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 News section we try to
keep an eye on him for you.
SLASH wished us a Happy New Year and told us the new album from Velvet Revolver should be out in
spring, about April. He said it sounds amazing! He has also made a couple more guest appearances.
One was on Sarah Kelly's album, Where the Past Meets Todsy. SLASH is on two tracks on that
album, "Still Breathing" and "Out of Reach". The second guest appearance we learned about from
SLASH is on Chris Daughtry's album Daughtry where SLASH plays on "What I Want". We bought
both of these albums, and you should, too!
We told you about that SLASH commercial that he did for Volkswagen, and we hope you had a chance
to see it. If you didn't, you can see it right now on Volkswagen's web site. When you get to
the link they gave us, just look for a small SLASH as a thumbnail which will say "Stacked" if
you mouse over it. Enjoy! Click
here to get there.
There was a Guns N'Roses mention in, of all places, the Sunday, October 8, New York Times on the
Best Seller page. They sometimes have a few short pieces about some of the books there.
Comedian Bob Newhart said that his first book is a memoir titled I Shouldn't Even Be Doing
This! One funny bit there has Newhart recalling his Billboard success in the early '60s
with a pair of albums, The Button Down Mind and The Button Down Mind Strikes
Back at numbers 1 and 2. It was quite a feat till Guns N'Roses came along in 1999 with the
Use Your Illusionalbums. These two knocked Newhart's albums off the top two slots.
Newhart deadpans,"You hate to lose a record, especially when you don't know it, but at least
it went to a friend!" That's Newhart humor!
Thursday, October 5...be on the alert for another SLASH appearance! He will be on Jay Leno
with the Camp Freddy supergroup. They will be covering Cheap Trick's "Surrender". Camp
Freddy did this song on the soundtrack of the album Employee of the Month. SLASH
didn't play on the album, but Scott sang on the album. SLASH will definitely will be on Leno with the Camp Freddy gang.
As for the album, Camp Freddy does a second song on there: Twentieth Century Boy. Also,
in related news, Velvet Revolver covered "Surrender" as b-side for international release. If
you want to hear a snippet of Camp Freddy doing "Surrender", go to Jay Leno's web site and follow
the links to musical guests this week. You'll see Camp Freddy listed for Thursday with option
to listen to 30 seconds or to buy that album.
If you were lucky enough to be watching the new"Law and Order: Criminal Intent" on
channel NBC on Tuesday, October 3
around 9:30 EST, you would have seen SLASH's new commercial for Volkswagen. It is a killer! All black
and white. Through the miracle of cgi, they have stacks of VW's playing SLASH's music just like
stacks of amps. SLASH is in his all black leather playing a beautiful black and silver guitar.
The ad says that for a limited time if you buy a VW, you can get this guitar and then you can
play like SLASH. They hasten to add...if you ARE SLASH. His solo is so cool. So, watch for that
ad on the new TV shows this fall. The web site for VW is www.vdubsrock.com, and we're told that
this commercial will be put up there sometime, so keep checking for it. It's a cool site with
a battle of the bands going on now, so you'll like this site. Fans have been reporting that the
super commercial is not just on NBC, so keep your eyes open for this! It's been too long since
we've seen Our Man!
SLASH says he is going to be a guest host on the "Tommy Lee Show" this fall.
Gilby Clark should be on, too. If you haven't seen Tommy Lee's show, you're really missing
a rock and roll show. SLASH said he wasn't positive of when he'd be on, but it looked like
September and December.
SLASH has been looking at sports cars, and he's most likely going to get an Astin Martin,
all black. He did look at others like the Ferrari but thought they were too flashy.
He tried out the Martin and really had it at top speed! SLASH also has a Hummer.
As you know, SLASH's birthday is July 23 when he will be 41.
Asked what he'd like, he said it would be a 1959 Les Paul in good condition.
He said one would cost about $250,000. If you know where he can get one, let him know.
His new fan address is:
Finally, he worked with Billy Idol on the song "In the Summertime"
and they also did a video for that one. He just finished working with Paulina Rubio, too.
