Guns N' Roses sues online gun shop for appropriating name

HOUSTON - This ain't no sweet child of mine. 

US rock band Guns N' Roses has sued a company that runs an online gun store named Texas Guns and Roses, charging in federal court that the business appropriated its name unjustly.

In a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles, attorneys for the band said a corporation that runs the online shop was conning consumers into believing the business had something to do with the rock band.

Guns N' Roses "quite reasonably does not want to be associated with Defendant, a firearms and weapons retailer," the lawsuit, filed Thursday, says.

Additionally, the band claimed, the gun dealer "espouses political views related to the regulation and control of firearms and weapons on the Website that may be polarizing to many US consumers."

Guns N' Roses, formed in 1984, is one of the most successful bands of all time and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Its members are Axl Rose, Saul "Slash" Hudson and Michael "Duff" McKagan.

The lawsuit identified Jersey Village Florist LLC as the owner and operator of Texas Guns and Roses, which it said sells firearms and ammunition, scopes, body armor and metal safes, among other items.

The online business is registered at a Houston address and obtained its Texas registry listing in 2016 without Guns N' Roses' "approval, license, or consent," according to the suit.

Lawyers for the rock group are seeking a jury trial and a court order barring the use of the website name as well as unspecified punitive damages.

The online shop did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

Agence France-Presse

Guns N' Roses set 21-date reunion tour

SWEET CHILD: Guns N' Roses on Friday announced a 21-date tour of North America, expanding a reunion that will bring the original lineup back together for the first time in two decades.

A short video on the hard rockers' website lists 20 major US cities and Toronto as destinations for the summer tour.

No dates, venues or ticket information were provided. In a likely wink to the lack of details, the announcement was accompanied by a snippet of the group's song "Patience."

Guns N' Roses' 1987 "Appetite for Destruction" remains the top-selling debut album in US history. Axl Rose's soaring voice and raw anger coupled with Slash's intricate guitar work made the group a global sensation.

But the band, shaken by bitter personal disputes between Slash and Rose, last played together in Buenos Aires in 1993. Since then, Rose has kept performing as Guns N' Roses with other musicians.

The band has long received lucrative offers to come back together. It first revealed its reunion plans when it was announced as the headliner for the Coachella festival next month in California.

Since then, Guns N' Roses said that the reunion would begin on April 8-9 with two shows at the new T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip. An additional two shows were announced for April 19-20 in Mexico City.

The latest announcement may not be the last; the rockers notably did not list Los Angeles, their home turf, where they would be expected to perform a nostalgia-rich show.

A radio host on Atlanta rock station WNNX recently reported that Rose would also join AC/DC as guest vocalist for shows as frontman Brian Johnson suffers hearing problems. Neither Rose nor the veteran Australian rockers have commented.

source: www.abs-cbnnews.com

Ozzy Osbourne 2011 Tour Dates

English singer and songwriter Ozzy Osbourne North American tour is part of the multi-platinum Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee’s in-progress 18-month world tour, will include a pair of intimate shows: January 26 at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix and Feb 1 at the Gibson Amphi theatre in Los Angeles. OZZY’s longtime friend and musical collaborator Slash will open all the concerts on the second leg. Tickets for the Live Nation-produced tour go on sale beginning Friday, October 15. For the most up-to-date on sale information, visit Ozzy.com or LiveNation.com.



Ozzy Osbourne 2011 Tour Dates

Jan 16-Sunday Qwest Center Omaha, NE
Jan 18-Tuesday Toyota Center Houston, TX
Jan 20-Thursday American Airlines Center Dallas, TX
Jan 22-Saturday Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
Jan 24-Monday AT&T Center San Antonio, TX
Jan 26-Wedneday Comerica Theatre Phoenix, AZ
Jan 28-Friday Mandalay Bay Resort Las Vegas, NV
Feb 01-Tuesday Gibson Amphitheatre Los Angeles, CA
Feb 03-Thursday HP Pavilion San Jose, CA
Feb 05-Saturday Tacoma Dome Tacoma, WA
Feb 08-Tuesday Pepsi Center Denver, CO
Feb 10-Thursday BOK Center Tulsa, OK
Feb 12-Saturday The Palace of Auburn Hills Detroit, MI
Feb 14-Monday i wireless Center Moline, IL
Feb 16-Wednesday Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
Feb 18-Friday St Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL
Feb 20-Sunday BankAtlantic Center Fort Lauderdale, FL
Feb 22-Tuesday Jacksonville Veterans Mem. Arena Jacksonville, FL