January 16 - Omaha, NE January 18 - Houston, TX January 20 - Dallas, TX January 21 - Wichita, KS January 22 - Kansas City, MO January 23 - Park City, UT January 24 - San Antonio, TX January 25 - El Paso, TX January 26 - Phoenix, AZ January 28 - Las Vegas, NV January 29 - Salt Lake City, UT
February 1 - Los Angeles,CA February 3 - San Jose, CA February 4 - Grand Ronde, OR February 5 - Tacoma, WA February 8 - Denver, CO February 10 - Tulsa, OK February 12 - Detroit, MI February 13 - Chicago, IL February 14 - Moline, IL February 16 - Nashville, TN February 17 - Charlotte, NC February 18 - Tampa, FL February 20 - Fort Lauderdale, FL February 22 - Jacksonville, FL
February 26 - Brisbane, Australia February 27 - Sydney, Australia March 4 - Melbourne, Australia March 5 - Adelaide, Australia March 7 - Perth, Australia March 11 - Singapore, Singapore March 12 - Singapore, Singapore March 14 - Osaka, Japan March 16 - Tokyo, Japan March 17 - Tokyo, Japan March 18 - Yokohama, Japan
March 28 - Mexico City, Mexico March 31 - Caracas, Venezuela April 2 - Bogota, Colombia April 4 - Santiago, Chile April 6 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 7 - Sao Paulo, Brazil April 8 - Curitiba, Brazil April 10 - Buenos Aires, Argentina April 13 - San Juan, Puerto Rico
July 09 - Kinross, UK July 10 - Naas, Ireland July 12 - Paris, France July 13 - Zurich, Switzerland July 15 - Madrid, Spain July 16 - Lisbon, Portugal July 17 - Bilbao, Spain July 20 - Birmingham, UK July 21 - Manchester, UK July 23 - London, UK July 24 - Stoke, UK July 25 - Leeds, UK July 28 - Milan, Italy July 29 - Rome, Italy July 31 - Belgrade, Serbia
via Blabbermouth Slash's debut solo album, Slash, will be released in Japan on March 24 via Universal Music.
A special edition of the CD will include a bonus DVD featuring making-of-the-album footage and a free poster in the first pressing.
Slash is scheduled for release in the US on April 6. The CD will be made available in Europe via Roadrunner Records.
Slash will see Roadrunner Records enter into a unique and innovative association with a UK media partner — the special-interest media group Future. In a brand new concept in record distribution, the standard album release will be preceded by a "Fan Pack," in which the Roadrunner Records album will be bundled together with a highly collectable, 132-page special issue of Future Publishing's Classic Rock magazine dedicated to Slash's career. This will be the first format of the album available anywhere in the world.
The partnership is a first for music and media industries, marking the first-time a major new album has been released this way. The partnership ensures that Slash's new album is available through over 4,000 UK retailers that stock Classic Rock — sidestepping the issue of dwindling high street music outlets and top 20 only stocking in supermarkets. Classic Rock is one of the UK's biggest rock music magazines and this year recorded its eighth consecutive circulation increase, the only paid-for music magazine to grow.
The Slash "Fan Pack" featuring his debut solo album from Roadrunner Records, along with a 132-page "Classic Rock Presents: Slash" special will have a cover price of £14.99.
Among the guests appearing on the album are Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie's (aka Stacy Ann Ferguson), Dave Grohl, Flea, Chris Cornell, Duff McKagan, Wolfmother's Andrew Stockdale, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, Nicole Scherzinger, Maroon 5's Adam Levine and Ozzy Osbourne, who contributes vocals to the first single. Slash Album News (Updated in real-time) Slash and Friends Setlists
EDIT: Rick Richards is an amazing and talented guitarist, who does indeed "have soul," but unfortunately, he is NOT playing on this track.
Very nice and all but that ain't Rick Richards playing the solo, it's Ronnie Wood himself.. he's guesting on that Izzy track w/ guitar and vocals. They recorded it live at 4 am after first watching 'Spartacus' at Ronnie's place.
There's an old JJH live bootleg track where they're covering the Faces' My Fault, that one has an incredible guitar solo played by Rick Richards, who also sang the song live. That one truly has soul.
"We're going to start doing shows in April and a couple of shows in May, then I'm going to start touring properly in June doing the summer festivals in the UK."
