Velvet Revolver Encyclopedia!

Many thanks go out to Ivy for helping me compile information for the Velvet Revolver Encyclopedia that I loaded to the site today. In the Encyclopedia, you can find information on things and persons that are and/or have been important to the band. Influential artists, personnel, places they recorded at, it's all included. This latest site addition will hopefully expand over the next few weeks with more additions, but what's up now should serve as a good start!

>>> VR Encyclopedia

Preorder 'Slither' on Amazon!

Many thanks go out to Bill for the heads up: you can pre-order the 'Slither' import single on Amazon.com starting today. No information is known on the country of origin (most likely Germany or U.K.) or the track listing. The price is $11.99 and the cd will ship May 10th.

>>> Amazon: Slither

Contraband Tracklist Complete!

We now know the titles of all twelve songs that will end up on the US and European releases of 'Contraband'! Those of you who checked the discography over the past few weeks already saw some new titles added without them being posted here. I waited until the track listing was complete before posting it on the news. The songs on the album are, in alphabetical order:

Big Machine
Do It For The Kids
Headspace
Falling To Pieces
Illegal Eye
Loving The Alien (Sometimes)
Set Me Free
Slither
Spectacle
Suckertrain Blues
Superhuman
You Got No Right

>>> Contraband Album Info

Picture Update!

Many thanks go out to Ivy for finding a wonderful set of 132 pictures of the band members. These pictures were shot in January in Los Angeles. Check out the picture section for more new images!

>>> Picture Archive: 132 new ones!

Welcome Back To The Jungle!

Many thanks go out to GypsySoul for typing up the article/interview with Duff from the March Issue of Bass Player Magazine and posting it on HereTodayGoneToHell. Enjoy!

>>> Articles Library: Bass Player Magazine
>>> HereTodayGoneToHell

Scott Court Update!

MTV Reports that Scott's trial date for the DUI charges has been set for March 15.!

>>> MTV

Another Slash interview/article!

Many thanks go out to Ivy for typing up the article/interview with Slash from the February issue (#294) of Record Collector. I also scanned the pictures, and the whole mix can be found in the Articles Library. Even though there's only a little VR mention in the article, it's still an interesting read. Enjoy!

>>> Articles Library: Record Collector Magazine

VR Magazine features!

Many thanks go out to Michael Carvin for sending in scans of two magazines. First there's a large article with pictures from Classic Rock magazine, the March 2004 issue. You can read it in the Articles Library. Also in the Library, you can find scans from the November 2003 issue of Riff Magazine, featuring pictures of Slash and his guitar collection.

>>> Articles Library: Classic Rock Magazine
>>> Articles Library: Riff Magazine

Rolling Stone update: Velvet Revolver load new cd!

Thanks to Sverre for this link and new article from Rolling Stone:

Velvet Revolver will release their debut album, Contraband, on May 18th, preceded by a new single, "Slither," which will make its way to radio late next month.
The hard-rocking supergroup features former Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland backed by former Guns n' Roses members, guitarist Slash, bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Matt Sorum. Guitarist Dave Kushner rounds out the lineup.

"As a whole, the album is a true representation of the best aspects of STP's music, and the best aspects of Guns n' Roses, when they were at their best," Weiland told Rolling Stone late last year, "vicious, streamlined, living off strippers, and their music was great. It's a perfect marriage between the two."

Among Contraband's songs, McKagan called "Fall to Pieces" "an arena rocker," and Weiland said of "Slither," "[it's] a dark, prodding heavy one that definitely has an old STP vibe to it." "Sucker Train Blues," "Super Human," "You Got No Right," "Set Me Free" and "Headspace" are among the other ten songs to make the record from a pool of more than fifty. The group co-produced the set with Josh Abraham (Limp Bizkit, Staind). "It's an album," McKagan said. "It's twelve songs. It's not a single with eleven fillers. It's a journey."

Velvet Revolver are planning a full touring schedule for 2004, though no dates have been confirmed yet.

>>> Rolling Stone

Billboard update about 'Contraband'!

Billboard updated their news section with a little snippet about 'Contraband', saying 'Slither' will be out March 23 on U.S. radio (instead of the 22nd that was reported earlier), and that other songs to be included on the album are 'Sucker Train Blues and 'Set Me Free.' This does confirm some earlier suggestions that the rumoured song title 'Sucker Train Blues' is indeed the right one instead of the Blabbermouth.net-rumoured titleof 'Trainsucker Blues'. Thanks go out to Boomy for the link!

>>> Billboard

Interview with Douglas Grean about 'Contraband'!

Many thanks go out to Scash from Velvet-Revolver.org for doing an interview with producer/engineer/multi-instrumentalist Douglas Grean, who worked with Velvet Revolver on their debut album 'Contraband' Visit the articles library to read it!!

>>> Articles Library

Interview with Slash, Duff and Matt in Norwegian 'Dagbladet'!

Many thanks go out to Sverre for finding this article, and SweetestThing for helping me translate it into English. You can check out both the original version and the translation through the links below. Enjoy!

>>> Original Article
>>> Translated article in the Articles Library

Interview with Slash in Feb/March issue of Hit Parader!

