Features
Wednesday, October 5 2011
Exquisite Corpse: Guns N' Roses' 'Use Your Illusion I and II'
If there was a gravestone for MTV-style '80s metal, it would probably be Guns N' Roses' 1991 opus Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II.
Thursday, September 29 2011
Id N’ Ego Killed the Pop Metal Star... and the Alternative Rocker, Too
Grunge didn't kill pop metal, it merely succeeded it as the genre of choice as part of a logical progression. To understand the emergence of alt-rock, we need to examine why the tide turned against a wave of music that had once been so popular.
Wednesday, January 21 2009
Part 1: AmpLive to Damien Jurado
From AmpLive to Damien Jurado, PopMatters offers up the first batch of Slipped Discs, 40 great albums that didn't quite make our year-end list in 2008, but our writers thought belonged there.
Reviews
Tuesday, November 22 2011
'It's So Easy (and Other Lies)' by Duff McKagan: Welcome to the Jungle, Indeed
Duff McKagan tells his survival story well, with crisp, intelligent writing that never dumbs anything down and cleverly intertwines chapters about his early life with those detailing the ascent of Guns N' Roses.
Monday, November 24 2008
Guns N' Roses: Chinese Democracy
No album, ever, is worth a 17-year wait. With that said, though, Chinese Democracy at least tries to match the impossibly lofty expectations it has going for it.
Monday, July 16 2007
Guns N Roses: DVD Collectors Box [DVD]
There are legions of hardcore G N' R fans roaming the world today, still ranting and raving about arguably the biggest and best contemporary rock band.
Blogs
Friday, December 2 2011
Counterbalance No. 60: Guns N’ Roses’ 'Appetite for Destruction'
You know where you are? You’re in Counterbalance, baby! And Guns N’ Roses 1987 debut is the 60th most acclaimed album of all time -- take that one to heart!
