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Slash on Scott Weiland's Velvet Revolver Reunion Comments: 'We're Not Buying It'

Chad Childers — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:40:16 +0000

Scott Weiland may have reunited with Velvet Revolver for a show early last year, but the singer's comments about getting back together with the band are not exactly having the desired effect.

Velvet Revolver Drummer Matt Sorum Discusses Band Uncertainty

Chad Childers — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 02:00:16 +0000

Drummer Matt Sorum looks upon his tenure with Velvet Revolver as some of the best times of his career, but he definitely has some reservations about whether the band will continue. Speaking with ‘Source of the Sound With Wendy Campbell’ (audio below), Sorum initially referred to the band in past tense while using the term [...]

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.

Slash Denies That Scott Weiland Has Rejoined Velvet Revolver

Chad Childers — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:50:42 +0000

Well that was fast! The news from Scott Weiland that he was back with Velvet Revolver and planning to record and tour came as a shock to fans, but no one may have been more surprised than guitarist Slash, who offered a denial when quizzed about it by Minneapolis/St. Paul station 93X.

Velvet Revolver Reunite With Scott Weiland for Tribute Show

Dave Kim — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:48:16 +0000

Velvet Revolver didn’t exactly end their relationship with former lead singer Scott Weiland on good terms back in 2008. In fact, the band threw the Stone Temple Pilots frontman under the bus. The musicians have buried the hatchet and will reunite for one night this month. According to SPIN, the supergroup will get together January [...]

Slash Said No to Corey Taylor Joining Velvet Revolver

Dave Kim — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:16:19 +0000

After months of rumors about Sliptknot/Stone Sour frontman Corey Taylor becoming the new singer for Velvet Revolver and the denials afterwards, new light has been shed on what exactly went on between the rock stars. A whole Velvet Revolver album was recorded with Taylor on vocals, but one member decided that wasn't the direction the band should take.

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 [...]

Velvet Revolver in the studio

Dave Kim — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:22:44 +0000

Velvet Revolver may have found a new singer to replace former frontman Scott Weiland.Slash posted on his Twitter page, “So far so good in the studio! Got a couple brand new riffs, pretty heavy stuff. Iii|B^|)’” Slash told Kerrang! last month that Velvet Revolver were trying out two singers. I wonder if they made their [...]