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On February 5, Indianapolis will host Super Bowl XLVI — the 46th iteration of America's biggest game. Millions of fans will gather 'round the television set with seven-layer dip and cold drinks to watch an epic match-up of teams, the year’s funniest and most expensive commercials and most importantly — as far as we're concerned — Madonna's Super Bowl halftime show. The newly minted Interscope singer has been on her grind lately, promoting her Golden Globe-winning directorial debut W.E., unleashing a super sexy fragrance line and gearing up for the release of her 12th studio album MDNA and a world tour.
With so much going on, can Madonna still quarterback a show as memorable as these 10 amazing Super Bowl halftime performances? More »
Posts Tagged ‘Guns N Roses’
The 10 Most Memorable Super Bowl Halftime Performances Of All Time
Thu Jan 19 2012 by Idolator Staff
Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns N’ Roses For 2012 Rock Hall Of Fame
Wed Dec 7 2011 by Robbie Daw
In addition to veteran acts like "Mellow Yellow" crooner Donovan, the late (and quite prolific) singer-songwriter Laura Nyro and '60s "Itchykoo Park" hit-makers Small Faces, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame will be inducting a trio of pioneering '80s acts in 2012: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beastie Boys and Guns N' Roses.
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7 Revelations From Ryan Murphy’s ‘Hollywood Reporter’ Interview
Wed Jan 26 2011 by Robbie Daw
Though we included Kings Of Leon vs. Pigeons when we rounded up our list of Pop Music's 13 Biggest Fails In 2010 last month, we clearly left another drama involving the Followills out: Kings Of Leon vs. Glee. In a new interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Ryan Murphy, co-creator of Fox's award-winning musical-dramedy, vented his anger (complete with choice four-letter words) over the band refusing to let their songs be used on the show. But he also dropped several other eyebrow-raising revelations, including what he thinks about Guns N Roses guitarist Slash (another Glee holdout) and how much Eminem wanted for usage of "Lose Yourself."
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The Onion Sorts Out The Least Essential Albums Of 2009
Tue Dec 22 2009 by Robbie Daw
Thank goodness the Onion's A.V. Club susses out the least essential albums clogging the market each year. How else would consumers be warned of the perils of, say, Playlist: The Very Best Of Clay Aiken or Johnny Cash Remixed while out splurging during the busy fourth quarter shopping season?
Do you think a trivial thing like a recession is enough to deter holiday shoppers with a few extra nickels in their pockets from picking up Katy Perry's Unplugged set? Hell, no! Bad taste will always transcend market forces.
Hop below to see the A.V. Club's list of the Least Essential Albums Of 2009. (And tell Aunt Barb sitting at the table beside you to put her wallet back in her purse.) More »
Do you think a trivial thing like a recession is enough to deter holiday shoppers with a few extra nickels in their pockets from picking up Katy Perry's Unplugged set? Hell, no! Bad taste will always transcend market forces.
Hop below to see the A.V. Club's list of the Least Essential Albums Of 2009. (And tell Aunt Barb sitting at the table beside you to put her wallet back in her purse.) More »
Fergie’s Axl Rose Obsession Leads Her To Cover ‘Paradise City’
Fri Nov 13 2009 by Robbie Daw
It’s been a minute since we first learned that Fergie had added her leather-clad booty to the treasure trove of artists contributing to Slash’s upcoming debut solo outing, Slash & Friends. She’s in a pool with guesting Slash pals that includes such rock luminaries as Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Dave Grohl and—where you been girl?— Nicole Scherzinger.
Prefix has posted a clip of Fergie and Cypress Hill’s reinterpretation of Guns N’ Roses’ classic “Paradise City” from Slash & Friends—and, yes, it’s just as kitchen-sinkish as the best/worst stuff on Chinese Democracy. Hear it after the jump! More »
Presenting A Way To Introduce Guns N’ Roses To Your Child Without All That Cussing And Drug-Referencing
Wed Oct 21 2009 by Maura
Looks like the next big demographic to be exploited is “youngish parents with hard-rock pasts who don’t want to kill their cool factor with Raffi CDs”: A company called Rockabye Baby has just released Lullaby Renditions Of Guns N’ Roses, a 12-track album that transforms the hedonistic hits of the notorious band into songs that can help quiet children. Fortunately (or not?), concerned parents won’t need to explain what “with your bitch slap rappin’ and your cocaine tongue, you get nothing done” means, since all the lullaby versions have been stripped of their lyrics and transformed into “gentle renditions of GNR’s metal classics” that are all-instrumental. The track listing (which does include “You Could Be Mine,” oh yes): More »
Guns N’ Roses Tour Itinerary Creeps Ever Closer To American Soil
Mon Oct 19 2009 by Maura
It’s been a month since the announcement that Axl Rose and whatever musicians he’s working with these days would be crisscrossing Asia for a tour later this week, and now there’s more news on the Guns N’ Roses touring front: Ticketmaster’s Canadian arm will hold presales for a bunch of 2010 shows in the Great White North this week. Yes, really. Full itinerary after the jump. More »
Guns N’ Roses’ Stance On That Copyright-Infringement Lawsuit: It’s Our Music, But If It Isn’t, Blame The Recording Engineer
Wed Oct 7 2009 by Maura
Guns N’ Roses are going to “vigorously contest” claims that they ripped off German electro-composer Ulrich Schnauss for the ambient intro to their song “Riad N’ The Bedouins,” a dispute that’s currently the source of a million-dollar lawsuit filed last week. (A million dollars may seem like a lot of cash for an album that had such a soft landing on the retail scene, but then again, the album’s production costs were probably way higher than that.) GNR manager Irving Azoff released a denial that’s both vehement and somewhat masterful: More »
Every Joke You Can Wring From This “Guns N’ Roses Ripping Off Ulrich Schnauss” Story Is Way Too Easy
Tue Oct 6 2009 by Maura
As if the instant denouement that greeted Guns N’ Roses long-in-the-works Chinese Democracy wasn’t sad enough, now comes the news that German electro-gaze composer Ulrich Schnauss is suing GNR frontman Axl Rose, along with Interscope-Geffen-A&M and a few people who have been associated with the Guns brand in recent years, for copyright infringement. Schnauss and two labels that distribute his work claim in the lawsuit that the track “Riad N’ The Bedouins” ripped off not one but two of his compositions, and as a result they want a million dollars in damages. Clips of all three tracks, after the jump! More »
Guns N’ Roses Guitarist Would Like To Say That He Has Nothing To Say About The Possibly Upcoming Guns N’ Roses Tour
Thu Sep 17 2009 by Maura
Last week, news that Guns N’ Roses might rouse themselves from their long slumber and tour Asia later this year lit up the Internet, and Universal Music Japan even got into the act by posting Japanese tour dates on its Web site. What does newish Guns recruit Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal have to say about all this? According to a post on his forum, it could be summed up in three words, two of which are “I” and “know.” More »
