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GB30 (Doll/Aeriel Stiles & Kery Doll interview)

2012-02-13T23:15:00.000-08:00

Hearts on fire, it’s a Valentine’s day episode of Glambone. Bringing you an exclusive interview with Aeriel Stiles & Kery Doll from L.A.’s once upon a time star attraction, Doll.

You all know the myth, Kery jumping out of a casket, the cages, the flash bombs, Michael Hannon leaving the band, Doll’s repertoire being recorded by Pretty Boy Floyd, the lawsuits, and all that... now hear the legend. Straight from their mouths. Kery will tell ya what he felt about Pretty Boy Floyd, listen to the stories he spews about his other band projects from that time including Trust Jesus and Demolition Gore Galore. Hear about the stage antic that was way over the top. And the stuff you didn’t know, such as Kery once playing with C.C. DeVille, and auditioning for Lizzie Grey. It’s all here, as the band celebrates it’s new CD release “Rock N Roll Freak Show,” featuring classic Doll tunes and new material, Aeriel & Kery are back in biz. Download GB30 for free here

On a side note, those of you wanting to see Keith Varady’s movie Scabbo (of Ruby Slippers fame), as first heard about here on GB19 can now pay per view/order the film through Amazon.com Click here

GB29 (Lizzie Grey interview)

2012-01-01T00:22:00.000-08:00

Glambone comes out of hibernation, the glitter chestnuts have been stored and ready for sharing. It’s a party in Hollywood, and just having a good time as we kick off the new year with an exclusive interview with lengendary L.A. veteran Lizzie Grey.

Listen as he recounts tales of the early days at the Starwood, and meeting Nikki Sixx for the first time, describing him as a John Waite look a-like with red spikey hair. In addition to all the heavy hitters Lizzie played with back when... “The Blackie project (London II) didn’t last long, maybe five or six months, nothing really came of it. It was another step of London slipping down another notch. And then when Blackie left London, whatever the reason, it wasn’t happening anymore. So that’s when things shifted, for me anyway. I said to Blackie ‘you’re great at being a monster, use your devil voice and do your best.’ He took my advice and Wasp was everything that was.”

Lizzie sums up his own career by saying “I gave it everything I had, and I still do.”

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GLAMBONE!

It's A Cat Dragged In

2011-12-26T12:04:00.000-08:00

Poison found inspiration for the back cover photography on Look What The Cat Dragged In from none other than 1980's sitcom It's A Living.

GB28 (Tom Werman interview, Myki Lash, Lizzie Grey's Roxy Roller)

2011-07-01T08:36:00.000-07:00

“Blessed undercover...blew the world to bits.” That was the tagline for Ruby Rockets, an L.A. band that was a lil too late on the scene, catching the tail end of the glam days along side Swingin’ Thing and Big Bang Babies. Ruby Rockets’ image was more on the darker side of

glam, a tinge of goth, kinda like the 2nd incarnation of fellow LA-sters The Brats.

It was only after the demise of Ruby Rockets that singer Myki Lash would try a more pop approach. Can you blame him for nickin’ part of the title of Lions & Ghosts debut for his own song? Well... anyhow...

his tune “Velvet Kisses” comes off more like the Soupdragons than anything else, and that isn’t neccessarly a good thing.

How many Tom Werman records are in your collection? I’m willing to bet you have a handful. Tom produced what are now considered classic rock albums by Cheap Trick, Motley Crue, Twisted Sister, Poison, Ted Nugent, and a whole slew of others.

I phone him up at his boutique Bed & Breakfast in Mass for a good chat. While he’s traded in his analog tapes in for linens & things, Tom definitely sheds light on what those legendary recording sessions were like and what he actually thinks of the Steve Albini produced version of his Cheap Trick “In Color” record that’s been floating around the net.

We’ll also hear his thoughts on “Dr. Feelgood,” the Crue record that followed his consecutive 3 Motley releases.

Sometime after the Nikki Sixx incarnation of London, Lizzie Grey put together a band called Roxy Roller with Leslie Knauer, who later went on to Precious Metal. Taking it’s name obviously from the Nick Gilder song, Roxy Roller had plenty of pop sensibility. “Ups & Downs” shows off cool character and catchyness... after hearing this track, it would certainly have been interesting to see just what else the band would’ve come up with... but no, Lizzie had to go all METAL and find Nadir for what, a 4th version of London?!

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FOR SALE: Demolition Gore Galore 12" vinyl, ultra rare!

2011-07-01T08:29:00.000-07:00

From Glambone's private collection, ultra rare vinyl of Kery Doll's obscure L.A. band Demolition Gore Galore. Bid now by clicking here.

GB27 (Jennifer Gottlieb of That Metal Show interview, Nick Gilder, Sammy Serious)

2011-06-01T06:08:00.000-07:00

When you think 70’s glam, the obvious names come up... but one of the most under rated has got to be Nick Gilder. Often thought of as a “one hit wonder” for his “Hot Child In The City” song, which hardly sums up just how great of a songwriter he actually was capable of being. Most fans of his will tell you “Frequency” is their favorite record by him. But I disagree. His best moment came after that with 1981’s “Body Talk Musik” released on none other than Neil Bogart’s Casablanca label. It’s a solid collection of songs from start to finish, showcasing the midas touch collaboration between him and guitarist James McCulloch. “Can’t Stop (Wanting The Good Times)” is a gem. Consider that a tease...the one you’re gonna hear on GB27 is a song later given to Kix to record on their 1983 “Cool Kids” record. Oddly enough, I’d have to say Kix tried to “pop” it up even more... but Nick’s

original stays ballsier. The great thing about this record is, you get the feeling he finally found his voice. At times grittier than the androgenous tone that made him famous on earlier releases. Both “City Nights” and “Frequency” were reissued together on CD a couple of years ago. Hopefully “Body Talk Musik” will follow suit.

Those of us that tune in regularly for VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show have surely recognized “Ms. Box of Junk.” Jennifer Gottlieb is the girl who smiles brightly as contestants who have “stumped the Trunk” dig their hands in to the mystery chest and pull out (more times than most) some band’s CD that they never would’ve bought in the first place.

We chat with Jen on this episode and learn about her acting background, having come off a year long national tour of the Broadway show The Wedding Singer, in which she played a ‘rocker chick’ loosely based on Lita Ford. We know how good she is at the chalk board with those top 5 lists, listen as we find out what her favorite films are as well as music artists. “I hate to be a sell-out, but I really like pop music. I like anything that I can dance to, anything that gets me motivated, anything that makes me feel...’cause I’m a dancer, and I love to express myself.”

What can we say about The Zeros that we haven’t already? Sammy Serious continues to keep the torch blazing, but let’s face it, the classic

line-up was the “4,3,2,1” era for the band. The upside is Sammy (pictured right looking very Alice Cooper like) has released various CD’s compiling loads of cool tunes from the day, such as the one we spotlight on this ‘cast, in the form of “Over You.” If you think Juicy Miss Lucy or any of the countless clones who’s names I forget were capable of crafting such a timeless melody as this, you are sadly mistaken.

Vanity Theft is an all-girl band of twenty somethings that came to my attention having witnessed them take the stage at Jimmy Quill’s ranch

during South By this past March. While the CD over extends its usage of filtered synth trickery, the band is best when they embrace pop simplicity without trying to over think the trends. Why the catchiest

song (“End Scene”) is featured towards the end of the CD, I couldn’t tell ya... would be much cooler to have opened with it.

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GB26 (Michael Des Barres interview, Plastic Fantastic)

2011-05-01T06:41:00.000-07:00

We all know the start of the 90’s was in a terrible state of style. It’s no wonder really that 6 years into the decade we would see bands longing to bring back a sense of flash and excitement. Usually it’s a 15 year cycle before what’s old is new again. But in a pool of flanel and matted down unwashed hair, sprouted young twenty-somethings to study the sound and design of Roxy Music, Adam Ant, & Japan records.

Plastic Fantastic (pictured above) were among a group of a handful of bands leading the way in this movement labeled ‘romo.’ Which was a hybrid of taking “new romantics” and merging it with “modernists.” As the music also suggested, it was not just a rehash of 80’s, no no, that would come later in 2004 with some very lame bands that deliberately set out to be retro while forgetting to put their own spin on it.

The romo bands had personality. Plastic Fantastic’s singer, Stuart, with his golden glam charisma, hell, he could be the mascot for Glambone!

“Complementary Electron” shows a tip of the hat to Roxy Music, while

injecting their own character in to it.

You’ve probably heard enough about SXSW right now, but let it be said again that Jimmy (Thrill) Quill’s end of bash at his Red Horse ranch was a blast. Moments upon arriving, I was unexpectedly whisked away to the house to talk privately with rock legend, singer/actor Michael Des Barres. For being in his young 60’s, the man looks and sounds great. Exuding class, coolness, sex appeal, and hunger for rock ‘n roll. Listen as he recounts the time when pal Don Johnson of Miami Vice fame patched up a few loose ends when the Powerstation suddenly decided Michael wasn’t going to be the singer, only to rehire him immediately after Don’s intervening. He also tells us about coming to the States for the first time. “I came to America in ’72 with Silverhead, this glam rock band which was a classic case of a band that collectively weighed 150lbs and was addicted to every drug known to man, every sexual experience possible, and completely oblivious to anything other than three chords and velvet.”

