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Scott Weiland's 'Purple at the Core' Tour to Bring STP Classics to The Machine Shop

Tree Riddle — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:27:07 +0000

Scott Weiland, the enigmatic Stone Temple Pilots and Ex-Velvet Revolver frontman, will kick off the month-long 11th aniversary of beloved Flint rock venue The Machine Shop by playing the hits from STP's first two albums on March 1st.

Slash on Scott Weiland's Velvet Revolver Reunion Comments: 'We're Not Buying It'

Chad Childers — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 16:40:16 +0000

Scott Weiland may have reunited with Velvet Revolver for a show early last year, but the singer's comments about getting back together with the band are not exactly having the desired effect.

Slash Reveals That Velvet Revolver's Frontman Search Is Still On

Liz Ramanand — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 18:25:45 +0000

With his latest solo album ‘Apocalyptic Love,’ Slash has been busy on tour with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators but things aren’t running so smoothly for his other band Velvet Revolver. In an interview with the Aquarian, Slash spoke candidly about Velvet Revolver’s current state. “Unfortunately, as for Velvet Revolver, we’ll remain on a hiatus [...]

Slash on Scott Weiland + Velvet Revolver: 'He's a Great Guy When I'm Not in a Band With Him'

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 19 May 2012 17:46:45 +0000

Slash has further refuted Scott Weiland‘s claims that the singer is returning to the Velvet Revolver fold to record a new album and to embark on a tour. He essentially said that while he loves Weiland, he doesn’t want to be in a band with him ever again. That sounds pretty definitive!

Slash Denies That Scott Weiland Has Rejoined Velvet Revolver

Chad Childers — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:50:42 +0000

Well that was fast! The news from Scott Weiland that he was back with Velvet Revolver and planning to record and tour came as a shock to fans, but no one may have been more surprised than guitarist Slash, who offered a denial when quizzed about it by Minneapolis/St. Paul station 93X.

Scott Weiland Eyes Return to Velvet Revolver and New Stone Temple Pilots Album

Tree Riddle — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:27:00 +0000

Scott Weiland has been one of the most unpredictable frontmen in rock for the past two decades. In a new interview, he not only reveals that he hopes to release a new Stone Temple Pilots album, he also admits he would like to rejoin Velvet Revolver at some point down the road. It’s official, hell has frozen over.

Velvet Revolver 'Let It Roll – Live in Germany' DVD Coming Out in May

Chad Bowar — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:18:34 +0000

They don’t have a singer and haven’t released a CD since 2007, but a new Velvet Revolver DVD is set to be released. ‘Let It Roll – Live In Germany’ will be in stores May 25. The DVD was filmed in March 2008 at the Palladium in Cologne, Germany, for the legendary Rockpalast TV series. [...]

Velvet Revolver Cover Pink Floyd Classic At Reunion Gig [VIDEO]

Tree Riddle — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:12:13 +0000

Velvet Revolver reunited with Scott Weiland for a brief four-song set last night and covered the Pink Floyd classic rock staple ‘Wish You Were Here’ — check it out here. During the lengthy and unsuccessful search a replacement, the members of Velvet Revolver were able to mend their once-toxic relationship with former vocalist Scott Weiland. [...]

Scott Weiland Will Rejoin Velvet Revolver For Tribute Gig

Tree Riddle — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:17:28 +0000

Scott Weiland has apparently buried the hatchet with his former bandmates in Velvet Revolver and they have agreed to perform together for a one-off show honoring late composer John O’ Brien. While it may not be the reunion news involving Slash and Duff McKagan you were hoping for, the one night only reformation of VR [...]

Velvet Revolver Audition Jimmy Gnecco For New Vocalist

Tree Riddle — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:21:35 +0000

It has been a long, long journey for Velvet Revolver to replace their estranged vocalist Scott Weiland. The band is yet again working with a new vocalist -- Jimmy Gnecco -- who they've been eying for some time now.

Duff McKagan Removes Unruly Man From Seattle Book Q&A [VIDEO]

Tree Riddle — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:43:41 +0000

Duff McKagan held a Q&A session at Seattle University that turned ugly when a man angrily questioned the former Guns N’ Roses bassist about an encounter with Kurt Cobain prior to his suicide. Duff McKagan is most likely one of the last people who saw Kurt Cobain alive. The bass player (who also had struggles [...]

Velvet Revolver Have Another Candidate For New Singer [VIDEO]

Tree Riddle — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:32:02 +0000

It’s been a journey filled with plenty of close calls, but the hunt for the ever-elusive replacement for Scott Weiland may be coming to a close for Velvet Revolver . Scott Weiland split with Velvet Revolver in 2008. In the time since the band has auditioned a melting pot of rock vocalists including Linkin Park’s [...]

Scott Weiland May Reunite With Velvet Revolver

Tree Riddle — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:57:19 +0000

Velvet Revolver has been searching for a singer to replace Scott Weiland since mid 2008. After almost settling on Royston Langdon from Spacehog and recording a throwaway album with Corey Taylor, it looks like they may have found the man for the job: Scott Weiland. Even I'm confused now.

Velvet Revolver Has Album Of Finished Songs With Slipknot's Corey Taylor

Tree Riddle — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:08:53 +0000

We're all well aware that the chances of Corey Taylor becoming the new frontman of Velvet Revolver are now dead in the water. Drummer Matt Sorum revealed that the band has a whole disc of material recorded with the Slipknot frontman and that they "could put the album out tomorrow", but probably wont.

Is Corey Taylor The New Singer Of Velvet Revolver?

Tree Riddle — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 06:29:16 +0000

The band has been doing a lot of hyping of their potential new frontman but have yet to utter a name. Corey Taylor made some weird comments when asked about rumors that he was taking over vocal duties for the band. Corey was interviewed by Billboard.com recently and when they asked if he was the [...]

Velvet Revolver's New Singer Update

Tree Riddle — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:33:17 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I told you about VR’s Matt Sorum spilling the beans (sort of) on their search for a new frontman. The band has released even more details on the future of the “supergroup”. Unfortunately, one of those details is not the name of the new vocalist. Here is exactly what Matt was [...]

Velvet Revolver Has A New Singer… Probably.

Tree Riddle — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:11:24 +0000

According to drummer Matt Sorum, Velvet Revolver have found their new frontman… Scott Weiland made his departure from the “supergroup” comprised of himself, members of Guns & Roses (Slash, Duff Mckagan, and Matt Sorum), and guitarist Dave Kushner in 2008. They’ve since been without a vocalist and have actively been searching for a suitable replacement. [...]