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VELVET REVOLVER SWAMPED BY SINGER APPLICANTS

Rockers VELVET REVOLVER have been overwhelmed by applications from singers vying to take over from former frontman SCOTT WEILAND.
Weiland was axed from the group last month (Apr08) and the band are currently looking for a new singer to take his place.
Guitarist Slash recently unveiled plans to launch a website dedicated to auditioning hopefuls - and although a site is not yet up and running, the group have been bombarded with thousands of demo tapes from wannabe singers.
Drummer Matt Sorum insists they haven't yet found the person for the job yet and it is a long and tedious process sifting through all of the applications.
He tells Blabbermouth.net, "It's coming along. People are sending stuff in. The first time we were looking for a singer it was a little tougher, 'cause people didn't really know what we were doing musically, I guess.
"So this time it's gotten out of control, especially with the internet and things like that, we've got just thousands and thousands of people coming at us with, you know, auditions."
Velvet Revolver dismissed Weiland following a series of public disputes on 1 April (08). Weiland has since announced a summer tour with his former band Stone Temple Pilots.


20 May 2008 12:17


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posted on 25/06/2008 18:03


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From what I heard the guy's name is Tim and he lives in Oregon, he had apparently swarmed VR members, Duff's RAW Power team, and even Duff's new band Loaded and their respective agents with letters and Emails selling himself to them and had sent his audition tunes to them after receiving responses. It was said he didn't want to conform to the whole commercialization of making scripted myspace video's, youtube performances etc to get the attention of the band, and chose the old fashion job/audition approach of putting pen to paper, or in his case finge rs to keyboard! As he stated, "if I can't get their attention from reading something from my heart, how can I expect them to take me seriously, because everything I put into those letters & Emails shows my passion and perseverance" That's about as much as I can tell you, but I can assure you that the possibility of this Australian guy fronting the band is as real as Bryan & Sam on youtube! Being an unknown and Australian is surely unique and a great twist to VR.




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posted on 06/06/2008 02:41


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Check this link out, it talks about the singer being from Australia, living in Oregon of all places!! idolator.com/395194/velvet-revolvers-new-singer-may-come-from-a-land-down-under I have emailed one of the sources and they claim that this is credible, yet unconfirmed. Either way if they plan to do this what an amazing marketing strategy!!







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