Years ago (more than I like to admit), I remember when Guns N' Roses released their landmark albums Use Your Illusion 1 & 2. There was a huge fanfare over the whole thing, with record stores opening around midnight so die-hard fans could get the first copies on CD and tape.
Now here we are, 17 years later and news of a new Guns song being released made me think about how much has changed. Music cassettes are virtually gone, with CDs close behind. Many brick and mortar music stores are gone, or diversified to include DVDs and games. Real hardcore fans have heard a bunch of leaked tracks from Guns thanks to YouTube and file sharing.
And now news that their next official release is actually part of a video game... Rock Band 2, to be exact. I'm not sure all of this is what Axel meant when he sang "welcome to the jungle" or "take me down to paradise city", but it's definitely a whole new world.
