Reviews

November 26, 2018

BARF CITY … Axl Rose vomits for 5 hours, then plays shortened set with Guns N’ Roses in Abu Dhabi

BARF CITY Axl Rose vomits for 5 hours, then plays shortened set with Guns N’ Roses in Abu Dhabi Blabbermouth — GUNS N’ ROSES played an abbreviated in the United Arab Emirates Sunday night (November 25) after frontman Axl Rose became “severely ill.” Rose and his bandmates performed almost 20 songs in Abu Dhabi before cutting the show short. The singer addressed his medical condition at one point during the concert, telling the crowd (see video below): “They’ve[…]

November 5, 2018

SPOOKY AND COOKY … Wednesday 13’s U.K. debut with Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 >Review<

SPOOKY AND COOKY Wednesday 13’s U.K. debut with Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 Five Queens InvadeThe United Kingdon Two nights of Wednesday 13 at “The Garage” London, England Friday October 26th 2018 – Wednesday 13 Saturday October 27th 2018 – Frankenstein Drag Queens from Planet 13 LONDON, England — Quite a few people questioned why I would fly from L.A. to London to see L.A.-Based band Wednesday 13 perform Halloween weekend.[…]

October 30, 2018

ON YOUR KNEES … Hair Nation Tour hits Chicago, Jack Russell falls on stage but the band plays on

ON YOUR KNEES Hair Nation Tour hits Chicago, Jack Russell falls on stage but the band plays on CHICAGO, Illinois — Down but not out. Jack Russell has seen some rough roads and taken some falls in the last many years but he keeps getting back up. And once again at a recent live performance on the Hair Nation Tour the singer of his own band – Jack Russell’s Great White – took another dive.[…]

October 23, 2018

PRETTY BIG TALK … Warrant singer Robert Mason incites band feud with Scandinavian rockers Pretty Maids

PRETTY BIG TALK Warrant singer Robert Mason incites band feud with Scandinavian rockers Pretty Maids NOTTINGHAM, England –It seems there was some music festival drama over the weekend in England. Nope, not the promoter with a laundry list of advertised no-shows and Z-list replacement bands, but actual band vs: band drama. The “Rockingham Live” festival took place in Nottingham England. The 3-day festival was held October 19th, 20th and 21st. It seems Warrant was the weekend’s final act[…]

October 18, 2018

EIGHTIES … Tales From The Porn ready for Brazilian tour dates on heels of releasing “Back To The 80’s” video

EIGHTIES Tales From The Porn ready for Brazilian tour dates on heels of releasing “Back To The 80’s” video SAO PAULO, Brazil — Tales From The Porn return to the stage later this month with shows in their native Brazil. The band are all Brazilians except for lead singer Stevie Rachelle (Tuff). Rachelle first got aquanited with the band via the internet in late 2014 when co-founder Andy Sun (lead guitar) reached out to ask about coming[…]

October 6, 2018

SPINAL RATTAP … Stephen Pearcy was “Drunk, Drugged Out, Stumbling, Trashed & Booed” say fans on Twitter

SPINAL RATTAP Stephen Pearcy was “Drunk, Drugged Out, Stumbling, Trashed & Booed” say fans on Twitter Blabbermouth — Some of the fans who attended RATT‘s concert Friday night (October 5) in St. Charles, Illinois say that lead singer Stephen Pearcy was “stumbling” and couldn’t “remember the words” to some of the band’s most popular songs. Fan-filmed video footage of RATT‘s performance at the Arcada Theatre — courtesy of YouTubeuser JW Stuff — shows the frontman slurring his way through the set[…]

October 2, 2018

BACK FOR REDEMPTION … Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy redeems himself with solid weekend performances

BACK FOR REDEMPTION Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy redeems himself with solid weekend performances MONTCLAIR, New Jersey — After what many might call the worst performance of his 4 decade long career, Stephen Pearcy seems to have redeemed himself. Ratt took the stage last Friday night in Montclair New Jersey and rocked the near capacity crowd. Pearcy had a horrific show 48 hours prior when Ratt played Huntington New York but New Jersey was like night and day for the frontman. As first[…]

September 17, 2018

REALLY, PHIL? … “It’s a lot of fun. I’m really looking forward to the next two months” says Phil Varone moments before quitting The Hair Nation Tour

REALLY, PHIL? “It’s a lot of fun. I’m really looking forward to the next two months” says Phil Varone moments before quitting The Hair Nation Tour LOS ANGELES — Whatever the reason for Phil Varone’s shocking decision to leave BulletBoys late Friday, the drummer was in a great mood 30 minutes after their performance at Hair Nation’s national tour stop at the Wiltern Theatre with Enuff Z’Nuff and Jack Russell’s Great White.[…]

September 3, 2018

GLAM SLAM THANK YOU MA’AM … Warrant and Sweet lead glam resurgence at Rainbow party

GLAM SLAM THANK YOU MA’AM Warrant and Sweet lead glam resurgence at Rainbow party LOS ANGELES — Glam rock reigned supreme once again on the Sunset Strip at the annual Labor Day party Sunday, Sept. 2 outside the legendary Rainbow Bar & Grill. From glam grandfathers Sweet to MTV-era stars Warrant to local up-and-comers Permacrush, the all-day rock fest attracted a crowd of more than 1,000 party-goers eager to soak up all[…]

August 1, 2018

CHERRY CRUSH … The Cherry Pie girl Bobbie Brown is special guest host at Whisky show featuring Permacrush

CHERRY CRUSH The Cherry Pie girl Bobbie Brown is special guest host at Whisky show featuring Permacrush LOS ANGELES — It is hot and smokey in Permacrush’s dressing room upstairs at the famed Whisky a go-go club minutes before the up-and-coming new glam band is to hit the stage. Smokey because the band’s main force, singer Chris Crush, is puffling high-quality marijuana as usual, but hot because legendary Cherry Pie girl Bobbie[…]