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The 20 Greatest Supergroups of All Time

Posted 04/30/2013 at 7:53am | by Josh Hart, Damian Fanelli

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"Supergroup" is a word that doesn't sit well with a lot of people. For some, it conjures up bloated egos battling for creative control. For others, it makes them think of flash-in-the-pan projects that never had much of a lasting impact.

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Interview: Vocalist/Guitarist Ian Thornley Discusses Auditioning for Velvet Revolver and Reuniting with Big Wreck

Posted 12/03/2012 at 1:21pm | by Rocco Sofee

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He had a shot at fronting Velvet Revolver, the rock supergroup featuring former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum. But Ian Thornley balked when the band's manager asked if he'd consider putting down the guitar and just singing.

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IK Multimedia Releases AmpliTube Slash App Featuring Models of Slash's Amps and Effects

Posted 06/15/2012 at 10:50am | by Guitar World Staff

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IK Multimedia has released AmpliTube Slash, a new app for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad and Mac/PC that lets you play, practice and record with Slash’s signature pedals and amplifiers.

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Review: Slash with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators Live at New York City's Irving Plaza

Posted 05/23/2012 at 2:16pm | by Josh Hart

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You've seen it before. The famous guitarist goes solo and hires a bunch of goons to stand behind him while he stands awkwardly in the foreground, trying to be both guitarist and frontman while the singer croons timidly, relegated to the side of the stage. And then there's Slash.

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Velvet Revolver Reunite with Singer Scott Weiland?

Posted 05/14/2012 at 12:51pm | by Josh Hart

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ABC News Radio is reporting that Velvet Revolver have official reunited with singer Scott Weiland, with the band tentatively planning to tour later in the year.

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Velvet Revolver Guitarist Dave Kushner Forms "Cartoon" Band PusherJones

Posted 04/17/2012 at 11:22am | by Josh Hart

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Ever since that one-off show back in January with former vocalist Scott Weiland, things have been dead silent in the Velvet Revolver camp — thanks in large part to Duff's book tour, Slash's new solo album and the impending induction of Guns N' Roses into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Guitar Strength: Getting Slithery and Sleazy, Slurring with Slash

Posted 04/13/2012 at 1:43pm | by Scott Marano

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Slash is a sponge that has soaked up all of the most intoxicating ingredients of all of the best guitar music since the dawn of the electric-guitar-based rock and roll and wrung out a grimy, adventurous and uniquely tasty concoction that never ceases to inspire.

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Duff McKagan Comments on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: "It's Always Been About the Songs"

Posted 04/13/2012 at 10:37am | by Josh Hart

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After Axl Rose's recent open letter to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — in which be publicly declined to be inducted and stated he would not be appearing — the attention immediately turned to the other members of the band's classic lineup and how they would react to their former lead singer.

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Gibson GuitarTown Gallery: Giant Guitar Sculptures — and Slash — on the Sunset Strip

Posted 03/23/2012 at 5:18pm | by Damian Fanelli

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On March 12, the first nine 10-foot-tall guitar sculptures in the Gibson GuitarTown II exhibit were unveiled on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, and Slash -- sans top hat -- was there to take it all in. The works on display were created by Shepard Fairey, Tristan Eaton, Free Humanity, Smog City and DeeKay, and they celebrated several rock acts, including Van Halen, Rage Against The Machine and Jane’s Addiction.

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Video: Slash Films Episode of 'Top Gear'

Posted 03/13/2012 at 10:52am | by Josh Hart

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In the midst of his busy schedule, Slash somehow managed to find time to make it over to England to film an episode of Top Gear. You can watch a behind-the-scenes clip from the filming of Slash's episode below.

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