Austin rock legends Dangerous Toys reunite Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 at Red Eyed Fly in Austin. Ticket info here. Review below is from 2008, but serves as a safe-bet preview for this Saturday’s upcoming annual reunion. Hey, why fix the Toys if they ain’t broken? By Metal Dave Santa’s worst enemy returned with a bang [...]
Archive for November, 2012
Dangerous Toys Reunion Always a Big Bang
Posted: 30th November 2012 by admin in ReviewsTags: dangerous toys, Dangerous Toys Reunion, Hellacious Acres, jason mcmaster, Pissed, red eyed fly
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Slash Reloads With ‘Apocalyptic’ New Band
Posted: 27th November 2012 by admin in News BitesTags: Alter Bridge, apocalyptic love, appetite for destruction, Myles Kennedy, Saul Hudson, Slash, Slash's Snakepit, Velvet Revolver
By Metal Dave To say it’s been a banner year for rock guitar hero Slash is like saying he has an appetite for the occasional pack of smokes. Besides rave reviews for his latest album, “Apocalyptic Love,” the former Guns N’ Roses outlaw was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Sure, [...]
Review: Aerosmith Delivers Classic Gems, New Rockers, High Energy at Austin Concert
Posted: 18th November 2012 by admin in ReviewsTags: Aerosmith concert review, Formula One Austin, Frank Erwin Center, Music From Another Dimension
By David Glessner Special to the American-Statesman Of all the well-oiled machines in town for Formula One weekend, none have survived more mileage and wreckage than legendary rockers, Aerosmith. Long sober and back on track following singer Steven Tyler’s detour to “American Idol,” the bad boys from Boston screeched into the Erwin Center on Friday [...]
Interview: Aerosmith Drummer Joey Kramer Talks New Album, ‘Idol,’ Skynyrd, ’70s Insanity
Posted: 15th November 2012 by admin in Quotes and ChatterTags: aerosmith, Hit Hard, joey kramer, Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash, Music From Another Dimension, Rock in a Hard Place
The following originally published in the Austin American-Statesman on Nov. 15, 2012 to advance Aerosmith’s Nov. 16 concert in Austin with special guest Cheap Trick. Where noted, it has been expanded to include additional content. AEROSMITH DRUMMER JOEY KRAMER STILL HITS HARD, LIVES IN TEXAS By David Glessner Special to the American-Statesman Joey Kramer wasn’t [...]
Tom Hamilton Talks Shoplifting, Sobriety, ‘Sweet Emotion’ and Meeting Ace Frehley
Posted: 7th November 2012 by admin in Quotes and ChatterTags: ace frehley, aerosmith, Music From Another Dimension, Sweet Emotion, Tom Hamilton, Toxic Twins
Aerosmith plays the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX on Friday Nov. 16 with Cheap Trick. Ticket info here. By Metal Dave Let’s give credit where credit is due: Just because Steven Tyler and Joe Perry pulled rank as Aerosmith’s “Toxic Twins,” that doesn’t mean the rest of the band was all cookies and chocolate [...]