By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Over the last 25 years, glam-metal sleaze rocker Taime Downe and his band Faster Pussycat have perfected the art of playing "dirty rock n' roll." While Downe, at age 47, is the only original member remaining of Faster Pussycat, his passion for the band has never been greater. Downe... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Today, glam-metal veterans LA Guns are releasing their highly anticipated, 14 track CD (produced by legendary producer Andy Johns) entitled, "Hollywood Forever." And while the band (which consists of core members: Phil Lewis - vocals/guitar and Steve Riley - drums, with Stacey Blades - guitar and Scotty Griffin - bass)... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. The St. Louis, MO modern rock band Cavo, just released their second major label recording entitled, "Thick as Thieves." The band which consists of members, Casey Walker - vocals/guitar, Chris Hobbs - lead guitar, Chad La Roy - drums and Brian Smith - bass, were able to side step the... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. For nearly 40 years, the British heavy metal band, Motorhead, which features Lemmy Kilmister-vocals/bass, Phil Campbell-guitar and Mikkey Dee-drums, have been slaying audiences with their unique brand of no-frills, in-your-face rock n' roll. While the band had faced a great deal of adversity, dealing over the years with incompetent... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. Legendary bass guitar pioneer, Billy Sheehan has achieved countless accomplishments during his illustrious, four decade plus long career. From being voted “Best Bass player” in several prestigious music periodicals numerous times, to playing on multi-platinum releases from David Lee Roth and Mr. Big, Sheehan has pretty much accomplished everything and anything... Continue Reading →
By Thomas S. Orwat Jr. On Feb 14th, the New Orleans based hard rock band, Lillian Axe will be releasing the 11th album of their 24 year career entitled, "XI: The Days Before Tomorrow." This epic, ten track masterpiece will finally give Lillian Axe the recognition that they rightfully deserve, in their criminally overlooked career. ... Continue Reading →
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