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Ex-Guns N' Roses drummer arrested in Los Angeles
7/18/2008, AP

Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler has been arrested in Hollywood for alleged drug possession. Los Angeles police spokesman Richard French says the 43-year-old Adler...  more >

Ex-Guns N' Roses Drummer Busted for Drugs
7/18/2008, E! Online

Paging Dr. Drew. Somebody's been dancing with Mr. Brownstone again. Former Guns N' Roses drummer Steven Adler was arrested early this morning at a home in Hollywood...  more >

New Guns song heads to "Rock Band 2": report
7/14/2008, Reuters

A new Guns N' Roses song, "Shackler's Revenge," apparently from the decade-in-the-works album "Chinese Democracy," will be included in the video game "Rock Band...  more >

Chinese Democracy Is Spreading
6/19/2008, E! Online

Has Chinese Democracy finally broken out all over the world? Tracks from the legendarily as-yet unreleased Guns N Roses album, which Axl Rose and bandmates have been...  more >

Nine Inch Nails replaces bassist ahead of tour
6/5/2008, Reuters

Nine Inch Nails has reshuffled its new touring lineup announced in early April, with bassist Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Beck, Garbage) replacing British musician Rich Fownes....  more >

Guns Fires Up Democracy Talks
4/22/2008, E! Online

Maybe it was the recent crackdown in Tibet that did it, but Guns N' Roses says it's finally talking about unleashing its version of Chinese Democracy. Per a post on...  more >

Dr Pepper Thirsty for GNR's Democracy
3/27/2008, E! Online

Dr Pepper has a pop quiz for Guns N' Roses: Where's Chinese Democracy, already?! In an effort to move the band's long-awaited album toward a release date, the...  more >

Dr Pepper issues challenge to Guns N' Roses
3/27/2008, Reuters

Many have tried, but so far nobody has been able to pry the decade-in-the-works Guns N' Roses album "Chinese Democracy" from the hands of lone remaining original member...  more >

'November Rain' book back in print
3/18/2008, Yahoo! Music

After being out of print for 10 years, the book of short stories that inspired Guns N' Roses' epic "November Rain" video is back on the market in paperback. The Language Of...  more >

Slash plays special Computer Electronics Show performance
1/8/2008, Yahoo! Music

Former Guns N’ Roses/current Velvet Revolver guitarist Slash performed a special guitar duet Sunday (January 6) at the Computer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Delivering a...  more >

Slash memoir recounts Guns N' Roses mayhem
10/12/2007, Reuters

He was the chain-smoking, Jack Daniels-drinking guitarist for one of the most explosive bands in history. But in his memoir "Slash," out October 30 via HarperEntertainment,...  more >

Guns N' Roses reform (minus Axl)
7/23/2007, Yahoo! Music

The original lineup of Guns N' Roses--minus lead singer Axl Rose--isrumored to be reuniting to mark the 20th anniversary of the band's seminal debut album Appetite For...  more >

Guns N' Roses rocker tries new tune as businessman
7/3/2007, Reuters

With his ragged mane and heavily tattooed wiry frame, former Guns N' Roses bass player Duff McKagan looks every bit the rock star. But the 43-year-old musician doubles...  more >

NJ co. files suit against Guns N' Roses
5/1/2007, AP

A New Jersey company claims Guns N' Roses owes it $107,000, plus interest, for handling gear and other services during the band's 2006 tour. Repeated requests have failed...  more >

Guns N' Roses cancel South African dates
4/24/2007, Yahoo! Music

Guns N' Roses have cancelled their shows in South Africa, leaving the nation's largest outdoor festival without a headliner. The band was scheduled to headline the My Coke...  more >

Guns N' Roses to reunite?
4/16/2007, Yahoo! Music

Slash has admitted that he wants his band Velvet Revolver to stop playing songs by Guns N' Roses and Stone Temple Pilots, and would instead like the two groups to...  more >

Guns N' Roses fansite shuts down in protest over album delay
3/8/2007, Yahoo! Music

A Guns N' Roses fansite has been shut down in protest at the seemingly endless delay over new album Chinese Democracry. The webmaster of GNRonline has released a statement...  more >

Guns N' Roses delay album again
2/23/2007, Yahoo! Music

Guns N' Roses have put back their new album, Chinese Democracy, although the group remains confident of an imminent release. The long-awaited record was recently scheduled...  more >