Thanks go out to GypsySoul for typing up this article and posting it on HereTodayGoneToHell. Slash was interviewed in December about how VR got together, and what he thinks of the band so far.

>>> Articles Library

Slither release dates.

'Slither', the first single off VR's upcoming debut album 'Contraband,' will be released to U.S. radio on March 22nd. The commercial single will be out on April 26th in Europe. It's not yet known what songs will be on the disc as b-sides. Stay tuned for more info as it becomes available.

>>> Discography: Slither

RCA records sets final release date for 'Contraband!'

Last night, the official RCA Records site and the official Velvet-Revolver site were updated with a new release date for VR's upcoming debut album, 'Contraband.' This is the first time that there is an official update of the release date, and it's set for May 18!

>>> RCA Records
>>> Velvet Revolver.net

Matt talking about VR and CF on Sharon Osbourne's Show!

Many thanks go out to Kentaro for an audio clip of Matt Sorum talking about the Camp Freddy album and also a little bit about Velvet Revolver. This snippet of the interview was recorded last Monday, February 9, on Sharon Osbourne's talk show, where Camp Freddy performed the song '20th Century Boy.'

>>> Downloads

Fans United Listing Expansion!

Already 162 people in 25 countries have sent in their info for the Fans United Listing. Let's hope many more will take a little moment to submit their info, so this section will expand like crazy!

Duff and Slash features in Total Guitar and Bass Player Magazines

There will be features on Duff and Slash in the upcoming (March) editions of Bass Player magazine (Duff) and Total Guitar Magazine (Slash). The Total Guitar Magazine will be out on March 9th. Cover information and articles will be posted here as soon as they are available.

Slither single pushed back to 3/22.

Thanks go out to FB for the news regarding VR's first single 'Slither,' which was originally scheduled to be released on March 8. According to this new report from FMQB, the single will be out on March 22.

New site layout.

As you can see, the site has a new design, and I hope you all like it. After 6 months of the same design it was time for a change, and I also decided to add a few new features to the site. One of them is the new Fans United Listing, that will hopefully explode soon. You can read more about it here. In addition to that, I also expanded the Lyrics and Song Info sections, as well as the Concerts section, which now has a Played Songs Archive. Enjoy!

Dave Checks In.

Dave Kushner checked in on the forums today, and left the following message. Many thanks Dave for keeping us updated!

Hey everyone, First of all, I'd like to really thank everyone for thier kind words of encouragement and congrats regarding my recent wedding !!!! I just came from duff's b-day dinner. It was really great. The band, the wives, friends, family, even izzy showed up . As far as the record and everything,it's all still looking good. The record is really fucking good !!!!! It's a balls out , heavy rock record. Not one rock single and then a bunch of mid tempo "safe" songs. We're also getting geared up to do a video, hopefully later in the month. Thanx again everyone for your support and patience. - Dave kushner

Smashbox Fashion Show MP3's and Video up again!

Yay, the files are back, so grab them while you can! Many thanks go out to InUtero for sending me the video tape of VR playing at the Smashbox Fashion show on October 30 of last year. I recorded the audio to mp3 and the video (full color!) to Windows Media Video, and added the files to the downloads page. Both songs 'Angie/Mary' and 'You Got No Right' are available in each format. Many thanks go out to Press Play for hosting the files!

>>> Downloads Page

Interview with Duff from Jim Dunlop's site.

Thanks to Scash, here's a link to an interview with Duff that was posted on Jim Dunlop's site. Duff talks about the recording process of the debut album, as well as Dunlop products he uses.

>>> Jim Dunlop's Site.
>>> Articles Library

Official statement regarding Scott's situation.

Representatives for SCOTT WEILAND today clarified some recent news about his recovery process, his legal status and plans for the future. Recent news reports stated that the VELVET REVOLVER frontman (and former Stone Temple Pilots singer) had walked out of, or was discharged from, a Pasadena, California recovery facility after one month. Although WEILAND did move to a sober living facility, it was at the suggestion and approval of his doctors and recovery counselors.

Mike Nasatir, a WEILAND attorney, says, “We were under the impression that Scott’s move was not against the court’s wishes and that Scott was in compliance with the court’s orders.”

Dr. Drew Pinsky, WEILAND’s primary recovery specialist and head of Las Encinas Hospital’s Chemical Dependency Program, said, “We felt that Scott completed detox by achieving the goals we set for him; he struggled diligently against a bad disease and we felt it was time for him to go to a lower level of care. It was time for him to return into the sober community and get back to the basics of sobriety while he pursued other treatment, which is a long treatment—something that will take months and months—but that doesn’t require a hospital. It is unclear to me what is to be gained by putting him back in an in-patient environment; I am not clear that this is a good use of resources for this patient.”

WEILAND has been complying with the court order as the court acknowledged in his January 9 progress report. WEILAND, according to his attorneys, has not abused illegal drugs or alcohol and is under his doctor’s care. Scott continues to proactively and successfully address mental health issues, which have an organic neuropsychological basis and are pharmacologically treatable.

Weiland wants nothing more than to successfully comply with the court’s orders, continue his sobriety in the community, work with his bandmates and ultimately be reunited with his wife and children.