It’s the single most burning question on the minds of concerned Americans today. So what am I referring to – McCain or Obama’s choices for a vice-presidential running mate? Nope. I’m talking about who will fill the rather large shoes left behind by Scott Weiland in Velvet Revolver ... read more
With this new found time, I’ve decided to focus my efforts on a new column (and napping). Every week, I’m going to look back at the previous seven days, cattily commenting on all the unseemly shit that went down. From newly announced tours to Rock n Roll deaths, I’ll infect every piece of news with my vindictive syringe of hate speech. To make it a challenge, I’m going to slide in at least fifty references to lead singers, drunken debutantes, and members of the clergy ... read more
The coroner’s report on the death of Quiet Riot lead singer Kevin Dubrow has been made public, and it now appears he’s the latest casualty in a long string of 80s related excess deaths. John Belushi (coke), those 93 Great White fans (indoor fireworks), Steve Clark (booze), Bon Scott(misadventure) and now Kevin DuBrow (coke) ... read more
I would like to make one thing clear: I never considered myself anything more than mildly entertained by the hair band phenomenon that swept the 80s. I’ll willingly admit I prefer the likes of Flocking Seagulls or Devo, but there is a part of me that can’t help but respect a male performer that could pull off spandex painted on with the same finesse of an Olympic gymnast better than I ever could ... read more
Kevin DuBrow, lead singer of the hair metal band Quiet Riot, died yesterday at the age of fifty-two. Best known for his cover of Slade’s “Cum On Feel The Noize”, DuBrow was a notorious loose cannon, frequently squabbling with both the media and his own band members. He was once unceremoniously fired after an ill-fated gig in Hawaii. The band flew back to the mainland without even informing him ... read more
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