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Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns N' Roses Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced their 2012 group of inductees. This year’s inductees include Beastie Boys, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns N’ Roses. The ceremony is set for April 14, and will air on HBO in May. read more
Found in: Music, NewsA Million Miles From Paradise City: Tommy Stinson Goes to Haiti
Like many musicians, Tommy Stinson—bassist for The Replacements and Guns N’ Roses—gave some money to Red Cross in the wake of Haiti’s devastating earthquake earlier this year. But for him, it didn’t seem like enough. read more
Found in: Culture, FeaturesGuns N' Roses Plot South American, Canadian Tour Dates
Generally speaking, bands tour to support albums. Generally speaking, said tours occur around the time that said albums are released. But when you’re Guns N’ Roses, such rules need not apply. After all, this is the band that wrote “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” What have you done with your life? These dudes do whatever they want, and in this case, apparently, what they want is to launch a tour more than one year after the release of their last record. But not just any tour. A tour of South America, Southeast Asia and Canada.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWelcome to the Naptime: Guns N' Roses Gets Remade as Lullabies
“Mr. Brownstone,” one of the many classic jams on Guns N’ Roses’ brilliant debut Appetite for Destruction, is all about being hopelessly addicted to heroin. It seems only natural, then, that the song would be featured on an album of lullabies for children, right? Right?... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMusic to Commemorate That Giant Leap for Mankind
When John F. Kennedy promised the world in 1961 that Americans would land on the moon by the end of the decade, most people thought the notion ridiculous. But 40 years ago today, Apollo 11 landed on the moon, making good on the presidential promise. The Russians may have their Sputnik and their Yuri Gagarin, but it's the American flag that protrudes from the moon's surface, providing a source of pride for all (well, most) Americans. In celebration, then, this playlist: ... read more
Found in: Blogs, PlaylistTales of the Coffin Nail: 27 Smoking Songs That'll leave you Breathless
Aside from that one weekend on the eve of 7th grade, when my parents left me with my older sister, I’ve never been a smoker. When I actually inhaled, it always tore my throat up so bad I couldn’t even finish a whole cigarette. Still, that weekend, a random, inconsequential moment occurred that I still—for some strange reason—remember in astonishing detail. It was the night before the first day of school—late August 1991 in the Atlanta suburbs—and an intense thunderstorm had just rolled through. My sister was already asleep in her basement apartment, so I took my boombox down to... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayApril Showers Bring to Mind These Rain-Themed Rock Songs
It's that time of the year when the May flowers are allegedly right around the next bend. But why not enjoy the precipitation while it's here, especially when there are so many great songs inspired by it? Below are six of my favorite rain-themed rock songs: ... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayChuck Klosterman writes 1,700 words on Chinese Democracy
Of the two speeches given at the Soldier's National Cemetery dedication in 1863, it's Lincoln's 272-word Gettysburg Address that far eclipses the memory of Edward Everett's 13,607-word firebrand oration from only moments earlier. The lesson? Terser formats capture attention. It's a fact we see reverberate through the many listicles of our lives. ... read more
Found in: Books, NewsSlash announces first solo album
As we all wait with baited breath for Guns n’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy to satisfy our appetites for ironic destruction, the band’s former guitarist Slash, man of many guest appearances and maintainer of one of rock’s most iconic silhouettes, has just kind of been ho-hummin’ around, recording his first solo album and not really giving a heads up about it until just recently. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsFinally: the first single from Guns N' Roses' comically overdue Chinese Democracy. But is there still a place in rock for Axl Rose?
In the fourth grade, when I first became curious about rebellion and rock ’n’ roll, Guns N’ Roses seemed like the perfect fit. A friend of mine had a poster featuring the longhaired, tattooed rockers strewn drunken and shirtless behind police crime-scene tape, clad in leather pants and leather jackets, clutching bottles of Black Death vodka and looking like they did not give a shit about anything. Damn, I thought, these guys are pretty cool! ... read more
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