By Metal Dave I like to brag about Nick Curran because he wouldn’t dare do it himself. A talented guitarist with an outrageous image, Nick was a straight-up rock star minus the self-serving ego. For all his inky eyes, arms, neck, knuckles and God knows what else, Nick was a boyish soul despite the demonic [...]
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RIP Nick Curran: 1977-2012
Posted: 7th October 2012 by admin in UncategorizedTags: Fabulous Thunderbirds, Flash Boys, Frankie Nowhere, Nick Curran, Nick Curran 1977-2012, Nick Curran tribute, Ronnie Dawson
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Review: Twisted Sister DVD Captures Pivotal 1982 Gig, NY Steel Reunion, 9/11 Interviews
Posted: 4th August 2011 by admin in UncategorizedTags: 9/11, AJ Pero, dee snider, double live, eddie ojeda, eddie trunk, jay jay french, mark mendoza, NY Steel, stay hungry, twisted sister, under the blade
By Metal Dave Glessner Twisted Sister got obscene amounts of mileage from their clownish mid-1980s MTV videos and well-fought battles against Tipper Gore’s censorshit campaign, so it’s refreshing to see a couple lesser-known chapters of the band presented in the recently released double-DVD “Twisted Sister Double Live: North Stage ’82, NY Steel ’01.” Disc One finds [...]
By Metal Dave Glessner SAN ANTONIO – Motley Crue, Poison and the New York Dolls never claimed to be Rush or the Clash. Jaw-dropping guitar solos? Hah! Political agendas? Huh? Pyro and gyrating stripper chicks? Hell yeah and woo-hoo! Such was the scene Thursday night at the money-grubbing AT&T Center where a parking fee of [...]
Tommy Lee 2005: The Call of the Wild(man)
Posted: 6th June 2011 by admin in UncategorizedTags: dr. feelgood, girls girls girls, mick mars, motley crue, new york dolls, nikki sixx, pamela anderson, poison, shout at the devil, the dirt, theatre of pain, tommy lee, tommyland, too fast for love, vince neil
2Fast2Die Note: As Motley Crue threatens to uncork some raunch-n-roll debauchery at the AT&T Center in San Antonio June 9 (with special guests Poison and the legendary New York Dolls), I decided to dig up my previous interviews with rock’s most notorious dirtbags. Ticket info is here. By Metal Dave Glessner Tommy Lee is calling long-distance, [...]
Vince Neil: Tattoos, Tequila and Turmoil
Posted: 1st June 2011 by admin in UncategorizedTags: dr. feelgood, girl girls girls, hanoi rocks, mick mars, motley crue, nicholas "razzle" dingley, nikki sixx, shout at the devil, theatre of pain, tommy lee, too fast for love, vince neil
2Fast2Die Note: As Motley Crue threatens to uncork some raunch-n-roll debauchery in San Antonio June 9 at the AT&T Center with special guests Poison and the legendary New York Dolls (get there early!), I decided to dig up a few of my previous interviews with rock’s most notorious dirtbags. The Crue’s current setlist is reportedly chosen [...]
Nikki Sixx ’97: Sober, But Still Shouting
Posted: 30th May 2011 by admin in UncategorizedTags: dr. feelgood, john corabi, marilyn manson, mick mars, motley crue, nikki sixx, shout at the devil, tommy lee, too fast for love, vince neil
2Fast2Die Note: As Motley Crue threatens to uncork some raunch-n-roll debauchery in San Antonio June 9 at the AT&T Center with special guests Poison and the legendary New York Dolls (get there early!), I decided to dig up a few of my previous interviews with rock’s most notorious dirtbags. The Crue’s current setlist is reportedly chosen [...]
Dio II: A Chat With Metal’s Mightiest Voice
Posted: 23rd May 2011 by admin in Rewind, UncategorizedTags: black sabbath, dehumanizer, dio, elf, geezer butler, heaven and hell, mob rules, Ozzy Osbourne, rainbow, rob halford, ronnie james dio, tony iommi, vinny appice
I AM NOT WORTHY!: Ronnie James Dio signs my albums backstage in San Antonio on the 2007 Heaven and Hell Tour. My look of disbelief pretty much says it all. As promised, this is Part 2 of my tribute series marking the one-year anniversary of Ronnie James Dio’s passing. I give you my 2007 interview with [...]
Chris Gates: A Simple Man’s Rockin’ Road
Posted: 20th April 2011 by admin in UncategorizedTags: big boys, chris gates, gatesville, junkyard, poison 13
By Metal Dave Glessner When it comes to bulletproof credentials, Chris Gates is rock-n-roll Kevlar. During his early years with the Big Boys, Gates helped pioneer the punk-funk template that was equally pillaged and praised by everyone from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Henry Rollins to the myriad bands that rock Austin’s annual Big Boys-indebted [...]