July 1 - Edinburgh, Scotland July 3 - Manchester, UK July 4 - London, UK July 5 - Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg July 8 - Kvinesdal, Norway July 10 - Gävle, Sweden July 11 - Turku, Finland July 14 - Moscow, Russia July 15 - St. Petersburg, Russia July 29 - Hong Kong, China July 31 - Surabaya, Indonesia
September 1 - Denver, CO September 2 - North Kansas City, MO. September 4 - Mount Pleasant, MI September 5 - Milwaukee, WI September 6 - Clear Lake, IA September 8 - Chicago, IL September 9 - Windsor, ON September 10 - Toronto, ON September 11 - Belleville, ON September 14 - Atlantic City, NJ (10am show) September 14 - New York, NY September 15 - Boston, MA September 17 - Atlantic City, NJ September 18 - Norfolk, VA September 20 - Atlanta, GA September 22 - Council Bluffs, IA September 23 - Medina, MN September 24 - Winnipeg, MB September 25 - Saskatoon, SK September 27 - Calgary, AB September 28 - Edmonton, AB September 30 - Vancouver, BC
October 1 - Vancouver, BC October 2 - Seattle, WA October 4 - Reno, NV October 5 - Hollywood, CA October 6 - Hollywood, CA
RockisaGirlsBestFriend "...During the encore Stockdale invited Slash out to play "By The Sword." Whatever the audience was doing before Slash hit the stage, they turned up 300 notches when he did take the stage. RockisaGirlsBestFriend
My humble attempt at deciphering the lyrics (not official):
With the horses that you ride, And the feelings left inside, Comes a time you need to leave all that behind, Well they claim they'd like to know, And they'll fight you there to go, And they're gatherin' around for all the show,
Well there is a reward, To live and die by the sword, Well they tried to complicate you, But you left it all behind, All the worldly possessions, Are left for recollections, And finally it's all gone!
They're releasing all the hounds, What is lost can still be found, When you're walking with your fear down on the ground, Well there's those who choose to run Following the setting sun, And now it seems the journey's has begun,
Well there is a reward, To live and die by the sword, Well they tried to complicate you, But you left it all behind, All the worldly possessions, Are left for recollections, And finally it's all gone!
With the horses that you ride, And the feelings left inside, there's a time you need to leave it all behind,
Well there is no reward, To live and die by the sword, Well they tried to complicate you, But you left it all behind, All the worldly possessions, Are left for recollections, And finally it's all gone!
02.17.11 - House of Blues, Charlotte, North Carolina Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Been There Lately, Rocket Queen, Civil War, Nothing to Say, Back From Cali, Starlight, We're All Gonna Die, Always on the Run, Walkin' the Dog (with Brad Whitford) Jizz da Pit, Just Like Anything, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, Slither, By the Sword, My Michelle, Paradise City
09.15.10 - House of Blues, Boston, Massachusetts Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Sucker Train Blues, Back From Cali, Civil War, Rocket Queen, Beggars & Hangers-On, Fall to Pieces, We're All Gonna Die, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Just Like Anything, Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, Slither, By the Sword, My Michelle, Paradise City
08.29.10 - Warfield Theater, San Francisco, California Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Sucker Train Blues, Back From Cali, Beggars & Hangers-On, Civil War, Rocket Queen, Fall to Pieces, Dirty Little Thing, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Watch This, Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, Slither, By the Sword, Communication Breakdown, Paradise City
08.28.10 - "Sunset Strip Music Festival," West Hollywood, California Ghost, Nightrain, Back From Cali, Rocket Queen, Starlight, Sweet Child O' Mine, By the Sword, Slither, Barracuda (with Fergie), Beautiful Dangerous (with Fergie), Paradise City (with Fergie)
08.26.10 - "Slash Day," House of Blues, West Hollywood, California
08.16.10 - Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Australia Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Sucker Train Blues, Back From Cali, Beggars & Hangers-On, Civil War, Rocket Queen, Fall to Pieces, Dirty Little Thing, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Watch This, Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, Slither, By the Sword, Nice Boys (with Angry Anderson), Paradise City
08.14.10 - TSB Stadium, New Plymouth, New Zealand Ghost, Mean Bone, Sucker Train Blues, Back From Cali, Nightrain, Civil War, Rocket Queen, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Dirty Little Thing, By the Sword, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, Slither, Paradise City
08.12.10 - The Tivoli, Brisbane, Australia Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Sucker Train Blues, Back From Cali, Beggars & Hangers-On, Civil War, Rocket Queen, Fall to Pieces, Dirty Little Thing, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Watch This, Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, Slither, By the Sword, Communication Breakdown, Paradise City
08.11.10 - Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Sucker Train Blues, Back From Cali, Beggars & Hangers-On, Civil War, Rocket Queen, Fall to Pieces, Dirty Little Thing, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Watch This, Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, Slither, By the Sword, Paradise City
