Live Reviews

March 11, 2017

RETRO REVIEW: RATT ‘Collage’ … “The most stripped-down and straight-forward of the band’s career”

RETRO REVIEW: RATT ‘Collage’ “The most stripped-down and best online pharmacy with fast delivery cipro with the lowest prices today in the USA straight-forward of the band’s career” Even the biggest fan can’t help but feel a bit underwhelmed when they find out that one of their favorite bands is releasing an album of re-recordings of previously available material. After all, these collections aren’t usually all that memorable. Often, they turn out to[…]

February 5, 2017

L.A. GROOVE … Ex-Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley rocks Saban Theatre with Enuff Z’Nuff as support

L.A. GROOVE Ex-Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley rocks Saban Theatre with Enuff Z’Nuff as support Bonus Report: Jack Russell’s Great White at Whisky on Sunset Strip LOS ANGELES, Calif., USA — We’re sitting with Chip Z’Nuff backstage Friday at the massive Saban Theatre on famed Wilshire Boulevard. It’s smoky and busy, as various rock stars from the biggest (Gene Simmons and John 5) to the smallest (Keith St. John) — ha ha, totally kidding, Keith —[…]

January 23, 2017

METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: Tracii Guns succeeds big-time in L.A. Guns reunion with Phil Lewis at NAMM

METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: Tracii Guns succeeds big-time in L.A. Guns reunion with Phil Lewis at NAMM convention ANAHEIM, Calif., USA — For years L.A. Guns has been divided, a long, sad saga that has often included two versions of the band exisiting at the same time. That all ended Friday. Tracii Guns and singer Phil Lewis are reunited again, this time for good they swear, and Guns’ nemesis, longtime drummer Steve Riley, is[…]

January 3, 2017

DOUBLING DOWN IN LAS VEGAS … METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: In Sin City, Vince Neil and Dennis DeYoung

DOUBLING DOWN IN LAS VEGAS METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: In Sin City, Vince Neil and Dennis DeYoung rock in the New Year LAS VEGAS — Every so often, you luck out in Las Vegas. So with everyone openly complaining about how bad a year 2016 was, the ending on New Years weekend proved to be utterly spectacular in this neon enclave in Nevada — a rock and roll haven that is increasingly living up[…]

December 27, 2016

COVERS N’ ROSES …. In stormy conditions, Hookers & Blow triumph in Hollywood Holiday concert

COVERS N’ ROSES In stormy conditions, Hookers & Blow triumph in Hollywood Holiday concert WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., USA — They say it never rains in California, but it was pouring on the Sunset Strip on a Friday evening a couple of nights before Christmas — a record-breaking downfall that still threatened to wash away what turned out to be a great performance from Hookers & Blow, the party band featuring Guns N’ Roses keyboardist Dizzy Reed and[…]

November 11, 2016

TWIST THIS! “I can once again be proud of my Twisted Sister tattoo.” Review: Dee Snider’s new music

TWIST THIS! “I can once again be proud of my Twisted Sister tattoo.” Review: Dee Snider’s “We Are The Ones” LAS VEGAS, Nevada — FUCK. It’s been awhile! Just realized I haven’t done a review in years! Not that anyone gives a fuck why, but basically listening to new music has fallen below Motorcycles and Martial Arts in my list of priorities, and since I’m not a high paid professional journalist like ‘Sludge Editor Gerry[…]

October 9, 2016

CHIP IS ENOUGH! Enuff Z’Nuff flourishes with bassist Chip Z’Nuff taking over as singer

CHIP IS ENOUGH! Enuff Z’Nuff flourishes with bassist Chip Z’Nuff taking over as singer LOS ANGELES, Calif., USA — It’s five minutes before Enuff Z’Nuff is ready to hit the stage Friday before a near-capacity crowd at the famed Whisky A-Go-Go club on the Sunset Strip, and Chip Z’Nuff is pumped. Mr. Z’Nuff has always been the driving force for the Chicago glam band that’s still slugging it out nearly three decades since “High On[…]

September 28, 2016

HIT ME BABYS ONE MORE TIME … Rock band The Babys crank up comeback with California concert

HIT ME BABYS ONE MORE TIME Rock band The Babys crank up comeback with California concert REDONDO BEACH, Calif., USA — It’s been another great rock and roll summer in California, and classic-rock band The Babys celebrated on Sunday, Sept. 25 with a stirring outdoor concert performance on the beach. With originals Wally Stocker (guitar) and Tony Brock (drums), The Babys are trying to recapture their glory from the 1970s, when the band[…]

September 18, 2016

Vince Neil and Bret Michaels co-headline Hair Nation Fest at soon to be closed Irvine Meadows

HAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW Vince Neil and Bret Michaels co-headline Hair Nation Fest at soon to be closed Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre IRVINE, Calif., USA — One thing about Vince Neil and Bret Michaels, these two hair-rock icons know how to throw a party. A going away party, actually. Irvine Meadows is closing its doors soon, but in the meantime Neil, Michaels and others rocked the outdoor arena on Saturday, Sept. 17 before a near-capacity crowd[…]

September 7, 2016

HANG ON LUCY! The Triumphant Return of WILDSIDE at ‘Wolf Fest’

HANG ON LUCY! The Triumphant Return of WILDSIDE at ‘Wolf Fest’ Decibel Geek — They say that timing is everything. In May of 1992, I had just moved back to my hometown of Denver and attending college for Music & Video Business because, at the ripe old age of 23, I may have still not known the direction I wanted to go in life but I did know the two things I had a passion[…]