In 1998 Duff Mckagan was working on his second solo album when his record company informed him he was being dropped. Taking to the road to tour the material anyway Duff would create a new band 'Loaded'. A hard rock guitar driven sound fused with punk elements the band would release three records over its tenure. We take a look at the bands story.…

Born out of a get together of veteran musicians playing a weekly slot at the Viper Room on Sunset strip. Duff McKagan and Matt Sorrum would spend their final years in the GN'R camp playing with Steve Jones (Sex Pistols) & John Taylor (Duran Duran) before landing a record deal. The project resulted in one album which we go through here and chart the…

The live era disc was a double live album released in 1999. The album was a good representation of the bands powerful live sound. Put together by band members separately it wasn't a blockbuster in terms of sales. A farewell from the 'old' band, a contractual obligation or a way to keep the Guns brand relevant in the late 90'S? We discuss its backst…

In the final part of our three part Use Your Illusion series we take a look at the longest trek in Rock, the Use Your Illusion World tour. Spanning two and a half years from 1991-1993 it was one of the most memorable tours any rock band would ever embark upon.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis

In the second of the series we take a look at the second of the Illusions albums. To conclude we picked our own ultimate Illusion cut picking 15 of the 30 tracks.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis

In the first of this three part series we focus on the making of the epic Illusions records and the first album of the double series.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis

We take a run down through the entire video catalogue of GN'R to appreciate this lost artform.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis

In 2015 Duff McKagan released a book titled 'How to be a Man'. Discussing everything from travel, ageing, relationships,music, literature and rekindling with Axl Rose it is both witty and observational. He also released a companion EP to accompany the book with Jerry Cantrell and Izzy stradlin onboard. We take a look at both here and discuss why it…

In the late 90's following the collapse of the band Axl Rose set out to rebuild Guns N'Roses with a new lineup. We take a look at the formation of this band, subsequent tours and the constant battle Axl fought to make the band relevant.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis

The Greatest Hits compliation was released in March 2004. Did you agree with the track listing? We dissect it from top to bottom selecting the tracks we thought should have made the final cut. How close where we to your own choice? We also look at the backstory to the compilation's release.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis

Stepping in to replace Izzy Stradlin at the band's zenith, Gilby Clarke jumped from club's to Rock's grandest stages seemingly over night. Gilby proved to be as reliable as they come surviving the gruelling Illusions tour. Gilby's solo efforts also really pack a punch and we take a look at his solo efforts from 1994's 'Pawnshop Guitars' to 2021's '…

1993 saw the release of the first solo release from Duff McKagan. 'Believe in Me penned and played by Duff it also boasts an all star cast. The album came at a very turbulent time for Duff coming off the long winded Illusions Tour. Duff would go back out on the road to tour the album before pulling the plug due to his ongoing health problems. We di…

West Arkeen songwriter and guitarist who was gone far too soon. West known to many Guns fans was the co-writer of various GN'R tracks. Hardcore fans are well aware of other gems he co-wrote with different Guns members like Crash Diet and Sentimental Movie. We discuss his part in the GN'R story, his band The Outpatience and his tragic death in the m…

Released in 2007 Slash's autobiography was highly anticipated as it was the first ever book from a band member to be released. It worked as both rock memoir and first hand account of the band's history. Slash aimed to set the record straight at the time regarding the demise of GN'R. Did it get us any closer to understanding the man beneath the top …

A retrospective conversation to end the year. The 2023 tour, Lighthouse, The Monster & General leaks, the trivial, the humerous and those ugly lawsuits that emerged late in the year.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis

The cracks had been appearing as far back as 1989 within the band. The next few years would see the band lose it's founding members and begin a long period of power struggles and cold relations. It would ultimately result in finger pointing in the media for many years afterwards. It was a dark era for Guns N'Roses and one in which it seemed like a …

Quick hit reaction to 'The General' finally getting it's official release.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis

1988 saw the release of GN'R lies, a record comprising the 1986 'Live like a Suicide' tracks alongside a batch of brand new acoustic tracks recorded over one weekend. The EP contained one of Guns most popular songs 'Patience' and it's most controversial number 'One in a Million'. On it's 35th annivesary we discuss the story of the EP and the firest…

