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ALL YOU NEED IS JUST A LITTLE PATIENCE A generation later, original Guns N’ Roses manager Vicky Hamilton has completed a tell-all

  ALL YOU NEED IS JUST A LITTLE PATIENCE A generation later, original Guns N’ Roses manager Vicky Hamilton has completed a tell-all autobiography By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large   HOLLYWOOD — Vicky Hamilton was the original manager of Guns N’ Roses in the 1980s when the young band was struggling just to afford some guitar strings, to put some Top Ramen on the table and, if they were lucky, to have[…]

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APPETITE FOR DEATH? Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose is not dead

  APPETITE FOR DEATH? Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose is not dead   Twitter — Just like Jim Gillette being killed on a Jet-Ski, along with Justin Bieber, R Kelly and Brad Pitt it appears Axl Rose’s recent death was just another internet hoax. The internet grabbed a phony mock up MSNBC story that claimed the 52 year old Guns N’ Roses singer was found dead in his West Hollywood home. But like the[…]

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SWEET LAWSUIT O’ MINE? Axl Rose’s legal team put kibosh on Rapidfire digital music release

SWEET LAWSUIT O’ MINE? Axl Rose’s legal team put kibosh on Rapidfire digital music release   Facebook — And so it continues. We have covered this story before and will give you the latest on Rapidfire as we know it. Rapidfire is a band that formed over 3 decades over and shortly thereafter created and recorded some demos in March 1983. The band was just 4 young guys in Hollywood trying to  make a name for[…]

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JOHNNY X of THE WILD talks his friendship with GUNS N’ ROSES and going to prison

  IT’S JOHNNY X – BUT NOT AS IN EX-CON A generation ago, the singer from The Wild went to prison just as the former Sunset Strip headliners were set to break into the mainstream, and now Johnny X is making a long-overdue comeback By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large HOLLYWOOD — One thing about Johnny X, the singer for The Wild: Though the former buzz band once on the brink of stardom[…]

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MY MICHELLE “Well, well, well, you never can tell”, an interview with Guns N’ Roses insider “My Michelle” Young

  MY MICHELLE “Well, well, well, you never can tell”, an interview with Guns N’ Roses insider “My Michelle” Young By: John Parks Legendary Rock Interviews   I told Michelle Young she was a “civilian”, indicating her current clean and so discrete status as a normal, everyday mom to her son placed her far away from the publicity whore status of most of the bands and entertainers we’ve interviewed over the years.   That said, it[…]

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Slash on Axl Rose: "He’s one of the most straightforward honest people I’ve ever met.”

Classicrock —  The pair fell out 18 years ago, and there seems to be no chance of their relationship being repaired. Singer Rose said in 2009: “What’s clear is that one of the two of us will die before a reunion, and however sad, ugly or unfortunate anyone views it, it is how it is.” Despite that, Slash tells Loudwire: “Aside from the fact that’s one of the greatest singer-frontman guys to come along ever, and a[…]

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DJ Ashba Discusses New Sixx:A.M. Album ‘Modern Vintage’, Guitars, Recording and Playing Live

DJ Ashba Discusses New Sixx:A.M. Album ‘Modern Vintage’, Guitars, Recording and Playing Live   LegendaryRockInterviews — DJ Ashba has come a long way from the kid who left home at sixteen to where he is today with Sixx:A.M. & Guns N’ Roses! He has slugged it out from releasing his debut instrumental solo album in 1996, joining the BulletBoys two years later, he eventually hooked up with Joe Lesté of Bang Tango to form Beautiful Creatures who[…]

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Legendary Photographer GENE KIRKLAND Unearths Rare Images of Rock History's Greatest Moments

  Legendary Photographer GENE KIRKLAND Unearths Rare Images of Rock History’s Greatest Moments Blabbermouth — Legendary rock and roll photographer Gene Kirkland, who is recognized worldwide for photographing the biggest names in rock and metal throughout the ’80s and ’90s, has opened up his archives for the first time in history. Twelve months ago, Kirkland teamed up with Black Lightning Gallery to unearth a generous stash of shots that had remained hidden and locked away since those glory days —[…]

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IT’S SO EASY. . . METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: For the first time, here is a detailed interview with Kevin Lawrence, Axl Rose’s first-ever guitarist in a 1983 band called Rapidfire

IT’S SO EASY METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: For the first time, here is a detailed interview with Kevin Lawrence, Axl Rose’s first-ever guitarist in a 1983 band called Rapidfire. By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large   LOS ANGELES – Axl Rose is among the biggest rock stars in the world with an estimated net worth of $150 million, and meanwhile, guitarist Kevin Lawrence from Rose’s first-ever band called Rapidfire is struggling just like the[…]

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Axl Rose has begun thinking about original group for a global tour claims knowledgeable insider.

  Axl Rose rumors; “He’s begun thinking about putting the original group all back together for a global tour” says a knowledgeable insider By Robin Leach   The return of hotel executive Don Marrandino to Las Vegas as the possible future head honcho at the off-Strip Hard Rock Hotel has sparked a series of rock and roll rumors. Don will not confirm reports that he will eventually take over as COO there when current negotiations[…]

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