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CD & VINYL … Jizzy Pearl’s Love/Hate returns with new album ‘Punk Rock Fiesta’ on Kenyon Records

“Rock ‘n’ roll should be dangerous, unpredictable, and make you feel something.” — Jizzy Pearl of Love/Hate Metal Sludge — Why do you think they call it Vinyl? Answer… who knows… but the craze continues and there is new Vinyl for your collection starting now. Sunset Strip veteran Jizzy Pearl has not gone the way of the dinosaur just yet, and he’s back with more new music from Mr. Pearl and his version of the[…]

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SUNSET STRIP REVIEW … The Whisky hosted an epic 80’s week to close out 2024 with Quiet Riot, Faster Pussycat, Stephen Pearcy and L.A. Guns

“This is my 21st year in the band, and it’s lucky 21, I first met (late original singer) Kevin DuBrow in 2003 or 2004, and now it’s gonna be 2025, so look at that.” — Alex Grossi / Quiet Riot “I think everyone is coming in to drink the free booze. That’s how popular we are.” — Chad Stewart / Faster Pussycat LOS ANGELES — What a Christmas week filled with top classic rock bands[…]

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WISE WORDS > Jizzy Pearl talks about “Being A Working Musician” and he covers all the bases

“I appreciate, things a bit more. I still wouldn’t want to be one of those guys (playing 3-4 sets of covers nightly) but I don’t sh!t on what they do.” — Jizzy Pearl Metal Sludge — In a brand new installment on JPearlTV the latest is all about “Being A Working Musician” according to the channel’s talking head. Jizzy Pearl is that talking head, and much-like he’s been doing for just over 4 years since[…]

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DIRTY DOZEN … Metal Sludge’s Top 12 Most Ridiculous Rock & Roll Arrests

Here we are with another throwback list from Metal Sludge! These lists are always a hoot, and we bring this to you from a true Hollywood veteran journalist… but we’d rather call him a friend… Gerry Gittelson was there for the height and the heyday of all that was the Sunset Strip. With that… we give you this cool list we published back in 2021… enjoy. ——————————————————————————— Metal Sludge — Rock and Roll and foolish[…]

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WELL, WHY DO THEY? … Jizzy Pearl gives Fans his Perspective on ‘Why Bands Break Up’ >Video<

Metal Sludge — Why did your favorite band break up? Or, why did they fire a certain member, or did that member quit and now refuses to return to the group. One of the biggest examples of this, would be Steve Perry leaving Journey in May of 1998 for the second and final time, only to never return much to the dismay of fans around the globe. Another big one from the American world of[…]

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CLASSIC METAL SLUDGE … Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns does 20 Questions – December 2nd 1998

Metal Sludge — Below is a Classic Metal Sludge 20 Questions interview with L.A. Guns founder, songwriter and lead guitarist Tracii Guns. This interview was the second ever interview conducted and it was featured on Metal Sludge way back on December 2nd 1998. Metal Sludge at the time was only 3 months old, and social media didn’t even exist yet. We have posted below, exactly what we ran back in 1998 but have added current[…]

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VEGAS SLUDGE … Quiet Riot, Stryper and ‘Raiding The Rock Vault’ highlight 48 hours of fun in the sun in Sin City

“I think everyone would agree that Las Vegas has started to become the new hometown for a lot of the bands that came out of L.A. in the 80s.” — Alex Grossi / Quiet Riot Metal Sludge — They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas – but not when Metal Sludge is involved. We took in a rock and roll weekend in the city of sin, and we are here now to report[…]

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FEELING THE NOIZE … Quiet Riot celebrates 40th anniversary of ‘Metal Health’ with Whisky concert

“This show was deeply emotional with Kevin’s mother and Frankie’s wife, Regina, both there.” – Rudy Sarzo LOS ANGELES – Forty years of glam metal goes by in a flash of pyro, a crash of a drum cymbal, a blink of heavy mascara – if you’re having fun, that is. So Quiet Riot is doing just that. It’s been 40 years since “Metal Health” went No. 1 — arguably the most important rock record since[…]

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JIZZYTV … Jizzy Pearl takes Listeners back to Sunset Strip and Hollywood during the 80’s in his ‘Storytime’ Series with Creepy Uncle Jizzo

Metal Sludge — In an on-going series called ‘Storytime‘, Jizzy Pearl tells the crazy tales of Hollywood, the Sunset Strip and the Valley from back in the day. Pearl is the face and voice of Love/Hate and while he grew up in the Valley, his music career was grown on the grid of Boulevards and Avenues running around Hollywood. The distance between Hollywood proper and the Valley, is between 5 and 25 miles depending on[…]

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THE DIRT … John Corabi tells the Waste Some Time with Jason Green podcast Who was the Bigger Pain in the Ass, Mötley Crüe or Ratt

Metal Sludge — In a brand new episode of the Waste Some Time with Jason Green podcast, the guest is John Corabi. Corabi as many know, has been around almost as long as dirt, and he has the stories to prove it. The singer, guitarist and song-writer is making the rounds to promote his new book Horseshoes and Hand Grenades: Tales from the Other Mötley Crüe Frontman and Journeys through a Life In and Out[…]

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