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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘kiss’
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
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Yakking with Dangerous Toys’ Scott Dalhover
Posted: 26th November 2011 by admin in Yakking with ...Tags: alcatrazz, alice cooper, dangerous toys, judas priest, kiss, motorhead, ozzy, scott dalhover, the cult, van halen
LINE ‘EM UP: Austin hard rock heroes Dangerous Toys reunite for their annual gig at Red Eyed Fly, Saturday Dec. 3. This 1990 photo features, from left to right, drummer Mark Geary, guitarist Danny Aaron, singer Jason McMaster, guitarist Scott Dalhover and bassist Mike Watson. Danny left the band in 1992 following the Toys’ sophomore album, [...]
Ask Anthrax: What’s Your Favorite Album?
Posted: 25th October 2011 by admin in Quotes and ChatterTags: alive!, anthrax, beatles, charlie benante, frank bello, iron maiden, kiss, rob caggiano, the number of the beast, white album, worship music
THE DEVILS YOU KNOW: Anthrax from left to right: Frank Bello, Scott Ian, Rob Caggiano, Charlie Benante and Joey Belladonna. How much does Charlie love the Beatles? Read his album pick and then pay attention to his shirt. By Metal Dave Glessner 2Fast2Die is still stark raving euphoric over the new Anthrax album, “Worship Music.” It’s so [...]
Peter Criss: A 2003 chat with the Cat
Posted: 20th December 2010 by admin in RewindTags: ace frehley, beth, eric singer, gene simmons, kiss, paul stanley, peter criss, tommy thayer
As a lifelong KISS fanatic, my interviews with Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley have always ranked among my highest honors. These are the rare interviews where I catch myself awestruck just realizing my childhood heroes have called my home phone. Really? Wow! Even my parents have to admit it’s pretty cool that their little KISS hellion pursued [...]
Want VIP?: How Fat’s Your Wallet?
Posted: 5th September 2010 by admin in News BitesTags: aerosmith, kiss, VIP
Remember when you had to sleep in a car to be the first in line to get the best concert tickets? Remember when getting a rock star’s autograph was your reward for persistence, loyalty and obsession? No? Well, I do and I’m sure I’m not alone. Today’s sad reality is the truest rock fans [...]
Yakking with … Stevie Rachelle of Tuff
Posted: 20th August 2010 by admin in Yakking with ...Tags: american hair band, gene simmons, kiss, motley crue, stevie rachelle, tuff, vains of jenna
Stevie circa 2001 minus the hairspray and leather The going was rough for TUFF during Hollywood’s 1980′s hair-metal heyday. Admittedly obsessed with Motley Crue, the band did the whole big-hair/skintight/bandanna thing, but never gained the nationwide audience of second-tier peers like L.A. Guns, Faster Pussycat and Dangerous Toys. Best-known for the novelty song, “American Hair [...]
Got the go-ahead today to once again interview KISS, which is an honor only a Justin Bieber fan could fail to fathom. To this day, my home is plastered with KISS memorabilia, some of which dates back to the sixth grade. If you would have told me as a kid that one day I would [...]
Jetboy: Flying High Again
Posted: 19th July 2010 by admin in News Bites, Quotes and ChatterTags: hanoi rocks, jetboy, kiss, paul stanley, poison
Got an email from guitarist Billy Rowe informing me that his band JETBOY plugs in at the Midwest Rockfest this Saturday, July 24, in Wichita, Kansas. JETBOY, you may recall, once ruled the mid-‘80s Hollywood club scene alongside Poison and Guns N’ Roses until record industry politics spiraled the band into turmoil and obscurity (c’mon, [...]