Vincent Turned Down Again
Mood:  blue
Now Playing: And the Supreme Court Says....
Topic: Heavy Metal
Vinnie Vincent won't be raking it in for Lick It Up.

On the first day of the U.S. Supreme Court's new term, the Big 9 declined to consider a lower court's dismissal of Vincent's lawsuit against KISS, in which he claimed he was owed royalties for his contributions to the 1983 album Lick It Up.

Vincent, whose real name is Vincent Cusano (Gene Simmons named him "Vinnie Vincent"), sued the band in federal court for $6 million in 1997. The court ultimately ruled that the guitarist had been a salaried member of the group at the time and therefore had received all the moola he was entitled to.

The former Happy Days staff songwriter joined KISS in 1982 as a replacement for founding member Ace Frehley and played on the heavily made-up rockers' 14th album, Creatures of the Night. Vincent was reportedly fired at the end of the Creatures tour because of personality clashes with Simmons, but he was back on board in time for Lick It Up, an album especially significant because it marked the end of KISS dressing up in black-and-white face.

Vincent was given the KISS-off yet again in 1984 and went on to form the metal band Vinnie Vincent Invasion. (He maintains he left to do his own thing.) The musician reunited with Simmons & Co. to cowrite three songs for KISS' 1992 album, Revenge. Vincent also released a live disc, Speedball Jamm, in 2002, in which a bunch of songs are mashed into one 71-minute track.

In another hall of justice, the man convicted of killing Vincent's ex-wife, AnnMarie Cusano, lost an appeal in June to have his manslaughter conviction overturned. Gregory McArthur maintains that two drug dealers were most likely responsible for Cusano's death in 1998. She and Vincent were briefly married in the 1980s.

Courtesy of www.eonline.com

Chinese Democracy Tour Extended
Mood:  celebratory
Now Playing: GN'R & Sebastian Bach embark on their 4 month-long tour.
Topic: Hair Metal

LOS ANGELES -- Hot on the heels of their sell out shows last week in Las Vegas, San Francisco and KROQ's Inland Invasion in Los Angeles, Guns N' Roses announce the first leg of their "Chinese Democracy" North American Tour.

The tour, which will kick off on the 20th of October in Jacksonville, Florida, finds the band in top form having spent the summer in Europe playing to 700,000 plus people over 32 shows in 18 countries, making it one of the biggest tours of the year on the continent and in the UK. Concert goers were not let down as Axl Rose and his band mates Dizzy Reed, Robin Finck, Richard Fortus, Tommy Stinson, Chris Pitman, Brain and Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal burned through classics such as "Welcome to the Jungle," "Paradise City," "Nightrain," "Mr. Brownstone," "November Rain" and "Sweet Child O' Mine" as well as highlighting soon to be favourites from the forthcoming "Chinese Democracy" album.

Just this week, the Hollywood Reporter's concert review of KROQ's Inland Invasion observed, "when headliner Guns N' Roses took the stage everything old became new again -- and everything new on the bill, just couldn't hold a candle in comparison ... the night belonged to Guns N' Roses!"

Axl Rose commented, "We had an amazing tour in Europe this summer and last week's shows here in the US were great. It's been a long time getting here but we look forward to coming to your town and having a lot of fun."

Sebastian Bach who has been guesting with Guns N' Roses on "My Michelle" will open the entire tour with the Special Guest slot going to a number of great bands starting with Papa Roach for the dates through the 3rd of November. The shows have been planned to cater to a Guns N' Roses rock n' roll party atmosphere with Sebastian hitting the stage every night at 8 pm followed by the Special Guest at 9 pm and Guns N' Roses shortly after 10 pm and lots of great music in between.

Guns N' Roses are also delighted to announce that they have partnered with Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLB.COM) to provide their fans with premium ticketing opportunities and up to the minute information on the tour and the band's other activities via gunsnroses.com which will be launched as of tomorrow.

As for Guns N' Roses forthcoming "Chinese Democracy" album the only comment at this time is that there are 13 Tuesdays left between now and the end of the year.

The itinerary for the "Chinese Democracy" North American Tour is as follows. Tickets for most dates go on sale on the 30th of September with up to the minute information and pre-sales available now at gunsnroses.com.

