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SLASH is always busy with a band, doing interviews, guest appearances
and on and on. It's hard to keep track of what he's up to but here in
the Current Events section we try to keep an eye on him for you. If
you have any SLASH sightings to report, email the SLASH page right here.
Just click on the SLASH picture below:
Declan in Ireland has tickets for a Wales date for Velvet Revolver. The Ireland date was
announced after that one, and he really would prefer not to travel to the Wales show. He
knows he could sell them on ebay, but he wanted the fans here to have first crack at them.
If there is anyone out there who can use two tickets to the Wales show, he will sell them
at face value of 55 pounds. Write to Dec directly at declanhore@gmail.com. Snap them up!
UK fan Lesley writes that GNR are shortlisted for nomination the first UK Hall of Fame.
The program is on channel 4 at 9 pm Sunday nights. Check their web site at
channel4.com. Lesley thinks you can only vote by
phone, though. Anyone who hasn't been watching should call and vote for GNR! And US
fans who can, should remember to vote on November 2 in our presidential election!
In other magazine mentions, SLASH picked his ultimate compilation guitar mix CD in the
November 2004 issue of the UK's Q magazine:
We also have some rumored shows that we have not been able to confirm so they are not
on our calendar as yet, but these are really tasty:
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When you're over at the official site, there will be a popup asking you to vote for the next
single. The band wants to know if you'd like it to be "Big Machine" or "Do It For The Kids".
You can vote and see where the vote is right now. When we voted, the vote was very close.
Tonight Channel 72, the TV Guide channel is showing a special on Velvet Revolver. They call
it "Watching Velvet Revolver Taking the World by Storm". So watch for that on your TV Guide
channel. Thanks, Ray, for that heads up!
Ray wrote and told us that the "Fall To Pieces" video is now on itunes. So those of you
who use that can see it anytime. And if you go to rollingstone.com
you'll see a big beautiful picture of Scott and his wife with a link to the "Fall To Pieces"
video. The main item on the page is rotated, so watch for it to come up. It really is a
great picture. Thanks, Allen, for sending that in.
Doing a little surfing, we turned up an Izzy Stradlin mention. The first is an article about
how reggae revolutionary is making a comeback. Mikey Dread performs in this genre, and he
said he has worked with Izzy Stradlin. Izzy fans can hear that reggae quality in several of
his solo songs. Reuters has an article analyzing the music world. They say that only two
rock albums debuted at #1, Green Day's and Velvet Revolver's. Finally, we read an interview
with Black Keys who are becoming more successful. When asked if that meant they were leaving
Ohio to go to L.A. and hang out with Velvet Revolver, they said VR makes them vomit on themselves.They went on to
rant on and on. Can't please them all, so you have to please yourself.
Some news on the rankings of Velvet Revolver music...the AP reports that the single "Fall To Pieces"
is in the #8 slot. VH1 has it #10 in their Top Ten Countdown.
Most of our news tonight has to do with the Velvet Revolver tour. We've got quite a bit
of information to pass along. First, Lesley in Manchester, England emailed us that the
London Hammersmith Apollo show is SOLD OUT! Another show has been added...the London
Brixton Academy. If you got shut out from the sold out show, get on the ball and
get them now. These are all going to sell out. Thanks, Lesley!
We have some reviews for you to check out. The first is from the Hidalgo show at Dodge
Arena before a crowd of about 4,000. Their performance was the highlight of the
radio station Q94.5's Rocktoberfest which also included some other bands. There was
floor gallery seating for dancing, moshing and crowd surfing. Check the rest of the
Hidalgo review at Hidalgo Review.
There's another professional review of the show which has some interesting flashbacks.
The original GNR played here long ago and opened for Alice Cooper for which the band was
paid $700! This is Velvet Revolver's first show in the Rio Grande Valley. Check this history
out at Flashback Review.
Surfing around, we found a good article about how Duff credits kickboxing for getting him back
in
and keeping him away from his old gallon a day vodka habit. See this one at
Duff Story.
