Did Chinese Democracy Leak?

The kids at Rock Daily say yes, and link here (which has "temporarily removed" the player). Anywhere else to listen? ... CONTINUE READING DID CHINESE DEMOCRACY LEAK?»

Posted on June 18, 2008 (12 comments)
Tags: Guns N' Roses

Stone Temple Pilots Bring Kimmel Some Reunited Rock, While Scott Weiland Feels Axl's Pain

Last night the gods of '90s-era modern rock radio wept a tear of happiness when the newly reunited Stone Temple Pilots performed "Vaseline" and didn't entirely suck (although Scott gets a little too into the whirling dervish bit post-solo and... CONTINUE READING STONE TEMPLE PILOTS BRING KIMMEL SOME REUNITED ROCK, WHILE SCOTT WEILAND FEELS AXL'S PAIN»

Posted on May 2, 2008 in Video (13 comments)
Tags: Axl Rose | Guns N' Roses | Jimmy Kimmel | Scott Weiland | Stone Temple Pilots

Axl Rose Sort Of Confused About This Dr. Pepper Nonsense

Congratulations Dr. Pepper, you managed to get some serious PR mileage out of your Democracy Now campaign. (For those returning from internet vacation, here's the premise: If Chinese Democracy comes out in 2008, everybody in the US of A gets... CONTINUE READING AXL ROSE SORT OF CONFUSED ABOUT THIS DR. PEPPER NONSENSE»

Posted on March 27, 2008 (13 comments)
Tags: Guns N' Roses

Velvet Revolver Breakup Via Bitchy Blog Posts

How modern of them. But seriously, our hearts go out to fans of mediocre music, as it looks like the mighty Velvet Revolver are close to handing in their ammo, could very well be done shooting their rock 'n' roll... CONTINUE READING VELVET REVOLVER BREAKUP VIA BITCHY BLOG POSTS»

Posted on March 24, 2008 (16 comments)
Tags: Guns N' Roses | Scott Weiland | Stone Temple Pilots | Velvet Revolver

Taken By Trees Covers Guns N' Roses

Victoria Bergsman's cover of "Sweet Child O' Mine": O' so much better than this one. (via GvsB)

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Posted on February 19, 2008 (5 comments)

team9 vs. Stereogum Presents... MySplice 2.0: 2007 Mashed Up

In what's fast becoming a Stereogum tradition, we've once again conspired with master bootlegger team9 for a celebration of the year in singles. Of course "the year in singles" is a loaded term coming from us... CONTINUE READING TEAM9 VS. STEREOGUM PRESENTS... MYSPLICE 2.0: 2007 MASHED UP»

Dance With Mr. Brownstone On New Year's Eve (And Other Such Rock Options)

Seeing a rock show on NYE is always a good option, provided you've planned well for your post-show hang; nothing worse than loitering on a city sidewalk after your balls drop, all boozed up with nowhere to go. Last year... CONTINUE READING DANCE WITH MR. BROWNSTONE ON NEW YEAR'S EVE (AND OTHER SUCH ROCK OPTIONS)»

Posted on November 27, 2007 (6 comments)
Tags: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Guns N' Roses | Mr. Brownstone

Video Hangover: Guns N' Roses - "November Rain"

Every week, we dig in the archives for videos that we find noteworthy, memorable, or just unbelievably stupid. And then, Jon McMillan breaks 'em down for you. This week: Slash unleashes a solo that threatens to ruin Axl's wedding. CONTINUE READING VIDEO HANGOVER: GUNS N' ROSES - "NOVEMBER RAIN"»

Posted on August 21, 2007 in Video, Video Hangover (8 comments)
Tags: Guns N' Roses | Slash

Appetite For Standing Around And Dissing Axl

You probably heard Izzy, Duff, Steven, Slash, and even Gilby, showed up at L.A.'s Key Club Saturday night to celebrate Appetite For Destruction's 20th anniversary. Slash left before the performance started, but the current Rolling Stone cover boys (save Axl)... CONTINUE READING APPETITE FOR STANDING AROUND AND DISSING AXL»

Posted on August 2, 2007 (18 comments)
Tags: Guns N' Roses

Before The Delayed Release Of Chinese Democracy, There Was The Delayed Release Of Rapidfire

Think a decade long wait for an Axl-related record is long? Doesn't have shit on the wait for Rapidfire. For those who aren't up to snuff on their Rock N' Roses trivia, Rapidfire is Axl's very first project: before GN'R,... CONTINUE READING BEFORE THE DELAYED RELEASE OF CHINESE DEMOCRACY, THERE WAS THE DELAYED RELEASE OF RAPIDFIRE»

Posted on May 17, 2007 (14 comments)
Tags: Deerhunter | Guns N' Roses | Zooey Deschanel

Decrepit Constituents Of Axl's Chinese Democracy

Still excited for Guns N' Roses' impossibly delayed magnum hocus? Well we've got something that'll clear that up right quick. Rock Daily has pulled together links to four of the five Chinese Democracy tracks to leak this week, each colored... CONTINUE READING DECREPIT CONSTITUENTS OF AXL'S CHINESE DEMOCRACY»

Posted on May 8, 2007 in MP3 (30 comments)
Tags: Guns N' Roses

Our Appetite For Democracy Continues to Wane

Well we're back to playing "Tuesdays With Rose-y," 'cause Axl's scrapped yet another set-in-Play-Doh date for the release of Chinese Democracy. GN'R (that is, Axl and some other dudes) spokesman Del James had this to say:The good news is that... CONTINUE READING OUR APPETITE FOR DEMOCRACY CONTINUES TO WANE»