The ‘cast closes with a guy outta Vegas by the name of Gigli. His EP was produced by Ron Mancuso of Bang Bang/Beggars & Theives noteriety. No clue what he’s done since this 2000 release, but the track featured “Katherine Miller Seriel Killer” is one of those gems that

should’ve garnered him lots of attention, maybe the fact that his image was too Bob Mould-like had something to do with him going unnoticed, now had he thrown a feather boa around his head and applied heavy eyeshadow to his mug like Angie Aparo, then maybe his chances at that point in time would’ve served him well.

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GB25 (Jaime St. James interview, Agent X)

2011-04-01T06:48:00.000-07:00

Ready for the world, or R U just ready to gitcha Bone on?! Let me love you till the morning comes. Alright, nevahmind the urban spoon... GB25 opens up and says ahh with a rare treat from Billy D’Vette and his old posse’ once upon a time known as Agent X (pictured right with Mayor of the Sunset Strip, Rodney Bingenheimer w/the penis-head hair-do). The band also featured Danny Simon (aka Simon Daniels, aka “Brazilian Recording Star”) on vocals. GB6 showcased their gem “Rock & Roll Angels,” but what we didn’t tell you then is the roots of how that song came about.

Started out being called “Sheila.” It was under the advice of the Runaways brainchild Kim “I wrote King Of The Nightime World” Fowley,

that suggested the later title of what the song became. With recording engineering twiddling of the knobs from Candy’s Jonathan Daniel, who happened to be chumming it up with Fowley at the time, as evident on the god-awful songs he contributed to on the Runaways “Young And Fast” slab of shite, Jonathan recorded “Sheila” on his 4-track in his bedroom. Billy tells us a small label known for releasing CD’s of L.A. band demos is currently discussing the possibilities of releasing all the Agent X recordings sometime in the near future. We’ll keep you posted, in the meantime, fix your ears on this.

Summer of ’11 hard rockers can expect the long awaited return of Black N Blue with their first studio record in 20 years. Jaime St. James phones in for cool convo as we ask him about the new release, the early days of Movie Star featuring Julian Raymond (Dear Mr. President), and the story behind being part of one of the first Kiss tribute bands (Cold Gin) that really ignited the fire in loads of bands to follow, all paying homage to the masked 4-some.

“Basically, Tommy said (to the other guys) well you know Jaime can play drums, he knows all this stuff, and he would be perfect. So they called me and I said ok I’ll come in and I’ll sit in with you guys. But there has to be one thing understood, I’m not playing in a Kiss tribute band unless we put the make-up on and get full costumes, otherwise it doesn’t make any sense...just gonna walk up there in jeans and a t-shirt that would be stupid. And I said, let me tell you something guys, we’re either gonna be the heros of L.A. or we’re gonna be the goats, and I aint no god damned goat.” Jaime goes on to say “not only did it start the tribute thing, it also I think influenced Kiss to put the make-up back on, to be honest with you.”

The packed half-hour show closes with one of the last of the good ones that Jonathan Daniel penned. “Lies My Father Told Me” surfaced as a tune on The Loveless cd. The version here actually sounds closest to what we would expect, a song that could easily have been from the end of the Candy/Gilby days. With Ryan Roxie’s guitar playing, you can not go wrong. Untill of course the band re-recorded the track with guitarist John Ceparano on “A Tale Of Gin & Salvation,” who’s style would’ve much better paired up with a jazz trio. Way too much over usage of the Roland JC120, but thankfully this version exists. Now we can just take the piss out on the current pic of Jonathan... what ever happened to fun? I got a better question... what the fuck happened to you?!

to the Bone!

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SXSW 2011

2011-03-22T06:24:00.000-07:00

SXSW belonged to the Biters this year. An early eve gig at the Aquarium on 6th St kicked it off with guns blazing. The stage was no more than 4x4, how they managed not to take each others eyes out with the guitar’s headstock is sheer amazement. Let me just say the band killed it. Leashing into “Hang Around,” it was nonstop energy from the start of the set to the end of the set. With the stage positioned right at the club’s entrance and about 2 feet from the bar, Biters had a room full of rock hungry maniacs squished together like sardines, all clamoring to witness what we’ve known for almost a year now...that this band could very well be the saving grace for real rock ‘n roll, how it was meant to be done. No artsy BS, no hipster attitude, just loud, catchy, dirty, anthemic goodness from skinny tatted up dudes that makes you remember how rock ‘n roll was very much like being in a gang. The band’s vocalist - Tuk, has the gift. Girls wanna bed him, boys wanna be him. I literally witnessed girls handing them their phone numbers afterwards and offering them a place to stay during their visit. The excitement Biters generate

is undeniable.

Later that night, Biters were off to do their second show, a mere 2 and a half hours after the Aquarium. This time at Scoot Inn, on the further east side outskirts of the city. With an outdoor full size stage and Marshall amps behind ‘em...the band attacked with high intensity once again, and kept the momentum fueled up right to the end, closing with a cover of “Strutter.” With their influences firmly planted in 70’s glam rock, we knew they had to have some love for Kiss, and they sure showed it, with a true to original version that sounded tailor made for the band.

Saturday, the boys did an afternoon show at Jackalope on 6th St. Highlight’s of this set was during “Melody For Lovers” when the band segwayed directly into the chorus of The Cars “Just What I Needed.” Serving as a morsel of fun, but also as a mindfuck to let you know where “Melody For Lovers” took a nice nick off of.

Off stage, the boys make no bones about how they’re working their asses off. With four SX shows, that is proof right there that indeed they are... not to mention 3 ep’s, including the newly released 7 song

“All Chewed Up.” If the big labels, or industry honchos aren’t sniffing

around this band yet, then you guys must be smelling your own stench. Biters RULE!

Sunday was a well needed decompressor. Jimmy Quill (aka Jimmy Thrill) threw his annual “end of SXSW bash” at his Austin ranch, Red Horse. The lovely picturesque peaceful backdrop of his ranch served as a welcoming retreat for friends, to gather for drink, eats and RnR provided by none other than the legend, Michael Des Barres who performed a no frills good-time set, and later was joined by Keaton Simons for a lil bluesy shuffle. The night was later turned over to a new all-girl band called Vanity Theft. Stay tuned, you’ll be seeing ‘em pop up on Glambone real soon. Many thanks to Jimmy for his great hospitality and South By send off.

Ride On!

GB24 (Vicky Hamilton interview, The New Torpedos, The Art)

2011-02-01T05:35:00.000-08:00

In the midnight hour she cried more, more, more...With a rebel yell she cried twenty four, GB24! Phil Lewis leads us into this month’s podcast with the band he formed right after his days in Girl with Phil Collen. The band was known as The New Torpedos. It was short lived, and all over by 1984 when Phil jumped ship to front the UK group Torme’ before crossing shores to Cali where he would replace Paul Black and get a second lease on his career with LA Guns. The track spotlighted here is “Midnight Alibi.”

Things get interesting when former A&R queen Vicky Hamilton phones in for a chat. If you don’t know who she is, all you need to do is look on the liner notes of some of the biggest records of the 80’s. She was a star maker, helping to launch the careers of Motley Crue, Poison, Guns ‘N Roses, and loads of others. Listen as she recounts some great stories of the early days on the Sunset Strip. “We had a thing called Borrow A Book at Licorice Pizza where you were allowed to take out 5 records a week and when you brought them back you got 5 more. Nikki (Sixx) was always hitting me up to use the Borrow A Book, but the problem was he never brought back any of the records, so he was a pain in my ass. That’s how we sorta met, the friendship started there.”

But not all were hits, she sheds light on some of the misses too, and also brings us up to speed with her current projects, including a musical of a “glam rock surfer dude” that she hopes to get on the stage this year called Glitter Beach. We take a listen to the title song as well. Visit Vicky’s website for more.

During the 80’s hey day, not all bands had the luxury of moving themselves to L.A. Some bands just stayed in their small town, yeah, like as if that was gonna do them any good. Asfalt Jungle, ok, if you’re gonna spell it like that, you’re just leaving yourself open for people to call you ASS FAULT. These guys were a band from Alabama who’s great big shot came when they opened for Dirty Looks, and (drum roll please) New Haven. We disect their tune “Here Comes Trouble,” but don’t write ‘em off completely... there’s something to be said about front man Scott Borchetta (who went by the name Scott Rage back then), many years later he would do a Clark Kent and turn into a super hero by discovering a youngin’ named Taylor Swift and heading up his own label, Big Machine Records. Now why couldn’t Ron Keel have done that?

It’s a Doucheband of the Month no-brainer this time around, with a band called Shock. Not to be confused with the 80’s L.A. band Shock & The Night And Day Horns, although I’m pretty sure there’s no great difference in just how many degrees of douche separates the two from each other anyway. Listen closely to the first douchetune, I swear the words the singer is singing are “landlord’s calling, we got the police, now we lost our lease.” Priceless. No fucking kidding you guys are homeless.

