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REACH DOWN BETWEEN YOUR LEGS … David Lee Roth Ditches Retirement and Announces 20+ Summer Tour Dates for 2025

ON THE ROAD AGAIN — David Lee Roth the classic voice of Van Halen… is back! Roth, 70, has just announced a string of 21 tour dates starting in late July through mid September. The iconic showman extraordinaire recently appeared in concert at the annual M3 Music Festival after he officially retired back in 2021. Roth aka Diamond Dave announced his retirement to the Las Vegas Review Journal, roughly 1 year after Eddie Van Halen[…]

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NEXT YEAR ….. The Monsters of Rock Cruise announce ‘Rock The Nations’ April 12th-17th 2026 with more than Three Dozen Acts set to appear

MIAMI, Florida — The Monsters of Rock Cruise have officially announced the dates for their next floating festival that will take place April 12th – 17th 2026. The adventure will set sail from Miami Florida, with stops at Puerto Plata Dominican Republic and Great Stirrup Cay in The Bahamas. The 2026 cruise will be number 16 for the world’s most popular rock music festival on water which first sailed in 2012. The cruise like every[…]

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SAY IT ISN’T SO … Weezer Bassist’s Wife Shot by Cops in Bizarre L.A. Manhunt for Hit-And-Run Suspects, now Booked for Attempted Murder

LOS ANGELES – California — Only in Southern California does something this crazy and bizarre happen! What started out as a hit-and-run traffic accident (possibly preceded by a high-speed chase) with 3 suspects crashing their car on a Los Angeles area freeway… lead to the threesome making a run for it. Authorities arrived on the scene and started their ground-search for the 3 at-large suspects, but this is where it took a crazy turn. The[…]

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RATT N’ ROLL … Stephen Pearcy lets it all hang out for a full hour on the Waste Some Time with Jason Green Podcast >Live Video Interview<

“Well, it just happened to be the right timing for Warren (DeMartini) too, to go, ‘Hey, why not? Let’s play again.’ And here we are.” — Stephen Pearcy of Ratt THE INTERNET — The Waste Some Time with Jason Green show has become a go-to podcast in recent years for hairband die-hards, music lovers and 80’s enthusiasts in general. The show is hosted by Jason Green, who usually has a side-kick or two and often[…]

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THEY’RE BACK … Gene Simmons confirms that KISS will perform at the ‘KISS Army Storms Vegas’ event November 14-16th 2025

“Kiss will perform without makeup on Nov. 15, also talking from the stage and answering fans’ questions.“ — Las Vegas Review-Journal LAS VEGAS, Nevada — They’re back… but… this time without the make-up, or so they say? That’s correct, KISS have announced their return to the stage, but according to bassist and co-founder Gene Simmons, the band will perform this fall in Las Vegas, but without their trademark made-up faces. Simmons spoke to the Las[…]

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OUTSPOKEN … Kip Winger on Jani Lane: “We did an Acoustic Tour one time, and We Were All on a Bus, but He Was Such a Dick… We actually Kicked Him Off the Bus”

“We did an acoustic tour one time, and we were all on a bus, but he was such a dick. And like I say, when he was straight and sober, he was really, really nice.” — Kip Winger on Jani Lane of Warrant MEMORY LANE — Kip Winger has been knocking out some standard touring Q&A’s (press) for the band’s up coming Australian tour and he’s covering plenty with his interviews. Winger, 63, recently talked[…]

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BOOK ALERT … Ex-GUNS N’ ROSES and GREAT WHITE Manager ALAN NIVEN To Publish ‘Sound N’ Fury: Rock N’ Roll Stories’

Metal Sludge — Former rock n’ roll manager Alan Niven has decided to publish a book and it is titled ‘Sound N’ Fury: Rock N’ Roll Stories.’ The book will include content about Guns N’ Roses, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Whitesnake, Judas Priest, Alice Cooper and Great White among others. Niven, 67, was the manager for Guns N’ Roses between 1986 and 1991, when he was fired just previous to the completion of the Use[…]

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CRUISE NEWS PT. 1,2&3 – The Waste Some Time with Jason Green show has Documented both The 80’s Cruise and The Monsters of Rock Cruise

LAST UPDATED: Friday March 21st 2025 (10:00PM PST) UPDATE: #2We have updated this article with, ‘My Life on the Road, 80s Cruise: Day 3 – Sheila E., Warrant, Honeymoon Suite, Tiffany’ from the Waste Some Time with Jason Green show. (Watch Below) The latest Vlog is shared below along with ‘THE 80S CRUISE 2025: DAY ONE‘, ‘My Life on The Road, 80s Cruise Day 2 Warrant, Information Society, Visiting Bahamas’ and the ‘WASTE SOME TIME[…]

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WOW … Guns N’ Roses announce split with drummer, “The band thanks Frank for his friendship, creativity and sturdy presence over the past 19 years”

NEWS — In breaking news from the Guns N’ Roses camp, it has been announced that the band are parting-ways with their long-time drummer Frank Ferrer. Guns N’ Roses have already issued a statement which has hit the wire late this morning March 19th 2025. While there is no official announcement of a replacement, a source has informed Metal Sludge that the new drummer is a buddy of Duff McKagan‘s. The following is from Ultimate[…]

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ROXX GANG … Kevin Steele opens up about his Father’s involvement in his Mother’s 1969 Murder and his Guitarist Eric Carrell’s Mysterious Death in 1986 on The Hair Metal Guru

PODCAST NEWS — In a brand new episode of The Hair Metal Guru the guest is Roxx Gang founder and lead vocalist Kevin Steele. Steele has been somewhat of a recluse over the years but every once in a while he pops up and this interview has plenty to offer for the hardcore 80’s rock fan. Roxx Gang was founded and formed in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1982 and by 1988 the group had signed[…]

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