We often get the question as to who is opening for the band. That question is almost
always up to the promoter and the answer sometimes doesn't get back to us. We do know
that a New Zealand band, The Datsuns, will open for 3 shows for VR after Halloween. We
don't know anything about them, but maybe our New Zealander/Australian friends do.
Q magazine had a lot of SLASH mentions in their November issue. We gave you the
list of SLASH's Top 20 Riffs that appeared there. They also named Guns N'Roses as the
#15 in the 50 Biggest Bands of All Time. The GNR Greatest Hits album is still on
their charts at #30 having been on the charts 26 weeks. They also reported that when
Velvet Revolver was in the UK, Scott indulged in what they called "prima donna behavior".
On hearing that SLASH had been roped into a photo session instead of him, Weiland threw
a "major hissy fit". The "tousle haired guitarist was quietly led away and Weiland ushered in."
The magazine suspects this one may yet end in tears. Let's hope not. There's enough limelight
for everyone. Another big UK magazine is Mojo, and they are also doing an article about
SLASH. We learned this from several requests for photos of SLASH. UK readers should be on the
lookout for that one.
In yet another magazine, Guitar Player's December issue, there's an ad for the
Crybaby Classic and another ad about the SLASH/Matt interview on VH1's Top Twenty Countdown
Show (FTP at #6 again this week).
We got a good review on the Nashville, TN show called Buzzfest V. Jason and Denise Black
sent this in. The show was on 10/16 with VR headlining and they were awesome. The band came
on late and played a shortened set (due to Scott's having the flu). We'll let Jason and
Denise tell you all about it. Just click on the link above. Thanks for sending this in!
This just in!:
Chicagoland VR fans!! Get your tickets for the November 21st show
before the general public on sale & take advantage of lower service
fees!
The skinny -
Who: Velvet Revolver
What: Pre-Sale Tickets
When: Pre-sale begins Wednesday, 10/27 at 6:00PM EST
.
Pre-sale closes 10/29 at 3:00.
Where: Allstate Arena, Chicago, IL on November 21st
Why: Get your tix before show sells out & save $ on service charges
How: Head to www.velvetrevolver.tickets.musictoday.com
Enjoy!
We wanted to do our annual Halloween feature of anyone dressing up as SLASH. We finally got
one person's picture in. Kyle is getting the Halloween weekend rolling by sending in a
picture of himself dressed as SLASH. Pretty good, right? Kylie says
here is a picture from last Halloween when he went out as Slash… He plans on going out in this same costume this year,
however… he had to buy a new hat, wig, aviators and shoes (they were cheap black shoes which he has since
replaced with snakeskin cowboy boots for the costume)…. as he lost them all that night. Slash w/friends Indiana and Hef.
Thanks, Kyle!
You can add to your UK tour schedule The Point in Dublin, Ireland which last time we said
was being publicized on the radio only. The show is on 1/12/05. Also added to the U.S. Tour was Atlanta, Georgia
at the Gwinett Arena on 12/5/04. Tickets for both go on sale Saturday, October 30
according to Ticketmaster. If you have information on ticket sales for other November shows, we'd
like to know that. Jamie says that you can buy tickets for the Manchester UK show, and
he picked up 2 today. By the way, the tour is being called the "Anything Can Happen Tour".
Duff is quoted as saying that it's rock and roll pandemonium. The free show they did was
what fans can expect with the tour although the set will be longer than the seven song
show in L.A. The band has also selected some covers which may also be used as B sides.
One is Aerosmith's "No More No More", Cheap Trick's "Surrender", Queen's "Tie Your Mother
Down". Scott says the band has learned how to deal with five large egos on stage. They
argue, but they have learned how to keep it together. Everyone has his own idea on how
things should be run, but they know what to do and what not to do, the things that they
did wrong in the past and how to make things right.
Ben bought the new SLASH Guitar Legends magazine and says it's very good. There
are older articles and some new ones. There's a lesson for guitar players by SLASH, and
it also has several songs transcribed. The magazine is a must buy for SLASH fans because
it has lots of photos of the old days lots of new ones. Thanks, Ben!
