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use your illusion

"Chinese Democracy" May Arrive Via Video Game First

One omission from the possibly half-faked Rock Band 2 track list that we published last week: Guns N' Roses' "Shackler's Revenge," which appeared on another leaked track list and which has the same title as a "lost" film that had some sort of contribution by former Guns N' Roses guitarist Buckethead. The New York Times is reporting that "Shackler's" will indeed be on the game come September, and that; more details on the track, via message-board postings pulled together by a GN'R fan blog, after the jump. More »

9:00 AM on Mon Jul 14 2008
By Maura Johnston
614 views, Comment

alternate histories

Ten Artists Who Should Be Very Glad They're Not Axl Rose

The attention the media gives to Guns N' Roses and My Bloody Valentine may give young bands the idea that it'd actually be good for their legacy to record regularly for six years, then hold off for at least another 15 so that fan excitement can build and their myth can blossom. (Hey, if Sting and Joe Strummer had waited that long to record follow-ups to Synchronicity and Combat Rock, maybe people would have cared more about Brand New Day and Rock Art And The X-Ray Style!) So I looked at what would have happened to some of rock's most legendary figures if they, too, had waited 15 years to release new albums once their first six years of putting out records were done—and found that extended absences rarely make later projects look much better. More »

1:00 PM on Mon Jun 30 2008
By Anthony Miccio
1,414 views, 20 comments

Latest by DavidWatts: My favorite thing about this post was being reminded of BS 2000. That was back when I was duping CDs from my college radio station and trying to copy the CD art with a Sharpe. My BS 2000 was one more »

buddyhead invented the remix!

New Guns N' Roses Track Gets Tweaked By Buddyhead


"Hey, Axl! Wake up, man! Been 14 years, 15 years you've been sleeping... get your hair braided, man. Let's do this!" I tuned out on Buddyhead once they ran out of singers worth revealing the phone numbers of and moved on to posting Primal Scream MP3s, so I'm pleasantly surprised by this brilliant remix of Guns N' Roses' dubby "If The World," a.k.a. "New Song No. 3" from The Antiquiet Sessions. "Buddyhead rock right, Axl know! Fifteen years in the fields of blow! Hair so tight, white-boy corn rows! True rock shit, Real rock n' roll!" If the right producer (who doesn't fear litigation) hears this, it could wind up becoming a popular mixtape loop. "Cease and desist, bitches!" [Buddyhead via Velvet Rope]

9:30 AM on Wed Jun 25 2008
By Anthony Miccio
224 views, 3 comments

Latest by n/a: Axl needs to stop throwing a tantrum every two seconds over petty shit. That said, here's another link: [smg.photobucket.com] ;) more »

the law

Axl Rose Believes That The Truth Is Out There

Last week's leak of nine songs purporting to be from Guns N' Roses' eternally delayed Chinese Democracy had a whole mess of repercussions, but perhaps none of them were as unnerving for the proprietor of leak source Antiquiet.com as the visitors his office had yesterday—who happened to be from the FBI. (They even looked like Mulder and Scully! Talk about verisimilitude!) "It was kind of an ambush," Antiquiet proprietor and ex-Universal Music Group employee Skwerl told Rolling Stone. "When I came back from lunch they were waiting in the lobby for me." The three chatted for 15 minutes, then made plans to regroup back at Skwel's place at 7 the next morning. More »

7:00 PM on Tue Jun 24 2008
By Maura Johnston
1,239 views, 7 comments

Latest by JohnOO: "The FBI officials wanted to see the original files, but Skwerl erased them last week per instructions from Axl Rose's attorneys. Skwerl ultimately gave them second-hand files that are now widely available on the Internet." So, he downloaded the files in more »

hi, axl! hi, axl! where's axl?

Sebastian Bach Is Happy To Talk About Axl Rose

Is Sebastian Bach the only person who can say he's bros with Axl, or is he just the only one who goes to the press to describe how tight the two of them are? Rolling Stone called up the reclusive rock star's former competitor and current compatriot in hopes of getting some juicy quotes about the recently leaked Chinese Democracy tracks. As Bach's Angel Down, despite some guests shrieks from Axl, has failed to make the youth go wild, Bach didn't hesitate to share some admittedly hilarious anecdotes, as well as cast doubt on any hopes that Axl would allow his life to be spotlight alongside those of Scott Baio and Flavor Flav on Celebreality. ("Sebastian, you don't understand. I will pay VH1 $2 million to leave me the fuck alone!") More »

11:45 AM on Mon Jun 23 2008
By Anthony Miccio
843 views, 3 comments

Latest by King of Pants: +1 for the Noveselic reference. more »

there are 28 tuesdays left in 2008

"Chinese Democracy" Creeps Ever Closer To Actually Existing (Maybe)

