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FLASHBACK > Metal Sludge Exclusive with Guns N’ Roses’ Former Manager Alan Niven in Tell-All Three Part Mega Interview | Date: February 12th 2012

November 10, 2025

Updated: November 11th 2025 Alan Niven has been in the press recently with a lawsuit regarding his memoir being blocked by Guns N’ Roses a band he formerly managed from 1986-1991. So we decided to re-share our Exclusive tell-all interview we did with Alan Niven more than a decade ago back in 2012. There were Three parts to the original

BOOK ALERT … Ex-GUNS N’ ROSES and GREAT WHITE Manager ALAN NIVEN To Publish ‘Sound N’ Fury: Rock N’ Roll Stories’

March 23, 2025

Metal Sludge — Former rock n’ roll manager Alan Niven has decided to publish a book and it is titled ‘Sound N’ Fury: Rock N’ Roll Stories.’ The book will include content about Guns N’ Roses, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith, Whitesnake, Judas Priest, Alice Cooper and Great White among others. Niven, 67, was the manager for Guns N’ Roses between

1984 … Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns talks about his early relationship with Axl Rose back on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood

February 23, 2025

“He (Axl) had taken some ecstasy, and we didn’t see him for, like, a week and he showed up at this gig and he was just like a completely different person. I was, like, ‘Whoa. Who are you? Who’s this guy?’ And that’s when the other side of that kind of kicked in.” — Tracii Guns on Axl Rose Metal

WISE WORDS > Jizzy Pearl talks about “Being A Working Musician” and he covers all the bases

November 30, 2024

“I appreciate, things a bit more. I still wouldn’t want to be one of those guys (playing 3-4 sets of covers nightly) but I don’t sh!t on what they do.” — Jizzy Pearl Metal Sludge — In a brand new installment on JPearlTV the latest is all about “Being A Working Musician” according to the channel’s talking head. Jizzy Pearl

MEMORY LANE … RIKI RACHTMAN lets it all hang out on the IDIOTS IN BARS Podcast

October 9, 2024

“It was awesome… it was very dangerous, and yeah we lost a lot of friends but it was great.” — Riki Rachtman talking about the scene in Hollywood in the 80’s Metal Sludge — Riki Rachtman was recently a guest on the Idiots In Bars podcast and covered a lot of bases on his past, the present, and a peak

DIRTY DOZEN … Metal Sludge’s Top 12 Most Ridiculous Rock & Roll Arrests

September 22, 2024

Here we are with another throwback list from Metal Sludge! These lists are always a hoot, and we bring this to you from a true Hollywood veteran journalist… but we’d rather call him a friend… Gerry Gittelson was there for the height and the heyday of all that was the Sunset Strip. With that… we give you this cool list

GOT HAIR? – Nöthin’ But A Good Time: The Uncensored Story of ’80s Hair Metal streaming on Paramount+ starting Sept. 17th >Watch Trailer<

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‘I’M SO F#@KIN PROUD’ … As ex-MTV Veejay and Cathouse founder Riki Rachtman’s career winds down, here is an extensive Metal Sludge exclusive

July 7, 2024

“I played in Knoxville. The venue was massive – probably over 1,000 capacity – and 85 people showed up!” — Riki Rachtman on his One Foot in the Gutter Tour LOS ANGELES – His fascinating life a series of wild ups and downs, Riki Rachtman plans to go out with a bang. He’s expected to perform what figures to be

HAPPY BIRTHDAY … Metal Sludge Was Born 25 Years Ago on September 1st 1998 & Here Is How It Came To Be

September 1, 2023

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Metal Sludge Launched September 1st 1998, 25 Years Ago & Here Is How It Came To Be — This was first posted in 2018 on the 20th Anniversary, and I figured it would be cool to share it again here today, on the official birthday of Metal Sludge, September 1st. As the site passes a quarter of a

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50+ ARTISTS > The Monsters of Rock Cruise have updated their Promo for the 2026 Ocean Festival – Act Now there are Limited Cabins Left!

FLASHBACK > Metal Sludge Exclusive with Guns N’ Roses’ Former Manager Alan Niven in Tell-All Three Part Mega Interview | Date: February 12th 2012

BOOK ALERT … Ex-GUNS N’ ROSES and GREAT WHITE Manager ALAN NIVEN To Publish ‘Sound N’ Fury: Rock N’ Roll Stories’

1984 … Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns talks about his early relationship with Axl Rose back on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood

WISE WORDS > Jizzy Pearl talks about “Being A Working Musician” and he covers all the bases

MEMORY LANE … RIKI RACHTMAN lets it all hang out on the IDIOTS IN BARS Podcast

DIRTY DOZEN … Metal Sludge’s Top 12 Most Ridiculous Rock & Roll Arrests

GOT HAIR? – Nöthin’ But A Good Time: The Uncensored Story of ’80s Hair Metal streaming on Paramount+ starting Sept. 17th >Watch Trailer<

‘I’M SO F#@KIN PROUD’ … As ex-MTV Veejay and Cathouse founder Riki Rachtman’s career winds down, here is an extensive Metal Sludge exclusive

HAPPY BIRTHDAY … Metal Sludge Was Born 25 Years Ago on September 1st 1998 & Here Is How It Came To Be

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BRAND NEW MUSIC VIDEO . . . . . The Cruel Intentions drop new single “Living Out Of Line” from their forthcoming album “All Hail Hypocrisy” via Indie Recordings

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