• Early Axl Rose EP with First Band Rapidfire Available for Download [LISTEN]

    Axl Rose has been linked to Guns N' Roses since the beginning of time. The erratic frontman, however, was in a few other bands prior to making it big in the late 1980s. He was in the first lineup of L.A. Guns before forming his own band, Hollywood Rose with GN'R guitarist Izzy Stradlin. Their five-song demo was released in 2004 from the archives, and now fans are able to download an EP from Rose's first project, Rapidfire. According to Ultimate Classic Rock, Rapifire's demos have been available online for a few years, but the official release only came after Rose's legal blessing. Loudwire even reported earlier this year that a YouTube clip of Rapidfire was taken down at the request of Rose's lawyers even though it belonged to guitarist Kevin Lawrence. "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead man," Lawrence wrote prior to the release. "Oh, and I can't wait for the 500-page illegal harassment of a cease and desist. Snore .. zzz ... zzz. Heard of interference of business and SLAPP suits? I own the copyrights, the masters, the photos, the performances and I have the receipt that I paid for it all ... LOL ... open and shut." The EP, "Ready to Rumble," is available for purchase. Fans can learn more about the band on its Facebook page and even listen to a snippet of the music below.

  • Guns N' Roses Biopic in the Works, Confirms Author Marc Canter

    Hollywood loves stories of rock 'n' roll debauchery, so it is not a huge surprise that Tinseltown is eyeing up Guns N' Roses for a biopic. The classic lineup includes a captivating list of characters like drummer Steven Adler, guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff McKagan, lead guitarist Slash and, of course, frontman Axl Rose. Their history has been written in multiple books, and filmmakers intend to make a movie based on Marc Canter's 2007 release, "Reckless Road: Guns N' Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction." The news first popped up on the fan site MyGNRForum.com, Ultimate Classic Rock points out, and Canter ended up disclosing a few pieces of information on the project. Canter, who has known Slash since childhood, said the biopic has "been in the works for about four months." The author added that the film will be made "by people that will do it right ... I do have a big say-so on the script, which is still being put together now but so far looking cool."
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