In what may be the biggest sign of blogging hubris I've seen in a long time, the guys who run Antiquiet are claiming to have nine tracks from Guns N' Roses' eternally delayed Chinese Democracy, and they're so sure of the songs' legitimacy that they've decided to stream the whole shebang. (10 p.m. ET update: The songs are all gone, and most of the post—except the part where they say "if you ask me, Guns N' Roses are fucking back, and they'll be just fine"—has been struck out.) Six of the tracks are newer versions of songs that first surfaced back in 2007 (including "Better," "Madagascar," and the title track); they're accompanied by three untitled tracks (including one that is, according to a friend, actually called "Rihad and the Bedouins") that definitely have Axl on vocals, and also sound of a piece with the album's other alleged material. While I puzzle over just how close to being really finished these tracks are, I implore you to check them out (while you still can, anyway), if only so you can come back and take part in our exciting "Is this really it for real this time, or is the Internet just being strung along again?" poll! More »

5:20 PM on Wed Jun 18 2008
By Maura Johnston
4,800 views, 15 comments

Latest by Lax Danja House: One of the songs is called 'If The World' and other appears to be 'Prostitute.' They're far from "mixed and mastered," as the blog and the subsequent billboard article have claimed. They're relatively rough recordings, at least by Axl's standards. more »

naked begging

Guns N' Roses Fan So Desperate For New Material, He Resorts To Charity

The world has been waiting for new material from Axl Rose for a long time—even crummy, leaked versions of half-finished tracks haven't trickled out of the studio in months, and the clock counting down to the world no longer getting a free can of Dr Pepper thanks to his creative output is ticking. So one enterprising Guns N' Roses fan has decided to take matters into his own hands, as well as his wallet: "I am willing to pay $1,000.00 to charity if Guns N Roses, their management, or other 'interested parties,' provide me with a previously unleaked demo off of the band's long awaited Chinese Democracy album. It must be in it's entirety - and with Axl's vocals. I am will to pre-pay in advance via paypal." Thinking of giving it to charity was smart, since that "donation" can double as a sweet tax deduction! More »

3:45 PM on Wed Jun 11 2008
By Maura Johnston
1,093 views, 1 comment

Latest by n/a: I heard somewhere that GNR is eligible for induction into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. So, yeah. more »

any news is good news

Your Guns N' Roses Non-News Update

Guns N' Roses to release new album next month! Duff McKagan talkin' about a reunion! Not really and not really, but with Axl, news is news even when it's not news. First off, Guns N'Roses is re-releasing Greatest Hits in England on June 2, just in time for Father's Day. And that's not a coincidence, as the press release notes: "it's most definitely the only album of choice for any serious rockfather." Actually, any serious rockfather already has Appetite For Destruction and doesn't need to sully his ears with that remake of "Sympathy For The Devil," whether he's enduring an hour-long commute or enjoying a beer in the backyard with his feet in a kiddie pool. More »

12:30 PM on Thu May 15 2008
By Anthony Miccio
1,200 views, 12 comments

Latest by metalkate: amazingly, she seems as stupid as he is. i feel bad that she has to be intersulted by a douchebag, but she should call him on it or... something! anything! i saw some super hot spontaneously funny chick on that chelsea handler woman's more »

revolvadrama

Slash Gives Eddie Trunk The Final Word (We Hope)

The MSG Network* has released an interview with Slash hosted by Matt Pinfield, who really needs to give up the cheaply toupee'd "Eddie Trunk" persona he's created. Nobody's fooled. Mr. "Trunk" (yeah, right) explains that he's been so busy lately that he's only been able to read 85% of Slash's book, and even that's just because he's had some cross-country flights. Despite this riveting look into the life of a radio personality (what, doesn't he read on the toilet?), Slash is somehow able to go on with explaining just what happened with Weiland, and he hints at why we should give up on the Axl dream. More »

3:30 PM on Thu May 1 2008
By Anthony Miccio
1,026 views, 8 comments

Latest by CaptainPeacockSuit: He's looking for a lady that rocks! Since 1986 when MTV introduced the world to the blue-eyed lead singer of Poison, women around the world have worshiped Bret Michaels as a veritable Rock God. Never out of the spotlight, Bret's career more »

Guns N' Roses are impressively free of bitch about guitarist Robin Finck's return to his old band Nine Inch Nails. "Robin's plans caught everyone in Guns, as well as our fans, a bit off-guard.... Neither we nor management, etc., know any more in this regard and we prefer not to speculate or offer opinions at this time. Robin's Robin. We're in negotiations for the release of Chinese Democracy and things are going well. When we begin to put tour plans together, we'll see where things are. Until then, Robin's touring with NIN and we're working with management on our game plans." I can't imagine it'd be that hard to find a better Izzy, let alone a better Gilby. [gunsnroses.com]

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the inevitable disappointment draws closer

Did Axl Rose Really Deliver "Chinese Democracy" To Geffen Execs?

Every music site out there is a-twitter over a sentence that appeared in a TheRockRadio.com item about the possibility of Axl Rose entering the reality-TV game: "Sources at Rose's label, Geffen Records, said that a finished version of Chinese Democracy has been delivered to the company." What? A finished version of the years-in-the-making album? As in ready to ship and promote and make very expensive videos for? This is the stuff that slapped-together blog posts and excited NME items are made of! More »

2:30 PM on Thu Apr 10 2008
By Maura Johnston
2,984 views, 7 comments

Latest by Plague: A "year" is an exaggeration- but they've certainly had it for quite a few months. more »

tv party (not tonight but maybe soon)

Today's Twist In The Axl Saga: Reality TV?