GB24 closes with the band Vicky Hamilton tells us about called The Art. Hailing from Australia, they just released a record over there which I’m sure will be no trouble finding on iTunes. The song “Step Inside” featured here brings to mind hints of Arcade Fire, Kill Hannah, and reminds me of what Babylon Zoo was trying to do 15 years ago with “Spaceman” in the midst of the Britpop explosion. It’s cool & catchy, and the singer isn’t afraid to shy away from his androgenous glam self.

Strutting like a peacock!

Year in Review

2011-01-04T06:19:00.000-08:00

GB18 featured the Biters from Altanta, GA. The band released 2 worthy EP’s in 2010, or perhaps they are both intended to make for one complete record. Either way, it was a smart move to get the music out there. The first half featured the instantly catchy “Hang Around” along with a couple other gems. Months later came the second half, leading off with “Melody For Lovers,” a tune that sits perfectly in the Biters repertoire of Orange-amped electrifying guitars with punky attitude vocal delivery, wrapping that around radioactive melodies. Go here for more on this gang.

On GB19 we had an exclusive interview with Keith Varady. He’s traded in his guitar for a camera, and working steadily on building his resume of own film projects. Tenderloin, his recent flic has undergone a name change since we last spoke. Now titled Scabbo. The movie takes you through the skid row area of San Fran, where Hepburn (played by Michael Quinn ), a transvestite with a love for the drugs

befriends his crack addicted neighbor and murders him. He is haunted by the ghost, interrogated, but through lies and deceit the crime is thrown out the window. The DVD will be available for purchase through KV’s website, coming soon.

We turned you on to Kenward Cooper in GB21. He’s got a project called This Episode, which Rick Parker of Lions & Ghosts fame is producing. You can be involved in the making of this record by going here.

GB23 (Joe Normal interview, Head On, Precious Metal)

2011-01-01T07:12:00.000-08:00

Have you made your New Year’s resolution to wear more eyeliner than the year before? Glambone has. We’re kicking off 2011 with GB23, starting it up with Head On. A band from San Francisco that recently had their 25 year reunion show back in August last summer. The song

spotlighted is “Heard It On The Radio.” A tune that brings to mind similarity to Off Broadway. Hey, maybe Head On was another band Chip & Donnie clusterfucked into lifting a few ideas from as well.

Glambone brings yet another exclusive interview this month, in the form of Joe Normal. He discusses the fallout that led to The Zeros demise when Danny was kicked out. “We kinda just realised at that point that the whole chemistry of the band had got fucked up. It just didn’t feel like it was worth it to go on with the current line up without Danny ‘cause he was such a big part of the chemistry of those four guys known as The Zeros.” Joe talks about the new band Cold Blue Rebels featuring himself along with Danny Dangerous, Mickey Finn of Jetboy, and ex-Glamour Punks drummer Spaz Draztik.

As a highlight companion to the interview, put on your purple Converse high tops as we flashback to a live Roxy gig of The Zeros in

their prime. A bootleg that I personally dubbed from the audience.

We also check out a track from Joe's new band Cold Blue Rebels.

It’s a double header Doucheband brawl as Ana Black goes toe to toe with Jim Gillette’s old band Slut. Michael Angelo is in the corner carrying the spit bucket.

As we enter the new year, keep chasing the stars, as Lizzie Grey once said. If you’ve checked out Glambone’s YouTube channel then you know the version of the song “Chasing Rainbows” that Blackie

Lawless sang on in one of the early incarnations of the band London.

Lizzie tried to give life to this song a number of times. It later resurfaced on his debut Ultra Pop record, and then again would find a

home on the 1990 self titled Precious Metal release. It’s the 3rd one here that we dust off the glitter on. Singer Leslie Knauer’s addlibbed vocal at the end of the choruses makes me think of Joan Jett’s “Hold Me,” which isn’t a bad thing at all. One thing for certain is this song has legs. Lizzie, 4th time’s the charm maybe?

Dream a glitter dream

GB22 (Tommy Gunn interview, Taz, Warrant)

2010-12-01T05:47:00.000-08:00

Glitter bells, glitter bells, glitter all the way...oh what fun it is to put on eyeliner today. HAPPY HOLIDAYS from Glambone! Are you ready for it? Well, someone’s ready for you, as K.K. from Taz anthemized on their very first demo from 1986 when the band wore their glam stylings to the max. Yes, the band progressed after that, and who could blame them for stretching their creativity. “Desert Dog Night” from their last recordings is as equally captivating as any of their glam gems. But enuff about the changes, let’s celebrate the glam that once was and is forever kissed and sealed with lipstick.

We are pleased to bring you another exclusive interview. This month shines on legendary NYC club promoter Tommy Gunn. The man behind the metal years of the Cat Club. He’s full of great stories and recollections of the early days of club culture in New York during the 70’s and 80’s.

“Max’s (Kansas City) on the other hand was totally different, it was more of a low key rock ‘n roll hang out. You would hang out at the bar and you’d always have this feeling like something’s about to happen. Somebody cool’s gonna walk in, or something’s about to break. People would walk in but at that point it was like oh that’s only Joey Ramone, or that’s only Blondie, or that’s Andy Warhol. You’re like, okay something’s gonna happen, and you want to be part of it. But you don’t realise until many years later it was happening around you and you were waiting for something else to happen.”
Tommy tells us briefly about the book he’s writing, his autobiography.
As he’s sent a couple of chapters to Glambone already, I can only tell you that it is one entertaining ride that’s gonna keep you glued to the pages. And I’ve read tons of these rockstar autobio’s... Tommy’s stories are stuff of rock ‘n roll dreams. In his own words, Tommy says
“it is about an adventure in life that we all participated in one way or another. If someone does not tell the story, one day it will not be even a memory, and no one will ever know what fun we had.”

One of the Cat Club regulars is featured on the ‘cast in the form of Roxx. A personal favorite of Tommy Gunn’s at the time. “Give Up Your Heart” is straight outta the TNT “Intuition” meet’s Bon Jovi “Slippery When Wet” book of rock. Fit for the arena’s for sure. It’s a catchy song, with solid production that tips the hat to the aforementioned records. Gotta smile for the sax solo, a task that only east coast and UK bands seem to properly pull off.

What’s an episode without “Doucheband of the Month?” Um... we’d rather not know. Find out who’s crap is served up on a silver platter this time around.

Special shout out to Katja from Norway, for winning the Pharoah “Rocksville Station” contest. Visor Boy is on his way!

The podcast closes with a 1987 demo track from Warrant. It’s one of those semi-ballads that Jani did oh so well. “Only A Man” is the track,
what...was Jani listening to Kiss’ The Elder way too much and thinking how he could put a spin on “Just A Boy?” Or was he just keeping in line with his “Heaven” and “Sometime She Cries” type numbers? Either way, two words for you Jani: Plain Jane. Time to resurrect.

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'twas the night before glam...

GB21 (Scott Lipps interview, Lions & Ghosts)

2010-10-10T06:07:00.000-07:00

21 to “officially” get your drink on, 21 for a winning hand in blackjack, how ‘bout GB21 for a hairspray superhold to satisfy your tease n’ please needs? Yeah, I thought you’d concur.

The neon was aglow on the crest of the millenium in Las Vegas, years

before bands from the casino cesspool would surface with their Nord’s and neckties, there stood Kenward Cooper. Much in the way how Nancy Boy was poised for a revival, Cooper (pictured above) was dropping hints of 80’s before it became the norm from ’04 to present.

“Don’t Get Emotional” off his 2001 debut cd is a saccharin sweet glam pop confection that mixes Suede with The Cars.

What if Jimmy Thrill went on to be the next Hugh Hefner, or Brent Muscat went on to become a restaurateur ala Eric Ripert? Ok, maybe

not Brent, but maybe Keri Kelli if we were talking about sushi bar franchises. One L.A. rocker did just that, reinvented himself.

Scott Lipps was the drummer of Black Cherry. The band that featured

original LA Guns singer Paul Black. He would flyer the streets with the best of ‘em, promoting his gigs, schlepping his drums around, living and breathing rock ‘n roll. 10 years ago, after stints with working at record labels, Scott upped the ante and started his own modeling agency. Today, One Management represents a bevy of top models like Bar Refaeli to Claudia Schiffer and is a household name in the industry.

Lots of recollections about the early days here... we also find out who his all time top faves are in music, models, and fashion. “John Varvatos. John is more knowledgeable about music than I’d say 98 percent of the musicians I’ve met.”

We also spotlight one of the bands Scott manages, in the form of Arckid, (pictured here) featuring Royston Langdon (ex-Spacehog) on vocals.

A cool hooky guitar driven tune that’ll get you yearning to breakout the “Chinese Album” all over again.

When “Velvet Kiss Lick Of The Lime” by Lions & Ghosts was released in

1987, if you had good ears then you immediately noticed something different about this band. A certain sophistication that separated them from their Hollywood neighbors. The songs had class. Sure, Tony Visconti laid some magical string arrangements down on the record.

But as we hear on the demo track of “Man In A Car” that we uncovered from ’85, that happy-go-lucky violin melody was already in place.

After the second record when L&G split, guitarist Michael Lockwood put together a more powerpop outfit called Wink. The band had a great live energy about them, that of which is captured even on their studio

demos. We close the podcast with “How Can I Tell You Goodbye.”