Guns N' Roses got the opportunity of a liftetime in 1989 to open 4 shows in LA for the Rolling Stones. Guns were going through an extremely turbulent time and the shows where filled with drama. The gig's almost ended Guns N'Roses. We look at the influence of the Stones on GN'R, the Colliseum gigs, that magical peformance of 'Salt of the Earth' on p…

Released in 2011 Duff McKagan's 'It's So Easy & other lies' is perhap's the best read of all the GN'R related books out there. It's an amazing comeback story from the depths of addiction. It offer's a very insightful look into GN'R's rise to fame followed by the band's collapse. Written at a time when he had eventually mended fences with Axl Rose i…

Duff is back with a new album and we react.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis

Guns latest single 'The General' was slated to be released October 27th and has now been delayed unitl December. We discuss the track's delay and the reported leak 'The General & Monster's.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis

We get into why this is the best album of the 1980's. We talk about the people and places who inspired the record and why it's still the greatest hard rock album ever.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis

It's an amazing story how Axl, Slash, Duff, Izzy and Steven would come to Hollywood California and begin to crawl their way from the sleasy Sunset Strip of the 1980's to become one of the biggest bands in the world. It was a story of true grit and a band's detemrination to make it in a world of booze, drugs, stripper's and an ultra competitive club…

As Guns lay dormant in 1994 seemingly unable to get going on a follow up to 1993's punk cover's album Slash worked on demos for new material at his home studio. When the tracks where rejected for the next Guns record he would go about recording the tracks with some GN'R member's and a new vocalist Eric Dover. The album was completed quickly and a t…

Izzy Stradlin one of the most integral parts of Guns N' Roses left the band at it's height in 1991. Following his departure he would form a new project the Ju Ju Hounds and go on to make a string of solo releases throughout the late 90's and 2000's. He continues to remain an elusive and fascinating character to this day. We look back at Izzy's stor…

Quick hit topics on the current happenings in the GN'R sphere including the anticipation for the upcoming release of 'The General' , recapping 'Perhaps' and whats next as GN'R trek across North America..By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis

The Band's biggest hit. The one GN'R song that truly broke through to the masses. Without it everything about Guns N' Roses would be different to this day. One of the most iconic guitar riff's in rock history and a track that had all band members at their very best. It may be overplayed in the modern day but it will always remain a rock masterpiece…

Quick reaction to the release of GN'R's new single 'Perhaps'. One of the reworked tracks from the Chinese sessions that has finally seen the light of day.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis, Andy Gelston

We take a trek through some of the craziest incidents which derailed Guns N'Roses gigs over the years.....walk offs, riots and no shows. Spanning their whole career we look at the causes behind the chaos!By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis, Andy Gelston

The two biggest names in Hard Rock and Metal in the early 1990's deciding to share a tour in the Summer of 1992 would lead to some of the darkest and most controversial events in both bands histories. A tour of two bands at the height of their fame brought chaotic performances, riots, excessive backstage parties and a splintering of relations for a…

ACDC where down their longtime iconic lead singer, Guns N'Roses where getting ready to do their massive comeback Tour and somehow Axl Rose managed to step up and front both bands in the Summer of 2016. It seemed crazy then and it still does today. We discuss.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis, Andy Gelston

We react to the fallout of the recent Guns shows in the UK including the headling Glastonbury slot and the recent Hyde Park show in London and Glasgow.....and yes we are still awaiting Perhaps! In true Guns N ' Roses spirit Andy also throws in a rant at modern concert audiences.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis, Andy Gelston

Perhaps a little Arnuuuuld for you!! We're talking about Guns N' Roses most hardest rocking tune! We discuss the tracks backstory and of course it's famed Terminator themed video from the Summer of 1991.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis, Andy Gelston

In the final part of our Chinese Democracy series of discussions we look at the long rumoured tracks that are still out there and which to this day remain unreleased. We discuss all the leaks, the reworking of Silkworms to Absurd and Hardskool. We look at Chinese Democracy in terms of the changing music industry and musical trends which came and we…

