Guns N' Roses
Robin Finck Cabut Dari Guns n Roses setelah album Chinese Democracy dirilis. Menjelang tur konsernya yang akan digelar pertengahan tahun 2008 ini, grup band Guns n Roses merasa panik. Pasalnya, tanpa ada sebab yang pasti, gitaris mereka Robin Finck hengkang. Seperti yang dilaporkan di situs resmi Grup band tersebut, kabarnya, Robin kembali bergabung dengan bandnya dahulu Nine Inch Nails (NIN) untuk menggelar turnya pada musim panas mendatang. Akibat keluarnya Robin itu, salah satu punggawa Guns n Roses, AXL merasa gusar. “Saat Robin keluar semua jadi kacau. Bukan hanya kami yang bingung, para fans kami juga menjadi bingung, dan mereka merasa agak kesal, “tutur AXL dalam situs resminya. Bukan hanya kali ini Robin membuat ulah tersebut. Dirinya memang kerap keluar masuk dari Guns n Roses dan NIN. Seperti pada tahun 2000 silam, dirinya pernah keluar dari Guns n Roses untuk bergabung dengan NIN, dan ikut tur ke beberapa negara. Setelah tur konser tersebut berakhir pada tahun 2001, dirinya kembali lagi bergabung dengan Guns n Roses. Untuk kemudian menjalani rangkaian tur bersama Guns n Roses dibeberapa negara Asia dan Eropa.
Seni dan budaya Los Angeles
In the 1960s the Sunset Strip became a breeding ground for bands like The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and The Doors. Randy Newman also started his career during this time, and the Beach Boys were founded in nearby Hawthorne during this same decade as well. Much hard rock has come out of Los Angeles, including hard rockers Van Halen from nearby Pasadena, "hair bands" like Mötley Crüe, Ratt, W.A.S.P., and Guns N' Roses, thrash metal acts like Megadeth, Metallica (who later relocated to San Francisco) and Slayer (from Huntington Park), and also 90s rock bands such as Jane's Addiction, Korn and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Softer rock acts also flourished, as evidenced by the Eagles and Linda Ronstadt during the 1970s. There was a sizeable punk rock movement which spawned the hardcore punk movement featuring bands like X, Black Flag and Wasted Youth. In the 1980s, the Paisley Underground movement was native to Los Angeles. In the 1990s, Los Angeles' contribution to rock music continued with acclaimed artists such as Beck, Sublime of Long Beach, Tool, System of a Down and Rage Against the Machine. Other notable rock acts formed in Los Angeles during this decade include Linkin Park, Thirty Seconds to Mars, and No Doubt. In addition, the gangsta rap of N.W.A, and later the solo careers of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, 2Pac and Snoop Dogg, among related acts, reestablished Los Angeles (particularly the communities of Long Beach and Compton) as a center of African-American musical development and G-funk as one of hip-hop's major living styles. The 2000s saw a further flourishing of the Los Angeles rock scene with acclaimed acts such as Maroon 5 and a resurgence in West Coast hip hop in the form of rappers such as The Game. The Black Eyed Peas gained even greater popularity during this decade, and Disney stars such as Hilary Duff, Ashley Tisdale, and Miley Cyrus also anchored their singing careers in the Los Angeles area as well.