Glambone is having its 1st contest giveaway. The sexglamgloom guys in Pharoah are part of a new comic book series called Rocksville Station. They’ve supplied us with one plush toy of the series character “Visor Boy.” One lucky listener will win this and have it sent to them before Xmas. All you need to do is email ( glambone @ hotmail ) or Facebook message me with your name/address and it will go into a fishbowl, to be picked out on Thanksgiving day.

You can listen to the GB21 podcast now on this page at the top of the header. Go green! If you’re on the run, as always you can download it here

GO GLAM!

GB20 (Jimmy Thrill interview, Japan, Lypswitch)

2010-09-01T05:39:00.000-07:00

Fall arrives with glam-goodness as we kick off GB20 with a rare demo track from one of England’s influential commodities, Japan. Before the band went pioneering underground in their art/ambient/electronic direction, Japan were quite keen on sounding brash and explosive, mixing up New York Dolls glam with Parliament Funkadelic groove.

Their debut “Adolescent Sex” is a classic must-have. We uncover a rough demo from 1977 of the song that would become the titletrack for that 1st release.

Rattlesnake Shake were one of L.A.’s hopefuls from ‘87-’89... How bands like Junkyard and The Hangmen got deals when they didn’t is one of those head scratchers that leaves you guessing. Jimmy Thrill had all the goods of a superstar, and is out to prove now that he's still got that 'crazy look.'

In our exclusive interview, Jimmy recounts his working relationship with the late legendary Kiss manager Bill Aucoin, his days of running rampant with Taime Downe as he recalls “I hung out with their band, I was part of their band. It was weird, it’s like Vicky Hamilton would order them a limo for a show let’s say at the Troubador and I was in that limo with them. I was just sorta Taime’s dude.”

He also talks about the new EP that’s released this month, that of which is worth checking out. Hell, it’s worth the 5 bucks alone just for the greatness that is “Shooting Daggers.”

Rattlesnake’s seemed to be everywhere back then, you had Motley singing it, Electric Angels had theirs, so no surprise to find another L.A. band with their street appeal called Lypswitch (pictured above) singing a sleazy lil ditty “Rattlesnake Skin.”

There’s only one doucheband contestant this month, and when you get a load of Rockdolls, you’ll understand just why.

The ‘cast closes with ex-Jellyfish guitarist Jason Falkner doing his nicely beat up version of Def Leppard’s “Photograph.”

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Sleazy does it!

Second Strike!

2010-09-01T05:28:00.000-07:00

Second strike! Pharoah returns to the stage this month, see the band perform live in NJ!

GB19 (Keith Varady, China, Plain Jane)

2010-07-01T06:02:00.000-07:00

Sparks fly in July with GB19. Two for Tuesday, or Thursday, er... whichever day you’re not hungover enough to put your earbuds in and indulge in the mascara and rouge goodness of Glambone. Get your download here.

The ‘cast lights it up first with 2 songs of the same name, but different. China (pictured above) was a band on the L.A. scene once known as Barbie.

They had a healthy dose of sleaze in their presence, and as evident on

their song “Heartbreak City” a bit of The Cult stylings in their favor too. Sadly they drifted to other projects, with guitarist Jim Torgeson forming Virgin with Riki Rachtman, and Clark James moving on to Cathouse, before smack would get the best of him.

Plain Jane would’ve been a far cooler band than Warrant had they hit. Hell, they were. Jani crafted a sing-along summer type of song with his “Heartbreak City.” The great part of this song is the bridge, which takes on a more darker tone, like from day to night. Jani, try ressurecting your old Plain Jane tunes, it’s a hell of a lot better than anything you’ve done in the last 20 something years.

One of Gazzarri’s mainstays finds themselves reaching for the trophy in this show’s “Doucheband of the Month” in the form of Brunette. Find out who their opponent is in this face-off.

Kings of L.A.’s glam scene in the 80’s - Keith Varady of Ruby Slippers fame drops by the studio for an exclusive interview.

We chat with him about everything from the infamous “cleavage” pic to his metamorphosis into becoming a film maker, and his most recent movie Tenderloin.

Speaking of Ruby Slippers, it’s more than suitable to play a lil something by Michael Arden’s post-Slippers band Mon Cheri.

Serious Pleasure was another L.A. band from the mid to late 80’s. With their sound leaning toward the funk/pop hybrid of Dan Reed Network and Darling Cruel.

Git'cha bone on!

Demand your Bone!

2010-06-01T06:46:00.000-07:00

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GB18 (The Biters, Electrik, Ghost Of Lovers)

2010-05-01T05:39:00.000-07:00

Ready to get your toes burried in the sand? GB18 heats up and brings a track to you from the demo vaults of L.A. band Electrik. These guys carried over the Sunset Strip party into the 90’s. Whenever the band played “Sunshine And Rollerskates” live, they would come out on stage wearing their skates and shimmy around like they were cruising the boardwalk.

The Vamps originated in Baltimore in the 80’s, with a sound more akin to the new wave/rock n roll mix of The Alarm. It’s founding members Jimi K. Bones and Johnny Vance would later head to NYC where they re-made themselves as a sleazy GNR inspired outfit known as Skin & Bones. We uncover the track “Don’t Go” by The Vamps.

In our “Gem of the Month” segment, former Exboyfriends member Paul Ciconne brings to us a track from the band Tommi & The Love Tribe (pictured above).

Glambone’s infamous “Doucheband of the Month” battle continues, as we expose Syren (how doucheband is it if ya gotta spell siren with a Y?!) and the band Shame, that not even Gene Simmons could help save.

In a time when everything seems to have been done already, it’s hard sometimes to get excited about a new band. But there’s reason to be thankful for rock n roll again, with a band from Atlanta, GA called The Biters (pictured right). Not only do they proudly profess their love for being influenced by the best of glam like classic Bowie, golden era Alice, Slade, and TRex, but instead of being a parody of those artists (as loads of bands tend to do), The Biters injects their own personality & serves up a platter of catchy gems with just the right amount of punk attitude.

The podcast closes with a band from the UK that loves their hairspray and Hanoi-tinged threads. Ghost Of Lovers, with the track “Iona.”
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Swallow this and
say...Ahhh!!

GB17 Glam Goes Pop! (20/20, Monsters Are Waiting, Melody Club)

2010-04-01T06:47:00.000-07:00

April fools on those looking for your regular dose of lipstick pouting Hollywood rockers. Glam goes pop in this episode. Need not worry, you’ll find plenty of commonality that runs a thread through these bands and what you usually fancy. Download the podcast here http://glambone.mypodcast.com
We kick it all off with the band 20/20. They made their name on the Hollywood scene in 1977. Catchy songs like “Nuclear Boy” & “Yellow Pills.” We take a listen to the later. Note the vocal stylings that certainly rubbed off on Enuff Z’Nuff.

Sure the L.A. circuit dried up in the early 90’s...but there will always be bands hailing from sunny California, no matter what the current wave is. In 2006 the band Monsters Are Waiting put forth their debut indie release, combining British elements and danceable grooves lined with silky cute girl vocals. The podcast spotlights the opening track, “Last Goodbye.”

During a time when music needed a serious kick up its own arse, a band from Oklahoma of all places stood apart. Appealing to many genres, they depressingly got lost in bins of college
rock. Chainsaw Kittens singer Tyson Meade’s influences were firmly rooted in Bowie, T-Rex, the Dolls, and Cheap Trick. “Pop Heiress Dies”
is a glorious tune from a record that was poised to put the band on the map.

Powerpop tunesmith Matthew Sweet in recent years has made records with the Bangles Susanna Hoffs, among others. We go back to his early solo records and present the track “Vixen.” Is it a song about Roxy Petrucci’s nice looking bum? Hmm...

Another band from the land of ABBA comes in the form of Melody Club (pictured in front of automobile). If the Ark had a band of brothers, it would be these guys.
Although they mix synths with crunchy guitars, they look like they’d sound more sleazy than they actually do. They craft great melodies with ultra polished production. “Where Do I Belong” is addictive stuff.

The podcast closes with a classic from The Flamin’ Groovies. Michael Monroe did a great job covering it on his Nights Are So Long album and keeping it true to the original, yet putting his stamp all over it. From the Groovies 1976 release of the same name, here’s the title track “Shake Some Action.”

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Now show me some
titties!!!

Tommy Gunn... 20 years later

2010-03-01T07:06:00.000-08:00

Cat Club's famed main man Tommy Gunn throws a one night only bash at Bowery Electric in NYC
April 1st, 2010. Bands will reunite for the special event.

GB16 (Vince Votel interview, The Lawyers, Saigon Saloon)

2010-02-15T13:23:00.000-08:00

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GB16 welcomes former Ruby Slippers/Spiders & Snakes bass player Vince Votel (pictured live with Ruby Slippers and Street Angel promo shot)
to the studio for an exclusive interview. While today he spends his time on ice playing hockey for the San Diego Bruins, he sets the story straight on KV’s notorious bustier wearing antics, and recounts the days of teaming up with L.A. legend Lizzie Grey. “Originally he just asked if he could borrow my bass, and not really my bass playing, but I ended up being his bass player for many many years,” quips Vince. Hear the entire interview on the podcast for more rock n roll tales.

