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Sweet Mansion O’ Mine SLASH lists Hollywood Hills home at $11M

Hollywood Reporter — Looking for a rock ‘n’ roll style mansion in the hills, decorated with alligator print wallpaper and custom-made black crystal chandeliers? Look no further. Top-hat-wearing former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash and Perla Ferrar, who agreed to end their marriage in December, are listing their Mulholland Estates mansion. The 11,000-square-foot Tuscan Villa-like home on Clerendon Road will hit the market for nearly $11 million this week. The three-story pad includes six bedrooms, eight[…]

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CHERIE CURRIE the voice of THE RUNAWAYS heads to Europe Fall 2015

Bravewords — Former Runaways singer, Cherie Currie, has announced her first-ever UK dates as a solo artist, featuring Shameless Alexx Michael on bass. The eight shows in November will mark her first UK gigs since she fronted the iconic girl band. Currie recalls: “In 1976 The Runaways came and we were called punk, but we didn’t even know what punk was until we landed in Europe and you guys taught us punk. I’d never seen the[…]

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Metal Sludge Exclusive with Ex Poison manager Howie Hubberman; ‘I took Poison to the very top’

‘I TOOK POISON TO THE VERY TOP’ Here is a Metal Sludge exclusive with former Poison manager Howie Hubberman By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large LOS ANGELES — In our everlasting journey to relive the past, Metal Sludge has tracked down legendary rock impressario Howie Hubberman, who managed Poison during the glam band’s original rise to stardom, in addition to Hubberman financing Guns N’ Roses and helping other start-up projects including Tuff (it’s[…]

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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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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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Slash disagrees with KISS bassist Gene Simmons

  Slash has countered Gene Simmons’ repeated statement that “rock is dead” by saying the genre is still producing “fantastic” music. Kiss star Simmons this week stood by his earlier comments that rock and roll is dead, saying there have been few great rock acts since 1988. Simmons blames online file-sharing for what he sees as rock’s demise. But Slash disagrees. He tells The Irish Times: “I don’t think that the file-sharing necessarily is the[…]

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Tracii Guns talks about Devil City Angels, Poison, L.A. Guns, Randy Rhoads and much more with Totally Driven Radio

  Tracii Guns opens up about Devil City Angels, Slash, Poison, L.A. Guns and much more   Podcast — Totally Driven Radio, the weekly radio podcast heard live every Thursday night from 8 – 11 pm Est time on the Totally Driven Entertainment Radio Network, covers the world of sports and entertainment each week, as well as bringing you celebrity guests interviews. This week returning to Totally Driven Radio is the one and only Tracii[…]

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