October
10/20/06 Jacksonville, FL Vets Memorial Arena
10/22/06 Nashville, TN Gaylord Entertainment Center
10/24/06 Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic Center
10/25/06 St. Petersburg, FL St. Pete Times Forum
10/27/06 Estero, FL Germain Arena
10/29/06 San Juan, Puerto Rico Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum

November
11/2/06 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
11/3/06 Huntington, WV Big Sandy Superstore Arena
11/5/06 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena
11/6/06 Portland, ME Cumber County Civic Center
11/8/06 Worcester, MA Worcester Centrum
11/10/06 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
11/13/06 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner
11/15/06 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
11/17/06 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank
11/18/06 Quebec Colisee Pepsi
11/20/06 Halifax, NS Halifax Metro Centre
11/24/06 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
11/25/06 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
11/27/06 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
11/29/06 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center

December
12/1/06 Ames, IA Hilton Coliseum
12/2/06 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
12/4/06 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
12/6/06 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
12/7/06 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
12/10/06 Everett, WA Everett Events Center
12/11/06 Portland, OR Rose Garden
12/13/06 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
12/15/06 Oakland, CA Oakland Coliseum
12/17/06 Universal City, CA Gibson Amphitheatre
12/19/06 Universal City, CA Gibson Amphitheatre

January
1/10/07 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
1/11/07 Bakersfield, CA Rabobank Arena
1/13/07 Reno, NV Reno Events Ctr
1/16/07 San Diego, CA iPayOne Center

Courtesy of www.prnewswire.com

Target: Great White
Mood:  don't ask
Now Playing: People like this tick me off...
Topic: Hair Metal
Special Announcement from Great White's Booking Agent

IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO ALL BUYERS/PROMOTERS/VENUE OWNERS

It has come to our attention that there are some unscrupulous individuals selling Great White shows who have no connection to Great White. They book the show, collect the deposit money and skip town, shutting down communication lines with the club and basically disappearing. For the record Great White has no association with David Wilson, Bill Cantor, Michael Robynsen, Bobby Jenks Management or John Byrnes Management. Furthermore, Great White's agent is NOT located in Chicago or New York.

Anyone interested in inquiring about a booking for Great White should contact Great White's exclusive Los Angeles based booking agent Sullivan Bigg with Bigg Time Entertainment, Inc.

Courtesy of www.mistabone.com

Paul Gilbert Discusses Almost Everything
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: Influences and a little history come oyut when you interview ex- Mr. Big and Racer X guitarist Paul Gilbert.
Topic: Misc.
Blasting-Zone.com recently spoke with former Racer X/ex-Mr. Big guitarist Paul Gilbert. Several excerpts from the interview follow:

Blasting-Zone.com: Is there any chance of Racer X releasing any new material?

Paul: "With Racer X, whenever we have time, we try to put a record together. And that's always fun because the guys in the band are great friends and I don't think I ever laugh as hard as I do when I'm with the Racer X guys. When we started that band, none of us were really known and we just sorta built it from nothing into something. That sorta made us friends for life. That was a great experience…coming up through the L.A. scene and being a band that nobody really knew about. Mr. Big was amazing, too, but by that point, we had all done albums and were known somewhat in our various areas. It was a little easier. We instantly had a high power manager and a major record company. It was probably the most amazing ride for me because I was the youngest and hadn't done a lot of that stuff before. With Racer X, we really did it together and it was a great experience. It was a lot of fun back then."

Blasting-Zone.com: Who first came up with the idea (for Mr. Big) to record an acoustic track? Was it a mutual decision?

Paul: "Initially, it was us because the songs were Eric's. When we Eric played them for us, we thought they were great, but we knew we still wanted to be a big, heavy and powerful band. …So we put 'To Be With You' last on the record after an album of huge, hitting the snare drum as hard as you can songs. We figured we could get away with putting a quieter song at the end. And that song went on to become a number one hit and this giant song. People would come to see us expecting to hear an entire set of stuff like that and would end up watching us play guitars with drills. In general, it was nothing but a blessing. It really exposed us to a lot of people. And after the initial shock, I think a lot of people enjoyed the guitars being played with drills, so it was alright."

Blasting-Zone.com: I definitely grew up with a lot of people that never would have picked up a Mr. Big album had it not been for "To Be With You"…

Paul: "It was a good billboard for us and I still like the song. It had good harmonies…it was a good Beatles-y tune."

Blasting-Zone.com: What was the main motivation behind you leaving Mr. Big?

Paul: "The music started to suffer because we couldn't get along with each other. We held on for a long as we could, but it got to the point where…we weren't writing together or really doing anything together anymore. We were trying to figure out how to make records without seeing each other and I thought that was just ridiculous. It was good while it lasted and I'm still really proud of the music that we did. And now some time has passed and we're much more civil towards each other. It's good that it ended well."

