By Metal Dave Like a rainbow in the dark, Nicole Starr is something of an anomaly. Barely 20-something-years-old, Starr was born after the prime years of her favorite guitar heroes, yet she raves about 1980s shredders the way a Kardashian prattles on about shoes. Jake E. Lee? Loves him. George Lynch? Wants to marry him. [...]
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Ask Nicole Starr: What’s Your Favorite Album and Why Does it Kick Your Ass?
Posted: 14th May 2012 by admin in Quotes and ChatterTags: Guitar World magazine, Nicole Starr, screaming for vengeance, The Valentine Failures
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Interview: Cult singer Ian Astbury aims new ‘Weapon’ at SXSW; talks then, now, beyond
Posted: 15th March 2012 by admin in Quotes and ChatterTags: Choice of Weapon, Ian Astbury interview, SXSW 2012, the cult
NOTE: The Cult performs three times during SXSW in Austin this week. Two of the three shows are free to the public. Info below. The band is promoting its upcoming new album, “Choice of Weapon,” due May 22. By Metal Dave If there’s common ground between an intellectual and a rock star, the stereotype would [...]
Interview Rewind: Cult Guitarist Billy Duffy
Posted: 9th March 2012 by admin in Quotes and ChatterTags: Billy Duffy interview, Guns N' Roses early tour, SXSW 2012, SXSW free shows, the cult
NOTE: The Cult makes its 2012 concert debut at SXSW in Austin next week. Two of the three shows are free to the public. Info below. The band is promoting its upcoming new album, “Choice of Weapon,” due May 22. By Metal Dave For a band that rose to prominence in the heyday of poodle-boy [...]
The Cult: Ian Astbury talks new album, GN’R, the Doors & more on eve of 2012 SXSW gigs
Posted: 6th March 2012 by admin in Quotes and ChatterTags: Choice of Weapon, guns n' roses, Ian Astbury interview, SXSW 2012, SXSW free shows, the cult
NOTE: This article originally published in the Austin American-Statesman, March 6, 2012 SXSW PREVIEW: THE CULT RETURNS WITH NEW RECORD, ‘STILL INQUISITIVE, STILL PASSIONATE’ By David Glessner Special to the American-Statesman When you run with wolves and jackals, you get wise to the ways of survival. Just ask Ian Astbury, singer for the Cult. Reached [...]
Interview: Rob Halford Revisits ‘British Steel’
Posted: 15th February 2012 by admin in Quotes and ChatterTags: 2Fast2Die, Recording British Steel, Rob Halford interview, Tittenhurst Park
By Metal Dave Glessner (originally published 7/24/2009 in the San Antonio Express-News) Reached at a Cleveland hotel room, Judas Priest singer Rob Halford is juggling interviews and having a laugh at the trappings of heavy metal celebrity. “People have no idea, do they?” he asks in mock amazement. “I had two phones going at the [...]
Brand New Hate: Rising from the Ruin
Posted: 24th January 2012 by admin in Quotes and ChatterTags: brand new hate, cleveland willis, rockets to ruin, skid row
By Metal Dave Glessner I met Cleveland Willis in the back of limo following a Broken Teeth gig in Austin, TX. I still have no idea who hired the car, but there was a party raging behind the tinted glass so I skipped the questions and dove right in. Wow. Nice! How ya doin,’ bro? [...]
Ask Michael Monroe: Your favorite album?
Posted: 16th December 2011 by admin in Quotes and ChatterTags: alice cooper, black sabbath, guns n'roses, hanoi rocks, jetboy, led zeppelin, michael monroe, poison
By Metal Dave Glessner Few rock singers can hold eyeballs hostage like glitter grenade Michael Monroe. Electric as a lightning bolt and flashier than a Christmas tree, the ex-Hanoi Rocks, glam-metal mantis is the personification of sensory overdrive. Of course, the spiraling swagger and kangaroo bounce would fall flat on its black-leather ass if not [...]
Saxon: An exclusive interview with Biff Byford
Posted: 8th November 2011 by admin in Quotes and ChatterTags: biff byford, call to arms, elton john, fastway, iron maiden, judas priest, motley crue, power & the glory, rock the nations, saxon, the eagle has landed
AND THE BAND PLAYS ON: Four decades since forming, Saxon not only continues to soldier on, but also recently released the new album, “Call to Arms,” which harkens back to the band’s mid-1980s sound. Left to right are guitarist Paul Quinn, guitarist Doug Scarratt, singer Biff Byford, drummer Nigel Glockler and bassist Nibbs Carter By Metal [...]
Ask Josh Todd: What’s Your Favorite Album?
Posted: 1st November 2011 by admin in Quotes and ChatterTags: buckcherry, josh todd, minor threat, out of step
By Metal Dave Glessner It doesn’t take a smack in the head to see why Buckcherry singer Josh Todd draws comparisons to Axl, Iggy and Tyler, but look past the obvious and you’ll also find he’s a HUGE fan of Slipknot, Prince and a long list of hip-hop artists. As Buckcherry gets ready to open for Guns [...]