That’s fitting. Who else are you going to get, really? Dave Grohl and his Foo Fighters bandmate, drummer Taylor Hawkins, will be inducting the mighty Rush into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in a few weeks. The 28th annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony will held on April 18 at Read More
And this one is super fucking confusing. Axl Rose has written another letter to fans explaining his decision to not attend this past weekend’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction; in Axl’s absence, the band members who did show performed songs from Appetite for Destruction with Alter Bridge’s Myles Kennedy. You know, GN’R could Read More
Perhaps paving a path for a Guns N’ Roses reunion without Axl Rose, former Guns N’ Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler, Matt Sorum and Gilby Clarke took to the stage during their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and played three songs. Axl wasn’t there, so Slash’s ace B.C. Myles Read More
It seems everyone’s been talking about Axl Rose this week, after dude unceremoniously told the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame he declines induction into their special little club. This weekend, the rest of GN’R will be in Ohio to accept the honor. Maybe Axl just doesn’t want to go to Ohio. That, I would Read More
The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame will induct Guns N’ Roses lead singer Axl Rose this weekend with the rest of the band’s classic lineup, even though Axl has rejected the honor. Yesterday, in an open letter to the world, Axl asked to have his name withdrawn as a member of the group he Read More
That’s right, folks. In an open letter to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Axl Rose pulls a Sex Pistols and says “Fuck you” to the honor. Here is that letter, in its entirety, because its priceless: “When the nominations for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame were first announced I had mixed Read More
They couldn’t get anyone more — I don’t know — METAL to do it? Or anyone affiliated with the genre? They had to get fucking Green Day?!? Rolling Stone says Green Day will deliver Guns N’ Roses’ induction speech when the rockers are inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame on April 14 Read More
This is maybe the funniest story I’ve read in a long time, and truly gives readers an appreciation for what it’s like for guys like me to deal with publicists and other people in this music industry who fib. There are some publicists (not the metal ones…for the most part) and other inside-baseball types who Read More
Last week, Guns N’ Roses were named to the shortlist of 15 finalists eligible for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2012. Votes will be cast by a group of more than 500 musicians and industry professionals soon, and of the 15 nominees, the five that get the most votes will Read More