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

[FunkyMonkey]

DUFF MCKAGAN Says He's Been Approached To Write A Memoir - May 7, 2009

Dean Goodman of Reuters recently conducted an interview with Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, ex-GUNS N' ROSES). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

Reuters: Do you still have it in you to start all over again with this band, hit the road in a van, play every small town for the next two years?

Duff: "I know I have it in me. It's a band I believe in. There's a grassroots movement behind this band. People have seen us. They get on the Internet, and they bring their friends to the next gig. That's cool to see."

Reuters: You've got a wife and kids and distractions. You're not 21 years-old anymore

Duff: "Yeah. But the wife and the kids, they come out on the road. I see it as an opportunity ? summer, spring break. My daughters have grown up seeing the world. They consider themselves world citizens because they literally grew up going to Europe, going to Japan ... The payoff is that one gig you'll have ? that one gig every 10 days or something ? where everything is killer."

Reuters: Have you thought about writing a memoir like Slash did?

Duff: "I've been approached recently by different publishing houses to write a book ... If I wrote a book, '90 through '93, it's a grey area in my memory. It would open up something like, 'Here I sit in my living room. I just hit my 45th year. I remember my dad was 45. Some might have said I wouldn't have made it to this age. I've got kids underfoot.' And maybe flashback to 1994, when I was in the emergency room when my pancreas blew up. But it would have to be funny."

Read the entire interview from Reuters.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=119625

[FunkyMonkey]

Alice in Chains and Duff McKagan share their thoughts on performing at the 2nd Annual Rock on the Range in Ohio.

Artisan News Service

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJQj6ISvS_Y

[FunkyMonkey]

Friday, May 15, 2009
   
In-store and signing at Vintage Vinyl in NJ 5/18!

Duff McKagan's LOADED

- Monday, May 18th -

Instore PERFORMANCE & Signing - 5PM

Purchase Duff McKagan's Loaded Wasted Heart EP or his new CD, Sick, to obtain a wristband that will allow you access to the performance and signing.

Click here to hear a radio plug for the event!

COME AND ROCK OUT WITH US THIS MONDAY!

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=244670230&blogId=489305196

[AxlReznor]

You know what would be fucking awesome?

Latest status update from Bumblefoot on Facebook - "Duff McKagan's LOADED 8pm Tue May 19 2009 Blender Theater 127 E23 St NYC. (I'll be there, maybe with guitar in hand for a song or two....?)"

[FunkyMonkey]

DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED Performs On 'Opie & Anthony Show'; Video Available - May 19, 2009

VELVET REVOLVER bassist Duff McKagan's side band, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED, performed an acoustic version of the song "Wasted Heart" on this morning's (May 19) edition of the "Opie & Anthony Show". Footage of the performance can be viewed below.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=120397

[FunkyMonkey]

Duff McKagan's Loaded performs their single "No Shame" off their album Sick for the first time live in the Blender Theater in NYC May 19, 2009.

Loaded Performs "No Shame" First Time Live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFFLyEN2WFA

[IzzyDutch]

Awesome song! One of my favorites of the album

[FunkyMonkey]

Chatting with Rock Stars, etc.

Wednesday 05-20-2009 4:39pm ET
 
Duff Mckagan's Loaded
Click Here Part 1
Click Here Part 2 - "Wasted Heart" performed live
Click Here Part 3
Click Here Part 4 - "Flatline" performed live
Click Here Part 5
*SEE pictures of the band in the studio

http://www.wzzo.com/pages/torithomas.html

[FunkyMonkey]

Chatting with Rock Stars, etc.

Wednesday 05-20-2009 4:39pm ET
 
Duff Mckagan's Loaded
Click Here Part 1
Click Here Part 2 - "Wasted Heart" performed live
Click Here Part 3
Click Here Part 4 - "Flatline" performed live
Click Here Part 5
*SEE pictures of the band in the studio

http://www.wzzo.com/pages/torithomas.html

Duff McKagan's Loaded "Wasted Heart" live performance in WZZO Studio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfi67bvisRE

Duff McKagan's Loaded "Flatline" live performance WZZO Studio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fLpKI-Ejqc

[Dayle1066]

Funky you are a fuckin' machine with these links! Its greatly appreciated.

[FunkyMonkey]

Here are some videos of Loaded performing at the in-store at Vintage Vinyl in NJ on May 18:

"Sick"

http://www.vvinyl.com/

Loaded In-Store Performance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5zEznLpT3g&feature=channel_page

Photos:

http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=244670230&albumId=1299307

[CheapJon]

hard to understand why VR didn't put wasted heart on libertad, was it too good of a song for that crap album?

[IzzyDutch]

hard to understand why VR didn't put wasted heart on libertad, was it too good of a song for that crap album?

Scott had a big influence on picking the backing music.. according to Dave a few years ago they'd written all kinds of stuff, from Rolling Stones sounding till UYI 4 (he said 4). Probably the reason it didn't make Libertad. Which I'm happy about, cause I think I'd like this version better then a VR version.

[Dayle1066]

Who says it was written at that time anyway?

And some people do like Libertad remember so up yours 

[D]

This is a very personal song though Duff wrote for his wife, so maybe he didn't want to use it on VR stuff.

I love Libertad also but I'd take a few Loaded songs over some of the stuff on Libertad.

[IzzyDutch]

Who says it was written at that time anyway?

Duff said it.. he mentioned the trackname in an interview somewhere late 2006 or early 2007 I believe, said it was a very Stonesy tune.

I like Libertad a lot more then Contraband btw, I just think think they can a whole lot better then those two albums.

[Just_Me]

This is a very personal song though Duff wrote for his wife, so maybe he didn't want to use it on VR stuff.

I think that's probably why. From what he's said about how songs come together I think Duff's one of those guys who just writes songs and then works out when and where they'll work best, rather than writing for a specific band at a specific time.

Also if VR had released it Scott would have been singing, and that would be a bit strange since it's about Duff's wife.

[CheapJon]

anyway, i'm very glad that they didn't use it and duff used it for himself, as izzydutch said

I think I'd like this version better then a VR version

 

[FunkyMonkey]

Here is some footage of their recent performance in NY on May 19th and 21st...

It's So Easy

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

Sick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geFTa1blU1Q

Dust N' Bones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWy-zrZ47iQ

Sunday, May 24, 2009 

Thank you to all who made this last leg of the "LOADED WORLD TOUR" so amazing. We are having a blast. It seems this s**t is really starting to garner some steam but we still need your help! Tell your friends, enemies,family,pets,etc that this is the real deal. Go to our twitter page - you can find us at duff64 - we are doing some real exclusive things there, your never going to know unless you check it out.
We also put up a new song on our profile page, it's called MOTHERS DAY. It's a song that we are real proud of and we think you will dig it.
You can still find our new record "SICK" at i-tunes, your favorite record store(If they don't have it, ask them why mother f**kers!) or you can order it here. If you don't have it, check it out.
We will be heading back out in few days to bring the rock to the masses. All of our dates are posted here and we hope to see your smiling faces front row center.
Everybody remember that music is a celebration and that without it, we have nothing but reality TV? We love all of you.................Duff, Jeff, Geoff and Mike

[FunkyMonkey]

From Twitter...

# Heading over to Fox News Red Eye interview. Be sure to watch me on the show tonight 3am EST/12am PST!
about 2 hours ago from web

"So Fine"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL8MPsWVrOM