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<< THE CATS OUT OF THE BAG >> Riki Rachtman Talks his Divorce with Lea Vendetta, why he Hates the term Hair Metal and His Up Coming OFITG Tour on the Idiots In Bars podcast

June 3, 2026

“I didn’t listen to their hair-spray. I listened to their music.” — Riki Rachtman on why he hates the term Hair Metal June 3rd 2026 — Riki Rachtman is getting ready to hit the road this summer on his ‘One Foot In The Gutter‘ tour that will see him hit roughly 2 dozen cities going coast-to-coast… but before he loads

< FULL LINE-UP ANNOUNCED > The West Coast MORC have just announced 45 bands for 2027 w/ Tesla, Queensrÿche, Winger, Y&T, Michael Monroe, Slaughter, HEAT, Sebastian Bach, Lynch Mob, Vixen, L.A. Guns, Wednesday 13, Tyketto, Tuff, Rhino Bucket & Ted Poley

June 2, 2026

Tuff & The Cruel Intentions UPDATED: June 2nd 2027 The Monsters of Rock Cruise have just announced the line-up for their annual event which sales from Los Angeles California on May 6th – 11th 2027. The yearly festival on water which usually sails from South Florida will launch from Southern California in 2027 for only the 2nd time since debuting

HEADBANGERS BALD is HERE … Hair Metal Chaos with The Hair Metal Guru and Stevie Rachelle LIVE on YouTube Tue. June 2nd @5:PM (PST) for Show #3

June 1, 2026

“How can you possibly go wrong watching HAIR METAL CHAOS with The Guru & Rachelle… you can’t but in all honesty we should have called it Headbangers Bald!” — Stevie Rachelle June 1st 2026 — The summer months are here and we’re going to be bringing you HAIR METAL CHAOS with The Guru and Rachelle each and every week… whether

HAIR METAL CHAOS | Show #2 … The Hair Metal Guru and Stevie Rachelle of Tuff hit YouTube on Tue. May 26th @ 5:PM (PST) for Round Two

May 26, 2026

“Last week was a blast! And this week we’re bringing even more Chaos… and, we’re going to be talking POISON too.” — The Hair Metal Guru MS NEWS / May 26th 2026 — Just in time for the summer we’re going to be bringing you HAIR METAL CHAOS with The Guru and Rachelle once again. So… who is ready for

BLACK MEETS BLOND … Blacklist Union teams with Lorraine Lewis of Femme Fatale for a new rock re-imagined version of “Jackson” by Johnny and June Carter Cash

May 25, 2026

“This Ain’t Your Grandpa’s “Jackson” — Tony West / Blacklist Union MS NEWS / May 25th 2026 — Los Angeles based Blacklist Union have just dropped a new single for a re-imagined version of “Jackson” by the late country outlaw legend Johnny Cash. Blacklist Union is lead by frontman and founder Tony West who teamed up with Femme Fatale‘s Lorraine

POISON’s 2027 TOUR OFFER ….. Bret Michaels Shares 350 Word Statement which Includes: “We all know there is No Chance to do a Real, All-Original Members Reunion if Not All the Original Members are there”

May 21, 2026

“All members of Poison agreed that we will not perform as the name Poison without all four original members.” — Bret Michaels MS NEWS / May 21st 2026 — Bret Michaels has just posted a lengthy 350 word statement regarding the initial buzz surrounding a potential Poison tour for 2027. The band’s drummer Rikki Rockett confirmed the band has been

TALK 2027 TO ME … Rikki Rockett says that Poison has been Made an Offer to Tour Next Year

May 21, 2026

Poison in 1986 – Photo by Neil “ZLOZ” Zlozower courtesy Atlas Icons “I don’t wanna throw anybody under the bus — I’m not gonna do that — but I will say this: literally tomorrow we are having a conversation with management. We have been made an offer for 2027, and we’re going to talk as a band and with management.”

P, P, P, P, Pussycat … Greg Steele talks Faster Pussycat, the Sunset Strip, Mötley Crüe, Guns N’ Roses, Kiss and Praises Ace Frehley: “Those (guitar) Solos were like Vocals, just Amazing!”

