Kevin Cogill gets two months' home confinement and one year's probation for sharing GN'R tracks before their 17 year gestation was complete. He also has to appear in an anti-piracy commercial during…   Read Story »

The band's manager tells NME that while CYHSY have indeed abandoned plans to head into the studio, bloggers suggesting a permanent split are "probably reading a bit too much into things." They are…   Read Story »

For the third year in a row, we've turned to master bootlegger team9 to take some of our favorite songs of the year and mash them together. On Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III you'll hear…   Read Story »

On Friday we looked at Axl Rose's Q&A with fans on a Guns N' Roses message board. The next day the reclusive rocker answered more queries from fans in the chinesedemocracy.com forum. (His username…   Read Story »

Maybe he's excited by his surprise appearances on a few of these year-end lists (way to blaze trails NY Post). Or, despite what he says, maybe he realizes talking to the press/fans helps sell…   Read Story »

Those of you who feel Stereogum readers' 2008 Best Album picks are too mainstream will not find consolation in our local daily's Top 10 list. Not that you'd expect or want the New York Post to put…   Read Story »

Get that free Dr. Pepper in all its 23 flavors? Neither did most of the country. Website crashed, phone lines were down, and Axl's lawyers are filing pissed off litigious communications: "In and of…   Read Story »

As promised, every American gets a free Dr. Pepper (or Diet Dr. Pepper!) to commemorate the release of Chinese Democracy. But you have to claim it today, the album's official release date. Sign up…   Read Story »

MySpace has it up now. Hurrah.   Read Story »

PopCandy lets us know that David's booked a cover band for each night this week, starting tonight with Purple Reign (Prince) and then on to the Cold Hard Cash (as in Johnny), Mr. Brownstone (Dr.…   Read Story »