https://eeb.org/eu-parliament-votes-for … rotection/

Almost nobody reporting this huge news. That's the modern age for you, anything really news worthy gets buried.

The EU demands that all private and public homes shall become fully energy efficient by 2050. Zero emission. Starting in 2030 you will have to upgrade your home in the order of $ 100,000 to meet the preliminary requirements. If not the bank may be required to call in your loan, and insurance might no longer cover you. You are not allowed to rent out, and any potential sale will have to deduct the upgrade costs from the sale price. Then further upgrades will be required until the impossible target of zero emission is met.

Eventually owning your own home will be a privilege of the very rich and government officials. I'm pretty sure they are going to go for the same thing in the US.

Him being happy and comfortable enough to do this is a good thing I agree. I'm just nitpicking. Maybe they'll surprise us, there are after all songs ready to go as far as we know.

They give writing credits to Taylor Swift as well. But the common theme is a bunch of industry people are credited as co writers one every damn song. They are the real writers, along with the producers. Imagine if every song on a GN'R album was written by somebody not in the band? Take a look at a Prince album, the type of writer they are trying to pass off Lady Gaga as, he wrote most of his songs all on his own, like a real song writer does.

Gaga and Swift might write some half assed lyrics, doesn't take much today, but the songs are clearly not written by them.

I just saw that Metallica clip. Fuck me. I mean they were always whores but that was a new low. We should be grateful Axl isn't taking it to that level.

Used to be serious artists didn't want to be caught dead with some corporate performer. Bon Jovi got a reality check when he wanted to do something with Bruce Springsteen and was flatly turned down. Imagine Pantera doing a show with Britney Spears in the late 90s, unthinkable. That's the level Metallica are now playing at.

Carrie Underwood is not exactly the end of the world but she's doing country music and she's not known for much besides being pretty. She sings alright I guess. If it was Garth Brooks okay...

I don't like this. To do it once with a singer like that is fine, but twice is a pattern and you start to become associated with it. GN'R should try and keep a semblance of credibility. That means not hooking up with pop stars like it was a second band. It's not just nostalgia anymore, it's nostalgia with a happy meal.

The most dangerous band in the world moniker was still valid in 2002. Even in 2006 you could make a case for getting into fights and biting the leg of a hotel security guard. Now it's like a trip to Six Flags.