The episode kicks off with The Lawyers (pictured below). A band from the late 70’s that featured pre-Wasp/LA Guns drummer Steve Riley, and Randy Rand pre-Autograph on bass. The band released one record, and at the time of recording The Lawyers also featured guitar player Jeff Lebansky, who later went on to 28if (as featured on GB10).
We take a listen to the track “I Don’t Need Nobody” from the hard to
find debut.

From the New England scene comes a band from the mid 90’s called
Ill Starred. Sounding like they wore out their vinyl copy of “Whatever
Happened To Fun.”

What episode would be complete without an installment of Glambone’s
infamous “Doucheband of the Month” segment? We listen as 2 bands
battle it out this show. Find out who’s crap reigns supreme.

Closing with a track from L.A. street glamsters Saigon Saloon (pictured above). It doesn’t get any glammer than having a guy in the band named Scarlet
Rowe. Saigon Saloon’s sound was more rooted in The Faces, and the
Dolls, as evident on “Damn This Heartache.” In keeping with the tradition of Motley by posing with naked bimbos in porn mags while trying to survive on the L.A. scene, for all you fanatic collectors out there - Saigon Saloon can be seen in the December 1989 issue of Hustler with Christy Canyon on the cover, in a 3 page “spread” displaying the backstage shenanigans of their aftershow activities.
Now that’s rock n roll. I bet some of you are looking for the back-issue
as you read this.

Lick my BONE!

Doucheband Extravaganza!

2010-02-01T07:35:00.000-08:00

Is Axatak a doucheband? We know Hans Naughty is. Download the
special extravaganza episode at http://glambone.mypodcast.com and
find out who's at the top of the list!

GBnewyear (Vanity Kills, Kill For Thrills)

2010-01-01T07:30:00.000-08:00

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Champagne hangovers but the glitter lingers. The new year podcast kicks off with Vanity Kills (aka In Vogue). Back in the late 80’s In Vogue came on the scene with their Gene Loves Jezebel “House Of
Dolls” inspired look and befriended Julian Raymond as they were
inspired by his glam synth flop - Bang Bang. This relation would prove solid when Julian landed his first A&R gig at Hollywood Records and took along In Vogue for the ride. Producing the record, it’s apparent that the direction was not to make Life Part III, but instead give them a high fashion gloss that would flatter the likes of Bete Noire-era Bryan Ferry. Prior to release of the record, the band would scale down to a 3-piece and change their name from a Japan titled song to an ABC titled song. From the 1991 Vanity Kills record, “Holiday Of Passion” shines, complete with its Rod Stewart “Lost In You” influenced riff.

SuccSexx and Mannekin duke it out for the 2010 Doucheband of the Month award.

Another gem in the treasure chest of Pharoah is uncovered here in the form of “Fall In Love.” With its addictive hook line “get out you gotta get laid” this song takes elements of The Clash’s “Rock The Casbah” and applies doses of chocolate vanilla hair dye and lipstick into the mix.

Also from the New Jersey/New York City scene come Cat Club favorites Monroe (pictured above). Big chorus and sleazy vibe, the band was known to have an equally entertaining stage show. One of those bands that always drew the big crowds and did as much as they could to promote themselves,
Monroe simply fell threw the cracks in the late 80’s.

We take a look at Florida band Young Turk. These guys were sandwiched somewhere between Ratt & Guns N Roses when they came on the scene in the mid 80’s with a much more commercial hard rock vibe than they turned out with on their Virgin debut in ’92 when they went in a more Blind Melon direction.
Even the band TRYX couldn’t resist taking one of their early songs in the form of “Hold On” and adopting it as a mainstay in their own catalog. From the “Train To Nowhere” recording, we offer up one of their finest - “Disinauguration Day.”

Glambone highlights an unreleased track from the Kill For Thrills “Dynamite From Nightmareland” demo sessions in the form of “Transylvania.”

From the ashes of L.A. band Sister Scream comes Torry Morgan’s current project G.O.D. (pictured left). It’s a sick guitar heavy groove with the modern appeal of Marilyn Manson’s “Mechanical Animals.” The podcast closes with the track “Born Again.”

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GB Holiday/Anniversary (London, Michael Lockwood, The Young Offenders)

2009-12-01T05:41:00.000-08:00

Put on your party hats and extra mascara for this one, it’s the one year anniversary of Glambone! Turn on your “Radio Stars” for an early version late 70’s style from London. We uncover another gem in the Sixx era Lizzie Grey saga. Back in the days when Nikki was wearing his best Steven Tyler ensemble, which he’d later ressurect and improve upon for the Theatre Of Pain album, meanwhile Lizzie would take this very song and Crue-cify it for London’s “Non Stop Rock” LP.
While the quality of the tape preservation on this copy isn’t so hot, the song itself is classic L.A. glam, so naturally Glambone shares it with you to savor it all in spandex glory.

Michael Lockwood, a man with a collection of great guitars and equally great hats, kicked around the L.A. scene for a handful of years after the demise of Lions & Ghosts. In the time before landing a spot playing with Aimee Mann, Michael recorded tracks for his own project by the name of The Light Bachwood Movement. Wearing his influences on his sleeve, the podcast shines light on his song “Skin.”

We turn the attention over to 2 douchebands for our now infamous segment. Both hailing from Los Angeles. Give an ice cold welcome to Legs Up, and Lickity Split.

1987 saw lots of cool bands rival L.A. on the east coast. Pharoah obviously heading the pack, but also from NJ was a five piece called Mystery City. Not much is known about them, other than the 2 song demo they left behind. Great sleazy vocals, double guitar attack with the right amount of phaser, and catchy melodies... the band had a sound that separated itself from everyone else. But like their name evokes, they truly are a mystery.

When the film Velvet Goldmine came out, it was no small wonder that baby bands that studied their T-Rex and “Here Come The Warm Jets” record would soon sprout like roses in summertime. Not all them smelled so pretty in 1998, some were gawd awful putrid. But from the UK, one managed to ride the wave of Brian Slade just for a second. That band was The Young Offenders. Mercury signed ‘em to a singles deal, and “Pink and Blue” was released just in time, before Christian Bale would get his next script for yet another rock n roll motion picture, Laurel Canyon. The Young Offenders pouted it up doing their best Marc Bolan these shores have seen in a long time.

Speaking of 70’s glitter... one band just couldn’t help themselves and decided to take Bowie’s red headed gender bending alter ego, dropping
the Stardust and keeping the Ziggy. From the land of Rock N Roll Crazy Nights, Ziggy was born. Japan had their very own Michael Monroe clone in the form of its frontman Juichi Morishige (pictured right). From the 1988 release “Hot Lips” we take a listen to “Born To Be Free.”

San Franciso had a healthy glam scene in the mid 80’s. On the list of bands contributing to that cause was Nag Nag Nag (pictured above). Full of raw power and hairspray, as proof on “Wish It Was,” these guys came to rock.

The podcast closes with L.A.’s Tommi Gunn. A band that had a real good thing going for them, that of course until they sabotaged themselves by going public in music city rags annoucing they signed
a demo deal to MCA. Complete with photographs of the band holding their contract with a shit grinning look on their face. Who does that sort of thing? A&R man Bret Hartman did an about face and signed Pretty Boy Floyd instead, most likely out of spite. In the end, anyone associated with MCA is in the dumpster these days anyway, so who the fuck cares. Tommi Gunn would later find another whammy when drummer Anthony Focx miraculously re-invented himself as (gasp) a guitar player and surfaced in the band Beautiful Creatures. But back to 1987, the featured track “Just Wait And See,” a glammy “Just Got Lucky” anthem Dokken style if ever there was one. Note, this was before the cursed MCA demo recordings.

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2009-11-25T22:02:00.000-08:00

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GB12 (Dear Mr. President, Sparkler, Roxie 77)

2009-11-01T07:56:00.000-08:00

From the confetti remains of Bang Bang, things got a whole lot more serious and interesting when singer Julian Raymond and CJ DeVillar left behind the poundcake and Juno’s and upped the ante by actually writing songs with substance instead of following trends. Bang Bang was fluff. Dear Mr. President was not. From the opening lines of “Daddy Have You Ever Been Arrested?” off thier debut, one could sense that this was not the same ol’ same ol’. But in the classic case of label execs not knowing how to market a band like DMP (pictured above) back then, they simply were lost in the roster to the likes of Winger. A great second album was recorded (produced by Mike Clink of “Appetite For Destruction” fame) that obviously never saw the light of day.
From that unreleased recording, the podcast offers up “Love Is Sounding Louder.” Dear Mr. President was CHANGE we can believe in.

Lions & Ghosts were one of the unsung heroes of the mid 80’s L.A. scene. Noted for the sophistication of their debut record that separated them from the pack of bands that rooted themselves in that BC Rich/Marshall sound, Lions & Ghosts opted for a more cleaner and
classier approach. This quality stayed true when singer Rick Parker ventured out on his own and put together his next band, Sparkler.
They released one record in the 90’s... from that, we spotlight the track “I’ll Keep You Warm.”

It’s a hands down no contest as we look at this shows Doucheband of the Month, featuring Dagger (pictured here).

Shane, formerly of Electric Angels and The Loveless, sometime in the 90’s put together his own project which he called Blue Movie. The tracks represent the singer settling comfortably into a more polished and refined sound. A style that suited him wondrously. A shame that nothing resulted from this recording, it remains unreleased.

