Guns N' Roses

My Appetite for Destruction

About Bloody Time

Don't Call Me a Rock Star

Rock 'n' roll rumbles: Adams vs. White; Osbourne vs. Imbruglia; Stinson vs. Westerberg; and more.

Duf McKagan: Get In The Ring!

Fleet Foxes Make Rolling Stone, Time's Year-End Lists

Fleet Foxes at Neumo's on April 18. Video created for Seattle Weekly by Jason Reid, Darren Lund, and David Smith.Earlier this year, just after Fleet Foxes inked a deal with Sub Pop, I sent an email to frontman Robin Pecknold -- whose sister, Aja, was then our clubs editor -- to congratulate him and ... More >>

Did Tiger Woods Name His Baby After Axl Rose?

You wouldn't think that Tiger Woods is a big Guns N' Roses fan based on his calm, and rather uptight demeanor. He seems like more of a smooth jazz guy to me, with maybe some '70s soul music thrown in the mix and that's it. But hey, it looks like Tiger just named his son Axel, and I can't help wond ... More >>

Avoiding Wal-Mart for Your AC/DC Fix

Independent retailers have found ways to get around big-box exclusives.

Duff McKagan's Loaded

Saturday, August 2

Kill Hannah

Friday, July 25

Twenty Years Later, N.W.A.'s Underground Rumble Still Roars

What does it say about the state of the union that “Dope Man” and “Fuck tha Police” are still relevant?

Rocket Queen

God save the queen.

Only the Best

When in doubt, give greatest hits. Here are 10 new best-ofs and compilations fit to stuff a music lover's stocking.

One Piece at a Time

Cuckoo in a little while.

Gina Gershon, This Gun for Hire, and More

Cuckoo in a little while.

The Offspring Stick It to Axl

Plus news on Fred Durst, The Flaming Lips, and more.

What Friends Are For

At the Pacific Inn, even the help is helpful.

Latest on Axl Rose, Nikki Sixx, Wilco, and more.

At the Pacific Inn, even the help is helpful.

Days of our nights

At the Pacific Inn, even the help is helpful.

2000: The year in review

At the Pacific Inn, even the help is helpful.

My Summer Records

The Tinted WindowsDuff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. Check back on Monday for the first in a new weekly installment from Duff.​As this long, hot summer finally sees its waning days, the thought of good summer records piqued my interest as a topic to discuss this week. A good ... More >>

Black Rock Redemption

Living Colour harnesses its old demons.

Duff’s Been Listening To…

ABBA, lots of Iggy Pop, and all those discs you’ve slipped him on the road.

The Making of a Rhythm Section

Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday (unless it's Thanksgiving) on Reverb. Check back on Monday when he writes about what's playing on his iPod.​Last weekend, I played a benefit show in L.A. to raise money for teenage runaways in Hollywood. LAYN (Los Angeles Youth Network) is a nonprofit ... More >>

A.M. Music News: You'll See the Next Fleet Foxes Record in 2010

Renee McMahonFleet Foxes​-- Pitchfork: Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold is making music with his sister, Aja Pecknold (the band's manager, and former SW staffer), in a band called Rainbow Fang. Oh, yeah, and you'll see the next Fleet Foxes record in 2010. -- NY Times: Alan Parsons Project's Eric W ... More >>

Guns, Gigs, and L.A.

In the second of a three-part series, Duff leaves drug-infested Seattle for the cleaner waters of Hollywood.

Rio Fame

In this series’ final installment, Duff explains what it’s really like to play in the biggest band in the world.

Today's Issue: Seattle Hip-Hop Still Almost Famous

Rabid Child ImagesSpaceman at Go! Machine at The Croc in December, 2009.​This week's music section (you know, the one in print and over here) opens with a piece from Kevin Capp that asks "What's it going to take for the city's hip-hop scene to expand beyond the city limits?" JZ has already ch ... More >>

A.M. Music News: Dr. vs. Death Row, Ted Leo on Buddy Holly, and U2 on The Cleveland Show

The Cleveland Show​-- Billboard: Dr. Dre sues Death Row over unpaid royalties for The Chronic. -- NME: Guns N' Roses played an acoustic set in the shop at the old CBGB space. -- Pitchfork: Ted Leo talks Daft Punk, Run D.M.C., and listening to Buddy Holly as a little tike. -- BBC: U2's Larr ... More >>

Duff McKagan Addresses the Jane's Addiction Rumors, the Velvet Revolver Talk, and Those Missed Deadlines

Duff McKagan is the former bassist for Guns N' Roses. He currently plays bass in Velvet Revolver and fronts the band Loaded. His column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​Hey, Duff. What's up, man? Column was a half-day late ... More >>

Duff McKagan: Leave It to Bieber

If your daughter gets the Bieber bug, the whole family catches it.

Racism, Reality, and "One in a Million"

Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​My wife and I were having lunch at an outdoor cafe in Wenatchee about a month ago, when a dude in his late 20s recognized me from my Guns N' Roses days. He stopped to ... More >>

10 Things I Wish I'd Known When I Started a Band

Duff McKagan, right, is the former bassist for Guns N' Roses. His column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​First, I must say that there is really nothing that I would or could change about my story thus far in the context o ... More >>

London, Axl, and Continued "Patience"

Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​In 1984, Izzy Stradlin lived in an apartment across the street from me in Hollywood, right behind the Chinese Theater off Hollywood Boulevard. The man seemed to ALWAYS ... More >>

Question for Duff: Business Considerations Aside, Is Appetite Better On CD or Vinyl?