She is a very beautiful and talented Latina artist. You can order her albums from
amazon.com, but Slash was not sure which one his song would appear on.
At the end of each week, the news is moved to the current month below to
permit faster downloading of the News section. Clicking a month in that month
brings up all the archived news for that month. The news for 2004, 2003, 2002 and
2001 are archived below by month as are the past months in 2005. Years previous to
2001 are also below but grouped into larger month sections, that is, 6 months may be
together.
Read about some older SLASH events! Items here are from July 1, 2000 through December 31, 2000.
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By now you must have heard that Scott Weiland, lead singer
for Velvet Revolver, has been dismissed from the band. SLASH cited personal differences as well
as frequently erratic behavior by Scott onstage. Weiland is back to fronting Stone Temple Pilots,
and Velvet Revolver is back to searching for a singer. Some fans have been speaking out, especially
in a poll conducted by Rolling Stone online. Chris Cornell, who formerly fronted Soundgarden and
Audioslave, came in as the #1 choice. As you might expect, fans named Buckcherry's frontman, Josh
Todd second. This is highly unlikely as SLASH is not a great admirer of Todd. Bringing up the
rest of the Top 5 were Sebastian Bach, Eric Dover of SLASH's Snakepit and Izzy Stradlin. You
may recall that Bach was rejected last time around, and Izzy doesn't like to tour.
Obviously, the band wants a new singer asap. In fact, there is a gig at Vegas that was contracted
for before the breakup took place. SLASH says they are going to do the gig with a cast of well-known
singers...like a revolving door, as he puts it. He says the band doesn't know what they want
yet; they're just listening till "they know it when they hear it".
Matt has been pushing to have the band set up an online audition hub in the next month or so.
SLASH said they already had a singer in mind, but they may actually do this web site for
auditions. This will be a very expensive proposition; it will be like a mini-uTube. SLASH
said they had in mind before they left for the UK...that has fallen through.
In other news, SLASH's expensive signature guitars have
come out from Gibson. Check the Gibson site for more information on this big sale. Get yours
now because when they're gone, they're gone! Also, we have heard rumors of a SLASH solo album but
so far, the Man hasn't confirmed or denied. Wouldn't that be GRAND? One final item we just
learned about. Velvet Revolver was denied entry into Japan last November although they
toured Japan in 2005 without indicent. Some say it's because Japan is taking a tougher
stance on drugs, and is really looking into band members' recent drug problems.
As we told you awhile back, SLASH has been doing a monthly column called The Cat In The Hat
in the magazine Guitar World. Sadly, we must let you know that the April issue of the
magazine contains SLASH's last column. This is a super column filled with information and answers
to fan questions. Hurry out and get this magazine from the newsstand if you are not a subscriber.
We're sorry to see this one go!
Have you tried out your Guitar Hero III package yet? You'll be pleased to know there is an
add-on for it already. Look for the "Velvet Revolver Pack". It includes "She Builds Quick Machines",
"Slither" and "Messages". If you haven't heard of "Messages", that's because you don't own
the Libertad Deluxe edition. It's not trivial to find these add-ons, but start with
the store and be persistent!
Looking back at the Grammy's, we were disappointed that VR did not appear. Maybe next year if
they get that third album in production. Not MAYBE, DEFINITELY! The one mention we did see was
that two artists there wore top hats. One was, of course, SLASH. The other was Yoko Ono!
We didn't see any pictures of the two together. Another
missed photo op.
Q magazine reviewed SLASH's book, SLASH, and gave it 4 out of 5 stars. To quote
their review, "A raw, no-holds-barred account of the Guns N'Roses guitarist's life that reveals
the mental scars beneath that trademark top hat. He paints GN'R as the ultimate dysfunctional
family with bruising candor."
Gibson Guitar recently announced the exclusive opportunity to "SHRED LIKE SLASH" on April 1, 2008.