08.07.10 - "Summer Sonic," Osaka, Japan Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Back From Cali, Starlight, Civil War, Rocket Queen, By the Sword, Sweet Child O' Mine, Slither, We're All Gonna Die (With Michael Monroe), Paradise City
08.05.10 - Sunway Lagoon, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ghost, Dirty Little Thing, Nightrain, Back From Cali, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Rocket Queen, Sucker Train Blues, Civil War, Slither, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, By the Sword, Paradise City
08.03.10 - Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Dirty Little Thing, Back From Cali, Beggars & Hangers-On, Civil War, Rocket Queen, Fall to Pieces, Sucker Train Blues, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Watch This, Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, Slither, By the Sword, Paradise City
08.02.10 - Fort Canning Park, Singapore, Singapore Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Dirty Little Thing, Back From Cali, Beggars & Hangers-On, Civil War, Rocket Queen, Fall to Pieces, Sucker Train Blues, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Watch This, Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, Slither, By the Sword, Paradise City
07.31.10 - Jatim Expo, Surabaya, Indonesia Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Dirty Little Thing, Back From Cali, Beggars & Hangers-On, Civil War, Rocket Queen, Fall to Pieces, Sucker Train Blues, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Watch This, Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, Slither, By the Sword, Paradise City
07.29.10 - Asia World Expo Arena, Hong Kong, China Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Dirty Little Thing, Back From Cali, Beggars & Hangers-On, Civil War, Rocket Queen, Fall to Pieces, Sucker Train Blues, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Watch This, Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, Slither, By the Sword, Paradise City
07.14.10 - Moscow Arena, Moscow, Russia Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Rocket Queen, Sucker Train Blues, Back From Cali, Starlight, By the Sword, Civil War, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, Slither, Paradise City
07.11.10 - "RuisRock," Turku, Finland Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Rocket Queen, Sucker Train Blues, Back From Cali, Starlight, By the Sword, Civil War, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, Slither, We're All Gonna Die (with Michael Monroe), Up Around the Bend (with Michael Monroe), Paradise City
07.10.10 - "Getaway Rock," Gävle, Sweden Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Rocket Queen, Back From Cali, Sucker Train Blues, Civil War, Dirty Little Thing, By the Sword, Nothing to Say, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, Slither, Paradise City
07.08.10 - "Norway Rock," Kvinesdal, Norway Ghost, Nightrain, Rocket Queen, Back From Cali, Sucker Train Blues, Dirty Little Thing, Nothing to Say, Civil War, By the Sword, Rise Today, Slither, Sweet Child O' Mine, Paradise City
07.05.10 - Rockhal, Luxembourg, Luxembourg Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Sucker Train Blues, Back From Cali, Beggars & Hangers-On, Civil War, Rocket Queen, Fall to Pieces, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Watch This, Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, Slither, By the Sword, Communication Breakdown, Paradise City
07.04.10 - "Wireless Festival," Hyde Park, London, UK Ghost, Back From Cali, Nightrain, Rocket Queen, Starlight, Slither, Sweet Child O' Mine, Paradise City
07.03.10 - Manchester Academy, Manchester, UK Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Dirty Little Thing, Back From Cali, Beggars & Hangers-On, Civil War, Rocket Queen, Fall to Pieces, Sucker Train Blues, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Watch This, Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, Slither, Communication Breakdown, Paradise City
07.01.10 - HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, Scotland Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Dirty Little Thing, Back From Cali, Beggars & Hangers-On, Civil War, Rocket Queen, Fall to Pieces, Sucker Train Blues, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Watch This, Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, Slither, Are You Ready, Paradise City
06.30.10 - Mandela Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Dirty Little Thing, Back From Cali, Beggars & Hangers-On, Civil War, Rocket Queen, Fall to Pieces, Sucker Train Blues, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Watch This, Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, Slither, Are You Ready, Paradise City
06.29.10 - Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Dirty Little Thing, Back From Cali, Beggars & Hangers-On, Civil War, Rocket Queen, Fall To Pieces, Sucker Train Blues, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Watch This, Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, Slither, By the Sword, Are You Ready, Paradise City
06.26.10 - "Graspop Metal Meeting," Dessel, Belgium Ghost, Back From Cali, Nightrain, Rocket Queen, Sucker Train Blues, Nothing to Say, Starlight, By the Sword, Civil War, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, Slither, Paradise City
06.25.10 - "Azkena Rock Festival," Vitoria, Spain
