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Tag Archives: sleaze
Album review: LA GUNS – Made In Milan
Frontiers [Release date 23.03.18] The last two years have been nothing short of stunning for L.A Guns who have breathed new life back into the band and following last year’s “Missing Peace” album, we now have new live album “Made … Continue reading
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Tagged album, CD, classic rock, DVD, Frontiers, glam, LA Guns, live, Made In Milan, Phil Lewis, review, rock, sleaze, Tracii Guns
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Album review: PRETTY BOY FLOYD -Public Enemies
Frontiers [Release date 01.1.17] For a band that have been together, on and off since 1987, Pretty Boy Floyd are one of the few bands from that era that pretty much sound exactly the same as they did 30 years … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Frontiers, glam, Kristy Majors, Pretty Boy Floyd, Public Enemies, review, rock, sleaze, Steve Summers
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Album review: SANTA CRUZ – Bad Blood Rising
M-Theory Audio [Release date 10.11.17] Finnish band Santa Cruz have just released 3rd album “Bad Blood Rising” which, with its heavy yet melodic sleaze, builds nicely on its earlier predecessors whilst encompassing a more modern edge. Opening track “Young Blood … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bad Blood Rising, hard rock, review, rock, Sanat Cruz, sleaze
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Album review: LA GUNS – The Missing Peace
Frontiers [Release date 06.10.17] To be fair, I am a big fan of L.A Guns. Now before you assume that this review is going to be a one sided love fest, let me assure you that this is an upfront … Continue reading
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Tagged album, glam, LA Guns, metal, Missing Peace, Phil Lewis, review, rock, sleaze, Tracii Guns
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Album review: HANOI ROCKS – Reissues
HANOI ROCKS Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks/Oriental Beat/All Those Wasted Years (Dissonance Productions) Finish band Hanoi Rocks are a glam sleaze metal band largely responsible for an influence that directed the 80s metal scene. Formed in 1979 and recording … Continue reading
Gig review: L.A. GUNS – The Islington Academy, London, 25 March 2017
Having recently reunited after a ten year break, L.A. Guns vocalist Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns have just finished a UK tour which found the still popular band rolling back the years and sounding as good, and fresh, as they … Continue reading
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Tagged gig, glam, Islington Academy, L.A. Guns, Phil Lewis, review, rock, sleaze, Tracii Gunns
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Interview: PHIL LEWIS of L.A. GUNS
GRTR!’s Nikk Gunns catchEs up with Phil Lewis of L.A. Guns to hear about how he reunited with Tracii Guns and the band’s upcoming UK tour dates. You’ve been making music for a while now- sum your career in one … Continue reading
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Tagged gigs, interview, L.A. Guns, melodic, Phil Lewis, rock, sleaze, Tour, Tracii Guns
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Album review: THE WILD! – Wild At Heart
SPV/Steamhammer [Release date 17.02.17] Jailhouse tattoo sleeves, Jack Daniels, skanky birds, drag cars, chainsaws, yobbish football-terrace choruses, drinking double-fisted, whacking beer bottles with baseball bats, Powerage-era riffagery, setting fire to…anything, reckless frat-boy behavior, blue denim cut-offs, trailer-park trash attitude and I’m guessing, way out of date … Continue reading
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Tagged album, hard rock, Mike Fraser, review, rock, sleaze, SPV, the Wild!, Wild At Heart
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Album review: HANOI ROCKS – Strange Boys Box
Cleopatra Records [Release date 21.10.16] Vastly underrated yet hugely influential, Finnish legends Hanoi Rocks are said to have sold one million albums back in the Eighties. That is not many when you consider that without them we would not have … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andy McCoy, box set, Cleopatra Records, glam, Hanoi Rocks, Michael Monroe, review, rock, sleaze, Strange Boys Box
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Quick plays: REDLINE MESSIAH, OPERATION: MINDCRIME, SEVENTH WONDER
REDLINE MESSIAH Buzzbomd Records Redline Messiah hail from the Mid-West and are made up from a melting pot of Chicago and California punk and metal veterans. Having formed only last year, the band’s debut album is a punk laced melodic … Continue reading
Album review: THE SENTON BOMBS – Mass Vendetta