Gibson is coming out with some new series of SLASH sig guitars. Each model has been designed
and produced in close cooperation with SLASH. The models will be available from Gibson Custom,
Gibson USA and Epiphone. Each of these gives you the opportunity to own a guitar inspired by
SLASH. Beginning at 5 pm, the guitars will go on sale. Once they are gone, they are gone. No more
will be produced once they sell out. Read all about it at
Epiphone News.
SLASH's autobiograpy, SLASH, came out at the end of October 2007. It's a large (over 400
pages) book that details the life of SLASH from birth to his lead guitar position in Velvet
Revolver. There are many photos, some of which have never been published before. If you've
kept up with your SLASH reading and interview-listening over the years, the book is a good
summary. If you haven't, we guarantee you will be wide-eyed at some of the antics. Truly, as
SLASH himself says, it's a wonder he is alive and clean now which means we should have him and
the famous SLASH-sound for years to come! Not all of his friends did make it, and he talks about
those who took the wild side and died. But the book is not a downer. SLASH revels in his past
life and even when he did some crazy things, he was mostly enjoying his life and looks back
with some wonder and a smile. Right now SLASH has been doing things most authors do. He has been
at various bookstores doing book signings and appearing on TV shows like Letterman and Jimmy
Kimmel plugging his book in his usual gentle style. The New York Times Sunday Book Review
shows SLASH debuting at the #5 position in the best selling non-fiction list. The
autobiography hung on for about 5 weeks in this hardback list, took a short break and came back on
the list! Right now, the book is only available
in hardback. If it comes out in paperback, we'll let you know.
A music video game is also known as a music game or rhythm game. Guitar Hero III: Legends of
Rock is the third installment of the Guitar Heroes series. The game is published by
Activision and RedOctane with Neversoft as the developer for the PlayStation 3, the most
popular vehicle for playing the game. The player uses a guitar-shaped controller to simulate
the playing of music by playing in-time with the music. Guitar Hero III features over
60 songs and is the first game in the series to feature online playing. The best thing for us
is that the game features SLASH as an in-game character. SLASH is one of the bosses and an
"unlockable" playable character in the game. SLASH did motion capture to record his movements
for the game, and by beating him in a one-on-one competition (playing an original composition
of his), he will be unlocked as a playable character. The master track of "Welcome to the
Jungle" appears as an encore song which is playable with SLASH. Needless to say, the game offers
many levels and the challenger has to get through all of these. It's a great game and a real
challenge to "get your ya ya's out". A PlayStation3 goes for under $400 and Guitar Hero III
for under $100. So, for under $500, you get one of the best guitar games going. Being a very
good guitar player on your own may not be a big help. SLASH says he has a very hard time with
it because he is used to playing a real guitar! Get to your electronics or game store and get
with it!
SLASH is becoming quite the author! He is writing a monthly column for the magazine
Guitar World where he tells you what he is doing guitar-wise and gives many tips on how to
play VR songs. Excellent help from the man himself. Get yourself a subscription so you don't
miss a single, full page column. The current has Jack White of White Stripes on the cover and is
the August issue.
SLASH's autobiography is coming out October 30 and is available right now for pre-order at the
various book sellers on the net. The book is hardcover and was co-written with author Anthony
Bozza who co-wrote the Nikki Sixx Book The Heroin Diaries which recently came out. SLASH's book title
is SLASH. At Amazon.com, the price is $18.45. Amazon.com gives a good description of the
book..."From one of the greatest rock guitarists of our era comes a memoir that redefines
sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll." It follows SLASH's life from some of his childhood to the
early seventies when he got his first guitar. Then, there is said to be a description of the
formation and travails of Guns N'Roses and on to Velvet Revolver. SLASH has said there will
be "previously unrevealed" details of his life, so this sounds like a book all of us SLASH fans
will want to get and read. Look for it in the bookstore on October 30 or order online.
Important Announcement! SLASH will be on the Ellen DeGeneres show on Friday, September 28
between 10 and 11 am on NBC. A snippet from the show was shown today. Ellen said she got to
go to SLASH's home and hang with him. She also got to sing and play some riffs. SLASH played
for her when she hang. We're told that it was funny, so try to tune in!
