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A GOOD MAN … EJ Curse Owns Up for Drama at Palm Springs eatery, Curse is from Silent Rage a former (Gene) Simmons Records recording artist

Metal Sludge — Here is a follow-up to our article earlier in the month titled ROCKER WANTED. The article was regarding the (unknown) long-haired man who was involved in some late night drama at a Palm Springs area restaurant. In a nutshell, it seems service was suspended late in the evening after several patrons had already been waiting for some

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WE’RE NOT GLAM … Michael Sweet of Stryper: “Poison, Faster Pussycat and Tuff” were Glam and notes, “Stryper were NOT a Glam Band”

Metal Sludge — In the never ending debate of who is Glam, and what is Hair Metal, and is Hairband a bad thing to say… Stryper frontman Michael Sweet has went on record to say: “We were NOT a “Glam Band”” Sweet recently shared an article from Ultimate Guitar that included Stryper in their piece, about Glam bands and Grunge.

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LITTLE CAESAR … Ron Young on Freddie Mercury: “Remember when you used to stand in line to buy tickets to go see this homosexual singer??”

Metal Sludge — In a new social media post Little Caesar frontman Ron Young has tested the debate waters on recent Harry Styles news. Styles appeared at the Grammy’s and has been the recipient of backlash for his outfit, his performance, and everything in between. Young took to social media early today (February 9th 2023) and wrote the following: “For

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NEW VINYL … TUFF release new Vinyl via RLS Records with a 12″ remastered reissue of “The Glam Years 1985-1989”

Metal Sludge — The vinyl craze continues and TUFF along with the band’s own indy print RLS Records have just released a reissue remaster of “The Glam Years 1985-1989” on 12″ black purple vinyl. Back in 2021 TUFF announced their signing of an official licensing deal with Rhino Entertainment Warner Music Group to secure the rights to remaster and reissue

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ROCKTEMBER 10th Anniversary set for Sept. 8th & 9th with Bret Michaels, Queensryche, Slaughter, Kix, Lita Ford, Firehouse, Vixen, Ted Poley and Tuff

Metal Sludge — The annual Rocktember Music Festival has just announced their 10th Anniversary weekend for Friday September 8th and Saturday September 9th 2023. The annual festival has become one of the go-to yearly events for fans of hard rock, 80’s and the Sunset Strip era of music. The 2-day weekend is full of some of the era’s biggest names

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NEW CRUE … Motley Crue show off photo of new lineup with John 5

Blabbermouth — John 5 has taken to social media to share the first official photo of MÖTLEY CRÜE‘s new lineup, taken by legendary rock photographer Ross Halfin. Check out his post below. MÖTLEY CRÜE held its first rehearsal with the former ROB ZOMBIE and MARILYN MANSON guitarist on January 23 in preparation for the band’s upcoming shows with DEF LEPPARD.

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ROCKER WANTED … So. Calif. Long Haired Man Sought by Authorities after Causing $3,000.00 in Damages at Palm Springs Restaurant

Metal Sludge — Authorities in the Palm Springs area of California are currently seeking a long-haired man, and a female friend after the pair caused thousands of dollars in damages at a local area eatery. It seems the leather clad rockers became disgruntled when they were told there was a wait, due to the restaurant being busy. The I Heart

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