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L.A. BASSIST … Kelly Nickels talks about Faster Pussycat, L.A. Guns, writing “The Ballad Of Jayne” and his Late friend Steve Riley on the Hair Metal Guru

June 8, 2026

“I think it was a hostile take-over. I think Phil (Lewis) and Tracii (Guns) wanted control of the band.” — Kelly Nickels on his former band L.A. Guns June 8th 2026 — Rock bassist Kelly Nickels was a recent guest on the Hair Metal Guru podcast and the French native who grew up in New York City shares plenty about

< FULL LINE-UP ANNOUNCED > The West Coast MORC have just announced 45 bands for 2027 w/ Tesla, Queensrÿche, Winger, Y&T, Michael Monroe, Slaughter, HEAT, Sebastian Bach, Lynch Mob, Vixen, L.A. Guns, Wednesday 13, Tyketto, Tuff, Rhino Bucket & Ted Poley

June 2, 2026

Tuff & The Cruel Intentions UPDATED: June 2nd 2027 The Monsters of Rock Cruise have just announced the line-up for their annual event which sales from Los Angeles California on May 6th – 11th 2027. The yearly festival on water which usually sails from South Florida will launch from Southern California in 2027 for only the 2nd time since debuting

L.A. DIRT … Brent Muscat unloads on L.A. Guns frontman: “Phil Lewis would do Anything for 50 Bucks. Phil Lewis would Stab his Own Mother in the Back, that’s just how he is.”

January 24, 2026

“We had a good time and did a few things, but he kept pulling little moves, like I said—slitting your throat for an extra twenty-five dollars. It would be things like this: if there was a band member who started getting popular, or getting attention, or getting girls—basically outshining Phil—he didn’t want that. Phil wanted them out of the band.”

CHANNELING KANE ROBERTS ….. Johnny Monaco hits the Weights and the Heavy Bag to start off 2026 as Rock Star friends chime-in with comments

January 13, 2026

“Love the sweat suit. I go 3-4 times a week now.” — Donnie Vie / former Enuff Z’Nuff singer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — We’re just days into 2026 and like every January people in droves are hitting the gym, starting a new diet and doing their best to stick to those New Year’s resolutions. That includes musicians and rock stars

NO THANK YOU > > > Riki Rachtman: “I am Declining my Induction into the Heavy Metal Hall of Fame”

December 8, 2025

“In my opinion, I should not be in before those bands.” — Riki Rachtman LOS ANGELES, California — Riki Rachtman has come out today and is officially declining being inducted into the Metal Hall of Fame. Rachtman, 60, was born and raised in Los Angeles and was part of the prime Sunset Strip era that created much of what music

ATTN: GREEN BAY ….. Riki Rachtman and Stevie Rachelle will together host unique viewing of ‘Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years’ at EPIC Event Center on Friday March 6th

December 3, 2025

Stevie Rachelle the voice of Tuff & Riki Rachtman from MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball come to Green Bay March 6th 2026 GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — The winter has just started in Wisconsin but never fear, your favorite spot in Green Bay, the ‘EPIC Event Center‘ will be hosting tons of killer shows all year round and into the new year. EPIC

DO IT FOR THE LOVE … Tracii Guns offers insight to recent ‘How Much To Get Paid Per Gig’ debate adds: “You’re Supposed To Play Music and Create Art because you Love It”

October 7, 2025

“Rule number 1 be great. Rule number 2 be grateful for the ability to create. Everything else is extra.” — Tracii Guns / L.A. Guns FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY — How much money is fair pay when playing music? That is the million dollar question, no pun intended… and it seems there are all kinds of opinions as to

JPEARLTV … Jizzy Pearl says signing with Golden Robot or Frontiers Music are not ‘Real Record Deals’, it’s not the same thing as signing an ‘Old School Record Deal’

July 10, 2025

“Living in L.A. or even in Las Vegas, you always hear about delusional musicians, you can kind of feel sorry for ’em, after-all they’re only hurting themselves… well… or, the girl they are mooching off of.” — Jizzy Pearl – Love/Hate LAS VEGAS, Nevada — In the latest episode on his JPearlTV Youtube channel, rock n’ roll veteran Jizzy Pearl

GUITARIST AVAILABLE … Former L.A. Guns guitarist Stacey Blades currently without a band: “(I am) actively looking for established working gig”

June 24, 2025

“As some of you know I left my band Crashing Wayward a few months back for several reasons.. financial, personal, musical differences.” — Stacey Blades FACEBOOK — The former L.A. Guns guitarist Stacey Blades has went on record that he is actively looking for an established working gig. Blades, 56, born Bryan Todd MaClachlan made his biggest impact while a

SLUDGE FLASHBACK … Love/Hate singer Jizzy Pearl ReWind Interview Dated: May 18th 2000

May 1, 2025

Metal Sludge — Today we will journey back with you 25 years ago, to the spring of 2000… and on the 18th day of May of the first year of new millennium we did a ReWind Interview with Love/Hate frontman Jizzy Pearl. Below is exactly what we shared with you a quarter century ago with the one and only, Jizzy

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L.A. BASSIST … Kelly Nickels talks about Faster Pussycat, L.A. Guns, writing “The Ballad Of Jayne” and his Late friend Steve Riley on the Hair Metal Guru

< FULL LINE-UP ANNOUNCED > The West Coast MORC have just announced 45 bands for 2027 w/ Tesla, Queensrÿche, Winger, Y&T, Michael Monroe, Slaughter, HEAT, Sebastian Bach, Lynch Mob, Vixen, L.A. Guns, Wednesday 13, Tyketto, Tuff, Rhino Bucket & Ted Poley

L.A. DIRT … Brent Muscat unloads on L.A. Guns frontman: “Phil Lewis would do Anything for 50 Bucks. Phil Lewis would Stab his Own Mother in the Back, that’s just how he is.”

CHANNELING KANE ROBERTS ….. Johnny Monaco hits the Weights and the Heavy Bag to start off 2026 as Rock Star friends chime-in with comments

NO THANK YOU > > > Riki Rachtman: “I am Declining my Induction into the Heavy Metal Hall of Fame”

ATTN: GREEN BAY ….. Riki Rachtman and Stevie Rachelle will together host unique viewing of ‘Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years’ at EPIC Event Center on Friday March 6th

DO IT FOR THE LOVE … Tracii Guns offers insight to recent ‘How Much To Get Paid Per Gig’ debate adds: “You’re Supposed To Play Music and Create Art because you Love It”

JPEARLTV … Jizzy Pearl says signing with Golden Robot or Frontiers Music are not ‘Real Record Deals’, it’s not the same thing as signing an ‘Old School Record Deal’

GUITARIST AVAILABLE … Former L.A. Guns guitarist Stacey Blades currently without a band: “(I am) actively looking for established working gig”

SLUDGE FLASHBACK … Love/Hate singer Jizzy Pearl ReWind Interview Dated: May 18th 2000

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L.A. BASSIST … Kelly Nickels talks about Faster Pussycat, L.A. Guns, writing “The Ballad Of Jayne” and his Late friend Steve Riley on the Hair Metal Guru

<HER 1st IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW> Taylar Lane Shares Her Life Story and Growing Up with Parents Bobbie Brown and Jani Lane; “I Like All Kinds of Music Really Except for Hair Metal”

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