IT’S ON? Guns N’ Roses tour is coming up, better get your tix hints Fred Durst TMZ — Fred Durst is being credited for getting Slash and Axl Rose talking again — possibly for a reunion — and he not-so-coyly hinted that Guns ‘N Roses are about to go on tour. Fred was leaving Craig’s in West Hollywood Monday night when our photog invited him to take credit for what could be one of the[…]
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GUNS N’ ROOS Rumor Guns N’ Roses will appear in Australia at Soundwave Festival Australia / Heavy Mag — Alternative Nation has reported that there’s a strong rumour that we could see Guns N’ Roses perform at Soundwave Festival next year. The rumour comes after reports that Slash and Axl are on speaking terms again. James Young from Melbourne’s Cherry Bar revealed the rumour to Triple M last week. “I heard the most amazing rumor[…]
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THE DIRTY DOZEN Here is Metal Sludge’s list of 12 rockers arrested for domestic violence With Journey drummer Deen Castronovo in the news — make that ex-drummer, at least for now — amid reports that he not only physically assaulted his wife but allegedly RAPED her, Metal Sludge gives you the dirty dozen. These incidents are the kind of reports that do not make it to the family refrigerator wall. +++++++++++++++++++++++++ Steven Adler / Original Guns[…]
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LOS ANGELES — On the same night founding Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler was hosting his own art exhibit on Melrose Avenue, younger brother Jamie enjoyed a big moment of his own. Jamie, 39, is among tinsel town’s rising entertainment moguls, and one of the bands he manages, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, headlined the Forum a couple of hours later. Metal Sludge spent the day with both brothers, and each provided some interesting insights about the[…]
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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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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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‘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[…]
Read More »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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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[…]
Read More »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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