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Slash: 'Rose Is Misunderstood'
SLASH has come to the defence of his former GUNS N' ROSES bandmate AXL ROSE - insisting music industry peers should make more of an effort to "understand" the rocker, rather than just labelling him...
By WENN on 12 March 2010
Slash Teams Up With Dora The Explorer
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 at the...
By WENN on 05 March 2010
Slash Still Searching For Weiland's Replacement
SLASH will resume his search for SCOTT WEILAND's replacement in VELVET REVOLVER once he completes his solo tour.The group, founded by the guitarist and his former Guns N' Roses bandmate Duff MCKagan, has been auditioning...
By WENN on 22 February 2010
Fergie Planning Rock Record With Slash
BLACK EYED PEAS star FERGIE is planning to explore her passion for rock music on her next solo album - she's set to team up with SLASH for his upcoming project.The singer scored an international...
By WENN on 19 February 2010
Cheryl Cole To Whip Fans Into Frenzy
Cheryl Cole will dance around the stage with whips during her "sexy" solo tour.The 'Fight for This Love' singer reportedly wants her "raunchy" concerts to be based around a bondage theme as she breaks away...
By Bang Showbiz on 29 January 2010
Slash's Drug Escapism
Slash took heroin because it "complemented" his personality.The Velvet Revolver rocker has revealed he was drawn to the Class A drug when he was in Guns N' Roses because it suited him "perfectly" and helped...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 January 2010
Rose & Slash Constantly Reject Guns N' Roses Reunion Offers
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...
By WENN on 07 January 2010
Slash Dressed In Drag To Get Into Club
A teenage SLASH once partied at Los Angeles' fabled Rainbow bar in drag - because a doorman refused him entry with fake identification.The rocker and musician pal Steven Adler both tried to gain entrance to...
By WENN on 18 November 2009
Slash Defends Fergie's Rock N' Roll Vocals
Former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist SLASH has defended his decision to recruit FERGIE to sing on a remake of the rock band's PARADISE CITY, insisting critics of the BLACK EYED PEAS star will be blown...
By WENN on 16 November 2009
Rihanna's Prodigy Songs
Rihanna's new album is inspired by The Prodigy.The 'Umbrella' hitmaker is set to release her new LP, 'Rated R' later this month and says she drew ideas from a diverse range of artists, including the...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 November 2009
Slash Finishing Solo Album
Slash is finishing recording his solo album today (04.11.09). The former 'Guns N Roses' guitarist said he's recording the last song for his debut solo album - which will feature a number of guest vocalists...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 November 2009
Scherzinger Recording With Slash
NICOLE SCHERZINGER is swapping pop for rock - the PUSSYCAT DOLLS star has recorded songs with SLASH and ALICE COOPER.The singer is currently on hiatus from the girl group and is working on a string...
By WENN on 13 October 2009
Best Guitarist Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix has been named the greatest electric guitarist of all time.The 'All Along The Watchtower' star topped a list compiled by Time magazine, beating renowned musicians including Slash, BB King, Keith Richards of the...
By Bang Showbiz on 21 August 2009
Slash Pays Tribute To Les Paul
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 (13Aug09) at the age of 94. During his lifetime,...
By WENN on 13 August 2009
Stars Come Out For Slash
The stars came out for SLASH as the rocker headlined Norway's Quart Festival on Tuesday (30Jun09) - OZZY OSBOURNE and RON WOOD joined him onstage.The Velvet Revolver and ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist was also joined...
By WENN on 04 July 2009
Velvet Revolver Wait For Fate
Velvet Revolver expect their new singer to "land in their laps".The group have been searching for a frontman since the departure of Scott Weiland last year but bassist Duff McKagan insists they are not worried...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 June 2009
Slash Recruits Bonham, John 5 To His Band
VELVET REVOLVER star SLASH has named part-time LED ZEPPELIN drummer JASON BONHAM to his new group which will debut at the Quart Festival in Norway on 30 June (09).Slash's band will also feature Rob Zombie...