In August and September there were quite a few magazines with cover stories about SLASH. Try
to pick up some of these! Q magazine has a great full page picture of SLASH and a one
page interview. SLASH revealed that his wife, Perla, had been in rehab for a couple of months,
and he went on a two-month hardcore drug binge. He says that he then went to rehab and has been
clean for ten months. Sounds like they need to get back on the road! SLASH says he gets into
trouble when he is not working. During the interview, he only had a glass of iced tea. They asked
him since he had just had a birthday if he would ever be too old to rock. He said he never would
be too old and just be a session musician. He says he will always be out there, making it work,
one way or the other. The August 9 issue of Rolling Stone features a cover picture which
is one from 20 years ago. Appetite For Destruction turned 20 years old, there are
articles about the band and how they came together. It's a good review for those of us who have
followed Guns over the years and great for the younger set who missed all that angst and glory.
They also have news of the members now and lots of good pictures. This one is a keeper and
great for collectors. Another one to pick up is the issue of Classic Rock with Axl and
SLASH on the cover. Another old picture with the two joined by a nice logo of "20 Years of
Appetite. Then, GNR, the power and sex games at the heart of Appetite. Also
included is a free CD with a cover similar to The Spaghetti Incident called Sons of
Guns II: 17 more new bands with an appetite for destruction. Inside are articles about
Velvet Revolver, Axl vs. Velvets and Guns N'Roses. If you don't read any other article, be
sure to read the Velvet Revolver article which gives loads of insight into the making of
Libertad. These articles are all pretty much a look back at GNR. Guitar magazine
also has several great old pictures. They did find out from SLASH that he is writing his
autobiography with the co-writer of Nikki Sixx's autobiography. SLASH feels that it is just
the right time to do this, doing a book on the GNR part of his life now that he has moved on
to VR. He says it goes from his childhood all the way up to Velvet Revolver, so that should be
a good one. He also said that it won't be just a rehash, but it will be things we've never heard
him tell anyone before, "a snapshot of the last 40 years". Another good magazine is Guitarist,
but this issue only has a small pic of SLASH on the front and a small mention of the European
tour accompanied by a pic of SLASH and Duff.
At the end of August, VR performed a special charity event in Minneapolis in addition to
headlining a gig there. In honor of Matt Sorum's brother Daniel who passed away earlier this
year at the age of 11 from brain stem cancer, the fundraising event was held at Fine Line
Music Cafe. Proceeds went to benefit students at the school Daniel attended, The Wilmar
Community Christian School. A Scholarship Fund has been set up in Daniel's name.
Did you get a chance to be involved in the VR all-request live webcast? The event was on
July 31 and VR used My Space IM to take requests from fans lave and in-studio. To be in
the studio, you had to answer the question "who is the song 'Dirty Little Thing' about?
Hmm. We guessed Paris Hilton, but we never did hear the answer. Watch for more of these
cool events in the future.
Have you heard about the Rock n'Roll Fantasy Camp? You send in your $9,000 and for this you
get the chance to come to the LA camp and work with a working, famous musician for 5 days and
nights. SLASH will be there as a performing artist. He will not be a counselor working with
the amateurs, but he will be there to perform for an hour one evening. This is the ultimate
music experience for musicians at all levels playing all sorts of instruments or producing,
soundboard and other related things. If you're interested, and who isn't, check out the
camp site, and if you
go, say hi to SLASH for us.
Here we are heading toward the end of July and there is a lot of
SLASH and Velvet Revolver activity. For Velvet Revolver tour and ticket information, go to
the Velvet Revolver site where you'll find all the
dates and pre-sales information. There's even information on a contest you can enter to win
a trip to see the band in NYC.
We managed to score not just the US version of Libertad, but also the Japanese version
as well as the Australian single and the UK album. The US, UK and Japanese versions all contain a cool country/
western track, "Don't Drop That Dime". On the US and UK versions, it is on track 13 following the song
"Gravedancer". On the Japanese version, it is hidden on the 14th track following the bonus
track "Gas & A Dollar Laugh". There is one cover on the album, "I Can't Get It Out of My Head"
which was originally recorded by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). The UK version has a bonus
DVD from the VR tour. This documentary DVD is called "Tierra Roja, Sangre Roja".