In Part two we focus in on the actual album that would finally see the light of the day in November 2008 almost a decade and a half later. Plagued by years of leaks the finished album contained 14 tracks. Did it live up to the hype and expectations? We go track by track.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis, Andy Gelston

In the first of this three part series we talk about the making of what was once perhaps the most mythical album ever recorded. Emerging from the ashes of the original Guns N' Roses lineup, Axl Rose set out to make an album that would bring forth his vision of a new direction for Guns N'Roses at seemingly no expense and against a backdrop of seemin…

Quick hit episode: Guns have started their 2023 world tour. We check in to see how its going and also the rumours of 'Perhaps' being in the setlist.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis, Andy Gelston

We review Steven Adler's 2010 book "My Appetite for Destruction, Sex & Drugs & Guns N' Roses". We look at the how the book differs to the others in the GN'R camp? Its a book that it is sometimes disturbing, shocking and an interesting first hand account of GN'R's early days.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis, Andy Gelston

We take a quick look at Duff McKagans new 3 track EP 'This Is The Song'. Released in conjunction with mental health awareness month Duff is trying to encourage people to "take action" in this regard. We discuss.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis, Andy Gelston

One of the most complex tracks the band ever attempted. The second longest song recorded by the band it was released on Use Your Illusion 2 in 1991. The multi-million dollar 1993 video was the final part of the trilogy following Don't Cry and November Rain. The track finds Axl Rose at perhaps his most impressive lyrically. In this episode we delve …

The First song ever wrote for Guns N' Roses and the opening video of "the trilogy" series. So good it had two versions released on the Illusion records in 1991. We talk the songs origins, its backstory and just what was going on in the mind of Axl Rose during the making of its memorable video.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis, Andy Gelston

In April 1992 Guns N'Roses joined Rock's biggest acts to pay tribute to the late great Freddie Mercury. The performances that day where among GN'Rs greatest. We discuss the concerts backstory and the relationship between Guns and Queen both before and after this concert.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis, Andy Gelston

In 2009 with Velvet Revolver firmly in the rearview mirror Slash began work on a solo project. For this effort he would write music tailored to singers he had in mind for the lead vocal. Bringing along a star studded lineup including the likes of Lemmy, Iggy Pop and Chris Cornell among many other giants of the industry the result was a rock n roll …

In this special episode we look at the connections this little island has to the worlds most dangerous band. We discuss the influences of Thin Lizzy and Rory Gallagher on the GN'R crew and the band crossing paths with U2 at a time when both bands where the biggest bands on the planet. We discuss all the spectacular gigs the band played here over th…

We look back at the tour many thought would simply never happen. Guns embarked on a massive road trek in 2016 lasting almost 4 years. In this episode we discuss the bands most memorable performances and the tours most dramatic moments.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis, Andy Gelston

In this episode we take a look at Guns N'Roses massive symphonic & orchestral masterpiece. We discuss the origins of the song, Axl's perisistence in bringing his vision for the track to life in one of the most expensive music videos of its day.By Darren McAuley, Derek Davis, Andy Gelston

We take a look at Duff McKagan's second solo release 'Tenderness'. On this record Duff collaborated with Shooter Jennings creating a string of socially conscious numbers with a country sound. The album took Duff into new musical territory but at its core it still maintains a true punk rock infused spirit. Looking into this album brought our own dis…

In this episode we take a look at Matt Sorum's 2020 memoir "Double talkin jive". Matt's book is a thrill ride of sex, drugs and wasted nights documenting his time playing with some of the biggest musicians in the world and the drama in between.We review and rate the book while discussing the books place in the wider GN'R story.…

In this episode we're talking Guns longtime man on the rhythm guitar Mr. Richard Fortus. We look into Richards pre GN'R days playing with Love spit Love, The Psychedelic Furs and his time as a live guitarist for various pop acts. Most importantly we discuss his time playing in Guns from the early 2000s all the way through to the Not In This Lifetim…