Blasting-Zone.com: Other than Van Halen,musically, what are you influences?

Paul: "Just about every rock band and every guitar player from 1964 to 1984. To me, that's the golden period of rock. From the first Beatles album hitting America to the last VAan Halen album with David Lee Roth. That's where all my favorite rock exists. More specifically, for guitar players, it would be Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, Robin Trower, Pat Travers, Alex Lifeson, Angus Young, Tony Iommi, the guys from Def Leppard, the guys from Aerosmith…Nancy Wilson, Johnny Winter…the list just goes on and on and on."

Blasting-Zone.com: At first I was going to ask you why your list stopped at 1984, but I guess I already know the answer to that one…

Paul: "Sammy Hagar was good, too, but there was a certain intensity in the early stuff that was just unmatchable. Also, Bon Jovi came out then…and to me, that was the end of metal… …And I love pop, but to me, pop should be more like Beatles-influenced. To me, you had to have at least a couple of ugly guys in the band. That's why Saxon was great. I remember seeing Saxon and I had no idea who they were. They were opening up for Triumph and they just sounded great. …They sounded great, they were really ugly and I didn't care. Maybe I was just jealous because all the girls were into Bon Jovi. Plus, I could never get my hair that cool. It took me years to get my hair right…after years of perms, conditioning…Nirvana came out and it wasn't cool to have big hair anymore. It was just a horrible injustice."

Read Paul Gibert's entire interview at http://www.blasting-zone.com/PaulGilbert1.htm.

RPM Will Come In October
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: Skid Row's new album, Revolutions Per Minute, will be release in late October.
Topic: Hard Rock
The world would lack many a positive surprise if rock groups were to give up whenever an important band member leaves the fold. During the Nineties, Skid Row the band, were considered by some to be the medium of their frontman of that time. When they parted ways, many experts predicted the end of a superb act. Now, over ten years later, it is clear that this band always contained an inner substance characterized much more by its songs and guitarists, Scotti Hill and Dave 'Snake' Sabo, and bassist Rachel Bolan than even insiders had realized. Together with their current vocalist, Johnny Solinger, and new addition, Dave Gara (drums), Hill, Sabo and Bolan make up a tight unit, continuously refining their typical style without denying their roots. Their latest album, Revolutions Per Minute, presents Skid Row as a highly topical act who expertly present their typical trademarks, allowing for new influences at the same time. Revolutions Per Minute is sheer, concentrated power - pure energy – and the perfect example of dynamic songs, driven by wild guitar attacks at the interface of hard rock and heavy metal. While fans all over Europe are eagerly awaiting the new material, Skid Row will be demonstrating their fierce determination night after night during their American tour. These guys have never led a life of leisure.

The twelve new songs on Revolutions Per Minute see Skid Row pull out all the stops. Bolan, Hill and Sabo play their guitars with a vengeance, firing off power chords by the second, turning their amps to the max and apparently knowing but one direction: straight ahead! Whether on the hook-oriented opener, 'Disease', the aggressive 'Another Dick In The System', the catchy 'White Trash' or the programmatic 'Shut Up Baby, I Love You' - their unadulterated vitality seems to practically jump out at the listener. The three string magicians expertly throw the bait to vocalist Johnny Solinger, who skillfully elaborates on the theme, refining the material further. Solinger pulls all the compositional strings, the material is constructed around him, he is at the epicenter of a soundquake that shakes the audience with full force. It is the power of a track named 'Strength' that marks Skid Row in general and Revolutions Per Minute in particular. And it is the close attachment of the five band members to their home country that continues to shine through and that Skid Row express on their country rock number, 'You Lie'.

Skid Row were founded in 1987 in a garage in Toms River, New Jersey - the band name referring to American inner city Ghettos and symbolizing the closeness of the musicians to the roots of heavy metal. Having been discovered by Jon Bon Jovi, Skid Row signed a management contract with McGhee Entertainment and a recording deal with Atlantic Records. Autumn 1988 saw the band ensconce themselves in the studio for the first time to record their debut album with the support of renowned producer, Michael Wagener. Skid Row arrived at the stores in 1989, immediately selling over five million copies in the U.S. alone, accompanied by a celebrated tour around the globe. Their second album, Slave To The Grind, came out in 1992, making it to No. 1 on the Billboard charts. Skid Row were the first metal act ever to achieve this feat. Slave To The Grind also sold several million copies, followed by another worldwide tour. Although there were a number of internal problems by 1995, the group returned to the recording studio to produce their album, Subhuman Race, which had the press suspect that it would be the last in Skid Row's career as the vocalist position was emptied, calling for an organizational restructuring phase.