Original Guns N' Roses to reform?
2/20/2007, Yahoo! Music

The seminal Guns N' Roses lineup is edging closer to reforming, according to original drummer Steven Adler. Adler is understood to have recently reconciled with singer Axl...  more >

Axl Rose says new album coming March 6
12/18/2006, AP

Fans waiting for the notorious decade-in-the-making Guns N' Roses album, "Chinese Democracy," are going to have to wait a little longer. Axl Rose now says it will hit stores...  more >

Axl: Democracy Gunning for Spring Release
12/18/2006, E! Online

Apparently all we need is just a little more patience...At least when it comes to Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy. Despite repeated promises that the near-mythical,...  more >

Axl says new Guns N' Roses album will be out in March
12/15/2006, Yahoo! Music

The new Guns N' Roses album Chinese Democracy will be released in March 2007, according to Axl Rose. Rose claims he will finally unveil the chronically long-awaited LP in...  more >

Eagles Of Death Metal in feud with Axl Rose
11/30/2006, Yahoo! Music

Eagles Of Death Metal singer Jesse Hughes has told Axl Rose he can "go f--k himself" after his band was thrown off the current Guns N' Roses tour. Hughes has reacted...  more >

Guns N Roses cancels show over booze law
11/10/2006, AP

Guns N' Roses canceled a performance in Portland, Maine this week after being told by state officials that the band could not drink on stage. Inspectors from the state...  more >

Guns 'confirm' "Chinese Democracy"
10/6/2006, Yahoo! Music

The new Guns N' Roses album will be released next month, it has been claimed. Chinese Democracy has been mooted for around a decade by Axl Rose, the only surviving member...  more >

Art broker says Axl Rose still owes
9/21/2006, AP

An art broker has filed a lawsuit against Axl Rose, claiming the rocker backed out of a deal to pay $2.36 million for an Andy Warhol portrait of John Lennon. Acquire...  more >

Axl Falls Ill, Rocks On, Passes Out
8/2/2006, E! Online

There was no cold November rain last weekend, but Axl Rose was under the weather anyway. After being diagnosed Sunday morning with low blood pressure and low blood...  more >

Axl reveals cause of illness
8/1/2006, Yahoo! Music

Axl Rose has released a statement explaining why he quit the stage before the end of Guns N' Roses' show at London's Wembley Arena this past Sunday evening. Rose, who has...  more >

Axl Rose "taken ill"
7/31/2006, Yahoo! Music

Guns N' Roses have again angered fans on their current U.K. tour, after Axl Rose was apparently taken ill during their show at London's Wembley Arena. The current...  more >

Axl Takes a Bite Into Crime
6/28/2006, E! Online

Looks like Axl Rose's appetite for self-destruction has gotten the better of him once again. The ever-volatile Guns N' Roses frontman spent some quality time in a...  more >

Axl Rose to pay guard he allegedly bit
6/27/2006, AP

Axl Rose spent most of the day in a Stockholm jail cell after allegedly biting a security guard in the leg at his hotel, police said. The Guns N' Roses frontman was...  more >

Rocker Axl Rose jailed in Stockholm
6/27/2006, AP

By MATTIAS KAREN, Associated Press Writer STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Axl Rose was arrested early Tuesday after allegedly biting a security guard in the leg at his hotel, police...  more >

Axl Welcomes Hilfiger To The Jungle
5/22/2006, E! Online

Apparently, Tommy Hilfiger has no patience for Axl Rose. The famed fashion designer and the Guns N' Roses ringleader reportedly got into fisticuffs Thursday night in New...  more >

Axl: Hilfiger 'Just Kept Smacking Me'
5/20/2006, AP

It was a one-two encounter between Axl Rose and Tommy Hilfiger. The rocker and designer capped a Thursday evening out at a new club called The Plumm in Manhattan's Chelsea...  more >

Axl Rose Breaks His Silence On All Things Guns N' Roses
5/8/2006, Yahoo! Music

Guns N' Roses frontman and sole original member W. Axl Rose has broken his silence on the group's lineup, their upcoming four-night stand in New York City -- which...  more >

Forget Lies--G N' R Leaks!
2/22/2006, E! Online

For Guns N' Roses fans still wondering when frontman Axl Rose will ever release the legendary rockers' forever-in-the-works Chinese Democracy album, your patience is finally...  more >