06.22.10 - Coliseu do Porto, Porto, Portugal Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Sucker Train Blues, Back From Cali, Beggars & Hangers-On, Civil War, Rocket Queen, Fall to Pieces, Dirty Little Thing, Starlight, Nothing to Say, Rise Today, Watch This, Guitar Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, Slither, By the Sword, Communication Breakdown, Paradise City
06.20.10 - Le Bataclan, Paris, France Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Sucker Train Blues, Back From Cali, Beggars & Hangers-On, Civil War, Rocket Queen, Fall to Pieces, Dirty Little Thing, Starlight, Nothing to Say, Watch This, Guitar solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, Slither, By The Sword, Communication Breakdown, School's Out, Paradise City Opening for AC/DC
06.19.10 - "Hellfest," Clisson, France Ghost, Back From Cali, Nightrain, Rocket Queen, Sucker Train Blues, Nothing to Say, Civil War, By the Sword, Slither, Sweet Child O' Mine, Paradise City
06.18.10 - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France Ghost, Back From Cali, Nightrain, Rocket Queen, Sucker Train Blues, Starlight, By the Sword, Civil War, Slither, Sweet Child O' Mine, Paradise City Opening for AC/DC
06.16.10 - X-tra, Zurich, Switzerland Ghost Mean Bone, Nightrain, Sucker Train Blues, Beggars & Hangers-On, Civil War, Rocket Queen, Back From Cali, Dirty Little Thing, Starlight, Fall To Pieces, Nothing to Say, Watch This, Guitar Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, Slither, Rise Today, By the Sword, Communication Breakdown, Paradise City
06.13.10 - "Download Festival," Castle Donnington, Donnington Park, UK Ghost, Back From Cali, Nightrain, Rocket Queen, Starlight, By the Sword, Sweet Child O' Mine, Doctor Alibi, Slither, Paradise City
06.10.10 - Palasharp Arena, Milan, Italy Ghost, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Sucker Train Blues, Back From Cali, Beggars and Hangers On, Civil War, Rocket Queen, Fall to Pieces, Dirty Little Thing, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, Slither, By the Sword, Communication Breakdown, Paradise City Soundcheck: Rocket Queen, Fall to Pieces, Nothing to Say, Ghost Thanks to F.D.N.A. & Slash France
05.31.10 - Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands Ghost, Dirty Little Thing, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Beggars and Hangers On, Back From Cali, Civil War, Sucker Train Blues, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, Rise Today, Slither, By the Sword, Communication Breakdown, Paradise City Thanks to sleeper
05.30.10 - "Pinkpop Festival," Landgraaf, Netherlands Ghost, Dirty Little Thing, Nightrain, Back From Cali, Sucker Train Blues, Starlight, Rise Today, By The Sword, Sweet Child O’ Mine, Slither, Paradise City Thanks to remcognr
05.23.10 - "Rock on the Range," Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Dirty Little Thing, Sucker Train Blues, Nightrain, Starlight, Back From Cali, Slither, By the Sword, Sweet Child O' Mine, Paradise City Thanks to bluedevil2179
05.22.10 - Music Box at the Borgata, Atlantic City, New Jersey Dirty Little Thing, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Back From Cali, Beggars and Hangers On, Civil War, Sucker Train Blues, Ghost, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, By the Sword, Rise Today, Slither, Communication Breakdown, Paradise City Thanks to GNR123GNR456
04.28.10 - "MTV Classic Launch," Palace Theatre, Melbourne, Australia Nightrain, Slither, Mean Bone, Nice Boys (with Angry Anderson), Back From Cali, Beggars & Hangers On, Civil War, Sucker Train Blues, Nothing To Say, Starlight, Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, By The Sword (with Andrew Stockdale), Woman (with Andrew Stockdale), Dime Store Rock, Rise Today, Dirty Little Thing, Paradise City
04.10.10 - The Roxy, Hollywood, California Dirty Little Thing, Mean Bone, Nightrain, Back From Cali, Beggars and Hangers On, Civil War, Sucker Train Blues, Nothing to Say, Starlight, Solo, Godfather Theme, Sweet Child O' Mine, By the Sword (with Andrew Stockdale), Woman (with Andrew Stockdale), Rise Today, Slither, Paradise City
11.22.09 - "LAYN Rocks," Avalon, Hollywood, California host: George Lopez Immigrant Song, Jailbreak, Whole Lotta Love, Out Ta Get Me, Rebel Yell, Down on the Street, Woman, Tangerine, By the Sword, Good Times Bad Times, Slither, Paradise City, Mountain Song, Sympathy for the Devil, Jane Says, I Don't Know, Iron Man, Crazy Train, Paranoid
10.02.09 - Bare Pool Lounge, Mirage Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada opening act: The Joe Perry Project Immigrant Song, Highway to Hell, Hair of the Dog, Whipping Post, War Pigs, Use Me, Pusherman, When I Grow Up, Whole Lotta Love, Celebrity Skin, 20th Century Boy, He's a Whore, Surrender, Toys in the Attic, Walk This Way, Living on the Edge, It's So Easy, Fall to Pieces, Slither, Paradise City
06.30.09 - Quart Festival Main Stage @ the Amfiet, Kristiansand, Norway opening acts: McQueen, Skambankt, Juke Kartel Immigrant Song, Highway to Hell, Hair of the Dog, Fall to Pieces, Black or White, Slither, Nightrain, Honky Tonk Women, Stay With Me, Knockin' on Heaven's Door, It's Only Rock N' Roll, Sweet Child O' Mine, Barracuda, Black Dog, War Pigs, I Don't Know, Crazy Train, Paranoid, Whole Lotta Love, Paradise City
In this exclusive interview, Slash talks to ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino about LAYN Rocks this Sunday, his upcoming solo record and Marty Scorsese ...