It’s another installment of “Gem of the Month.” Our featured guest this time around is the UK’s very own glam authority, Kelv Hellrazer (pictured with John Lennon specs). He brings to us a track by the band Johnny & The Jaguars.

Another Electric Angels alumni finds his way on to the ‘cast. Ryan Roxie’s band Roxie 77 recently released their latest, titled “Two Sides To Every Story.” It’s the kinda record that has something for everyone on it. “This Year” is a crisp English influenced modern pop tune.

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GB11 (Halloween Edition feat. Kid Rocker, Rattlesnake Shake, Wolfgang)

2009-10-01T06:46:00.000-07:00

TWO FOR THE PRICE OF NONE!

It’s a double feature this month. Starting off with an American Badass? Not talking about Tommy Lee’s arch ememy here,
Kid Rocker was a band on the L.A. scene from 1981 - 1984 featuring members Billy Dior and Desi Rexx who would later form D’Molls.
The band was on the verge of bright things... recording sessions with  producer Eddie Kramer, but seemed to be a bit of a revolving door for guitar players, at various times hosting the six string spot to Ronnie Younkins, and C.C. Deville. C.C. would later push his way into being a full fledge member of Billy’s next project, Screaming Mimi’s.
The track featured here is from their ’82 session, “Slamn Romance,” which C.C. later hijacked and turned into “Fallen Angel” some years later.

Like Taz before them, Rattlesnake Shake embarked on a mini Japanese tour and CD release thanks to Monster Productions. From the late 80’s the sonic appeal of this band lied somewhere between Guns N Roses and Jane’s Addiction, with a blonde superstar singer by the name of Jimmy Thrill. “Shooting Daggers” captures the attitude and street glam of the band.

We introduce a new segment to the show, “Gem of the Month,” in which a noted scenester/celebrity gives us his own personal pick worthy of “stumping the ‘Bone.” L.A. rocker Ace Steele of Actress
fame (pictured left) gives us a track from Steve Plunkett’s pre-Autograph band Wolfgang.

Some episode’s ago, a recent flashback to the DJ DJ Battle of the Bands exposed Dizzy Reed’s old band The Wild. They had a sleazy straight up rock n roll vibe with original vocalist Jonny back then.
Sometime between the usual Sunset Strip gigs and Dizzy joining up with GNR, The Wild cut a record with a cat named Todd Barone holding down the mic.
1986 saw the LP release from an L.A. band called Hyde (pictured right). Not to be confused with the Japanese Eyes Love You guy. This band leaned more toward the metal riffs, but found a common balance with the glamsters not only with their wardrobe, but with such songs as the
one featured here, “Crazy Without You.”

GB11 (part 2 feat. Pharoah interview, Frank C. Starr)

2009-10-01T06:16:00.000-07:00

Part 2 of GB11

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In this second half of the ‘cast, Glambone serves up an interview with Pharoah. Hot on their heels of releasing their 1st CD/digital download, that includes their original “First Strike” ep along with other gems, the guys stopped in to talk about the past, the future and everything in between.
Do yourself a favor and pick up or download this must have recording.
We also spotlight a track from NY band Alien (pictured right), circa 1983. They also released an EP back in the day. See if you can pick out the Mick Mars “On With The Show” lick on their “Don’t Say Goodbye” tune here.
Monster glam looking vocalist Frank C. Starr was the frontman, later he’d team up with Rik Fox in the band Sin, and then The Four Horseman, before tragically leaving planet earth due to a motorcycle wreck.

It’s another Doucheband of the Month installment. This time there’s no competition. Show & Tell released one record titled “Overnight Sensation,” it sucked when it came out in the 80’s, it’s even more atrocious to bare a listen to today.

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GB10 (The Double O Zeros, 28if, Vain)

2009-09-01T06:55:00.000-07:00

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Into the early 90’s the lipstick went stale and the hairspray was mainly used to kills bugs by torching them on fire. But most 80’s glamsters
refused to part with their Clinique products, while some tried to unsuccessfully jump on whatever current bandwagon was trailing their
way. Jonathan Daniel prefered the later. Sometime after Electric Angels, he put together a side project known as The BelAirs. We take a listen on GB10 to the track “Tattooed Angel From Punk Rock Heaven.”

When talking about the wave of glam punk bands that emerged since the 80’s on into the present, those who don’t give credit to Sammy Serious are just a bunch of douchebags. The man is a cult hero. End of story. Thankfully he’s released his own CD compilations of past material while still recording and putting out the new stuff. “Famous," a track from the early Double O’ Zeros days has been remastered and can be found now to order or download online. A two and a half minute slab of wonderously witty and immediately ear-catching melody that would certainly get approval from Elvis Costello and a wink from above by Joey Ramone.

Times Square was a band from Phoenix, Arizona. And although they were the big fish in the little pond back home, selling out the clubs and landing some national press, had they moved to L.A. when bands like
Poison were settling in, their story may have been a different one. They looked better than anyone...especially guitarist Shannon who was known to slick back and grease one side of his hair in tribute to his idol Elvis Presley. Times Square had a different approach. A sleaze factor with a slinkyness that would’ve made the first Faster Pussycat record seem like a welfare case.

At the end of the 90’s Tommy Thayer still at crossroads between being Gene’s gopher and being his own boss, formed his own record label and released the band 28if (pictured right). Produced by Tommy, we feature the track
“Life.”

The podcast closes with an unreleased track from Vain. Before the release of their debut “No Respect,” the song “Far Away” from their demo shows yet another glimpse of a band that put their stamp on their own sound in offering up more than just one side of their style.
They didn’t keep it up though... each record afterward seems to have been more disoriented than the next... to the point of not even knowing how many records they’ve put out total now. They were holding all the aces at one point maybe yeah, but they went with a royal flush down the toilet since then.

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GB9 (Mark Slaughter, Rozzi Lane, Semi Precious Weapons)

2009-08-01T06:46:00.000-07:00

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The hot August nights, and summer days continue with roses in bloom and lipstick red kisses. Kicking off the podcast this month with Roz Parade. The band (pictured right) was Mark Slaughter’s effort after 2 self-released licorice pizzas by Xcursion. The demo by Roz Parade saw Mark and his

group taking a close look at what was going on a few hours away in L.A. and applying that to the dead end desert scene of Las Vegas. Legend has it that it was this demo featuring the track spotlighted here “In Your Dreams” that found its way into the hands of Dana Strum, who wanted Mark for the Vinnie Vincent Invasion before Robert

Fleishman got on board. But apparently there was no contact info on

the tape Mark had circulated, but somehow miraculously they

crossed paths again. Yeah, sure.

It’s a fight to the finish to see who reigns supreme in being the biggest doucheband of the month. Rozzi Lane (left) vs. Syanide Kick (right).

Steevi Jaimz is back with an all new release called My Private Hell. He’s enlisted a team of Swede’s to produce the record. “Don’t Say It’s

Over” offers up a crisp guitar driven onslaught and ABBA-esque background vocal assault.

Take a flashback to the DJ DJ Battle Of The Bands, an L.A. only experience during the late 80’s. But don’t ask me for movie tickets cuz you aint gonna get shit.

Before Darling Cruel lost their cool, there was Gregory Darling on the L.A. scene in 1984 then known as Greg Clewley. His band Antix (pictured with chicks) put out an EP produced by Don Dokken and mr. sideman Jeff Pilson. “Days Gone By” shows just how great of a rock singer he is, or would’ve been,

had he stayed MET’TAIL!!!!!!

1987 saw yet another indie released EP by a pack of L.A. glamsters. Tramp was a band that couldn’t get a decent gig to save their

life.

They did the right thing by putting out “A Nite Out,” but instead of

trying to make a buck with it, they shoulda strickly just handed out copies instead of flyers to get people to come out to the shows.

People like free shit.

Keeping glam alive is a band from NYC called Semi Precious Weapons (pictured right).

If you take other New York glam like Fischerspooner and toss it together with Hedwig & The Angry Inch, then you’ll get an idea of what

these guys are about. Androgeny, bi-friendly, and amped up rock n rollas.

Bow to GLAMBONE!

GB8 Summit (Desmond Child, Dogtown Balladeers, Pair A Dice)

2009-07-01T06:52:00.000-07:00

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With icons dropping like flies, peoples faith has been shaken up this summer. And with the face of rock n roll changing in the mid 90’s, Tommy Thayer was caught somewhere between Harlow and a bad place. Wait a sec, Harlow was the bad place... nevermind. He did however forge ahead with a band called Shake The Faith, recording one CD together with the band and playing The Key Club in Hollywood regularly as if it was

Gazzarri’s. We take a listen to the track “Crazy Jane.”

The award for biggest doucheband of the month goes to Mariah (pictured right)... not because “Carey” doesn’t follow their first name, but just for the sheer fact that they deserve this trophy.

Hell, Retrospect Records somehow thought they were worthy of not 1, not 2, but 3 different releases on their label. We examine the song “Jamie (Don’t Take Your Love Town),” co-written by Jon Bon Jovi and Ritchie Sambora to find that after the guitar solo you can almost sense that they wanted to reenact the same break down of Bon Jovi’s “Blood On Blood,” but somehow spared the listener of the whole “Danny he’s a medicine man” rap.