By on 09 June 2009
Slash Swapped Snakes For Kids
Rocker SLASH was forced to give up his huge collection of snakes when his wife PERLA became pregnant with their first child. The former Guns N' Roses guitarist amassed a vast menagerie of the reptiles that...
By WENN on 26 January 2009
Slash: 'I'm Better Sober'
Rocker SLASH insists he's a better guitarist now he's given up alcohol - and a better father too. The former Guns N' Roses star checked into rehab to tackle his drinking problem, and insists that...
By WENN on 12 May 2008
Slash Gave Up Snakes For The Sake Of His Son
Rocker SLASH gave up his collection of 80 pet snakes over fears the creatures would not make for a safe home environment for his first child. The Velvet Revolver star kept mostly deadly pythons and...
By WENN on 10 May 2008
Slash: 'I Won't Let Jackson Near My Kids'
VELVET REVOLVER guitarist SLASH once refused to allow MICHAEL JACKSON near his two-year-old son - because he didn't quite trust the star. The former Guns N' Roses star admits he was weary of Jackson meeting...
By WENN on 02 January 2008
Slash Recalls Rose's Tantrum Over Grandmother's Sofa
Rocker SLASH had to treat his GUNS N' ROSES bandmate AXL ROSE with "kid gloves" or risk the singer jumping out of moving vehicles. The guitarist learned early on that volatile Rose wasn't a fan...
By WENN on 01 November 2007
Slash: 'Seymour Cassel Came Up With My Nickname'
Rocker SLASH's longstanding stage name was coined by veteran character actor SEYMOUR CASSEL. The former Guns 'N Roses guitarist, who now plays in Velvet Revolver, was born Saul Hudson and has been a friend of...
By WENN on 31 October 2007
Lords Didn't Want To Be Seen With Slash
Porn icon TRACI LORDS was so embarrassed to be seen with her former rocker boyfriend SLASH, she insisted they never arrived at parties and events together. The ex-GUNS N' ROSES star briefly dated Lords in...
By WENN on 18 October 2007
Slash Missed Out On Bedding Famous Porn Star Girlfriend
Rocker SLASH missed the chance to sleep with his dream girlfriend when former porn star TRACI LORDS dumped him before he lived out his sex fantasy with the X-rated actress. The Velvet Revolver star reveals...
By WENN on 17 October 2007
Slash Blames Megadeth For Speeding Ticket
Former GUNS 'N ROSES star SLASH has to undergo 'traffic school' in Los Angeles after getting carried away behind the wheel of his car while listening to the new MEGADETH album. The rocker was caught...
By WENN on 22 September 2007
Slash Hands Back Hard Rock Guitar
VELVET REVOLVER guitarist SLASH showed his gratitude at a recent Hard Rock dedication ceremony honouring his music - by returning a guitar he stole from the organisation. The ex-Guns N' Roses rocker's career was celebrated...
By WENN on 23 July 2007
Slash: 'I Did Visit Axl'
Rocker SLASH has confirmed reports he visited his former GUNS N' ROSES bandmate AXL ROSE after initially denying the rumours. The Velvet Revolver guitarist has been a constant critic of singer Rose, and scoffed at...
By WENN on 23 May 2007
Classic Guns N' Roses Line-up To Reform?
The original line-up of GUNS N' ROSES is to reform, according to original drummer STEVEN ADLER. Frontman AXL ROSE is the only original member of the band in its current incarnation, but Adler claims himself,...
By WENN on 17 February 2007
Patton Turned Down Inxs And Velvet Revolver
MIKE PATTON turned down invitations to join rock supergroups INXS and VELVET REVOLVER, because they are too popular. Ex-GUNS N' ROSES guitarist SLASH approached the former FAITH NO MORE frontman in 2002 to be the...
By World Entertainment News Network on 04 August 2006
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