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Guns N' Rubs: Canadian Massage Therapist Tends To Axl Rose

Saturday • February 27,  2010   9:35:31 AM   (CEST)

SASKATOON — Some parents dread the day their child falls in with the wrong crowd — the rebels, the dopers, the drop outs — but what happens when your daughter goes on tour with one of the world's biggest rock stars?

Cornelia Tan, who works at Saskatoon's Pro Sport Rehab and Fitness, toured with Guns N' Roses across Canada as frontman Axl Rose's personal massage therapist.

Next week, Tan joins the band again for a month-long tour in South America.

"My dad had his concerns, for sure," said Tan.

Tan's parents hadn't heard of Guns N' Roses, but once they Googled the band, revealing its notorious hard partying past, they had some questions.

"This isn't the Guns N' Roses of the Appetite for Destruction days," said Clyde Bersky, Tan's boyfriend who joined her for the Canadian dates. "The fans are rowdier than the band.

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Slash First Solo Single 'By The Sword' Available For Streaming

Friday • February 26,  2010   9:40:22 AM   (CEST)

"By The Sword", the first single from legendary guitarist Slash's (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver) first true solo album, simply entitled "Slash", will go for radio adds on March 15 (postponed from the previously announced March 1). The track was co-written by and features a guest appearance by Andrew Stockdale of the Australian retro-rock combo Wolfmother.

"By The Sword" is now available for streaming at AOL's Spinner. It can also be heard below.

"'By The Sword' is a favorite of mine off the album," Slash tells Spinner. "I really enjoyed meeting and working with Andrew Stockdale. It was a solid collaborative effort and his voice is fantastic."


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Axl Rose & Scarlett Johansson Pingpong Pals

Thursday • February 25,  2010   12:43:01 PM   (CEST)

New York Post gossip column, Page Six, reports that Axl Rose and Scarlett Johansson sure are spending a lot of time in the same places. The aging rocker and sultry actress were spotted at an after-hours spot in NoHo a week ago Wednesday, the Box on Thursday, and the Boom Boom Room on Sunday until 3 a.m. On Tuesday of this week, after the curtain of "A View From the Bridge," Johansson was seen playing pingpong with Rose at SPiN.

"They were laughing the whole time," says a spy. "They looked like they were having fun." The Guns N' Roses frontman later turned up solo at celebrity haunt Avenue.

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GN'R To Arrive With Largest Technical Staff Ever In Lima

Wednesday • February 24,  2010   11:30:41 AM   (CEST)

Andia reports that U.S. hard rock band Guns N’ Roses will arrive to Lima with the largest technical staff ever in the Andean country to offer a concert on March 25.

The staff includes sound, lights, video and fireworks technicians, who usually accompany musicians during their presentations in the most important capitals of the world.

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Guns N' Roses Among Billboard's 'Hot Tours'

Saturday • February 20,  2010   9:43:02 AM   (CEST)

Guns N' Roses lands at No. 3 in Billboard's Hot Tours, based on box office totals from the Canadian leg of its Chinese Democracy World Tour.  With six venues submitting totals during the most recent reporting period, combined grosses topped $2.6 million (over $2.7 million Canadian).  The 17,500-seat arena Rexall Place in Edmonton produced the band's top gross and attendance on Jan. 17 just as it did for Mötley Crüe 10 days later.

Check out the complete list at Billboard.com.

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Slash on Recording With Ozzy and Lemmy, Plans for Summer Tour

Friday • February 19,  2010   9:28:35 AM   (CEST)

Slash spent more time navigating red tape than laying down guitar lines for his self-titled solo disc, due in stores this April. “It took four months to make the record,” he says. “I had to write all the material then I had to make demos to send to all the singers. And then the thing that made it take the longest was getting releases from all the different artists’ record companies.”

But the paperwork was well worth the effort since he got to settle into the studio with two of his heroes: Ozzy Osbourne and Lemmy Kilmister.

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Guns N' Roses To Play In Finland on June 5th

Thursday • February 18,  2010   10:10:15 PM   (CEST)

Guns N' Roses will play at the one day festival "Helsinki Live 2010" in Finland on June 5th.

Tickets go on sale on February 24th and cost 89€ + fees.

Source: Helsinki Live 2010
Thanks: Kroken

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Sebastian Bach To Support Guns N' Roses In Brazil

Thursday • February 18,  2010   9:28:46 AM   (CEST)

Former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach and his solo band will support Guns N' Roses on the following Brazilian tour dates:

Mar. 07 - Brasília, Brazil - Ginásio Nilson Nelson
Mar. 10 - Belo Horizonte, Brazil - Ginásio Jornalista Felipe Drumond (Mineirinho)
Mar. 13 - São Paulo, Brazil - Palestra Itália Stadium
Mar. 14 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Praça da Apoteose
Mar. 16 - Porto Alegre, Brazil - Ginásio Gigantinho

Commented Bach: "We are so unbelievably honored to go to Brazil with Guns N' Roses in March!

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Steven Adler To Release Memoir In June

Thursday • February 18,  2010   9:00:52 AM   (CEST)

Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler will release his biography, entitled My Appetite For Destruction, on June 22nd via HarperCollins. A pre-order for the 304 page hardcover, trimsize book, priced at $25.99, is available at this location.

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Axl Rose - Twitter Update

Wednesday • February 17,  2010   11:15:29 AM   (CEST)

Fuck!! The NY shows were insane!! Love the free form laid back vibe n' both were completely different from r view. The fans were AMAZING!! John (Varvatos) was really great! And to keep CBGB's rockin'?! Badass!! Goin' into Rose Bar was rough on some. Lotta best left memories from the old hotel. The gig helped w/some o' those. Felt really good on stage. (We actually "LIKE" playing together n' I absolutely agree some things should b a lot less complicated than others made them in the past that's why we're together n' other's by their own accord ain't here.) We all had a great time, it was a madhouse!! Thanks to everyone who came out n' those who helped put 'em 2gether. Good to have a short break n' gear up 4 South America. I LOVE NY!!

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