Velvet Revolver News
Rocker Duff McKagan is confident his supergroup Velvet Revolver will have a new frontman by the end of 2011. The band, which also features Slash and Matt Sorum, has been on hiatus since singer Sco...
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The members of rock supergroup Velvet Revolver have inched closer to finding a replacement for Scott Weiland after Slash and Duff McKagan were left impressed by a potential frontman at a recent cha...
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Former Guns N' Roses rocker Duff McKagan has launched a money management firm to help advise musicians on how to keep their earnings safe. While recovering from a burst pancreas in 1994, the form...
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Rock veteran Sammy Hagar has revealed he was offered the chance to replace Steven Tyler as the frontman of Aerosmith, but snubbed the opportunity because it would have been a "difficult" transition...
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Rocker Duff McKagan is beginning to worry about the possibility of Guns N' Roses landing a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction spot in 2012 because he doesn't want the honor to become a debacle as w...
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Though Mary Forsberg Weiland was living a life most people would kill for – worldwide fashion model, wife of modern rock icon – she was still exposed to perhaps the most toxic drug of all on a da...
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Business-savvy Velvet Revolver rocker Duff McKagan has launched his own wealth management firm for musicians keen to learn more about the financial world. Meridian Rock will be headed by McKagan a...
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Former Guns N' Roses star Duff McKagan has undergone sinus surgery to remove scar tissue which built up during years of cocaine abuse. The Velvet Revolver rocker - who turned his back on substanc...
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Axl Rose is suing the bosses behind popular game series Guitar Hero for more than $20 million for alleged breach of contract and fraud. The Guns N' Roses frontman filed a lawsuit on Tuesday at Los...
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Rocker Scott Weiland is set to reveal all about his battle with drug addiction and his newfound sobriety when his long-awaited autobiography is released next March. The singer has talked about th...
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Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland was left out of breath during the band's opening tour stop in Colorado on Tuesday after struggling to adapt to the higher altitude.
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Rocker Slash has laughed off a stage invasion during a concert in Milan, Italy, on Thursday night, insisting he's fine but his guitar was broken in the fracas. The guitar great was forced to halt...
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Axl Rose has waged war against former Guns N' Roses manager Irving Azoff, accusing him of attempting to sabotage the rocker's career after he refused to reunite with the band's original members. A...
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Legendary guitarist Slash has become addicted to Twitter.com since signing up to promote his debut solo album. The Velvet Revolver and former Guns N' Roses rocker at first resisted joining the soci...
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Rocker Scott Weiland refuses to feel bitter about his dismissal from Velvet Revolver, insisting he wishes his former band mates "all the best." Weiland was kicked out of the group in April 2008 fo...
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Perry Farrell helped kick off day one of the 2010 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, CA by bringing wife Etty Lau Farrel onstage for some dancing. The Jane's Addiction singer playe...
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Slash has axed plans to release his collaboration with Ozzy Osbourne as the first single from his solo album - to avoid clashing with the Prince Of Darkness' new material. The Velvet Revolver gui...
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Former Guns N' Roses rocker Slash is showing his softer side by teaming up with Nickelodeon to design a Dora The Explorer backpack for charity. The Velvet Revolver star has been hired by bosses ...
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Happy Birthday to: Country singer Sara Evans (1971) "Peter Pan" star Jeremy Sumpter (1989) Singer Bobby Brown (1969) Guns 'N Roses/Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan (1964) Actress...
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Former Guns N' Roses star Duff McKagan has reportedly become the latest member of Jane's Addiction - he's rumored to have stepped in to replace bassist Eric Avery. The band reunited in 2008 aft...
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Former Guns N' Roses rocker Slash has signed a new solo record deal, prompting fans of his super-group Velvet Revolver to fear the band will never play together again. Slash is expecting to rec...
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Scott Weiland has joined the ranks of celebrity rockers with clothing lines after signing up to design a range of vests, t-shirts, pants, hats, ties and scarves for the English Laundry empire. W...
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Rocker Slash has paid tribute to late guitar great Les Paul, dubbing him a "friend and mentor". Musician-turned-guitar innovator Paul lost a battle with pneumonia on Thursday at the age of 94. D...
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Happy Birthday to "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" star Daniel Radcliffe (1989), Destiny's Child singer Michelle Williams (1980), actress Stephanie March (1974), Travis lead singer Francis ...
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The stars came out for Slash as the rocker headlined Norway's Quart Festival on Tuesday - Ozzy Osbourne and Ron Wood joined him onstage. The Velvet Revolver and ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist was also ...
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Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum has blasted Axl Rose for touring under the name Guns N' Roses, insisting he should follow Sting and Paul McCartney's leads and rename the group or go solo. A...
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Dave Navarro's super-group Camp Freddy has pulled out of a planned concert in Cancun, Mexico - because the swine flu epidemic is too "serious" for the band to travel to the country. The jam ...
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Rockers Duff McKagan and Slash would go back to playing with Axl Rose before re-teaming with former Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland. AJAXPOLL 591 AJAXPOLL The duo are still lookin...
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Last month, VH1 announced plans to revive its iconic series, "Behind the Music," this summer. The network has ordered 10 new episodes which will focus mainly on newer artists, including Lil Wayne a...
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Rocker Duff McKagan and his Velvet Revolver band mates kicked frontman Scott Weiland out of the group when it became clear he couldn't stay away from alcohol and drugs. The band fired the wil...
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