Axl Rose Now Basically Just an Internet Troll
After being missing for the better part of these past fifteen years, cornrowed recluse Axl Rose has finally turned up — on the Internet!
Posted 11/24/08 in Vulture
Chinese Democracy
‘Chinese Democracy’ Day Ruined by Dr. Pepper’s Broken Website
Was it intentional sabotage on the part of a company that didn't want to follow through with an expensive promotion? Or just general Web-based incompetence?
Posted 11/20/08 in Vulture
Chinese Democracy
‘Chinese Democracy,’ Now Streaming, Is Better Than Chuck Klosterman Imagined
If you're not yet sure about committing 100 MB of your hard drive to an album that Axl Rose labored over for thirteen years, you can now stream it on MySpace.
Posted 11/18/08 in Vulture
Leak of the Week
‘Chinese Democracy’ Finally Leaked for Real!
We guess this means Axl actually has to release this thing now!
Tribute Band Turns Up Pierced Nose at ‘Chinese Democracy’
"We feel it probably won't be anywhere near the work by the original."
Posted 11/11/08 in Vulture
Chinese Democracy
How Many More Years Would Axl Have Had to Work for a Fifth Star From ‘Rolling Stone’?
This is definitive proof that hard work never pays off.
Posted 10/23/08 in Vulture
Huge Disappointments
Dr. Pepper Announces Lame Details of Its ‘Chinese Democracy’ Promotion
There was a time when our nation could believe in a soda company's solemn promise to deliver a free can of its beverage to every man, woman, and child in America.
Posted 10/22/08 in Vulture
Be a Pepper
First Single From ‘Chinese Democracy’ Actually Arrives!
We'd love to say something funny here, but, like everyone else, we ran out of 'Chinese Democracy' jokes in 2003.
Posted 10/21/08 in Vulture
At Least He Gets a Dr. Pepper
‘Chinese Democracy’ Leaker Pleads Not Guilty
It would be lame to see him tossed in the clink for sharing some crap you'll be able to get at Best Buy in a month.
Posted 10/17/08 in Vulture
Imminent Disasters
Disappointing ‘Chinese Democracy’ Cover and Track List Revealed!
We're pretty sure we've seen that cover hanging in our aunt's bathroom.
We’re Getting Free Dr. Pepper!
Dr. Pepper promised free soda if 'Chinese Democracy' came out before 2009. And they intend to follow through.
Posted 08/27/08 in Vulture
Apropos of Nothing
Guy Who Leaked ‘Chinese Democracy’ Arrested by Feds
Twenty-seven-year-old blogger Kevin Cogill of Culver City, California, has been arrested on suspicion of violating federal copyright laws.
Posted 08/26/08 in Vulture
You Saw It Here First
Exclusive Excerpt: Stephen Davis’s ‘Watch You Bleed: The Saga of Guns N’ Roses’
Davis traces GN'R's illustrious history all the way back to Axl's origins as a disaffected Indiana kid named Bill Bailey.
Posted 08/14/08 in Vulture
Apropos of Nothing
Latest Guns N’ Roses Leak Confirms Possible Existence of ‘Chinese Democracy,’ Maybe
Axl's new song leaks to YouTube! Was it worth the fifteen-year wait? No!
Posted 07/17/08 in Vulture
Apropos of Nothing
‘Chinese Democracy’ to Be Four Albums, Claims Now-Fired Video-Game Spokesman
A publicist for Rock Band 2 says, off the record, that 'Democracy' is coming in September in four volumes.
Posted 06/19/08 in Vulture
Apropos of Nothing
Latest Leaks Indicate Axl Rose Is Really Making Progress on ‘Chinese Democracy’
New, allegedly finished versions of nine songs have leaked — could a release date be close? No.
Posted 04/22/08 in Vulture
The Industry
Replacements, World's Last Broken-Up Band, to Reunite Soon
Plus: Guns N' Roses nowhere near releasing 'Chinese Democracy,' and Sam Mendes's Dave Eggers comedy might actually be funny!
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