The single is titled
Melody and Tyranny in its Australian release. The first single off the new album is
"She Builds Quick Machines". There is a cover on this Australian single, "Psycho Killer" which
was originally recorded by Talking Heads. Lyrics from all tracks can be found on
Velvet Revolver Lyrics. Libertad charted on Billboard
a couple of weeks ago at #5, then dropped to #19 and then fell out of the top 20. So, if you
haven't gotten your copy, get out there and get one. We have seen them at record stores all over,
so you should have no trouble getting one at the store or online.
Another item we wanted to mention to you that today, July 23, 2007, is SLASH's 42nd birthday.
So if you see him, wish him a happy birthday. No word on a celebration. SLASH says he likes to
low key his birthday as he doesn't like to be in the spotlight unless he's on stage. The Hard Rock
web site mentioned it and gave SLASH this write-up: "07.23: On this day in 1965, SLASH of
Guns N' Roses fame was born, forever redefining the top hat industry." Interestingly, Mick Jagger
was born on the same day in 1943.
Rolling Stone had some news for all who are anticipating the release of Guitar Hero III.
SLASH will be a character in the game! It will not be easy to get to him, though. In order to
"unlock" SLASH, (who donned a motion-capture suit so game makers could track his every pluck),
players will have to face him in a one-on-one shredding dueld after completing all the songs
in the game. Rolling Stone said they had no word which SLASH it would be: the
Appetite-era SLASH, the SLASH's Snakepit leader, or the Velvet Revolver lead guitarist.
The game itself is the third official installment in the Guitar Hero video game series.
In May 2006, RedOctane, the publisher of I and II was purchased by Activision. Because of this,
III will be published by Activision. The game uses a guitar controller to play songs. The release
will go from March 2007 to March 2008 depending on the platform. For more information, google
Guitar Hero III and be sure to check the Wikipedia site on this also.
Another article we spotted was in the Rolling Stone news. They said that the Hard Rock in
Vegas recently had a recent ceremony honoring Velvet Revolver on July 14. SLASH presented the
Hard Rock with a guitar he had taken from its Florida cafe explaining that he had taken it from
a dressing room in Orlando. He didn't know why it was there, so he took it. All these years he
has been playing it! Another SLASH sighting was Velvet Revolver playing on the Jay Leno show a
couple of weeks back. They did their single, "She Builds Quick Machines". Jay has VR on quite
often. Did you catch SLASH and Duff with their wives, Perla and Susan on the E! Entertainment
show, "True Hollywood Story: Rock Star Wives". E! tends to repeat a lot of their shows, so watch
for this one in the TV listings.
Velvet Revolver's sophomore album, Libertad, was released
on Tuesday, July 3 in the U.S. We managed to score both the US and the Japanese albums. The
album is great! The band is doing a U.S. tour (see Velvet
Revolver's site), and there are pre-sale tickets and VIP tickets available there. As you can
see by the marquee at the theater in Seattle at left, the show was sold out. Don't get locked
out! Hurry over and order your tickets.
There has been so much coverage now that Libertad is out. Velvet Revolver appeared on Jay
Leno last week to do "She Builds Quick Machines", and they looked and sounded fantastic. We went
to the local newsstand at Border's and bought $50 worth of magazines featuring SLASH. The UK
magazine, Mojo reviewed Libertad and gave it three out of four stars. They were
especially complimentary to SLASH (although not so much to Scott Weiland). Rolling Stone
in their June 14 issue did an interview with SLASH while mentioning that Velvet Revolver would
be on tour August 4 - October with opener Alice in Chains. SLASH talked about his ipod which
has replaced the stereo he used to carry on tour. He says he has everything from ZZ Top to Disney
soundtracks on it. And just a reminder from Rolling Stone and us, SLASH is having his
42nd birthday on July 23. He said he doesn't like to celebrate on the road and pretends it's not
happening. He says he doesn't like to have a lot of attention unless he's on stage. Happy
Birthday early to SLASH! The other magazines we bought were guitar magazines. We'll give you
some information on those as soon as we make our way through them, but you can just go to any
well-stocked newsstand and look for The Man! Sometimes you have to peek inside. Rolling Stone
on June 28 had a great picture of SLASH and Scott inside the front cover labeled "Smoking
Revolvers" with some commentary from Scott on the new tracks. SLASH looked cool in his black
leathers and top hat.