I have a hard time imagining Mr. Rose is into this kind of thing, but "a major music-oriented television channel" (do they still have those?) is allegedly trying to get Guns 'N Roses to do a reality TV show chronicling the creation and release of Chinese Democarcy. I'm sure his label would be ecstatic, as it not only would serve as great hype but relieve some the financial burden of spending fifteen years working on a single album. "There is a lot of footage to choose from," said someone who may know something. "Some of it is incredibly personal and revealing about Axl's life." So when will see this this footage of Axl sitting around his mansion in slippers, eating Funyons, and wondering if industrial is still the future of rock? More »

4:00 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Anthony Miccio
725 views, 6 comments

Latest by Hiphopopotamus: It's actually really interesting and/or depressing that this album is so many years in the making that there really isn't a way of determining who has digital rights to this, since MP3 didn't exist when the album started... more »

burning questions

Robin Finck Rejoins Nine Inch Nails--Does That Mean He's Not Going To Tour With Axl Anymore?

Trent Reznor announced on Friday that former Nine Inch Nails guitarist Robin Finck would be back in the fold for his band's summer tour, which will hit Lollapalooza and the Pemberton Festival before traveling to various arenas and amphitheaters. Now, given that Finck was a touring guitarist with Guns N' Roses, and given that Axl has been making noise about maybe putting Chinese Democracy out in time to give everyone in the country a fizzy drink, and given that there's all that Velvet Revolver drama, what does this mean for Axl and his possible touring plans for the next few months? I'm sure that the speculation will be far, far better than whatever actually winds up happening, so, y'know, have at it. [Blabbermouth]

5:10 PM on Mon Apr 7 2008
By Maura Johnston
617 views, 2 comments

Latest by n/a: All it means is that yet another person is sick of Axl's shit. more »

there are 39 tuesdays left in 2008

Axl Rose, Possibly Inspired by Revolvadrama, Spins Tracks For Bigwigs

With everybody talking about what will become of the band Guns N' Roses, it's no surprise Axl would like people to start talking about the name Guns N' Roses again, preferably in a less carbonated context. Word is that he's been playing six (six!) songs for "music industry honchos, tastemakers and so forth," and at least one anonymous music executive is pleased with what he's heard. More »

11:20 AM on Fri Apr 4 2008
By Anthony Miccio
2,426 views, 4 comments

reworkings

Slash Finally Realizes Weiland Is Velvet Revolver's Weakest Link

Slash promises that Velvet Revolver will record a third album, with or (please please please) without Weiland. "We don't know how or when but the core four guys will continue," he was quoted as saying. It's a heartwarming response to the bitchfits his estranged compatriot has been issuing to the world, as there's no reason The Band Formerly Known As Guns N' Roses should back a grating, obnoxious hack who can't get his pipes around anything on Appetite For Destruction except "It's So Easy," making him more of a rock dodo than a rock dinosaur. But now that The Big Empty might be out of the picture, which grating, obnoxious hack (with more vocal range) should replace him? More »

10:00 AM on Mon Mar 31 2008
By Anthony Miccio
2,136 views, 10 comments

Latest by wakeupbomb: Come on people, is there a more obvious choice than Justin Hawkins from The Darkness? Seriously, the Darkness broke up (didn't they?) and he's got the pipes to cover Axl's high notes, and rock out on his own. more »

hmmmm

Is Axl Rose Getting Ready To Throw A "Free Soda" Party?

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. More »

1:00 PM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Maura Johnston
1,404 views, 7 comments

Latest by CarsmileSteve: 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... more »

wouldn't you like to be a pepper too

Axl Rose Is Not Entirely Selfish When It Comes To Sharing His Soda

... but sharing the completed masters for Chinese Democracy is another story. Rose responded to Dr Pepper's declaration that it would give a free soda to every American—save Buckethead and Slash—if his long-delayed album came out this year via a statement on the official Guns N' Roses site: More »

10:15 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Maura Johnston
1,214 views, 6 comments

there are 40 tuesdays left in 2008

Axl Rose Could Buy The Country A Soda If He'd Just Release His Damn Album Already

Never let it be said that I'm above appreciating a good stunt, especially one that involves the release of Chinese Democracy—an album that is on the verge of reaching the "20 years in the making" mark sooner than you might think: "In an unprecedented show of solidarity with Axl, everyone in America, except estranged GNR guitarists Slash and Buckethead, will receive a free can of Dr Pepper if [Chinese Democracy] ships sometime — anytime! — in 2008." Knowing Axl, though, he'll probably throw a bitchfit and demand that the promotion be reworked with free bottles of Vitamin Water before he puts any more notes to tape. [Chinese Democracy When?]

10:00 AM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Maura Johnston
752 views, 2 comments

Latest by n/a: "bitchfit". you made that up, didn't you. huh. i mean, i thought about using that a couple times but it always seemed to fall flat. listen, take care. more »