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August 14, 2023

LIVE REVIEW … Steel Panther bring their raunch n’ roll back to California and Michael Starr states: “No One Wants to See a Fat Lead Singer”

“We came ALL the way from the San Fernando Valley.” — Satchel / Steel Panther lead guitarist VENTURA, Calif. – Ray Ilona, a 26-year old female professional job recruiter, is half-dressed, standing at the backstage door for Steel Panther. “I just want them to sign my tits,” the striking brunette said. A few moments earlier, Ilona was actually ON stage, as singer Michael Starr and his bandmates took turns serenading her, as she flashed her[…]

August 13, 2023

TWO DAYS … Quiet Riot drummer Johnny Kelly explains how he was brought in to fill in for Frankie Banali, “He wanted me to be the one doing it.”

“At that point, it was like ‘There’s no way Quiet Riot would do a show without Frankie Banali And then, two days before the Dallas show, Alex called and was like ‘Can you do the show?’ and I was like ‘What do you mean ‘Do the show’?’ (laughter) He was like ‘Frankie’s not going to be there. Can you cover?’ I was like ‘Yeah, sure’.” — Johnny Kelly Metal Sludge — Quiet Riot drummer Johnny[…]

August 10, 2023

DEE’S LATEST KISS DIS … “I See People Singing ‘Crazy Nights’ And They’re Not So Crazy Anymore” says Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider

“I didn’t lose the passion for the music. I didn’t lose that at all… I lost the willingness to get old on stage. I don’t want you guys to watch me age out.” — Dee Snider / Twisted Sister Metal Sludge — In a recent interview Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider talks about bands retiring too late and it appears he took a swipe at fellow New York rockers Kiss. Again… This is not the[…]

August 7, 2023

QUIET RIOT … Carlos Cavazo says “They haven’t asked” regarding him rejoining the group and adds “Without Kevin DuBrow there is no Quiet Riot”

“The term Bang Your Head actually came from Randy Rhoads.“ — Carlos Cavazo “I don’t know what they did with their money, but I got money. I don’t have to work anymore, I can retire right now.” — Carlos Cavazo Metal Sludge — In a brand new video interview former Quiet Riot guitarist Carlos Cavazo talks in depth about some of his history in heavy metal with The Metal Voice podcast. Cavazo as most know[…]

August 4, 2023

DUCK … Sebastian Bach wildly swings his microphone and has a very oops moment with guitarist Brent Woods live on stage >Video<

“Hey, are you okay buddy?” – Sebastian Bach to Brent Woods after microphone mishap Metal Sludge — Sebastian Bach nearly takes off his lead guitarist’s head during a recent performance but luckily he missed. Bach, 55, was finishing “Piece of Me” over the weekend, and while swinging his micrcophone the former Skid Row screamer nearly hits his lead guitarist Brent Woods. Woods turns towards the drummer to end the song and his guitar headstock deflects[…]

July 26, 2023

VAN ENEMY … “I was aware that I’d become the biggest enemy of every 40- to 50-year-old man out there” Wolfgang Van Halen

“I was aware that I’d become the biggest enemy of every 40- to 50-year-old man out there.” — Wolfgang Van Halen Metal Sludge — In a new interview with Classic Rock magazine courtesy of GUITAR dot com their Wolfgang Van Halen Q&A has some interesting tidbits for sure. GUITAR has shared some of the young teens thoughts he had when joining Van Halen at 16 years old and it seems Eddie Van Halen‘s only child[…]

July 20, 2023

OUCH … Phil Lewis takes a swipe at Nikki Sixx: “Some bands go to the trouble of mastering their craft while others mime to a background track”

“Some bands go to the trouble of mastering their craft while others mime to a background track.” — Phil Lewis of L.A. Guns to Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe on Twitter Metal Sludge — Shots have been fired on Twitter… Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx recently Tweeted: “Ok here’s a question. Why do bands fight with each other? buy ventolin online in the best USA pharmacy https://heart-saverinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/png/buy-ventolin.html no prescription with fast delivery drugstore ” L.A.[…]

July 18, 2023

BRET’S SIDE-MAN … Pete Evick releases ‘MTV Famous’ a Book about his 30 Year Journey from High School Talent Shows to playing with Poison frontman Bret Michaels

“No matter where I was and no matter what I was doing, I knew that in the summer of 1984 – at 4:00pm – the “Panama” video was going to play and I had to be in front of the TV to see it. That’s what “MTV famous” means in this book. I wanted to make someone feel the way I felt when I rushed home to see the “Mama Weer All Crazee Now” video,[…]

July 16, 2023

OOPS … Terry Ilous of XYZ recalls his first days living in West Hollywood; “Someone came to me and said, “Did you know these are Boys Dressed as Women?” and I’m like, “No, I did not.”

“I keep seeing all these beautiful women and I’m like ‘Oh, my God, these girls are gorgeous. They’re all so tall and so beautiful in America. So I went to a bar called The Rage and I’m talking to this girl, and she had a really deep voice. I’m like ‘Wow, that’s a really deep voice’ and she was like six foot-one or six feet-two. I’m like ‘My God. I’m so short, It’s never going[…]

July 15, 2023

MAKE A WISH … Little Kid actor from RATT “Lay It Down” video interviewed 38 years later on the Waste Some Time with Jason Green podcast

“The first crush that I had was in Jewish pre-school… umm, which is weird cause I grew up not Jewish, but I went to Jewish pre-school in Burbank. And, that was my first crush, so when we had this birthday party scene… and the little girl who played my crush, I was transfixed. Loved her, loved her. And in the adult version (referencing model Marianne Gravette) cause I was already a complete pervert, I thought[…]

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