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Yearly Archives: 2012

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Review: The Last Vegas Rolls Out Good Tunes With ‘Bad Decisions,’ 2F2D’s Album of theYear

ReviewsBy Metal DaveDecember 18, 2012

By Metal Dave The Last Vegas from Chicago may be dicey on geography, but who cares where you’re going when you’re having this much fun? Handpicked to tour with Motley Crue after an impressed Nikki Sixx decided to produce their 2009 album, “Whatever Gets You Off” — and then holding more than folding while opening…

Hellbent for the Holidays: A Metal Gift Guide

NewsBy Metal DaveDecember 4, 20122 Comments

By Metal Dave Santa hasn’t been caught cranking King Diamond’s “No Presents for Christmas,” but I’m still convinced Old Saint Nick has a naughty weakness for heavy metal. How else do you explain Ronnie James Dio’s early years as an Elf? Doh! Lame holiday humor aside, 2Fast2Die is happy to share the very best heavy…

Dangerous Toys Reunion Always a Big Bang

ReviewsBy Metal DaveNovember 30, 20121 Comment

Austin rock legends Dangerous Toys reunite Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012 at Red Eyed Fly in Austin. Ticket info here. Review below is from 2008, but serves as a safe-bet preview for this Saturday’s upcoming annual reunion. Hey, why fix the Toys if they ain’t broken? By Metal Dave Santa’s worst enemy returned with a bang…

Slash Reloads With ‘Apocalyptic’ New Band

NewsBy Metal DaveNovember 27, 20123 Comments

By Metal Dave To say it’s been a banner year for rock guitar hero Slash is like saying he has an appetite for the occasional pack of smokes. Besides rave reviews for his latest album, “Apocalyptic Love,” the former Guns N’ Roses outlaw was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Sure,…

Review: Aerosmith Delivers Classic Gems, New Rockers, High Energy at Austin Concert

ReviewsBy Metal DaveNovember 18, 20123 Comments

By David Glessner Special to the American-Statesman Of all the well-oiled machines in town for Formula One weekend, none have survived more mileage and wreckage than legendary rockers, Aerosmith. Long sober and back on track following singer Steven Tyler’s detour to “American Idol,” the bad boys from Boston screeched into the Erwin Center on Friday…

Interview: Aerosmith Drummer Joey Kramer Talks New Album, ‘Idol,’ Skynyrd, ’70s Insanity

Interviews & QuotesBy Metal DaveNovember 15, 20121 Comment

Prior to last week’s release of Aerosmith’s 15th album, “Music From Another Dimension,” Kramer phoned to discuss four decades of classic hard rock, toxic excess, hard-won sobriety and that prickly issue of singer Steven Tyler’s two-year stint on “America Idol.”

Tom Hamilton Talks Shoplifting, Sobriety, ‘Sweet Emotion’ and Meeting Ace Frehley

Interviews & QuotesBy Metal DaveNovember 7, 20125 Comments

Just because Steven Tyler and Joe Perry pulled rank as Aerosmith’s “Toxic Twins,” that doesn’t mean the rest of the band was all cookies and chocolate milk. “Yeah, they get all the credit even though I worked so hard at fucking up my life,” said bassist Tom Hamilton during my 1999 interview.

Ask Ian Anderson: Name Your Favorite Album

Interviews & QuotesBy Metal DaveOctober 23, 20128 Comments

Ian Anderson plays Jethro Tull’s classic “Thick as a Brick” at the Paramount Theatre in Austin TX,  Oct. 28. Ticket info here. By Metal Dave Back when sending a letter meant finding a pen and licking a stamp, I mailed a shot in the dark to music journalist Anne Leighton in hopes of getting some…

Joe Perry on Chuck Berry, Toxic Twins and the Album That Slipped Through the Haze

Interviews & QuotesBy Metal DaveOctober 17, 20126 Comments

Despite his best efforts to live fast, die young and leave a fabulous head of hair, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has buried his expiration date.

RIP Nick Curran: 1977-2012

Features, Photos & MemoriesBy Metal DaveOctober 7, 201233 Comments

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.

Metal Edge Tribute: Joey Ramone 1951-2001

Features, Photos & MemoriesBy Metal DaveOctober 2, 20124 Comments

By Metal Dave I wrote for Metal Edge magazine for about five years circa 2000-2005. This tribute to Joey Ramone was one of my proudest moments during that time (in sentiment, if not the writing). I tried to recreate the page as it appeared in Metal Edge, but couldn’t find the proper photo (right) any…

Lower Class Brats: ‘Rock-N-Roll Street Noize’

ReviewsBy Metal DaveSeptember 18, 20124 Comments

By Metal Dave Fifteen years after proudly proclaiming they’d rather be hated than ignored, the Lower Class Brats are still driving harder than a stolen getaway car. Armed with the newly issued six-song EP, “Rock-N-Roll Street Noize,” the enduring Austin street punks show no signs of aging oh-so-gracefully. Opening with the “Clockwork” tick of “King…

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