In addition to his Thursday column, Duff McKagan is now answering reader questions throughout the week. Write to him at askduff@seattleweekly.com. Find all of Duff's posts here.​Q: I recently received a primo condition copy of (Guns N' Roses') Appetite For Destruction on vinyl that I bought fr ... More >>

Forever an Icon, Ozzy Osbourne Packs the Tacoma Dome Full of His Faithful

Marcella D. Volpintesta​Ozzy Osbourne, Slash Tacoma Dome Saturday, Feb. 5 It was an arena rock-'n'-roll show that pulled out all the stunts: one of the best guitarists in the world to open, pyrotechnics, a rising drum kit, and a lengthy introduction video for the headliner on the Jumbotron be ... More >>

Questions for Duff: What's Your High Score on Guns N' Roses Pinball?

​Q. Duff, what is your high score on Guns N' Roses pinball? GNR Pinball is one of the top pinball machines of the '90s, and is still highly rated among today's pinball circles. Can you tell us a couple cool factoids about the pinball machine from your unique view? Do you still own one? Will

Congrats, Duff! Guns N' Roses' Nominated for Induction Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Duff McKagan, left, seen here with rock hall nominees Guns N' Roses.​Our friend and colleague Duff McKagan is having a big week: On Tuesday he sees the release of his memoir, It's So Easy: And Other Lies, followed by a nationwide book tour; today comes word that his former band, Guns N' Roses, ... More >>

Duff McKagan: I Was Born in Seattle. Guns N' Roses Became a Band on a Tour Back Home

Greg FreemanDuff McKagan, center, was the founding bassist in Guns N' Roses, and is a weekly columnist for Reverb.​The following is an excerpt from Duff McKagan's memoir, It's So Easy: And Other Lies, out now via Simon & Schuster. McKagan reads at the University Bookstore at 7 p.m. Wed., Oct. ... More >>

Guns N' Roses Plays Seattle's KeyArena on December 16, 26 Years After the Band Tried to Burn Down a Local Club On Their First Tour

The classic lineup.​In Duff McKagan's new book, It's So Easy, the Reverb columnist/GNR co-founder documents the band's first tour, which brought them from L.A. to Seattle, and galvanized the group. They ate onions out of the fields because they were starving; took rides from pill-popping truck ... More >>

Barry Fey Did Not Put a Gun to Axl Rose's Head, But ...

​... the Denver-area promoter admits the pistol was in his pocket when Mr. Rose left Mile High Stadium on Guns N' Roses' co-headlining show with Metallica. Fey is FULL OF YARNS about his years promoting shows, and he's just penned a book, Backstage Past. My colleague Dave Herrera, music edit ... More >>

Guns N' Groupon! Tickets to GNR's Dec. 16 KeyArena Show are 54 Percent Off Today!

​This is one I never thought I'd see. Axl's band -- aka Guns N' Roses -- is offering tickets to its Dec. 10 KeyArena show at a 54 percent discount today via Groupon. For $28 you can get a reserved seat to the show, normally $60. In other Groupon news, you can also get $54 of gourmet root bee ... More >>

It's Official: Guns N' Roses Are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Congrats, Duff!

​Please join me in congratulating our friend and colleague Duff McKagan, who's headed into the Rock N' Roll with Guns N' Roses, the band he co-founded with Slash, Axl Rose, and co. in Los Angels in the 1980s. They'll be joined in the Rock Hall class of 2011 by the Beastie Boys and the Red Hot ... More >>

Duff McKagan's Loaded Is Opening for Guns N' Roses in Seattle (12/16) and Vancouver (12/17)

​It's been rumored for some time, but I just got the word from our friend Duff McKagan: His Seattle band, Loaded, will indeed be opening for Guns N' Roses at KeyArena on Friday and at Vancouver's Pacific Coliseum on Saturday. This will be the first time that McKagan -- the founding bassist o ... More >>

McKagan Makes the Rock Hall

The SW columnist will be inducted with his former GN'R bandmates.

Guns N' Roses Is Responsible for My Love of Rock 'n' Roll

Appetite for Destruction remains the most seminal album in my musical development.

Hollywood, Class, and Kids in the Hall

Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. His memoir, It's So Easy (Simon & Schuster) is out now.​So I played a gig last night in Hollywood that commemorated Dimebag Darrel and Ronnie James Dio. The gig, called "DimeBash," is a very public fundraiser that sells out annually and draw ... More >>

Duff McKagan Reunites with Guns N' Roses Friday Night at Key Arena

Matthew Lamb​Guns N' Roses Friday, Dec. 16 Key Arena Pretty much everything about Guns N' Roses has changed since that last time I saw them, which was in the early 1990s on a co-headlining tour with Metallica. Everything except Axl Rose, the one constant in the band's history, and the thing t ... More >>

Quit Whining About SOPA and PIPA. Where's the Public Outrage Over Internet Piracy?

Duff McKagan is Guns N' Roses' founding bassist, and the leader of Seattle's Loaded. His column runs every Thursday on Reverb. His memoir, It's So Easy (Simon & Schuster) is out now.​Sitting in my usual chair, watching my usual a.m. updates on CNN's Headline News, Wednesday morning, I, like ev ... More >>

Editor's Letter: The Price of Piracy

It's eating away at rock's middle class.