Month: January 2026

January 14th, 2001 – GN’R plays in front of about 200 000 people at Rock In Rio III in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Actually early morning of the 15th) soundcheck: It’s So Easy, November Rain, My Michelle, Oh My God, Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door setlist: Welcome To The Jungle, It’s So Easy, Mr. Brownstone, Live And Let Die, Oh My God, Think About You, You Could Be Mine, Sossego [Robin solo], Sweet Child O’ Mine, Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door, Madagascar, Guitar Solo [Buckethead], November Rain, Out Ta Get Me, Rocket Queen, Chinese Democracy, Chicken Binge [Buckethead], Instrumental Jam, The Blues, Patience, Nightrain encore: Instrumental Jam, My Michelle, Silkworms, Paradise City….

January 16, 2026 Abdulmumin 0

If you want to understand why Guns N’ Roses remain a myth as much as a band, you don’t start with an album. You start […]

“BANNED at MTV!” — Mocked as “Too Dirty for TV,” Guns N’ Roses Air Once at 4 A.M. in 1987… and Crash the Phone Lines, Becoming Rock’s Most Dangerous Band Overnight. “BANNED at MTV.” Mocked as “too dirty for TV,” Guns N’ Roses were buried with a single 4 a.m. airing of Welcome to the Jungle. Instead, phone lines exploded, executives panicked, and MTV accidentally unleashed the most dangerous band in rock overnight….

January 15, 2026 Abdulmumin 0

In the summer of 1987, Guns N’ Roses weren’t supposed to happen.   They were too raw. Too ugly. Too loud. Too violent. Too real. […]

The Real 1985 Love Triangle That Inspired Guns N’ Roses’ “Don’t Cry”—And Why Axl Rose Still Calls It His Most Painful Creation. It began outside The Roxy in 1985, involving Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin, and a woman named Monique Lewis. When Axl confessed his feelings and started to cry, Monique delivered a cruel, four-word goodbye that immediately sparked the lyrics for “Don’t Cry.” This power ballad wasn’t about rock defiance—it was about Axl’s ultimate moment of weakness and heartbreak….

January 14, 2026 Abdulmumin 0

Before Guns N’ Roses conquered the world, before stadiums, scandals, and shattered hotel rooms, there was a sidewalk outside The Roxy in Hollywood—and a moment […]

“Never Say Izzy’s Name” — The 25-Year Guns N’ Roses Secret That Triggered Security at the 2016 Reunion and Exposed the Band’s Darkest Rift. One name can still set off alarms inside Guns N’ Roses. At their 2016 reunion, a single fan sign triggered a sudden security swarm—and revived a 25-year wound tied to Izzy Stradlin. Why is one simple question still so dangerous to ask?….

January 14, 2026 Abdulmumin 0

For a band built on chaos, excess, and truth-telling anthems, Guns N’ Roses has always had one rule they rarely admit out loud: there is […]

They’re not just playing another gig — they’re carrying a legacy into a new year as The Allman Betts Band steps onto the stage in Saratoga Springs on New Year’s Eve, led by Devon Allman and Duane Betts, sons of the men who built the The Allman Brothers Band into a Southern rock institution. With Berry Duane Oakley also carrying his father’s name and spirit, the night isn’t about nostalgia — it’s about bloodlines, brotherhood, and what survives when legends are gone. Ahead of the show, the band shared a simple message inviting fans to “Ring in 2026,” but longtime followers know this performance means far more than a countdown. Fireworks will light the sky, multiple bands will fill the city, and yet all eyes will be on the sons stepping forward, not to imitate their fathers — but to honor them by playing their own truth. For one night, Saratoga won’t just be celebrating a new year, it’ll be celebrating the fact that the Allman story didn’t end in 2014. It learned how to breathe again…

January 14, 2026 Abdulmumin 0

They’re not just playing another gig.   When The Allman Betts Band steps onto the stage in Saratoga Springs on New Year’s Eve, the clock […]

The arena held its breath as Deacon Frey stepped forward alone, guitar resting against his chest, thousands of fans silently asking the same question—could the son of Glenn Frey possibly carry a voice that defined generations—and then the first line of Peaceful Easy Feeling floated out, warm and unmistakable, sending gasps rippling through the crowd as tears appeared and hands reached for loved ones, because for a few suspended seconds it felt as if Glenn himself had walked back onto the stage, standing once more beside Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, and Vince Gill, not as a replacement but as family, proving that legacy isn’t about filling shoes—it’s about blood, memory, and a voice strong enough to carry love forward when the original singer is gone…

January 14, 2026 Abdulmumin 0

The arena held its breath.   Not metaphorically. Literally.   Thousands of people—fans who had lived their lives to Eagles songs, who had fallen in […]

Nobody expected it. Right in the middle of Alice Cooper’s wild London show, the place exploded when Johnny Depp suddenly stepped onto the stage, guitar slung over his shoulder and a grin that said everything. You could feel the air change instantly. Then came the moment that sent chills through the crowd—Depp and Cooper tore into a loud, no-holds-barred cover of Black Sabbath’s Paranoid. As the first notes hit, Cooper looked out at the crowd and said, “This one’s for Ozzy.” And just like that, it stopped being just a song. It turned into a gut-punch tribute. Depp played like he meant every single note, raw and emotional, clearly feeling the weight of the moment. The crowd went crazy—screaming, filming, losing their minds. For a few powerful minutes, it felt like Ozzy’s spirit was right there in the room. It wasn’t rehearsed, it wasn’t perfect—but it was honest. And that’s why it hit so hard…

January 14, 2026 Abdulmumin 0

Nobody expected it. Not the crowd. Not the cameras. Maybe not even Alice Cooper himself until the very last second. In the middle of an […]