Scotti Hill

November 25, 2020

BOWLING GONE WILD … Bowling For Soup singer Jaret Reddick belts out Skid Row for a Cause and Kills It!

Metal Sludge — What do Bowling For Soup and Skid Row have in common? If you answered, they both kick ass and write killer songs, you would be correct. But if you said both singers have released amazing versions of “Youth Gone Wild” you would also be correct. Just when the pandemic is kicking us all in the arse at full speed, Rock N’ Roll kicks back – with balls. Bowling For Soup lead singer[…]

October 14, 2020

I (Don’t Wanna) REMEMBER YOU … Skid Row bassist Rachel Bolan on Sebastian Bach: “I wouldn’t say we were friends; we were bandmates”

Blabbermouth — SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan says that he was never friends with the band’s former lead singer, Sebastian Bach. Bach fronted SKID ROW until 1996, when he was fired. Instead of throwing in the towel, the remaining members took a hiatus and went on to play briefly in a band called OZONE MONDAY. In 1999, SKID ROW reformed and, after a bit of shuffling over the years, featured a lineup consisting of Bolan,[…]

April 23, 2020

THE BIG ROCK TOUR POSTPONED … Ratt’s Stephen Pearcy Informs Fans More than 50% of Dates Postponed

Metal Sludge — Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy has just shared some news that several of The Big Rock Summer Tour dates have been postponed. Pearcy took to social media on April 22nd and informed fans that all of the shows in May and June are offiicially postponed, along with all of the July dates except for 1 late in the month. The Big Rock Summer Tour was set to play throughout the spring and summer[…]

October 28, 2019

SKID ROW NEWS … Rachel Bolan on Sebastian Bach: “Some people get along; some people don’t get along.”

SKID ROW NEWS Rachel Bolan on Sebastian Bach: “Some people get along; some people don’t get along.” Blabbermouth — Rachel Bolan has shot down the suggestion that a specific incident between him and Sebastian Bach caused him to never want to work with the ex-SKID ROW singer again. “There was no one event [that is keeping the reunion from happening],” Bolan told the “Cobras & Fire” podcast (hear audio below). “People are, like, ‘Why do you hold a grudge?’ And I’m, like,[…]

July 8, 2019

YOU THINK? … Sebastian Bach on former Skid Row bandmates: “They F#@king Hate Me”

YOU THINK? Sebastian Bach on former Skid Row bandmates: “They F#@king Hate Me” Billboard — “You only get so many 30-year anniversaries.” So says former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach on why he’ll perform the rock band’s 1989 self-titled debut album in its entirety on a solo tour, despite a contentious 1996 split from the band and lingering animosity that has hindered a reunion. The idea for the tour percolated when, in January, Rhino Records released a remastered[…]

July 2, 2019

BLAME IT ON THE MANAGER … Sebastian Bach on Skid Row: “I wish they could get along with my manager”

BLAME IT ON THE MANAGER Sebastian Bach on Skid Row: “I wish they could get along with my manager, Rick Sales, like everybody else in the industry” Blabbermouth — Ex-SKID ROW singer Sebastian Bach says that he is “not going to wait around for any longer” for a reunion with his former bandmates. Bach recently issued an “open invitation” to the other members of SKID ROW‘s classic lineup to “get onstage and jam” during the vocalist’s upcoming tour, in[…]

June 25, 2019

SKIP ROW … Word is the core band members of Skid Row will skip out on Sebastian Bach’s invitation to jam

SKIP ROW Word is the core band members of Skid Row will skip out on Sebastian Bach’s invitation to jam Blabbermouth — Former SKID ROW drummer Rob Affuso has accepted Sebastian Bach‘s recently issued “open invitation” to “get onstage and jam” during the vocalist’s upcoming tour, in which he will celebrate the 30th anniversary of SKID ROW‘s self-titled debut by performing the album in its entirety. During a June 6 interview with SiriusXM DJ Eddie Trunk, Bach invited “any original member in SKID ROW” — that is, Affuso, guitarist Scotti[…]

January 21, 2019

30 & LIFE … Rhino Records releases SKID ROW debut for 30th Anniversary, w/ Bonus track + 10 Live tracks

30 & LIFE Rhino Records releases SKID ROW debut for 30th Anniversary, w/ Bonus track + 10 Live tracks Sleazeroxx — Apparently Skid Row and former singer Sebastian Bach have been able to get on the same page for something as a deluxe edition of the group’s multi-platinum self-titled debut album has been released with little fanfare to apparently commemorate the 30th year anniversary of the record. The deluxe edition may have been released by Rhino Recordswithout the input from[…]

June 9, 2018

CAN’T STAND THE HEARTACHE … Skid Row’s Sabo on reuniting with Bach: “I don’t want to be traveling around with people I can’t stand.”

CAN’T STAND THE HEARTACHE Skid Row’s Sabo on reuniting with Bach: “I don’t want to be traveling around with people I can’t stand.” Blabbermouth — France’s Loud TV conducted an interview with SKID ROW guitarist Dave “Snake” Sabo and bassist Rachel Bolan at a recent stop on the band’s European tour. You can watch the entire chat below. A few excerpts follow (transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the band’s forthcoming studio album, tentatively due in 2019: Rachel: “The last ten years, we started[…]

June 3, 2018

NO, WHY, LOL … Rachel Bolan talks Skid Row’s “bad match” with Tony Harnell & Sebastian Bach’s book

NO, WHY, LOL Rachel Bolan talks Skid Row’s “bad match” with Tony Harnell & Sebastian Bach’s book Blabbermouth — SKID ROW bassist Rachel Bolan was recently interviewed by Barbara Caserta of Linea Rock. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the status of the group’s in-progress new album: Rachel: “We’re still writing. We’re writing a lot of songs, because it’s going to be a full-length this time. We’re just writing a bunch of[…]