Axl Update: Eagles of Death Metal Strike Back

Earlier today, we told you how Eagles of Death Metal got booted from their opening slot on the Guns n' Roses tour after just one gig, with G n' R fans booing them roundly and Axl calling them "Pigeons of Shit Metal" during his set. Well, the Eagles have responded: "At first the audience refused to welcome us to the jungle, but by the time we took our final bow, it had become paradise city. Although Axl tried to November rain on our parade, no sweet child o' mine can derail the EODM night train. We say live and let die."

While the Eagles' rebuttal may be just as silly as Axl's diss, big ups to them for not dipping so low as to mention Axl's skeezy cornrows, or how, you know, G n' R's new album has been delayed longer than the return of Christ.

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MGMT | 2008

Listening to MGMT’s breakthrough song, one might interpret it as being about the excesses of rock stardom, but it’s actually about the duo’s pet praying mantis. Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden told Rolling Stone they got the idea from the insect's jerky movements. The mantis died, but the two bandmates kept the egg sack and allowed the hundreds of eggs to hatch. “We tried to name them all, but they died after a day,” said Goldwasser, with VanWyngarden chiming in, “But the praying mantis dance inspired us.”

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