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ALL YOU NEED IS JUST A LITTLE PATIENCE A generation later, original Guns N’ Roses manager Vicky Hamilton has completed a tell-all

  ALL YOU NEED IS JUST A LITTLE PATIENCE A generation later, original Guns N’ Roses manager Vicky Hamilton has completed a tell-all autobiography By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large   HOLLYWOOD — Vicky Hamilton was the original manager of Guns N’ Roses in the 1980s when the young band was struggling just to afford some guitar strings, to put some Top Ramen on the table and, if they were lucky, to have[…]

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LAY IT DOWN! Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer selling deceased former band mate Robbin Crosby's vintage Jackson guitar on eBay

  LAY IT DOWN! Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer selling Robbin Crosby’s vintage Jackson guitar on eBay eBay —  Ratt drummer Bobby Blotzer appears to be selling off one of Robbin Crosby’s custom guitars. The listing on eBay starts bidding at $ 2,500.00 for the ivory white Jackson (strat style body) guitar. The listing on eBay includes close up photos of Bobby Blotzer holding the guitar, as well as a few other related documents. Including a letter or certificate[…]

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NO SHOW TONIGHT! Red Dragon Cartel post message today about tonight's concert being cancelled last minute

NO SHOW TONIGHT! Red Dragon Cartel posts message today about tonight’s concert being cancelled last minute   Facebook — Red Dragon Cartel are currently in the middle of their winter tour and hit a snag today. It seems tonight’s show in Rhode Island will not happen. The band recently kicked off their run with new bassist Greg Chaisson. Chaisson was a member of Jake E Lee’s former band Badlands. Red Dragon Cartel had some cancelled show issues[…]

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BETTER HOMES & HEADBANDS! Bret Michaels latest video features guest star Martha Stewart

    BETTER HOMES & HEADBANDS! Bret Michaels latest video features guest star Martha Stewart   Youtube — Is this an unlikely pairing? According to PetSmart, no it’s not. Take a moment and rewind your mind to the hairband hey day. Now stop and think for a second, is there any chance you could have imagined the lead singer from Poison in a Christmas commercial with Martha Stewart? We didn’t think so. But, just in time for the[…]

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APPETITE FOR DEATH? Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose is not dead

  APPETITE FOR DEATH? Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose is not dead   Twitter — Just like Jim Gillette being killed on a Jet-Ski, along with Justin Bieber, R Kelly and Brad Pitt it appears Axl Rose’s recent death was just another internet hoax. The internet grabbed a phony mock up MSNBC story that claimed the 52 year old Guns N’ Roses singer was found dead in his West Hollywood home. But like the[…]

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DOWN BOYS! Joey Allen lets his hair down on all things Warrant & Jani Lane with Inappropriate Earl

DOWN BOYS! Joey Allen lets his hair down on all things Warrant & Jani Lane with Inappropriate Earl   West Hollywood — Join me as I have one of my favorite axemen of all time Warrant’s Joey Allen as he discussed the LA Music scene when it was popping and Warrant’s mercurial rise to fame and the effects of grunge, the 90’s for an 80’s band and much much more. You can find him along with[…]

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MORE LUBE PLEEZE! Enuff Z'Nuff debut new video for Billy Squire cover of "The Stroke" and it's a hit

MORE LUBE PLEEZE! Enuff Z’Nuff debut new video for their cover of Billy Squier’s “The Stroke”   Chicago — A full 30  years after the band’s name first hit flyers in the 312 the band Enuff Z’Nuff is still putting out music, performing live and making videos. The most recent release is the 14th by the windy city heroes of hair and is titled “Covered in Gold” (Deadline Cleopatra Records). This time the band has issued a[…]

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Former Beauty Queen wife seeks Divorce from Creed singer, she alleges Stapp is on drugs

  Former Beauty Queen Wife Seeks Divorce Against Creed’s Scott Stapp Florida — The former beauty queen and wife of Creed frontman Scott Stapp filed for divorce recently and supported the petition with text messages she says she received from the singer while he was on an alleged drug binge last month. Stapp, 41, has been married to the former Miss New York USA for eight years, according to the documents, filed in Palm Beach[…]

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ROCK SINGER DIES ON STAGE! Argentinian musician electrocuted from shock off microphone

ROCK SINGER DIES ON STAGE! Argentinian musician electrocuted from shock off microphone Argentina —  The lead singer of an up-and-coming Argentinian rock band died after being electrocuted onstage as he opened the group’s set to promote its first album. Agustín Briolini, 21, guitarist and leader singer of the Krebs, received a massive electrical shock to the head as the band performed at the Theatre of the Sun in the central Argentinian city of Villa Carlos[…]

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SWEET LAWSUIT O’ MINE? Axl Rose’s legal team put kibosh on Rapidfire digital music release

SWEET LAWSUIT O’ MINE? Axl Rose’s legal team put kibosh on Rapidfire digital music release   Facebook — And so it continues. We have covered this story before and will give you the latest on Rapidfire as we know it. Rapidfire is a band that formed over 3 decades over and shortly thereafter created and recorded some demos in March 1983. The band was just 4 young guys in Hollywood trying to  make a name for[…]

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