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Early Axl Rose Demo Surfaces Online

Sterling Whitaker — Tue, 28 May 2013 20:01:34 +0000

A demo tape from an early-80s L.A.-based metal band called Rapidfire has been posted online, featuring the earliest known recordings of a young singer named Axl Rose. The snippet above features a Rapidfire song called ‘Ready to Rumble,’ which was recorded on May 25, 1983. Former Rapidfire guitarist Kevin Lawrence posted the track to YouTube. [...]

Guns N' Roses' Axl Rose + DJ Ashba Take In a Rolling Stones Show – Pic of the Week

Mary Ouellette — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:46:01 +0000

With the Rolling Stones ’50 and Counting’ tour finally underway, the first few shows have proven to be star-studded affairs both on and off the stage. When the tour rolled into Las Vegas over the weekend even Axl Rose and DJ Ashba from Guns N’ Roses wanted to get in on the action, but it wasn’t as guest performers, a slot taken on the night by Katy Perry.

Axl Rose Planning to Buy a Tiger?

Billy Dukes — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:57:59 +0000

Only a man of some social significance knows where to buy a tiger, and it seems Axl Rose may qualify. The Guns N' Roses singer was heard discussing his plans to purchase a big cat during a wild Monday night that included Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill and a "harem of ladies."

Stop the Presses: Axl Rose Seen Without a Hat!

Loudwire Staff — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:02:11 +0000

In what is sure to be the music news event of the year, Axl Rose has been photographed without his signature fedora! Yes, the Guns N' Roses singer has been spotted with his long red locks on full display (see the photo above).

Guns N' Roses Fan Planning to Sue After Axl Rose's Microphone Busts His Mouth

Billy Dukes — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:38:18 +0000

A Guns N' Roses fan named Darren Wright says he's preparing legal action after being hit in the mouth by Axl Rose's microphone at the end of the band's show on Saturday night (March 9) in Perth, Australia.

Axl Rose Admits, 'I'm Not a Punctual Type of Person'

Sterling Whitaker — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 22:46:59 +0000

You can add "Master of Understatement" to Axl Rose's long list of professional achievements. In a new interview the Guns N' Roses front man -- whose penchant for either being late to the stage or canceling gigs altogether has become the stuff of legend -- acknowledges, "I'm not a 'punctual' type of person."

Axl Rose Once Turned Down $50,000 To Leave Pre-Fame Guns N' Roses

Nick DeRiso — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:49:35 +0000

It seems Axl Rose was well aware of the splash that Guns N' Roses would someday make, even before anyone else. In fact, legendary producer/manager Kim Fowley says Rose turned down an offer to leave his then-unsigned group -- though this proposal came complete with $50,000 in cold hard cash.

Axl Rose Added to Set of Autographed Limited Edition Trading Cards

Dave Lifton — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 20:40:00 +0000

Mercurial Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose has been added to the set of Heavy Metal Autographs, an 80s hard rock-themed imprint of the 2013 Topps Archives Baseball trading cards set. The news comes from card collecting site Cardboard Connection (via Bravewords), who reports that the inclusion of Rose now brings the total number of [...]

Guns N' Roses DJ Ashba Defends Axl Rose, Says 'He Treats Us Like Gold'

Billy Dukes — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:29:34 +0000

He might not be Big Ben of rock stars, but Axl Rose is not the jerk he's portrayed as in the media, his guitarist says. Guns N' Roses' DJ Ashba explained why they are often late to the stage and defended his lead singer as a nice guy in a recent interview.

Steven Adler Puts Axl Rose Anger + Guns N' Roses Reunion Hopes Behind Him

Chad Childers — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:16:11 +0000

One of the biggest proponents of Guns N' Roses reuniting was the band's original drummer Steven Adler, who was the first to exit the group due to substance abuse issues and who felt he had some unfinished business with the band. But Adler tells Rolling Stone that the days of him wishing for a reunion and his anger toward Axl Rose for not allowing that to happen have subsided.

Guns N' Roses Singer Axl Rose Takes Another Tumble in France

Chad Childers — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:49:02 +0000

Poor Axl Rose! As if it weren’t bad enough that the Guns N’ Roses singer has been dodging projectiles from the audience at shows, it seems his balance isn’t exactly what it used to be.

Axl Rose Threatens to End Guns N' Roses Show After Audience Member Throws Trash on Stage

Matthew Wilkening — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:00:24 +0000

Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose threatened to end a concert Sunday night (May 20) in Liverpool, England after someone in the audience threw an object on stage during the band’s second song. According to a report published in the Liverpool Echo, Rose and company kept the audience waiting for nearly two hours after the [...]

Crowd Boos Axl Rose at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Shauna Wright — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:03:22 +0000

In an open letter last week, Axl Rose made himself perfectly clear: he didn’t feel “wanted or respected” by his former Guns N’ Roses bandmates, so not only would he skip the band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he didn’t want to be inducted at all.

A couple names you may recognize said the decision was a mistake, and the crowd on Saturday night made their feelings known as well.

Axl Rose Comments on Idea of Guns N' Roses Reunion Tour

Shauna Wright — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:00:24 +0000

Mopey singer Lana Del Rey may or may not have hooked up with the man of her dreams, Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose.

Video of the two of them emerging together from the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood, Calif. on Friday night has hit the interwebz, but even if you don’t care about their respective love lives (and really, who could blame you), what Axl said in that clip about GnR may still warrant your attention.

Slash Trying To Put Axl Rose Feud To Rest?

Dave Swanson — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:41:39 +0000

It’s a pretty universal idea that with the calendar about to flip over to a brand new year, thoughts of the last 365 days merge with hopes for the next. Slash has been doing some pondering of his own. In a recent Esquire magazine column titled “Slash: What I’ve Learned,” there’s an interesting series of quotes from the former Guns N’ Roses guitarist — including some about his former band.

Axl Rose Talks State of Guns N' Roses and Addresses Rumors on 'That Metal Show'

Nancy Dunham — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:00:10 +0000

Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose might be a difficult guy, even for a metal god, but you’d never know it from his interview he did with ‘That Metal Show’ on VH1 Classic last night (Nov. 11).

Axl Rose Blames Mistakes, and Slash, for Guns N' Roses' Late Concert Start Times

Matthew Wilkening — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:00:25 +0000

More clips from Guns N’ Roses leader Axl Rose‘s upcoming interview on ‘That Metal Show’ have emerged. In one, the singer blames the band’s notoriously late concert start times on various daily mistakes, and also says their reputation for such behavior developed twenty years ago, partially as a result of problems with former guitarist Slash.

Axl Rose Interview Clips Air on Eddie Trunk's Radio Show

Matthew Wilkening — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:00:38 +0000

TV and radio host Eddie Trunk shared the first audio clips from ‘That Metal Show”s upcoming interview with Axl Rose of Guns N Roses on his radio program last night (Nov. 4), with the singer detailing the effort he puts into preparing for the band’s three hour long concerts.

Guns N' Roses Singer Axl Rose Suffering From Bronchitis and Montezuma's Revenge

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:00:26 +0000

It must suck to be Axl Rose right now. The Guns N’ Roses singer, who granted VH1 Classic’s ‘That Metal Show’ host Eddie Trunk an hour long interview on Sunday morning (Oct. 30) at the ass crack of dawn, is reportedly suffering from both bronchitis and Montezuma’s Revenge. Yikes!