By Metal Dave Michael Monroe knows the pitfalls of being an outsider. For all his influence, street cred and legendary swagger, the glam-rock firecracker with a punk-rock fuse remains a perennial underdog — a cult hero, a distant comet, the world’s forgotten, left-for-dead boy. Undaunted, indeed defiant, Monroe seems to relish the fight. From his […]
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Michael Monroe Talks New Album, Hanoi Rocks, Demolition 23, Stiv Bators and More
Posted: 16th October 2019 by admin in InterviewsTags: demolition 23, hanoi rocks, michael monroe, One Man Gang, Silver Lining Music, stiv bators
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‘Boom!’: An Interview with Gene Simmons
Posted: 25th August 2019 by admin in InterviewsTags: gene simmons, kiss, kiss alive, sonic boom
By Metal Dave Much to my giddy delight, the following interview with my childhood hero, Gene Simmons, was published in three of the four biggest Texas newspapers (San Antonio, Houston and Austin) in December of 2009 as KISS was touring to promote the “Sonic Boom” album. By Dave GlessnerSpecial to the America-Statesman Ask a rock […]
L. A. Guns’ Phil Lewis Speaks of ‘The Devil,’ ‘Uncle’ Lemmy, arriving in America & more
Posted: 27th March 2019 by admin in InterviewsTags: frontiers music srl, L.A. Guns, Phil Lewis, The Devil You Know, The Missing Peace
By Metal Dave The glory days of the Sunset Strip produced bigger names than L.A. Guns, but none can match the number of rock-solid albums triggered by the combustible duo of singer Philip Lewis and guitarist Tracii Guns. Motley Crue? Two or three essential albums. Roth-era Van Halen? Five. Guns N’ Roses? One. Ratt? Quiet […]