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Guns N Roses - Chinese Democracy

Saturday, November 29, 2008 17:17 No Comments

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Guns N Roses – Chinese Democracy
“Grunge. Techno. Boy bands. Both President Bushes. These are just a few of the things Guns N’ Roses has improbably outlasted in the 17 (!) years since its last album of original music. Almost ever since, lone original member Axl Rose has [...]

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Exclusive: Jimmy Iovine Talks Axl, U2, Dr. Dre, Eminem

Monday, November 24, 2008 17:44 No Comments

When Universal Music Group pushed highly anticipated albums from U2, Dr. Dre, Eminem and 50 Cent from the fourth quarter to 2009, it seemed like a final stake in the heart of music retail this year.
But Interscope-Geffen-A&M chairman Jimmy Iovine refuses to apologize for the decision, which he says he made to ensure the projects [...]

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Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Chinese Democracy’ Streaming On MySpace

Friday, November 21, 2008 3:00 No Comments

Guns N’ Roses is streaming its long-awaited Black Frog/Geffen album “Chinese Democracy” on MySpace ahead of its Sunday (Nov. 23) release exclusively via Best Buy.
The album, which was debuted for fans at New York and Los Angeles listening parties earlier this week, has already leaked online. An avalanche of “Democracy” reviews have gone to print, [...]

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Guns N’ Roses Leaker To Plead Guilty

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 18:30 No Comments

A man accused of illegally posting songs on the Internet from an unreleased album by Guns N’ Roses has agreed to plead guilty, a federal prosecutor said today (Nov. 11).
Kevin Cogill will enter his guilty plea to one federal count of copyright infringement at a hearing on Dec. 8, said Craig Missakian, assistant U.S. attorney.
The [...]

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Slash Exercises Freedom With Solo Album

Saturday, October 25, 2008 15:27 No Comments

A solo album or the third Velvet Revolver album — or possibly both — are on Slash’s docket for 2009. The guitarist tells Billboard.com that he’s “at the very tail end of the demo phase” for the solo project, which he hopes to start recording early next year.
He began coming up with material during Velvet [...]

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Radio Reacts To Guns N’ Roses Single “Chinese Democracy”

Wednesday, October 22, 2008 14:54 No Comments

U.S. rock radio outlets from Jackson, Miss., to Springfield, Mass., started their morning with the new Guns N’ Roses single, “Chinese Democracy,” and reaction to the band’s first new song in nine years is running the gamut.
“A number of GNR catalog titles test well but it’s not a foregone conclusion this song makes it beyond [...]

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New Guns N’ Roses Single Hits Radio Tomorrow titled “Chinese Democracy”

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 16:48 No Comments

The title track from Guns N’ Roses’ new album, “Chinese Democracy,” will be available to download by U.S. radio outlets at 5 a.m. ET tomorrow morning (Oct. 22). Although some album tracks leaked this summer, this is the first authorized new music from the group in nine years.
As previously reported, “Chinese Democracy” the album is [...]

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Alleged Guns N’ Roses Leaker Pleads Innocent

Tuesday, October 21, 2008 16:40 No Comments

A man accused of placing unreleased Guns N’ Roses songs on the Internet pleaded innocent yesterday (Oct. 20) in Los Angeles federal court.
Kevin Cogill, 27, is charged with violating federal copyright law. No date has been set for the trial, said Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The FBI says that Cogill posted [...]

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Best Buy Posts Guns N Roses ‘Chinese Democracy’ Track List

Thursday, October 16, 2008 12:35 No Comments

The track list for Guns N’ Roses’ “Chinese Democracy” is now up on an inactive pre-order page at Best Buy, which will release the album exclusively in the United States on Nov. 23. A small album cover image also appears there.
In typical dramatic fashion, the first noise one hears on the album is a blood-curdling [...]

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Guns N Roses ‘Chinese Democracy’ Gets Release Date

Thursday, October 9, 2008 22:11 No Comments

More than a decade after its conception, Guns N’ Roses’ “Chinese Democracy” will finally see the light of day before year’s end, sources close to the situation confirm to Billboard. As first reported here, the set will be a Best Buy exclusive and will be available Sunday, Nov. 23, rather than the usual Tuesday.
Beyond enticing [...]

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Blogger arrested over leak of Guns N’ Roses songs

Thursday, August 28, 2008 8:13 No Comments

By ANTHONY McCARTNEY, AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES - “A blogger suspected of streaming songs from the unreleased Guns N’ Roses album “Chinese Democracy” on his Web site was arrested Wednesday and appeared in court, where his bail was set at $10,000.
FBI agents arrested 27-year-old Kevin Cogill on Wednesday morning on suspicion of violating [...]

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