Published by Brooke Ellis
A pair of literary professionals recall the heyday of rock group GUNS N’ ROSES - and what it was like being mega-fans of "the most dangerous band in the world"!
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Originally aired August 2015. A very loose jam-band borne from Guns N’ Roses, the "Drunk Fux" featured random lineups of friends and musicians. These chance performances could lead to other collaborations, usually in the form of a night of hard partying. Thus, the behavior that inspired the name. They were drunk fucks and young punks - just being themselves earned notoriety. ALSO - Christina annoys Slash at the "Don’t Cry" video shoot, combining hard drugs with Steven Adler, & being dissed by Duff!
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Originally aired August 2015. After kicking off the episode with a brief discussion of the politics of Guns N' Roses message boards, Brook & Christina recall & examine GNR's gradual acceptance into the 1980's rock scene via underground and mainstream media, magazines, radio and MTV - to their ultimate domination of that colorful era's Hard Rock culture!
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Christina reveals how she got kicked off the set of the “Estranged” video and Brooke inquires about the free trip to the 1988 Donnington Festival she unpreparedly won via a mail-in postcard contest. PLUS – talk of GNR song structures, drug abuse & a perceived low point in the band’s colorful music video history!
52 min
Original airdate April 9th 2015: Obligatory introductions to Brook & Christina preface recollections of their early exposure to Guns N' Roses, including the infamous 1986 Hollywood Street Scene concert and meeting their heroes in person. PLUS - plenty of anecdotes, factoids and REAL GNR history!