Slash is the rock n' roll equivalent of Martin Scorsese.
While maintaining a classic sensibility, he injects true grit and passion into each and every composition, just like Marty. Appetite for Destruction was Slash's Taxi Driver — a raw and primal piece of cathartic art. In the same vein, Contraband was his Casino — a sprawling epic collaboration by genre titans.
In between laying down tracks for his forthcoming Slash & Friends solo debut, the legendary guitarist is focused on giving back—much like our favorite filmmaker ...
This Sunday November 22nd at Avalon in Hollywood, Slash & Friends will play a benefit show for Los Angeles Youth Network [LAYN], an organization aiming to end homelessness among kids. Some of those "super friends" appearing at LAYN Rocks include Ozzy Osbourne, Perry Farrell, Billy Idol, Chester Bennington of Linkin Park & Dead By Sunrise, Travis Barker, Andrew Stockdale of Wolfmother, Dave Navarro and a few surprise guests. Plus, Mr. George Lopez will be MC-ing.
It doesn't get anymore rock n' roll than that, and this is bound to be an unforgettable evening. How did LAYN Rocks come together?
My wife, Perla, and I support LAYN. She's actually on the board. We're trying to raise money to keep it going, and we've been doing these Slash & Friends gigs recently. Basically, we get a bunch of people together and put on a concert. Perla had asked me if I'd be interested in doing it to support LAYN, and I was fully into it! This will actually be the first Slash & Friends gig I've done in Los Angeles. Basically, I wanted to put together something that would be a really big blowout, and that's what we've done! We've got all these different artists, and it should be an amazing event.
Does performing on stage with other musicians tend to breed studio collaborations later on for something like your solo record?
No, this show actually has nothing to do with my solo album. One doesn't feed the other. However, having done a couple gigs with Chester Bennington makes me think about him if I'm writing a song. If there's a song that's right for Chester, I'll be like, "I've jammed with him, he would be perfect for this!" Performing together on stage inadvertently fuels future collaborations. The correlation isn't totally direct though. But, if there was an idea, we may come back to it. The more people you know that are singers and musicians, the bigger pool you have to pull from when you want to do some sort of collaboration.
Andrew Stockdale's playing with you on Sunday. Are you going to do your song together?
We're talking about it [Laughs]. That seems to be the plan. That's a cool thing too. There's a song that I recorded with Ozzy, but we're not going to have a chance to learn it. I've actually done two songs on the record with two of these guys performing at LAYN Rocks.
When you play a benefit like this, is it more special than a regular gig in some aspects?
It is special! There's something about it. It's a one-night event. It's not totally self-centered — which is how a concert usually is [Laughs]. Everybody is hanging out and having a good time. There's no pressure. You don't feel the pressure of having to be "The Headliner" and having an entire set to put together. People can leave all of those concerns at home and simply get up and jam. Because everybody is a pro, the jams are really good [Laughs]. The audience has no idea what they're in for because most of them have never seen anything like it. It turns out to be a really exciting event for everybody involved. It's a lot of fun.
The energy in the room must be particularly palpable because everyone is playing for the same goal — even though you're all from different bands.
Exactly! There's definitely a feeling of camaraderie and a feeling of giving and caring as well. It's really cool. Do you have anymore of these benefits planned?
This is the only one that I've got going on. After Sunday, the holidays are coming, I've got a record coming out and all of this other stuff happening. One thing I've got to tell you — you lose a lot of sleep trying to get these things together [Laughs].
Well, the lineup looks legendary enough to be worth the sleep deprivation.
[Laughs] Musicians are coming from all different directions. We'll all convene over the weekend and rehearse. Then we'll put it together on Sunday and see how it goes. It should be a lot of fun! I've worked with pretty much everybody on the bill. I've never played with Travis Barker before, which is going to be cool. I've never worked with Andrew Stockdale outside of the studio, but he's a great guy. I've played with Chester, Dave Navarro, Billy Idol, Perry Farrell and Ozzy live before. Having all of these amazing get together is incredible. For me, to be on stage the whole night while they walk up is huge.
There's a '70s vibe to the whole event. It's very classic. In many ways, you're like a filmmaker from that particular renaissance. You're like the Scorsese of the guitar! There's an outlaw vibe but an epic sense of refinement ...
[Laughs] That's a huge compliment! I love Scorsese! I was obviously raised in the '70s, and I come from the outlaw rock n' roll background as far as who I was raised with, what my parents were all about, what kind of music I listened to and so on. I would imagine I've gotten some influence from that which has spilled over into what I've been doing since I picked up a guitar. I like that old, '70s vibe where people just get together and jam for the sake of making music as opposed to everything being the way things are today. Now it's money-driven, image-driven and that corporate sort of thing. It's nice to be able to make a minute and do something that has nothing to do with any outside interests except for jamming — especially if you're doing it for a cause.
