Dr Pepper’s offer to bestow a free can o’pop upon every American (save Slash and Buckethead) should Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy actually come out in 2008 brought GNR frontman Axl Rose out of hiding, prompting him to say that he’d even share his can of carbonated sugar water with Buckethead should the giveaway come to pass. Now comes the news that Axl, and whoever’s in his band these days, have found new management in Irving Azoff and Andy Gould.
Azoff is reportedly also working on the “surprise” New Kids On The Block reunion at present, and according to Blabbermouth he currently represents Scott Weiland–but not the rest of Weiland’s band, Velvet Revolver, a.k.a. ex-Gunners Slash, Duff, and Matt Sorum. Feel free to let your conspiracy theories fly here, whether they involve the long-awaited release of Chinese Democracy as a Wal-Mart-only release (like Azoff’s other clients, the Eagles) or a DLR/Sammy-style “Best Of Both Worlds” tour featuring Axl, Weiland, and lots of last-minute cancellations.
New management team for G N’ R [gunsnroses.com]
[Photo: AP]
My conspiracy theory:
Gould hates record companies: hates them. If Axl is in debt to his for Chinese D,
the best way to sort that out and still gross millions is to enter into a revenue-sharing tour with the record company and LiveNation (merch, post-show instant-cds, etc). But the obvious way to knock the ball out of the park is to position GNR for a tour or
limited run with STP; or the more obvious GNR reunion (or + STP). Then everyone wins (except the fans who will cough up bloody chunks of cash to see a Vegas shitshow) because there’s no one else in rock (Led Zep aside) to reunite worth a damn until the Creed nostalgia kicks in.
Just a theory, though. Heh.
Before any of this comes to pass, Axl needs to hire himself a wardrobe consultant. Jesus Christ, dude, you’re not 25 anymore.
A vest makes him look like Aladdin.
Keep your shitty soda.
@OingoBobo: Wait. Let’s not impugn the good Doctor around here.
@Superawesomerad: He needs to go for the Michael Stipe - shaved head look I’m thinking.
Say what you will about Crapxle Rose, but Dr Pepper is the nectar of the gods. NECTAR OF THE GODS I TELL YOU!
wait, so no one else is seeing some kind of “axl to replace donny walhberg with weilland doing backing vocals on hangin’ tough” tour option here? all yr 88-92 music in one handy ticket…