Somehow I hadn’t got around to featuring Guns N’ Roses in the Live Flashback series… weird.  Maybe it’s because GnR is such a shell of what it used to be.  Axl is the last man standing and kind of looks like a cartoon, the new music from Chinese Democracy is pretty terrible, and the “band” for some reason refuses to tour the States.   I guess that’s what makes this video all the more amazing.  It showcases a tight band of youthful degenerates who are absolutely owning the audience.  Axl and Slash are masterful.  It almost makes you wish that they never reunite (hey, it’s probably going to happen at some point) because the performances and interactions will just seem so fake and forced.  This 1988 performance of “Welcome To The Jungle” is the opposite… raw, dangerous and white hot.  Enjoy: continue reading...

Believe me, you almost won’t recognise this song.   I didn’t have to time post an Mp3 of the week today, but this should hopefully be enough until I have some more time early next week.  continue reading...

In a very Noel Gallagher-esque moment, guitarist Slash was tackled from behind by a rogue fan during a live performance in Italy last week.   In fact, Slash takes it pretty well, he ends up slamming guitar first into a stage monitor but keeps it together and attempts to continue soloing.  It seems his guitar took most of the damage so he’s handed a replacement and finishes the song in style.  What a badass.   Here’s what he had to say about the incident, continue reading...

Duff McKagan’s Loaded have just premiered the video for “Flatline,” the first single from their forthcoming album, Sick. The band features McKagan, the former Guns N’ Roses and current Velvet Revolver bassist on vocals and guitar. This clip features the high flying camera work of Director Thomas Mignone, who is know from videos for world acts such as Slipknot, Cradle of Filth and Fall of Troy. The clip premiered on AOL’s Noisecreep metal blog. continue reading...

For some reason, in March of 2008, Dr. Pepper announced they would give “everyone in America” a free drink if Guns N’ Roses managed to release their long-awaited album ‘Chinese Democracy’ at any point during 2008.  This marketing ploy came at a time when, like everyone else on the planet, Dr. Pepper thought a new album by G N’ R was as likely as a new album by all four Beatles.  But, lo and behold, the album came out in late November.  So Dr. Pepper tried to make good on their promise by putting a coupon on their site, which would be available to download for a full 24 hours.  So many people tried to download this coupon that the site crashed, and people were pissed. continue reading...

Myspace is carrying GNR’s album release at midnight. continue reading...

I must say that I like this song much more than the first single.  At the very least I’m very curious to hear the rest of the Chinese Democracy.  Check out second single “Better”: continue reading...

4 stars? Really? I don’t know, I’m gonna have to wait and listen to this one for myself before I believe RS.  It just seems a little too insane, even for them.  Anyways, here’s the review:

Let’s get right to it: The first Guns n’ Roses album of new, original songs since the first Bush administration is a great, audacious, unhinged and uncompromising hard-rock record. In other words, it sounds a lot like the Guns n’ Roses you know. At times, it’s the clenched-fist five that made 1987’s perfect storm, Appetite for Destruction; more often, it’s the one sprawled across the maxed-out CDs of 1991’s Use Your Illusion I and II, but here compressed into a convulsive single disc of supershred guitars, orchestral fanfares, hip-hop electronics, metallic tabernacle choirs and Axl Rose’s still-virile, rusted-siren singing. continue reading...