Stereogum — According to Ticketmaster, Guns are playing 11 dates in Canada this winter (with an earlier December show in SF). Maybe Axl was inspired by the Ulrich Schnauss lawsuit. Because it suggests someone actually listened to Chinese Democracy. more info

411 Mania — Fall Out Boy on hiatus, will release greatest hits, Guns N' Roses coming to Canada, Deryck Whibley dead and divorced, Them Crooked Vultures debut coming, updates from 30 Seconds to Mars, Fear Factory, HIM, Biffy Clyro and more, plus hot Avril Lavigne... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Guns N' Roses rock classics have been turned into lullabies for a new album project. more info

Guardian Music — The choice of Simpsons creator Matt Groening to curate next year's festival is an inspired one. Let's just hope we don't get Nancy Cartwright singing Do the BartmanWhat's that noise? Oh, it's the sound of Britain's alt-rock fans exploding with deligh... more info

Guardian Music — In their supper club clobber, the young David Cameron and Boris Johnson look like a Nuggets-era band trying to be coolA great deal has been made of the infamous Bullingdon Club photograph that shows the young David Cameron and Boris Johnson draped i... more info

Guardian Music — Some say Teitur should be a star by now – but the Faroese singer is more concerned with craft than prestigeMidnight in high summer in Tórshavn, the capital of the Faroe islands. The sky is a pale, milky blue, and mountains describe deep arc... more info

Perez Hilton — As we mentioned earlier this week, indie record labels Independiente and Domino Recording Company are both suing Guns N' Roses. The companies claim GNRs copied two songs for their album, Chinese Democracy. Both labels own the licensing rights to Ger... more info

Live Daily — Guns N' Roses [ tickets ] have been sued by two independent record labels that are claiming the band used portions of two songs by German musician Ulrich Schnauss on their latest album, "Chinese Democracy," according to a Billboard report. GNR and... more info

VH1 News — Guns N' Roses "vigorously [contest]" the lawsuit brought against them over claims that GN'R illegally sampled songs by electronic artist Ulrich Schnauss on Chinese Democracy. more info

MTV.com News — German electronic artist claims band sampled his music on Chinese Democracy without permission.By Gil Kaufman Axl Rose Photo: Kevin Mazur/ Getty Images The math on Guns N' Roses' long-awaited Chinese Democracy is not promising: no tour, no... more info