Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - Scott Weiland, lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots / Velvet Revolver has offered up a number of personal items (clothing and personal affects) as part of a benefit for his ArchAngel Organization. Weiland formed ArchAngel when his... more info

Undercover, Australia — Velvet Revolver and ex GnR guitarist Slash is in the process of mixing his solo album and is doing it entirely on tape. more info

Mötley Crüe's Tommy Lee has created a new drumming supergroup,called Bezerk.It features RHCP Chad Smith,Velvet Revolver's Matt Sorum, Incubus' Jose Pasillas and Godsmack's Sully Erna... more info

Rolling Stone — The first taste of Slash’s solo project has some fans losing their appetite for destruction. Yesterday the Velvet Revolver guitarist released a Japan-only two-song single featuring the rap group Cypress Hill and the Black Eyed Peas’ Fergie on a W... more info

Rolling Stone — Slash has recruited an impressive roster of guest musicians to appear on Slash & Friends, the Velvet Revolver guitarist’s 2010 solo album. Pals like Dave Grohl, Flea, Chris Cornell, the Pussycat Dolls’ Nicole Scherzinger and pretty much every Gun... more info

Starpulse — Former Guns N' Roses rocker Slash has signed a new solo record deal, prompting fans of his super-group Velvet Revolver to fear the band will never play together again.[...] Read more! more info

411 Mania — Corey Taylor of Slipknot as new frontman for Velvet Revolver? Rob Zombie speaks on album delay. HELLYEAH in studio. Stone Temple Pilots to record. Tour dates from Between the Buried and Me, 30 Seconds To Mars, Slayer, Them Crooked Vultures, and more.... more info

411 Mania — From Jay-Z and Alicia Keys performing at the World Series and the new Adam Lambert single to studio updates from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Kid Cudi, Rob Zombie jumping to Roadrunner Records, Corey Taylor trying out for Velvet Revolver, and Ozzy a... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Slipknot star Corey Taylor has confirmed he auditioned to take over from Scott Weiland as Velvet Revolver frontman - but was rejected by the band because the try out "just didn't work." more info

Guardian Music — War, climate change, humanitarian work: why "musical differences" just don't cut it any moreAs a species, humanity could take war. And financial collapse. We could even take climate change. But then last week the Rakes announced that they were splitt... more info