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
What Is Soundgarden’s ‘Spoonman’ Really About?
From their massive album 'Superunknown.'
Who Were the Winners of the Very First MTV Video Music Awards?
They took place in 1984.
Metallica Have Their Own Guitar-Shaped Ice Cream Now
They teamed up with a company for charity.
The Jobs 26 Rock + Metal Musicians Had Before They Were Famous
Needless to say... they quit their day jobs.
Germany Has Dropped Its Investigation of Rammstein’s Till Lindemann
Berlin launched a preliminary investigation into the singer in June.
Ted Nugent Has Apparently Been ‘Banished’ From Facebook
He posted videos ranting about it.
The Most Shocking Rock + Metal Moments of the ’80s
A decade laced with chaos and tragedy.
See Photos of Alice in Chains’ Layne Staley Through the Years
Remembering the frontman.
See Photos of Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson Through the Years
No wasted years for this busy singer.