Grohl Sees Double for Next Foos Set
7/18/2004, Reuters

You never know where the Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl is going to show up. Now he's playing drums on the new Nine Inch Nails album, but he is already looking ahead to the next...  more >

Duff McKagan Talks About Axl's Current Guns N' Roses Lineup
3/2/2003, USRN

Former Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan has rejoined with guitarist Slash, drummer Matt Sorum, and guitarist Izzy Stradlin to form a band that's basically back together...  more >

Guns N' Roses Intact, Putting Finishing Touches On 'Chinese Democracy'
12/19/2002, USRN

Rumors that Guns N' Roses ended its tour because of the departure of guitarist Robin Finck and bassist Tommy Stinson are false, according to a spokesperson for the band....  more >

Guns N' Roses Tour Finally Officially Canceled
12/11/2002, USRN

The much-troubled Guns N' Roses tour has been officially canceled after Clear Channel, the tour's promoters, pulled the plug on the dates on Wednesday (December 11). The...  more >

Guns N' Roses Tour Update
12/10/2002, USRN

The Guns N' Roses tour is down, but apparently not completely out. The promoters, Clear Channel, still would not acknowledge that the tour is finished. A publicist for the...  more >

Update: Guns N' Roses Cancels More Shows
12/9/2002, USRN

Guns N' Roses canceled two Philadelphia concerts--on Friday night and Sunday night (December 6 and 8)--and also canceled a show scheduled for Washington, D.C.'s MCI Arena on...  more >

Guns N' Roses Cancels Shows, Possibly Entire Tour
12/9/2002, USRN

Guns N' Roses canceled two Philadelphia concerts--on Friday night and Sunday night (December 6 and 8)--and also canceled a show scheduled for Washington, D.C.'s MCI Arena on...  more >

Guns N' Roses Rocks N.Y.C.'s Madison Square Garden
12/6/2002, USRN

(12/06/02, 6 p.m. ET) -Guns N' Roses' show at New York City Madison Square Garden Thursday (December 5) was the first sold-out show on the reformed band's tour. The band,...  more >

Guns N' Roses Members Describe 'Chinese Democracy'
12/4/2002, USRN

The revamped Guns N' Roses (GNR) is on the road with its first North American tour in nine years, playing material from the long-awaited new album, Chinese Democracy. The...  more >

Guns N' Roses Keyboardist Says Fans Don't Miss Old Bandmembers
11/20/2002, USRN

Guns N' Roses is in the midst of its first North American concert tour in nine years, a trek that will keep the group on the road into early January. Of course, this is not...  more >

Guns N' Roses Kick Off Tour In Tacoma
11/11/2002, USRN

Guns N' Roses finally made it to a stage, as the band opened its U.S. tour in Tacoma, Washington on Friday night (November 8). The band was scheduled to open the night...  more >

Guns N' Roses Fans Riot After Tour-Opener Is Canceled
11/8/2002, USRN

Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose didn't show up for his tour opener at GM Place in Vancouver on Thursday (November 7), and fans reacted by rioting and causing damage to the...  more >

Axl Hand-Picked Mixmaster Mike To Open For Guns N' Roses
11/7/2002, USRN

Guns N' Roses are set to open their North American tour Thursday (November 7) in Vancouver. Opening the show is Beastie Boys DJ and solo DJ Mixmaster Mike, who told LAUNCH...  more >

Guns N' Roses Announce U.S. Dates
9/26/2002, USRN

Guns N' Roses has announced North American tour dates in support of its forthcoming album Chinese Democracy, which still doesn't have an official release date. The tour...  more >

Guns N' Roses Announce New York, Chicago, Philly, & Boston Dates
9/24/2002, USRN

Guns N' Roses are ready to announce the American leg of their world tour. Tickets go on sale this Saturday (September 28). Dates to go on sale this weekend include the First...  more >

Guns N' Roses' Guitarist Buckethead Readies Solo Set
9/4/2002, USRN

Current Guns N' Roses guitarist and rock oddity Buckethead will issue his latest solo album, Electric Tears, October 8 on independent label Meta Records. With his...  more >

Guns N' Roses Rock The VMAs
8/29/2002, USRN

Guns N' Roses was a surprise performer at Thursday's (August 29) Video Music Awards. Fresh from playing shows in China and England, the Axl Rose-fronted band closed the...  more >

