By Metal Dave With seven kids under one roof, there’s bound to be some commotion. When three of them decide to become professional bassists in hard-rock bands like Keel, Badlands and TUFF, it’s probably safe to assume the cops knew their way to the Chaisson home. “My parents were amazing people!” said TUFF bassist Todd [...]
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TUFF: Bassist Todd Chaisson Talks Makeover, Tour, Brothers, Thrash Metal & Glam Roots
Posted: 22nd April 2013 by admin in Quotes and ChatterTags: Badlands, keel, stevie rachelle, Todd Chaisson, tuff
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The Mistakes: Erased Before Making A Mark, Glam-Punks Deliver New CD & Colorful Past
Posted: 24th January 2013 by admin in Quotes and ChatterTags: Modern Youth: A Vision of the Future(?), t.Odd, The Karate Kid Ain't the Only Punk From Reseda, The Mistakes, The Zeros, Total Chaos, tuff
By Metal Dave I first heard about The Mistakes while interviewing Poison singer Bret Michaels in 1999. Always quick with tons of fun stories, Bret was making the point that, despite Poison’s frilly image and blockbuster power ballads, the band still attracted its share of hard-ass freaks. “There’s a band out in L.A. called The [...]
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 [...]