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The Clash onstage in America, 1979

"I'd seen Led Zeppelin, loved it, but you can't touch them: they fly away on a jet plane that says 'Led Zeppelin' on it. The Clash pulled up in a station wagon": Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan on the gig that changed his life forever

By Paul Brannigan published

In October 1979, 15-year-old Michael 'Duff' McKagan attended a punk rock show in Seattle which turned his world upside down

Bands & Artists
Guns N' Roses - screenshot from The General video

Guns N' Roses launch wild animated video for recent single The General

By Fraser Lewry published

Guns N' Roses have just made their impossibly epic single The General even more epic with a dystopian AI-powered video

Music Videos
Axl Rose singing

"If we make this record and it sells, then if nothing else some of our heroes can get some royalties": The stories of the songs that powered Guns N' Roses' strangest and most misunderstood album

By Dave Everley published

Thirty years ago, Guns N’ Roses released The Spaghetti Incident?, an album of covers, and brought a load of mostly obscure, mostly punk-rock tracks to a wider audience

Albums
Axl Rose and translator onstage

"If you see anyone throwing things, beat them up": Watch Axl Rose berate a crowd in Argentina via his translator in 1992

By Fraser Lewry published

In late 1992 Guns N' Roses played at the River Plate Stadium in Buenos Aires - against the wishes of Argentina's president

Interviews
Power Trip crowd

"It’s the biggest heavy metal party in the world." Metallica, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Guns N' Roses and Tool, plus insane ticket prices, 40° heat and, er, lobster dinners. Inside the brilliance and the absurdity of Power Trip festival 2023

By Rich Hobson published

We headed out to Power Trip in October for a first-hand look at the biggest heavy metal festival ever assembled

Music Festivals
Guns N' Roses onstage at Power Trip

Guns N' Roses release anguished yet epic new recording of The General

By Fraser Lewry published

The General is the b-side to new Guns N' Roses single Perhaps, and was recorded, mixed and mastered this summer

Bands & Artists
A montage of photos of Jimi Hendrix, Ace Frehley, James Hetfield and Kurt Cobain

10 cover versions that are way more popular than the originals (according to Spotify)

By Paul Travers published

The Beatles, Bowie, Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder have all seen covers of their songs become more popular than the original version

Tracks & Singles
Axl Rose at the Las Vegas Grand Prix in 2023

Axl Rose accused of violent sexual assault in lawsuit by former Penthouse model

By Fraser Lewry published

Sheila Kennedy claims that Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose sexually assaulted her in his hotel room after they met at a nightclub in 1989

Bands & Artists
Axl Rose on the grid with Christian Horner

Axl Rose goes viral after attending the Las Vegas Grand Prix, hanging about with Red Bull Racing and Robert Trujillo, and giving a rare interview

By Fraser Lewry published

It's possible the Guns N' Roses frontman had a busier weekend than you did

Interviews
Axl Rose in 1992

"We figured, if we make this record some of our heroes can get some royalties": Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan on the making of "The Spaghetti Incident?"

By Niall Doherty published

Duff and his Guns N' Roses bandmates thought their 1993 covers album would be a good way to shine a light on their punk rock heroes

Albums
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