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June 14, 2015

Wow! CHEAP TRICK kicks ass at Greek Theatre performance in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — Nearly 25 years to the day since headlining the historic “summer blowout” before 80,000 at the L.A. Coliseum, Cheap Trick is still going strong. The Chicago rock band proved utterly mesmerizing on Friday, June 12 at the Greek Theatre, sounding pretty much as strong as ever in delivering a hit-filled, 90-minute set that included “I Want You to Want Me,” “Surrender” and all the other favorites that saw everyone standing[…]

June 13, 2015

FEMME FATALE hottie LORRAINE LEWIS on Nipple Slips & Male Groupies

Another F’N Podcast — Lorraine Lewis from Femme Fatale swings by to talk nipple slips, life on the road in the 80’s, the lost Femme Fatale 2nd record, the new all girl version of Femme Fatale, Ex-Wives Of Rock, her new clothing line Rock & Roll Vending, and other great randomness. Femme Fatale Tour Dates! August 22 2015 TBA August 30th 2015 “80’s in the Park” Melbourne, Florida September 4th 2015 “Vamp’d” Las Vegas, Nevada September 5th 2015[…]

June 12, 2015

REJOIN DRAGON CARTEL Source says JAKE E LEE is considering DARREN JAMES SMITH return

Hot Tip — Metal Sludge has received a tip from a source that claims JAKE E LEE is trying to bring DARREN JAMES SMITH back to sing for RED DRAGON CARTEL. That or the group has their eyes set on singer NATHAN JAMES. The source states that bassist ANTHONY ESPOSITO says they plan to bring back SMITH who had to leave because of VISA issues. We’ve included a screen capture below. The source also claims it’s down to one of[…]

June 9, 2015

MARQ TORIEN talks ELEFANTE, his OZZY audition & BULLETBOYS past to present

Totally Driven Radio — BULLETBOYS founder and frontman MARQ TORIEN recently spoke at length with BAG RAGNI from TOTALLY DRIVE RADIO about his career in the Los Angeles based band. TORIEN talks in depth about the group’s latest release ELEFANTE’ (Deadline Cleopatra Records), past BULLETBOYS members who went onto big things and his affiliation with OZZY OSBOURNE as a guitarist for a brief period. Near the end of the interview TORIEN touches on the subject[…]

June 9, 2015

WEDNESDAY 13 announces more INVASION EARTH tour dates

Creepyville USA — From one of rock’s finest creeps WEDNESDAY 13 announces his latest run of tour dates. INVASION EARTH will start on the West Coast and loop full circle through the Midwest and end in the North West in August. The shock rock ghoul will also hit the UK in the fall. Updated Invasion Earth Dates. With an addition of El Paso TX!!!!!! 7/10 LAS VEGAS, NV @ COUNT’S VAMP’D * 7/11 FRESNO,[…]

June 8, 2015

Sweet Mansion O’ Mine SLASH lists Hollywood Hills home at $11M

Hollywood Reporter — Looking for a rock ‘n’ roll style mansion in the hills, decorated with alligator print wallpaper and custom-made black crystal chandeliers? Look no further. Top-hat-wearing former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash and Perla Ferrar, who agreed to end their marriage in December, are listing their Mulholland Estates mansion. The 11,000-square-foot Tuscan Villa-like home on Clerendon Road will hit the market for nearly $11 million this week. The three-story pad includes six bedrooms, eight[…]

June 7, 2015

TIGERTAILZ name ROB WYLDE as new frontman

Cardiff Wales — TIGERTAILZ announce a new singer, and they stayed close to home recruiting their bassist/rhythm guitarist ROB WYLDE. The band took to it’s official Facebook page to announce the new singer over the weekend. WYLDE who also is the lead singer for POIZON (A UK tribute to POISON) will be the band’s 4th singer throughout their history. Previous to WYLDE the band featured Australia native JULES MILLIS (White Widow, The Deadthings) as the bands voice[…]

June 7, 2015

RED DRAGON CAROUSEL changes, JAKE E LEE adds singer PAUL D’EATH

Are You Cereal? — Shocking to some, or maybe not it seems that RED DRAGON CARTEL have yet another new singer. The new guy is named PAUL D’EATH. The bands official Facebook page currently lists its lineup as follows: Members: Guitar: Jake E Lee Bass: Anthony Esposito Drums/Vocals: Jonas Fairley Vocals: Paul D’Eath. The band announced in late April that CHAZ WEST was their new frontman who played his first show with the band on May 2nd.[…]

June 7, 2015

SEBASTIAN BACH “I know the reunions gonna happen someday”

Reunionville — Just in time to reignite the reunion interest former SKID ROW singer SEBASTIAN BACH has tweeted he’s confident one day it will happen. “I know the reunions gonna happen someday. So I don’t wanna say anything stupid” said BACH in a tweet earlier today. Undoubtedly the group’s most recognized member BACH has been vocal for years that he’d love to do it for the fans. It was a crazy month in the SKID ROW[…]

June 5, 2015

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