More changes for Guns N Roses

More changes for GUNS N' ROSES. Drummer JOSH FREESE has departed and will now tour with TOOL's MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN in PERFECT CIRCLE, on whose debut album (due out May 23) he appears. Also, guitarist BUCKETHEAD has joined AXL ROSE in the studio, but it isn't yet known whether he will be permanently filling the void left when ROBIN FINCK exited to rejoin NINE INCH NAILS last August. DOORS guitarist Robby Krieger joined STONE TEMPLE PILOTS during their secret KROQ House Of Blues Show last night (3/15/00) on the Door's classic "Break On Through." Weiland chatted with Lonn Friend of knac.com backstage and revealed that Krieger and the band would be recording the song for an upcoming Doors tribute album to be released on Elektra Records. To warm up for the sessions, Krieger will be joining the band on stage tonight for a rendition of the scorchin' track! Weiland was in great spirits and good health and talked about being clean and sober, back in the band, and hitting the road again. To celebrate the release of Crack a Smile and More, RIKKI ROCKETT's fan club site is running a contest offering three cool prizes to fans who can solve a crossword puzzle. The first place winner will get a copy of the promo version of the CAS & More album, promo photograph, decal sticker and EMI press release, the second place winner will get a pair of Rikki's signature Johnny Rabb drumsticks, and the third place winner will get a signed photo of Rikki's drumstick ad from Modern Drummer. Hurry--the deadline for e-mailed entries is March 18. Go to http://hometown.aol.com/clubrkt/CASpromotion.html to enter. If you missed the opening night festivities of the KISS Farewell tour, click over to VH1.com; they still have some streaming clips from the show online. KNAC.COM got some really great shots of the opening night of the KISS farewell tour in Phoenix, AZ.