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SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW Anniversary party in parking lot puts exclamation point on retro-rock weekend

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW Anniversary party in parking lot puts exclamation point on retro-rock weekend   HOLLYWOO, Calif., USA — An action-packed weekend of retro rock was capped Sunday in grand fashion with the 44th annual Rainbow Bar & Grill Anniversary party, where about 1,000 revelers packed not just the legendary restaurant/club but the parking lot, too, as L.A. Guns, Autograph, Junkyard, Tuff, Circus of Power and others performed in succession beginning in the early afternoon. It[…]

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GOT BASSE? Carlos Cavazo makes grand return in Rock For Recovery jam for ailing Willie Basse at ‘Whisky’

CARLOS CAVAZO MAKES GRAND RETURN IN ROCK FOR RECOVERY JAM FOR AILING WILLIE BASSE AT WHISKY   Metal Sludge was there for all the details, as Great White’s Terry Ilous, legendary drummer Alvin Taylor and Betsy Bitch are among the faces who make appearances   HOLLYWOOD, Calif., USA — Willie Basse, frontman for 1980s Sunset Strip headliners Black Sheep (for a while featuring a young Slash), has been stricken with a heart condition and now[…]

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ALL YOU NEED IS JUST A LITTLE PATIENCE A generation later, original Guns N’ Roses manager Vicky Hamilton has completed a tell-all

  ALL YOU NEED IS JUST A LITTLE PATIENCE A generation later, original Guns N’ Roses manager Vicky Hamilton has completed a tell-all autobiography By Gerry Gittelson Metal Sludge Editor at Large   HOLLYWOOD — Vicky Hamilton was the original manager of Guns N’ Roses in the 1980s when the young band was struggling just to afford some guitar strings, to put some Top Ramen on the table and, if they were lucky, to have[…]

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Skullfest hit with eleventh hour cancellations including; Jetboy, Bang Tango, London, Stonebreed, Benedictum and host Luc Carl

    Skullfest hit with cancellations including; Bang Tango, Jetboy, London, Stonebreed, Benedictum & host Luc Carl   Nebraska — Skullfest is slated for this weekend October 10th and 11th in North Platte Nebraska. However it appears that all the bands that have been advertised will not make it for the event. Some online chatter among disgruntled fans have several bands rumored to have pulled out or cancelled. The names include Bang Tango, Jetboy, London,[…]

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