JUNGLE NATIVES
The New Unofficial *GUNS N’ ROSES* Podcast!
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"!
YOUR HOSTS -
CHRISTINA RICE
Author, "Ann Dvorak : Hollywoods Forgotten Rebel"
& IDW’s "My Little Pony" comic series.
BROOKE ELLIS
Rock journalist & ghostwriter of Steven Adler's
"My Appetite for Destruction".
EPISODE THREE –
Appetite Devours!
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 permeation into the 1980’s rock scene via mainstream media, magazines, radio and MTV - to their ultimate domination of that era's pop culture!
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EPISODE TWO –
Developing an Appetite, Part II
Christina reveals how she got kicked off the set of the “Estranged” video and Brook asks her what it was like to win a trip to the 1988 Donnington Festival. PLUS – talk of GNR song structures, drug abuse & a particularly low point in the band’s colorful music video history!
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EPISODE ONE –
Developing an Appetite
Brook & Christina recount their initial exposure to the band and its music, including recollections of the 1986 Street Scene & meeting Slash & Duff!
Christina & Brook in 1989
EPISODE FOUR -
tHE dRUNK fUX!
Guns N’ Roses' off-shoot The Drunk Fux is discussed. This group had an ever changing lineup, and could feature friends and musicians from other bands. These chance jams would often lead to other collaborations. Also examined is the behavior that inspired the name. They were drunk fucks for sure, and that fact alone earned them notoriety.
PLUS – annoying Slash at the Don’t Cry video shoot, hard drugs with Steven Adler & being dissed by Duff!