Lauryn is the youngest full-time writer on the Loudwire staff, and somehow has the oldest taste in music. She'll chew your ear off about rockers from Jim Morrison to Chris Cornell, but especially loves geeking out about Guns N' Roses. Her writing journey began as a freelancer for Alternative Nation, which eventually led her to Loudwire, where she not only writes news stories, but hosts and produces video content (see our '30 Years of Grunge' series on YouTube), creates and hosts short-form videos for our social media channels and hosts a weekly segment on our Loudwire Weekends radio show called 'The GOAT,' which airs every Sunday at 11PM. You can follow Lauryn on Twitter (@laurynschaffs) and Instagram (@laurynschaffner).
Lauryn Schaffner
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A metalhead shared a story on Reddit about his first date with a Taylor Swift fan, and explained how the night all went wrong.
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Rock Fans Share Their Biggest Music Hot Takes on Reddit
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Kurt Cobain’s Legacy, 30 Years Later
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Spotify's new tool uses AI to let you enter custom prompts to generate specific playlists.
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'Chemical Warfare' is out now.
Avril Lavigne Finishes New Album, May Return to Pop-Punk
Her seventh album is finished.
As I Lay Dying’s Tim Lambesis Hospitalized After Burn Accident
Luckily, he's recovering.
Machine Gun Kelly: We Need Another Rock Star With Kurt Cobain’s Attitude
Someone with a 'f--k you' attitude.