In 1999, founder members Rachel Bolan, Scotti Hill and Snake Sabo decided to infuse Skid Row with new energy, refusing to have their band drift off into the land of rock memorabilia. Vocalist Johnny Solinger from Texas was suggested by a good friend of the band. The musicians visited Solinger's website and were immediately interested in what they heard. A few e-mails later, the vocalist found himself on a plane to New Jersey. "As soon as he walked through the door, he came across as confident and pleasantly low-key at the same time," Snake remembers. Rachel adds: "We knew after the first half of a song during that rehearsal that Johnny was our man. Great voice, amazing presence, and he knew exactly what this band is about."

In 2000, Skid Row scored the sought-after opening slot for Kiss' Farewell Tour - the mother of all tours, which brought Skid Row's music back to the starving masses. Since then, they have traveled thousands of kilometres on tour buses, played well over 400 shows and released their comeback album Thickskin. Revolutions Per Minute is another highlight in Skid Row's career. Who would have thought so ten years ago?

DISCOGRAPHY

SKID ROW (1989)
SLAVE TO THE GRIND (1991)
SUBHUMAN RACE (1995)
THICKSKIN (2003)
NEW: REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE (2006)

Courtesy of www.skidrow.com

Vince To Rock Carnival In 2007
Mood:  bright
Topic: Misc.
MOTLEY CRUE frontman Vince Neil will call the Carnival Cruise Lines "Fun Ship" Fascination his Home Sweet Home in January 2007. The four-day, three-night rock and roll cruise sets sail on Friday, January 12 from Miami, Florida, to Nassau, The Bahamas, and returns to Miami on Monday, January 15.

In addition to a live concert by Neil and his band, a wet and wild shore excursion is planned, and several on-board activities will help to raise money for his Skylar Neil Memorial Fund and the TJ Martell Foundation.

"I can't wait to rock the Carnival boat with my favorite fans. It's going to be a blast from start to finish, and will help support a cause that's very near to my heart," said Neil.

In true Vince style, there will be plenty of bikini-clad babes on and off the ship. Hooters will send thirty of their most beautiful models to compete in The Hooters Girls Girls Girls Bikini Contest, as part of Vince Neil's Tres Rios Tequila Beach Party. South Florida's finest Gentlemen's club, Pure Platinum, a long-time supporter of Neil's charitable efforts, is sending a bevy of Platinum beauties to be caddies for the Pure Platinum Miniature Golf Challenge, which will help to raise money for charity.

Vince Neil's Motley Cruise passengers will also enjoy a slew of other Rock Star Style amenities and events, including a custom Motley Cruise Survival Kit, Vince Vineyards Wine Tasting Party, a one-of-a-kind live charity auction, photo and autograph session with Vince, and a No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament where one lucky winner could disembark with an extra $10,000 in their wallet!

Cabin rates start at only $399 per person, and you must be 21 or older to sail (unless accompanied by an adult). For complete pricing and other details, and to reserve your spot on the cruise, visit www.motleycruise.org, or call 1-877-666-8539.

The Skylar Neil Memorial Fund supports research for children's Cancer, Leukemia and AIDS research, via the TJ Martell Foundation.

www.BlaBVBERMOUTH.NET

Steelheart Finishes New Album
Mood:  a-ok
Topic: Hair Metal
Hello everyone this is Mili.

I personally wanted to tell you that things are moving forward fast so I thought I should bring you up to speed to what's happening. The album is complete and it will be released in early spring of 2007. It is heavier and harder than the old SteelHeart, a new vision. This album cranks!!!!!!! We will release three songs before Christmas so everyone can get a taste of what's to come. I am happy to announce that I will be performing some dates in The US starting in Florida on November 3rd, just to get my feet wet and rock the F#$*ck'n house. Please check the site for dates this week.

I am also proud to say that Chris Risola will be joining me as my right hand Lead guitar gun slinger. As you all know, Chris is an amazing guitar player; I thought it would be great to have him with me on this new journey. Welcome aboard Chris!! We will be performing some old nasty SteelHeart as well as some songs from the movie "Rock Star" and then some songs from the new album. It will be a show not to miss.

