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February 8, 2022

BACK FOR FIRSTS … Stephen Pearcy talks to Metal Edge about some of his ‘Infamous Firsts’

Metal Sludge — Thanks to our long time friends over at Metal Edge and their newly launched website and related brand, there looks to be more coverage of all things that rock! We’ll be sure to keep you informed when Metal Edge shares something that our Metal Sludge faithful will surely find worth a read. With that said, we’ll keep this short, and share a few excerpts from a brand new interview with Ratt founder,[…]

August 19, 2021

PODCAST LAUNCHED … “The First 50 Gigs: Guns N’ Roses And The Making Of Appetite For Destruction” out now!

Blabbermouth — Marc Canter and Jason Porath, the authors of the critically acclaimed book “Reckless Road”, have announced the launch of the video podcast “The First 50 Gigs: Guns N’ Roses And The Making Of Appetite For Destruction”. The introductory episode along with episode one of the first season is available now exclusively on Patreon. The “Reckless Road: Guns N’ Roses And The Making Of Appetite For Destruction” book, which was published in 2008 and[…]

January 27, 2020

WELCOME HOME … Bang Tango reunites All Original Members for a Sold Out “Whisky-A-Go-Go” show

WELCOME HOME Bang Tango reunites All Original Members for a Sold Out “Whisky-A-Go-Go” show Sleazeroxx – Bang Tango‘s original line-up consisting of singer Joe Lesté, guitarists Mark Knight and Kyle Stevens, bassist Kyle Kyle and drummer Tigg Ketler is back and just played its first show together in many years at the Whisky A Go-Go in West Hollywood, California, USA yesterday evening (on January 25, 2020). Bang Tango’s setlist on January 25, 2020: 01. Sweet Little Razor 02. Shotgun Man 03. Love Injection 04. Don’t Stop[…]

March 18, 2019

30 YEARS LATER AND STILL, HIGH ON A NEW THING … Enuff Z’Nuff welcome back guitarist Alex Kane at Whisky

30 YEARS LATER AND STILL, HIGH ON A NEW THING Enuff Z’Nuff welcome back guitarist Alex Kane at Whisky WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Legendary glam band Enuff Z’Nuff returned to Southern California this past week for a couple of well-received concerts, and this time the group welcomed new guitarist Alex Kane, who was actually a founding membe. way back in the 1980s prior to Enuff Z’Nuff signing a record deal. “Oh yeah,[…]

March 18, 2019

TONIGHT ONLY … Motley Crue set to appear and preview ‘The Dirt’ at famed Whisky-A-Go-Go tonight

TONIGHT ONLY Motley Crue set to appear and preview ‘The Dirt’ at famed Whisky-A-Go-Go tonight HOLLYWOOD, California — Motley Crue will be in their old stomping grounds tonight down on the Sunset Strip. Word is the band will be appearing ‘Tonight Only’, at the famed Whisky-A-Go-Go in Hollywood. The club’s marquee was changed early today and a screen capture is noted below. Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, Mick Mars and Tommy Lee formed Motley[…]

January 2, 2019

HOLLYWOOD NEW YEARS-A-GO-GO … Quiet Riot, Adler’s Appetite, Faster Pussycat, Julian Lennon & Danzig

HOLLYWOOD NEW YEARS-A-GO-GO Quiet Riot, Adler’s Appetite, Faster Pussycat, Julian Lennon & Danzig LOS ANGELES — Here in Hollywood on the Sunset Strip, we ended the rock and roll year with four consecutive nights of big-time classic rock over New Year’s Eve weekend at the famed Whisky club. After a strong start by BulletBoys on Friday, Dec. 28, Metal Sludge caught up with the action on Saturday with Quiet Riot, followed by[…]

November 25, 2018

WHERE DID THEY GO? Metal Sludge Flashback to 1989 with Sunset Strip hopefuls LYPSWITCH

WHERE DID THEY GO? Metal Sludge Flashback to 1989 with Sunset Strip hopefuls LYPSWITCH LOS ANGELES, California — Thirty years after coming oh so close to making it big, Sunset Strip hard-rock band Lypswitch is throwing away their walking canes for one last try. The four originals — singer Danny Whaley, guitarist Kevin “Mick” O’Brien, bassist David Love and drummer Kevin Agosta — just released an anniversary CD featuring all their[…]

September 5, 2018

Vicky Hamilton takes you on a tour of Hollywood and Sunset Strip talking about the bands she worked with

HER STORY Vicky Hamilton takes you on a tour of Hollywood and Sunset Strip talking about the bands she worked with HOLLYWOOD, California — Vicky Hamilton takes you on a mini tour of The Sunset Strip in Hollywood California. Hamilton is best known for her involvement with Motley Crue, Guns N’ Roses and Poison. In a brand new video interview (Vlog) on youtube, you can see and hear about part of her amazing journey. Hamilton details[…]

August 11, 2018

TUFF DIARIES #6 … Sunset Summer, Tracii Guns’ Glue Gun, Vinnie Vincent Invasion, Vain and Sex by a Dumpster

TUFF DIARIES #6 Sunset Summer, Tracii Guns’ Glue Gun, Vinnie Vincent Invasion, Vain and Sex by a Dumpster Country Club, Dan Tana’s, Dana Strum, “Shout At The Devil”, FireHouse, Slave Raider, Gazzarri’s and Dean Delray. It’s now spring 1988. Tuff are supporting the local kings Warrant at the largest venue in the San Fernando Valley. Chuck Landis’ Country Club in Reseda. This place was easily double the size of any of the name clubs in Hollywood. I read[…]

August 1, 2018

CHERRY CRUSH … The Cherry Pie girl Bobbie Brown is special guest host at Whisky show featuring Permacrush

CHERRY CRUSH The Cherry Pie girl Bobbie Brown is special guest host at Whisky show featuring Permacrush LOS ANGELES — It is hot and smokey in Permacrush’s dressing room upstairs at the famed Whisky a go-go club minutes before the up-and-coming new glam band is to hit the stage. Smokey because the band’s main force, singer Chris Crush, is puffling high-quality marijuana as usual, but hot because legendary Cherry Pie girl Bobbie[…]