Posted on February 22, 2007 (12 comments)
Tags: Guns N' Roses

The Life And Times Of Saul Hudson

Slash is set to pen his autobiography. This oughta be good. Via Blabbermouth:Matthew Flamm of Crain's New York Business reports that former GUNS N' ROSES and current VELVET REVOLVER guitarist Slash just sold his autobiography to HarperCollins. The British born,... CONTINUE READING THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SAUL HUDSON»

Posted on February 20, 2007 in Contest (64 comments)
Tags: Guns N' Roses | Slash

Guns N' Roses Set Their Date For Democracy

The game that we liked to call "Tuesdays With Rose-y", wherein the gullible continuously updated their guesses as to which of the year's remaining Tuesdays would see the release of Chinese Democracy, has come to close -- with a new... CONTINUE READING GUNS N' ROSES SET THEIR DATE FOR DEMOCRACY»

Posted on December 15, 2006 (26 comments)
Tags: Guns N' Roses

Bossa N' Roses

We've all got that special someone in our life for whom Axl is everything; ya know, that loved one that enjoys antagonizing GN'R openers and hopes beyond hope that Chinese Democracy comes out before the new year. It's for that... CONTINUE READING BOSSA N' ROSES»

Posted on December 1, 2006 in MP3 (17 comments)
Tags: Guns N' Roses

The Pigeons Of Shit Metal Vs. Axl Rose

Opening for Axl is a promising platform for a band prominently featuring distored guitars, give or take a riot or two. But when Eagles Of Death Metal took the stage after Axl-apologist Sebastian Bach, for the first of what was... CONTINUE READING THE PIGEONS OF SHIT METAL VS. AXL ROSE»

Posted on November 28, 2006 (19 comments)
Tags: Eagles Of Death Metal | Guns N' Roses

Sebastian Bach In Defense Of Axl W. Rose

Guns N' Roses are swinging through NYC tonight, playing a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden, and we've been both shocked and psyched that Axl's been able to hold it together and actually turn up at his gigs. But then,... CONTINUE READING SEBASTIAN BACH IN DEFENSE OF AXL W. ROSE»

Posted on November 10, 2006 (13 comments)
Tags: Guns N' Roses

Top Ten Onstage Meltdowns

In honor of Guns N' Roses pulling their shit together and working a well-received and functional tour (with a gig at Continental Arena tonight and MSG on Friday), the New York Post put together a chronological list of their top... CONTINUE READING TOP TEN ONSTAGE MELTDOWNS»

Harley Davidson Raises Our Hopes For Democracy

There's been so much non-news news about the status of Chinese Democracy's release that we're back to thinking Mr. N' Roses will never deem it done. And then Harley-Davidson had to go and put the Chinese track "Better" in their... CONTINUE READING HARLEY DAVIDSON RAISES OUR HOPES FOR DEMOCRACY»

Posted on October 25, 2006 (17 comments)
Tags: Guns N' Roses

Chinese Democracy Non-Update

MTV News reports:For months, Guns N' Roses ringmaster Axl Rose has been saying — in radio interviews, at press junkets and even at journalist-thick parties — that Chinese Democracy would surface this year. ... But after many broken promises, it's... CONTINUE READING CHINESE DEMOCRACY NON-UPDATE»

Posted on October 2, 2006 (17 comments)
Tags: Guns N' Roses

30 Seconds To Mars, Guns N' Roses @ Inland Invasion

"The Kill" is up at YouTube. 3STM's weekend set for KROQ reminds us of the band's Lolla performance: Jared in a silly costume, cursing a lot. It's about the music, though. Not the image. In this pre-show interview, Jared reveals,... CONTINUE READING 30 SECONDS TO MARS, GUNS N' ROSES @ INLAND INVASION»

Posted on September 25, 2006 (14 comments)
Tags: 30 Seconds To Mars | Guns N' Roses | Jared Leto

Will Chinese Democracy Come Out In 2006?

Axl Rose talks to New York mag about GN'R's next album, which has been delayed for 34 years."It's about being maybe smart enough to go, 'No, that's a bad idea.' That's all it's about -- keeping the ability to at... CONTINUE READING WILL CHINESE DEMOCRACY COME OUT IN 2006?»

Posted on September 14, 2006 (13 comments)
Tags: Guns N' Roses

Don't Get Him Started On "One In A Million"

Speaking of Dave Eggers, here's John Moe's latest pop correspondence for McSweeney's. Notes on "Sweet Child O' Mine," as Delivered to Axl Rose by His Editor. Hi, Axl, Just got your manuscript and demo for the song "Sweet Child O'... CONTINUE READING DON'T GET HIM STARTED ON "ONE IN A MILLION"»

Posted on July 12, 2006 (17 comments)
Tags: Guns N' Roses | of Montreal

Axl Responds

I'm sure you heard about the incident earlier this week where Axl Rose bit a Swedish hotel security guard and was so intoxicated he had to be handcuffed and placed in a holding cell for the night. Well, Rose was... CONTINUE READING AXL RESPONDS»

Posted on June 28, 2006 (5 comments)
Tags: Guns N' Roses

Fergie Does Axl, Final Fantasy Does Mariah

Every Friday (not true) Stereogum brings you two of the strangest concert clips on the web. Today via reader Magnus, you can watch Fergie from BEP doing her best Axl Rose (TMZ Video). Pretty pathetic, but then again, who hasn't... CONTINUE READING FERGIE DOES AXL, FINAL FANTASY DOES MARIAH»

Posted on May 12, 2006 in Video (12 comments)
Tags: Fergie | Final Fantasy | Grizzly Bear | Guns N' Roses