Reuters - Jul 3, 2007
With his ragged mane and heavily tattooed wiry frame, former Guns N' Roses bass player Duff McKagan looks every bit the rock star. But the 43-year-old musician doubles as a savvy investor, overseeing...
More »Reuters - Dec 8, 2006
Hard rock combo Velvet Revolver is eyeing a mid- to late-spring release for the follow-up to its Grammy-winning debut. The group is recording the RCA release in Los Angeles with producer Brendan O Brien...
More »E! Online - May 9, 2006
We know you ve heard it before, but this Axl Rose says he finally ready to spread some Democracy. Honest. The Guns N Roses ringleader emerged from his Cheney-esque secure location last Friday to...
More »Reuters - Feb 26, 2006
The surviving members of grunge rock band Alice In Chains are hitting the road this summer for the first time since frontman Layne Staley s death from a drug overdose in 2002. With Staley, Alice In...
More »E! Online - Aug 25, 2005
The bad blood among the ex-members of Guns N Roses has boiled over into a federal case. Duff McKagan and Slash filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles Wednesday against Guns ringleader...
More »Reuters - Mar 4, 2005
Rock supergroup Velvet Revolver will graduate to arena-level shows on its spring tour, which begins March 19 in Phoenix and will run through May 25 in West Palm Beach, Fla. During a short break in mid...
More »AP - Feb 10, 2005
OK, let s see: The former Guns N Roses bandmates have exchanged one loose cannon, Axl Rose , for another who seems even more volatile, Scott Weiland . And rock critics are placing bets on whether Weiland...
More »E! Online - Feb 2, 2005
Has Axl Rose been studying How to Lose Friends and Alienate People? The famously reclusive rocker signed a multimillion-dollar publishing deal last month with the Sanctuary Group--much to the chagrin...
More »Reuters - Dec 16, 2004
Snoop Dogg was too hot to drop from the top of Billboard s Hot 100 singles chart Thursday as his hit tune Drop It Like It s Hot featuring Pharrell logged a third week at No. 1. The cut stems from Snoop...
More »Reuters - Dec 15, 2004
A trip to The Red Light District scored Ludacris his second consecutive No. 1 album on the U.S. pop charts Wednesday. The Atlanta rapper/actor s fourth Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam South effort sold...
More »E! Online - Jul 9, 2004
At this point, Scott Weiland has been in and out of rehab so many times, that it must seem like a home away from home. The oft-troubled rocker was sentenced Thursday to six months in a live-in drug...
More »E! Online - Jul 6, 2004
Scott Weiland celebrated his 36th birthday last October with a literal bash. Now he s ready to make amends. The trouble-magnet rocker, fresh off his first tour with new band Velvet Revolver, was...
More »E! Online - Jun 16, 2004
How appropriate: Velvet Revolver is number one with a bullet. A full year after officially announcing its lineup of Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland , Guns N Roses members Duff McKagan , Matt...
More »Reuters - Jun 7, 2004
The bad boys of rock are back -- sober, older and wiser, but still hoping to turn the music world on its head. Guns N Roses ruled the 80s with a mixture of punk and glam rock, while Stone Temple Pilots...
More »Reuters - Apr 15, 2004
Rock supergroup Velvet Revolver, which includes three former members of Guns N Roses, will kick off its first North American tour May 13 in St. Louis, now that troubled frontman Scott Weiland has been...
More »E! Online - Apr 9, 2004
It looks like Scott Weiland has cleaned himself up and is finally ready to rock. The oft-troubled singer, whose heroin habit has landed him in trouble with the law in recent years, has finally been...
More »Reuters - Apr 8, 2004
Embattled vocalist Scott Weiland , who has run into legal problems as he battles a heroin addiction, has been cleared by California authorities to tour with his bandmates in nascent supergroup Velvet...
More »AP - Mar 17, 2004
A federal judge has rejected a bid by Guns N Roses frontman Axl Rose and two of the metal band s former members to block Geffen Records from releasing a greatest hits compilation next week. Rose sued...
More »E! Online - Mar 16, 2004
Figures. Guns N Roses reunites and then things go kabooey. Axl Rose reteamed with original Gun mates Slash and Duff McKagan for the purpose of a lawsuit against Geffen Records. The trio was trying...
More »Reuters - Mar 15, 2004
A federal judge on Monday cleared the way for Geffen Records to release a greatest-hits album next week from the rock band Guns N Roses over the objection of its lead singer, Axl Rose . Rose sued Geffen...
More »Reuters - Feb 25, 2004
Old rock stars don t die. They perform golden oldies at corporate fashion shows. Such was the case on Tuesday when Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler, Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones and former Guns N...
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