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The Only Best Albums of the Year List That Really Matters

David Wild | Posted 12.21.2009 | Entertainment

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David Wild

Here is my cheap gift to all of you: my personal Top Ten Albums of the Year list -- based on my mood today -- as well a few other stray merry musical musings as stocking stuffers.

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Phantom America, Thanks For Nothing!

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 11.26.2009 | Politics

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Richard (RJ) Eskow

The heart that struggles with disappointment and sadness believes too easily that hope is a lie, a fraud, another hustler's pitch to the next sucker walking down the street.

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Feds Pursuing Prison Term For Man Who Uploaded Guns N' Roses Songs

Wired | David Kravets | Posted 04.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Music Piracy, Guns N Roses, Music, Axl Rose, Media News

Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles are pursuing a 6-month prison term for a Los Angeles man who pleaded guilty in December to one misdemeanor count of...

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The Return Of The '90s: Part II (SLIDESHOW)

Lindsay Mannering | Posted 01.13.2009 | Style

Read More: Slideshow, 90s Trends, Fashion, So Out It's In, Axl Rose, 90's Slideshow, Style News
Lindsay Mannering

Last week's slideshow featuring the 90s revival was so popular that I couldn't put it to bed quite yet. The slides in this show were inspired by your...

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Axl Rose Dr Pepper : The Feud Continues

Out-Law.com | Posted 01.09.2009 | Home

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The OUT-LAW.COM reports that the Axl Rose and Dr Pepper feud continues: Guns N' Roses and frontman Axl Rose has threatened legal proceedings agains...

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China and Rock from John Denver to Axl Rose: A Top 5 List

Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Posted 12.30.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Democracy, Guns N Roses, Music, Axl Rose, China, Chinese Democracy, Entertainment News
Jeffrey Wasserstrom

I think that this Rose (album) by any other name would have been quite different in terms of impact in China.

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Dr. Pepper Vs. Axl Rose In War Of Hype

New York Times | Posted 12.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Dr. Pepper, Chinese Democracy, Axl Rose, Music, Entertainment News

It took Axl Rose 14 years to complete the latest Guns N' Roses album. But it took his lawyers only two days to take Dr Pepper to task for not making g...

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Axl Right, World Wrong: "Democracy" Prevails

David Wild | Posted 12.26.2008 | Entertainment

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David Wild

Last night, nine years after Axl Rose first played me many of the songs on Chinese Democracy, I finally heard the album in all its glory. It's the sort of inspiring resurrection that's always welcome for those of us for whom rock & roll is still a religion.

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China Bans Democracy, Declares War on Guns N' Roses

David Flumenbaum | Posted 02.24.2009 | Entertainment

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David Flumenbaum

It is unlikely that when Axl Rose selected the title for his album, he realized the depth of the parallels between Chinese democracy and Chinese Democracy.

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Chinese Democracy REVIEWS - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

washingtonpost.com | Allison Stewart | Posted 12.22.2008 | Business

Read More: Guns N Roses, Free Dr Pepper, Axl Rose, Chinese Democracy, Business News

WashingtonPost.com By this point you've probably already listened to, and made up your mind about, "Chinese Democracy," the maledicted multi-mill...

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Guns N' Roses Album "A Shipwreck" And "A Loud Last Gasp"

New York Times | Posted 12.22.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Guns N Roses, Axl Rose, Chinese Democracy, Guns N' Roses, Music, Entertainment News

"Chinese Democracy" (Geffen) is the Titanic of rock albums: the ship, not the movie, although like the film it's a monumental studio production. It's ...

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Paul Simon's Lyrics & The Case Of The Vanishing Compact Disc

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Peter Gabriel, Sony Legacy, The Black Eyed Peas, Maroon 5, Clive Davis, John Mayer, High School Musical 3, Verve Records, Axl Rose, One Tree Hill, Joss Stone, Michael J. Fox, Compact Discs, Cds, Emo, David Archuleta, Philly International, Barack Obama, Barnes & Noble, Ricky Martin, Chuck Close, Taylor Swift, Napster, Led Zepplin, Coldplay, Borders, High School Musical 2, Superman, Joni Mitchell, Circuit City, American Idol, David Remnick, Graceland, Phillip Glass, Britney Spears, Lps, Paul Simon, Broadway, Neil Young, Random House, Singer Sowing Center, Jazz Music, Grammy, Classical Music, Concord Records, John Legend, David Cook, John McCain, Simon & Garfunkel, 45s, Vinyl, Beyonce, High School Musical, Starbuck's, Genesis, Radiohead, Bob Dylan, Best Buy, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks, Emi, R.E.M., Itunes, Guns N' Roses, Matrix, Ume, Rhino, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

The problem of compact discs disappearing from the marketplace is worse than it was only a year ago. Store buyers just ain't a-buyin' from the labels, and it's looking grim all over.

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Axl Rose and the Return of the Great American Bad Ass

Matt Stewart | Posted 12.19.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Guns N Roses, Bad Asses, Axl Rose, Chinese Democracy, Clinton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tupac, Rap, Entertainment News
Matt Stewart

I'm not fifteen and pissed off anymore, and today's fifteen year-olds don't seem as pissed off as I was at their age. America has changed, and I have too.

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Chinese Demockery: The New Record Not By Guns N' Roses

Sal Nunziato | Posted 12.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: The Beatles, Chicago, Pete Best, Axl Rose, Ray Davies, Guns N Roses, Thin Lizzy, The Kinks, Molly Hatchet, Entertainment News
Sal Nunziato

Next week, we all finally get to hear Chinese Democracy. You know the new Guns N' Roses CD. But I want to know why anyone cares.

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The VMAs Need To Call It A Day

Jason Notte | Posted 10.10.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears, Eminem, Jordin Sparks, Pee Wee Herman, Vmas, Poison, Sarah Palin, C.C. Deville, Brett Michaels, High School Musical 3, Heidi Montag, Lil' Kim, Courtney Love, Axl Rose, Sumner Redstone, Dave Grohl, The HIlls, Disney, Mtv, Vince Neil, Perez Hilton, Madonna, Guns 'N' Roses, Video Music Awards, John Norris, Kurt Loder, The Jonas Brothers, Tom Petty, Barack Obama, Katy Perry, Foo Fighters, Diana Ross, Lauren Conrad, David Lee Roth, Christina Aguilera, Axl, Jimmy Fallon, Entertainment News
Jason Notte

Sadly, with the advent of antidepressants and the rise of Disney on the Billboard charts, Kid Rock and Tommy Lee's slap fight last year may have provided the show's last unscripted punch.

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Speedballs, Firearms And Groupies: An Excerpt From Slash's Autobiography

Observer | Slash | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Slash, Axl Rose, Guns 'N Roses, Traci Lords, Entertainment News

I went through an interesting succession of girlfriends at this time; just a handful that I'd see over at my place, each on different nights. At some ...

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