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Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington…Slash & Duff McKagan [VIDEO]

Shaffee — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:29:28 +0000

Stone Temple Pilots recently revealed the addition of vocalist Chester Bennington of Linkin Park to replace former singer Scott Weiland, who the band fired back in February. STP performed at the 9th annual MusiCares MAP fund benefit concert at Club Nokia in Los Angeles last week and were joined on stage by two other musicians [...]

Duff McKagan Kicked Out of Guns N' Roses Bootleg Shop in Japan

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:00:59 +0000

Duff McKagan isn't just a famed bassist for bands such as Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver and Loaded, he's a hell of a storyteller as well. In McKagan's Seattle Weeky column, he tells a tale of being thrown out of a store in Japan for eating a lovely peanut-and-rice cracker mix, but here's the kicker … the shop McKagan was removed from specializes in selling bootlegged Guns N' Roses merchandise.

Duff McKagan Offers Advice for Band Survival on the Road

Chad Childers — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:49:04 +0000

It's great to jam out with your buddies, but you really find out a lot about a person when you spend every waking hour with them on the road and even the best of friends can start irritating each other. Luckily, Duff McKagan, who knows a thing or two about performing with some rather unique personalities, has offered a few tips for survival on the road in his latest Seattle Weekly column.

Duff McKagan on Status of Velvet Revolver's Lead Singer Search: It's Nowhere

Jeff Giles — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 10:02:50 +0000

Over the course of his illustrious career, Duff McKagan has been in a lot of bands -- and he touched on pretty much all of them during a recent interview with FasterLouder, looking back on his stints with Guns N' Roses and Neurotic Outsiders while looking ahead to his future with Loaded, as well as weighing in on where Velvet Revolver might be headed.

Duff McKagan Joins Motorhead [VIDEO]

Shaffee — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 16:03:40 +0000

The Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival featuring Slipknot, Slayer, Motorhead, Anthrax and others made a stop in Auburn, Washington on Tuesday and during Motorhead’s set, fans got a surprise when Duff McKagan joined the band on stage for a performance of “Killed By Death”. Duff played bass in Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver, but [...]

Duff McKagan Escorts Angry Fan Out of Q&A Session

Dave Kim — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:10:23 +0000

Former Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan has seen a lot throughout his decades-long career. From groupies to rabid fans, McKagan doesn’t seem fazed by anything anymore. This would also include a deranged heckler who hijacked a question & answer session that McKagan was participating in while promoting his book. The current Velvet Revolver bassist [...]

Duff McKagan Blames Lawyers for Original Guns N' Roses Split

Dave Kim — Tue, 24 May 2011 19:25:49 +0000

It’s been over 15 years since the original Guns N’ Roses lineup parted ways. While a lot of fans put blame on too many egos in one room, bassist Duff McKagan reveals that it was actually the most non-rock n’ roll part of the band that did them in: their lawyers. McKagan told AV Club [...]

SXSW Vlog Update #1

Dave Kim — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:43:44 +0000

Quick update from SXSW in Austin, TX from last night. Pardon my shaky camera handling skills. It was St. Patrick’s Day after all. Check out the clip below to see the fireworks-infused performance of “Last Night” from the Strokes.

SXSW Part 1

Dave Kim — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:06:47 +0000

Below are just some of the images from SXSW in Austin, TX so far.

Duff McKagan Drops Financial Science

Dave Kim — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:11:28 +0000

Duff McKagan hosted a SXSW panel at the Austin Convention Center today discussing finances. Not exactly rock & roll, but with the way the music industry is these days, you would be smart to listen. The Velvet Revolver bassist and frontman for Duff McKagan: Loaded sat down and answered questions from the audience about various [...]

Duff McKagan Creates Financial Firm

Dave Kim — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 16:53:37 +0000

A lot of rock stars go broke in their later years in life after making millions, but don’t put Velvet Revolver’s Duff McKagan in that boat. The bassist learned not to squander his fortunes early on in his career and hopes to teach that lesson to new musicians by starting a financial planning firm. Digital [...]

Duff McKagan Regrets Guns N' Roses Reunion

Dave Kim — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:45:31 +0000

Former Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan says he should have never gone on stage with the current incarnation of the band last year. Now he feels responsible for all the reunion rumors about GNR’s original lineup. Fans have been eating up the news about a possible reunion ever since Velvet Revolver’s McKagan joined Axl [...]