A personal item about Scott Weiland...today we read on a celeb web site that Scott will
turn 37 on October 27. Happy Birthday, Scott! Scott recently posted an item on the official
site attacking Classic Rock for another of those interviews he doesn't like. See the
official site for that one.
Ray tells us that if you go over to Music Match, an online music download site that's a
competitor of itunes, etc., on their main page is a picture of Velvet Revolver! Even though
VR is not listed as a top group or download, there the guys are. Thanks, Ray!
If you're interested in SLASH's old band mates from GNR, Greenwich Times did an interview
with Adler's Appetite, Steven Adler's band. They say that Adler celebrates GNR with songs from
Appetite.... He was one of the few band members to participate in the VH1 episode
of Behind the Music on GNR. Steven is actively touring again, and the interviewer caught
up with the band to catch a glimpse of what's happening with them now. Adler's Appetite
has a revolving cast of musicians. The one coming to Greenwich featured Alex Grossi,
a Connecticut musician, singler Joe Le Ste(Bang Tango) and bassist Chuck Wright. The band
recording the the debut Adler's Appetite disc, now in pre-production, is bassist Robbie
Crane (Ratt), singer Jizzy Pearl, guitarist Brent Muscat (Faster Pussycat) and Keri
Kelli (SLASH's Snakepit). Steven says he loves to play music with all his friends and
plays whenever he gets a chance. Everyone is doing a great job, and there is no set roster
to the band. Thanks, Brian, for that update on Steven.
Big excitement from the European fans as website getlive.co.uk
publishes the UK Velvet Revolver January 1995 Tour. With this web site, you can buy tickets
in a presale early
on Thursday, October 21. Right now the web site doesn't have the list up anymore.
The public sale begins Friday, October 22. Here's the list they
published for January 2005:
1/14 Glasgow at SECC
1/15 Newcastle at Metro Radio Arena
1/16 Manchester at MEN Arena
1/18 Birmingham at NIA Arena
1/19 Cardiff at International Arena
1/22 Hammersmith at Carling Apollo
Ollie sent that in, and these dates don't appear on the official band site as yet. Also, Colin
heard on the radio that VR will play the Point Depot in Dublin on 1/12. That's not in any list
we've seen, but it's worth a call. There's a rumour that they'll play Leeds, Reading and
Glastonbury, but that is strictly a rumour at this time since no one lists them or claims
to be selling tickets. We hope these five will bring out the UK audiences and push the
single "Fall To Pieces" up higher than #32. Wait till you see Scott do that live!
Ray found the magazine Guitar Legends at the newsstand. It is all about SLASH with
lots of old and new pictures, collected interviews and much more. This is a US publication.
We know many international fans would like a copy, but we don't know if this will be on
foreign newsstands or not. US fans could pick up a spare copy and advertise it in our
Sale/Trade column above. Thanks.
Daniel wanted to go to the opening of the Hard Rock Cafe in Orlando, but the grand opening
was restricted to guitar celebs and their entourages. He went again recently and took some
cool pictures of SLASH's guitars. Here's a picture of his most famous one, the Les Paul
Gold Top. They also have a black Les Paul there. Thanks, Daniel!
Mark responded to our request for reviews of the shows, and he sent along this report
on the New Orleans show. He went with five friends which is
always cool, and it was great. About 50 bands played that weekend, and they were the
only ones to come out with an introduction. After their set, Kid Rock was on, and Mark
felt Velvet Revolver showed him up. We'll let Mark tell you all the details if you click
on the link above. He wanted to let everyone know that if you go to
Voodoo Music Fest and click on Voodoo Films,
you'll see a list of the bands that played there. Just click on Velvet Revolver, and
there's a mind blowing video of the band in action. Fantastic!
Thanks, Mark, for that great review and taking time to send it in!
