Archive for March, 2010

The bass player with Jane’s Addiction has quit the band, and will reportedly be replaced by former Guns N’ Roses rocker Duff McKagan.

Eric Avery, 44, announced his departure through a Twitter message on Monday, hours after the band completed a seven-date Australian tour in Perth

“That’s it,” he wrote. “With equal parts regret and relief, the Jane’s Addiction experiment is at an end.” Guitarist Dave Navarro confirmed Avery’s departure on Tuesday, saying on Twitter “We wish him all the best!”

Singer Perry Farrell also took to Twitter on Tuesday, offering a more-cryptic perspective: “Slipping out of that shell of a past. Gripping; wow we’re onto something faster now. And so worth the wait. It’s the Art Of Great Escape.”

McKagan, 46, will join Jane’s Addiction in the studio as it attempts to record the follow-up to its 2003 album “Strays,” according to various unconfirmed reports. Avery had previously indicated he was not writing songs for the album.

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MEGADETH kicked off its “Rust In Peace 20th Anniversary Tour” last night (Monday, March 1) at the Knitting Factory in Spokane, Washington.

According to a fan posting on the band’s official forum, MEGADETH’s setlist was as follows (not confirmed):

01. Set The World Afire
02. Wake Up Dead
03. In My Darkest Hour
04. Holy Wars…The Punishment Due
05. Hangar 18
06. Take No Prisoners
07. Five Magics
08. Poison Was The Cure
09. Lucretia
10. Tornado Of Souls
11. Dawn Patrol
12. Rust In Peace…Polaris
13. Head Crusher
14. Trust
15. Symphony Of Destruction
16. Peace Sells

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A four-and-a-half-minute trailer for legendary guitarist Slash’s (GUNS N’ ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) first true solo album, simply entitled “Slash”, can be viewed below. The clip includes behind-the-scenes footage from the recording sessions for the CD, including appearances by Fergie, Kid Rock, Lemmy Kilmister, Adam Levine of MAROON 5, M. Shadows of AVENGED SEVENFOLD, Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, and Stockdale.

“Slash” will be released in North America in April via EMI Label Services and in the U.K. on May 10 through Roadrunner Records. The album features an all-star roster of guest musicians, including Ian Astbury, Chris Cornell, Rocco DeLuca, Fergie, Dave Grohl, Myles Kennedy, Kid Rock, Lemmy Kilmister, Adam Levine of MAROON 5, Duff McKagan, M. Shadows of AVENGED SEVENFOLD, Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, and Andrew Stockdale of WOLFMOTHER.

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When Gorillaz first emerged on the music scene, the idea of a virtual band composed of edgy cartoon personas that existed only on screen seemed both strange and brilliant. It may have been a gimmick, tailor-made for MTV back when it still regularly played videos, but it was an inventive one. And with huge breakthrough hits like “Clint Eastwood,” “Tomorrow Comes Today” and “Feel Good Inc.,” it was hard not to get caught up in the contagious combination of dub, hip-hop, Brit-pop and electronic music.

Gorillaz is essentially the brainchild of Blur frontman Damon Albarn and comic-book artist Jamie Hewlett — best known for his work on Tank Girl — who dreamed up the project back in 1998. Albarn would handle the music while Hewlett would design the characters (2D, Murdoc Niccals, Noodle and Russel), which serve as the visual element in Gorillaz’s stylishly animated music videos.

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