So my editor at the San Antonio Express-News noticed the recent 2Fast2Die post about Nashville Pussy and decided to forward my 1998 interview with frontman Blaine Cartwright and his guitar-player wife, Ruyter Suys (pictured above, courtesy of the band’s website). Hard to believe it’s been 13 years. You’ll notice the story is preceded below by my [...]
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Nashville Pussy: What’s in a Name?
Posted: 10th January 2011 by admin in UncategorizedTags: blaine cartwright, corey parks, jeremy thompson, motorhead, nashville pussy, ruyter suys
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Motley Crue’s Nikki Sixx is Too Fast to Die
Posted: 11th December 2010 by admin in UncategorizedTags: anarchy, generation swine, heroin, johnny thunders, motley crue, nikki sixx, shout at the devil, sid vicious, too fast for love
Some punk-rock snob will find reason to argue, but I like to think of Nikki Sixx as Johnny Thunders without the obituary. Certainly both are/were minimalist musicians, but their creative sense of style and swagger refashioned rock-n-roll like few others before or since. From the haywire hair, stacked heels and black eyes to the biker-style stage [...]
Yakking with … Jetboy guitarist Billy Rowe
Posted: 20th November 2010 by admin in UncategorizedTags: billy rowe, damned nation, dk revelle, erupean tour, feel the shake, fernie rod, jesse mendez, jetboy, jez reckless, kiss alive, mickey finn, stiv bators
Jetboy co-pilot Billy Rowe (photo by Danni Valdez) In what appeared to be a victorious re-launch of sorts, long-time San Francisco glam-rockers Jetboy took off for Europe this month for their first-ever overseas tour. The catch? Mohawked singer Mickey Finn backed out at the last minute leaving the band with a difficult choice: Scrap the [...]
Concert Review: KISS is still Hotter than Hell
Posted: 19th September 2010 by admin in UncategorizedIt was hotter than hell at the Woodlands Pavilion in Houston last Friday when KISS brought the blood, sweat and 35 years of rock to the sweltering, face-painted masses. For reasons that are painfully obvious, $10 beers did nothing to beat the heat. Playing in front of a Vegas-worthy kaleidoscope of flames, vintage video [...]
Metal Gods of Thunder Celebrate Bdays
Posted: 24th August 2010 by admin in News Bites, UncategorizedTags: august 25, gene simmons, rob halford birthday
Happy 61st birthday to my childhood hero, Gene Simmons, above, and also a screaming Happy 59th to Judas Priest singer, Rob Halford, left. Metal does not exist without you both!
How about a big round of applause for the mighty Chris Gates! I spent some time at Chris’ beautiful new home earlier today and he put his creative genius and graphic design skills to work to give you the new-look 2Fast2Die. Can you say “supersonic upgrade of the A+ variety”? Wow!! I can’t thank Chris [...]
Buckcherry Chatter with Josh Todd
Posted: 18th July 2010 by admin in UncategorizedTags: "All Night Long", aerosmith, buckcherry
Josh Todd gave me a shout last night to talk about Buckcherry’s new record, “All Night Long.” He also talked about his fight for sobriety (he’s winning!), the rumors about him replacing Steven Tyler in Aerosmith and why the oil spill in the Gulf Coast should serve as an eye-opener. Regarding his past struggles with [...]
Poppin’ Off with Buckcherry
Posted: 18th July 2010 by admin in UncategorizedTags: buckcherry, cruefest, mick mars, motley crue
Was prepping for tomorrow’s interview with Buckcherry frontman Josh Todd when I unearthed these gems from a Houston Press interview I did with guitarist Keith Nelson in Dec. 2008 When I met you ten years ago, you had a gnarly broken nose from hitting yourself in the face with your guitar. Nelson: That was merely a [...]
Just got off the phone with Scorpions guitarist Rudolf Schenker. He was registered under an interesting alias at a Nashville hotel room (I’m sworn to secrecy, so don’t ask!) and had PLENTY to talk about. Rudy is one of those interviews who takes off running before you get the question out of your mouth. Fortunately, [...]
Got welcome word today that Scorpions guitarist Rudolf Schenker will be calling this weekend for an interview. Hard to believe it’s been 11 years since I last spoke to the Flying V killer. As you should know, the band is on its final farewell tour in support of new album “Sting in the Tail.” The album [...]