The live SteelHeart DVD is complete and it will be released in Europe, October 2006 through SteelHeart Records LLC, Fallen Sky Records and distributed by Cargo. For everyone who would like to purchase the DVD before the US release you may do so in November 2006 at the SteelHeart store. We are anticipating a US release early next year.

SteelHeart Records has also entered into a new merchandising deal with Balzout and BioWorld, two leading manufacturers of the Heavy Metal/Rock merchandising. They support everyone from Led Zeppelin to Pantera, Megadeath just to name a few. In the near future you will be able to purchase SteelHeart swag across, Tower Records, Music land stores, Spencer's, Kohl's, Target, FYE. SteelHeart Records would like to thank licensing agent Jim Paidas of "Paidas Management" for his hard work in making this deal come together. The project is called "Rockstalgia", you may get more information at www.balzout.com or at the www.paidasmanagement.com website. This project is growing rapidly so please keep checking the site for news.

I will also post a new logo and snippets of the new album shortly. Take Care, I look forward to see you all live!!!!!!!!! Mili

Courtesy of www.steelheart.com

48 Hours Interviews New Supernova Frontman
Mood:  surprised
Topic: Modern
He may be a reality TV star, but twelve hours after the Rock Star: Supernova finale, reality had yet to set in for winner Lukas Rossi. "It's mind-blowing," he told us in a hangover haze while sitting poolside at new bandmate Tommy Lee's house, where he's crashing. "I'm just surprised anyone cares about a little punk from Toronto."

So are we! But like the hundreds of thousands who tuned in to see Tommy, Gilby Clark and Jason Newsted critique a glorified karaoke contest of freaks and geeks, we too were secretly captivated by the show and its two front-runners: the deep-voiced and dreadlocked South African Dilana Robichaux, and the emotive Lukas, who impressed both the judges and viewers with his intense delivery covering songs like Radiohead's "Creep" and the Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony." Sure, he must have ravaged the local Sephora for eye shadow and glittery lipstick on a weekly basis, and maybe the whole sunglasses-at-night thing is a bit played out, but the act paid off for the twenty-nine-year-old high school drop-out. And Tommy, for one, called it early on. "As soon as I first saw him, I thought, 'That's our man.' It wasn't necessarily about finding the best singer or the right look, it was about finding the guy -- or girl -- that could front this band . . . and Lukas is that person."

Judging by his behavior at the show's wrap party later that night, it seems Lukas has taken to his new rock star role quite naturally. Flanked on all sides by L.A.'s dimmest and drunkest, Lukas handled the ladies like he'd been negotiating groupie advances forever. To say that he liked the attention would be a major understatement. Even growing up, Lukas tells us, he didn't have pictures of his favorite bands the Cult or Smashing Pumpkins on his bedroom wall. "I wanted to be the one on the poster!"

And now that he may have that chance, this former line-cook at Hooters isn't wasting any time. He'll soon head into an L.A. studio to lay down vocals to almost a dozen already-written songs and one or two of his originals. And after that, the Supernova tour, which kicks off in December and features Dave Navarro's Panic Channel and the ridiculously rockin' Rock Star house band (fronted by the season's four runner-up contestants) as openers.

No doubt, it's a dream come true, but fame has its price and even on this first celebratory evening, Lukas paid it when he was accused by TMZ.com of leaving his girlfriend stranded outside of the Geisha House doors. Not cool, right? So being the stealth journos that we are, we tracked Lukas down the next night in the smoking section of the Henry Fonda Theatre where he, Dilana and finalists Tony Rand and Magni Asgeirsson came to see Supernova producer Butch Walker play with his band, the Let's-Go-Out-Tonites. Lukas's response to the item? "No comment." Tommy Lee has taught him well, indeed.

Courtesy of www.rollingstone.com

Let's See Some New Albums!
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: There seems to be a lot of new albums on the way from some of your favorite hair masters... and most of them look pretty good.
Topic: The Only-Rock Weekly Look

'Tis the season for new releases from some of your favorite bands. Quite a few look pretty good. Let's start out with some already released tracks:

-Iron Maiden's "The Reincarnation Of Benjamin Breeg": I bought this single the first day it came out, and man oh man, it was great! Basically classic Maiden with a newer flair, but not too new, it's still Maiden. A 7:21 mintue epic with some awesome vocals, guitars, and storyline. Great to see age hasn't taken the toll on these guys! Can't wait for the new album.