We went to the Velvet Revolver Seattle show and had a great time.
They really rocked the sold-out house. A special treat were the Pink Floyd and GNR songs. We texted
SLASH before the show and met up with him in the alley he was using to get to the hotel(see
picture at left) from soundcheck. He was looking good in jogging pants and a t-shirt. He put us
on his guest list, so later we went back before Velvet Revolver came on at 10 pm. What a show!
Being on the guest list got us some VIP patches and the staff at the Showbox Theater couldn't
have been nicer. We met up with the band in a corridor outside the dressing room. We did get a
chance to say hello to all five, but we spent most of our time with SLASH. He said the seven European
shows that were cancelled were cancelled due to the fact that when you figured in the travel
expenses, they would not be money makers. He didn't know what they would be doing instead as they
know they want to get to Japan, Australia and back to the US. It was good to see him and we
are hoping they will tour the East Coast next time.
Velvet Revolver has announced that their sophomore album,
Libertadwill be released July 3 on RCA records. Right now the band has finished their
South American tour and are going to hit the U.S. with the tour. This will be a short, promotional
tour. Then the band heads off to Europe for a month-long tour, then back to the United States,
then off to Japan and Australia. So, if they get anywhere near you, you'd better get out and
see them, even if it takes a long road trip. They are really moving fast. Once again, we want to
remind you to visit the Velvet Revolver web site where there are tour dates and a very, very
interesting blog. Check it out so you don't miss anything!
Velvet Revolver is now on tour as of April 10, 2007! The tour
begins in South America with shows in Chile, Brazil and Argentina. Then the band comes to the
U.S. for shows in California, Washington, Illinois, Michigan before they move up to Canada for
a show in Toronto. Then back to the U.S. for shows in D.C., Massachusetts, New Jersey, NYC.
Off to Europe then for 17 shows there till July 2. On August 5, Velvet Revolver is scheduled
for the V Festival at Pimlico Park in Baltimore. To get the complete list of dates and buy tickets,
go to Velvet Revolver Home Page. While you're there, you
can also join the fan club, sign up for the VR newsletter and visit the store to order t-shirts
and posters.
SLASH says he still doesn't have a date for Libertad to come out. The record company is
thinking June, but the band is thinking May. Even if you don't have the album before the show
in your area, it's bound to be great! We've heard some reports from South America, and the
shows have been really cool. Stay in touch with the band via their web site as they may be adding
more shows as time goes on.
Fragments of the party band Van Halen accepted induction
induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Monday night. Only Van Halen's second lead singer,
Sammy Hagar, and ex-bass player Michael Anthony turned up for the ceremony. Guitarist Eddie
Van Halen has just gone into rehab and original lead singer Diamond David Lee Rothe walked
away in a tiff over what he would perform. "It's hard for Mike and I to do this, but you
couldn't have kept me away with a shotgun," Hagar said. The fragment of Van Halen said they
would love to do a tour and vaguely explained Roth's absence. Velvet Revolver's Scott Weiland and
SLASH were both smoking cigarettes backstage, a no-no in NY. Weiland explained that all parties
handled the Roth contretemps in a very adult fashion. Basically, the VR guys didn't want to
sing this song, and Roth didn't want to sing that song. VR offered a tribute. Hagar and
Anthony joined VR to sing "Why Can't This Be Love." If you missed the induction, it will be shown
this Saturday, March 17 at 9 pm on VH1.
