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TALK SLUDGY TO ME … Rikki Rockett: “If Pete Evick thinks that the BMB is carrying the Poison torch then Pete must be a Bic lighter”

November 11, 2025

“Keep practicing CC‘s solos , Pete!“ — Rikki Rockett / Poison LOS ANGELES, California — Shots fired is a fitting way to open this article, and we’re guessing these will not be the last. Poison drummer Rikki Rockett just lit up (no pun intended) Pete Evick of the Bret Michaels Band. Rockett took to social media this morning and simply

FLASHBACK > Metal Sludge Exclusive with Guns N’ Roses’ Former Manager Alan Niven in Tell-All Three Part Mega Interview | Date: February 12th 2012

November 10, 2025

Updated: November 11th 2025 Alan Niven has been in the press recently with a lawsuit regarding his memoir being blocked by Guns N’ Roses a band he formerly managed from 1986-1991. So we decided to re-share our Exclusive tell-all interview we did with Alan Niven more than a decade ago back in 2012. There were Three parts to the original

DOWN UNDER … Trixter, Tuff singer Stevie Rachelle and Femme Fatale’s Lorraine Lewis hit Australia in 2026

November 10, 2025

DOWN UNDER — Attention rock n’ roll fans of Australia, another set of American 80’s rock artists are slated to appear Down Under in 2026. The mighty Trixter from Paramus New Jersey U.S.A. will tour Australia for the first time ever along with Stevie Rachelle the voice of Tuff, and Lorraine Lewis of Femme Fatale. Silverback Touring has brought many

SAIGON KICK … Jason Bieler ‘Sh!ts on Ex-Band Members’ on The Hair Metal Guru… or is this just Clickbait?

November 7, 2025

“I think Matt is a super talented guy, I think he’s a great singer!” — Jason Bieler on his former Saigon Kick singer Matt Kramer THE HAIR METAL GURU — We’re JUST kidding with that headline… but, in all fairness, this is a direct quote from the mighty bearded and always handsome Jason Bieler! “I can already order ventolin inhaler

LAWSUIT O’ MINE > Ex-Guns N’ Roses Manager Alan Niven sues the band to Stop them from Blocking the Release of his Memoir

November 5, 2025

ALL RISE PLEASE — In a brand new lawsuit, former Guns N’ Roses manager Alan Niven has sued the band. Niven is suing Guns N’ Roses in relation to his forth-coming memoir ‘Sound N’ Fury: Rock N’ Roll Stories‘ which his lawsuit alleges the band are trying to block from being released. Niven worked with Guns N’ Roses from 1986-1991,

DOWN UNDER > > > > Jizzy Pearl and Love/Hate hit Australia in January 2026 with shows in Melbourne, Syndey and Brisbane

November 4, 2025

DOWN UNDER — For all your rockers Down Under, mark imodium online in the best USA pharmacy https://www.sossingaporemedevac.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/wiki/wiki-imodium.html no prescription with fast delivery drugstore your calendars as Jizzy Pearl’s Love/Hate is just over 2 months out from their tour of Australia. Pearl and the band he’s fronted for 40 years will play a trio of shows on January 15th, 16th

FACING 6 FELONIES > Randy Madden an Ex-American Idol Contestant has been Busted For Alleged Adult Relations With a Minor

November 4, 2025

LOS ANGELES, California — Rock singer Randy Madden has been arrested and taken into custody after allegedly having relations with an underage person. Madden was part of the Hollywood scene over the years and at some point took his shot as a contestant on the popular T.V. show American Idol but received a resounding “No” from the judges when it

WEST COAST > Tony West of Blacklist Union has a message for the industry: “Give Us One Shot, We’ll Ignite Rock Again”

November 2, 2025

LOS ANGELES, California — Blacklist Union released their sixth full-length album ‘Slay the Dragon’ this September, and after six albums, countless miles on the road, and a lifetime of fighting to keep real rock ’n’ roll alive, Tony West of Blacklist Union isn’t holding anything back. He’s brutally honest about the state of the music industry… The lack of tour

TURN UP THE RADIO, AGAIN … KNAC is coming back to the airwaves and we’ve got the scoop

October 29, 2025

“KNAC was never just a station; it was a lifestyle, a brotherhood, and a giant middle finger to boring radio.” — Gonzo Greg Spillane WEST COAST NEWS — Wow, well this was definitely not on our Bingo Card, but here we are! The mighty KNAC has just jumped into our inbox with news nobody was expecting to hear, and that

FEMME FATALE … Lorraine Lewis set to release new video/single “Bad Love” via Cleopatra Records

October 27, 2025

HOLLYWOOD, California — Lorraine Lewis and her band Femme Fatale are set to release a new single/video for the song “Bad Love” on Cleopatra Records. Lewis co-wrote the latest song “Bad Love” with her Producer Steve Brown (Trixter) and David Julian, both of whom contributed guitar work to the track as did Bumblefoot (Ron Thal) formerly of Guns N’ Roses

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TALK SLUDGY TO ME … Rikki Rockett: “If Pete Evick thinks that the BMB is carrying the Poison torch then Pete must be a Bic lighter”

FLASHBACK > Metal Sludge Exclusive with Guns N’ Roses’ Former Manager Alan Niven in Tell-All Three Part Mega Interview | Date: February 12th 2012

DOWN UNDER … Trixter, Tuff singer Stevie Rachelle and Femme Fatale’s Lorraine Lewis hit Australia in 2026

SAIGON KICK … Jason Bieler ‘Sh!ts on Ex-Band Members’ on The Hair Metal Guru… or is this just Clickbait?

LAWSUIT O’ MINE > Ex-Guns N’ Roses Manager Alan Niven sues the band to Stop them from Blocking the Release of his Memoir

DOWN UNDER > > > > Jizzy Pearl and Love/Hate hit Australia in January 2026 with shows in Melbourne, Syndey and Brisbane

FACING 6 FELONIES > Randy Madden an Ex-American Idol Contestant has been Busted For Alleged Adult Relations With a Minor

WEST COAST > Tony West of Blacklist Union has a message for the industry: “Give Us One Shot, We’ll Ignite Rock Again”

TURN UP THE RADIO, AGAIN … KNAC is coming back to the airwaves and we’ve got the scoop

FEMME FATALE … Lorraine Lewis set to release new video/single “Bad Love” via Cleopatra Records

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