May 18, 2026

“The first gig we did… there was a guy there dancing in front, it was like a Battle of the Bands… very first show we ever did and this guy was dancing… I kind of thought he was making fun of us but it turned out it was Axl (Rose).” — Greg Steele / Faster Pussycat classic guitarist MS NEWS

WARNING VERY ADULT CONTENT! … The Cocks are an Alternative Life-Style Punk Rock Band with Catchy Songs and Filthy Minds (Click, But Only If You Dare)

May 17, 2026

WISH YOU WERE QUEER: MY WILD AFTERNOON WITH THE COCKS, “AMERICA’S FAVORITE GAY PUNK BAND”By: Richard V. Long MS NEWS / May 17th 2026 — Some of you may have heard of THE COCKS and some of you likely have not! If you haven’t, you will soon enough, but be advised, you might want to put on a prophylactic before

NEW … Mötley Crüe Crücial Crüe: The Picture Disc Collection 5LP Box Set hits the street July 10th

May 14, 2026

“Celebrate 45 years of the world’s most notorious band with this limited-edition picture disc box set featuring Mötley Crüe’s multi-platinum first five albums: Too Fast For Love, Shout At The Devil, Theatre Of Pain, Girls, Girls, Girls, and Dr. Feelgood.“ — Crüeseum MS NEWS / May 14th 2026 — Just in time for the band’s summer tour Mötley Crüe have

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<< THE CATS OUT OF THE BAG >> Riki Rachtman Talks his Divorce with Lea Vendetta, why he Hates the term Hair Metal and His Up Coming OFITG Tour on the Idiots In Bars podcast

< FULL LINE-UP ANNOUNCED > The West Coast MORC have just announced 45 bands for 2027 w/ Tesla, Queensrÿche, Winger, Y&T, Michael Monroe, Slaughter, HEAT, Sebastian Bach, Lynch Mob, Vixen, L.A. Guns, Wednesday 13, Tyketto, Tuff, Rhino Bucket & Ted Poley

HEADBANGERS BALD is HERE … Hair Metal Chaos with The Hair Metal Guru and Stevie Rachelle LIVE on YouTube Tue. June 2nd @5:PM (PST) for Show #3

HAIR METAL CHAOS | Show #2 … The Hair Metal Guru and Stevie Rachelle of Tuff hit YouTube on Tue. May 26th @ 5:PM (PST) for Round Two

BLACK MEETS BLOND … Blacklist Union teams with Lorraine Lewis of Femme Fatale for a new rock re-imagined version of “Jackson” by Johnny and June Carter Cash

POISON’s 2027 TOUR OFFER ….. Bret Michaels Shares 350 Word Statement which Includes: “We all know there is No Chance to do a Real, All-Original Members Reunion if Not All the Original Members are there”

TALK 2027 TO ME … Rikki Rockett says that Poison has been Made an Offer to Tour Next Year

P, P, P, P, Pussycat … Greg Steele talks Faster Pussycat, the Sunset Strip, Mötley Crüe, Guns N’ Roses, Kiss and Praises Ace Frehley: “Those (guitar) Solos were like Vocals, just Amazing!”

WARNING VERY ADULT CONTENT! … The Cocks are an Alternative Life-Style Punk Rock Band with Catchy Songs and Filthy Minds (Click, But Only If You Dare)

NEW … Mötley Crüe Crücial Crüe: The Picture Disc Collection 5LP Box Set hits the street July 10th

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> > > > BIG TOUR NIGHTS > > > > Scorpions announce ‘Love, Peace, & Rock N’ Roll’ Tour for 2027 with dates throughout Europe, the U.K. and North America

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THIS JUST IN … Skid Row name Justin Sargent as New Vocalist and drop remake of The Who classic “Won’t Get Fooled Again” as their first single/video

< < REVOLUTION GONE WILD > > Skid Row will be announcing their new Lead Singer soon, the band teased followers today on social media with a short audio / video clip… are you ready?

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