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Slash appeared on the Toucher and Rich show on WBCN/Boston this morning, where the ex-Guns N' Roses guitarist heard the new GNR single "Chinese Democracy" for the first time. Slash told the morning duo, "That sounds cool...it's good to hear [Axl's] voice, you know?" He added that he's "curious to hear what the album sounds like." As for ex-GNR drummer Steven Adler, Slash discussed his stint in rehab but called any GNR lineup reunion "far fetched." Slash also said that he is working on a solo record, as well as a new Velvet Revolver album. However, if VR find a new singer to replace Scott Weiland, that would take precedence over the solo material. The full interview can be heard here.Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump will spend their Halloween attempting to set a Guinness World Record. The FOB members will try to set the record for 'Most Interviews on Radio in a 24 Hour Period by a Pair of Two.' They will begin doing radio interviews on as many stations as possible, beginning at 3 a.m. PST next Friday, October 31, live from Los Angeles. The current record is 57 stations in 24 hours. FOB's new album Folie à Deux will be out December 16.
Jack White has injured a disc in his next while touring with The Raconteurs, reports Yahoo! Music. White and Alicia Keys had been slated to perform their duet, "Another Way To Die," from the new James Bond film, at the MTV Europe Music Awards in November, but those plans have been scrapped.
The 2009 Grammy Award nominations will be announced in a new format this year: as a prime time special live on CBS on Wednesday, December 3. The live event will also celebrate the grand opening of the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles and feature performances from Foo Fighters, John Mayer, B.B. King, Celine Dion and Taylor Swift.
Staind have extended their European tour for 2009, while frontman Aaron Lewis has added more solo live dates as well. Lewis will play seven solo shows in January, with eight more in February. Staind will tour overseas in between the two sets of solo dates, beginning in Glasgow on January 21 and winding up in Paris on February 10.
Bono has reportedly nabbed a new job, columnist for the New York Times. A spokesperson for the Times told Billboard, "We have asked Bono to write an occasional column for the paper next year, covering a range of subjects, but are still finalizing the details." Of course, Bono is also busy finishing off the new U2 record, due out early in 2009.
