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HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM: Lita Ford & BulletBoys! A Metal Sludge exclusive with Houston rock promoter John Escamilla

  HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM Lita Ford & BulletBoys! A Metal Sludge exclusive with Houston rock promoter John Escamilla By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large   Texas — Don’t tell Houston promoter John Escamilla that rock and roll is dying. He’s too busy having the time of his life selling out shows at the Concert Pub North in Houston by booking all of his favorite bands that are still around from when[…]

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Alice Cooper 'Performing to me is like breathing'

Alice Cooper talks about rocking out with Vince Gill By: Keith Ryan Cartwright The Tennessean — When it comes down to it, country music and rock and roll are not all that far apart. In Nashville that’s been especially true over the past few years, but in truth it’s been that way for years. “It’s all based on Chuck Berry anyway,” said Alice Cooper, who will open for Motley Crue on Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena.[…]

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Nikki Sixx on SIXX:A.M. "Being in band is about not sounding like any other band, which we do achieve."

  Legendary Rock Interviews —  On October 7th, Sixx:A.M (featuring Nikki Sixx, DJ Ashba and James Michael) will be releasing their third album  ”Modern Vintage”.  Later that night, the band will be performing their first concert in over 5 years.  The show will be broadcast live on iHeart Radio and select Clear Channel radio stations. Following the performance, the band will do a Q&A session to talk about their new album and to make a ‘Special Announcement’.[…]

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DJ Ashba Discusses New Sixx:A.M. Album ‘Modern Vintage’, Guitars, Recording and Playing Live

DJ Ashba Discusses New Sixx:A.M. Album ‘Modern Vintage’, Guitars, Recording and Playing Live   LegendaryRockInterviews — DJ Ashba has come a long way from the kid who left home at sixteen to where he is today with Sixx:A.M. & Guns N’ Roses! He has slugged it out from releasing his debut instrumental solo album in 1996, joining the BulletBoys two years later, he eventually hooked up with Joe Lesté of Bang Tango to form Beautiful Creatures who[…]

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Johnny Solinger: “It’s not about Sebastian Bach. The songs that Snake and Rachel wrote is why this band (Skid Row) is so memorable.”

  Blowin’ Wind with Skid Row’s Johnny Solinger: “It’s not about Sebastian Bach. The songs that Snake and Rachel wrote is why this band is so memorable.”   The Great Southern Brainfart — Skid Row fans are a very opinionated and unfortunately divided fan base. When Skid Row reformed in 1999 without singer Sebastian Bach, they were met with a huge ass bag of mixed emotions. 15 years later you still have people pledging their allegiance[…]

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Dilana on her time touring with Tracii Guns: "He asked me if I would pay for our hotel rooms on my credit card, which I did and he still hasn't paid me back."

Dilana on her time touring with Tracii Guns: “He asked me if I would pay for our hotel rooms on my credit card, which I did and he still hasn’t paid me back.” By Todd Newton Big Music Geek — Throughout my often adventure-filled career as a music and ‘entertainment’ journalist, I have been blessed with a veritable wealth of opportunities to work with artists and groups that the public at large (i.e. you, the increasingly faithful reader)[…]

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SHAKE ME: Here’s a Metal Sludge exclusive with Cinderella guitarist Jeff LaBar, who has a new solo CD called ‘One For The Road’

  SHAKE ME Here’s a Metal Sludge exclusive with Cinderella guitarist Jeff LaBar, who has a new solo CD called ‘One For The Road’ By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large   LOS ANGELES – Jeff LaBar is on the phone, a rock star in every sense of the word considering he is the guitar player for multi-platinum band Cinderella, one of the most popular glam outfits in history. In the baby-boomer era, few[…]

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IT’S SO EASY. . . METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: For the first time, here is a detailed interview with Kevin Lawrence, Axl Rose’s first-ever guitarist in a 1983 band called Rapidfire

IT’S SO EASY METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: For the first time, here is a detailed interview with Kevin Lawrence, Axl Rose’s first-ever guitarist in a 1983 band called Rapidfire. By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large   LOS ANGELES – Axl Rose is among the biggest rock stars in the world with an estimated net worth of $150 million, and meanwhile, guitarist Kevin Lawrence from Rose’s first-ever band called Rapidfire is struggling just like the[…]

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HIGH ON A NEW THING ONCE AGAIN – Metal Sludge exclusive: Enuff Z’Nuff has a new record climbing the charts called ‘Covered in Gold’

    HIGH ON A NEW THING ONCE AGAIN Metal Sludge exclusive: Enuff Z’Nuff has a new record climbing the charts called ‘Covered in Gold’ By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large   HOLLYWOOD — Chip Z’Nuff, the founding bassist and leader of legendary glam band Enuff Z’ Nuff, is doing better than ever. No, the band itself never reached its potential in terms of rising to the level of superstar headliners, but they’ve[…]

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Richie Kotzen on reaction to his chances of joining Ozzy, "That’s f!?king bulls!?t, a guy from Poison is going to be in Ozzy’s band?”

Kotzen on reaction to his chances of joining Ozzy, “That’s f!?king bulls!?t, a guy from Poison is going to be in Ozzy’s band?” Legendary Rock Interviews By: Crash Crafton LRI — This past Wednesday, I had the honor of interviewing my all-time favorite songwriter/singer/musician, Richie Kotzen. We discussed a wide range of topics from his new 2 CD/1 DVD collection ‘The Essential Richie Kotzen’, his stint playing for Ozzy Osbourne, his friendships and collaborations with Stevie[…]

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