Ace Frehley Shocks Me with an Autograph
I didn’t pay an arm and a leg to get Ace Frehley’s autograph, but I still nearly lost a limb.
The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs: Reunited and Talking New Songs, Tour, Drugs & Flying Pigs
By Metal Dave The Stretwalkin’ Cheetahs didn’t enter my life with a warm smile and friendly handshake. No sir, they brick-bashed my ears and chainsawed my face in an ambush of chaos and decibels. Of course, I’m eternally grateful. As best I can recall, the year was 1999 and I somehow dragged my quivering corpse…
Cheetah Chrome: Legendary Dead Boy is Still Loud and Snotty … And Playing ‘Solo’ at SXSW
From the machine-gun riff of “Sonic Reducer” through the rest of the Dead Boys’ savage punk rock, Cheetah Chrome’s raw guitar power is every bit as vicious as those other strummers in the Clash, Ramones, Sex Pistols and Stooges.
Yakking with … bassist Mykel Foster of Houston-Austin rockers, Southbound Saints
By Metal Dave Glessner According to a source more reliable than my memory, I first met Mykel Foster onboard a Buckcherry tour bus outside a Houston club in December 2008. When a mutual friend later called to tell me he was putting together a new band with “that guy you met on the Buckcherry bus,” I drew…
The Batusis returns to ATX lookin’ for a snotty kiss
Next stop was a dark corner near the stage where I found Syl and Cheetah lurking among their gear. Handshakes and hellos ensued as both got a laugh out of meeting their “driver.”