-Sammy Hagar and the Wabos' new album, "Livin' It Up": Sammy sounds great! The band can play some great music. I am a little saddened at the new turn of direction; it's very cliche and margaritaville-sounding. Don't get me wrong, it sounds good and fun, but it's not the old Hagar. He's beginning to lose it. I wouldn't recommend the album, but the single, "Let Me Take You There", is a must-have. Buy it on iTunes for 99c.

 

Here are the albums on the way from the metal world according to sleazeroxx.com:

10/03: Quiet Riot - Rehab

10/03: Jet - Shine

10/17: Twisted Sister - A Twisted Christmas

10/20: Kingdom Come - Ain't Crying For The Moon

10/24: Krokus - Hellraiser

10/31: Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell III

11/10: Pretty Maids - Wake Up To The Real World

Alldates are subject to change.

 I'm looking forward to the QR "Rehab", "A Twisted Christmas", and maybe "Bat Out Of Hell III". I've gotten the single for "Bat Out Of Hell III", and it sounds really heavy for Meat Loaf. Almost industrial-like.

I really wonder what the new Jet album will sound like. I hope it continues in the same direction as their debut.

 

Fall is the starting time for many great tours! Let's check out the ones either in progress or about to begin.

-L.A. Guns/Bulletboys, Aerosmith/Motley Crue, Mike Tramp's White Lion, Paul Stanley, Winger, Guns N' Roses, Wolfmother, Europe, W.A.S.P., Stephen Pearcy, Supernova (see below), Queensryche, and quite a few more. We have stories and dates on some of the tours in the Rock News Blog, others you'll have to research yourself.

 

Rock Star: Supernova has ended and a singer has been picked for Supernova! Lucas Rossi sings in the style of punk and was picked by Jason Newstead (bass, Metallica), Gilby Clarke (guitar, Hollywood Rose, Gn'R, Candy), and Tommy Lee (drums, Motley Crue & Solo).

Do I agree with their choice? Not at all... but this isn't the place to explain it all. I would've much more liked to see Toby or Magni get the gig. Too bad.

They are starting their tour very soon and have an album on the way. Hoever, it should be known that they have lost the rights to their name, Supernova. Long story short, they are now known simply as The Tommy Lee Project. We'll let you know when they decide on a name.

 

What's new with Only-Rock? Nothin' much. School takes it out of me, and gives me very little time to update. I'll try to update the Rock News Blog Mon., Wed., and Fri. Also, there should be a new Only-Rock Special next week, entitled The Guitarists. In this edition, we will go into the most important guitarists and solos of all time.

 

Misc: There is still no word on Chinese Democracy. I think time is running out for Axl to release it... if he doesn't soon, the Guns N' Roses fans may never see another album. Thinking positive :)

2/5 Of Ratt Hit The Road
Mood:  celebratory
Now Playing: Stephan and Jaun (original Ratt singer and bassist) begin their Metal In Amercia tour.
Topic: Hair Metal
Top Fuel Tours Present's The "Metal in America" Tour 2006.

Stephen and his Rat Bastards will be playing all the Ratt hit's and muzik from Arcade, solo and more.

Juan Croucier (former original bass player and singer/song writer for Ratt), will be fronting his power trio and handling bass guitar as well. Juan will be on as many shows as his schedule will permit. These two ex Ratt's (who haven't performed together in over a decade) will be "Laying it Down" for an end of night encore that will surely leave hard core Ratt fans screaming "Back for More"!

Other special guests will be announced!



Stephen Pearcy Solo Dates:
09/16/06 - Angels Roadhouse - Yucaipa, CA
10/20/06 - The Factory - Mexico City, Mexico
MIA Starts-------
10/27/06 - Vine Street Lounge - Hollywood, CA
w/ Special guests; the Juan Croucier Band
10/28/06 - Bourbon St - Concord, CA
10/30/06 - Hubba's House of Rock & Roll - Aurora, CO
10/31/06 - Venue 8 - Rapid City, SD
11/02/06 - Alley Catz - Lees Summit, MO
11/04/06 - The Winchester - Cleveland, OH
11/05/06 - The Ritz - Warren, MI
11/07/06 - Dingbatz - Clifton, NJ
11/08/06 - Whiskey Dix - Oreland, PA
11/15/06 - The Meridian - Houston, TX
12/02/06 - Tap Daddy's - San Jacinto, CA

Courtesy of www.stephen-pearcy.com