Slash has ruled out Guns N’ Roses bringing their never-ending reunion tour to Las Vegas’ Sphere, saying the state-of-the-art venue isn’t “rock n’ roll friendly.” Speaking with Sirius XM’s Trunk Nation, the guitarist was asked about GNR playing the Sphere. “I haven’t been [to the Sphere] yet, but just everything …
Read More »Slash Says New Guns N' Roses Album Is 'Coming': 'Everybody Is Thinking About It'
Slash is once again giving fans hope that a new Guns N’ Roses album is in the works. In a recent interview with Guitar World magazine, the guitarist said that the band has plenty of music to work with and that while a new album is “coming,” there is still …
Read More »Watch Slash's Unbelievable 'Dreams' Solo With Allman Betts Family Revival
Slash was one of the many guest players when the Allman Betts Family Revival celebrated the music of the Allman Brothers Band in Nashville on Monday night. The Guns N’ Roses guitarist appeared for a trio of performances: “Trouble No More,” “Dreams,” and “Whipping Post.” Each showed off Slash’s innate …
Read More »Hear Slash and Duff McKagan's Heavy New Charity Single, 'I Can Breathe'
Outside of playing in Guns N’ Roses, lead guitarist Slash and bassist-vocalist Duff McKagan have long championed mental health organizations. For Giving Tuesday, they’ve teamed with Cesar Gueikian, CEO of instrument maker Gibson, for a new single, “I Can Breathe,” which will raise money for the National Alliance on Mental …
Read More »Devon Allman Is Carrying on the Allmans' Legacy With a New Album and Show with Slash
Devon Allman was just 17 years old when Dickey Betts, the late guitarist for the Allman Brothers Band, asked him to do something that would change the course of his life. On Oct. 15, 1989, Betts requested the teenager join him and the Allmans onstage that evening at the Sunrise …
Read More »Kelly Clarkson, Sammy Hagar, Slash, Demi Lovato Honor Foreigner at Hall of Fame Induction
Kelly Clarkson, Sammy Hagar, Slash, Chad Smith, and Demi Lovato came together to salute Foreigner at the group’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday night in Cleveland. The mini-set focused more as a tribute to the band, with many of the original members not appearing onstage. Mick …
Read More »Slash's Original Soundtrack for Universal Studios 'Halloween Horror Nights' Gets Trippy Vinyl Release
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. As the fog descends over Universal Studios on both coasts, so too do the guitar riffs of a certain Guns N’ Roses rocker. For the past six years, …
Read More »Demi Lovato Dives Deeper Into Rock With Slash on Temptations' 'Papa Was a Rolling Stone' Cover
Most of the guest singers on Slash‘s just-released album of blues and soul covers, Orgy of the Damned, seem like a who’s who of hard rock: Paul Rodgers, Steven Tyler, Billy Gibbons, Iggy Pop. There’s also Demi Lovato, the rock-loving pop star who gives a powerhouse performance of the Temptations’ …
Read More »How Slash Got Back in Touch With the Blues
It might not be immediately apparent from songs like “Sweet Child o’ Mine” or “November Rain,” but Slash‘s roots are in the blues. “Everybody knows me as a rock & roll guitar player,” he tells Rolling Stone. “When I was a kid, though, I was exposed to great blues music …
Read More »Watch Ryan Gosling Celebrate Stunts By Decimating Everyone Backstage at 'Kimmel'
Ryan Gosling is going full method in his promotion of The Fall Guy. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live to discuss the film, which is out Friday, the actor arrived by beating up everyone backstage and then joined forces with Guillermo Rodriguez to take down the last man standing. …
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