Is that vibe spilling over into your solo material?
The solo stuff is really cool because it does have a similar vibe. It wasn't created for any kind of cause, benefit, fundraising or anything like that but, at the same time, there's something to it. The last couple bands I've been in — Velvet Revolver, Guns N' Roses and even Snakepit — there were so many concerns coming from the record company about so many different things. The pressure can be a little bit of a drag at times especially if you've got ego problems within the band. That's what being in a rock n' roll band can be about. I wanted to do a solo record so I could do something that I'd dictate myself and would be my responsibility. Whether it sinks or swims is all up to me. To get a bunch of people together who I think are really talented and have them sing is amazing. The singers were all great because they didn't have to worry about pressures from their record labels about whether or not the song was going to be a huge hit single. I got amazing performances because the whole thing was so laidback. That's one of the similarities between my record and this concert that we're doing on Sunday. It's really done for the pure joy of it, as opposed to trying to prove something, trying to sell a certain number of copies or whatever it is that motivates everybody these days [Laughs]. [ARTIST direct]
"One of the benefits of being the Music Director of WAAF, is hearing new music WAY before anyone else! Today I got a chance to hear some of the new Slash album that will be released in March of 2010.
We should have the new single (which is going to feature Ozzy on lead vocals) in January!
This song was AWESOME!
And, the lyrics are going to piss off Axl & Black Sabbath!" [Mistress Carrie]
With the speculation about special guests continuing in earnest, Slash revealed to MusicRadar that the one artist he couldn't pin down to play on his forthcoming solo album was The White Stripes/Raconteurs/Dead Weather star Jack White.
Slash's eponymous solo album will be released early in 2010 on Roadrunner, with Classic Rock magazine set to bundle the CD with a special collectible issue a full four weeks before it is available online or in record stores.
"Pretty much everyone else that I went after I managed to get."
MusicRadar spoke to Slash yesterday following the Classic Rock Awards and heard the album, but for now their lips are sealed.
They can tell us that the supporting cast of guest musicians is very impressive indeed, and includes rock legends, pop starlets and some genuine surprises. But not Jack White.
Slash told them, "I wanted to get Jack White to sing on something, but he didn't want to sing. He said 'I'll play drums, I'll play guitar, but I don't wanna sing.' He was one guy that I wanted to work with. Pretty much everyone else that I went after I managed to get."
Keep an eye on MusicRadar in the very near future for a track-by-track guide to the Slash solo album from the man himself, plus his thoughts on what makes a killer guitar riff and his favourite riffs of all time as part of their forthcoming guitar-tastic Riff Week. MusicRadar
Andrew Stockdale, lead singer of Melbourne rockers Wolfmother, spoke to the BBC News about a track he recorded with guitarist Slash.
The song will be included on Slash's forthcoming solo album which is tentatively scheduled for release in February or March 2010.
Stockdale, who lends his vocals to the untitled song has described its sound as "relentless".
He added, "Slash is an iconic figure in rock 'n' roll history ... It's an honor."
Explaining about how the collaboration came about Stockdale said, "at the start of the year Slash contacted my manager and asked if I was interested in singing on his record. Maybe because I've got that old school delivery it matches what he was trying to do. Guns N' Roses in the '90s, they brought back the danger in rock 'n' roll."
Ozzy Osbourne, and Blink 182's Travis Barker are also scheduled to take part.
Slash will appear at West Fest, a free concert to be held in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on this Sunday October 25. Ray Manzarek from The Doors, Denny Laine from The Moody Blues, and The Alameda Allstars, Greg Allman’s band are also scheduled to perform.
01. Ghost (Ian Astbury/Izzy Stradlin) 3:34 02. Crucify The Dead (Ozzy Osbourne) 4:04 03. Beautiful Dangerous (Fergie) 4:35 04. Back From Cali (Myles Kennedy) 05. Promise (Chris Cornell) 4:41 06. By The Sword (Andrew Stockdale) 4:50 07. Gotten (Adam Levine) 5:05 08. Doctor Alibi (Lemmy Kilmeister) 3:07 09. Watch This (Dave Grohl/Duff McKagan) 3:46 10. I Hold On (Kid Rock) 4:10 11. Nothing to Say (M Shadows) 5:27 12. Starlight (Myles Kennedy) 5:35 13. A Saint is a Sinner Too (Rocco DeLuca) 3:28 14. We're All Gonna Die (Iggy Pop) 4:30
"There are killer additional tracks featuring Alice Cooper, Nicole Scherzinger, Flea, Steven Adler, Nick Oliveri, Beth Hart, Cypress Hill, Fergie & Koshi Inaba that will be released simultaneously with the record in different formats & territories."
