By Metal Dave Glessner My heroes have seldom been cowboys, but Willie Nelson is a clear exception. Along with other real-deal outlaws like Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard and Johnny Cash, Willie was part of my childhood soundtrack thanks to Dad’s passing preference for country music. When I moved to Austin in 1995, it was hard [...]
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The Gospel According to Willie Nelson
Posted: 10th January 2012 by admin in Every Picture Tells a StoryTags: austin, joe ely, red headed stranger, willie nelson
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Pure Rubbish: Too Much Too Soon?
Posted: 28th December 2011 by admin in Every Picture Tells a StoryTags: ac/dc, aerosmith, alice cooper, appetite for destruction, bad luck charms, dee dee ramone, derek dunivan, evan dunivan, guns n' roses, hanoi rocks, herman's hermits, jarrett gardner, kelley osbourne, mick jagger, mike clink, mike mcwilliams, motorhead, nashville pussy, new york dolls, ozzfest, Ozzy Osbourne, PURE R, pure rubbish, sharon osbourne, stiv bators, supersuckers, sxsw, t.rex, u.s. bombs
YOUNG, LOUD AND SNOTTY: I shot this photo at Flamingo Cantina in Austin on the night I met Pure Rubbish at SXSW 2001. From left, Jarrett Gardner, Mike McWilliams, Derek Dunivan and Evan Dunivan. Average age? Maybe 16. By Metal Dave Glessner Pure Rubbish hooked my attention at SXSW 2001 when word from the gutter [...]
Me, Coe & Vinnie: Rebel Meets Rebels in 2006
Posted: 6th December 2011 by admin in Every Picture Tells a StoryTags: david allan coe, dimebag, johnny venom, kiss, pantera, rebel meets rebel, vinnie paul
By Metal Dave Glessner I’d like to say I wasn’t looking for trouble when I found myself next to David Allan Coe, but my defense would be pretty flimsy considering we shared a booth at a Dallas-area strip club owned by former Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul. I know this sounds like it’s going from bad [...]
Rewind: Armored Saint Delivers A Memorable Back Room Gig With McMaster, Dio, ‘The Pole’
Posted: 16th November 2011 by admin in Every Picture Tells a StoryTags: anthrax, armored saint, broken teeth, dangerous toys, dio, jason mcmaster, joey vera, john bush, phil sandoval, ronnie james dio, the back room, watchtower
By Metal Dave Glessner As the singer for Watchtower, Dangerous Toys, Broken Teeth and a million others, Jason McMaster has made more connections than Tiger Woods during his decades in the heavy metal trenches. As his friend and part-time publicist for many of the past 16 years, I’ve often been along for the ride when Jason re-connects [...]
Anthrax 1991: My Private Afternoon Concert
Posted: 18th October 2011 by admin in Every Picture Tells a StoryTags: anthrax, emo's east, frank bello, hemisfair arena, iron maiden, joey belladonna, judas priest, san antonio
BREAKING THE LAW? Moments after I got this picture taken with Anthrax singer Joey Belladonna, I was escorted off the premises by an all-too-familiar cop. Yeah, it was worth it. By Metal Dave Glessner The above photo was taken at San Antonio’s Hemisfair Arena (RIP) when I snuck into soundcheck on the afternoon of an Iron [...]
Airbourne Rocks, But WTF?!?!
Posted: 18th July 2011 by admin in Every Picture Tells a StoryTags: airbourne, broken teeth, jason mcmaster, joel o'keeffe, sxsw
By Metal Dave Glessner With very special thanks to the idiot on the right, the only caption that suits these photos is “WTF?” The look on my face says it all. Taken during SXSW 2008 following a killer performance by Aussie rockers, Airbourne, on the back deck of Creekside Lounge, what should have been a [...]
Metal Dave: Karaoke Kamikaze
Posted: 5th July 2011 by admin in Every Picture Tells a StoryTags: guns n' roses, headhunters, jerry milton, skid row
By Metal Dave Glessner Here’s a photo I like to call “Don’t Quit Your Day Job.” The shot was taken by Jerry Milton circa 2005 (?) at Headhunter’s in Austin, which has long been one of my regular haunts. On this night, a live band was playing karaoke requests behind shameless and willing wannabes such [...]
Eddie Van Halen: A Front-Row Eruption
Posted: 26th April 2011 by admin in Every Picture Tells a StoryTags: balance, eddie van halen, houston summit, van halen
By Metal Dave Glessner This is another photo I shot using a borrowed professional camera that was kindly pre-set to “Idiot Mode.” The fact that I framed Eddie so nicely and managed to capture that spotlight glow over his left shoulder was due to my many, many, MANY years of professional … dumb luck! The photo was [...]