Guns N' Roses Taps Weezer As Opener, Band Used In Football Noise Drill
8/23/2002, USRN

Guns N' Roses has tapped Weezer as its opening act on Monday night (August 26) at the London Arena. GN'R singer Axl Rose was impressed with Rivers Cuomo and company after...  more >

Guns N' Roses Kicks Off Tour In Hong Kong
8/15/2002, USRN

Guns N' Roses is back--again. The hard rock group, still working on its forthcoming album Chinese Democracy, kicked off a short world tour Wednesday (August 14) in Hong...  more >

Guns N' Roses Album Release Rumor Untrue
6/25/2002, USRN

Guns N' Roses' record company and management has told LAUNCH that rumors that the band's forthcoming album, Chinese Democracy, was to be released Labor Day weekend are...  more >

Former Guns N' Roses Members Reunite At Randy Castillo Benefit
5/1/2002, USRN

Hollywood rock 'n' rollers got a special treat Tuesday night (April 29) during the Randy Castillo benefit show at the Key Club when the '90s-era Guns N' Roses lineup, sans...  more >

Axl Rose Bans Slash From Guns N' Roses Gig
1/3/2002, USRN

The new year has rekindled the old bitterness between Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose and former lead guitarist Slash. Reports out of Las Vegas, where GNR played shows...  more >

Guns N' Roses To Play Vegas For Second Straight Year
12/4/2001, USRN

Guns N' Roses is set to play the Joint at Las Vegas's Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on December 29 and December 31. Axl Rose and the band played Vegas last year on New Year's...  more >

Guns N' Roses Cancels European Tour
5/10/2001, USRN

Guns N' Roses has cancelled its European tour, which was set to kick off June 1 at Germany's Rock Im Park festival. Reports are surfacing that new guitarist, Buckethead, has...  more >

Guns N' Roses Stalker Found Guilty Of Probation Violation
2/27/2001, USRN

After several attempts at rehabilitation, the stalker of Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose was found guilty of violating her probation by a Malibu Supreme Court judge on...  more >

Axl Rose Stalker Arrested Again
1/10/2001, USRN

A woman previously arrested for stalking Guns 'N Roses frontman Axl Rose outside the rocker's home in Malibu, California was again apprehended for the same reason on Monday...  more >

Guns N' Roses Return To The Stage
1/2/2001, USRN

Guns N' Roses made its long-awaited return at the Las Vegas House Of Blues early Monday (January 1) morning. The eight band members appeared onstage just after 3:30 a.m....  more >

Axl Rose And Moon Unit Zappa Stalked
12/8/2000, USRN

She may be in jail, but Axl Rose's stalker is still very much a presence in his life. Karen Jane McNeil, 39, was sentenced to a year in prison last year for violating her...  more >

Guns N' Roses to Play New Year's Gig In Vegas -- Tickets On Sale Now
12/6/2000, USRN

Guns N' Roses have made tickets available for a show at Las Vegas's House Of Blues for New Year's Eve--or, more specifically, early New Year's Day. Tickets went on sale...  more >

Guns N' Roses Plans Summer Tour
10/30/2000, USRN

It now appears that Guns N' Roses' performance at Rock In Rio in January may just be a warm-up gig for an upcoming tour. A spokesman for the band's management, Big FD...  more >

Slash Looking Forward To Guns N' Roses Release
8/25/2000, USRN

Slash told LAUNCH that he's quite happy in his current situation in Slash's Snakepit, and he hopes his former Guns N' Roses mate,Axl Rose, can get his act together and...  more >

Slash Would Welcome Reunion Of Original Guns N' Roses
7/28/2000, USRN

Guitar hero Slash is currently gearing up for the release of Ain't Life Grand, the latest album from his group, Slash's Snakepit. The release is the second by the guitarist...  more >

Guns N' Roses Sued For Copyright Infringement
7/20/2000, USRN

A Midwestern songwriter has filed a copyright infringement suit against against current and former members of Guns N' Roses, claiming the band's "Don't Cry" is derived from...  more >

Slash Album Due In September
6/29/2000, USRN

Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash will release his next solo album on Koch Records on September 26. The yet-to-be-titled collection -- possibly to be called Ain't Life...  more >

Axl Rose Stalker In Jail, Has Probation Revoked
6/20/2000, USRN

Jury selection is continuing for the latest trial of Karen McNeil, the alleged stalker of Guns N' Roses frontman/mastermind Axl Rose. In the latest development in the...  more >