7HardRecords [Release date 15.04.16] This is the Senton Bombs fourth album and they have been plugging away for the past decade. I have not heard any of their previous albums but based on this one I will soon remedy that … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Buckcherry, Guns 'N' Roses, Mass Vendetta, review, rock, sleaze, the Senton Bombs
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Album review: DUST BOWL JOKIES – Dust Bowl Jokies
Rodeostar/ SPV [Release date – 22.04.16] This is the second album by the Swedish sleaze rockers Dust Bowl Jokies following on from their debut released back in 2012. Swaggering sleaze/ glam rock is the order of the day here with … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerosmith, album, CD, Dust Bowl Jokies, glam, Michael Monroe, review, rock, Rolling Stones, sleaze, Sweden
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Quick plays: CALLING ALL ASTRONAUTS, JOANA SERRAT, JAMES McARTNEY, DIRTY ACTION
CALLING ALL ASTRONAUTS Anti-Social Network This is Calling All Astronauts’ second album and they have been around since 2012, consisting of David B (vocals/programming), J Browning (guitars) and Paul McCrudden (bass). Musically they cover goth, rock, electro and certainly have … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, alternative, Americana, Billy Idol, Calling All Astronauts, country, Dhani Harrison, Dirty Action, glam, goth, James McCartney, Joana Serrat, Quick Play, reviews, rock, singer songwriter, Sisters Of Mercy, sleaze, The Blackberry Train
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Album review: THE LAST VEGAS – Eat Me
AFM Records [Release date 18.03.16] The Last Vegas are an American sleazy hard rock band and somehow they have managed to get their latest release “Eat Me” released on a German metal label… The band hail from Chicago, Illinois and … Continue reading
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Tagged Adam Arling, AFM, album, Bryan Wilkinson, Chad Cherry, Danny Smash, Eat Me, hard rock, Nathan Arling, review, sleaze, the Last Vegas
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Quick plays: DIRTBAG REPUBLIC, SNAKEWINE, TRAGIK
DIRTBAG REPUBLIC S/T www.dirtbagreoublic.bandcamp.com Now this is my kind of album- sleazy rock n roll neatly served up in 3 minute segments. This Canadian band have a sound that blends the likes of KISS, The New York Dolls, Cheap Trick … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, Alien Drive, classic, Dirtbag Republic, Phil Vincent, Quick Play, reviews, rock, sleaze, Snakewine, Stiff Staff, Tragik
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Album review: CLOSE QUARTERS – Always A Lot, Never Little
Fassberg & Osterlind Music “Always A Lot, Never Little” is the second album from Sweden’s Close Quarters, a band who slot in nicely somewhere between the Backyard Babies, Hardcore Superstar and Michael Monroe- all of which have recently released new … Continue reading
Gig review: HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, BONAFIDE – Live Rooms, Chester, 19 March 2015
By the time Oceans Black hit the rather cramped stage there is a reasonable crowd to see what turns out to be an excellent set from this relatively new band. Although only formed back in 2014 they have been honing … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 March 2015, Bonafide, Chester, gig, hard rock, Hardcore Superstar, Live Rooms, NitroDive, Oceans Black, review, rock, sleaze
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News: WHITESNAKE, JOHN LODGE, JETTBLACK – Wednesday 25 February 2015
Whitesnake release ‘The Purple Album’ on May 15th on Frontiers. It contains re-workings of Deep Purple songs from David Coverdale’s time in the band. Moody Blues member John Lodge releases his second solo album ’10,000 Light Years Ago’ on 4th … Continue reading
Gig review: SANTA CRUZ – The Barfly, Camden, London, 17 November 2014
A whole generation after grunge was supposed to have killed it, the sleaze and glam scene continues to thrive with younger Scandinavian bands leading a revival. The likes of Hardcore Superstar and Crash Diet have already made a mark and … Continue reading
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Tagged 17 November 2014, Amorettes, Camden, Dirty Thrills, gigt, glam, London, review, rock, Santa Cruz, sleaze, sleaze rock, The Barfly
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Album review: CASABLANCA – Riding A Black Swan
Gain/Sony Music [out now] American/Swedish band Casablanca have just released their sophomore album “Riding A Black Swan” and just 8 days into 2014 I would be surprised if I am not still listening to this on repeat at the end … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Casablanca, glam, review, Riding A Black Swan, rock, sleaze
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