"We recorded a killer last minute addition to the record with Myles Kennedy last weekend!" - Slash, February 16, 2010
Slash's debut solo album, Slash, will be released in Japan on March 24 (Universal), in the US on April 6 (EMI), and on April 7 in the UK, bundled with a collectible "Slash" edition of Classic Rock Magazine. The CD standard UK edition of the CD will be released May 10 (Roadrunner).
The track listing for the special Classic Rock fan-pack is as follows:
01. Ghost (Ian Astbury/Izzy Stradlin) 3:34 02. Crucify The Dead (Ozzy Osbourne) 4:04 03. Beautiful Dangerous (Fergie) 4:35 04. Back From Cali (Myles Kennedy) 05. Promise (Chris Cornell) 4:41 06. By The Sword (Andrew Stockdale) 4:50 07. Gotten (Adam Levine) 5:05 08. Doctor Alibi (Lemmy Kilmister) 3:07 09. Watch This Dave (Dave Grohl/Duff McKagan) 3:46 10. I Hold On (Kid Rock) 4:10 11. Nothing To Say (M Shadows) 5:27 12. Starlight (Myles Kennedy) 5:35 13. Saint Is A Sinner Too (Rocco De Luca) 3:28 14. We’re All Gonna Die (Iggy Pop) 4:30 15. Baby Can’t Drive (Alice Cooper/Nicole Scherzinger/Steven Adler/Flea)
A special Japanese edition of the CD will include a bonus DVD featuring making-of-the-album footage and a free poster in the first pressing. "Sahara" is the bonus-track on the Japanese editions. The Japanese are also releasing an SHM CD version.
You can pre-order the Australian edition on iTunes which includes "Chains and Shackles" and "Paradise City" here. The US iTunes store is offering "Mother Maria" and the English version of "Sahara."
Slash's brother, Ash, designed the logo for Slash's name on the album cover. The cover art itself, was produced from a painting by Ron English, a prominent Pop Surrealist artist and friend of Slash.
The first single, "Sahara" was released in Japan on November 11. "Sahara" debuted at #4 on the Japanese charts. Slash's tour will coincide with the album release.
The first worldwide single is "By the Sword" with Wolfmother's Andrew Stockdale.
The album was produced by Eric Valentine (Smash Mouth, Queens of the Stone Age, The All-American Rejects) and recorded entirely analog. The mastering was done at Sterling Sound by George Marino.
The allure of these rollicking Slash & Friends concerts brings to mind the imperious message from old late-night TV pitchmen: “How do we do it? Volume, volume, volume!”
Quality, quantity, high spirits and jacked-up amperage made for a late-night carnival at Bare Pool Lounge at The Mirage late last night, a showcase that spilled into the morning with an after-party at Jet. The all-star rock ’n’ roll exercise hosted by the former lead guitarist of Guns N’ Roses summoned the old (dueling iconic guitarists Rick Nielsen and Joe Perry), bold (Courtney Love, tossing aside typical stage protocol to read lyrics to the gender-unspecific “20th Century Boy”) and beautiful (the wholly captivating Nicole Scherzinger, the leather-and-lace encased frontwoman for Pussycat Dolls).
As for the latest SlashFest, it hardly mattered that over the past few weeks, the event’s lineup experienced more drops than Terrell Owens during last Sunday’s Bills-Saints game (Rob Zombie, Jason Bonham, Tommy Lee and announced emcee Kiefer Sutherland were among the fall-out boys). The show drew ample star power anyway, and of course the requisite oddities, such as an onstage visit from Slash’s wife, Perla. The stormy spouse and Slash’s apparent voice of reason strode onstage in a beaded black corset adorned with long tassels over each side of her chest, snug black shorts and lace stockings. All dolled up, in other words. She then quoted a dead woman, Anna Nicole Smith, by asking, “How do you like my BAH-dee?”
We like it just enough! But not so much to offend Slash, the evening’s BFF.
Following are more “hooky” riffs from a crisp and loud evening in VegasVille:
*The vocalist for much of the evening was Las Vegas native Franky Perez, whose look has matured to the point where he looks like the father of the guy who released the promising “Poor Man’s Son” in 2003. The last time I’d seen Perez perform was that year when he opened for Lynyrd Skynyrd at The Orleans Arena. He roared through “Whipping Post” that night, and again last night, along with AC/DC's “Highway to Hell” and Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs.” Dressed entirely in black, shedding the shades and jacket in favor of a tank top late in the show, Perez obviously relished performing with the high-level stars like Perry, Nielsen, Slash, Matt Sorum and Duff McKagan, who swapped spots on the stage over the two-hour show. At one point, he asked if anyone was from Las Vegas (a few among the crowd of about 650 cheered) and then he gave a call-out to his alma mater, Bonanza High School. Not your typical rock-show moment, eh? In the late stages, Perez also wore what appeared to be an old red-and-blue Las Vegas Stars hat from about 20 years ago.
