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August 26, 2021

STAR CHILD … Paul Stanley Tests Positive For COVID-19, KISS Concert Canceled

TMZ — Paul Stanley has tested positive for COVID-19, and now KISS won’t be taking the stage for a scheduled concert in Pennsylvania … TMZ has learned. Sources close to Paul tell TMZ … the KISS lead singer is fully vaccinated and feeling fine despite testing positive. But, nonetheless, the band still had to call it quits on their show at The Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, PA. There were rumblings on Twitter Paul[…]

August 19, 2021

PODCAST LAUNCHED … “The First 50 Gigs: Guns N’ Roses And The Making Of Appetite For Destruction” out now!

Blabbermouth — Marc Canter and Jason Porath, the authors of the critically acclaimed book “Reckless Road”, have announced the launch of the video podcast “The First 50 Gigs: Guns N’ Roses And The Making Of Appetite For Destruction”. The introductory episode along with episode one of the first season is available now exclusively on Patreon. The “Reckless Road: Guns N’ Roses And The Making Of Appetite For Destruction” book, which was published in 2008 and[…]

August 16, 2021

ROXIE ROLLER … METAL SLUDGE EXCLUSIVE: 10 Questions with Alice Cooper guitarist Ryan Roxie

LOS ANGELES — Ryan Roxie’s Glam roots are indisputable, starting all the way back to when he was a teenage guitar whiz on the Sunset Strip. It was there Roxie ruled in the years before Poison with his utterly brilliant band called Candy, which headlined the Whisky and the Roxy in the early 1980s but never struck it rich. But a mere taste of success is all that was needed to inspire the broad-shouldered, bespectacled[…]

August 9, 2021

AIN’T TALKIN’ BOUT FOOD … Wolfgang Van Halen responds to troll on Twitter: “I Kindly Suggest You Eat My Entire Ass”

Metal Sludge — In the latest news from the world of Wolfie Van Halen, the multi-instrumentalist is doing what he does best. No not play guitar or sing, but respond to trolls on the internet. The youngest Van Halen has been in the spotlight for years, but in the last few weeks that spotlight got a bit brighter as he’s opening stadium shows for the mighty Guns N’ Roses. Van Halen has tons of fans[…]

August 8, 2021

HEAD FIRST … The Babys return to Live Shows in So. Cal.

LOS ANGELES — Live rock is beginning to make a comeback in Los Angeles, and classic band The Babys celebrated Friday with a powerful performance at The Canyon in Santa Clarita, Calif. Led by originals Wally Stocker (guitar) and Tony Brock (drums), The Babys romped through a 19- song set — not bad for just one rehearsal — including their 70s radio hits like “Isn’t It Time” and “Head First.” The band is rounded out[…]

July 14, 2021

ALL VACCINATED BUT … Members of Buckcherry, Foo Fighters and Poison’s Rikki Rockett are Vaccinated but have Now Tested Positive for COVID-19

Metal Sludge — Just when it seemed like rock n’ roll was making a big comeback in recent months, there is concerning news. Poison drummer Rikki Rockett has posted a new video on his official YouTube channel and stated: “I got vaccinated and still got Corona Virus! WTF?” Rockett went onto explain how he has tested positive for COVID-19 but he was fully vaccinated months ago. Rockett who is also a Cancer survivor speaks at[…]

April 20, 2021

L.A. CHECKERS … L.A. Guns featuring Tracii Guns & Phil Lewis to issue new release “Checkered Past” in late 2021

Blabbermouth — L.A. GUNS, featuring singer Phil Lewis and guitarist Tracii Guns, has set “Checkered Past” as the title of its new studio album, due in November via Frontiers Music Srl. This will be the third studio album since the much welcome reunion of the band’s core foundation of Lewis and Guns. It will follow the well-received studio albums “The Missing Peace” and “The Devil You Know”, plus the live release “Made In Milan”, and[…]

January 17, 2021

RIP … Phil Spector Dead at 81

TMZ — Phil Spector, the music producer responsible for some of the biggest hits in music and the architect of The Wall of Sound has died … sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ. We’re told he died from COVID-related complications, after being transferred from his prison cell to a hospital. We’re told he was diagnosed 4 weeks ago and went to the hospital but recovered well enough to return to prison, where he was serving[…]

December 22, 2020

NO BIG DEAL … Gunnar Nelson on Covid: “Dude, I Already Had It. It’s The Flu. It’s Not A Big Deal. I’m telling you.”

Blabbermouth — Gunnar Nelson has once again taken issue with coronavirus lockdowns around the country, saying it was “stupid” for the United States to shut down at the beginning of the pandemic and cause “a lot of businesses” to go under. Gunnar discussed the hot-button issue during a new interview with Australia’s The Rockpit. Speaking about how destructive COVID-19 is, compared with other contagious respiratory illnesses, Gunnar said (hear audio below): “Dude, I already had[…]

December 3, 2020

WOLFIE IS MAD, AGAIN … Wolfgang Van Halen is angry at Julien’s Auctions about a recent sale of his Pop’s Iconic Guitars, cue twitter rant: “F#@k ’em”

Metal Sludge — No it’s not Groundhog Day, but yes Wolfgang Van Halen is in the news again. As predictable as sunshine in Southern California, it seems the son of the late Edward Van Halen is once again firing off on his twitter and he’s not happy either. The latest in a string of rants that people are taking advantage of his Father’s passing, Van Halen tweeted: “F@#k ’em” at Julien’s Auctions. As reported by[…]