Last week, Axl Rose penned an open letter explaining his decision to decline to participate in Guns N' Roses' Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, fearing a storm of backlash. His decision, however, was met with an overwhelming amount of applause (among some hate, too), prompting the musician to write yet another letter, this time apologizing to Cleveland, Ohio and thanking his supporters. more ›

"I strongly request that I not be inducted in absentia and please know that no one is authorized nor may anyone be permitted to accept any induction for me or speak on my behalf." more ›

This weekend will find two very L.A. bands getting a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As a cool tribute, L.A. Creamery, a local artisanal ice cream maker, has come up a couple of flavors to honor the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns N' Roses. more ›

On Apr 12, 1861, one hundred and fifty years ago today, the bloodiest four years in American history began with the first shots of the Civil War. In the early 90s, Slash, Axl Rose, and Duff McKagan wrote this video lunch selection before Guns N' Roses had their own personal version in the coming years. more ›

What would Guns N' Roses have been without Slash? No windy "November Rain" solo, no classic strains at the beginning of "Sweet Child O' Mine"... And yet, in a lawsuit, former GN'R frontman Axl Rose claims that he was wronged by Activision Blizzard Inc., the makers of Guitar Hero III, when they reneged on a promise to leave out the legendary guitar player in images of the band used during the video game's depiction of the song "Welcome to the Jungle." more ›

It's no secret that 2008 has been a massive, epic failure of a year. With a couple of glaring exceptions, practically everything that could possible have gone wrong has gone miserably and completely wrong. It's almost as if the last 8 years was nothing more than a time release poison pill set to take effect at approximately... um, what time is it right now? more ›

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Agreed--for what it's worth--it's just not the same. more ›

Rockstar: Supernova took a wrong turn down American Idol alley tonight, taping the arrival of the singers in their tricked out Honda Elements. We'll take solace that at least they didn't air commercials of the rockers riding the Elements through Hollywood like AI contestants did with the Ford Focus. So they didn't cheese out entirely. But there is one more show left.. All five of the finalists were in the bottom three at some... more ›

No one knows where he will strike but prolific stencil graffiti artist Banksy (aka Robert Banks) from Bristol, England, will make a much anticipated ”Barely Legal” L.A. appearance (or at least his work will) on September 15-17 at a super secret location that won’t be disclosed until the day of the event. - Caroline on Crack we have a date for the first opening of H&M in SoCal: September 21st in pasadena located at... more ›