Poison

October 10, 2022

BAY AREA GLAM … Michael Raphael former Jailhouse guitarist takes Fans Back to his Glam Roots with ‘You Talk We Talk’ from 1986

LOS ANGELES – Michael Raphael’s glam roots run deep. The guitarist is now a successful music producer for TV shows, but Raphael is best known in rock circles as a founding member of Jailhouse, probably the most popular Los Angeles band in the late 1980s to never sign a full-scale recording deal. The curly-haired Californian, now in his 50s, is releasing an interesting package of old demo recordings for You Talk We Talk, a 1986[…]

September 11, 2022

OUCH … Phil Soussan Weighs-In on Stadium Tour: “Poison were a Good Time, Def Leppard were Spectacular, Motley Sadly Not So Much”

Metal Sludge — In a brand new social media post rock bassist Phil Soussan shared his opinion about attending the final night of The Stadium Tour in Sin City. Soussan shared a collage of photos from the night and then wrote: “Went to see these guys yesterday at #allegiantstadium 2nd row center was pretty awesome! #poison were literally nothing but a good time – Bret and CC were terrific. #defleppard of course we’re spectacular and[…]

June 26, 2022

DIFFICULT DEVILLE … Tom Werman says C.C. DeVille was ‘Very Difficult’ when producing the Poison release “Open Up and Say… Ahh!”

Metal Sludge — In a new clip from Full In Bloom Music, Tom Werman talks about working with the band Poison. Werman talks about producing the band’s sophomore release “Open Up and Say… Ahh!”. Werman stated the following about working with Poison: * It was hard, but they were great. You know, each one of them, they were good, good hard workers, good people.* C.C. was very difficult, because he was too, he was going[…]

June 17, 2022

OPENING NIGHT … Tommy Lee misses all but 5 Songs of Motley Crue show due to Broken Ribs, Tommy Clufetos steps in as Replacement Drummer

Metal Sludge — The first night of The Stadium Tour has been completed in Atlanta Georgia but not without incident. Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee missed all but the first 5 songs of the band’s co-headline set. Lee took center stage after the 5th song and told the crowd about an injury sustained 2 weeks earlier, and that Doctors advised him not to play at all. But Lee did start the show and played the[…]

June 3, 2022

UNSHAVEN BOP … C.C. DeVille of Poison shares new photo on Instagram which has him looking more like Grizzly Adams than a Rock Star

Metal Sludge — In a brand new photo on his official Instagram, Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille has shared a photo of himself sporting a very full beard. The guitarist’s beard is so full, you might mistaken the axe-man for a homeless person, or perhaps Grizzly Adams. DeVille who was known for his ultra platinum bleached locks and Colgate mega-smile, has let his facial hair fill in to a point of him being nearly unrecognizable. In[…]

March 20, 2022

BASS, BBQ AND TUFF … Todd ‘Chase’ Chaisson on opening for Poison in the early days, a Family of Bassists and his Rock n’ Roll Food Truck company

Metal Sludge — In a new episode of the Straight To Video Podcast with Rob Lane, the guest is Tuff bassist Todd ‘Chase’ Chaisson. Lane talks to Chaisson about everything from his life growing up in Arizona in a house full of bassists to his food truck business in Ohio. Chaisson who early on adapted the shortened nickname of Chase, also talks about the band’s early days which included opening for some hot shot band[…]

March 18, 2022

NOTHIN’ BUT A GOOD GUY … Pete Evick releases his cover of “99 Red Balloons” and it rocks

Metal Sludge — In a rock n’ roll world that is full of, well… rock n’ roll, heavy metal and hard rock, sometimes a change is good. That change today, is a pop rock cover by a rock n’ roll guy, of the 80’s MTV hit song “99 Luft Balloons”, or as the English version sings, “99 Red Balloons.” Pete Evick is a name that has been floating around the last 20 years or so[…]

February 17, 2022

IT’S ON FOR 2022 … The Stadium Tour with Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett adds 5 New Dates

Metal Sludge — In a brand new update, all of the bands involved with The Stadium Tour are seemingly telling the fans, the wait is over. Motley Crue posted a brand new video update today that features all the key players telling the viewers that their summer tour is a go. The video shares clips of Nikki Sixx, Bret Michaels, Joe Elliott, Phil Collen and Joan Jett, who are all saying: “It’s on” promoting the[…]

September 15, 2021

OUCH … Riki Rachtman gets roasted in ‘The Poser’ video on Youtube

Metal Sludge — The Almost Human youtube channel has recently uploaded and shared a video about Riki Rachtman. The Poser is the title of the clip, which clocks in at 3:43 and it’s pretty much a diss track that trashes Rachtman for what the channel alleges, are the former MTV host’s ‘poser ways’. Rachtman gets hammered for ‘jumping on band wagons’ according to the clip which also claims his favorite band was Motley Crue but[…]

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.[…]