Velvet Revolver is on their big swing through the U.S. which started with Nashville and
will end on New Year's Eve at The Joint, The Hard Rock in Las Vegas. They will also do
a show on January 1 there. The show at Nashville is over as is New Orleans. We'd love
to read reviews from anyone who made it to the shows. The next show is at the Edgefest
in Tulsa, Oklahoma on October 19. On October 20, they will be at the Zooampitheater in
Oklahoma, so that ought to be some good ones for the Oklahoma fans. Please let us know
what you thought!
If you missed the free show in Hollywood, SLASH's
official artist site has a video of when they performed "Cocksucker Blues". Go
to their site and click on Downloads on the panel. You'll see it listed there for
you to download and play. It's really a good one!
Lisa tells us that in the Italian magazine Axe has some cool information about
SLASH. It's a ten page interview with SLASH with a couple of items we hadn't heard before.
SLASH says that he is going to have a SLASH signature cry baby made by Dunlop! And
his father showed him a picture that SLASH did when he was six years old. It was a guitar!
Thanks, Lisa. Another magazine with a mention of the whole VR band is Metal Edge.
Vicki sent this one in. It's the December issue, and the band is on the cover. It's a
five page article with several pictures. Duff, Dave and SLASH are each interviewed separately.
So look for those two magazines! We're still waiting for the Guitar Legends magazine
which is entirely about SLASH. It should be out anytime now. And finally the October 10 - 16
issue of TV Guide has pictures from the post Emmy party where Velvet Revolver entertained,
and there's a picture of Scott with SLASH in the background and captioned "Scott Weiland of
Velvet Revolver works the crowd".
Several fans sent in statistics. The "Fall To Pieces" single debuted in the UK in the #32
slot according to Sim. Contraband is in the #10 position in Chicago. Boulder and Omaha have "Fall To
Pieces" in the #2 slot.
A preview version of AOL's Music on Demand is now available for PCs running Microsoft's
Windows XP media center edition 2005 and media center extenders. Music on Demand is a new
service offering consumers on-demand access to a library of today's most popular videos.
There's a long list of artists available, and Velvet Revolver is one of them!
Did you know that Scott got a positive ruling from the judge presiding over his probation
status report hearing on October 7? There have been some rumours that Scott failed his
test. Not true at all. Scott is due back for another check-in on December 17.
Velvet Revolver has added the two shows at The Joint at The Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas!
The shows are those big exposure ones on New Year's Eve and the evening of New Year's Day.
So let's get out there and sell them out for both dates. Start the New Year off right with
VR and see SLASH's clothes in the lobby. More shows have been cancelled, probably due to the change over in management. The Montreal
show on 11/13, the Rochester, NY show on 11/14, the Chicago, IL show on 11/21 and the
Moline, IL show on 11/22 are all cancelled according to Ticketmaster and the venues. These
may not be all the cancellations and additions, so watch out for your show's status and new
ones. We'll put them in the News and in the Calendar.
Sammy caught the free show the band put on. It was in the Amoeba parking lot, and Sammy
figured out a way to sneak into a building and get on the roof where he had a super
view. He said the band's sound live is amazing, and all of them looked just great in
person. He had seen GNR before and was impressed with Scott and Dave and their
ability to move around the stage as SLASH and Duff do. Sammy said they were worth way
more than a free show and advises everyone to go see them!
At there's an interview with Duff . Rich sent
this in. It's a long one from July. When you get to that page, scroll down and you'll see
the Velvet Revolver name. Rich also sent some information for the UK people. On Sunday,
C4 is holding a show called "UK Music Hall of Fame". This week it's the 80's decade, and
GNR are on it. Viewers get to vote one band to win and be put in the Hall of Fame with
Elvis, the Beatles, Madonna, U2 and Bob Marley. UK fans can try to put GNR in with a
vote. Thanks, Rich!
In the October 28 issue of Rolling Stone, there's a 2 page ad for Miller's Beer.
It says "Rock Without Roots: That's Like Beer Without Taste". They salute a summer
of legendary artists and the 50th Anniversary of Rock. Great picture of SLASH along with
Lenny Kravitz, Bo Diddley, James Brown, Doors and Cheap Trick. SLASH looks like a bronzed
god in his photo with the gold light behind him. Super!
