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Velvet Revolver To Reunite?
Duff McKagan wants to get Velvet Revolver back together. The bass player and singer now fronts new band Loaded, but is hopeful he will reunite with legendary guitarist Slash, drummer Matt Sorum and guitarist Dave...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 November 2012
Duff Mckagan Rues Lost Fortune Over The Simpsons Beer Name
Rocker Duff Mckagan fears he lost a fortune in potential royalties for failing to cash in when The Simpsons creators borrowed his name for their famous fictional beer.The former Guns N' Roses bassist alleges he...
By WENN on 12 November 2012
Axl Rose Went On Songwriting Hiatus Due To Criticism From Former Bandmates
Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose gave up songwriting for several years because cruel comments from former bandmates Slash and Duff Mckagan made him feel inadequate.The Paradise City hitmaker took almost 14 years to complete...
By WENN on 31 October 2012
Axl Rose Is Working On New Guns N' Roses Album
Axl Rose is working on a new Guns N' Roses album.The 'Paradise City' singer has been busy working on material with his bandmates and he has promised fans they won't have to wait 15 years...
By Bang Showbiz on 31 October 2012
Duff Mckagan Gets Parenting Tips From Alice
Duff McKagan gets parenting advice from Alice Cooper. The former Guns N' Roses star is touring with shock rocker Alice and says he looks to the 'Poison' star for advice on raising his girls, Grace...
By Bang Showbiz on 30 October 2012
Duff Mckagan Plays Gig For Five Soldiers
Rocker Duff Mckagan showed his support for Britain's armed forces by performing for five soldiers in London on Monday (29Oct12).The Guns N' Roses bassist staged the one-off special gig in aid of Help For Heroes,...
By WENN on 30 October 2012
Cher Cycles For Charity
Singer Cher, Lethal Weapon's Danny Glover and former GUNS N' ROSES rocker Duff Mckagan were among the stars who tackled a four-hour cycling challenge for charity on Tuesday (11Sep12).Actor Djimon Hounsou and The Sex Pistols'...
By WENN on 14 September 2012
Duff Mckagan Performs With Sick Teenager
Duff Mckagan made a sick teenager feel like a rock star by performing with him in Seattle, Washington this week (beg27Aug12).Simone Capelli, 13, who suffers from brittle bone disease, was flown out to the city...
By WENN on 30 August 2012
Alice Cooper Would Never Weak Track On An Album
Alice Cooper would ''never put a filler'' track on an album. The 'School's Out' rocker has released 26 studio albums in a career spanning four decades, and says the secret to his longevity is rooted...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 July 2012
Alice Cooper Thinks Modern Rock Stars Need A 'Gigantic Shot Of Testosterone'
Alice Cooper thinks young rock stars need a ''gigantic shot of testosterone.''The 'I'm Eighteen' rocker - famed for his shock rock look and eccentric behaviour - thinks modern rock bands need to man up and...
By Bang Showbiz on 27 June 2012
Duff Mckagan Receives High School Diploma
Rocker Duff Mckagan was awarded his high school diploma in Seattle, Washington on Tuesday (19Jun12), more than 30 years after dropping out of the education system.The former Guns N' Roses star, 48, quit Roosevelt High...
By WENN on 20 June 2012
Lady Gaga Approves Of Cooper's 'Born This Way'
Lady Gaga has given her seal of approval to Alice Cooper's version of 'Born This Way'. Shock rock legend Alice has recently started playing his own heavy version of the 'Bad Romance' singer's track live,...
By Bang Showbiz on 14 June 2012
Axl Rose Has Expensive Necklaces Stolen In Paris
Guns 'n' Roses front man Axl Rose has been robbed of three gold-and-diamond necklaces which are reported to have been worth some 130,000 pounds. It may be easy to quip here that there's some sort...
By WENN on 06 June 2012
Axl Rose Robbed In Paris
Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose has been robbed of $200,000 of jewellery in Paris.The 'Paradise City' singer said thieves took three gold-and-diamond necklaces from an after party following the group's show at the Palais...