Axl Rose Stalker Charged
5/18/2000, USRN

Karen Jane McNeil, a 39-year-old Ohio native, was charged Thursday (May 18) with a misdemeanor in conjunction with her arrest outside the Malibu home of Guns N' Roses...  more >

The Guns N' Roses, Axl, Nine Inch Nails Connection
5/18/2000, USRN

With the recent reports of a woman being arrested for stalking singer Axl Rose on Tuesday (May 16) at his Malibu home (LAUNCH, 5/18), the Guns N' Roses story seems to get...  more >

Axl Rose Stalker Nabbed
5/18/2000, USRN

The sheriff's department in Malibu, California, has nabbed a young woman accused of stalking Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose at his home. Karen McNeil, 39, was charged with...  more >

Guns N' Roses Loses A Perfect Drummer?
3/14/2000, USRN

Guns N' Roses management is denying rumors that drummer Josh Freese has left the band. However, with the recent announcement of Freese's membership in the Maynard James...  more >

Guns N' Roses Live Best-Of Must Satisfy Appetites For Now
11/9/1999, USRN

Guns N' Roses's Live Era: '87-93 is slated for release on Nov. 30, and Interscope/Geffen hopes the collection will satisfy fans until the new GN'R studio effort finally...  more >

GN'R 'Live Era' Tracklisting Revealed
10/15/1999, USRN

The new Guns N' Roses song "Oh My God" will appear on the End Of Days soundtrack, due Nov. 9 (LAUNCH, 10/13). However, exactly when an album of new material is expected...  more >

Guns N' Roses, PM5K On 'End Of Days' Soundtrack
10/13/1999, USRN

The world will get a glimpse of the new Guns N' Roses on Nov. 9, with the track "Oh My God" from the End Of Days soundtrack. The song retains a lot of the edge of the old...  more >

Cult Drummer Experiences Life After Guns N' Roses
6/16/1999, USRN

Drummer Matt Sorum is back playing with the Cult, as evidenced by the band's performance on Saturday (June 13) at the Tibetan Freedom Concert (LAUNCH, 6/14). However, there...  more >

Get Ready For Guns N' Shaq
5/27/1999, USRN

Spin magazine is threatening to blow the lid off of Axl Rose, who the magazine calls the "tempestuous and reclusive frontman of L.A. rockers Guns N' Roses," in its July...  more >

Rob Zombie, Chris Cornell, And Guns N' Roses Featured On Alice Cooper Box
2/16/1999, USRN

One need only to look at the rise of Marilyn Manson for the proof of Alice Cooper's relevance to today's rock world. Cooper, one of the original shock-rockers, will get his...  more >

Former Guns N' Roses Members Reunite At Slamdance Film Fest
1/26/1999, USRN

The annual Sundance and Slamdance Film Festivals may primarily focus on hot up-and-coming film talent, but music is also becoming a highlight of the gatherings. For...  more >

Ex-GN'R Member Duff McKagan Happy To Be Guns-Free
12/8/1998, USRN

With Beautiful Disease, his second solo album due March 9, former Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan is happy he's not longer in the onetime platinum-selling act that has...  more >

New Guns N' Roses Product For Halloween
10/19/1998, USRN

Don't get your hopes up. The long-anticipated Guns N' Roses album is still a work in progress that may come out some time in 1999. However, if you've forgotten what Guns N'...  more >

McKagan Readies Return With Fellow Ex-Gunners
6/16/1998, USRN

It's not quite a Guns N' Roses reunion, but a track on the forthcoming second solo album by former GNR bassist Duff McKagan features fellow former Gunners Slash and Izzy...  more >

A Guns 'N Roses 'Replacement'?
4/22/1998, USRN

Following last month's news of the addition of renowned drummer-for-hire Josh Freese to Axl Rose's new Guns N' Roses lineup, rumors are now running rampant that former...  more >

Vintage Axl Video In Dispute
3/3/1998, USRN

A rare video of reclusive Guns N' Roses leader Axl Rose when he was 20 years old is part of a multi-million dollar lawsuit in Manhattan. The video, which features an...  more >

Use Your Delusion
10/21/1997, USRN

Axl Rose has sometimes come across as a bit delusional, with all those million-dollar-budget Guns N' Roses videos filled with oil tankers, dolphins, lavish wedding...  more >

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