01. JIMI HENDRIX - Machine Gun
02. LED ZEPPELIN - No Quarter
03. AEROSMITH - Nobody's Fault
04. AEROSMITH/RUN DMC - Walk This Way
05. JEFF BECK - Cause We've Ended As Lovers
06. JEFF BECK - I Ain't Superstitious
07. JEFF BECK - Rock My Plimsoul
08. JIMI HENDRIX - Purple Haze
09. JIMI HENDRIX - All Along The Watchtower
10. VAN HALEN - Runnin' With The Devil
11. CHEAP TRICK - Gonna Raise Hell
12. ERIC CLAPTON - Cocaine
13. DEREK & THE DOMINOES - Layla
14. GARY MOORE - Shapes Of Things
15. UFO - Rock Bottom (Live)
16. SCORPIONS - Fly To The Rainbow
17. BB KING - The Thrill Is Gone
18. CHUCK BERRY - Johnny B Goode
19. DEEP PURPLE - Burn
20. RORY GALLAGHER - Wheels Within Wheels
Thanks to Brian for sending that in! And Brian also sent in the latest schedule for the VH1 televised program
"Inside (Out): The Rise of Velvet Revolver". This has been postponed many times, and the latest date is now December 1,
but no time has been given as yet. So watch for that one and hope it stays in the schedule.
Duff was recently interviewed by The Times-Picayune newspaper, and he said that Axl was not the sole
creative force in GNR. As most of us know, Axl did not write all of the music although he did come up with
lyrics. Duff said that one reason they broke up was that Axl gave no credit to the rest of the band. Duff said
GNR accomplished a lot and went through a lot, but this is now and VR is having a great time and plan to
stay together. Good news for VR fans! Brian sent this to us...thanks, Brian.
We want to hurry and get this out to all the fans in the L.A. area. By now you must have
heard that Velvet Revolver was planning a free rooftop show. The first venue choice
became a problem when the city would not issue them the necessary permit for last night's
show. But you can come out tonight and see them for FREE right on the streets of
Hollywood at 8 pm PT in the Amoeba parking lot, 6400 Sunset Boulevard (corner of
Cahuenga) in Hollywood. The original venue was atop the Hustler store! The address
we've given is from SLASH's publicist who says this is the parking lot of a "hippie" record shop. The VR newsletter says it's at the intersection
of Selma and Ivar, just north of Sunset Boulevard. Well, we leave it up to you to
open your eyes and ears and find them!
VR is doing some presales for some of the shows. The presale is a limited sale of tickets
before the general sale begins. Some have come and gone. Check the above calendar for
information. If there's a presale, it will be listed there, but here are some new ones
so you can see them at a glance:
Presale begins Thursday, 10/14 at noon ET and ends 10/15 at 5 pm ET for these shows:
11/7 US Bank Arena - Cincinnati, OH
11/10 Wachovia Spectrum - Philadelphia, PA
11/13 Bell Centre - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
11/12 Verizon Wireless Ampitheater - Manchester, NH
11/14 Blue Cross - Rochester, NY
And the presale is at
www.velvetrevolver.tickets.musictoday.com.
12/5 Atlanta, GA Gwinett Arena
12/11 Miami, FL The Mansion
12/31 Las Vegas, NV The Joint
1/1/05 Las Vegas, NV The Joint
How about those New Year's shows? Great! Let's hope they are confirmed.
In some SLASH news, Jeff sent us a site with
10 buddy icons of SLASH . You can download these and use them for your AIM buddyicons.
Thanks, Jeff! Lisa sent us a note from Italy that the magazine there, Guitar Club
has SLASH on the cover. Inside are 5 pages of an interview with SLASH and Duff. Thanks, Lisa!
Krista reports that on Swedish ZTV today SLASH and Duff appeared talking about
"Fall To Pieces"...the song and the video. Thanks, Krista. And Simrin wants to remind us
that the "Fall To Pieces" single is out in the UK this week. Finally! Thanks, Simrin!
