Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose has filed a countersuit against his former manager, claiming Irving Azoff and his company, Front Line Management, attempted to sabotage Rose's "new" version of GNR so he'd reunite with Slash and the band's classic lineup.

Former Guns N' Roses axeman Slash still has a few days before his first solo album drops in stores next week, but fans don't have to wait any longer to hear it. The self-titled record is available to stream online now. Listen to Slash here.

Jane's Addiction bassist Eric Avery has quit the band -- and the alt-rock mainstays have already announced the hired gun set to fill his shoes: former Guns N' Roses low-ender Duff McKagan.

Even though his road-doggin' ex-bandmate Axl Rose has been hogging the headlines since Chinese Democracy finally saw the light of day a year-and-a-half ago, former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash has been busy too -- on April 6, the top-hatted six-stringer will release his

"Happy Valentines Day," Axl Rose said with a smirk Sunday night, addressing the 150 very beautiful, very lucky people who landed on the guest list for a private Guns N' Roses concert at the Gramercy Park Hotel's Rose Bar in New York City. Winking and referencing his band, he added: "We're the morning-after pill!!!"

Recently Guns N' Roses kicked off their Chinese Democracy tour to more than 7,500 fans in Winnipeg, Canada. But last night, 100 lucky New Yorkers caught the band at an insanely small Fashion Week gig!