SLASH Well well well, if all goes to plan we will be seeing guitarist extraordinaire Slash visiting our South African shores in the near future, that is if Slash’s Facebook status is anything to go by. On the date of January 8, 2013, Slash status said the following, and I quote “Btw, don't think I haven't tried to get S Africa booked, I have. It's going to happen on the next album cycle, I sh*t u not. iiii]; )' Could this mean he will be touring South Africa soon? Even though they didn’t get to visit us in the last tour, it sure seems like Slash is doing everything he can to make it on the next album cycle tour. Man oh man that would be awesome. Slash shot to fame as the original lead guitarist for Guns Roses back in the late 80’s and early 90’s… After the band had too many disagreements, Slash left the band and went on to pursue a number of successful projects such as Velvet revolver who included ex guns and roses members such as Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum, alongside Dave Kushner formerly of punk band Wasted Youth and Stone Temple Pilots vocalist Scott Weiland. Slash has been involved in a number of projects after that and one being under his own name Slash playing alongside musicians such as Myles Kennedy (vocals) Todd Kerns (bass), Brent Fitz (drums), And that is the band in question that he is planning on getting to visit our shores in the near future. It’s pretty much all up in the air at the moment but you can bet your Gibson guitar that if more news comes from this story, Fanbase music mag will be right there to report it back to you.
DJ Ashba explains & defends Guns n Roses After taking a few knocks in recent years for appearing on stage late, but one of the main reasons for that occurrence is the production value that they’re bringing to audiences around the world. New Guns N Roses Guitarist DJ Ashba tells Australia’s Yahoo7 News that the production issues are a common reason for the delay in getting the band to the stage. “We have a huge rig and pyrotechnics so often it’s the case of fitting all that into the venue. Our number one priority is to make the shows safe. He further explains. (The criticism from fans on social media] kills us as a band because we’re not doing any of this on purpose. Our main goal is to go and give the fans a show they will never forget and we understand how expensive tickets are. We take that into account and when we do hit the stage, it’s almost impossible to get us off.” Front man Axl Rose has also gotten flack in recent years about being the reason the band get on the stage late. DJ Ashba explains “I think a lot of people and the press tries to blow it up and say he’s an a**hole, but everyone can be an a**hole if you get them on the wrong day. One thing people don’t seem to get is that he’s genuinely funny and he’s always joking around and telling stories to make people laugh. I always say that if he wasn’t a musician, he’d be a great comedian. I wish the world could see that side of him because it’s the opposite of what people have branded in their brains.” Even though Ashba is one of the last members to join the current Guns N’ Roses lineup, he says that Rose has done nothing but treat his band mates like gold since he started. He adds, “He lets us write our own solos and gives everybody their time to shine on stage and I think that says a lot about who he is. He has no problem sharing the spotlight; in fact he quite likes it.” Guns N’ Roses will next take the stage this March in Australia.