ContactMusic — Rocker Duff Mckagan was awarded his high school diploma in Seattle Washington on Tuesday 19Jun12 more than 30 years after dropping out of the education system The former Guns N Roses star 48 quit Roosevelt High School in the 10th grade and later w... more info

Guardian Music — Hultsfred festival, SwedenSo this is the Third Coming. Their first was at the much-mythologised tail-end of the 80s, when indie and dance music swaggered together, and the Stone Roses' debut album became the baggy-trouser-wearer's bible. Second Comin... more info

Guardian Music — (Roadrunner)It's been 16 years since Slash departed Guns N' Roses, and he's finally twigged that people want to hear records that twin his rounded, woody guitar tone with a singer partial to a high-register nasal yelp. In the absence of Axl Rose, he... more info

411 Mania — What was Guns N' Roses' original lineup? Why is Pearl Jam's debut album called Ten? What rocker was asked to produce Appetite for Destruction? All this and more covered this week in Ask 411 Music! more info

Gigwise — Former Guns N' Roses guitarist set for star on America's famous pavement more info

411 Mania — From Eminem's Relapse and Guns N' Roses' "The Spaghetti Incident?" to Van Halen's Van Halen III and more, 411's Jeremy Thomas counts down the top 8 bad albums from good acts! more info

Guardian Music — Donington Park, Castle DoningtonNow into its 10th year, attracting close to 100,000 fans and sprouting more stages, Download is becoming the heavy metal Glastonbury. The elements conspired in this process this year, with torrential rain on the openin... more info

Guardian Music — Hammersmith Apollo, LondonPity the diehards who attended last month's Guns N' Roses tour: 90 minutes late on stage was standard, and one northern gig ended not long before dawn. Their former guitarist, on the other hand, has got the hang of punctuali... more info

ContactMusic — Slash insists calling him a guitar master is bullst The former Guns N Roses star is renowned for his musicianship but he insists it is down to hard work rather than natural expertise and he can always improve his skills He said That... more info

Topix — French police arrested a woman on Wednesday in connection with the theft of nearly $200,000 worth of jewelry from Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose after a concert in Paris, according to reports. more info