Duff McKagan's Loaded To Release 'Sick' In April

[FunkyMonkey]

DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED To Release 'Sick' In March - Jan. 9, 2009

DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, the band formed by current VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan (on guitar and vocals) after he left GUNS N' ROSES, has set "Sick" as the title of its new full-length album, due in late March via Century Media Records. The CD was produced by Martin Feveyear (PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, KINGS OF LEON) and will include such tracks as "Roll Away", "Forgive Me", "Sick", "No More", "Southern Girl", "No Shame" and "Translucent".

DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED's latest five-song EP, "Wasted Heart", was released on September 22 via Century Media Records.

"These are purely my songs," McKagan told Billboard.com. "It's probably more derivative of my earlier years of punk rock. It's a good rock 'n' roll band. It's fun, is what it is. There's no real business and no real drama. I'm really into no drama right now," he adds, noting Scott Weiland's recent rancorous departure from VELVET REVOLVER.

In addition to McKagan, LOADED features drummer Geoff Reading (GREEN APPLE QUICK STEP), bassist Jeff Rouse (VENDETTA RED, ALIEN CRIME SYNDICATE) and guitarist Mike Squires (ALIEN CRIME SYNDICATE).

LOADED was formed in 1999 and has morphed several times, releasing two albums: 1999's "Live Episode" and 2001's "Dark Days".

Italian news blog Musica Metal has uploaded video footage (see below) of DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED's performance at the first edition of the Rock Of Ages festival, which was held on September 13, 2008 in Milan, Italy.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=112172

[FunkyMonkey]

Duffonomics: New Music!

Editor?s note: Our financial columnist was nice enough to send us two new songs from his latest band, Duff McKagan?s Loaded. The album, Sick, is set for an April release on Century Media Records. Can?t wait to hear the whole thing?and many thanks to Duff!

Listen to ?Flatline? >>

Listen to ?Sleaze Factory? >>

http://www.playboy.com/blog/2009/02/duffonomics-free-music-1.html

[faldor]

Duff was guest host on Sirius/XM Octane's Big Uns today.  He said the new CD was coming out in April.  He was plugging Loaded pretty good.  Unfortunately no GNR songs made the weekly countdown of the top 15 songs.  I would've liked to hear Duff intro one of the songs, see if he had anything intersting to say.

[FunkyMonkey]

DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED: 'Sick' Details Revealed - Feb. 18, 2009

Following the arrival of the band's 2008 "Wasted Heart" EP, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED will release "Sick" on April 7 via Century Media Records. This marks the first full-length studio album in eight years from the band the former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER bassist formed in 1998 and grouped up with again in 2001. This is an all-out assault of pure rock and punk-infused fury that pulls no punches. LOADED encompasses what rock 'n' roll should be all about, creating memorable songs with infectious hooks.

The album's first single, "Flatline", is now streaming at Playboy.com (where Duff also pens the weekly "Duffonomics" financial column). In addition to his new blog on Playboy.com ? where McKagan says he hopes to "shed some no-nonsense light on day-to-day money issues" ? Duff has penned a two-page "Success" column in the new March issue of Playboy magazine. He also continues to contribute his "Reverb" column to the Seattle Weekly.

LOADED isn't a band merely to fill in time, to allow the famed bassist to massage a hyper publicity drive. This is all about?music.

"When this band started in 1998, I was at college studying business," recalls McKagan, who plays guitar and sings with the group. "But I was sickened by all the crap music going around at the time. Seriously, I hated all these big bands who were coming through. So, I put together LOADED to play rock music the way I wanted to do it. We had no great game plan or philosophy. We just wanted to get into the rehearsal room, begin writing songs and play music we felt."

Of LOADED's current lineup, McKagan says, "It's not as if I bumped into all of them on the street and things happened by accident. I saw Geoff Reading play drums with GREEN APPLE QUICKSTEP (a cult mid-1990s Seattle band) and he was just an animal behind the kit. I knew then that I wanted to work with him at some point. I watched Mike Squires and Jeff Rouse (guitar and bass, respectively) with their band ALIEN CRIME SYNDICATE, and again they really impressed me.

"It's not that I've taken these guys out of other bands, either. It's not like that in Seattle. Good musicians tend to play in more than one band. And our producer, Martin Feveyear, is also part of the band in many respects. He's also our tour manager and our live sound engineer! It's the Seattle way. A small-town mentality.?

LOADED released "Live Episode" (1999) and "Dark Days" (2001), before other commitments meant LOADED were put on the back burner to some extent, although they never split up.

"No way!" Duff says. "We've been playing Christmas charity shows in Seattle on an annual basis over the last few years. These have been growing in popularity as well. Then last Christmas, we started to talk seriously about doing a record, which is what has led us to this place. Now, I've been stockpiling songs for LOADED all the time. I'd write something and store it away for future use, so the idea of doing a new album has always been in my mind."

