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Stacey Blades – Photo Courtesy Facebook “Very excited to announce i’ll be joining Rikki Rocket’s solo band Rockett Mafia. This is gonna be an awesome experience and will be great to share stage with these fine gentlemen!!“” — Stacey Blades LOS ANGELES, California — The Rockett Mafia have just announced a new member adding Stacey Blades on guitar after Mick
‘The Roxy’ & ‘The Rainbow Bar & Grill’ on Sunset Strip share a parking lot and made for an amazing ‘Metal Hall of Fame’ Awards Show in Hollywood – January 21st 2026 / Photo By: Jeff Coggins HOLLYWOOD, California — Last week the Metal Hall of Fame awards show hit the Sunset Strip for their event and it was a
“He did some phenomenal records. You know, Cheap Trick… is the gold standard still to this day to me. Ah, ‘Heaven Tonight’ is one of the best records of all time, as far as I am concerned. But um, of course Tom was involved with that, (he did) Motley, he did a Poison album – poor guy – purchase online
Poison / 1986 / Photo: Mark ‘WEISSGUY’ Weiss “As always, I consider Poison to be Bobby, C.C., Rikki and myself. I also make no bones about loving the BMB and will always have both in my life.” — Bret Michaels THE WORLD WIDE WEB — Rock frontman Bret Michaels has broken his silence and addresses what has been an on-going
“Poison tried it without Bret, No one cared. However Bret as a solo artist is playing and packing the same exact venues that Poison plays as a headliner.” — Pete Evick / Bret Michaels Band MANASSAS, Virginia — In the on-going drama in and out of the Poison camp, there has been more fuel added to the feud! This time,
“I don’t do this just for the money. I do have a love for this, absolutely. But at the same time, you don’t want to go out and work really hard just to make somebody else a bunch of money.” — Rikki Rockett on Poison‘s 2026 summer tour offer, and how he feels about Bret Michaels LOS ANGELES, California —
“The reason that this contract has not gone through, is because, ahh… Bret wants more than the lion’s share. He wants… the amount of money he wants, would make it where it’s pretty much impossible to run the production of the band.” — Rikki Rockett LOS ANGELES, California — In a brand new interview Rikki Rockett has opened up on
“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
“Don’t you always swallow?” — Lorraine Lewis / Femme Fatale METAL SLUDGE — In another of our series of Classic Sludge throw-back interviews, today we’re digging up another awesome gem! Check it out below as we all take a trip back to 2002 when we interviewed Lorraine Lewis of Femme Fatale fame. As most know, Lorraine recently dropped a brand
