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Jim & James Gillette on Opie Show with rebuttal to recent Lita Ford claims

Jim & James Gillette on Opie Show with rebuttal to recent Lita Ford claims   Opie Show — In the on-going Lita Ford vs: Jim Gillette series we bring you the latest. Gillette and his eldest son James were guests on the Opie Show with Jim Norton (SiriusXM) Tuesday March 2nd. The pair were on the show speaking out about the most recent claims from Gillette’s ex-wife Lita Ford after she appeared as their guest back on February 24th.[…]

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Def Leppard announce 2016 tour dates with REO Speedwagon and Tesla

Def Leppard announce 2016 tour dates with REO Speedwagon and Tesla   Tour News — Def Leppard have announced a 2016 North American tour this week that will see them hit 55 cities in total. The U.K. based rock band will take Reo Speedwagon and Tesla on the majority of the tour with Styx added on select dates. Def Leppard continue to sell massive amounts of concert tickets globally on the eve of their 40th anniversary.[…]

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YOU’RE FIRED! Bobby Blotzer axes Scott Griffin from Ratt, bringing in former member Robbie Crane

YOU’RE FIRED! Bobby Blotzer axes Scott Griffin from Ratt, bringing in former member Robbie Crane   Facebook — As we first reported last week here on Metal Sludge it’s now been confirmed that Scott Griffin is being let go from the band Ratt. Griffin took to his personal facebook earlier today to break the news to his fans and friends. The bassist wrote; “Just got off the phone with Bobby Blotzer. We decided that after the[…]

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RATT SHAKE UP? “The only reason this is working is because of my voice” Joshua Alan

RATT SHAKE UP? “The only reason this is working is because of my voice” Joshua Alan   Insider News — Several sources close to the new Ratt line-up have recently revealed to Metal Sludge that not all is hunky dory on the inside. Last week the band’s official co-manager Jason Green was let go. After roughly a year helping formulate the project from the ground up Green was sent packing and it seemed to stir the pot for[…]

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UH-OH OPIE SHOW! Radio jock Opie on Lita Ford in studio; ‘I was looking at crazy’

UH-OH OPIE SHOW! Radio jock Opie on Lita Ford in studio; ‘I was looking at crazy’     Opie Radio — Lita Ford is currently on a promotional book tour for her new memoir “Living Like A Runaway” just released on Harper Collins. The former guitarist for The Runaways found herself under heavy fire earlier this week on the very popular Opie & Jimmy Radio show. In 2011 Ford went through a much publicized bitter divorce with former Nitro singer[…]

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Jani Lane goes Vinyl with “Catch A Falling Star”

Jani Lane goes Vinyl with “Catch A Falling Star” covers LP   Los Angeles — Deadline Cleopatra Records gives Jani Lane’s cover song catalog a new life with vinyl release “Catch A Falling Star”. The classic voice of Warrant had recorded several cover tunes for tribute records during the 90’s and early 2000’s. Now those tracks have been packaged and released on CD and Vinyl too. The vinyl craze has come full circle with many bigger artists releasing their[…]

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‘Hair I Go Again’ Announce Film Tour

Metal Movie Heading Out To The Highway ‘Hair I Go Again’ Announces U.S. Film Tour With Texas Hosting Inaugural Screenings DENVER, Colorado — Hair I Go Again, a documentary about the determination and failures of a former hair band chasing their dreams, will commence its U.S. Film Tour on Tuesday, March 8, 2016 in Dallas, TX followed by the film’s “SXSW Invasion” slated for Thursday March 10, 2016 in Austin. Denver based filmmakers Steve McClure and Kyle Kruger will[…]

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PUDDLE OF MUCK … Wes Scantlin has extended melt-down on stage in Pennsylvania

PUDDLE OF MUCK Wes Scantlin has extended melt-down on stage in Pennsylvania   NORTHAMPTON, Pennsylvania — In what appears to be a never-ending series of personal live melt-downs Wes Scantlin did just that again. Thursday night February 18th the latest for Scantlin took place at “The Gin Mill & Grille” bar in Northampton Pennsylvania. Puddle of Mudd the band tried to get through their set, but it wasn’t meant to be as Scantlin had what[…]

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Dee Snider on Vince Neil and accident that killed Nicholas ‘Razzle’ Dingley of Hanoi Rocks; ‘He’s a murderer’

Dee Snider on Vince Neil and his 1984 auto accident; ‘He’s a murderer’ Ultimate Classic Rock —  Dee Snider, a famous teetotaler, still doesn’t understand why Vince Neil wasn’t given a stiffer sentence in an alcohol-fueled crash that killed Hanoi Rocks drummer Nicholas “Razzle” Dingley. He apparently chalks it up to a culture that admires the out-of-control rock-star lifestyle which Snider always avoided. “Vince Neil could go and literally kill someone in a car accident,”[…]

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FLY WITH YOUR BOOTS ON … Take a virtual walk around Iron Maiden’s new private 747 airliner

FLY WITH YOUR BOOTS ON Take a virtual walk around Iron Maiden’s new private 747 airliner Jalopnik — Dickinson has apparently been flying since 1990, spent a stint as a professional charter pilot for a now-defunct outfit called Astraeus Airlines and even flew some British soldiers home from Afghanistan on a 747 chartered by the Ministry of Defense. The band has been dropping teasers for a while, and revealed the 750,000-plus-pound machine on Periscope today (late night[…]

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