Metal Sludge — Sad news from the world of rock n’ roll. Randy Rand has died. Rand, 71, was the bassist of the band Autograph. A statement from the band was released today that reads in part: “It is with great sorrow and heavy hearts to announce the unexpected passing of our cherished friend and founding member of Autograph, Randy Rand.” There is no official cause of death but the band’s only original member since[…]
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Sleazeroxx — Former Autograph guitarist Steve Lynch was recently interviewed by Jason Green (Sin City Rejects bassist, Sin City Sinners manager, ex-Ratt (Bobby Blotzer version) manager) for the Waste Some Time With Jason Green podcast. Lynch was one of the founding members of Autograph back in 1983 and played on all of their best known albums including Sign In Please (1984), That’s The Stuff (1985) and Loud And Clear (1986) before leaving the band in July 2019 to explore new musical[…]
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TURN DOWN THE RADIO Autograph release new single “Get Off Your Ass”, fans and critics chime in LOS ANGELES, California — Autograph have just released a brand new single and the titletrack from their up coming full length release. “Get Off Your Ass” is available and fans are reacting to it with a potpourri of comments. Some good, some bad, and someone even said “I turned down my radio“. Autograph has been touring with clasic[…]
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Randy Rand, Simon Daniels, Keni Richards and Steve Lynch DRUGS, DEPRESSION & MURDER? What really happened to ex-Autograph drummer Keni Richards SAN BERNARDINO, California — It’s been a little over a month since news broke that former Autograph drummer Keni Richards had died. Richards, 60, played drums for the Southern California based band during their peak years. He was also slated to be on board for their 2013 comeback but not before things[…]
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TURN UP THE ALCOHOL Autograph’s Randy Rand a drunken mess to kick-off Holiday tour run SAVAGE, Minnesota — The band Autograph just hit the road to kick-off the holiday weekend with their first run of tour dates for the summer. Early last week the band wrote on their official Facebook; “Here we go! Hitting the road tomorrow! Check the list and we’ll see you on the road!” It appears the band’s bassist Randy Rand didn’t just hit the road,[…]
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