Happy Birthday Chris!

Guns N' Roses synth and keyboards player Chris Pitman turns 48 today.

Happy Birthday to the dude who made Chinese Democracy sparkle like a star.

We love you Chris.

... and a big blast from the past ...

La Grange (Slash with ZZ Top and John Mayer)

From Slash's twitter: "I think this is the coolest show I've seen at The HOB so far, definitely the best vibe. That was a gas last night, Billy was phenominal & John Mayer is a pretty bad ass player as well."

From John Mayer's twitter: "Sometimes I hear myself say something and I feel like a liar even though it's true. 'Last night I jammed with ZZ Top and Slash.' Finally met Slash. I had to keep reminding myself that I'm sort of cool too and that I shouldn't feel like a gnat. Worked half the time."

Here's "La Grange"



And here's some more music from the same night, this is the transition between "Waitin' on the Bus," and "Jesus Just Left Chicago."



This last video is of Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top jamming with Slash at his Vegas birthday bash on July 23 of this year.

Slash at Quart - Interview with Perla Hudson

In this interview, Perla talks about how Slash got involved with the Quart Festival.

Happy Birthday Diz

Darren Arthur "Dizzy" Reed, was born on this date, June 18, 1963 in Hinsdale, Illinois.

He is best known as the keyboardist for Guns N' Roses, with whom he has played, toured and recorded since 1990.

Aside from frontman Axl Rose, Reed is the only member of Guns N' Roses to remain from the band's Use Your Illusion era.

These days you can catch Dizzy playing with his newest project, 'Empty V.'


Empty V plays once a week at the Dragongly in Santa Monica, California.

In 'Empty V,' Dizzy is joined by Eric Dover (Slash's Snakepit), Scott Griffin (LA Guns), and Troy Patrick Farrell of White Lion. They play the "hottest hits of the Eighties," everything from Huey Lewis to Prince.

You can listen to Dizzy's Glam-Rock masterpiece, "The Air," by clicking on the video below.

Happy Birthday Diz!