HANG ON LUCY The History of WildSide… Part 1 Editors Note: Scroll down for Part 2 and Part 3 Hollywood, CA — Trying to keep up with all things Hair Metal and the Sunset Strip hey day we couldn’t help but share this. WildSide was a great band from the Hollywood scene of yesteryear. And this play-by-play by someone who lived it is a great read for fans of the band. WildSide had a real[…]
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YOU GIVE BARF A BAD NAME Jon Bon Jovi vomited after making out with Lita Ford NY Post — No one lived larger than sexy heavy-metal guitarist and singer Lita Ford. When Ford recorded her 1984 album, “Dancin’ on the Edge,” in New York, Jon Bon Jovi and guitarist Richie Sambora were recording nearby, and would often hang out. After a night out at the club Traxx — with Ford’s best friend Toni and keyboardist Aldo[…]
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HOOLIGANS IN STUDIO Mick Mars drops music teaser for ‘1313’ project featuring John Corabi Ultimate Classic Rock — Nearly a year ago, we learned that, upon completion of Motley Crue‘s last-ever tour, Mick Mars was going to be working on a new project with John Corabi, who provided the lead vocals on Motley Crue’s 1994 self-titled album. Less than three weeks after the band’s final show, they’ve already begun recording in Nashville’s Blackbird Studios. Mars posted[…]
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TRYX WERE FOR KIDS Sunset Strip glam faves Tryx fizzled out in ’90s, but founding guitarist Brian DeVeau forges comeback with The Image Nation LOS ANGELES — With a colorful candy-glam image, excellent musicianship and unbelievably catchy songs like “Only For The Summer” and “You’ve Got a Lot to Learn About Love,” Tryx was like a shooting star on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood back during the post-Poison explosion. Fans loved Tryx, who headlined clubs[…]
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Former FireHouse Bassist Recalls Gunpoint Threat from Ted Nugent: “…put it to my temple and told me never to touch him again. I have nothing good to say about him.” Decibel Geek Podcast — Former FireHouse bassist Perry Richardson guests on Episode 227 of the Decibel Geek Podcast to discuss his 35+ year career in rock music. In this hour-plus discussion, Perry shares stories of his early history with bands such as Maxx Warrior[…]
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Chip Z’Nuff talks about Donnie Vie taking stolen horse through Burger King drive-thru on ‘Rock and/or Roll’ podcast Rock And/Or Roll Podcast — On this episode Brian “BJ” Kramp has an in depth converation with Chip Z’Nuff about the early years of his great band Enuff Z’Nuff and how a power pop band came to be marketed as a hair metal band. Chip also gives us the inside scoop on Enuff Z’Nuff’s near misses with reality[…]
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SMOOTHIE UP IN YA BulletBoys $100.00 Meet & Greet includes Ice Cream SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — I Scream, you Scream, we all Scream for ICE CREAM! Meet & Greet with the BulletBoys will be held at Archies “Rock N Roll” Ice Cream Shop in Tustin, CA this Friday, February 12th before their show at the “Yost Theater” in Santa Ana, California – 7:00Pm. BulletBoys will appear on a bill with fellow 80’s hair metallers Faster Pussycat. The all ages[…]
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Top Rock Stars who saluted Nazi Sieg Heil; Sixx, Hetfield, Ulrich & Bowie Racism — The topic of racism in rock has hit an all-time high in recent weeks with Phil Anselmo’s ‘White Power’ scream and his Sieg Heil Nazi salute that preceded the verbal message. Since that night in Los Angeles at the annual ‘Dimebash’ Anselmo has apologized but not before rockers from all walks have jumped at the chance to chastise the singer. One[…]
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AXS Tv picks up Season 3 of “Ex-Wives of Rock” AXS TV — Ex Wives of Rock is the outrageous-but-true story of the former loves of some of rock and metal’s most notorious icons, as they fight to make a name for themselves, deal with real-life circumstances, and look for new romance. The cast is led by infamous model, music video goddess, and best-selling author Bobbie Brown, ex-wife of late Warrant frontman Jani Lane; and[…]
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THAT’S TATE, AS IN GREAT Ex-Queensryche singer delivers in L.A. concert performance LOS ANGELES — You never heard the word “Queensryche” on Thursday, Feb. 4, but the good news, at least for Geoff Tate, was that no one needed to.Yes, Tate lost the battle in 2014 for rights to the name in a court settlement with the other members now forging on as Queensryche without the iconic founding singer. But Mr. Tate has not lost[…]
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