Slash, “Orgy of the Damned.” The blues come in many colors, and Slash made some solid and varied – if not terribly original – choices for his sixth studio album outside of Guns N’ Roses, Orgy of the Damned. Orgy of the Damned Slash Gibson Records, May 17 7/10…

Duff McKagan, “Lighthouse.” Duff McKagan is easily one of the 10 coolest guys in rock. The Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver and Iggy Pop and the Losers bassist does his job, doesn’t make a big deal about things and doesn’t look too up or down. He always seems to…

Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators, “4.” While many have been limited to writing and recording their albums in isolation or over video calls, Slash and Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators flipped the script for the release of their latest collaboration. The group traveled together to Nashville, where…

In an expansive career that dates back to the early ’90s, Myles Kennedy has become a workhorse of modern rock. He’s done just about everything over that time, from fronting bands like Alter Bridge or The Conspirators (along with Slash!) or lending his voice to other bands and artists…

Cherie Currie, Courtesy: Robert Sebree. Cherie Currie is a badass. The former frontwoman for The Runaways burst onto the scene in the mid-1970s with an outsized attitude, an undersized corset, hellbent on injecting some estrogen into the rock and roll patriarchy. Even over the phone from her house in…

Cultural phenomenon Ozzy Osbourne is a hard man to pin down. Is he the originator of the look and feel of heavy metal? A guy who managed to be in the right place at the right time? A doddering madman, deteriorated by decades of drug excess? Ordinary Man Ozzy…

Photographer Gary Chancer’s favorite concerts of 2019 include The Chainsmokers, Dave Matthews Band, Phil Collins, Meek Mill, Anti-Flag, Sum 41, AJR, Atretyu, Inhaler and Slash. Picking one show as the best I saw in 2019 is a hard task, shooting as many as I have. Instead I picked some…

Slash performs with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators at the Warfield in San Francisco on July 15,2019. Click the image below to start the slideshow. SAN FRANCISCO — Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators are truly Living The Dream with their 2019 world tour. After playing two continents,…

Photos: Katarina Benzova OAKLAND — After nearly three and a half hours and 32 songs, Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan and the Guns N’ Roses gang still had the same level on-stage energy for No. 33 as they did at the outset. The legendary ’80s and ’90s rock band shimmied around on stage…

Courtesy photo SAN FRANCISCO — “Not in this lifetime,” eh? Guns N’ Roses brought its tour with that name Tuesday to San Francisco’s AT&T Park, a title referencing singer/pianist Axl Rose’s quote just four years ago about the possibility of a reunion. But, of course, GNR lies. For more…