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ON BLAST … ANDREW FREEMAN Unloads on Former LAST IN LINE (Dio Tribute) Band-Mates; “I Did More Work on Those Records than Any of Those Guys Did… And they can F#@king Say Whatever They Want, but They’re Full of Sh?t.”

June 1, 2026

LAST IN LINE L-R: Andrew Freeman, Vivian Campbell, Phil Soussan & Vinny Appice – Photo: Jim Wright “I Don’t Go for That Sh?t, If you Got Something to Say, Back it Up.” — Andrew Freeman to his former band-mates in Last In Line June 1st 2026 — Rock drummer Vinny Appice shared details in an interview in recent months that

<< HEARTBREAK BOULEVARD >> Harry Cody of Shotgun Messiah talks about his Highs, Lows, Past, Present and Future in Music with The Hair Metal Guru

June 1, 2026

“I don’t ever see he and I working (together) again… which should tell you something because Zinny (Zan) and I are working again.” — Harry Cody on working with Matt Kramer former Saigon Kick singer. June 1st 2026 — In a brand new video interview Harry Cody of Shotgun Messiah fame is the guest on The Hair Metal Guru. Cody

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

POISON NEWS … Bret Michaels Pulls Out of Freedom 250 event originally scheduled for Friday July 3rd in Washington D.C.

May 28, 2026

“I have made the difficult decision to step away from this performance.” — Bret Michaels on Freedom 250 MS NEWS / May 28th 2026 — In a brand new late night post from Poison frontman Bret Michaels, the singer has announced that he will be pulling out of the Freedom 250 event scheduled to happen in Washington D.C. next month.

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

SUNSET STRIP … Vicky Hamilton speaks on her Hollywood History with Mötley Crüe, Stryper, Poison, Guns N’ Roses and Faster Pussycat

May 25, 2026

“There was a concert at the ‘Whisky‘… and they (Mötley Crüe) brought down whips and chains, and Vince (Neil) dropped a pair of dirty panties in my hand… the devil tarot card, you know whips, chains, the whole thing…. that was kind of it… it was pretty incredible.” — Vicky Hamilton when she worked at Licorice Pizza record store on

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.”

OVER 300 SUBMISSIONS … Rachel Bolan speaks on Skid Row singer audition process: “There’s A Few Guys That Have Really Piqued Our Interest, For Sure”

May 20, 2026

“We’re moving to that phase with a few guys. We’re gonna bring them in and work for a couple days, see how a live feel to it works.” — Rachel Bolan / Skid Row MS NEWS / May 20th 2026 — New Jersey rockers Skid Row are still in the middle of their on-going audition process trying to fill their

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ON BLAST … ANDREW FREEMAN Unloads on Former LAST IN LINE (Dio Tribute) Band-Mates; “I Did More Work on Those Records than Any of Those Guys Did… And they can F#@king Say Whatever They Want, but They’re Full of Sh?t.”

<< HEARTBREAK BOULEVARD >> Harry Cody of Shotgun Messiah talks about his Highs, Lows, Past, Present and Future in Music with The Hair Metal Guru

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

POISON NEWS … Bret Michaels Pulls Out of Freedom 250 event originally scheduled for Friday July 3rd in Washington D.C.

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

SUNSET STRIP … Vicky Hamilton speaks on her Hollywood History with Mötley Crüe, Stryper, Poison, Guns N’ Roses and Faster Pussycat

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

OVER 300 SUBMISSIONS … Rachel Bolan speaks on Skid Row singer audition process: “There’s A Few Guys That Have Really Piqued Our Interest, For Sure”

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ON BLAST … ANDREW FREEMAN Unloads on Former LAST IN LINE (Dio Tribute) Band-Mates; “I Did More Work on Those Records than Any of Those Guys Did… And they can F#@king Say Whatever They Want, but They’re Full of Sh?t.”

<< HEARTBREAK BOULEVARD >> Harry Cody of Shotgun Messiah talks about his Highs, Lows, Past, Present and Future in Music with The Hair Metal Guru

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

POISON NEWS … Bret Michaels Pulls Out of Freedom 250 event originally scheduled for Friday July 3rd in Washington D.C.

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

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