Glambone brings you an exclusive unreleased version of Aerosmith’s “Angel” performed in it’s entirety by the song’s co-writer Desmond Child (pic below).

A few

episodes back we uncovered Agent X. Former guitar player Billy DVette from that band went on to form Pair A Dice. In the heydey of the last 3 years of the 80’s, Pair A Dice were serious contenders. As with Tuff, Pair A Dice was one of the few that consistently sold

out their shows. The band looked like a baby-Warrant, complete with “side to side, now turn” choreography. Pair A Dice (pic right) has reformed to some extent, and can be seen this summer at the Rocklahoma fest.

The podcast closes with a New York City band that grimes it out St. Marks Place style, raiding Trash On Vaudeville to pick up their leather, frilly shirts & vests to capture that British-esque appeal. Take a listen to The Dogtown Balladeers, people like Sammi Yaffa and

Dean Davidson couldn’t help stay away and offer their studio experience to the mix. “Days Of Wine & Roses” though is a song that really needed Jim Creagan at the helm.

Glam, to the bone!

GB7 Summer episode (Aeriel Stiles, Taz, Joey C. Jones)

2009-06-01T13:46:00.000-07:00

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In the words of Alice, “School’s Out,” it’s party time, summertime, and we kick it off
with a glam stomper from Taz. “She Does Bad Things Good” shows these L.A. boys
frolicking through their make-up case to give us a strip club anthem, 1987 style.
Tropicana’s where I lost my heart, but it’s also where Taz would later loose their
glitter for denim, and would later sport a more street appeal when they released the
Japanese cd “Cold Shoulder.” Even their logo looked cool & glam back then before
that.

Don’t forget to tip generously now, if you’re looking for a little Easy Action.
Spotlight on the track “We Go Rocking,” the song that was at the center of controversy
once the cat dragged it in.

Having two lead singers in the same band wasn’t common ground for glam bands at
the time. In 1988 the band The Brats had the right idea of doing something a lil bit
different. An approach that worked for their harmony-infused poppyness. But after
less than a year of monthly gigs without reaching headline status, they under went a
change by ditching one of the singers and revamping themselves as a more darker
goth inspired outfit.

YouTube has videos of Crue’s early Starwood performances floating around. But they failed to include one of the highlights from their set from back in the day. Glambone brings you thier live cover of the Rasberries classic “Tonight,” from the Starwood.

Most glamsters know the name Joey C. Jones (pictured here in all his crimped hair glory) from the band Sweet Savage. Not much is known about the band he put together once he left L.A. to return to Texas at the start of the 90’s. Shock Tu was the name, and we uncover one of the
gems from that period in the form of “Late Last Evening.”

The show closes where summer begins. Aeriel Stiles (pictured here with Flying V) gives us the track “Summer Love.” A song from his catalog when he was writing for Pretty Boy Floyd.

Until next time, make sure your lipgloss has sunblock spf 90.

Shmile!

2009-05-14T13:02:00.000-07:00

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Glambone # Sixx (Tomorrow's Child, Cathouse)

2009-05-01T06:50:00.000-07:00

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Six-pack of Glambone for ya, we start the show with the band Agent X. In 1986 these guys came on the L.A. scene with th

e right mix of catchy hooks and great musicianship.

Featuring members Danny Simon who would later front Jailhouse, and Billy DeVette who went on to join Pair A Dice. Agent X (pictured here) was better than most that year, but sadly could not keep it together. The song spotlighted on the podcast is “Rock & Roll Angels.”

Following Agent X in the line of bands that should’ve got on to kick arse and elevate out

of the L.A. gutter was Cathouse. A frontman in Clark James, possessing all the attitude and sexual swagger of Ian Astbury and Michael Hutchence all rolled into one...sadly he would fall victim to the dope and not recover to earth. “Candice” is the type of cinematic song that in a time filled with the same redundant G C D chord structured ballads, Cathouse was capable of writing sentimental songs that differed from the expected.

Next up in the “coulda been huge” category is Tomorrow’s Child. There really were no other L.A. bands during the mid to late 80

’s that resembled the sound of TC. They had

class and a style more akin to

The Church and bands of that nature, than anything to

do with the bands they shared

gigs with. Their singer Adam was explosive on stage, commanding your attention and controlling the mood and intensity of the crowd. Swallowed up by the label execs that didn’t no squat about how to present a band like Tomorrow's Child (pictured left), they faltered like many have before and after them, due to the wrong people getting involved, and were over before they even be

gun.

We shine some light on another L.A. band from the same era known as Clara Bow (pictured right). Sleazy guitars and sing along chorus’ was what these guys were all about. But they were gone faster than you could say Rocknee.

The podcast closes with yet another namestay on the L.A. scene circa 1980’s... the band Actress. They put the glam in Glam, and wore it proudly as good showman

do. The track featured is from an AOL fan compilation disc titled “Music From The Folder”

that paid tribute to their faves, Kiss. Guitarist Ace Steele revs up a rendition of the

“Hotter Than Hell” classic “Got 2 Choose.”

Pout hard.

GB5 (Roxanne, Whyte Lace)

2009-04-01T06:51:00.000-07:00

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Kicking off with a track from the L.A. band Roxanne. These guys released one album on the defunct Scotti Bros. label, and garnered much west coast airplay for their cover
of the Wild Cherry classic “Play That Funky Music.” The record can now be found on
iTunes. Vocalist for the band, Jamie Brown now runs a talent agency that is responsible
for bringing the cover bands of Boogie Nights and Metal Shop to Vegas revues and beyond.

If you blinked your eyes for a second in the beginning of the 90’s, chances are you went on by without noticing Snarlin’ Darlin’. The band featuring Cody (“let me think of a teen icon name as cool as Leif Garrett”) Jarrett as frontman, hired Chip Z’Nuff to helm the production. The track featured is “Doncha Come Round Here No More,” co-written by Doll/Pretty Boy Floyd main man Aeriel Stills. Apparently Cody (pictured left) has tried his hand at directing low budget films since then, with the arrival of Frog-g-g. Just look up the reviews online for it and one can sense that Scorsese is in no danger of losing his throne.

Let the ceremony begin as we give out the award this month to the biggest doucheband. This time Whyte Lace are the champions. Daddy’s money couldn’t buy them a record contract, but it did rent out their hometown’s ampitheatre to fly out record company execs from all the majors to witness them in action. Ulitmately the singer Jayce Tyner lost interest in the rock n roll lifestyle when his girlfriend got knocked up,
thus leaving Whyte Lace (pictured right) to unravel, despite national press that was buzzing their name.

We uncover an unreleased track from ex-Britny Fox man Dean Davidson. “Isn’t It Wrong” shows him trading in his Tom Keifer screech for the swagger of John Mellencamp.

The late 80’s L.A. scene saw lots of pretty boys still, but a group know as Moxxy Roxx (pictured here) was dead set on separating themselves from that crowd. With more of an underground
tone, and more in common with Coconut Teazer than Garrarri’s, these guys looked like
hippies that raided a Rocky Horror Picture Show midnight screening. Had they decided that L.A. was not the place to be, these guys could’ve easily been part of the alternative movement that was about to break through with bands like Smashing Pumpkins, etc. A few short years later. But no, people from Conneticut still thought Hollywood was where it was at. Pity.

Closing it out with a track from a UK band known as Gypsy Pistoleros. And yes, they do
sing in Spanish. These el mariachi’s will be performing at Rocklahoma this summer...
Line up your shots of tequila and cheers.

GB4 (Ruby Slippers, Rain On Fire, Tangerene)

2009-03-01T07:31:00.000-08:00

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Feel the saxophone resonate through Selma, Cahuenga, Ivar and all of Hollywood
Boulevard as we listen to the track “Hollywood Suicide” by Ruby Slippers. These guys
that looked more like transvestites gave bands like Poison a kick up the arse for the
running of the glam slam kings of noise badge of honor. Taking their cues from the
British glitter mavens, Ruby Slippers had more cool factor going for them than most of
the L.A. scene at that time.

We shuffle through demo tapes to bring you a track from Candy, post-”Whatever Happened To Fun.” The band immediately improved once they abandoned Kyle Vincent by letting Gilby Clarke take over vocal duties and bringing in Ryan Roxie on
lead guitar. Shedding their light weight sound for something with a little more authority.

Glambone brings you the battle of the bands competition once again. Find out who reigns supreme for being the biggest doucheband.

1988-1989 saw the light of the L.A. band Rain On Fire (pictured here). Not much waves was really made, but they did do a great job at carrying on the Cult and Kill For Thrills type vibe.

In the late 90’s any remnants of the glory days of the L.A. rock scene were scattered
and almost non existent. But there were attempts made to liven things up again. You
had Taime doing his Pretty Ugly club, and count them 1 & 2 new bands surface to stir
things up such as Kenny Price’s post-Blackboard Jungle outfit Jet 68, and a band called
Tangerene. The later was full of promise, great showmanship, great songs.
But at that
akward time in the industry where old bands were trying to still reinvent themselves and the new ones were caught between wanting to bring back a sense of image and attitude while still appealing to the modern, they were ultimately overlooked.
Tangerene did the DIY approach in releasing their own CD. The podcast closes with a
highlight song from that record, the track “Hollywood Moon.”