It was fun watching Perez work it out onstage again. There was a time when he was at least as promising an artist as The Killers. It’ll be interesting to see if he can, as we say, parlay this fortuitous gig into something he can sustain.
*The Joe Perry Project opened the show and performed a song Aerosmith ignored during its visit to the MGM Grand Garden Arena a couple of months ago, a reggae version of “Dream On.” Perry said that version of the song was requested by an individual who booked the band to perform during a cruise, and Perry’s response was something like, “Forget you, cruise boy,” but it was a pretty cool rendition.
*Jot down Scherzinger’s name on that list of performers you don’t want to follow. She’s an exotically beautiful, easy-on-the-eyes, hard-on-the-ears performer able to share the stage with anyone (just in the past month, she’s appeared with both Gossy-Goss and Slash). By the time she finished with a full-force take on “Whole Lotta Love,” Love walked to the mic and said, “I just got my a** handed to me. I’ve gotta follow that?” Give Love credit for conveying that revelation, at least. She’s no dummy.
*Anyone clamoring for a meltdown by Love came away disappointed. She sipped from a glass filled with orange fluid and produced a lyric sheet to make it through “20th Century Boy,” a move I’d seen only once before, when Pink unfolded sheets of lyrics for “Rock and Roll” during the opening-night party at Empire Ballroom four years ago. But Love still has that haggard-sexy act pretty much perfected. She might not look or sound great each time out, but no one looks or sounds quite like her. At least, no one famous.
*Notable jams: Nielsen, who should be our next mayor, played on the full-group effort of Cheap Trick’s “Surrender.” Perry returned for “Toys in the Attic.” Sen Dog of Cypress Hill joined Perez on a blistering “Walk This Way.” McKagan and Sorum (who seemed to be in full, stroppy revelry by the time he hit the stage late in the show) joined Slash in a mini-Guns ’N Roses reunion for “It’s So Easy” (which I’ve always felt would make a great ballad) and an everyone-in-the-pool “Paradise City” to finish the show.
Slash N' Friends will play the Mirage Hotel and Casino tonight.
The line-up for the Mirage gig is: Tommy Clufetos on drums, Johnny Griparic on bass, Ted "Zig Zag" Andreadis on keys, Slash and John 5 on guitar, and Franky Perez, vocals. That's basically the house band.
Slash's special guests tonight are (more or less in this order): Rocco Deluca, Nicole Scherzinger, Courtney Love, Rick Nielson, Robin Zander and Joe Perry. Also, Matt Sorum is jamming a couple songs and there will be some other surprises.
The Joe Perry Project is playing as well, it's going to be a loud night.
Tickets are available through Mirage Entertainment on the Mirage website.
The solo record is in its mixing stage. & the mixes to this point sound great. We have recorded 18 songs with one more I want to track in the next couple weeks.
The record is still slated for a February or March 2010 release.
via Blabbermouth DFR, the band featuring Dizzy Reed and Richard Fortus, Mike Duda and Mike Dupke (W.A.S.P.) and Todd Youth (Danzig, D-Generation, The Chelsea Smiles), will perform this Saturday, September 26 at The Knitting Factory in Hollywood, California.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Ages are 15 and up. Tickets are $18.00 in advance. Tickets will be $22.00 at the door. Also appearing on the bill is Vains OF Jenna.
Courtney Love, Aerosmith’s Joe Perry, Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee, Rob Zombie and drummer Jason Bonham are among the many musicians who will join Slash for his all-star concert in Las Vegas on October 2.
The concert, billed Slash & Friends, celebrates the 20th anniversary of Las Vegas hotel and casino the Mirage.
Other guests include Matt Sorum, Rick Neilsen of Cheap Trick, Rocco Deluca of the Burden and Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger. (Courtesy of Rolling Stone)
In other news, Slash is auctioning off an autographed top hat to benefit Hollywood Arts, a charity which uses performance, music and media-based education to help homeless, foster care and low-income, high-risk young people, 18 to 24, improve their sense of self-worth, develop thinking skills, master basic educational concepts and receive job-readiness training in a variety of creative disciplines.
via Blabbermouth According to Dagbladet.no, Slash was paid 10 million Norwegian kroner (approximately $1.65 million) for his headlining appearance at this year's edition of the Quart festival on June 30, 2009 in Kristiansand, Norway.
Quart festival manager Arild Buli would not comment on the report when contacted by Dagbladet.no, calling it "an internal matter" and expressing his concern about "confidential information" being leaked to the public.
