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RETRO REVIEW: Quiet Riot’s “ReHab” the band’s final release with the late Kevin DuBrow

  RETRO REVIEW: Quiet Riot’s “ReHab” the band’s final release with the late Kevin DuBrow     RETRO REVIEW — Kevin DuBrow’s wonderfully preposterous rise to world-wide fame and then his stunning fall from mainstream glory is well-documented. It’s a story that is very familiar to almost anyone who owned a Quiet Riot record in the 1980s. The charismatic, cocky and controversial front man was an international sensation, then just a few years later he was[…]

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RE-DEUCE … Hollywood’s BEAUTIFUL CREATURES to issue Re-Mixed Re-Mastered Deluxe Edition of “Deuce”

RE-DEUCE Hollywood’s BEAUTIFUL CREATURES to issue Re-Mixed Re-Mastered Deluxe Edition of Sophomore effort “Deuce”   LOS ANGELES, California — Beautiful Creatures have announced they will be releasing a remixed, remastered, re-sequenced “Deluxe” edition of their sophomore album “Deuce”. Following Beautiful Creature’s self titled release in 2001, the core band (Joe LeSte (Vocals), Kenny Kweens (Bass) and Anthony Focx (Guitar) immediately entered the studio with a new lineup which included lead guitarist Alex Grossi and began[…]

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OZZY KILLED SHARON? “She was clinically dead. Her heart stopped.” Lita Ford on Ozzy choking Sharon

OZZY KILLED SHARON? “She was clinically dead. Her heart stopped.” Lita Ford on Ozzy choking Sharon   Blabbermouth — Mike Preston of Psycho Babble TV conducted an interview with ’80s hard rock queen Lita Ford on January 7 at the Rock ‘N’ Revolt festival in Arlington Heights, Illinois. You can watch the full chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On whether she’s heard back from any old friends or lovers after the release[…]

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L.A. GROOVE … Ex-Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley rocks Saban Theatre with Enuff Z’Nuff as support

  L.A. GROOVE Ex-Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley rocks Saban Theatre with Enuff Z’Nuff as support Bonus Report: Jack Russell’s Great White at Whisky on Sunset Strip     LOS ANGELES, Calif., USA — We’re sitting with Chip Z’Nuff backstage Friday at the massive Saban Theatre on famed Wilshire Boulevard. It’s smoky and busy, as various rock stars from the biggest (Gene Simmons and John 5) to the smallest (Keith St. John) — ha ha, totally kidding, Keith —[…]

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CONFIRMED … Bobby Blotzer’s ‘Motion For Reconsideration’ officially denied by Judge in Ratt lawsuit

CONFIRMED Bobby Blotzer’s ‘Motion For Reconsideration’ officially denied by Judge in Ratt lawsuit UPDATED: 10:15PM (PST) Update: Our earlier rumored court decision has now been confirmed. Straight from the Los Angeles Superior Court docket. Bobby Blotzer and his ‘Motion for Reconsideration’ has officially been DENIED by Judge Dean D. Pregerson. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Case No. CV 15-07251 DDP (JCx) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION [Dkts. 198, 219] Presently before[…]

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GREAT WEAK … Jack Russell on Great White ex-bandmates: “A Bunch of Weak Personalities”

GREAT WEAK Jack Russell on Great White ex-bandmates: “A Bunch of Weak Personalities”   The Rock Brigade Podcast —  The Rock Brigade’s Jeb Wright interviews Jack Russell of Jack Russell’s Great White on this BONUS podcast! Jack talks about his new release He Saw It Comin’. He also openly talks about almost dying from addiction and how back in the day HE was THE one who ran Great White. ————————————————————- Blabbermouth writes: Ex-GREAT WHITE singer Jack[…]

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ULTIMATE SIN … “There have always been groupies. I just got caught, didn’t I?” Ozzy Osbourne

ULTIMATE SIN “There have always been groupies. I just got caught, didn’t I?” Ozzy Osbourne   Express UK–– The Black Sabbath rocker – who is married to X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne – revealed that he pretended to suffer from the addiction as a cover up after he was caught cheating with hairdresser Michelle Pugh. Owning up to the wrong-doing, he told The Times: “I’m in a f**king rock band, aren’t I? There have always been groupies.[…]

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NO THANKS … Frankie Banali declines offer to perform with supergroup in China

NO THANKS Frankie Banali declines offer to perform with supergroup in China   Facebook — Frankie Banali declines supergroup invitation to perform in China. The Quiet Riot drummer took to his personal facebook page to explain his reasons and noted his views on animal abuse. Banali wrote; “YESTERDAY MORNING I RECEIVED A VERY GENEROUS OFFER TO PERFORM WITH A SUPERGROUP OF MUSICIANS IN CHINA IN THE FALL OF 2017. EVERYTHING OFFERED WAS FIRST CLASS FROM THE[…]

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ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMIN … METAL SLUDGE A TO Z: With yesteryear Hollywood scenester Desi Benjamin

ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMIN METAL SLUDGE A TO Z: With Hollywood yesteryear promoter and scenester Desi Benjamin    HOLLYWOOD, California — Once a key figure in the vibrant Post-Poison era on the Sunset Strip, Desi Benjamin is back. The former club promoter and A & R executive is promoting his new documentary called “Scenesters: Music, Mayham and Melrose Ave., 1985-1990.” “We were looking for a new sound and a new look. Bored with what we[…]

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DOGGIN’ WITH THE DEVIL … David Lee Roth sued by gardener for alleged dog bite

DOGGIN’ WITH THE DEVIL David Lee Roth sued by gardener for alleged dog bite   TMZ — David Lee Roth‘s dog allegedly took a bloody bite out of a landscaper, but the former Van Halen frontman claims it was, at worst, a small nip. The landscaper, Timothy Salinas, says he was doing maintenance work in Roth’s Pasadena yard when the rocker’s Australian Cattle dog suddenly attacked and took a chunk out of his lower left calf.[…]

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