Quick Rock News

Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan's side band, Loaded, has set Sick as the title of its third album. The disc will be released in late March. The group issued a five-song EP titled Wasted Heart back in September. McKagan originally formed Loaded in the late '90s after leaving Guns N' Roses. (Blabbermouth)

Actor Daniel Craig jokingly claims that he couldn't play Oasis axeman Noel Gallagher in a movie about the band because he's a better guitarist. When asked about Gallagher's recent comments that he'd like the current James Bond to play him, Craig said, "That is ridiculous, he must have been in a very good mood to say that...I can play the guitar better than Noel can so I don't know how that is really going to work." Gallagher himself recently said, "I wouldn't be averse to a film about Oasis. And I would like Daniel to play me. I said to him, 'If you can swing it for me to get the James Bond theme tune, you can play me if they do an Oasis movie.'" (Telegraph.co.uk)

Harptallica, a classically trained female duo who recently released an album of harp arrangements based on the music of Metallica, will take their act on the road later this month. The dates are:
January 28 - Austin, TX - Headhunters
January 29 - Tulsa, OK - Mcnellie's Sidebar
January 30 - Kansas City, MO - The Brick
January 31 - Lincoln, NE - Box Awesome
February 1 - St. Louis, MO - Vintage Vinyl (in-store)
February 1 - St. Louis, MO - Cicero's
February 2 - Chicago, IL - Metal Shaker
February 3 - South Bend, IN - The Anchor Inn
February 4 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
February 5 - Monaca, PA - Beaver Community College
February 5 - Bluefield, WV - The Rock-It Club
February 6 - Raleigh, NC - Volume 11 Tavern
February 7 - Columbia, SC - New Brookland Tavern
February 8 - Atlanta, GA - Smith's Olde Bar
February 9 - Birmingham, AL - Workplay
February 10 - New Orleans, LA - Circle Bar