Los Angeles

September 25, 2024

HOT IN THE SHADE … Gene Simmons of KISS takes over for Los Angeles area Weather Man on KTLA

Metal Sludge — It’s not everyday a Rock Star does the local weather forecast but that is exactly what happened in Los Angeles this week. Gene Simmons of KISS appeared on KTLA earlier in the week and The Demon took matters into his own hands stealing the weather man’s job. Simmons was a guest on the show and at some point ended up standing next to KTLA weather man Henry DiCarlo who said to the[…]

August 3, 2024

RN’R POS … Wes Scantlin of Puddle Of Mudd Arrested after Standoff with L.A. SWAT

Los Angeles — No it is not Ground Hog Day, but yes, Wes Scantlin of the rock band Puddle Of Mudd has made headlines for yet another arrest. The latest escalated to the point that a Los Angeles area S.W.A.T. team was called in to arrest the public menace. Scantlin has a long history of arrests, that have happened over the better part of the last 2 decades. Below is an article shared by the[…]

March 12, 2023

RIKI N’ ROLL … Cathouse founder and former MTV VJ Riki Rachtman is going on Tour but first tells Metal Sludge about his History with Drugs, Booze, Jail, Porn Stars and Rock Stars

“Is Axl here? How about Nikki? Taime? OK, I guess you’ll do!” — Riki Rachtman LOS ANGELES – Like a rock and roll butterfly, Riki Rachtman continues to evolve even if his preferred brand of sleaze rock remains tucked away neatly in a time capsule. The former Cathouse founder and MTV DJ is testing the waters with a spoken-word tour that’s selling out and getting rave reviews. Rachtman, 60, never rose above the club level[…]

July 22, 2022

HOW CRÜDE … Mötley Crüe Inspired Play ‘CRUDE’ Announces 3 Encore Performances in August after String of Sold Out Shows in Los Angeles

Metal Sludge — Time for an encore is what the organizers of CRUDE are saying after their initial run of 5 performances all sold out. CRUDE is a theater style play that is based on the baddest of the rock n’ roll boys, Mötley Crüe. “David Lucarelli’s “Crude” is a great way of taking us right back to this time and place. The brash, loud, sexual, energy floods the stage. The drugs, the poetry, the[…]

February 24, 2022

KISS … Gene Simmons finds Buyer for Glass Palace Home in Las Vegas and the Price Tag is a Whopping $13.5M

TMZ — Gene Simmons is one huge step closer to leaving Las Vegas, now that he’s found someone to snatch up what he thought was his dream home … until his family strongly disagreed. The KISS rocker is selling his beautiful glass palace for $13.5 million and it’s got a lot to offer. The 6-bed, 8-bath house features a koi pond, an 11-car garage and many of those glass walls are retractable! No shocker here,[…]

September 27, 2021

PANTHER MONSTER … Lexxi Foxx of Steel Panther teams with Diggity Dave of ‘Pimp My Ride’ to form new band Hollywood Gods N’ Monsters

Metal Sludge — Hollywood Gods N’ Monsters has arrived. A new project has been birthed from a few names that our readers might find familiar. Diggity Dave Aragon who once fronted the Los Angeles based rock band Shake The Faith with Tommy Thayer (Kiss, ex-Black N’ Blue) back in the 1990’s has teamed up with former Steel Panther bassist Lexxi Foxx to form Hollywood Gods N’ Monsters or HGNM. Foxx aka Travis Haley parted ways[…]

September 13, 2021

PATH OF CHOICES … An Open Letter to You – Friends and Fans of Mine, of Music and in Life – By: Stevie Rachelle

Metal Sludge — Path Of Choices… Back in 1997 after Tuff had been over for a few years I decided I wanted to make a solo record. I did… and released “Who The Hell Am I?” in early 1998. I took a bunch of random musical ideas, lyrics and worked with Michael Raphael (Jailhouse) who helped write music for and produced the record for me. One of the songs on that release was called “Path[…]

September 7, 2021

SUNSET STRIPPED … Ron Jeremy’s victims claim he lured them into the Rainbow Bar & Grill bathroom, Raped them and then Gave them $100 after

Ron Jeremy and his Sunset Strip ‘rape tactics’: Unsealed testimonies from 21 women reveal how celebrity porn star ‘would lure star-struck fans as young as 15 into Rainbow Grill bathroom before attacking them’ Ron Jeremy, 68, has been indicted on more than 30 counts of sexual assault involving 21 women and girls across more than two decades, authorities said Jeremy, whose legal name is Ronald Jeremy Hyatt, pleaded not guilty in an L.A. court on[…]

September 2, 2021

BACH OFF BRO … Bobbie Brown says Sebastian Bach forcibly kissed her, while she was pregnant from Jani Lane

Metal Sludge — The OPPERMAN REPORT podcast has uploaded (August 30th 2021) an interview with the “Cherry Pie” girl Bobbie Brown as the special guest. Brown talks about her history of dating famous pop and rock stars and reveals some interesting details. Brown on Sebastian Bach (as transcribed by Metal Sludge): “I went to a Gn’R concert, and he (Skid Row) was opening for them. And, umm, he was just like “Wow!”, just so crazy.[…]

August 27, 2021

SPIT IT UP … Paul Stanley filmed as he Spits multiple Guitar Picks into the Crowd at recent Kiss show (video)

Metal Sludge — Fan filmed footage recently uploaded to Youtube shows Kiss frontman Paul Stanley spitting guitar picks into the crowd. The clip clearly shows Stanley putting several guitar picks in his mouth and then leaning forward and launching them with his mouth into the front rows of a recent Kiss concert. This is a bit ironic as the band has been standing behind clear plexiglass for their recent paid meet n’ greets with fans.[…]