February gives you Podcast 3 (Julian Raymond, Tuff)

2009-02-01T07:48:00.000-08:00

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With hearts and valentines in the air this month we kick off Glambone podcast #3 with “Let’s Make Love,” a track by NYC band Pharoah. The band dominated the east coast
scene back in the mid to late 80’s. A regular favorite at Tommy Gunn’s Cat Club.
Pharoah originated the chocolate/vanilla hair-do that many of the people saw for the first
time in The Metal Years movie, and later by Keri Kelli in his Big Bang Babies stint.
Pharoah however was notches above all the poseurs back then, combining glitter glam
with new wave, and done convincingly. Bret Michaels was a fan, attending many shows
trying to hype their buzz, but for whatever reason they ended up with the short straw.
Releasing their own ep titled “First Strike,” copies of this occassionaly turn up on Ebay
fetching $100.00 And mostly being outbid by those over the top loving fans in Japan.
Pharoah is presently working on putting out a CD this year in ’09 compiling tracks from
“First Strike” and other worthy gems.
We introduce a new segment to the podcast titled The Biggest Doucheband Of The Month Award, where our first runner up is the L.A. band from 1984 called Bang Bang.
The band released one record on Epic titled “Life Part II.” Luckily the singer Julian Raymond (pictured here) came to his senses and put together an exciting band after Bang Bang’s demise called Dear Mr. President, which again released only 1 record. He later wound up at Hollywood Records where he was staff producer and A&R man,
responsible for Fastball and loads of other forgettable names, until moving up to the Capitol building on Hollywood & Vine where he would work on other half assed projects. Utter crap really.

As for the 2nd runner up, you’ll just have to tune in to the podcast for yourself and hear who they are, and if they walked away with the trophy.

Not much is known about original Poison guitarist Matt Smith. He left L.A. in ’85 to be replaced by C.C. DeVille. But 5 years later he surfaced with a new band called Syn D’Cats back in his hometown. Going for a much more rootsy vibe ala the Stones, and Aerosmith, we bring to you the track “A Million Empty Bottles” from his 1990 demo. Pictured here is a picture of the band, with Matt holding the electric guitar.

Rewind to the L.A. self promotion days in the 80’s and take a listen to the actual phone
“hotlines” of Tuff and Hot Wheelz, a Glambone exclusive you wont find anywhere else.

We offer up a song from Tuff from the Jim Gillette days, after the infamous “Knock Yourself Out” ep, with the tune “Ooh Ahh.” A synthesizer party stomper caught somewhere between Van Halen’s “Jump” and Poison’s “Cry Tough.” Check out the picture of the boys here with Jim looking like a glammed out Charlie Sheen or James Spader, take your pick, the hairstyle alone would bring a tear to Nikki Sixx’ eye.

We close podcast #3 with the L.A. band Shake City. This band featured one time
Warrant vocalist Adam Shore as frontman, post-Hot Wheelz. The track spotlighted is
“Game Of War,” which was also recorded by Warrant.

Until next time, keep poutin’!!

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2009-01-05T05:53:00.000-08:00

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Podcast 2 (St. Valentine, Shark Island, Snatch)

2009-01-04T17:48:00.000-08:00

Podcast #2 of Glambone kicks things off with
St. Valentine (pictured here). The L.A. band originally formed in 1984 with its melodic
keyboard-tinged glam rock. The band would share stages with everyone in the day from Poison to G’N R, to Jetboy and D’Molls.
Eventually the band would be produced by Dana Strum, bringing in his former proteges Sweet Savage to chime in the vocal department,
along with Mark Slaughter, Jeff Scott Soto and Rik Fox. Before that
recording session came to be, we go back pre-Strum to bring you the
track “L.A. Is My Home.”

Perhaps Dana was trying to find the next Randy Rhoads, or compete
with Jon Bon Jovi in looking to discover and cash in on his next
discovery. The Florida band Rated X would be his next studio side
project. Before the band ditched their singer and headed to L.A.
where they filled the vocal spot with now country singer Rick Monroe,
Rated X had all the goods. The looks and the commerial radio ready
songs that surely made Vinnie Vincent cream all over. Once again
Dana would flex his ability to bring in guest stars on the recordings.
Poison, Slaughter all laid down some vocal pipe, but with half the
record in the can, egos would flair and that version of Rated X was
over before it got off the ground.

In 1982 a band known as The Sharks emerged with the release of the
LP “Alter Ego.” Years later changing the name of the band to Shark
Island. Not one to wait around for the people to come to them, the
band put out another independent record in 1986 titled “S’cool Bus.”
From that release we listen to “Excess Marks The Spot.” A song full
of attitude and swagger, that could only have come out at that time.

We are joined for an exclusive interview with Marc Carmona from the
legendary east coast band Snatch. Much curiousity still surrounds
this quartet of Kiss/Van Halen loving teens, notorious for releasing
their own vinyl EP in 1985 by the title of “If The Party’s In Your
Mouth... We’re Coming.”
As Marc stated, “it ended up paying off well as obviously it kinda
brought the hype up to an even different level with the title. We put
an ad in Circus Magazine for one month when the EP came out, and I
remember going to the p.o. box to see if we got any mail and literally
the post guy had to go to the back and came out with 5 buckets of
mail.”

Podcast 2 cont.

2009-01-04T17:38:00.000-08:00

I myself can remember as a kid still in elementary school going to the
record store with a friend over the weekend and seeing the stack of
new arrivals. With only enough cash in pocket to buy one record, I
picked up the Snatch EP only to find my friend caught somewhere
between hysterics and horror. “You’re not gonna buy that, look at
them!” I opted for Metallica’s “Master Of Puppets” instead. And from
that day on, never saw the record in stock anywhere again, but more
importantly never listened to outside opinions in swaying my
decisions either, especially when it came to what to listen to. You
wont find a copy of “Master Of Puppets” on Ebay for a hundred bucks,
I’ll tell you that. And thankfully I’m not here interviewing Lars about
how much his modern art collection fetched at Sotheby’s or whatever
other garbage that spews from his mouth.

So let’s continue on as we take a look at the post-Snatch band,
Gypsy. In 1987 the guys (minus Petey) forged ahead with a new
singer and packed it up to move to L.A. The featured song on the
podcast is “I’ll Never Let You Cry.”

As we learn ex-Snatch/Gypsy guitar player Paul Reeves now fronts
the country duo, Fanny Grace (pictured to your right).
www.myspace.com/fannygrace

Gazzarri’s answer to Joey Tempest/John Norum’s Europe finds us
checking out a track from L.A.’s New Haven. From 1988, closing the
show with “Can’t Let You Walk Away.”

Podcast #1 of Glambone

2008-12-01T08:27:00.000-08:00

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Intro/part 2

2008-11-30T16:25:00.001-08:00

With bass player turn guitar player Aeriel Stiles on board the Kery Doll-->

line up, Doll had a catalog of songs that combined rawness with pop sensibility. These songs would later surface on a debut record by the band Pretty Boy Floyd, who put their anthem stamp on these classics, but

shunned writer Stiles from receiving any album credit that would later result in the first of additional lawsuits that plagued PBF, also including the legal rights to the band name which was registered already to a Canadian outfit.

We visit "Restless" from the Floyd pre-album demo that featured the original 4 some.

Journey to Sherman Way with a flashback to the Country Club in Reseda for a sold out show with Poison. Bret proving his raps were worthy of competing with the likes of David Lee Roth and

Paul Stanley even back then before setting foot on arena stages.

The podcast closes with Plain Jane, Jani Lane & Steven Sweet's pre-Warrant band. Songwise,

Plain Jane had many gems such as "Rock Me" "Heartbreak City" that if smart should've seen the light on Warrant records, or even revised now for future projects. Lord knows Jani needs all the help he can get now. SOLA....er...(cough)....SOTU isn't quite cutting it.

Until next time my pretties....

Intro/part 1 (Blackie Lawless, Pretty Boy Floyd)

2008-11-30T14:53:00.000-08:00

Hello my pretties ;)

Glambone here, your mantron rebel, sprinkling glorious doses of ear delights.

We start December off with our first Glambone Podcast for you to salivate over.

In this episode we take a ride on the glitter carousel long before stumbling upon the sawblade cup piece, we have Blackie Lawless' post-Sister band, Circus Circus.

Following is an L.A. band called Circus. Notorious for living off daddy's money and could always be seen driving their Corvettes down the sunset strip. 1991 saw the debut of this band on the scene, where they took out full page ads in every local music rag promoting thier ill-attended

shows. Pictured to your left is lead singer Tanzel, who's voice is rather uncanny to Dean Davidson of Britney Fox.

Next up is Kery Doll. After his stint with power pop group Rise, Kery remake/remodeled himself as the shock rock king of LA glam rock circa '83/'84. Seeing that the hard edge of Crue and Wasp is what fancied everyone at the time, Kery would make hand made explosives and flashpots for his ultimate stage show, complete with him arriving in a casket. Years later knock off bands like Fatal Attraction, and Halloween would try similar approaches, taking a page out of the Kery Doll book.