By Metal Dave My fondest memory of Steve Rodriguez is watching him step out of a van in the parking lot of Curra’s Grill in Austin, Texas. I was there to interview his band The Dragons for Metal Edge magazine (an odd fit, but I pushed hard). With his hoop earrings, sunglasses, dagger-shaped sideburns and […]
Archive for July, 2015
Steve Rodriguez, 1967-2015: RIP and RLF
Posted: 25th July 2015 by admin in UncategorizedTags: alejandro escovedo, Mario Escovedo, Rock-n-Roll Kamikaze, Steve Rodriguez, the dragons
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Danny Lilker: Speak Metal or Die
Posted: 16th July 2015 by admin in Quotes and ChatterTags: anthrax, billy milano, Brutal Truth, danny lilker, Nuclear Assault, S.O.D., speak english or die
By Metal Dave Before the budget started wheezing like Keith Richards, I was making good money as a regular contributor to online hard rock/heavy metal website KNAC.com. The year was 2000-2001 and under the free reign of Managing Editor Frank Meyer (Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs), I interviewed a lot of my favorite rockers and spent untold hours transcribing […]