Reuters — NEW YORK (Billboard) - A solo album or the third Velvet Revolver album -- or possibly both -- are on Slash's docket for 2009. more info

Idolator — When he lived the rock and roll lifestyle by putting in time in Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver, the Duff McKagan lifestyle was inaccessible to me. But now, as Duff's "loving parent" side comes out with pieces like the one in the Seattle Weekly mus... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Arik Garcia After a tumultuous five-year stint in Velvet Revolver, Scott Weiland finally gets to let loose on his new solo album. “There’s no rules,” he says. “I don’t have to worry about radio playing it.” He also doesn’t have ... more info

Velvet Revolver star Duff McKagan will never forget his first sexual experience because nuns had to treat him for a sexually transmitted disease afterwards.[...] Read more! more info

Starpulse — Velvet Revolver star Duff McKagan will never forget his first sexual experience because nuns had to treat him for a sexually transmitted disease afterwards.[...] Read more! more info

Rolling Stone — In a repeat of last year’s Eagles fiasco, American record stores are reportedly ordering mass import copies of AC/DC’s Black Ice, thus threatening the album’s Wal-Mart exclusivity. Barack Obama has locked up the all-important Slash endorsement,... more info

Metalsucks — Given all the shit Velvet Revolver has pulled over the last few years, and the fact that most post-GN’R projects by that band’s original line-up are pretty lackluster, you couldn’t exactly blame someone for thinking that Duff McKagan’s Loaded... more info

Reuters - With the much-anticipated "Rock Band 2" now on store shelves, rival franchise "Guitar Hero" is sneaking into the news on several fronts. more info

Kerrang! — Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash is set to pen the score for a new Mexican film called This Is Not A Movie. "It's very cutting-edge, very artistic and a little bit trippy," Slash told K!'s sister magazine Mojo. more info

Monsters and Critics — Guitarist/songwriter Dave Kushner of Velvet Revolver joined forces with award-winning producer and songwriter Bob Thiele Jr. to pen the main more info