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<DISGRACED AUSSIE PROMOTER> Danny Bazzi was featured on ‘A Current Affair’ Down Under in Prime Time and Faces a Plethora of Heinous Allegations and Debts with his Silverback Touring Co.

DISCLAIMER: Metal Sludge want to make others aware of a situation involving a music promoter based in Australia. To date, several individuals have provided written statements indicating they are still awaiting payment for services rendered. Their statements include various amounts owed, dates payments were expected along with some of what they experienced first-hand. This information is based on documentation and accounts

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<<<< DANCE, DANCE, DANCE >>>> RATT celebrates 40th Anniversary of “Dancing Undercover” with Limited Edition Gatefold and Reimagined Cover Artwork

“I like the record, and for a minute or so Robbin and I accomplished what we wanted to as best we could. That was to make a tougher album.“” — Stephen Pearcy / RATT June 19th 2026 — Los Angeles based RATT are celebrating another anniversary and this time it’s for their third studio release “Dancing Undercover.” RATT were one of

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LATIN AMERICA ….. Quiet Riot announce Spring 2027 Tour with shows in Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Colombia, Mexico & Bolivia

“Get ready for nights of maximum volume and pure rock n’ roll spirit.” — Quiet Riot June 11th 2026 — Quiet Riot have just announced several shows for a spring 2027 tour of Latin America. The Los Angeles based quartet will take their Metal Health brand of rock to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru in April of

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< WHERE THE ‘DOWN BOYS’ GO! > Hair Metal Chaos with The Hair Metal Guru and Stevie Rachelle LIVE on YouTube Tue. June 9th @5:PM (PST) for Show #4

MS. If you could sing any one song beautifully and perfectly, which one would you pick and why? JL: (Long Pause) That’s a very tough question. I don’t know. I like so many songs. I just think in general I’d like to sing ONE song beautifully and perfectly. There’s too many dimensions. I really listen to all different kinds of

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<< HOLLYWOOD SCENESTERS >> Read about the Sunset Strip and Hollywood between 1976 & 1986 in this new 150 Page Coffee-Table Book from Ruben Blue of Rock City News

June 8th 2026 — The years have flown by, the scene has evolved and the streets of Hollywood California still bore (most of) the same names… but it will never be the same club scene again… At least not like it once was. However, there is a glimpse into the history books quite literally, that will bring you back to

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L.A. BASSIST … Kelly Nickels talks about Faster Pussycat, L.A. Guns, writing “The Ballad Of Jayne” and his Late friend Steve Riley on the Hair Metal Guru

“I think it was a hostile take-over. I think Phil (Lewis) and Tracii (Guns) wanted control of the band.” — Kelly Nickels on his former band L.A. Guns June 8th 2026 — Rock bassist Kelly Nickels was a recent guest on the Hair Metal Guru podcast and the French native who grew up in New York City shares plenty about

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<HER 1st IN-DEPTH INTERVIEW> Taylar Lane Shares Her Life Story and Growing Up with Parents Bobbie Brown and Jani Lane; “I Like All Kinds of Music Really Except for Hair Metal”

“I Like All Kinds of Music Really… Except for Hair Metal” — Taylar Lane June 6th 2026 — The Hair Metal Guru brings listeners another epic rare interview and this time he’s talking in-depth with Taylar Jayne Lane. Taylar is the daughter of the late Warrant singer Jani Lane and his first wife the ‘Cherry Pie Girl‘ Bobbie Brown. Lane,

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American Jetset look to release “Wild America” later in 2026 but have Tour Dates this Summer in California, Texas and Virginia

“American Jetset returns this October with Wild America — a loud, lived-in celebration of scars and the beautiful chaos of being alive.” — American Jetset June 4th 2026 — American Jetset get ready to release a new record this fall with ‘Wild America‘ courtesy of Golden Robot Records. American Jetset is a Baltimore-based hard rock band heavily influenced by the 1980s Sunset

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