Dorothy tells us that on October 12, SLASH called KROC 102.7 radio station in San Antonio
and spoke with Kidd Chris, a DJ that used to work with Howard Stern. SLASH spoke for
a really long time and was, according to Dorothy, sweet, down to earth and funny.
She wants you to know that the station replays the best of the morning show on Saturday, so
you can tune in if you're in the area. SLASH said he loved San Antonio and was arrested there
once when he was starting out with GNR. They trashed a hotel room and someone called the
police. They caught up with the guys in a convenience store where SLASH had some "stuff"
in his pockets and had to put his hands up on the tour bus. The DJ was laughing! HA!
SLASH also said he hates VR being called a supergroup and that he doesn't hate Axl. The
DJ asked if he would ever kick Axl's ass if he ran into him, and SLASH said that is why
he left so there would be no physical violence. And the DJ said if he's seen that Axl was
bloated now, and SLASH said he wasn't going to go there. SLASH said he's cleaned up his
act, commented on the current rock scene, talked about his love of touring and listened
to the DJ massacre the SCOM riff. Thanks for all that great information, Dorothy!
The webmaster is attending an event this evening and is unable to publish the usual
page. We'll be back Wednesday, October 13. There is one item of great importance, so we've included that
since it may affect your plans for seeing the band.
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As you may know, Velvet Revolver has changed its management, and that's brought about a
number of changes in the tour schedule. The calendar (see above) is up to date, but we'll
describe those changes here so you can see what's happened. This is all taken from the
Official Fan Site, www.velvetrevolver.com, the only site you can really trust for the guy's
schedule.
We have no more information than this. We don't know if deleted shows will
be replaced or if this is the final schedule. We'll keep it as up to date as we can!
First, the Spectrum show in Philly has been changed from November 11 to November 10. The
Providence, Rhode Island show is gone...at least temporarily it is not on the list.
A show has been added for Cincinnati, Ohio on November 7 at the US Bank Arena. (This means
the Charlotte, North Carolina show originally scheduled for this date is gone, at least
temporarily.)
A show has been added for the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York on November 14. (This means
the show in Portland, Maine is gone, at least temporarily.)
Two brand new shows are added:
November 12 - Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, New Hampshire
November 22 - Mark of the Quad Cities, Moline, Illinois
Two other deleted shows are:
November 19 - Minneapolis, MN
November 20 - Madison, WI
To summarize all that, here's what's replaced:
US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio replaces Charlotte, North Carolina on November 7
Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York replaces Portland, Maine on November 14
Spectrum show in Philly replaces Providence, Rhode Island Show on November 11 to November 10.
Two new shows added:
Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, New Hampshire
and
Mark of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois
Two shows deleted (not replaced at this time):
Minneapolis, MN on November 19
Madison, WI on November 20
If you're still confused, check the monthly calendar for November as that has them all. We
do not know when or where tickets are on sale. We cannot get backstage passes for anyone. They
are for media, family, friends of the band. Sometimes a radio station will run a contest that includes
meeting the band, so listen for those. The best way to meet the band is prepare for a long
wait outside near their tour bus if that is possible. If it's a festival and all the buses are
together, chances are you won't be seeing them unless they decide to make themselves available to
fans. Right now, we know of no meet and greets, so make your plans accordingly. We wouldn't bring
a lot of things to be autographed. Just enjoy the show!
We'll return Wednesday, so send any sightings to webmaster@snakepit.org. Thanks!