The funeral and interment of celebrity Anna Nicole Smith is over
although the cause of death has yet to be announced. On March 2, mourners came to the Bahamian church
for a memorial service, and SLASH and wife Perla were there. TMZ staff reported that SLASH was
easily identified with "his trademark long curls and hoop earrings". Entertainment online
(etonline.com) reported that 100 celebrities were there to celebrate Anna's life including
"rocker SLASH". Many wore black and pink, Anna's favorite colors. See the photo here with SLASH
and wife Perla in black.
Gibson Guitars just love SLASH and rightly so! They are celebrating
Black History Month in February 2007, and SLASH is the cover story. There's a really nice picture,
shown here, and a great write up, especially if you don't know a lot about SLASH's history.
Click here to visit the Gibson site and scroll down to find the SLASH picture to lead you to
the SLASH article.
With the Grammy Awards coming up on Sunday, February 11, we
asked SLASH if he was planning to attend. Velvet Revolver is not nominated this year as they
were last year, but we thought he might attend in the audience. He said that he is not going
to the Awards ceremony, but he will be attending some of the parties! Another thing SLASH told
us was that he recently had his first time skiing at Big Bear! Now that would have been great
to see. With his good balance, we're sure he did fine and had fun. SLASH also told us that he was
playing guitar on a song for world peace on Sunday, the 11th. It's like "We Are the World" with
lots of celebrity singers getting together. There will be a concert this summer where it will be
televised throughout the world. There was a quick SLASH mention at the Grammys. There is to be
a charity auction, and SLASH had donated something to it. We'll try to find out exactly what it
was and where the charity is for those of us who'd like to bid.
During the week of January 21, 2007, Rolling Stone
reported that "VELVET REVOLVER may not have gained much from their sessions with RICK RUBIN,
but the group still plans to release its sophomore effort, Liberated, May 15th (thanks,
we suppose, to PEARL JAM/AUDIOSLAVE producer BRENDAN O'BRIEN, who took over behind the boards)..."
We checked this out with SLASH and he confirmed all of it including the race for May 15! Only
three and a half months from now, the album and the tour!
Take a look at this photo of SLASH! On January 17 at 7 pm, SLASH was inducted into the Rockwalk.
The Rockwalk is located at 7425 Suset Boulevard in Hollywood. SLASH says there are about 500
big name musicians with their hands and signatures on the 'walk. He said he was very flattered
especially since he will be right next to Jimmy Page. Isn't that great!?! It's more than time that
SLASH was honored here. They also have memorabilia from the inductees. If you go to the
Rockwalk Web Site, you can take virtual tours of the
handprints as well as the memorabilia. You can see a great video featuring some of the inductees.
It's just great. The video was made well before 2007, but see if you can spot SLASH in the
background behind an inductee as the camera goes by. We're very proud of him, he's flattered and
all in all, it was a great night for rock and roll and SLASH.
SLASH was at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January 2007. The CES is where everyone
who likes the latest electronic gizmos wants to be. Gibson had a booth and SLASH manned the booth
on Day 3. He was there to sign autographs and have photos taken with his mob of fans. Here are
some pictures of SLASH at CES. The captions come from the Gibson web site. They say that the first
one is with Gibson Guitar Chairman and CEO Henry Juszkiewics. The chairman and CEO is with the
iconic rocker, SLASH who made a very special appearance. The house was packed for a chance to
meet SLASH. SLASH is shown with his Gibson Signature Les Paul model. The second photo shows
Velvet Revolver's SLASH autographing his signature guitar for an upcoming Music Rising auction to
be held in NYC in March 2007. Music Rising is a charity to raise money for replacement
instruments for musicians of the Gulf Coast. See Music Rising
to find out how you can get involved.
We asked SLASH what he was working on right now, and it's the new album.
There will be about 12 songs on it, and it will not be a concept album.
The title will be Libertas
You may have already seen the VH1 program where he was on to talk about Kiss.
He's also been working on a TV cartoon.
And he says he's been approached by someone who wants to write the story of his life. Cool!
It was good to hear from SLASH, and we're happy to bring you the news.



























































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