"Sick" track listing:

01. Sick
02. Sleaze Factory
03. Flatline
04. IOU
05. The Slide
06. Translucent
07. Mothers Day
08. I See Through You
09. Forgive Me
10. No Shame
11. Blind Date Girl
12. Wasted Heart
13. No More

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=114628

[FunkyMonkey]

DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED Films 'Flatline' Video - Feb. 25, 2009

DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED spent the last few days in Los Angeles filming a video for the song "Flatline". The band says, "We can't wait for you all to check it out!"

Following the arrival of the band's 2008 "Wasted Heart" EP, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED will release "Sick" on April 7 via Century Media Records. This marks the first full-length studio album in eight years from the band the former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER bassist formed in 1998 and grouped up with again in 2001. This is an all-out assault of pure rock and punk-infused fury that pulls no punches. LOADED encompasses what rock 'n' roll should be all about, creating memorable songs with infectious hooks.

The album's first single, "Flatline", is now streaming at Playboy.com (where Duff also pens the weekly "Duffonomics" financial column). In addition to his new blog on Playboy.com ? where McKagan says he hopes to "shed some no-nonsense light on day-to-day money issues" ? Duff has penned a two-page "Success" column in the new March issue of Playboy magazine. He also continues to contribute his "Reverb" column to the Seattle Weekly.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=115109

[FunkyMonkey]

Duff McKagan?s LOADED Looking For T-Shirt Designers!

Posted on 26 February 2009

Do your fancy yourself a designer? If so, legendary bassist Duff McKagan needs your help! His current project, Duff McKagan?s Loaded has issued the following statement:

?Hey everyone! We are gearing up for some world domination and we would like YOUR help! We want to see your ideas for new Loaded t-shirt designs. If we like your idea enough we will use it AND we will pay you! We know you are some talented f**kers, and besides, they are going to be for you anyway, so bring it on! Send us your designs and we will let you know as soon as we find the ?one?! Send your ideas to loadedrocker@yahoo.com.?

The full-length album, Sick, will be released on March 30th, 2009 (Europe) and April 7th, 2009 (USA) via Century Media.

[jarmo]

http://www.bravewords.com/news/107735

Thanks Aaron.



/jarmo

[D]

New single isn't bad. The chorus is somewhat catchy

[FunkyMonkey]

Some new concert footage from Tokyo October 08 has been added at Loaded's YouTube page...


Sick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVf5rtNWNXw&feature=channel

Wasted Heart

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFzZsTxIa04&feature=channel_page

So Fine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIgvvJdurrE&feature=channel_page

Superman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAo93btkDTc&feature=channel_page

Executioner's Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCgJhuT1CSk&feature=channel_page

Sleazefactory

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewv3UNS_kpY&feature=channel_page

No More

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY_PbQ5eBeg&feature=channel_page

[Alan]

i'm really looking forward to the new loaded album, hopefully they'll have a chance to come back here on tour again. i'd advise anyone who likes live music to go and watch them play.

[D]

Duff does "So Fine" with Loaded


FUCK YEAH!

[faldor]

Duff does "So Fine" with Loaded


FUCK YEAH!

That's cool.  Always dug that song.

[D]

I love Duff's mumbling vocals on that. HAHA

[makane]

Duff does "So Fine" with Loaded


FUCK YEAH!

Yeah, really cool. I always thought it was one of the most underrated songs on uyi2  
Funny how he looks almost better now than 16 years ago...

[D]

Almost better?

Shit I think its amazing how much greater he looks now. He looks like a totally different dude.

[FunkyMonkey]

Radio Tour day #1, Minneapolis AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGMNccDxTiA

Radio Tour day #1, Mike the Radio Guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRPLBnXOWnY&feature=subscription

Radio tour day #1, shopping for fancy "lozenges"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C_B3hw26UU

[Smoking Guns]

Wasted Heart is very Stonesy sounding.

[FunkyMonkey]

Duff McKagan (Velvet Revolver, Guns?n?Roses) dropped into the 93X studios to visit Weasel Josh and Nick. Check out the exclusive in-studio performances of 2 songs from Duff?s new band, LOADED.

Right click and "save" to download

FLATLINE.mp3

WASTED HEART.mp3

http://www.93x.com/Article.asp?id=1193680

Photo: http://www.93x.com/photoWallPhoto.asp?wallID=50446&photoID=3530359

[faldor]

Duff sure seems to be in the midst of a monumental marketing campaign.

[FunkyMonkey]

Duff sure seems to be in the midst of a monumental marketing campaign.

Yeah, this is what they have scheduled for this week alone. 

Tuesday:
WRIF in Detroit

Wednesday:
WMMS in Cleveland 9 AM
WRKZ in Columbus around noon
WEBN in Cincinnati at 3 PM
WFTK in Cincinnati at 4 PM

Thursday:
WRZK in Indianapolis at 10 AM

Friday:
Mancow Radio in Chicago at 7:30 AM
WLUP The Loop in Chicago at 8:30 AM
Q101 in Chicago at 9:30