By Metal Dave I’ve been told my avalanche of rock-n-roll memorabilia could land me on an episode of “Hoarders.” While that’s probably an overstatement (maybe?) from an audience of more-casual music listeners, I’m certainly guilty of clinging to KISS posters I’ve owned for 35 years (and, no, they’re not stored in a box in the [...]
Archive for the ‘Every Picture Tells a Story’ Category
Un-ACCEPT-able: When Autographs Go Wrong
Posted: 6th February 2013 by admin in Every Picture Tells a StoryTags: accept, Breaker, Herman Frank, Peter Baltes, Restless and Wild, udo dirkschneider, Wolf Hoffman
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Michael Monroe: Picture? Perfect! 24-7
Posted: 22nd May 2012 by admin in Every Picture Tells a StoryTags: hanoi rocks, michael monroe, SXSW 2004, Twelve Shots on the Rocks
By Metal Dave After meeting Michael Monroe in a downtown Austin hotel room, I’m fully convinced the glam-rocking twister sleeps in his leather pants. In town during SXSW 2004, but not scheduled to perform, the Finnish singer was merely passing through, but nonetheless happy to oblige a few stray interviews to promote the latest Hanoi [...]
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
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 [...]
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 [...]