By Bang Showbiz on 06 June 2012
Slash Will Never Appear With Guns N' Roses Again
Guns N' Roses' classic line up will never reunite. The definitive incarnation of the group - guitarists Slash and Izzy Stradlin, singer Axl Rose, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Steven Adler - were given the...
By Bang Showbiz on 30 May 2012
Slash & Duff Mckagan Plotted Hall Of Fame Show In Two Days
Longtime bandmates Slash and Duff Mckagan agreed to reunite the scraps of GUNS N' ROSES for a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony performance just two days before the big show.The two rockers...
By WENN on 26 April 2012
Axl Rose 'Sorry' For Snubbing Hall Of Fame Ceremony
Axl Rose has apologized to Cleveland, Ohio, for snubbing this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, at which his band Guns N Roses were inducted. The singer had initially issued a 1,065 word...
By WENN on 18 April 2012
Guns N Roses Join Hall Of Fame: 'It's About The Music Not The People'
Guns N Roses gratefully accepted their induction to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday (April 14, 2012). Well, most of them did. The band's temperamental leader, Axl Rose, last week announced that...
By WENN on 16 April 2012
Axl Rose Booed At Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Ceremony
Axl Rose was booed at the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday (14.04.12) when his name was mentioned.The singer refused to attend the 27th Annual event in Cleveland, Ohio, where his...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 April 2012
Axl Rose Refuses Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame Induction
Axl Rose has publicly declined the offer of being inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, according to BBC News today (April 12, 2012). It's an accolade that many musicians strive for, their...
By Lew Irwin on 12 April 2012
Guns N' Roses Rule Out Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame Performance
Guns N' Roses will not perform at their induction to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame next month.There has been much speculation guitarist Slash and singer Axl Rose would end their feud - which...
By Bang Showbiz on 22 March 2012
Guns N' Roses Announce February Club Shows
GUNS N' ROSES have surprised fans - pleasantly, for once - by announcing a mini-club tour of New York next month, the 'Welcome To The Jungle' rockers are playing the city three times to make...
By Lew Irwin on 30 January 2012
Mckagan 'Reluctant' To Support Guns N' Roses On Tour
Duff Mckagan was "reluctant" to support former band GUNS N' ROSES on tour with his new group, as he was keen to stay out of the spotlight following a hectic few months.The bassist, who quit...
By WENN on 16 December 2011
Duff Mckagan To Support Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses are to be supported by Duff McKagan's Loaded. The 'Nightrain' rockers will play on the same bill as former bass player Duff's latest band in Seattle in the US and Vancouver in...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 December 2011
Mckagan To Join Guns N' Roses Tour
Duff Mckagan is to rejoin his former band GUNS N' ROSES on tour with his group Loaded.The bassist, who quit the legendary rock group in 1997, will go back on the road with Guns N'...
By WENN on 13 December 2011
Axl Rose 'Honoured' By Hall Of Fame Nomination
Axl Rose says it is "still up in the air" how Guns N' Roses would be inducted to the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame.The singer is the only member of the classic line up...
By Bang Showbiz on 14 November 2011
Duff Mckagan Rattled By Book Signing Heckler
A heckler had to be ejected from a Duff Mckagan book signing event in Seattle, Washington on Friday (21Oct11) after taking the rocker to task over his last meeting with Kurt Cobain.The former Guns N'...
By WENN on 23 October 2011
Velvet Revolver Have Their Sights Set On A New Frontman
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 charity show.The two...
By WENN on 07 October 2011
Slash Is Guest Of Honour At Benefit Concert
Slash performed with his former Guns N' Roses bandmates Matt Sorum and Duff Mckagan at a benefit concert in New York City on Tuesday (13Sep11).Rocker Slash was the guest of honour at the Playing It...
By WENN on 15 September 2011
Mckagaguns N Lauguns Nches Figuns Nance Advice Firm
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 former hellraising bass...
By WENN on 22 August 2011
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