Fan Details Meeting Slash During Filming of ‘Don’t Cry’ Music Video

This one is an interesting story. I posted a photo of Slash with the band’s photographer at the time (Robert John) from the set of the ‘Don’t Cry’ music video. I’ve included it below.

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A fan responded to this tweet with her own tweet below. I followed up with her and asked her how she found out the band was filming a video in Azusa Canyon. She responded saying the following

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A friend of mine always seemed to know what the band was up to. No clue how she did it! I lived in Glendora at the time, and she ran into the house yelling, "I know where Slash is, let's go!" I blindly hopped in her car, not knowing where we'd end up. — Christina Rice (@christinarice) May 10, 2018

Up in Azusa Canyon when he was filming the Don't Cry video the day the Illusions were released. I drove up and met him! pic.twitter.com/hWe0nLxAPr — Christina Rice (@christinarice) May 10, 2018

Big thanks to Christina for letting me share this. We hope to have her on the podcast soon as she’s got plenty more Guns N’ Roses stories! You can check out her website here

Slash Promotes Adler’s Appetite and Classless Act’s Gig on Social Media

Tonight is Steven Adler’s gig at the Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles! Opening for Adler’s band is Classless Act which see’s Slash’s Son play drums in the band. Both bands recently played the Ride for Ronnie Charity event this past weekend. Adler’s Appetite also played a secret show last night for friends and family. You can check out footage of the gig below. We have our own field reporters attending the show tonight! Stay tuned for updates!

One in a Million Removed From Upcoming Guns N’ Roses Box Set

This week, Guns N’ Roses made a big announcement: they would be reissuing their most famous album, 1987’s Appetite For Destruction.

The album, which included Welcome To The Jungle, Paradise City and Sweet Child O’ Mine, would reappear as a five-CD, seven- LP extravaganza, comprising not just the original record but a follow-up EP, G N’ R Lies, and a whole bunch of extra recordings.

But there was one song among that collection that would not be making the cut this time around: One In A Million.

That might have had something to do with the lyrics.

The song was controversial at the time. Rose defended himself in a 1989 interview with Rolling Stone, saying: “I don’t like being told what I can and what I can’t say.”

But the fact that the reissue is appearing without One In A Million still raises questions about how to judge a piece of culture in the decades after it was made.

What’s going on here?

Bands, particularly big Baby Boomer and Gen X acts, re-release classics like this from time to time — it’s a way of milking some extra cash out of the back catalogue.

This re-release comes with buttons, stickers, flyers, posters, patches and photographs, and all up will set fans back nearly $1,000.