We're used to Velvet Revolver announcing one or two gigs at a time, but today they
announced TEN! And many of these are from places where fans have written and begged
for a show. You may have to do a little driving, but we can say from our experience
in driving and flying to shows, it's worth it. The shows are on the above calendar,
but here again are the ones they announced today:
11/07 - Cricket - Charlotte,NC
11/10 - Dunkin Donuts Arena - Providence,RI
11/11 - Spectrum - Philadelphia,PA
11/13 - Bell Centre - Montreal,QUE
11/14 - Cumberland County Civic Center - Portland,ME
11/16 - Air Canada Centre - Toronto,ONT
11/17 - Schotenstein Center - Columbus,OH
11/19 - Target Center - Minneapolis,MN
11/20 - Dane County Coliseum - Madison,WI
11/21 - Allstate Arena - Chicago,IL
One other date is a December 2 appearance on the Conan O'Brien show. Check the venue box offices and Ticketmaster
to see if tickets have gone on sale yet. There was a pre-sale on the VR official site,
so check there, too to see if tickets are sold there. We have no more information on tickets. When/if we do, we'll publish it.
Brian spotted these, and so can you by checking the official fan site.
There's one more gig not mentioned in the announcement. Mac sent this in to us. It is some
kind of auction where you bid with Camel cash. Mac didn't send along anymore details but
this is for 12/11 in South Beach, Miami, FL. If anyone knows anymore about this and how
you get in on this, let us know.
Awhile back we told you about the solo appearance SLASH was making on a children's album
called Sing A Song With Six Strings. The album was released this week and is for
sale at any of your regular CD outlets. It celebrates fatherhood and families and features
previously released tracks from Peter Frampton, Carlos Santana, Stevie Ray Vaughan and
Carl Perkins. There are also new tracks from Dean DeLeo (STP), Vernon Reid (Living Colour),
Kyle Cook (Matchbox Twenty), Marc Ford (Black Crowes) and others. SLASH does an instrumental
take on "Sing A Song of Sixpence". As you know, SLASH is the father of two small sons.
He says they have affected his life from a perspective of sensibility. He says he has finally
come to terms with himself and figured out what his goals are. He has two great little guys
and wants to bring them up in the rock and roll fashion which was how he was born and raised
and he thinks they're great. In other words, SLASH has settled down and loves his family
beyond words. It's a new, gentler SLASH we're talking to these days, but when he's on stage
or in the studio, he ROCKS!
Two new shows have been announced for Velvet Revolver along with one reschedule. The
first new one is in Birmingham, Alabama on November 5. The venue is Boutwell Auditorium.
Tickets for the first one go on sale this Saturday, October 9 through Ticketmaster or the
Box Office (205/715-6000). The second one is on November 6, and it's in Southaven,
Mississippi. The venue is the DeSoto Civic Center. Tickets go on sale Saturday, October 9
at $40.50. DeSoto is located at 4560 Venture Drive. Toll free number for more information
is 888-280-9120. Stubbs BBQ in Austin, TX has been rescheduled again. The original show
there was rescheduled for October 29. Now the date and venue are changed, but the city
is the same. The show will be at the Austin Music Hall which is much larger. The original
tickets sold for Stubbs will be honored at the gate, but there are now new tickets for
sale through Frontgate Tickets. The new date is November 1. If you can't make it, refunds
for the Stubbs show are available only through Frontgate. Call 512/389-0315 for additional
information. We've asked for a full schedule of the US tour, and that seems to be a problem
caused by the management changeover, but they are going to try to get one to us so you'll have
more advance notice (as will we). Thanks to Brian for collecting all this information.
We're going to do something we've done in the past years. If you dress up as SLASH for
Halloween, we'd like to see a picture of you and we'll show it right here. Just send ONE
picture and tell us who you are, where you're from and any other information you'd like
to share with our SLASH-world! Send the picture as a .jpg attachment to an email message
to webmaster@snakepit.org. Make the subject be Halloween so we don't miss it! Thanks!
Norm found some pictures on the net that will take you back into the past when SLASH's
Snakepit was on tour. These are at Snakepit.
It's always good to see SLASH's old bands. Thanks, Norm.
Here are some Velvet Revolver statistics:
"Fall To Pieces" is #7 on the Billboard rock chart, up from #8 last week; and it's been on
the chart for 10 weeks. In Canada, Contraband is still on the Top 10 in the #9
slot. Billboard has it in the #34 position, same as last week. It's been on the Billboard
chart 16 weeks.
