Tracii Guns

July 20, 2023

OUCH … Phil Lewis takes a swipe at Nikki Sixx: “Some bands go to the trouble of mastering their craft while others mime to a background track”

“Some bands go to the trouble of mastering their craft while others mime to a background track.” — Phil Lewis of L.A. Guns to Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe on Twitter Metal Sludge — Shots have been fired on Twi best online pharmacy with fast delivery ampicillin for sale with the lowest prices today in the USA tter… Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx recently Tweeted: “Ok here’s a question. Why do bands fight with each[…]

May 1, 2023

THE NEW GENERATION … Dougie Manross talks to Metal Sludge about playing Guitar for TUFF this Summer

“John 5 was the first player that got me excited about country pickin’ stuff.” — Dougie Manross LOS ANGELES – Meet Dougie “Lixx” Manross, a 23-year-old wunderkind guitarist from Cleveland who started years ago as Tuff’s roadie. Now Manross is actually playing live for Tuff as a temporary replacement for Billy Morris for a run of gigs, and the guitarist who started just a few seasons ago with a tennis racket could not be happier. […]

April 19, 2023

SAME OL’ SWINDLE … L.A. Guns singer Phil Lewis unloads on Mötley Crüe: “I Never Liked Them” calls them “F***ing Atrocious”

“They really are a fucking atrocious band; they always have been.” — Phil Lewis on Mötley Crüe “I never liked them. I never did. I never bought one of their records. I loathed ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’; I hated all of it.” — Phil Lewis of L.A. Guns “It’s a punishment of luxury — somebody that became a millionaire at such an early age that they never really developed social skills.” — Phil Lewis on Mötley[…]

April 18, 2023

SUNSET STRIP … Whisky & Rainbow host extended weekend featuring L.A. Guns, Faster Pussycat, Geoff Tate, Lizzy Borden, Enuff Z’Nuff & The Zeros

“The rock scene is still alive and still good for me and good for Faster Pussycat.” — Taime Downe “It is wonderful to be back here, and I’m always proud of The Zeros.” — Sammy Serious “The first Enuff Z’Nuff was a great band. I miss them every day.” — Chip Z’Nuff LOS ANGELES – The rock scene in Hollywood is alive again, but don’t just take our word for it. The proof was right[…]

April 5, 2023

L.A. PHILS … Tracii Guns says: “As long as Phil Lewis sings, it sounds like L.A. Guns”

Metal Sludge — A new interview from our friends at The Metal Voice has popped up with L.A. Guns founder, lead guitarist and chief song-writer Tracii Guns and it has some good tidbits for sure. We have grabbed a few quality points that Guns covers and shared them below. To listen to the full interview, find the youtube below care of The Metal Voice. ———————————————————————————————— The Metal Voice: When asked what they did differently on[…]

March 12, 2023

RIKI N’ ROLL … Cathouse founder and former MTV VJ Riki Rachtman is going on Tour but first tells Metal Sludge about his History with Drugs, Booze, Jail, Porn Stars and Rock Stars

“Is Axl here? How about Nikki? Taime? OK, I guess you’ll do!” — Riki Rachtman LOS ANGELES – Like a rock and roll butterfly, Riki Rachtman continues to evolve even if his preferred brand of sleaze rock remains tucked away neatly in a time capsule. The former Cathouse founder and MTV DJ is testing the waters with a spoken-word tour that’s selling out and getting rave reviews. Rachtman, 60, never rose above the club level[…]

March 10, 2023

TROUBLE IN PARADISE … Phil Lewis reveals he recently considered quitting L.A. Guns but opted to stay since they had a new recording in the can

Metal Sludge — In a brand new interview with Phil Lewis the L.A. Guns singer has revealed some interesting inside scoop about the band’s recent inner turmoil. Lewis recently spoke with Rockin’ Interviews and tells listeners he was on the verge of quitting the band as recent as December 2022. The following transcription is courtesy of Sleazeroxx: “We’ve recently gone through a whole bunch of infrastructure changes, we’ve got new management. I was real fond[…]

October 15, 2022

DON’T F#@K WITH L.A. GUNS … Tracii Guns body guard/road manager confronts taggers!

October 15th 2011 Breaking News: LA GUNS drama in NoLa Metal Sludge —Shocking Video. Warning, viewer discretion is advised! Tracii Guns body guard/road manager, allegedly beats down opening band for allegedly tagging the LA GUNS trailer. There is a video posting on Facebook from a show in New Orleans on Dec. 14th 2011. This clip shows the events on a security camera. It appears to be the LA GUNS road manager (Paul Markham), who is[…]

September 17, 2022

DANISH GUNS … Tracii Guns Performs First Gig with Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns band in Denmark Featuring a Full Set of L.A. Guns Songs

Metal Sludge — It was only a matter of time before we had, well you guessed it, a 3rd version of L.A. Guns. But this is not just another L.A. Guns, nope… fear not… Danish Guns are here. That’s correct, you read it right as L.A. Guns founder and lead guitarist Tracii Guns has now played out with his first official Tracii Guns of L.A. Guns solo show in Denmark. It also appears that the[…]

August 1, 2022

L.A. IMPOSTER … Woman leaves L.A. Guns show “I know what Phil Lewis looks like, and that’s not him” calls them a good cover band

Metal Sludge — The final concert of the Sonic Slam Tour has taken place over the weekend and the summer run for the 3 band package is done for now. Fans of the 80’s have been enjoying the tour as it’s one of the more popular themed tours featuring headliner Tom Keifer of Cinderella, L.A. Guns and openers Faster Pussycat. There is no doubting that the overwhelming majority of reviews have been positive and have[…]