Are Axl’s old bandmates following in his footsteps? Or maybe trying on other former bandmate Gilby Clarke’s shoes?

Remember the earlier post about Axl & Guns n’ Roses’ forthcoming(?) album Chinese Democracy that has been a never-dying phenomenon the last decade? Google hits, youtube clips, merchandise and tours have been amassing in anticipation of the fantastic, nextopia album, that keeps being touted as subject for release soon. Now you can even have free Dr Pepper sodas in the US if it’s out this year.

Remember the post on controlling your darlings in Gilby Clarke (former rhythm guitarist in G’n'R) & Co:s Rockstar Supernova, where TV viewers voted  for their favorite lead singer candidate?

Seems like the rest of the G’n'R guys, now members of Velvet Revolver, are on the same track.

In the beginning of April, they fired lead singer Scott Weiland. Before the month was over, they announced that they want YOU to audition for the spot. The news that they would host online auditions for a new lead singer made it big in the press (and already renders 70,000+ google hits). The timeline for this is “soon, as we want to get going”, straight from the horse’s (Slash) mouth.

No such online audition has materialized yet. But that does not stop the clips from pouring on youtube and other websites. In the world of any, anyone can audition anywhere for the position as lead singer of Velvet Revolver. And as long as the actual audition remains a promise of the future, Velvet Revolver stays in nextopia where anyone can control the band from their position as a front wo/man.