Ray sent in an article which he thinks would be of interest to all you aspiring musicians
out there. There's no direct SLASH reference, but it might help to answer some of those
questions we get on how to record your music and get your band started. Find the article
at Record and Promote Your Own Music.
Thanks, Ray!
Velvet Revolver right now is taking care of business in L.A., also doing rehearsals for the
shows starting November 14 at Jay Leno's Tonight Show then going right into a set of shows
in the southwest. We've been told that they will tour the US through the end of 2004 and
then head back to Europe for a swing through countries there in February 2005. We have no further information
on which countries/cities in Europe, but when they're announced we'll have them right here
and on the tour calendar (see above).
Last time we told you that Camp Freddy will be playing two gigs to benefit the StepUp
Women's Network with one date in NYC and one in L.A. Matt Sorum is the drummer for Camp
Freddy, but you won't see Matt if you go to the L.A. gig. Velvet Revolver will play Phoenix
that night, and when Matt's on tour, Camp Freddy gets a fill in. Last gig it was Stephen
Perkins, so he's a possibility, but it won't be Matt.
Vicki has a SLASH sighting for us from Guitar World Acoustic, the November 2004 issue.
SLASH is pictured in color, a small picture, wearing top hat and red shirt, holding his
acoustic. His quote: "The first guitar I ever got was a Spanish-style model that had only
one string on it. My grandmother dug it up because she knew I'd always been interested in
playing. So I learned everything you learn on just a one-string guitar. I finally
acquired a real six-string acoustic when I was 15, an old Epiphone that I carried around
forever." Thanks, Vicki!
From the UK, we have a note from John that there is an interview with SLASH broadcast on
October 1 on Scotland Today, the news program on Scottish TV. The interview was recorded
when Velvet Revolver played Glasgow, and you can watch it online in the usual choice of
formats.
Click here to go to the interview. The interview is conducted with "Fall To Pieces"
playing. Thanks, John! ChristenE tells us that "Big Machine" got some airplay today
on KROQ!
Ray tells us that The Gibson Player X-Press, an online newsletter from Gibson, came out on
Friday. In this edition is an article with rock photographer, Ross Halfin. In the article
Halfin talks about rock guitarists he has photographed, and SLASH is there in two great
pictures. The
article and SLASH photos are great! Thanks, Ray!
There are two new events to announce for Velvet Revolver. The first is another appearance
on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. That's scheduled for October 14 at 11:30 ET. Even better,
the band announced another show. This one is the second Oklahoma show. It will be at
Zoo Ampitheatre in Oklahoma City, OK. Tickets are on sale right now through tickets.com.
Be there!
October is the date for the 2004 State Fair in Phoenix. It's also the date for StepUp that
Camp Freddy is playing in L.A. So, we wonder how Matt Sorum will handle being at both!
We're checking to see what will happen and will let you know.
Snitch is the new NYC bar and restaurant owned by Duff, Matt and Fuel's Brett Scallions.
There's a small stage and instruments in case any rockers drop by and want to play. Velvet
Revolver performed there the week the club opened. There's a good
review of the club
at this link. The club is at 59 W.21st Street in Manhattan; and if you go there, we'd like
to hear your review, too.
The other day we reported that Velvet Revolver had split its management with SLASH going with
one management organization while the rest of the band went with another. We asked SLASH's
publicist if this was a sign that there was a split in the band, and she said no, that
often there are different managers for everyone in the band. She cited Motley Crue and
Fleetwood Mac as examples and said the band is still tight.
Sherry subscribes to Guitar World, and in the December issue they listed SLASH's
solo for Michael Jackson's "Black or White" on their list of the 100 worst riffs, licks
and songs of all time. Hmm. And we always liked that one. The comment was "Shooting for
another rock crossover coup along the lines of Eddie Van Halen's "Beat It" solo, wacko
jacko placed a call to SLASH, the hottest guitarist of the moment. Lightning failed to
strike twice, however, and Eddie no doubt lost little sleep over SLASH's plodding
contributions." Well, that's their opinion, but we don't agree and neither did Sherry.