The G-SPOT by Gerry Gittelson

30 YEARS LATER … American Noize Fan Forum Artist Panel Video Surfaces feat; Slaughter, Hardline, Ted Poley, Tuff, Phantom Blue and more

Metal Sludge — June 25th 1994 the American Noize Fan Forum was held in Burbank California at The Hilton Hotel and convention center and the weekend event hosted bands, performances, industry types and was attended by fans from around the world. The event was basically a NAMM type of convention but geared more towards fans and organized by American Noiz

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RIP … Crazy Town singer Shifty Shellshock Dead at 49

“The group released its 2000 single, “Butterfly,” which rocketed to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 music chart. Their debut album, “The Gift Of Game,” was also a success, selling more than 1.5 million copies.” — TMZ Metal Sludge — Sad news as we report the passing of Crazy Town frontman Shifty Shellshock. Shellshock real name Seth Binzer died

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HACKED? … Bobby Blotzer; “I Didn’t Post That. Somebody Got Into My Facebook Thing… Somebody’s Trying To Stir Something Up Here…”

“Somebody got into my Facebook thing here likely for the fact that I am a political poster, there’s no hiding the fact that I’ve always supported the Republican party and especially with the great Donald Trump, so somebody’s trying to stir something up here I don’t understand what it is.” — Bobby Blotzer Metal Sludge — Former Ratt drummer Bobby

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DON’T GIVE ‘EM NO LIP … Lypswitch are former Sunset Strip Soldiers who are pushing new release ‘World Of Sin’ on Eonian Records

“MCA Records passed on us because of the poor product we produced for them. Not because of grunge.” — Mick O’Brien of Lypswitch LOS ANGELES –Of all the former Sunset Strip headliners who came this-close to making it big before Grunge rose its ugly head, Lypswitch is among the handful that stood out. They had the usual glammed-up image that

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TUFF TOUR NEWS … Stevie Rachelle announces European Summer Tour with SHAMELESS and TUFF hits “Whisky” in Hollywood on August 23rd

Metal Sludge — The wait is over… SHAMELESS will hit the road in Europe this summer with Stevie Rachelle fronting the band. SHAMELESS last toured with Rachelle back in the summer of 2017, and while there were some tentative plans since, the Covid years put a kibosh on that. Now it’s 2024, and SHAMELESS will play several dates in their

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LAWSUIT SETTLED … AUTOGRAPH family feud has finally ended with the two sides settling their differences (Read their statements here)

“I am pleased to confirm that I will have all rights to the AUTOGRAPH name, trademarks, and logo.” — Steve Lynch Metal Sludge — After a back n’ forth legal battle, the Autograph family feud has finally come to an end. In short, the band who have been performing as Autograph in recent years, will now be called Autograph Beyond.

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