’ ROSES AND JANE’S ADDICTION TEAM UP FOR PERU’S HOTTEST TICKET

GUNS N’ ROSES and JANE’S ADDICTION will share the stage at one of 2010’s hottest tickets in Peru, according to local reports.

According to LivingInPeru.com, the two groups will perform at Monumental Stadium Esplanade in Lima in March (10).
The show will mark the end of Guns N’ Roses’ Latin American tour.
Tickets are scheduled to [...]

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SORUM PLANNING 2010 WEDDING TO ROCK SINGER

Former GUNS N’ ROSES star MATT SORUM is planning a 2010 wedding to longtime girlfriend ACE HARPER after confessing he’s “fully committed” to the singer.

The Velvet Revolver drummer manages Harper’s band Darling Stilettos and is now contemplating marriage to the rock star.
He tells website VegasDeluxe.com, “I couldn’t find anyone better, so next year may [...]

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SLASH’S SECURITY PROBLEMS

Sober rock star SLASH regularly alarms security officials during checks at airports and high-profile events – thanks to an electrical heart device he had surgically installed to keep him alive if he relapses.

The former Guns N’ Roses guitarist relies on a defibrillator he calls a “wreckage from my past” to keep his heart in [...]

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GUNS N’ ROSES RELEASE GUITAR TRANSCRIPTIONS

GUNS N’ ROSES are giving fans a holiday treat – the band’s highly anticipated book of guitar transcriptions from their latest album CHINESE DEMOCRACY is set to hit shelves this month (Dec09).

The comeback album was released in November (08) – well over a decade after frontman Axl Rose began work on it.
And now fans [...]

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ROSE DENIES ISSUING PRESS RELEASE OVER AIRPORT FIGHT

GUNS N’ ROSES star AXL ROSE has blasted his former management team for releasing a statement about his airport fight with photographers on Wednesday (09Dec09) – insisting he never approved the comment.

The rocker was at Los Angeles’ LAX Airport to catch a flight to Taipei, Taiwan, for a concert on Friday (11Dec09), when he was [...]

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Axl Rose blames ‘unruly paparazzi’ for LAX airport row

London, December 12 (ANI): Axl Rose has clarified that his recent row at Los Angeles LAX airport occurred because of an “unruly paparazzi.”

The Guns N’ Roses frontman has issued a statement claiming he’d been subject to an “unprovoked attack.”

“Axl Rose, lead singer for the legendary rock group Guns N’ Roses, was unhurt last evening when [...]

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ROSE BLAMES PAPARAZZI FOR AIRPORT FIGHT

Representatives for GUNS N’ ROSES star AXL ROSE have confirmed the singer was involved in an altercation with photographers on Wednesday night (09Dec09), blaming “aggressive” snappers for the scuffle.

The rocker was at Los Angeles’ LAX Airport to catch a flight to Taipei, Taiwan, where the band will play a much-anticipated concert on Friday (11Dec09), when [...]

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AXL ROSE BLAZES OUT OF LOS ANGELES

The new GUNS N’ ROSES concert dates have sparked controversy before the first soundcheck – frontman AXL ROSE reportedly fought with paparazzi before he left Los Angeles on Wednesday night (09Dec09) to tune up.

The rocker was on his way to catch a plane to Taipei, Taiwan, where Guns N’ Roses will play a much-anticipated [...]

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ROTH WAS A SEX WORKER

ELI ROTH paid his way through film school with a job as an online sex worker.

The Hostel director and star of Inglourious Basterds was paid by porn giant Penthouse to titillate men on the internet by pretending to be a rock groupie called Tami.
Roth tells NYPost.com’s PopWrap, “When I was in college I [...]

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Jimi Hendrix’s Voodoo Child named ‘Best Guitar Riff Of All Time’

London, Nov 27 (ANI): Jimi Hendrix’s Voodoo Child has been named ‘The Best Guitar Riff Of All Time’ in an online music poll.

Late guitar guru Hendrix, who topped the singles chart with the track in 1970, triumphed in a poll of musicians.

The track – full title Voodoo Child (Slight Return) – edged past Guns N’Roses [...]

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‘The Prodigy’ inspires Rihanna’s new album

Washington, November 16 (ANI): Rihanna has revealed that many bands including ‘The Prodigy’ have inspired her forthcoming album ‘Rated R’.

The ‘Disturbia’ hitmaker mentioned that she listened to the dance legends while writing the lyrics.

“The new album is inspired by a lot of different songs like hip hop, there’s a lot of [...]

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Pope Benedict XVI’s album launched

London, Nov 11 (ANI): An album featuring Pope Benedict XVI, reciting and singing prayers and litanies, was launched yesterday.

The album titled ‘Music from the Vatican’ features the Pope reciting and singing prayers and litanies in five languages, including Latin, Italian and his mother tongue, German.

It has been produced by Geffen Records, which in the past [...]

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Metallica, Justin Timberlake share common stalker

London, Oct 28 (ANI): Heavy metal band Metallica and Justin Timberlake are revealed to have been stalked by the same woman.

Karen McNeil, who was issued a restraining order in March this year for stalking the rockers, was arrested from Timberlake’s property last week [...]

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Guns n’ Roses ‘coming to Osaka, Tokyo in Dec’

Washington, Sept 11 (ANI): Guns n’ Roses’ far east tour will also see the band perform at Japanese cities of Osaka and Tokyo in December this year, it has emerged.

Taiwanese concert promoter Brokers Brothers Herald Ltd is advertising both the shows [...]

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Guns N’ Roses coming to India

Washington, Sept 10 (ANI): American rock band Guns N’ Roses are set to organize a concert in India.

According to reports, the band, fronted by Axl Rose, have already signed on to perform at the Palace Grounds in Bengaluru on 7 November (09).

However, local promoters are in talks with people in Mumbai, Delhi and Shillong.

“It is [...]

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Rock guitar pioneer Les Paul passes away at 94

London, Aug 14 (ANI): Les Paul, the man who introduced solid body electric guitars to the world, has passed away. He was 94.

Gibson, the firm that sold his guitars, has revealed that the influential figure died of pneumonia.

Some of the eminent names in the rock world, who have been linked to the Les Paul sound, [...]

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Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ voted ‘Greatest Guitar Riff’

London, Aug 11 (ANI): Guns N’ Roses anthem ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ has been named the ‘Greatest Guitar Riff’ in a new poll.

Eric Clapton’s ‘71 hit ‘Layla’ came second in the poll of 5,000 music lovers.

Aerosmith’s ‘Walk This Way’ landed the third spot while Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’ cam fourth.

Motorhead’s ‘Ace [...]

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