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.

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.

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.

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 Healy (1973),

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 joined

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.

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.

Rockers Duff McKagan and Slash would go back to playing with Axl Rose before re-teaming with former Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland.

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

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.